Arckanum was a one-man Swedish black metal band formed in in 1992. Although… Read Full Bio ↴Arckanum was a one-man Swedish black metal band formed in in 1992. Although, for the most part Arckanum has remained Shamaatae's solo project, in 1993 Loke Svarteld was the guitar for the band, and Sataros the vocalist, though this quickly changed the same year. To this date, besides a number of demos, splits and EPs, Arckanum has released eight full-length albums. Note: Arckanum is NOT a "pagan" black metal band. Shamaatae is a practising Chaos-Gnostic (see the "Gnosis" article on Arckanum website).

In early 2018 Arckanum informed on their official Facebook page that they were splitting up, in order for Shamaatae to focus on his authorship.

Shamaatae is also the author of the books on Chaos-Gnosticism, Anti-Cosmic Satanism, Old Norse religion etc under the pen-name Vexior. His first book called "PanParadox: Pan Towards Chaos" was released through Ixaxaar Publishing in 2009. He has now changed his name to Ekortu and currently is working on a series of books concerning Thursian tradition.

Bandcamp: http://arckanum.bandcamp.com/
Official Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Arckanum.Official

Svarti
Arckanum Lyrics

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Heill svarti: lжvatein svartbrands hшfрingja:
Heill svarti: юats юjazi gшrr:
Heill svarti: юats nidhadi fulginn:
Heill svarti: юats урI fundinn:
Heill svarti: frб hшllum юйr myrkvinu dala юangat eitki lэs nб:
Lэt rшkhyrrir юinna nб mйr ok umlykja mik: lэt rшkhyrrir brenna veiki
бssa af anda mik:
Heill svarti: skaltu koma mжр Suttungum жn юeira ofrefli at brenna жn жlta:

Heill svarti: ж andskota ok dauрinn allheims: heill svarti: frelsi жn faрir жn goр min:
Heill svarti: юats freys at einu бttan:
Heill svarti: юats gymi ok aurboрa fekk:
Heill svarti: юats б iarnviр dul ok eggюйr gэttr:
Heill svarti: юats surt skyli freyi drapinn:
Heill svarti: skaltu leiрa kaosmegin б allheiminum:
Eyрandi eimarr юin skal bregрa sem mурr eldfjшlla ept rшnd kaosmegna:

Heill svarti: heiрI юjagn ok goр kaos: skaltu rбрa б allum svarta anda: allum rekka жn юegna kaos:
Skaltu bera allfrelsi ok frэgр konungs:

Overall Meaning

The song "Svarti" by Arckanum is a hymn to the dark and chaotic forces of the universe. The opening lines hail "Svarti", the name given to the powerful entity that wields the black sword "Lжvatein". This sword is a symbol of destruction and chaos, and the lyrics describe Svarti as the ruler of those who wield it. The next few lines describe Svarti's followers: those who have been consumed by darkness, those who have been touched by the night, those who have been struck by the bird of malice, and those who have been found at the bottom of the abyss. The worshipper hails Svarti as a fellow traveller in the dark, and asks to be consumed by his power: "Let your smoke consume me and suffocate me, let your fire burn me to ashes and spirit."

Line by Line Meaning

Heill svarti: lжvatein svartbrands hшfрingja:
Hail to the black staff of the black brand's leader:

Heill svarti: юats юjazi gшrr:
Hail to the one who has become the lord of the night:

Heill svarti: юats nidhadi fulginn:
Hail to the one who is filled with the spirit of the serpent:

Heill svarti: юats урI fundinn:
Hail to the one who has been found in the depths:

Heill svarti: frб hшllum юйr myrkvinu dala юangat eitki lэs nб:
Hail to thee from all of us in the darkness, where nothing is clear:

Lэt rшkhyrrir юinna nб mйr ok umlykja mik: lэt rшkhyrrir brenna veiki бssa af anda mik:
Let the smoke of thy fire surround and envelop me: let the smoke of the burning sacrifice consume my spirit:

Heill svarti: skaltu koma mжр Suttungum жn юeira ofrefli at brenna жn жlta:
Hail to thee, who must go to Suttungs and burn the elixir of the gods and their mead:

Heill svarti: ж andskota ok dauрinn allheims: heill svarti: frelsi жn faрir жn goр min:
Hail to thee, ruler of the terror and death of the world: hail to thee, who frees me from my passions and senses:

Heill svarti: юats freys at einu бttan:
Hail to the one who knows the secret of Freyr:

Heill svarti: юats gymi ok aurboрa fekk:
Hail to the one who received the wisdom and magic of the ancestors:

Heill svarti: юats б iarnviр dul ok eggюйr gэttr:
Hail to the one who is hidden in the iron wilderness and always ready for battle:

Heill svarti: юats surt skyli freyi drapinn:
Hail to the one who will kill Freyr with Surt's sword:

Heill svarti: skaltu leiрa kaosmegin б allheiminum:
Hail to thee, who shall unleash chaos in all the worlds:

Eyрandi eimarr юin skal bregрa sem mурr eldfjшlla ept rшnd kaosmegna:
The rising ocean shall break as the fire mountain against the shores of the chaos forces:

Heill svarti: heiрI юjagn ok goр kaos: skaltu rбрa б allum svarta anda: allum rekka жn юegna kaos:
Hail to thee, who rules chaos and the forces of magic: thou shalt call upon all the black spirits, all the powers of chaos:

Skaltu bera allfrelsi ok frэgр konungs:
Thou shalt carry freedom and the knowledge of the king:

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