{"id":42192,"date":"2016-01-22T11:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T17:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toiletovhell.com\/?p=42192"},"modified":"2016-01-21T20:29:48","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T02:29:48","slug":"the-lyrics-corner-chtheilists-tales-of-the-majora-mythos-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/the-lyrics-corner-chtheilists-tales-of-the-majora-mythos-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lyrics Corner: Chthe’ilist’s “Tales of the Majora Mythos Part 1”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here in the lyrics corner, we celebrate the rich diversity of concepts and themes touched upon by heavy metal artists. Whether they be of historical, mythical, or scientific nature, if the lyrics tread a different path from the standard reverence for death and blasphemy espoused by most bands, the words are worth highlighting. Today, we examine one of my favorite subjects rearing its head in an extremely unlikely place. [WARNING:\u00a0EGREGIOUS\u00a0LEVELS OF DORKERY INCOMING!]<\/strong>\u00a0My friends, today I have the distinct joy to present to you an examination of lyrics written about\u00a0The Legend of Zelda<\/em> by a cavernous death metal band.<\/p>\n

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The song in question is a brand new track from\u00a0Chthe’ilist<\/strong>‘s debut album on\u00a0Profound Lore<\/strong>,\u00a0Le Dernier Cr\u00e9puscule<\/em>. An extreme death metal band following in the footsteps of\u00a0Incantation<\/strong> and\u00a0Portal<\/strong> may seem like an unlikely candidate for discussing video games, but even a cursory glance of “Tales of the Majora Mythos Part 1” reveals not only a substantive knowledge of one of the best titles in the\u00a0Legend of Zelda<\/em> series but also a supplementary knowledge of prevailing fan theories and lore. There is a surprising amount of detail and depth to the lyrics that any casual listener may simply mistake as another mythological song, but such a thoughtful presentation and well-constructed lyrical approach is worthy of praise. Indeed, the song itself is much more poetic than you may expect from a song about video games, drawing upon the meticulous style of literary giants like Lovecraft and Howard to present an intrepid narrative of the Zelda mythology. Because metal critics unfamiliar with the Zelda series made the claim that the lyrics are Lovecraftian in nature, the band themselves took to their Facebook page<\/a> to set the facts straight.<\/p>\n

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The game in question is\u00a0The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask<\/em>, initially released for the Nintendo 64 in 2000. The game was given an updated visual design last year with\u00a0The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D<\/em> for the Nintendo 3DS, but the mythology and story-line remained consistent between the two games.\u00a0Majora’s Mask<\/em> is the sixth canonical entry in the Zelda series and features our protagonist Link (the fourth Link to appear in Hyrule, chronologically speaking) searching for his dear friend Navi following the events of the\u00a0The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<\/em>. After being deceived by a mischievous Skull Kid, Link finds himself in the land of Termina as it is beset by a looming moon that seems to portend the impending destruction of all life. The game is widely considered one of the cleverest and deepest games in the entire Zelda series, with a story and design much darker and grimmer than most other entries. Although most games require Link to assume a mantle of heroism to save a land in turmoil,\u00a0Majora’s Mask<\/em>‘s grim moon casts a much more foreboding threat than many of the travails in the other games, forcing Link to assume the archetypal role of World Redeemer from Joseph Campbell’s monomyth<\/a>. The fact that this mythological archetype can be so readily seen in the game, and is therefore worthwhile subject matter for music, is evidence for the omnipresence and importance of these myths for human cultural development. But I’m getting ahead of myself. As with all entries in the lyrics corner, I suggest you press play on the song below and reflect on the lyrics before diving into my notations. I also highly recommend that you click each link to get an understanding of how the lyrics depict events or characters from the game.<\/p>\n