Dornenreich is a black metal band from Tyrol, Austria. The name means realm… Read Full Bio ↴Dornenreich is a black metal band from Tyrol, Austria. The name means realm of thorns (noun) or full of thorns (adjective) in German.
Founded in 1996, the band has progressed in style from black metal on their first album, Nicht um zu sterben, to what the band describes as “a vision beyond (black) metal, neofolk and ambient” on their latest works. The music on their second album, Bitter ist's dem Tod zu dienen, released in 1997, can be described as symphonic black metal with some folk and some gothic influences. With their most modern-sounding 2001 album Her von welken Nächten they reached a point where deep sentiment and contemplation of life and death induces a very own style of music that was critically acclaimed by all metal magazines. After that album, drummer Moritz Neuner (also in Leaves' Eyes, Darkwell, Atrocity) left the band due to some differences with the two remaining members. Shortly after, an upcoming album with the name Hexenwind was announced, with which the band would return to a more pure black metal style. However, during the track-writing period the band’s progression took a new direction towards a more calm and mature approach, and Hexenwind was not released until 2005.
In 2006, Valñes left Dornenreich to start a new project called Eyas and Evíga found a new Dornenreich member in 2006 as Inve, who had already contributed as a violinist on Her von welken Nächten. By the end of the same year, the fifth album Durch den Traum was released, and the band used a session drummer after Moritz left. Their last release, In Luft geritzt (Carved in air), released in 2008, shows a complete departure from previous styles, where Dornenreich has chosen to play completly unplugged, with only acoustic guitars and violin as instruments and bells as percussion.
Notably absent from their poetry and interviews are allusions to controversial spiritual and ideological issues common with many other bands of similar musical genres.

Current line-up:
Evíga (Jochen Stock) - vocals, guitar, bass
Inve (Thomas Riesner) - violin

Former members:
Valñes / Dunkelkind (Thomas Stock) - keyboards, vocals
Dragomir / Gilván (Moritz Neuner) - drums

Discography:
Mein FlügelSchlag (demotape), 1997
Nicht um zu sterben, 1997
Bitter ist's dem Tod zu dienen, 1999
Her von welken Nächten, 2001
Hexenwind, 2005
Durch den Traum, 2006
In Luft geritzt, 2008

Flammenmensch
Dornenreich Lyrics

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Funken aus allem einen dich zur Flamme
Und nur so scheinst du Feuer

Du bleibst grell – Wirst nie Nacht
Flammenmensch – Kennst nicht Acht

Du willst das Scheit – und koste es der Welten Preis

Nach mehr du züngelst – doch dieses Mehr wird
dich nicht löschen

Du loderst hoch und leugnest Asche

Du bleibst grell – Du spielst Macht
Flammenmensch – Kennst nicht Acht

Du forderst Scheit – und koste es der Welten Preis

Wärme ist des Feuers Frucht,
Dein menschlich’ Züngeln oft nur Flucht
Denn du ehrst nicht, was Flamme nährt,
Und brennst dich blind am eig’nen Herd

Fühlst du nicht, was dir gewährt?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Dornenreich's song "Flammenmensch" speak about a person who is consumed by their own inner fire. They are the "Flammenmensch" or flame human, who knows no fear and remains bright forever. This person is in search of more fuel to feed their flame, even if it costs them everything in the world. The person continues to burn bright and deny the ashes of the past. The fire of their passion can be mistaken for power, but it is not true power. The person is consumed by their own flame and cannot see beyond their own needs.

The flame human is driven by their passion and desire for more, but they often forget the warmth that comes from the fire. They do not honor what feeds the flames and instead burn themselves out blindly. The lyrics ask the flame human if they can feel what is bestowed upon them. The song serves as a warning against being consumed by one's own desires and forgetting what is truly important.

Line by Line Meaning

Funken aus allem einen dich zur Flamme
From everything, spark yourself into a flame

Und nur so scheinst du Feuer
And only then do you appear as fire

Du bleibst grell – Wirst nie Nacht
You remain bright - you will never be night

Flammenmensch – Kennst nicht Acht
Flame-human - knows no caution

Du willst das Scheit – und koste es der Welten Preis
You want the log - and let the price be the world’s

Nach mehr du züngelst – doch dieses Mehr wird dich nicht löschen
You crave more - but this more will not extinguish you

Du loderst hoch und leugnest Asche
You blaze high and deny ashes

Du bleibst grell – Du spielst Macht
You remain bright - you play power

Flammenmensch – Kennst nicht Acht
Flame-human - knows no caution

Du forderst Scheit – und koste es der Welten Preis
You demand the log - and let the price be the world’s

Wärme ist des Feuers Frucht, Dein menschlich’ Züngeln oft nur Flucht
Heat is fire’s fruit, your human tongues often just escape

Denn du ehrst nicht, was Flamme nährt, Und brennst dich blind am eig’nen Herd
Because you do not honor what nourishes the flame, and burn yourself blindly at your own hearth

Fühlst du nicht, was dir gewährt?
Don't you feel what is granted to you?

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