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Artist......: Furnace
Album.......: The Casca Trilogy
Year........: 2023
Genre.......: Death Metal
Type........: Album
Label.......: Obelisk Polaris Productions
Language....: English
Source......: WEB/FLAC (16bit)
Quality.....: 1011kbps / 44.1 kHz / Stereo
Tracks......: 30 tracks
Playtime....: 02:01:52
Size........: 880.5 MiB
R.Date......: 2026-10-17
S.Date......: 2023-02-23
Url.........: https://open.qobuz.com/album/slfg2pqtbpqlb
Disc 1/3:
01. Legionary 4:09
02. Another Execution 4:00
03. Until We Meet Again 4:37
04. Shadows on a Moonless Night 3:37
05. Brink of Mortality 4:26
06. Cursed With Life 4:34
07. The Savage North 3:42
08. Where Life and Death Unite 3:27
09. The Evermore 4:11
10. Sworn to Wander 6:11
Disc 2/3:
01. Where the Sea Meets the Sky 3:56
02. Wrath of the North 4:11
03. Death by Decree 4:22
04. Thrall 2:32
05. Beneath the Sky (Our Torment) 3:44
06. Midvinterblot 4:25
07. In Hel Together 4:23
08. Blood Eagle 3:37
09. Land of the Pettr (Pictland) 4:23
10. Only Time 3:44
Disc 3/3:
01. Two Thousand Years 4:31
02. Visions of Glory 3:55
03. Trench Warfare 3:29
04. P.o.w.s 3:36
05. In the Eyes of a Dreary Winter 3:55
06. Armistice 3:56
07. A War of Attrition 4:47
08. Kill or Capture 3:58
09. Alone With Bullets 3:40
10. War Is My Destiny 3:56
Triple concept album released on three CDs. 30 songs
with a playing time of over 2 hours. Featuring guest
appearances by David Ingram amongst others.
The Casca Trilogy:
I: Legionary
Casca Rufio Longinus was born a fair distance from Rome
and grew up to be a legionary. His first mission abroad
entailed being sent to Jerusalem as a part of the
peacekeeping forces ("Legionary"). While in Jerusalem he
witnessed the crucifixion of an incitive rouge. In order
to avoid possible unrest from the rogue's fanatic
followers, he had to kill him before he had hung too
long ("Another Execution"). During the final moments of
his life, the rouge cursed Casca to wander the Earth as
a solitary mercenary until Judgment Day ("Until We Meet
Again").
Casca has a hard time shaking off the final words of the
rouge, and he heads to the nearest tavern in order to
clear his mind. However, he is not alone as he is
followed and then mortally wounded by the followers of
the crucified rouge. ("Shadows on A Moonless Night"). He
is brought back to the barracks of the legionaries, and
is left to die in his bed. But somehow he is revived and
Casca's body heals from the wounds ("Brink of
Mortality"). This newly granted second chance is not all
favourable and the word of Casca's resurgence quickly
spreads throughout the city. Since he cheated death, he
is considered to be a warlock and becomes a pariah
("Cursed with Life").
To avoid further controversy and issues, the centurion
orders Casca to relocate to the northern part of the
empire. He travels with a caravan throughout Greece and
heads north to the lands of the Germanic tribes. In
these lands lie one of northern Roman outposts that
defend the Empire from the savages ("The Savage North").
One morning, the peacefulness of the dawn is broken by
the vicious cry of their savage adversaries as the
outpost is attacked. Battle ensues and all of the
legionaries are killed ("Where Life and Death Unite").
Lingering in limbo, Casca senses that it is his time to
die and that he will at last find peace ("The
Evermore"). Soon however, he wakes up on the abandoned
battlefield. His wounds are gone and he is all alone.
Casca then decides to not return to the Empire but to
travel further north where no knows him and will
recognise him ("Sworn to Wander").
II: Thralls and Blot
A thousand years pass and Casca remains a soldier of
fortune, fighting for anyone that can afford his
services. When the story continues, he is guarding a
monastery on the coast of western France ("Where the Sea
Meets the Sky"). He suddenly sees something suspicious
on the horizon, and as it draws nearer, he recognises
the dreaded dragon ships belonging to the Norsemen. The
monastery is invitingly attacked ("Wrath of the North").
The Vikings emerge victorious from the battle and they
enslave every survivor, forcing them to man the oars of
the ship ("Death by Decree").
Upon returning to the village of the Vikings, Casca is
forced to work as a thrall for the Viking chief
("Thrall"). Slaving away, Casca curses the Christian God
for the inhumane conditions of the thralls ("Beneath the
Sky (Our Torment)"). Winter arrives, and the Norsemen
celebrate winter solstice with a traditional blot
ceremony ("Midvinterblot"). Winter is far from over
however, and a rivalling village has ran out of
supplies. Believing that Casca's village is responsible
for the scarcity of supplies, the warriors of the
rivalling village attack them ("In Hel Together").
The attackers are defeated thanks to the remarkable
fighting skills of Casca, and one of the few surviving
attackers is executed in order to set an example for
others ("Blood Eagle"). Upon realising Casca's worth in
battle, he is promoted from thrall to warrior.
Consequently, he is invited to join an expedition
searching to find a new settlement to the west ("Land of
the Pettr (Pictland)"). Casca settles down with the rest
of the Vikings on the northernmost isles of Britain, and
Casca is soon able to find a new life there. Such is his
bane, time is his only everlasting companion while
everything else around him dies, yet Casca remains as
vital as ever ("Only Time").
III: The Guns of August
After several centuries on the British isles, the story
continues and Casca is now working as a professor as a
famous university. He hopes that by teaching European
history, humanity will somehow learn something from the
past ("Two Thousand Years"). Yet at the turn of the
century, national pride was almost as celebrated as the
technological advances. The yearning for power needs an
outlet, and something is rumbling on the European
continent ("Visions of Glory").
Casca is quickly granted the rank of officer, and is
deployed to fight on the front against the German army
and he quickly has firsthand experience of the grim
reality of the trenches of the First World War ("Trench
Warfare"). One day, there is word that someone has
caught German prisoners of war, and they are abused and
taunted by the soldiers as a way of dealing with the
pent up frustration ("P.O.W.s").
Winter arrives, and the soldiers soon realise, that
besides fighting the enemy, they are also battling the
freezing temperatures and lack of food and supplies ("In
the Eyes of A Dreary Winter"). At the height of winter,
a legendary armistice is held where the soldiers all put
down their weapons and celebrate Christmas with their
enemies across the battlefield ("Armistice"). After the
brief celebration, each side returns to their positions
and the gruelling war of attrition drags on ("A War of
Attrition").
One day, Casca gets a special assignment; he and ten of
his best men must try and take control of a grove near
the enemy trenches. Securing that grove could be a major
turning point in the stalemate ("Kill or Capture"). They
reach the grove fairly easily, only to realise that they
have been ambushed. The soldiers who don't meet their
fate by stepping on land mines are mowed down by machine
fire. Casca however soon wakes up from his deathless
sleep, but instead of returning to the trenches, he goes
into hiding while still fighting the war ("Alone with
Bullets").
Finally understanding the senselessness of fighting and
killing, Casca departs from the front. Dismayed with the
thought that humanity will continue to wage war until
the end of time, he forsakes the world and bides his
time awaiting Judgment Day and his long sought after
death ("War Is My Destiny").
Not to be confused with other bands with same name.
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Furnace/3540467568