Emil Bulls is a German alternative metal band that was formed in 1995 in Mu… Read Full Bio ↴Emil Bulls is a German alternative metal band that was formed in 1995 in Munich, Bavaria. The group consists of two guitarists, a bass guitar player, a drummer and a vocalist/guitarist.

In 1995, Christoph "Christ" von Freydorf (vocals) and Stefan "Fini" Finauer (drums), pupils of a convent school, founded the band together with Christoph's church choir friend Jamie "Citnoh" Richardson (bass guitar). They were joined by Stephan Karl "Moik" and Franz Wickenhäuser (both guitar). The band was founded in Hohenschäftlarn near Munich. The name Emil Bulls is derived from a children's movie.

In 1996, they recorded their first CD Red Dick’s Potatoe Garden themselves. The CD is in great demand today because of its small circulation. In 1997, they attended the Emergenza festival and finished third in the European competition. For this competition they hired DJ Paul Rzyttka (known as DJ Zamzoe) who afterwards became a permanent member of the band.

After a long tour, their album Monogamy was released by the indie record label Oh My Sweet Records. The record could only be purchased through the internet or during live shows. Monogamy was noticed by Island Records, which offered the band a recording deal. Some of the songs on Monogamy and a few new songs were recorded. The result was Angel Delivery Service, released in 2001. The album was already out of stock a few months later. A new edition was released including a cover version of A-Ha's "Take on Me". The songs "Smells Like Rock'n'Roll", "Leaving You with This" and "Take on Me" were released as singles.

In May 2002, Porcelain was released through Motor Music. "The Coolness of Being Wretched" and "This Day" were released as singles. Between June 2001 and August 2002, the band played 129 live shows including Rock am Ring. In August 2003, drummer Stefan Finauer left the band to go to university. He was replaced by Fabian Fab Füß. In 2003, the band played some shows in Canada and the United States.

On June 20, 2005, The Southern Comfort was released on Pirate Records. It was the last record with DJ Zamzoe.

In February 2007, the live and acoustic album The Life Acoustic was released. The album, which was recorded in Pullach in 2006, was followed by an acoustic tour.

The following album The Black Path was released on April 4, 2008, on Drakkar records. It is the hardest record of the band so far and was recorded in Hannover by Benny Richer (Caliban, Krypteria). The single "The Most Evil Spell" was offered as a free download.

In 2009, Chrissy Schneider left the band and was replaced by Andy Bock, who was the guitar player of From Constant Visions. On September 25, 2009, Phoenix was released. "Here Comes The Fire" was offered as a free download on their website. In September 2009, a music video of "When God Was Sleeping" was released.

The band's latest studio offering, Oceanic, was to be released on September 30, 2011.

The Architects Of My Apocalypse
Emil Bulls Lyrics

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Darkness embrace me
Cast away the works of light
Wrap me up from sole to crown
Swallow me on the whole
I feel so safe in your womb
I devote myself to you
I want you to
Lock me up in your cage

Domesticate the beast in me

Hanging around in the darkest dungeons unbound
I live off
Live off the blood
Of the architects of my apokalypse
(For another round)

Blackness caress me
Let me drown in your depths
Glamorize my blind side
Leave your mark on my pride
The smell of fornication
Bad conscience and guilt
I want you to
Lock me up in your cage
Domesticate the beast in me

Hanging around in the darkest dungeons unbound
I live off
Live off the blood
Of the architects of my apokalypse

Lock me up in your cage
Domesticate the beast in me
Lock me up in your cage
Domesticate the beast in me

Hanging around in the darkest dungeons unbound
I live off
Live off the blood
Of the architects of my apokalypse
For another round

Hanging around in the darkest dungeons unbound
I live off

Live off the blood
Of the architects of my apokalypse

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Emil Bulls’s “The Architects of My Apocalypse” convey a desire to embrace darkness and be consumed by it. The singer is asking for the darkness to envelop them and to be protected from the light. They feel safe in the darkness’s womb and want to be locked up and made to feel tame. There’s a sense of submitting oneself to their own inner demon, to let it out, and be dominated by it.

The reference to architects of the apocalypse indicates that there are individuals who have contributed to the end of the world or the singer’s own personal Armageddon. Whether these architects refer to physical people or the inner demons that live within all of us is up for interpretation. Regardless, the singer is feeding off their blood and is living off their misery.

The song is open to interpretation and it could be seen as a darker musical version of the saying “the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t.” The singer is happy to be locked up in darkness because they’d rather be consumed by their own darkness than face the unknown. Perhaps it’s a commentary on depression, addiction, or mental illness. Or maybe it’s just a song about enjoying the darker things in life.

Line by Line Meaning

Darkness embrace me
Asking darkness to surround me

Cast away the works of light
Rejecting the positive things in life

Wrap me up from sole to crown
Wanting to be completely enclosed by darkness

Swallow me on the whole
Wanting to be consumed by darkness

I feel so safe in your womb
Feeling protected in the darkness

I devote myself to you
Giving in to the darkness

I want you to
Craving for the darkness to take control

Lock me up in your cage
Wanting to be trapped in the darkness

Domesticate the beast in me
Controlling the inner darkness inside

Hanging around in the darkest dungeons unbound
Being free in the darkness, without restrictions

I live off
Surviving on