1) Ahab is a German funer… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least six artists named Ahab;
1) Ahab is a German funeral doom metal band founded in 2004 by Midnattsol guitarists Christian Hector and Daniel Droste. The band is named after Captain Ahab, a character in the 1851 novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. Along with its name, the band also draws thematic and lyrical inspiration from Moby-Dick; some songs even feature direct quotations from the book.
Near the end of 2004, with one song already written, Christian Hector and Daniel Droste decided to form a band and recorded their first single, The Stream. On 15 April 2005, after several months of rehearsing, the band's first demo, The Oath, was released. The demo was limited to 30 hand-numbered copies and contained the band's first song, "The Stream", as well as two new songs and an outro track. Nearly a year and a half later, The Call of the Wretched Sea, the group's first full-length album was released on Napalm Records with the help of Stephan Adolph and session drummer Cornelius Althammer.
After the release of The Call of the Wretched Sea, the band played some few gigs in Europe. In 2008, shortly after playing at the Summer Breeze Open Air metal festival in Dinkelsbühl, Germany, bassist Stephan Adolph left the band due to "personal differences." He was quickly replaced by Stephan Wandernoth, a member of the band Dead Eyed Sleeper to which the drummer, Cornelius, also belongs.
The band's next album The Divinity of Oceans was released in July 2009.
In April 2012, Ahab announced they would be releasing their third studio album, titled The Giant, later in 2012. The announcement included the artwork and track listing.
Ahab released their most recent album, The Boats of the "Glen Carrig", on 28 August 2015. It is a concept album based on William Hope Hodgson's novel of the same name.
To date, Ahab has released four studio albums and has performed across Europe. The band is currently endorsed by several music gear manufactures including Framus Guitars, Laboga Guitar Amplifiers, Neunaber Audio, and Agner Drumsticks.
2) is a German Noise-Rock Band featuring members of Ulme.
www.ulme-music.com
3) is a Danish band.
www.ahab.mymusic.dk
www.audiostreet.net/ahabdk
www.myspace.com/ahabdk
4) an Alternative Country/Folk band from London, UK. (see A.H.A.B.)
http://ahabofficial.com
www.myspace.com/ahabmyspace
5) Minimal 80s band from the UK.
6) Glitch Hop / Bass Music producer from Texas.
Ahab's Oath
Ahab Lyrics
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commend the murderous chalices!
bestow them, ye who now made parties to
this indissoluble league
drink ye harpooners
drink and swear, ye man that man the deathful
whaleboat's bow
Death to Moby Dick
his Death!
The lyrics of Ahab's Oath are a call to action, a rallying cry for the crew of the Pequod to take on their great white whale nemesis, the legendary Moby Dick. At the opening of the song, Ahab orders his crew to "commend the murderous chalices," meaning to raise a toast to their quest for revenge against the giant sea creature. He implores his sailors to "drink ye harpooners, drink and swear," calling upon them to swear an oath to take down the whale at any cost.
The stakes are high in this battle, as Ahab exclaims "Death to Moby Dick" and invokes the wrath of God upon them if they fail to exact revenge. The lyrics are full of passion and intensity, representing the deep-seated hatred that Ahab and his crew feel towards the whale that has cost them so much. The song embodies themes of obsession, revenge, and the destructive power of man's desire for dominion over nature.
Line by Line Meaning
Now three to three ye stand
Now, three of you stand together in unity
commend the murderous chalices!
Raise a toast to the deadly weapons we will use
bestow them, ye who now made parties to this indissoluble league
Give the weapons to those who have joined this unbreakable alliance
drink ye harpooners
Drink up, harpooners
drink and swear, ye man that man the deathful whaleboat's bow
Drink and make a solemn promise, you who steer the deadly boat
Death to Moby Dick
We will kill Moby Dick
God hunt us all, if we do not hunt Moby Dick to his Death!
May God damn us all if we do not hunt Moby Dick to his death
Contributed by John D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@adamtheawesomeperson6490
The Hunt
Flat and silent the ocean lies
Pequod's captured in a lull
no gentle breeze blows in the sails
heated by a salty carpet from above
the crew's emaciated,survival tough
giant billows bear a mighty whiteness
screams from the outlook: whale ahead!
i want this whale, i want it dead!
hysteria on upper deck
rabid flames in Ahab's eyes
hustle and bustle, drag and pull
panic afferts the whaler's moves
the harpoon slashes the water's surface
diving into darkness the prey escapes
swallowed by the sea
starboard lies calm
portside full of wrath
possessed by unhuman anger
the heart brawly pumps the blood
through the marionette of rage
Ahab's visage runs red
i want this whale, i want it dead
a fin erupts from the abyss
proudly undulates the flesh
reaches bright horizons
inviolable, manorial
an arrow loosens.
and spirit's away.
@mermanhellville
The synth in this song is so eerie I'm madly in love with it - quite infatuated with the whole album, not gonna lie
@MasthaX
Such great ambiance.
@Jaddico
This band is SLEPT ON
the last few minutes are intense as FUCK
*Growls in ahab*
@JackWareingFilms
In my opinion AHAB absolutely owns the Funeral Doom Death metal sub-genre. Ahab's Oath is one of my favorite songs from them.
@kodiakthejuggler
Embodies the cover art so perfectly: the final push to capture the beast after weeks at sea; abandoning all hope, engulfed in darkness and cold, clouded thunder and incessant rain. At 8:39, the last energy surges forth, and the beast is overpowered and defeated.
DAMN!! This song is too intensely bad-ass for words.
@PiroKUSS
What the fuck are you saying?
@mktucker4118
Someone didn't read. They spent several years away from home on that voyage and ended on a three day battle. The whale won, and no one on the ship survived with the lone exception of the narrator.
@kodiakthejuggler
This is just how I feel the story goes. No I didn't read the book, I just love the song and the mood it portrays.
@netabolt6546
1:16 that part with the weird melody was so creepy and felt like something from another world from outer space. it reminds me of a movie but i dont know wich one it is so maybe i never know.
EDIT :
i realize that the whole song reminds me of Oath to Order from Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask, aspecialy troughout the middle and end of the song. you can realy hear a part thats almost Oaht to Order at 5:08 (sligtlhy hear it)
@soufmusashi7903
So Deep ! Beautiful .