Darken sees himself as a Heathen and Christianity as the worst enemy of white Europeans. He exalts the latterβs return to their ancestors' heritage, and has spoken out against βrace mixingβ.[2] On the Graveland EP Raise Your Sword!, he declares Heathendom to be the religion of white Europeans.
Darken has been accused of being a neo-Nazi. However, he has made statements to contradict this accusation, even speaking out against the Third Reich and their ideology: "I do not see any point in referring to NS because I do not see any point in referring to any ideologies that lost. It is against logic and eternal law of evolution"[3] and "If you are White proud of being White and proud of your forefathers faith, if you politically incorrect, if you dare to criticize the politicians and it you point at the existence of a strong powerful Jewish lobby supporting Israel β you are called nazi and anti-Semite. And the special institution start to persecute you. I am called βNaziβ but no one has any proof of my nazi background. They just repeat once heard someone else words having no proof of it."[4] And "In Poland many people refer to Slavonic heritage as many refer to German. And I think that those who refer to Slavonic culture are the majority but they do not make big show of it. For me there is no difference between pagan beliefs of Vikings and Slavs. The names are different but the core is the same. Different stories but the same Gods with the same attributes. The ideologist of the Third Reich were responsible for the division between German Aryan world and Slavonic world. They distorted the historical facts in order to separate from Eastern world. Communist did the same but they of course favouritized [sic] Slavs."[5] Yet, in a 2006 interview with Decibel, he stated that "Graveland is regarded as a NSBM band because of my political convictions, [which] most people would call extreme right-wing National Socialist convictions," and "people I played with were Satanists and they were not interested in paganism. Due to these differences, we finally started to walk separate ways and Graveland became [a] one-man band again. I understood that I could not support Satanism [because it] was a part of Judeo-Christian religion. In the Third Reich, Satanists would end [up] in gas chambers."[6] In the same interview, he stated "I do not see any point in referring to [National Socialism] because I do not see any point in referring to any ideologies that lost. It is against logic and the eternal law of evolution. I think that white men should search for new ideas that would be well adapted for the current reality and the problems of [the] contemporary world."[6]
The Night of Fullmoon
Graveland Lyrics
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witches calling for their Lord
incantation of the Darkside
from the book of secret world
Scream breaks off nocturnal silence
they begins the rite of Darkness
the heart of wood
altar of goat
infernal gloom
nocturnal rite
knife in the hand
worship Darkside
bless Left Hand Path
Pagans hidden in the forest
in unholy common grave
christians killed the last worshiper
but the Dark Cult is still living
I'm the son of a pagan nation
I got a part of secret knowledge
oh Lord I kneel before Thee
Darkness and Evil showed me thy name
I'm still waiting for thy return
The ancient cult will be again
here the god of war and pain.
Black the ultimate colour, darkness the only aim
evil the proper impulse, death the only mercy
Nothing was forgotten and nothing will be ever forgotten
all those who raised their swords against odious christianity
will live forever in dark legend
The lyrics to Graveland's song "The Night of Fullmoon" paint a vivid image of pagans gathering to perform their Darkside ritual under the moonlight. The first verse sets the scene with a pagan country as the backdrop, and witches calling upon their Lord with an incantation from a secret book. The second verse describes the intensity of the rite, as a scream breaks the silence of the night signaling the beginning of the rite of Darkness.
The third verse paints a more detailed picture of the gathering, describing the location as a hill in the fog with an altar of goat within the heart of the wood. The nocturnal rite involves a knife in hand and the worship of the Darkside, blessing their Left Hand Path. The final verse reveals the history of the pagan nation, where the last worshiper was killed by Christians, but the Dark Cult still lives on. The singer proudly proclaims their connection to this ancient cult and awaits the return of their god with hopes to reignite the worship and legendary battles against Christianity.
Overall, the song paints a story of rebellion against the oppression of Christianity and the worship of a god of war and pain through an unholy rite.
Line by Line Meaning
Pagan country in the moonlight
The country is illuminated only by the moonlight and it is inhabited by pagans.
witches calling for their Lord
The witches are calling out to their Lord.
incantation of the Darkside
The incantation is in regards to the Darkside.
from the book of secret world
The book the incantation is from pertains to a secret world.
Scream breaks off nocturnal silence
The scream breaks the silence of the night.
they begins the rite of Darkness
The group begins a ritual involving Darkness.
Hill in the fog
There is a hill in the fog.
the heart of wood
The heart of the forest is present.
altar of goat
There is an altar made of goat.
infernal gloom
The atmosphere is an infernal gloom.
nocturnal rite
The rite takes place at night.
knife in the hand
The members hold knives in their hands.
worship Darkside
The members worship the Darkside.
bless Left Hand Path
The Left Hand Path is blessed.
Pagans hidden in the forest
The pagans are hidden within the forest.
in unholy common grave
The pagans are buried in a grave that is considered unholy.
christians killed the last worshiper
The Christians killed the final worshiper.
but the Dark Cult is still living
Despite the death of the final worshiper, the Dark Cult still exists.
I'm the son of a pagan nation
The singer is the son of a pagan nation.
I got a part of secret knowledge
The artist has obtained some secret knowledge.
oh Lord I kneel before Thee
The artist is kneeling before the Lord.
Darkness and Evil showed me thy name
The artist has learned the name of the Lord through Darkness and Evil.
I'm still waiting for thy return
The singer is waiting for the Lord's return.
The ancient cult will be again
The ancient cult will return.
here the god of war and pain.
The god of war and pain is present here.
Black the ultimate colour, darkness the only aim
The ultimate color is black and the only goal is Darkness.
evil the proper impulse, death the only mercy
Evil is the only proper impulse and death is the only mercy.
Nothing was forgotten and nothing will be ever forgotten
Nothing was forgotten and nothing will ever be forgotten.
all those who raised their swords against odious christianity
All who raised their swords against detestable Christianity.
will live forever in dark legend
Those who fought against Christianity will live on as dark legends.
Contributed by Reagan M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Remco Mettrop
At 3:49 Capricornus is banging on the cymbals so hard I can imagine they must've nearly cracked. So ferocious! Also I've always wondered what kind of keyboard Darken uses, the organ sounds so killer!
Bubu Yogi
Rob Darken is a genious!!!!
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Sayujinse
lol no problem. yeah that's pretty cool. It seems like must a pretty personable guy. Once again, thanks for uploading this album! Was a great way to spend an evening! Hail Graveland!
KevenLC
this was the first song I've heard from graveland back in the mid 90s.... black metal at it's best..... newer bands nowadays sucks.
Real100 kt
kevenzz i live Bethlehem
Sayujinse
Seriously? That's insane! And where were you given this opportunity?
Extinctionist Records
good tone
Real100 kt
love the real hatred!
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