Moscow, Russia band Arcane Grail is organized in December of 2001. It plays… Read Full Bio ↴Moscow, Russia band Arcane Grail is organized in December of 2001. It plays in style symphonic black metal with elements of doom and Swedish melodic death with male and female vocals. The sense of the name consists in aspiration to some psychological ideal, which is necessary on a way of search of spiritual perfection. The finding of "Grail" gives the divine force and wisdom. Mythological image of Grail itself is connected with a bowl, in which was assembled the blood of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion. The group has no christian, or other religious orientation. After several reshuffles in line-up of the band, now there is a stable concert structure of six musicians: singers, guitarist, bassist, drummer and keyboardist. The group plays basically with domestic bands, there was one joint performance with legendary Austrian death-metal group Pungent Stench . Arcane Grail was recording debut full-length album in the best Russian record-studio DIE-Records with producer Evgeniy Vinogradov (albums of Catharsis, E.S.T., Butterfly Temple, Forgive-Me-Not, Pagan Reign and others) in the period from August 2004 to March 2005. An album "Mysteries Of Ancient Charnel" describes about the events which have occurred in first half of XVII century in German district Schwarzwald, where is inadvertently insurgent from a tomb by spells of witches, the shelterless spirit of gothic king Ermanarih (real historical person died per 376 year AD) makes evil deeds, which should be untangled by envoy of fading monastic order. In music of an album of collective it is possible to hear practically all existing substyles of metal music (except like melodic-power and industrial), but frame of music of Arcane Grail is melodic-death and gothic symphonic atmosphere together with various black-, death- and opera vocals. 3 August 2006 through Musica Production-label debut album "Mysteries of the Ancient Charnel" is released.

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New Edit: Musica Production is the primary label of Arcane Grail. The bands music is also made available via Taliesin Records

Renaissant the Reverie
Arcane Grail Lyrics

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Look upon this filthful world
Besmirched to sullied trash
Heavens are swarmed with poisonous smoke
Rivers are soured with chemicals

The earth in oxidation
Our technical progress is self-annihilation

Evil grown in our souls
Betrayal and hatred preside over those
Corruptions steeped in our blood
Mankind is like a gay-parade

Remember
The freedom of flesh and wit is splendour of our seed
Rotten corpse on wooden cross is sign of feeble spirit

Christ is pawn in game of rat-men
The power of artful, money for poor
Undone the great and sacred sun-men
Turn the man from path of Gods (to road of muckworms)
Weakness leads to self-denial,
Thirst for comfort leads to (soul)-mire
There's no joy in wealth of purse, there is in wealthy soul
But now it's worn like sieve of gilded-maddened doll

[Chorus:]
Wisdom of ancients in our blood
Rise from the ashes, heavens' light in our eyes
Sword of truth, seize in hand
Let people's embers will be rend
Get wiser for our glorious Rod
Get stronger for the sake of loved
Get brighter in the name of brood
Be real, opened the conscience's route

Men consumes ourselves inside
Swallowing the all around
This anecdote we'll stop by bomb
Our want to die -- salvation's gone!

But I believe there is a Love
She rules this world, she's higher Gods
Mankind is not yet spawn of evil
We'll save ourselves if we're revering

Gift of life, divinity's sigh
Our souls and paths from kingdom of skies
Beautiful bodies for endowment of love

Children of Earth, Ye fuel of Her hearth
We must take care Her not sparing our hearts

[Chorus:]

Hail the Light!

You saw the loathing of the present
Your gaze's turned from fumes-mankind
Progress completed in regresses
This is horrid matricide

Remember
Woe to nation, whose children die not on forefathers' land
And not recall their customs, craving life like other ants

The curse of lapse lied upon hands
Divine-bred we fell of plants side of worse
Unleashed the wars for painted timbers and dried corpse

Tend thy land and folk
Be their loyal guards and hawks

Mother-heart is your pure thread
Love your family and friends
Hate your rivals for the pain
Praise and raise your inmost flame
Ring of life bleeds from your sins
You'll be in it, but you can slit
Be the Theos of perfection
Mend this world for resurrection

Do you want to be the God?

[Chorus:]

Get wiser for our glorious Rod
Get stronger for the sake of love!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Arcane Grail's song "Renaissant the Reverie" is a commentary on the state of the world that has been "besmirched to sullied trash," and is being destroyed by the very progress we have made. The song expresses disappointment over the contamination of the earth, "Our technical progress is self-annihilation," and our failure to preserve the beauty of nature, "Rivers are soured with chemicals." Evil has grown in our souls and betrayal, hatred, and corruption govern our lives. The song suggests that humanity is at risk of losing itself, "mankind is like a gay parade," and indulging in superficiality and material pleasures. The lyrics also criticize the use of religion, describing Christ as a "pawn in the game of rat-men" and the wooden cross as a "sign of feeble spirit."

The song encourages listeners to remember the beauty of life and the importance of preserving it. It reminds us that wisdom is a gift that has been passed down through the ages, "Wisdom of ancients in our blood," and that the sword of truth must be wielded to fight against corruption and evil. The song calls for us to be strong, bright, and open to our conscience's route, to take care of one another, our environment, and ourselves. It suggests that we should become like Gods, mending this world for resurrection.

Line by Line Meaning

Look upon this filthful world
Observe this world that is filled with dirt and grime.

Besmirched to sullied trash
Soiled and ruined.

Heavens are swarmed with poisonous smoke
The sky is polluted with harmful smoke.

Rivers are soured with chemicals
The rivers are contaminated with chemicals.

The earth in oxidation
The Earth is being oxidized.

Our technical progress is self-annihilation
Our technological advancements are causing our own destruction.

Evil grown in our souls
Evil has developed within us.

Betrayal and hatred preside over those
Betrayal and hatred rule over many people.

Corruptions steeped in our blood
Corruption is ingrained in our society.

Mankind is like a gay-parade
Humanity is like a parade, a spectacle.

Remember
Recall and keep in mind.

The freedom of flesh and wit is splendour of our seed
The inherent beauty of humanity lies in the freedom of our physical bodies and intellectual abilities.

Rotten corpse on wooden cross is sign of feeble spirit
A decaying body on a wooden cross represents a weak spirit.

Christ is pawn in game of rat-men
Christ is being used as a pawn in the schemes of deceitful people.

The power of artful, money for poor
The influence and manipulation of skillful people, using money to help the poor.

Undone the great and sacred sun-men
The revered and honorable ancient people have been undermined and destroyed.

Turn the man from path of Gods (to road of muckworms)
Leading humanity away from the path of gods and onto a path of insignificance.

Weakness leads to self-denial,
Being weak leads to denying oneself.

Thirst for comfort leads to (soul)-mire
The desire for comfort leads to a state of spiritual muck and mire.

There's no joy in wealth of purse, there is in wealthy soul
Wealth in materialistic things does not bring joy, richness in the soul does.

But now it's worn like sieve of gilded-maddened doll
Our wealth is being lost and wasted like a gold-plated, crazy person's toy.

Wisdom of ancients in our blood
The knowledge and wisdom of our ancestors is within us.

Rise from the ashes, heavens' light in our eyes
Overcome destruction and become stronger, with a renewed sense of hope in our eyes.

Sword of truth, seize in hand
Take hold of the weapon of truth.

Let people's embers will be rend
Allow people to have their own will and choice.

Get wiser for our glorious Rod
Become wiser for the sake of our glorious mission.

Get stronger for the sake of loved
Become stronger for the sake of the ones we love.

Get brighter in the name of brood
Become brighter in the name of our offspring.

Be real, opened the conscience's route
Be genuine and open our minds to our conscience.

Men consumes ourselves inside
Humanity destroys itself from the inside.

Swallowing the all around
Consuming and destroying everything around us.

This anecdote we'll stop by bomb
We will bring an end to this situation with a bomb.

Our want to die -- salvation's gone!
Our desire to die means salvation is lost.

But I believe there is a Love
But I hold the belief that there is a love that can overcome all.

She rules this world, she's higher Gods
Love is the ruling force in this world, it is greater than gods.

Mankind is not yet spawn of evil
Humanity has not yet become evil.

We'll save ourselves if we're revering
We can save ourselves if we respect and value our existence.

Gift of life, divinity's sigh
Life is a divine blessing.

Our souls and paths from kingdom of skies
Our souls and destinies are from a higher kingdom.

Beautiful bodies for endowment of love
Our bodies are gifts that allow us to experience love and give love.

Children of Earth, Ye fuel of Her hearth
We are the offspring of the Earth and are the source of her vitality.

We must take care Her not sparing our hearts
We must take care of the Earth without hesitation, with our whole hearts.

Hail the Light!
Praise the light and positivity.

You saw the loathing of the present
You have witnessed and experienced the hatred and negativity of the current time.

Your gaze's turned from fumes-mankind
You have turned away from the pollution that humanity creates.

Progress completed in regresses
Progress has been made, but we have also taken steps backward.

This is horrid matricide
This is a terrible form of killing the mother-nature.

Woe to nation, whose children die not on forefathers' land
A nation has lost its foundation and culture when its people do not die on their ancestral lands.

And not recall their customs, craving life like other ants
When people ignore their traditions and blindly follow others, they become like mindless ants.

The curse of lapse lied upon hands
The curse of inaction is on our hands.

Divine-bred we fell of plants side of worse
We were created by a divine power but have fallen into a worse state.

Unleashed the wars for painted timbers and dried corpse
Wars have been started over trivial resources like painted timbers and dried corpses.

Tend thy land and folk
Take care of your land and people.

Be their loyal guards and hawks
Be their protectors and defenders.

Mother-heart is your pure thread
Your pure connection is to your mother.

Love your family and friends
Have love for your family and friends.

Hate your rivals for the pain
Have hatred towards your enemies for the harm they have caused.

Praise and raise your inmost flame
Praise and elevate your internal fire and passion.

Ring of life bleeds from your sins
Life itself is wounded by your sins.

You'll be in it, but you can slit
You are caught up in this cycle, but you can break free.

Be the Theos of perfection
Be a god of perfection.