War is an art. Namely, this Danish Panzer Division is known for their morb… Read Full Bio ↴War is an art. Namely, this Danish Panzer Division is known for their morbid fascination with huge tanks. In 1993, when Michael Enevoldsen left the death metal band Illdisposed, the group was born. Uncannily, an onslaught of disagreeable circumstances were to come. In 1996, their first album, "Six Seconds Kill", was recorded and released by the label Serious Entertainment, with the debut effort very well received in the death metal scene. In 1998, a totally revamped Panzerchrist recorded their second album, "Outpost Fort Europa", also released on the Serious Entertainment-label. Only drummer/founding member Michael Enevoldsen and celebrated vocalist Lasse Hoile remained of the original line-up. In 2000, Panzerchrist released one of their heaviest albums bar none, "Soul Collector", on their shiny, new label Mighty Music. At the risk of being esoteric, the lyrics were done completely in German. Alas, it proved to be right up their fans' alley, adding a new dimension to the audial essence of total death worship. It would be unjust not to stress here that their entire body of work is apolitical and contains no rhetoric sympathetic to national socialism. Founding member of Panzerchrist, Michael Enevoldsen, had at this time switched from drums to guitars and had furthermore collected the following souls to make the absolute strongest Panzerchrist album so far: Reno Killerich (who delivers one of the most intense drum attacks in metal history), Bo Summer (whose vocals intensify the level of brutality drastically), Michael Kopietz (who used to play guitars in the death metal band Frozen Sun) and female bass player Karina Bundgaard (who also played on the previous album "Outpost Fort Europa"). The entire album is focused on war. From the song titles to the cover itself. The cover (shot by a close friend of the band who was stationed in war-ridden Kosovo) displays a graveyard with several destroyed tanks and troop carriers. To those of you interested, the tank on the cover is the Yugoslavic version of the Russian T-34 main battle tank. In 2002, the fourth album, "Roomservice", was released on Mighty Music. Still yet another line-up emerged once again. With "Roomservice" they returned to English lyrics, but the themes never changed. The music had at this point became very much blackened death metal-oriented, coupled with hyperblasts and even keyboards. In 2006, record number five, "Battalion Beast", was released on "Neurotic Records". The new album introduced a devastating new sound, for the band had moved even closer to their cold, tremolo-picking black metal roots. Reno Kiilerich left the band precariously before the recordings and was quickly replaced by Bent Bisballe Nyeng from the band Die, but his style proved ill-fitting. Again Reno recorded drums for this one yet it is uncertain if he was to stay with Panzerchrist or not. In December of the same year, long-time lead guitarist Frederik O'Carroll left the band stating: "After having thought about it for quite some time now I've decided to leave the band. I've had a great run and I wish the rest of the band the best of luck."

It is currently unknown how Panzerchrist will handle their ever-evolving line-up in future. At any rate, they fight where they are told, and they win where they fight.

Discography:
* Forever Panzer (demo, 1995)
* Six Seconds Kill (Album, Serious, 1996)
* Outpost Fort Europa (Album, Serious, 1998)
* Soul Collector (Album, Mighty Music, 2000)
* Room Service (Album, Mighty Music, 2003)
* Battalion Beast (Album, Neurotic Records, 2006)
* Bello 2007 (Compilation, Mighty Music, 2007)
* Himmelfartskommando (Compilation, Mighty Music, 2008)

Current members:
* Johnny Pump - vocals
* Lasse Bak - guitars, keyboards
* Rasmus Henriksen - guitars
* Michael Enevoldsen - bass
* Morten Løwe Sørensen - drums

Former members:
* Lasse Hoile - vocals
* Bo Summer - vocals
* Finn Henriksen - guitars
* Jes Christensen - guitars
* Kim Jensen - guitars
* Rasmus Normand - guitars
* Michael Kopietz - guitars
* Jakob Mølbjerg - guitars
* Frederik O'Carroll - guitars
* Nicolej Brink - bass
* Karina Bundgaard - bass, keyboards
* Dea Lillelund - keyboards
* Michael Pedersen - drums
* Bent Bisballe Nyeng - drums
* Reno Killerich - drums
* Lars Hald - drums

Infants' Graves
Panzerchrist Lyrics

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Infant' graves are steps of angels, where
Earth's brightest gems of innocence repose.
God is their parent, and they need no tear;
He takes them to His bosom from earth's woes,
A bud their lifetime and a flower their close.
Their spirits are an Iris of the skies,
Needing no prayers; a sunset's happy close.
Gone are the bright rays of their soft blue eyes;

Flowers weep in dew-drops oer them, and the gale gently sighs

Their lives were nothing but a sunny shower,
Melting on flowers as tears melt from the eye.
Their deaths were dew-drops on Heaven's amaranth bower,
And tolled on flowers as Summer gales went by.
They bowed and trembled, and they left no sigh,
And the sun smiled to show their end was well.
Infants have nought to weep for ere they die;
All prayers are needless, beads they need not tell,
White flowers their mourners are, Nature their passing bell.
Weep no more! Nor sigh, nor groan,
Sorrow calls no time that 's gone:
Violets pluck'd, the sweetest rain
Makes not fresh nor grow again.

Trim thy locks, look cheerfully;
Fate's hid ends eyes cannot see.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Panzerchrist's "Infants' Graves" paint a picture of innocent children who have passed away and are now resting in the arms of God. The first few lines describe how infant graves are steps to heaven, where earth's most innocent souls are laid to rest. The lyrics describe these children as bright gems of innocence that repose in God's bosom, where they need no tears, only love and comfort from their heavenly father.

The second verse goes on to describe how the lives of these children are like a sunny shower that melts away like tears from the eyes. Their deaths, like dew-drops on a flower, are a passing of their spirits to heaven, where they join the other angels. These infants lived for such a short time, but their souls were like the iris of the skies, never needing prayers or words to convey their love and light. The flowers that grow on their graves mourn them with dew-drops, while the wind gently whispers a song of peace.

The final verse of the song encourages us to let go of our mourning for these precious infants. Their passing was meant to be, and we can take solace in the fact that they are now resting in peace. We should not weep or sigh over their loss but instead cherish their memories with joy in our hearts. The lyrics implore us to be cheerful, to look forward to the future and to accept the will of fate that brought these angels back to heaven.

Line by Line Meaning

Infant' graves are steps of angels, where
The graves of infants are elevated levels that lead to the heavens inhabited by angels.

Earth's brightest gems of innocence repose.
Innocent infants, the brightest gems on earth, lay to rest.

God is their parent, and they need no tear;
God is the father of infants, and they do not need to be mourned.

He takes them to His bosom from earth's woes,
God comforts them by taking them away from the troubles of the world and holding them in His arms.

A bud their lifetime and a flower their close.
Infants have a short life, like a budding flower, but they blossom into something beautiful before passing away.

Their spirits are an Iris of the skies,
Infant spirits are like rainbows in the sky, full of brightness and color.

Needing no prayers; a sunset's happy close.
There is no need to pray for infants as their death is a peaceful, happy ending, much like a sunset.

Gone are the bright rays of their soft blue eyes;
The shine in the eyes of these infants is now gone forever.

Flowers weep in dew-drops oer them, and the gale gently sighs
The flowers around these graves seem to weep in sorrow through dewdrops and the gentle gusts of wind let out a mournful sigh.

Their lives were nothing but a sunny shower,
The lives of infants were short, just like a sunny shower of rain.

Melting on flowers as tears melt from the eye.
Just as tears flow from the eye, their lives ended as they melted into the flowers.

Their deaths were dew-drops on Heaven's amaranth bower,
These infants' deaths were soft and gentle like dewdrops on the flowers of Heaven.

And tolled on flowers as Summer gales went by.
Their passing was marked by the sound of bells that gently tolled on flowers with the Summer breeze.

They bowed and trembled, and they left no sigh,
Innocent infants left this world calmly, bowed and shook without uttering any sigh.

And the sun smiled to show their end was well.
The sun shines a light of approval for the spirits of these infants as they rest in peace.

Infants have nought to weep for ere they die;
Infants do not have to shed any tears before they die as they are innocent.

All prayers are needless, beads they need not tell,
There is no requirement for babies to recite any prayer, nor keep a count of their good works as they are naturally sinless and not weight down by any sin.

White flowers their mourners are, Nature their passing bell.
White flowers signify mourning on behalf of nature, for the passing of the infants.

Weep no more! Nor sigh, nor groan,
There is no need to cry, sorrow, or express grief over the loss of the infants as their deaths were a natural and peaceful end.

Sorrow calls no time that 's gone:
Being sorrowful makes no difference to times that have already passed by.

Violets pluck'd, the sweetest rain
When you pick a violet flower, they produce the sweetest aroma.

Makes not fresh nor grow again.
One cannot rejuvenate the violet plants by picking the flowers off them.

Trim thy locks, look cheerfully;
One should tidy up their looks and feel happy amidst the tough situations in their life.

Fate's hid ends eyes cannot see.
The surprises of our destiny are unforeseeable, and we cannot explore them ahead.

Contributed by Lincoln Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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