"Lord Winter" is the opening track on Death In June

Death in June

Death in June are a neofolk group led by English folk musician Douglas Pearce, better known as Douglas P. The band was originally formed in Britain in 1981 as a trio, but after the other members left in 1984 and 1985 to work on other projects, the group became the work of Douglas P. and various...

's album, Rose Clouds of Holocaust

Rose Clouds of Holocaust

- Side 1 :# "Lord Winter"# "God's Golden Sperm"# "Omen-filled Season"# "Symbols of the Sun"# "Jerusalem the Black"- Side 2 :# "Luther's Army"# "13 Years of Carrion"# "The Accidental Protégé"# "Rose Clouds of Holocaust"# "Lifebooks"-External links:**...

. It features Max Wearing reading the lyrics to the track "Luther's Army", which appears later on the album. The spoken text is placed over a throbbing, slightly industrial

Industrial music

Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...

 soundscape. The lyrics are allegorical

Allegory

Allegory is a demonstrative form of representation explaining meaning other than the words that are spoken. Allegory communicates its message by means of symbolic figures, actions or symbolic representation...

 and poetic

Poetry

Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...

. There are several references to Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

, including Martin Luther

Martin Luther

Martin Luther was a German priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517...

, Calvary

Calvary

Calvary or Golgotha was the site, outside of ancient Jerusalem’s early first century walls, at which the crucifixion of Jesus is said to have occurred. Calvary and Golgotha are the English names for the site used in Western Christianity...

, and Cain.

Personnel:

• Douglas P.
  Douglas P.
  Douglas P. , is an English folk musician, record label owner, photographer and actor who records under the name Death In June. He was born in Sheerwater in Woking, Surrey, and resides in Australia. Douglas P. is openly gay.-Crisis:Pearce began his musical career in a British punk band called Crisis...
  
  
• Max Wearing
• Simon Norris
• Rose McDowall
  Rose McDowall
  Rose McDowall is a Scottish musician, most notably as a vocalist in the pop band Strawberry Switchblade.-History:...
  
  
• David Tibet
  David Tibet
  David Tibet is a British poet and artist who founded the music group Current 93, of which he is the only full-time member. He had earlier collaborated with Psychic TV and 23 Skidoo...
  
  
• Campbell Finley