Despite being the final track on Wolf’s Lair Abyss, the band considers it to be Part I of Grand Declaration of War. In addition, the song’s main riff was used in “A Grand Declaration of War” and “A View from Nihil (Part II of II)”.
Live versions, one from 1998 and one from 2000, were released on Me...
[Intro]
All the stars in the north are dead now
All the morals of wasted human debris
[Verse One]
Walk with me into the night
Do not remove the cobwebs
Of war clinging to your face
They will tell of pains unknown
[Verse Two]
All the stars in the north are dead now
All the morals of wasted human debris
Torn to pieces - handcrafted delirium
One war remains - war of everything
[Outro]
Tanto magis infra se oecidit
Quanto magis so contra gloriam
Sui conditoris erexit
Symbols of Bloodswords was written by Sven-Erik “Maniac” Kristiansen.
Symbols of Bloodswords was produced by Kristoffer Rygg.
Mayhem released Symbols of Bloodswords on Fri Oct 31 1997.