Their first release was on their own label Deathwish Office, which caused q… Read Full Bio ↴Their first release was on their own label Deathwish Office, which caused quite a stir in the years to come. It all started with 1989 "Sinister Dawn" 4-track vinyl EP. The next release was entitled "Flags of Revolution" which came on the market in 1990 as being a typical album for that era, containing serious political statements of the band. This year marks also the first line-up change. Peter Büchele (guitar) left the band and has been replaced by Stephen Noschilla. Nevertheless "Flags of Revolution" has been the album which entered several alternative charts and can be described as their breakthrough album. Love Like Blood returned with the 5-track Mini-Album "Ecstasy" in 1991. A midsize album in between many tours across Europe, which mainly has been dedicated for their fan base. This Mini-Album contains their first cover song of a neverending series.

April 1992 the single "Kiss & Tell" was the first release on Rebel Records / SPV and thus the start of a long-term and successful collaboration. 1992 saw a flood of releases, much to the delight of the fans. Further again the band changed their guitarist position. Mark Wheeler from now on has been in charge for about 2 years. In September came the album "An Irony of Fate", in October the re-releases of "Sinister Dawn/Ecstasy" and "Flags of Revolution" and finally in November the single "Demimondes" followed, which all together displayed an abundance of innovation.

On "Stormy Visions", the pre-release single for the album "Odyssee", released in October 1993, goes one step further in a very dancefloor-orientated direction, prooved by a truly techno-id mix of the title track. The album release in January 1994 again was followed with a crash of the line-up. Mark Wheeler has been dropped and replaced by the guitarist Colin Hughes. Some remixes and the incredible David Bowie cover "Heroes" been released shortly after the album on the Single "Flood of Love", more in the typical Love Like Blood realms.
A year later "Exposure" saw the daylight in October 1995 and broke the silence. Mixed at Parr Street Studios in Liverpool (UK) and produced by Pee Wee Coleman. One of the most influential German band now sounds really fresh, yet keeps the roots but showing itself more from the Metal side.

In January 1996 the band rushed into their most serious crisis ever. The band cancelled their 6 weeks Europe tour and felt into deep depressions. Many rumours spread around about a band split, their retirement.
No official statements, no news for about 1 1/2 years until the Demo Single "Taste of Damocles" been released as an offical announcement. The band from now on consists just by the brotherhood and founding members Yorck and Gunnar Eysel. Former guitarist Colin Hughes as well as dummer Joxx Schmid retired. But the main heads of the band continue what they have started about ten years ago.
So it's no wonder that in February 1998 in time of their 10 years anniversary with a big bang the advance Mini-Album "The Love Like Blood E.P." was released. A new chapter is opened, a fresh, highly motivated band returns and again is setting new standards.
Their anniversary E.P. as well as the follow-up album "Snakekiller" have been recorded with numerous highly reputated musicians as there are AC (drums, Lacrimosa), Esa Holopainen (guitars, Amorphis), Ed Warby (drums, Gorefest), Frank Schwer (guitars, Silke Bischoff), Frank Weyzig (Born For Bliss), Susan D'Ivallo (vocals, Moonchild) and finally Peter Tägtgren (producer, Dimmu Borgir, Hypocrisy, Edge Of Sanity)

Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun
Love Like Blood Lyrics

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Those landscapes you see
Are not made of life at all
They are mades of death
They're like a cancer that's covering the earth
And everything you see is just
Grey walls and wasteland around
I lost my voice I lost my thoughts
And pain is tearing me apart

Heart on ice, this heart's on ice
Is weak and frail, so weak and frail.
Red light blue light flashing fear
There's too much stone around here
Another door slammed on my face
And you don't bother to here
It is dark no noise arond me
When I was in that state
Red blood eyes flame in the sky
And walls are breathing by hate
Nothing new in the dying sun
And on the western front
A perfect reflection a senseless action
Suburban homes you know
I lost my head I lost my faith
And pain is tearing me apart

And everything I see is just
Grey walls and wasteland around

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Love Like Blood's song "Within The Realm of a Dying Sun" are a portrayal of the bleakness and futility of existence. The landscapes surrounding the singer are soulless and dead, consumed by a cancerous force that destroys all life. The environment is devoid of color and meaning, with only grey walls and wasteland around. The singer has lost their voice and thoughts, consumed by the pain and weakness of their heart, which is frozen like ice. As they navigate through this desolate reality, they are engulfed in fear and anxiety, bombarded by flashing lights and surrounded by stone walls that limit their movement. Even when they try to reach out to others for help, they are met with closed doors and indifference. In this state, the singer is left alone in the dark with nothing but their thoughts and a sense of impending doom.

The second half of the song continues to explore the same themes, but with a focus on the consequences of human actions. The dying sun serves as a metaphor for the end of life, and the western front is a reference to the World War I battlefront. The senseless violence and destruction of war are equated with the emptiness of suburban life, where people are caught up in a cycle of conformity and shallow pursuits. The singer has lost their mind and faith, consumed by the pain that tears them apart. Everything they see is just a reflection of the ugliness and hate that permeates their surroundings, with no hope for a better future.

Line by Line Meaning

Those landscapes you see
The world you see around you

Are not made of life at all
Is not a place of living organisms

They are mades of death
It is a place of lifelessness and dying

They're like a cancer that's covering the earth
The desolation is growing and spreading like a cancer.

And everything you see is just
All you see in this world is

Grey walls and wasteland around
Ruins and an empty lifeless world.

I lost my voice I lost my thoughts
Feeling lost, mute and inarticulate

And pain is tearing me apart
Experiencing agony and being torn from within

Heart on ice, this heart's on ice
My heart feels frozen, lifeless and unmoved.

Is weak and frail, so weak and frail.
It's life force is dwindling and it feels vulnerable.

Red light blue light flashing fear
Feeling paranoid, sensing danger