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Cherokee - Blood & Gold

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Sojourner A phenomenal debut! I've already appeciated their previous EP, but I never expected such a beautiful, thrilling and diverse release from them. 15 songs, and not a trace of a filler - undoubtedly one of the best hard-rock releases of the past years. Favorite track: The Nightingale And The Red Rose.

Lute FP This is some fantastic hard rock. The vocals are absolutely the highlight, sung with power and grace, and overflowing with style. The band is killer, combining elements of classic rock and modern doom, and they do it well. Reminds me of Jess And The Ancient Ones in overall aesthetic.

Chris Amazing, energetic and melodic hard rock with unique vocals. Favorite track: Sigourney.

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1.	Bill Pullman 04:25	lyrics	buy track
So you've been mistreated, cheated, and lied to all your dreams exposed as delusions and false hopes So you are cloaked in darkness day in day out All that you have left is your constant sorrow This is not the time to knuckle under It is still there, don't let them steal your thunder Have you seen the snake coming That is the light within the coloured arch up in the sky So stop your heart from dying, follow the spark now Trust that path and leave your fears behind It will show you how This is not the time to eat your heart out It is still there, there is no doubt Have you seen the snake coming That is the light within the coloured arch up in the sky This is not the time to throw in the towel It is still there, you've got the power Have you seen the snake coming That is the light within the coloured arch up in the sky
2.	My Sweet Tulip 04:11	lyrics	buy track
I know I gotta move It's an urgent need deep inside of me I stayed here for too long It's time to get up and shake off the rust uh yeah... I missed the head winds blowing freely through my hair These brown eyes of yours shall not worry or even shed a tear oh no, no... Yes my sweet tulip I'm gonna leave you But one day I promise I'll be coming home to you I'll think of you every day 'n' night I'm on the loose There's no need to stop I've got cause and I don't want to change it, to change it, to change... No one can stop me 'cause I took my decision I have more than one reason I'm sorry baby I gotta go, I gotta go, I gotta go… Yeah my sweet tulip I'm gonna leave you But one day I promise I'll be coming home to you My sweet tulip… ...coming back to you
3.	Just One Summer Long 04:41	lyrics	buy track
Summer dies, wind cloaks its grave with colored leaves Summer goes, with a peaceful smile on its dying lips Summer breath, its peaceful smile even shines in death Summer storm throws me on the ground and rolls me down the hill, all of a sudden I find the sea Now I want to watch the sunrise from here once again Just one summer long that I've lived that I've dreamed that I've hoped The coming fall won't allow to see a dawn anymore Summertime goes by in our earthly world one last time Summer stay for us forever more Just one summer long I have lived I have dreamed I have hoped Just one summer more I wanna live I wanna dream I wanna hope
4.	Il Grande Silenzio 07:04	lyrics	buy track
With a gold nugget in her hand she asked me to kill the man With blood in my hand I will not fall into that trap I'll begin my silent revenge above the smoke and stench Up to the white peak where nobody can speak Il grande silenzio risuona fra le montagne Bitter, bitter was the pain Redder, redder the horizon became Wilder, wilder as they could Closer, closer to the Colt I've been always thrown to the ground by destiny but you've brought nothing but misery Oh vicious bounty killer you won't pull the trigger Il grande silenzio risuona fra le montagne No rest for the fury That man showed no mercy Two shots were enough The story has come to the end perfected by death
5.	Ride By Night 03:35	lyrics	buy track
The Evil Lord has taken control ruling and crushing and slaving us all We suffer from what he has sown: hunger, greed, fear and distrust When stars shine bright and the moon is your guide Only ride, ride by night! One brave man has ignited a spark standing and fighting against all odds He did not die in vain spreading courage and raising a cain When stars shine bright and the moon is your guide Only ride, ride by night! Budkavle comes, Budkavle goes The Evil Lord will lose his control We are many, he can't kill us all We burn down what he has sown reclaiming what's rightfully our own When stars shine bright and the moon is your guide Only ride, ride by night!
6.	Sigourney 06:41	lyrics	buy track
Ethelred, the hero of Trist, stumbles now into the territory of the Misty Isles Beaten, wounded, beneath an oak bleeding, poisoned on the verge of death slowly but steady losing sense groaning, moaning “Is this the end?” But a pleasant saving comes his way Among forest's pride a woman rides An appearance as fair as a summer day her heart as pure as fallen snow She found the delirious champion and the pleasant saving takes him home Oh, Sigourney Oh, Sigourney Princess of the Misty Isles Oh, Sigourney Oh, Sigourney Princess of the Misty Isles You make me feel alive Destiny wants them together but for the King nobility of the blood is more important than the nobility in our hero's heart So they have a secret liaison Oh, Sigourney Oh, Sigourney Princess of the Misty Isles Oh, Sigourney Oh, Sigourney Princess of the Misty Isles I wanna make you mine The hand of the princess as prize of the jousting That's not enough for the black clad knight He wants the King's death, the Kingdom in his hands Will ethelred save his love's enemy? No one recognises him under his helmet The final battle begins The princess on one side, death on the other Will the hero of Trist beat the beast?
7.	Song For RG 02:43	lyrics	buy track
Hey! Would you hear me if I say that's not fair, that you're away? Would you do it once again? Bring your soul on the stage I got addicted since the day when I heard it on the radio It's not yet gone My old blues, that green-black blues, black old blues, green-black blues Would you stay if I say delete your faith or it could be too late? But I'm begging you Hold my hand tight Would you sail on a windy bay? I got addicted since the day when I heard it on the radio It's not yet gone My old blues, that green-black blues, black old blues, green-black blues I still cry your mourning Please break out from my throat R.G. Who deserves to die? Not what you have left, some green-black blues
8.	The Nightingale And The Red Rose 07:40	lyrics	buy track
She said she would dance with me if I, if I had a rose But my garden is barren I've read everything about philosophy Yet a rose causes misery Sing me your sweetest song Press your heart into a thorn Sing for me all night long As you die a rose is born The nightingale and the red rose Death is a great price to pay, to pay for a rose Love's more precious than emeralds Please tell it to the stars The cold crystal moon sees your blood helping the bloom Sing me your sweetest song Press your heart into a thorn Sing for me all night long As you die a rose is born The nightingale and the red rose
9.	Rite Of Peyote 04:20	lyrics	buy track
We're like drops within a river running together in psychotic fever Come Great Spirit make us one We long to die to awake alive Rite of peyote, soon you will see Rite of peyote, sets you free Rite of peyote, soon you will see Rite of peyote ya ya ya ya yeah Feel how it comes, rejoice and die for I am you and you are I Come Great Spirit make us one We long to die to awake alive Rite of peyote, soon you will see Rite of peyote, sets you free Rite of peyote, soon you will see Rite of peyote ya ya ya ya yeah
10.	Malinche 04:16	lyrics	buy track
The man from across the sea He walks right up to me and my heart starts to beat It's a game like hunt and prey He's ready for the fray Headless I'm going astray We're rushing into a fight We're holding each other tight Reckless driven by delight Now that there is no retreat I feel that I overheat Westless we're about to repeat Take my hand, lead me away through the darkness So far away Take my hand, lead me away I can't withstand So far away Ache and joy surrounding us There is nothing to discuss Breathless this isn't enough Now that there is no retreat I feel that I overheat Restless we're about to repeat Take my hand, lead me away through the darkness So far away Take my hand, lead me away I can't withstand So far away
11.	Mother Natures Child 04:19	lyrics	buy track
Oh the first time I met you I couldn't believe my eyes A beauty so pure I haven't seen before Yes I tried to touch you That was too much for you All beauty is fading as you run away Oh Mother Nature's favourite child Why do you always run from me? Oh Mother Nature's child Please wait for me Yes I tried to touch you That was too much for you All beauty is fading as you run away The first time I met you I couldn't believe my eyes A beauty so pure I haven't seen before Oh Mother Nature's favourite child Why do you always run from me? Oh Mother Nature's child Please wait for me
12.	Ridin Free 04:01	lyrics	buy track
Hey man there's no need to feel down and frown No one's gonna tell us what to do and what not Just look into your heart before you jump to a conclusion and you'll see your troubles are nothing more than just an illusion We're ridin' free, oh yeah Living on our own Hey man don't look at the world with worries In your glance life's much brighter with the light of the day glinting out of your eyes So don't don't be shy and join our aimless and restless trip and you'll see these useless bonds that you've got to rip We're ridin' free, oh yeah Living on our own
13.	To Destroy Life 07:03	lyrics	buy track
Listen now I've come to step over your soul You are the wolf I put at rest under the earth You've betrayed and unsullied our totem pole Your spirit vanishes with no rebirth Into the darkening land your paths stretch out astray In the darkening land your soul is fading away Listen now the clay has come to cover you Towards the black coffin your spirit is drawn Seven days and nights after you've turned blue Your cruel and greedy existence will be gone Into the darkening land your paths stretch out astray In the darkening land your soul is fading away Listen! I tell you softly “Your end is near I don't promise it'll be sweet When darkness comes, your spirit shall never reappear” Listen now I've come to step over your soul You are the wolf I put at rest under the earth You've betrayed and unsullied our totem pole Your spirit vanishes with no rebirth Listen the clay of the upland has covered you Toward the black coffin your spirit is drawn Seven days and nights after you've turned blue Your cruel and greedy existence will be gone Listen! I tell you softly “Your end is near I don't promise it will be sweet When darkness comes, your spirit shall never reappear” Listen now I've come to step over your soul You are the wolf I put at rest under the earthYou've betrayed and unsullied our totem pole Your spirit vanishes with no rebirth Worms hollow out a grave for the soul instructed by the shaman, under the earth Listen a black rock has come to cover you When darkness comes, your grim soul will be gone Listen the clay of the upland has covered you Toward the black coffin your spirit is drawn Seven days and nights after you've turned blue Your cruel and greedy existence will be gone Your spirit shrank and became less We take power over our enemies You dwindled away to nothingness To destroy life is the essence of this ceremony Into the darkening land your paths stretch out astray In the darkening land your soul is fading away
14.	Following My Blues 05:04	lyrics	buy track
It's so cold, so dark A shy moon is watching over me I don't know where I should be They left me here all alone I can only hear a coyote call I need help I want a warm hand holdin' mine Where are the others? Where is my tribe? I have to start to run, to run... I've learned about living alone I'll keep the lessons in my mind Now I know where I have to go I know what I have to do The final blow of the lance has bent into my head I hold my weapons and I can start my fight A warrior is what I am I see my way And do you know what? I have two legs to use Following my blues I'll keep getting to know myself better, better… I've learned about living alone I'll keep the lessons in my mind Now I know where I have to go I know what I have to do The final blow of the lance has bent into my head I hold my weapons and I can start my fight The warrior's life is going to end
15.	Warriors Of The Rainbow 03:41	lyrics	buy track
The old and wise eyes of fire had envisioned them long ago But yet they're still a myth, a myth that we don't know By a time when the end is near a great tribe will appear With the ancient powers they will ban the fear The warriors of the rainbow teaching the ways of the ancient being The warriors of the rainbow stopping the world from bleeding No more fear of destruction and toxins wrought by our greed Love flow again just like the beautiful mountain streams The warriors of the rainbow teaching the ways of the ancient being The warriors of the rainbow stopping the world from bleeding The warriors of the rainbow!

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DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the highly anticipated debut album of Germany’s CHEROKEE, Blood and Gold, on CD and double-LP vinyl formats.

Hailing from Cologne, CHEROKEE was founded in 2014. Several lineup changes occurred until the first lineup was complete – guitarists Simon Siantidis and Alexander Beda Maria Kleusch, bassist Fabian Albert Dey, drummer Fabian Kampa, and vocalist Katharina Heldt – which recorded two demos, Ridin’ Free (2015) and Mother Nature’s Child (2016). Following the second demo, Heldt departed the band.

In 2017, vocalist Laura Vesprini joins CHEROKEE, and together the EP Wakan Tanka NIci Un Ep was recorded at Sculpt Sound Studio by Laurent Teubl (Chapel of Disease) and released in 2018. Many gigs followed, the band truly finding their latent power onstage, and in 2019 did a successful mini-tour commence with Canadian compatriots Freeways. But, that power was only simmering…

Indeed, it explodes across CHEROKEE’s literally massive debut album, Blood and Gold. Comprising 15 songs in 75 action-packed minutes – truly, a double-album like the old days – Blood and Gold is the culmination of over a year’s work of writing, recording, mixing, and mastering. More importantly, this recorded document is the grandest statement of the CHEROKEE aesthetic: moody, dynamic, and storytelling HARD ROCK chiseled from the stone of the ‘70s. Each song here is its own experience, its own heartstrings-pulling sensation and fist-shaking anthem. Although a handful of ‘em are re-recorded/finessed versions of earlier songs, it’s a foregone conclusion that these are the definitive issue: CHEROKEE wanted something special for their debut album and simply could not decide which songs to cut, and thus did thus they settle for a 15-song double-album. For them, it is honest, handmade guitar-driven music, a perfect mix of hard rock and blues, fun and power. The soundtrack for any situation in life, be it on your way to work, the soundtrack to an antisocial drinking night, road trips to festivals in the middle of nowhere – to cure post festival depression, or to spice up your next visit to grandma’s house – Blood and Gold is the sonic travelogue to get you there and get you feeling GOOD.

If you feel good to the immortal Thin Lizzy, Rainbow, Wishbone Ash, UFO, and Dire Straits or modern antecedents like the aforementioned Freeways, SANDSTORM, Haunt, MIDNIGHT PREY, and Savage Master, then CHEROKEE are guaranteed to be your new favorite band – and Blood and Gold your new favorite record(s)!

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released November 19, 2021

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