The style of Adversus is hard to describe. The music contains elements of Folk, Darkwave, Neopop, Gothic, Metal and orchestral music.
"Adversus" are:
- Aysel (Vocals)
- Lestaria (Violin)
- Carsten "Bassmeister" Hundt (Bass)
- Paul Jöst (Guitar)
- Tanja Frisch (Clarinet, Keyboard)
- Thomas Eifert (Drums)
- Torsten "Rosendorn" Schneyer (Vocals, song-writing, Lyrics, Artwork)
former Members:
- Susanne Sitz (Vocals)
- Sabeth (Violin)
- Thomas Steuer (Guitar)
Guest musicians:
- Thomas Zöller (Qntal), (Bagpipe)
- Voland (Paimon), (Vocals)
- Alexander-Frank Spreng (ASP), (Vocals)
- Max Testory (Chamber), (Vocals)
Releases:
(2001) Ein erster Funke (Demo-CD)
(2003) Winter, so unsagbar Winter... (Full-length)
(2005) Einer Nacht gewesenes (Full-length)
(2007) Laya oder die Ballade vom Schwarzen Stein (EP)
Mein Hass treibt Nadeln
Adversus Lyrics
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Teilen dein Fleisch dir gleich klaren Gedanken
Aus hoch konzentrierten Himmelsgebirgen
Zeig ich dir Demut, quellwasserklar.
Gräßliche Wut, im Erdkern zerschmolzen
Schwelt in den Steinen, lavazerfressen
Treiben die Schollen der letzten Vernunft
Mein Haß steigt auf wie riesige Schwärme
Schreiender Geister, dir ins Gesicht.
Gibt kein Verbergen, gibt kein Verschonen
Nimm diese Strafe aus brennender Hand.
Die Welt ist schwarz-weiß und ich bin die Linie
Die dich zerteilt mitsamt deiner Dummheit
Tilge ich dich von gepeinigter Erde.
Schweig still für immer und sei gesegnet.
Blinder Haß, blinder Haß!
Mein Haß treibt Nadeln dir ins Gesicht…
The lyrics of Adversus's song "Mein Hass treibt Nadeln" are filled with imagery of violence and anger. The first stanza speaks of the singer's hatred being a whirlpool of glass knives, cutting through both flesh and clear thoughts. The second stanza describes the singer's hatred as a terrible, molten rage that simmers in the Earth's core, consuming everything in its path. The final stanza describes the singer as the line dividing black from white, slicing through the listener's stupidity and erasing them from the tortured Earth.
The song can be interpreted as a call to action against what the singer perceives as the world's evils. The intense language and violent imagery seem to demand that the listener stand up and fight against the injustices that the singer believes exist in society. The use of words like "Strafe" and "zerteilt" make clear the singer's intention to punish and divide those who they see as the enemy.
Overall, the lyrics of "Mein Hass treibt Nadeln" are a powerful expression of anger and frustration with the state of the world. They speak to a desire for action and change, even if that change must come through violent means.
Line by Line Meaning
Mein Haß ist ein Strudel aus gläsernen Dolchen
My hatred is a whirlpool of glass daggers
Teilen dein Fleisch dir gleich klaren Gedanken
Cutting through your flesh like clear thoughts
Aus hoch konzentrierten Himmelsgebirgen
From highly concentrated celestial mountains
Zeig ich dir Demut, quellwasserklar.
I show you humility, crystal clear
Gräßliche Wut, im Erdkern zerschmolzen
Terrible rage, melted in the earth's core
Schwelt in den Steinen, lavazerfressen
Smoldering in the stones, corroded by lava
Treiben die Schollen der letzten Vernunft
Driving the plates of final reason
In ihr unsäglich bitteres End.
Into their unspeakably bitter end
Mein Haß steigt auf wie riesige Schwärme
My hatred rises up like huge swarms
Schreiender Geister, dir ins Gesicht.
Screaming spirits, in your face
Gibt kein Verbergen, gibt kein Verschonen
There is no hiding, there is no mercy
Nimm diese Strafe aus brennender Hand.
Take this punishment from burning hand
Die Welt ist schwarz-weiß und ich bin die Linie
The world is black and white and I am the line
Die dich zerteilt mitsamt deiner Dummheit
That divides you along with your stupidity
Tilge ich dich von gepeinigter Erde.
I will erase you from the tormented earth
Schweig still für immer und sei gesegnet.
Be silent forever and be blessed
Blinder Haß, blinder Haß!
Blind hatred, blind hatred!
Mein Haß treibt Nadeln dir ins Gesicht…
My hatred drives needles into your face...
Contributed by Stella E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.