Bloodbound is 6 piece heavy metal band founded in 2004 by Fredrik Bergh and… Read Full Bio ↴Bloodbound is 6 piece heavy metal band founded in 2004 by Fredrik Bergh and Tomas Olsson. Primary influnces include classic heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden, and power metal bands such as Helloween and HammerFall.

Their debut album Nosferatu received attention from numerous magazines and websites, and has gained many positive reviews. Following this, Bloodbound played several shows in their home country, Sweden, and with well known metal bands such as Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity, Evergrey, and HammerFall.

In 2006, the follow up to their debut was released - "Book of the Dead" followed a simular direction as Nosferatu did, but featured a new member, Michael Bormann on vocals, originally the singer of Jaded Heart.

Urban Breed, the singer of Bloodbound, left briefly in 2006 to be replaced by Michael but Urban Breed recently replaced him once again. Now, the band is working on their third album, which is due to be released in September 2008.

Despite the band's apparent black metal image (the band members have worn make-up in the "corpse paint" style in the promotional photos on their albums and Web site, and during some live shows), Bloodbound's music does not fit into the black metal category. Instead, it is more similar in style to power metal bands such as Helloween and Iron Maiden, although the lyrics sometimes approach darker subjects.

In 2009 the band signed a worldwide deal with the label Blistering Records, for their third album release titled Tabula Rasa. The album was set for release on April 26, 2009.

Black Heart
Bloodbound Lyrics

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Hold your spirit high
Black heart to the grave
Now it's time to die
Black heart fade away

So dark and cold I feel destiny prevail
Into the shadow land my soul has set its sail
Black angels by my side whispering my name
Please follow us to hell before you go insane

You'll never be sad again goodbye my friend
Reach your hands up to the sky

Hold your spirit high
Black heart to the grave

Now it's time to die
Black heart fade away

Overall Meaning

The song "Black Heart" by Bloodbound portrays the feelings of a person who is deeply sorrowed and lost in memories of the past. The singer of the song is lamenting over a lost dream that could never come true. The singer talks about the presence of black angels that only he can hear, compelling him to follow them to hell to free himself from the torment of his unresolved pain.

In the chorus of the song, the singer bids farewell to his friend, and urges him to be free from sorrow and rise above it. The singer wants his friend to reach for the sky and hold his spirit high, even though his heart is black and fades away into the grave. The dark and cold feelings that the singer experiences are tied to his destiny and his sailing towards a land of shadows.

Overall, the song "Black Heart" reflects on the pain and suffering that individuals go through while trying to deal with the loss of a dream that could never materialize. The presence of black angels may also be a metaphor for the demons in one's mind that keep urging them to follow their dark desires and live in pain and misery.

Line by Line Meaning

Forever lost inside memories of the past
The singer is dwelling on past memories and can't move on.

Together you and I a dream that never last
The singer had a dream with someone they loved, but it never came true.

Black angels by my side whispering my name
The singer is being tempted by some dark force that seems to know them personally.

Please follow us to hell and take you from the pain
The dark force is offering an escape from the artist's pain but it involves going to hell.

You'll never be sad again goodbye my friend
The dark force is promising eternal happiness, bidding farewell to the artist as a mortal friend.

Reach your hands up to the sky
The singer is being told to surrender to the dark force and abandon hope for a better outcome.

Hold your spirit high
The singer is being encouraged to maintain their sense of self-worth even in the face of evil.

Black heart to the grave
The artist acknowledges their corrupted, evil nature that they are now resolved to carry with them to the end of their life.

Now it's time to die
The artist is resigned to a final, fateful end at the hands of the dark force.

Black heart fade away
The artist's corrupted nature will persist beyond their death and will gradually dissipate into the ether over time.

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Forever lost inside memories of the past
Together you and I a dream that never last
Black angels by my side whispering my name
Please follow us to hell and take you from the pain

You'll never be sad again goodbye my friend
Reach your hands up to the sky

Hold your spirit high
Black heart to the grave
Now it's time to die
Black heart fade away

So dark and cold I feel destiny prevail
Into the shadow land my soul has set its sail
Black angels by my side whispering my name
Please follow us to hell before you go insane

You'll never be sad again goodbye my friend
Reach your hands up to the sky

Hold your spirit high
Black heart to the grave
Now it's time to die
Black heart fade away