Blutengel was formed in 1998 after Chris Pohl had decided to give up the preceding project, Seelenkrank (which had released two albums), due to contractual problems. Just as its predecessor, Blutengel uses melodious electronic tunes in combination with both male and female voices. The lyrics are primarily in German or English and mixed between male and female vocals paired with electronic sounds and with songs often focusing on all aspects of love, from the tragedy of hopeless romance of vampires (all the way to the more animal aspects of desire) and aspects of death and the afterlife.
The first album Child of Glass was released in early 1999 with Kati Roloff and Nina Bendigkeit as the original female vocalists.
In 2001, the second album Seelenschmerz was released. Nina left to concentrate on photography and eventually form the band Formalin. Gini Martin joined the band as the second female voice alongside Kati. The first Blutengel gig ever took place at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen on June 1, 2001, in Leipzig, in front of 10,000 fans. At the end of 2001, the single Black Roses was released with Constance Rudert as a session singer. The band performed at the Dark Storm Festival where Constance appeared on stage with Kati and Gini. This was the last time the band would play with its original line-up. Kati and Gini left the band days later for personal reasons and founded their own project together, Tristesse de la Lune. Constance, who had originally only been recruited for the single "Black Roses", became a full time member of Blutengel. Eva Pölzing joined soon after as a second vocalist.
Angel Dust was released in 2002, placing 58th on the German Charts.The Angel Dust promotional photo-shoot and booklet was made by Nina Bendigkeit.
In 2004 their fourth album, Demon Kiss, was released, featuring the single "Forever". A DVD release Live Lines and the album-length EP The Oxidising Angel appeared in 2005, the latter of which contained new material as well as a cover of "Cry Little Sister" from The Lost Boys soundtrack. In early October Eva Pölzing decided to leave the band due to other projects. Eva was replaced by Ulrike Goldmann (ex-Say-Y).
For the following two years, the band released a couple of singles with a slightly more "pop-driven" sound until their fifth album, Labyrinth was released in September 2007. It reached 36th in the German charts, and featured the single "Lucifer", and the live favourite "Engelsblut".
In 2009 Blutengel released the album Schwarzes Eis, which featured the single "Dancing in the Light" and accompanying music video to promote the album. An extended edition of this album contained three full CDs, each with its own subtitle (Schwarzes Eis, the instrumental Behind the Mirror and Redemption). The EP Soultaker was released later that year.
In 2010, they performed at the Amphi Festival featuring Anja Milow, Maria Rehfeld and Jenny Haufe who had been hired in 2009 as a dancers for the Schwarzes Eis Tour. Days later, it was announced on the official website that Constance had been replaced by two new singers, Anja Milow and Steffi Weingarten. Both featured on the seventh album Tränenherz, released in 2011 and placed in the German charts at number 12. Two singles "Über den Horizont" & "Reich Mir Die Hand" were released to promote the album, with accompanying music videos the latter featuring Pohl's new girlfriend Viki Scarlet as the "Bloody Girl" in Reich Mir Die Hand who would later become a permanent dancer.
The EP Nachtbringer followed that same year. a music video was released for the title track featuring the complete lineup excluding Jenny for this video. Steffi was fired from the band before they began touring and on her official Facebook page, she wrote a statement claiming that she was not allowed to tour due to legal issues with Constance. Jenny left in 2012, followed by Anja to focus on her job as a model for the clothing label AMF Korsets, continue college studies and work as an independent designer with her label Madone Noire.
Monument and Black Symphonies (2012–2014) Edit
From May 12 to May 20, 2012 Blutengel toured North America for the first time. Playing in Mexico City, New York, San Antonio, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and in Montreal for the Kinetik Festival. After the tour Maria Rehfeld left the band.[citation needed]
The first single from the album Monument, "Save Our Souls", was released in November 2012 while the second single, "You Walk Away", was released in January 2013. The album Monument was released in February 2013 and placed #4 & #96 on the German and Switzerland music charts respectively. "Kinder dieser Stadt" was released on July 19, 2013, as the third single from Monument.
Blutengel released an orchestral compilation album, Black Symphonies (An Orchestral Journey), on February 28, 2014. A single and music video for "Krieger" were released to promote the album.
Omen & Nemesis: The Best of & Reworked (2014–2016)
The first single "Asche Zu Asche", from their upcoming album was released on November 14, 2014. The second single, "Sing", was released on January 23, 2015.
Omen was released on February 12, 2015.
The band then embarked on the first leg of the Omen tour in April and spanning through to August. Festival appearances include Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Mera Luna Festival, and Summer Breeze Open Air.
A new EP, In Alle Ewigkeit, was announced via the band's website in early August as well as the tour dates for the second leg of the Omen tour, which began in November and ended in early December. The new EP was released 23 October 2015, and featured a reworking of 'Weg Zu Mir' originally from 'Child of Glass' which served as a preview for the upcoming 'Best of' album.
Chris Pohl recorded guest vocals on Italian industrial group Helalyn Flowers' "Beware of Light" single which was released by Belgian label Alfa Matrix Records in October 2015.
On 26 February 2016, their 'best of' album Nemesis: The Best of & Reworked was released with re-recorded versions of BlutEngel classics. To support this release, they will be playing 'Nemesis - Open Air Festival' in July.
Due to legal issues, Omen was re-released under the title Save Us.
Leitbild & Un:Gott (2016–present) Edit
In early 2016, BlutEngel entered the studio to record a new album, set for a release in February 2017.
"Complete", the first single from the upcoming 10th album, Leitbild, was released on December 2, 2016. it featured two B-sides and a remix by British darkwave act Massive Ego. The second single "Lebe Deinen Traum" was released as a digital single on February 3, 2017.
Leitbild was released on 17 February. The album would be the band's third straight album to chart in the top 5 of the Media Control Charts at number 4. The album would also chart Swiss Music Charts at #49. BlutEngel went on Tour starting in April and ended in May to promote Leitbild, with Massive Ego as their support. On 12 May, they performed an acoustic set which was recorded for release on DVD as, A Special Night Out: Live & Acoustic in Berlin.
After the Leitbild tour ended, Chris teased that he began work on a new Mini Album or EP to be released towards the end of the year. The new Mini Album was later confirmed and entitled Black. The 2nd leg of the Leitbild tour was also announced for October through December, 2017. Live im Wasserschloss Klaffenbach will be released April 2018, with footage from their 'Nemesis - Open Air Festival' from July 2016.
In May, 2018 BlutEngel were back in the studio working on their next album, Un:Gott, which was released 15th February 2019 and was promoted with a tour, that began in February. The tour was once again supported by Massive Ego.
A new Mini Album "Damokles" was released on November 1st, 2019.
During the COVID-19 pandemic three singles were released. The first Wir Sind Unsterblich on 27th March. The second, Obscured, a collaboration with Hocico on 3rd April. The third, Nothing But A Void, a collaboration with Massive Ego was released Friday 13th of November.
Line-up
Current members
Chris Pohl – vocals, lyrics, programming (1998–present)
Ulrike Goldmann – vocals and lyrics (2005–present)
Current dancers
Viki Scarlet – Main Visual Concept (2011–present)
Former members
1998–2000: Nina Bendigkeit (now in Formalin;also female voices on Seelenkrank and Terminal Choice albums) – Vocals and lyrics
1998–2002: Kati Roloff (was in Tristesse de la Lune with Gini but left in late 2006) – Vocals
2000–2002: Gini Martin (now in Tristesse de la Lune) – Vocals and Lyrics
2002–2005: Eva Pölzing – Vocals
2002–2010: Constance Rudert (now in Cinderella Effect)– session singer then Vocals and Visual Concept
2010–2011: Steffi Weingarten – Vocals
2009–2012: Anja Milow – Vocals and Visual Concept
Former dancers
2001–2009: Sonja Semmler (now in Masters of Comedy – Live performance, visual concept (their first official dancer/performance artist to be part of the band)
2009-2012: Jenny Haufe- Visual Concept
2009-2012: Maria Rehfeld- Visual Concept
Albums Edit
1999: Child of Glass
2001: Seelenschmerz
2002: Angel Dust
2004: Demon Kiss
2007: Labyrinth
2009: Schwarzes Eis
2011: Tränenherz
2013: Monument
2015: Omen/Save Us
2017: Leitbild
2019: Un:Gött
Keine Ewigkeit
Blutengel Lyrics
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Kamst du aus der Dunkelheit.
Du berьhrtest mich ganz zart,
Nahmst all den Schmerz von mir.
Du gabst meinem Leben Sinn,
Gefьhle, die ich nie gekannt.
Wir beide flogen durch die Nacht,
Voll von dunkler Leidenschaft.
Ich suchґdich in der Dunkelheit,
Bitte nimm den Schmerz von mir.
Es gibt keine Ewigkeit,
Doch mein Herz zieht mich zu dir.
Du wolltest nie ein Engel sein.
Ich habґ die Trдnen nicht gesehґn.
Warum lдsst du mich allein?
Warum kann ich nicht mit dir gehґn?
Doch wir haben nicht gesehґn,
Dass die Wirklichkeit uns jagt.
Wir wollten fliehen, wollten weg,
Doch wir waren viel zu schwach.
Ich jage einsam durch die Nacht,
Kann nicht glauben, dass du gingst.
Der Schmerz umklammert fest mein Herz,
Kann nicht atmen ohne dich.
Was soll ich tun, wo woll ich hin?
Es gibt nichts, was mich noch hдlt.
Bevor der Schmerz mich fast zerfrisst
Verlassґ ich diese Welt.
The lyrics to Blutengel's song "Keine Ewigkeit" describe a deep and passionate love that is ultimately doomed because the two lovers are unable to escape the harsh reality of life. The song opens with the singer's soul almost breaking apart until the love interest arrives from the darkness to touch him softly, easing his pain. The singer expresses that the love interest has given his life meaning and has introduced him to emotions he never knew existed. The two fly through the night, consumed by their dark passion.
The second verse portrays the singer's struggle to let go of his love interest, whom he longs for even in the darkness. He acknowledges that there is no eternity and no guarantee that their love will last forever, but his heart still pulls him towards his love interest. The chorus seems to indicate a sense of confusion and heartbreak as the singer tries to understand why his love interest left him behind in loneliness.
The final verse reveals that the singers were unable to escape reality, and their attempts to flee were too weak. The singer is left alone in the night, unable to comprehend his lover's departure. The pain he feels is so intense that he cannot breathe without his lover, and he is left with a sense of hopelessness and despair. In the end, he decides to end his life before the pain consumes him completely.
Overall, the lyrics to "Keine Ewigkeit" depict an emphatically passionate, emotionally charged love story that becomes heartbreaking when the lovers' efforts to escape reality fail. The singer's feelings of loss and despair are palpable, and the song raises poignant questions about the nature of love, mortality, and the human condition.
Line by Line Meaning
Als meine Seele fast zerbrach,
When I was on the verge of breaking down,
Kamst du aus der Dunkelheit.
You appeared from the darkness.
Du berьhrtest mich ganz zart,
You touched me so delicately,
Nahmst all den Schmerz von mir.
Taking away all of my pain.
Du gabst meinem Leben Sinn,
You gave my life a purpose,
Gefьhle, die ich nie gekannt.
Feelings I had never known before.
Wir beide flogen durch die Nacht,
Together, we flew through the night,
Voll von dunkler Leidenschaft.
Full of dark passion.
Ich suchґdich in der Dunkelheit,
I search for you in the darkness,
Bitte nimm den Schmerz von mir.
Please take away my pain.
Es gibt keine Ewigkeit,
There is no eternity,
Doch mein Herz zieht mich zu dir.
But my heart pulls me towards you.
Du wolltest nie ein Engel sein.
You never wanted to be an angel.
Ich habґ die Trдnen nicht gesehґn.
I did not see your tears.
Warum lдsst du mich allein?
Why did you leave me alone?
Warum kann ich nicht mit dir gehґn?
Why can't I go with you?
Doch wir haben nicht gesehґn,
But we did not see
Dass die Wirklichkeit uns jagt.
That reality is chasing us.
Wir wollten fliehen, wollten weg,
We wanted to escape, to get away
Doch wir waren viel zu schwach.
But we were much too weak.
Ich jage einsam durch die Nacht,
I hunt alone through the night,
Kann nicht glauben, dass du gingst.
I cannot believe that you left.
Der Schmerz umklammert fest mein Herz,
The pain tightly grips my heart,
Kann nicht atmen ohne dich.
I cannot breathe without you.
Was soll ich tun, wo woll ich hin?
What should I do, where should I go?
Es gibt nichts, was mich noch hдlt.
There is nothing left to hold me.
Bevor der Schmerz mich fast zerfrisst
Before the pain almost consumes me
Verlassґ ich diese Welt.
I will leave this world.
Contributed by Peyton C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Dominic Homan
Ich such dich in der Dunkelheit
Bitte nimm den Schmerz von mir
Es gibt keine Ewigkeit
Doch mein Herz zieht mich zu dir
Du wolltest nie ein Engel sein
Ich hab die Tränen nicht gesehen
Warum lässt Du mich allein?
Warum kann ich nicht mit Dir geh'n?
Als meine Seele fast zerbrach
Kamst Du aus der Dunkelheit
Du berührtest mich ganz zart
Nahmst all den Schmerz von mir
Du gabst meinem Leben Sinn
Gefühle die ich nie gekannt
Wir beide flogen durch die Nacht
Voll von dunkler Leidenschaft
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Doch wir haben nicht gesehen
Das die Wirklichkeit uns jagt
Wir wollten fliehen, wollten weg
Doch wir waren viel zu schwach
Chorus:
Ich such dich in der Dunkelheit
Bitte nimm den Schmerz von mir
Alle Es gibt keine Ewigkeit
Doch mein Herz zieht mich zu dir
Du wolltest nie ein Engel sein
Ich hab die Tränen nicht gesehen
Keine Warum lässt Du mich allein?
Warum kann ich nicht mit Dir geh'n?
Ich jage einsam durch die Nacht
Kann nicht glauben, dass Du gingst
Der Schmerz umklammert fest mein Herz
Kann nicht atmen ohne Dich
Was soll ich tun, wo soll ich hin
Es gibt nichts was mich noch hält Bevor der Schmerz mich ganz zerfrist
Verlass ich diese Welt
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Dominic Homan
Ich such dich in der Dunkelheit
Bitte nimm den Schmerz von mir
Es gibt keine Ewigkeit
Doch mein Herz zieht mich zu dir
Du wolltest nie ein Engel sein
Ich hab die Tränen nicht gesehen
Warum lässt Du mich allein?
Warum kann ich nicht mit Dir geh'n?
Als meine Seele fast zerbrach
Kamst Du aus der Dunkelheit
Du berührtest mich ganz zart
Nahmst all den Schmerz von mir
Du gabst meinem Leben Sinn
Gefühle die ich nie gekannt
Wir beide flogen durch die Nacht
Voll von dunkler Leidenschaft
Lyrics continue below
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Doch wir haben nicht gesehen
Das die Wirklichkeit uns jagt
Wir wollten fliehen, wollten weg
Doch wir waren viel zu schwach
Chorus:
Ich such dich in der Dunkelheit
Bitte nimm den Schmerz von mir
Alle Es gibt keine Ewigkeit
Doch mein Herz zieht mich zu dir
Du wolltest nie ein Engel sein
Ich hab die Tränen nicht gesehen
Keine Warum lässt Du mich allein?
Warum kann ich nicht mit Dir geh'n?
Ich jage einsam durch die Nacht
Kann nicht glauben, dass Du gingst
Der Schmerz umklammert fest mein Herz
Kann nicht atmen ohne Dich
Was soll ich tun, wo soll ich hin
Es gibt nichts was mich noch hält Bevor der Schmerz mich ganz zerfrist
Verlass ich diese Welt
Read more: Blutengel - Keine Ewigkeit Lyrics | MetroLyrics
KRONIS HAMMA
I'm a huge fan of Rammstein, Dimmu Borgir & Nightwish. I found Blutengel purely by accident, looking for Rammstein track "Engel" on YouTube, some things are meant to be. I really like all Blutengels videos & music. Trouble is I like to collect ALL the music & vids. of my favourite artists, this is getting expensive, but worthwhile, thanks for sharing, greetings from Australia!
Serge D
Almost the one and only song of Blutengel which I like so much! This amazing and wonderful composition is absolutely outstanding, a kind of Masterpiece!
Роман Злобин
Dieses Lied ist wunderschön. Dank der Darsteller haben sie es geschafft, tiefe Emotionen hervorzurufen, selbst in solch einer gefühllosen Kreatur wie mir😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏
Dillon Snyder
Amazing isn't it? Many here don't speak Deutch, and yet they love this band as much as I do. But that's just it, isn't it? Truly, this proves that music is one of the universal languages.
Gordon Daase
Hammer ich habe vor acht Jahren Gothic gehört war richtig angetan ... Angefangen habe ich mit UH ( Unheilig ) ... Dann kam der Rückfall und dann war Hipp Hopp wieder aktuell würg ... Durch meine Ex bin ich dann wieder zum Ghotic zurück gekehrt ... Und Blut Engel ist einfach nice ❤
swissbliss24
That introduction is fantastic! Very immediate!
Marie Sterny
2020 is es nun und ich höre es immer noch gern
Raiden Hai
2021 und ich höre es immer wieder, weil es mich an meine Ex erinnert. Seit Jahren getrennt und seit Jahren keine mehr so gesehen wie ich sie immer gesehen habe...vor allem bei "No Eternity" spür ich schon beim ersten Ton einen Stich im Herz, das war von Anfang an unser Lied und es war wohl schon von Anfang an bestimmt, dass es keine Ewigkeit wird.
Sonja Kirchmair
Ich liebe Blutengel alle Lieder hier!
Bin Gothic aus dunkler Seele ❤