Great collab!! Nice to hear you three kicking it together!  Very cool!

John, I've listened to all parts of the vlad series. What a great, great work. Everyone involved has my deepest respect.

My collaborations

All music written and performed by: John Baker
All lyrics written and performed by: Dark Number Nine
All lead guitar written and performed by: Icarus Death

Matthias Corvinus came to Transylvania in November 1462. The negotiations between Corvinus and Vlad lasted for weeks, but Corvinus did not want to wage war against the Ottoman Empire. At the king's order, his Czech mercenary commander, John Jiskra of Brandýs, captured Vlad near Rucăr in Wallachia. 

To provide an explanation for Vlad's imprisonment to Pope Pius II and the Venetians (who had sent money to finance a campaign against the Ottoman Empire), Corvinus presented three letters, allegedly written by Vlad on 7 November 1462, to Mehmed II, Mahmud Pasha, and Stephen of Moldavia. According to the letters, Vlad offered to join his forces with the sultan's army against Hungary if the sultan restored him to his throne. Most historians agree that the documents were forged to give grounds for Vlad's imprisonment. Corvinus's court historian, Antonio Bonfini, admitted that the reason for Vlad's imprisonment was never clarified.

 In the summer of 1475, Stephen III of Moldavia sent his envoys to Matthias Corvinus, asking him to send Vlad to Wallachia against Basarab Laiotă, who had submitted himself to the Ottomans. Stephen wanted to secure Wallachia for a ruler who had been an enemy of the Ottoman Empire, because "the Wallachians [were] like the Turks" to the Moldavians, according to his letter. According to the Slavic stories about Vlad, he was only released after he converted to Catholicism.

IMPRISONMENT

Curse of betrayal
is always around
Blood is thicker than water
Just one is keeping me alive

My brother is no longer my blood
He turned my people against me
How can one Son of the Dragon
Betray one of his own
Radu, you traitor
How could you overthrow my throne?

And why am I deemed the only evil one?
For tortures, executions
I’ve only done what others ruler have
Instill awe in enemies
So the country remains strong

The loyal helped me escape
Thru the Carpathian mountains
To the fortress
Ottomans followed me there
They shoot with cannons
Poenari walls
start crumbling down

On the run to Brasov
To meet King Mattias, White night’s son
For political refuge,
‘Cause those Saxons want me dead
They still hear screams of the impaled
But I hear nothing

To Europe I’m a hero
Committed to crusades
I won’t break that Dragon Oath
If I’d only known what was waiting
The King’s secret orders for my arrest
Betrayed once again
Damn them all, Damn them all
To the darkest depths of hell
Where demons lie waiting

Down a mountain’s wall of stone
Lowered by ropes
Below the Saxon’s Valley
Where the greedy mercenary
Carries out the arrest

Imprisoned as a pawn and a threat
For twelve years, again, lying low
Faith is for fools and great men
I, a fool to have faith in the King
But I’m still a great man
I have faith
I‘ll regain the throne

(c) 2022 Dark Number Nine

4. Imprisonment

In the cuckoo cell, life was all but well
I could hardly tell why I've fallen dead-alive, dead-alive
So much show and tell, hard explaining tale
Bread crumbs on the trail of my fading spotlight, it's dim tonight
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Hey, hey, hey
I'm a little strange, strange, strange
I know I'm not sane, sane, sane
Tell me it's okay
Hey, hey, hey
From this ounce of pain, pain, pain
Comes this sense of shame, shame, shame
Tell me it's okay
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In the cuckoo cell (x4)
If the truth would be told from these lies, getting old
In a world full of full of shame / Spread the lies, game you play
Ah yeah
See no gain but there's pain / Bleeding out, claim to fame
If the truth would be told from these lies, getting old
In the cuckoo cell (x4)
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Hey, hey, hey
I'm a little strange, strange, strange
I know I'm not sane, sane, sane
Tell me it's okay
Hey, hey, hey
From this ounce of pain, pain, pain
Comes this sense of shame, shame, shame
Tell me it's okay
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I know, I know, oh
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In the cuckoo cell, life was all but well
I could hardly tell why I've fallen dead-alive, dead-alive
So much show and tell, hard explaining tale
Bread crumbs on the trail of my fading spotlight, it's dim tonight

Cuckoo Cell

something like an enigma wrapped in a siphon 

Ssapiens

以前アップロードしました（相剋と埋火）にヴォーカルを加えました。
（Added vocals to previously uploaded 〔Soukoku to umibi〕).

後三年の役を題材にしています。
（The theme is the role of Gosannen.)

焔散り故に北天は染まりの続編です。
（It is a sequel to dye the Homuratiri yueni hokutenhasomari.）

相剋と埋み火

You Comb Her Hair, Gene Jumper, George Jones, ( cover)

You Comb Her Hair, Gene Jumper, George Jones, ( Cover)

Car sound

Until Then,==,Gene Jumper, Jason Crabb, ( cover)

Until Then, ==, Gene Jumper, Jason Crabb, ( Cover )

Mix/Master: Woods Studio
https://soundcloud.com/woods_studio

Here on earth all goes well
Here on earth all goes well
You might hear the odd explosion or two
But nothing much more to tell
It only took 10 commandments
To get us all in line
And except for a few goddammits
I’d say we’re doing fine
Here on earth we behave, rain or shine

Here on earth things are good
(good as gold, so I’m told)
Here on earth things are good 
No one much makes excuses
Or abuses “would, could, should”
Everyone’s full of ideas
How others should think and live
When humble pie’s on the menu
The pride we serve it with
We’re more than glad to give
If you’re a relative
Here on earth

Lost in space
Lit by a star
Our pal the moon
Is never far 
Follow the screams
That’s where we are

And should you need distraction 
Where else would you go
For laughs and loads of action
Here’s all you need to know
We put on quite a show
You’ll soon be all aglow
Yeah you get your dollar’s worth
You’ll be thankful for your birth
Here on earth

Sexagenarian Vol III

Here On Earth

Hello les Gens! Me voici depuis 5 mois "Musicien Grand-Père"... et cette nouvelle situation m'a donné des démangeaisons dans les doigts!!! Alors,voici le nouveau Madeleine,en hommage à ma petite fille Alya.... Musicalement Vôtre!

On S'accroche...

Crash Worlds

Tawna

Island Girl

Ronnie Franson: VOCALS (Swe)
Walter Pallares: BASS (Arg)
Lucas Diaz Falabella: GUITARS (Arg) 
Daniel Gomez: GUITAR SOLO (Esp)
Neptic Ostasterus: KEYBOARDS & ARTWORK (Gre)
Richard Grooce: DRUMS (Usa)
Martin Davidson: AUDIO MIX (Swe)

También en YOUTUBE / Also on YOUTUBE:
https://youtu.be/kh_8L9jCTj4

THE SEARCH OF THE WAY

What do you want me to say, just tell me now! 
Who do you want me to be, just show me whom! 
before we ends up to where no one dares to go 
Have'nt seen you smile for a long time ago 
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here we are now, in the search of what is gone 
What we lost from our days to find us a new dawn 
here we are now, in our search of the way 
faraway 
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What's in the air, can you hear it roar to night Is it me? 
for clearly you can see it in the light now 
when time is up, we should turn before its to late 
Now our time has come, and its time for us to wake 
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here we are now, in the search of what is gone 
What we lost from our days to find us a new dawn 
here we are now, in our search of the way 
faraway 
----------------------------------------------- 
our way faraway here we are now, in our search of what is gone 
What we lost from our days to find us a new dawn 
here we are now now the time has come for us to search a way 
faraway 
----------------------------------------------- 
What do you want me to say, just tell me now! 
Who do you want me to be, just show me whom! 
before we ends up to where no one dares to go 
Have'nt seen you smile for a long time ago
 ---------------------------------------------- 
here we are now, in the search of what is gone 
What we lost from our days to find us a new dawn 
here we are now, in our search of the way 
faraway 
here we are now, in the search of what is gone 
What we lost on our way to find our self a new dawn

The search of the way

Martin Davidson: VOCALS and AUDIO MIX (Swe)
Lucas Diaz Falabella: GUITARS and BASS (Arg)
German Makoev: KEYBOARDS (Rus)
Daniel Gomez: GUITAR SOLO (Esp)
Richard Grooce: DRUMS (Usa)

También en YOUTUBE / Also on YOUTUBE
https://youtu.be/C_LTjns26ac

FEAR OF TIME

I cannot stop my running, I run all night
I'm running through the day, no end in sight, no end in sight
I don't know what to do, I live by running
Run to hide my own, fear of time, fear of time
No, nono nono, nono nono, nono nono...

I don't want to run, I don't want to hide - no  
I don't want to run, I don't want to hide - no  
I live this moment

It's like en endless story, without a reason
There is no meaning to it, it feels like treason, it feels like treason
I don't know what to do, I'm waisting time
Am I just still a child, is that a crime, is that a crime
No, nono nono, nono nono, nono nono...

I don't want to run, I don't want to hide - no  
I don't want to run, I don't want to hide - no  
I live this moment

Guitar Solo Daniel

I don't want to run, I don't want to hide - no  
I don't want to run, I don't want to hide - no  
I live this moment

Fear of time

Fear Of Time

Special Guest: Icarus Fire- Lead Guitar
All music & Programming written by John Baker
All guitar leads written and performed by Icarus Fire

This is the first of my 2 halloween tracks for 2019, it is also the 2nd track that i was experimenting with drop C tuning. It's a blistering metal barrage of jaw breaking guitars, crushing drums with an ear shattering lead!!! Not for the faint of heart!!!! If you appreciate straight forward metal music with no apologizes then this is for you

Beware what lurks in the shadows in the far reaches of the night, for the wretched beasts are alive and hungry and ready to drag your soul to hell!!!!

Drag You To Hell

Special Guest... The great Icarus Fire

All music, written and performed by John Baker 
All lead guitars by Icarus Fire

This is the second of my Halloween tracks I wanted to put out this year. Imagine yourself walking through the sinister doors of this old abandoned asylum and encountering all the ghosts of past inhabitants, with nothing more to do than tell you the horrors of their stories as you are locked in with them for eternity!!!!

Hats off to Icarus Fire for once again gracing one of my tracks with his awesome lead guitar playing abilities. I hope you enjoy this little treat and Happy Halloween to everyone from The Old School!!!

Into The Asylum

La búsqueda del camino
The search of the way spanish version

PERFORMED AND RECORDED BY
Maly Reyes (Voice and Choirs, from Mexico)
Lucas Diaz (Guitars, from Argentina)
Walter Pallares (Bass from Argentina)
Richard Groce (Drummer from USA)
Daniel Gomez (Guitar Solo from Spain)
Evripidis Katzourakis & Konstantinos Tsekeridis
(Keyboards & artwork from Greece)
and GAZg (Mix and Master from Denmark)

Also on YOUTUBE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJB1qPLmuHM

Donde se esconde lo que  quieres oir?
Donde se esconde lo que no ves?
Vamos donde no queremos llegar,
llegamos tarde por creer.

pedimos lo que no hay
sin continuar la búsqueda del camino

Riff

Está sonando,  escuchas?
No se esconde, no puedes ver?
Si ya estamos acá,
es el momento, ya ya ya!

Pedimos lo que no hay
sin continuar la búsqueda del camino

Riff/Guitarra 

Donde se esconde lo que quieres oir?
Donde se esconde lo que  no ves?
Vamos donde no queremos llegar,
llegamos tarde por creer.

pedimos lo que no hay
sin continuar la búsqueda del camino



Letra Original: Carlos María Lusarreta

La busqueda del camino

 Icarus Fire! is a progressive heavy metal band
inspired by artists like Kreator, Opeth, Black Sabbath, Maiden, etc...
Also my guitar heroes are Yngwie, Iommi, Michael Schenker, and many others.
I am a former from https://soundcloud.com/kheopslegacy with my friend @valakey
I play leads for Krakenmoor, The old school, Nautilus World wide band, The boilerman and other SC artists.
New recordings coming soon... 
I play an Ibanez RG652 guitar.

Please check out and follow my side project Krakenmoor (TTM, myself and other guest musicians) at soundcloud.com/krakenmoor/tracks

First off, I would like to thank you for taking the time to stop by and listen to my music. I’m very open to comments and any suggestions you may have. Just knowing you took time to listen to my music makes it all worth it to me. Feel free to like and repost if you find anything you like.

I am just a small-town guitarist with a great love for music of the 70’s 80’s and 00’s.

John

4. Imprisonment

The Old School

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