There are at least 4 artists named Rebelion:

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Forming of the ba… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 4 artists named Rebelion:

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Forming of the band and first two albums:
Rebellion is a Heavy Metal band from Germany. It was formed in 2001 by ex-Grave Digger members Uwe Lulis (guitar) and Tomi Göttlich (bass).
Their first album - A Tragedy In Steel - Shakespeare's Macbeth - is a concept album about William Shakespeare's work Macbeth and includes spoken passages. Spoken passages and narrations are done by members of the band and other collaborators as the story's characters.
The second album called Born A Rebel involved more standard heavy-metal lyrics – about motorcycles, metal, war, etc. – and the music was somewhat rougher.

Viking Trilogy:
In 2005 they released the first part of a trilogy about the Vikings and Norse mythology. First part is called 'Sagas Of Iceland'. As title suggests, lyrics are about viking sagas.
The second part 'Miklagard' is out in 2007. Speed, powerful and heavy guitar riffs repleaced middle tempo songs of the previous album. Lyricalwise, album is about pack of vikings who left their homeland, Sweden, to travel to Miklagard. Every song talks about another adventure they took along the way.
Third and final album - "Arise: From Ginnugagap To Ragnarök" - came out in 2009. Musicaly it's rougher and heavier than the previous two. Lyrics are about Norse mythology, from conception of the world (Ginnugagap) to its final battle (Ragnarök) and finally, its destruction.

Changes in the band:
Uwe Lulis, Simone Wenzel and Gerd Lücking all left the band in late 2010. Michael Seifert and Tomi Göttlich were the only remaining members at the time. In 2011 new line-up was forming. The first new member who joined them was Oliver Geibig on guitar. Oliver worked with the band before - he produced their second album. Later on Stephan Karut joined the band on guitar and David Faifer on drums. David soon left the band because he lived too far from the band and Matthias Karle took his spot. With that final change new strong line-up was formed and soon they entered the studio to record a new album.

Arminius:
The sixth studio album titled Arminius: Furor Teutonicus, with new line-up, was released on October 26th, 2012. Arminius is another conceptual piece and this time, as album title says, album is based on Arminius. Arminius was a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci who defeated a Roman army in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.

Current line-up:

Michael Seifert - Vocals (2001-present)
Tomi Göttlich - Bass (2001-present)
Matthias Karle - Drums (2011-present)
Oliver Geibig - Guitars (2011-present)
Stephan Karut - Guitars (2011-present)

Past members:

Björn Eilen - Guitars and vocals (2001-2005)
Randy Black - Drums (2001-2003)
Uwe Lulis - Guitars (2001-2010)
Gerd Lücking - Drums (2004-2010)
Simone Wenzel - Guitars 2006-2010)
David Faifer - Drums (2011)

Discography:

1. A Tragedy In Steel (Shakespeare's Macbeth) (2002)
2. Born A Rebel (2003)
3. Sagas Of Iceland - The History Of The Vikings Volume I (2005)
4. Miklagard (Single) (2006)
5. Miklagard - The History Of The Vikings Volume II (2007)
6. The Clans Are Marching (EP) (2009)
7. Arise: From Ginnugagap To Ragnarök - The History Of The Vikings Volume III (2009)
8. Arminius: Furor Teutonicus (2012)
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Rebellion is also a Thrash Metal band from Venezuela. They released one full length album, Land of Hate, in 1996.
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Rebellion was also a Heavy Metal band from Portugal. They released an album, Ascending, in 2002.
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Rebelion is a Scottish duo based in Holland. After two hugely successful albums and the official QAPITAL 2019 anthem, Rebelion has shown no signs of stopping their relentless progress and passion for the harder side of music. From tracks such as 'Bring it On' with Sub Sonik to the newly released HIT 'The Edge'.

The Rus
Rebellion Lyrics

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From the lands of Sweden they came
862 was the year
Sailing under the flag
Of Rurik spreading fear

Novgorod was their stronghold called
The lands around they subdue
Blonde warriors cunning

Mighty and true

[Chorus:]
The rivers they rule
Warriors to the core
The Rus they are called
Standing proud and tall
Here their word is the law
The Rus they are called

Swjatoslav their present king
His names's like thunder on the plain
He conquered the bulgars
And chasars by sword and flame

[Chorus]

They rule the rivers to Miklagard
And to pass we must pay

A mighty kingdom
To last for many a day

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Rebellion's song "The Rus" describe the invasion of Novgorod and the surrounding lands by Swedish warriors in 862 AD, under the flag of Rurik. The Rus were known as blonde warriors, masters of cunning and true to their might. They established Novgorod as their stronghold, subduing the lands around it. The chorus of the song emphasizes the power and dominance of the Rus, who rule the rivers and stand proud and tall, with their word as the law.

The lyrics also mention Swjatoslav, the present king of the Rus, who is known for his thunderous name and his conquests of the Bulgars and Chasars through sword and flame. The Rus are described as ruling the rivers all the way to Miklagard (Constantinople), and all who pass through their territory must pay them tribute. The song ends by emphasizing the might and longevity of the Rus kingdom.

Overall, the lyrics of "The Rus" paint a picture of a fierce and powerful culture that dominated the lands and waters around them. The song celebrates the strength and pride of the Rus warriors, and their reputation as masters of their domain.

Line by Line Meaning

From the lands of Sweden they came
The Rus originated from Sweden

862 was the year
The year of the Rus' arrival was 862

Sailing under the flag
They sailed under the flag of Rurik

Of Rurik spreading fear
The Rus' arrival was feared by others

Novgorod was their stronghold called
The Rus' stronghold was called Novgorod

The lands around they subdue
They conquered the lands around Novgorod

Blonde warriors cunning
The warriors were blonde and cunning

Mighty and true
The warriors were powerful and steadfast

[Chorus:]
The chorus celebrates the military strength of the Rus

The rivers they rule
The Rus had control over the rivers

Warriors to the core
The Rus were true warriors at heart