Samael is a long-running Swiss black metal band formed in 1987 in Sion, Swi… Read Full Bio ↴Samael is a long-running Swiss black metal band formed in 1987 in Sion, Switzerland.
Although much of their music from the mid-1990s onwards has incorporated electronic sounds which would best define their genre as industrial metal, Samael was originally founded as an early 2nd Wave black metal band.
Their first demos presented a slow, doomy style of thrash metal with raw vocals, similar to that of Celtic Frost. Some of the songs would be included on Worship Him (1991) and Blood Ritual (1992).
Around the time of Ceremony of Opposites (1994), the band started using industrial-styled song techniques, employed by the use of keyboards and (minimalist) acoustic percussion. By this time, they had also left French record label Osmose Productions and signed with Century Media Records.
1995 - The Rebellion ep was released to much acclaim
Their album Passage (1996) saw them gather a larger audience, with the music video for the song "Jupiterian Vibe" getting airplay on MTV's Headbanger's Ball.
1998 saw the release of the "Exodus ep"
After the release of Eternal (1999), Samael would not renew their contract with Century Media. In 2004, "Reign of Light" was released through independent label Galactical Records.
In 2006, their album "Era One" was released on Century Media Records. It includes a bonus disc, "Lesson in Magic #1," which is entirely instrumental and done solely by keyboardist Xy. The album itself was recorded in 2001, and the bonus disc a year later. Both were rearranged and remixed in 2005.
In June 2007 they released the album "Solar Soul, which summed up and combined many of the styles of their previous albums since Passage.
April 2009 sees a new album from Samael, titled "Above. The album is a return to heavier territory for the band and has been labelled "Symphonic" blackmetal by some reviews in popular magazines.
In June 2010, Samael began recording demos for the next album. The album's first single, titled Antigod was released on November 19, 2010.[3] The album, titled Lux Mundi (which translates as "Light of the World"), was released April 29, 2011 in Europe and May 3, 2011 in North America. The same month they shot a video clip for the song "Luxferre" in Sweden with director Patric Ulaeus.
On December 29, 2016, Samael announced new album will be released in 2017. The following of “Lux Mundi” (2011) has been recorded in Switzerland during spring 2016 and mix in Sweden during the summer. In January 2017, the band signed to Napalm Records to release the album.
Although much of their music from the mid-1990s onwards has incorporated electronic sounds which would best define their genre as industrial metal, Samael was originally founded as an early 2nd Wave black metal band.
Their first demos presented a slow, doomy style of thrash metal with raw vocals, similar to that of Celtic Frost. Some of the songs would be included on Worship Him (1991) and Blood Ritual (1992).
Around the time of Ceremony of Opposites (1994), the band started using industrial-styled song techniques, employed by the use of keyboards and (minimalist) acoustic percussion. By this time, they had also left French record label Osmose Productions and signed with Century Media Records.
1995 - The Rebellion ep was released to much acclaim
Their album Passage (1996) saw them gather a larger audience, with the music video for the song "Jupiterian Vibe" getting airplay on MTV's Headbanger's Ball.
1998 saw the release of the "Exodus ep"
After the release of Eternal (1999), Samael would not renew their contract with Century Media. In 2004, "Reign of Light" was released through independent label Galactical Records.
In 2006, their album "Era One" was released on Century Media Records. It includes a bonus disc, "Lesson in Magic #1," which is entirely instrumental and done solely by keyboardist Xy. The album itself was recorded in 2001, and the bonus disc a year later. Both were rearranged and remixed in 2005.
In June 2007 they released the album "Solar Soul, which summed up and combined many of the styles of their previous albums since Passage.
April 2009 sees a new album from Samael, titled "Above. The album is a return to heavier territory for the band and has been labelled "Symphonic" blackmetal by some reviews in popular magazines.
In June 2010, Samael began recording demos for the next album. The album's first single, titled Antigod was released on November 19, 2010.[3] The album, titled Lux Mundi (which translates as "Light of the World"), was released April 29, 2011 in Europe and May 3, 2011 in North America. The same month they shot a video clip for the song "Luxferre" in Sweden with director Patric Ulaeus.
On December 29, 2016, Samael announced new album will be released in 2017. The following of “Lux Mundi” (2011) has been recorded in Switzerland during spring 2016 and mix in Sweden during the summer. In January 2017, the band signed to Napalm Records to release the album.
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Alexander k
What could one possibly say
To someone who ignores his way
Who's never been touched by grace
How could one eventually express
All the tension, all the stress
That can be read on his face
All the people that one met
All the people that one left
They enrich, they develop
What one's got to reach the top
Being a sum of experiences
Giving life consistence
Knowing details makes differences
Entering a heart of existence
Tune your mind to the right channel
Things get played at a higher scale
Go memorize the frequency
Isn't it phenomenal
Don't you think it's magical
This electric storm of ecstacy
Ride the wind, take on your destiny
You gotta get much higher
Fly your flight, get over society
The world is by far much bigger
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is unreachable
Tune your mind to the right channel
Things get played at a higher scale
Go memorize the frequency
Isn't it phenomenal
Don't you think it's magical
This electric storm of ecstacy
Fear's got no place around here
What we see, what we hear
Format our comprehension
The un-thought, things we ignore
All the pluses and all the more
Wait to reach our perception
Spread your conscience to other territory
Your vision's gonna get much clearer
When the hunt is over parts meet in sympathy
World peace is getting nearer...
Spread your conscience to other territory
Your vision's gonna get much clearer
When the hunt is over parts meet in sympathy
World peace is getting nearer...
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is unreachable
What could one possibly say
To someone who ingores his way
Who's never been touched by grace
How could one eventually express
All the tension, all the stress
That can be read on his face
All the people that one met
All the people that one left
They enrich, they develop
What one's got to reach the top
Being a sum of experiences
Giving life consistence
Knowing details makes differences
Entering a heart of existence
Ride the wind, take on your destiny
You gotta get much higher
Fly your flight, get over society
The world is by far much bigger
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is unreachable
Soar...
Soar...
Dkoxperia Koziukov
What could one possibly say
To someone who ignores his way
Who's never been touched by grace
How could one eventually express
All the tension, all the stress
That can't be read on his face
All the people that one met
All the people that one left
They enrich, they develop
What one's got to reach the top
Being a sum of experiences
Giving life consistence
Knowing details makes differences
Entering a heart of existence
Tune your mind to the right channel
Things get played at a higher scale
Go memorize the frequency
Isn't it phenomenal?
Don't you think it's magical?
The electric storm of ecstasy
Ride the wind, take on your destiny
You gotta get much higher
Fly your flight, get over society
The world is by far much bigger
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is unreachable
Tune your mind to the right channel
Things get played at a higher scale
Go memorize the frequency
Isn't it phenomenal?
Don't you think it's magical?
This electric storm of ecstasy
Fear's got no place around here
What we see, what we hear
Format our comprehension
The un-thought, things we ignore
All the pluses and all the more
Wait to reach our perception
Spread your conscience to other territory
Your vision's gonna get much clearer
When the hunt is over parts meet in sympathy
World peace is getting nearer...
Spread your conscience to other territory
Your vision's gonna get much clearer
When the hunt is over parts meet in sympathy
World peace is getting nearer...
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is unreachable
What could one possibly say
To someone who ignores his way
Who's never been touched by grace
How could one eventually express
All the tension, all the stress
That can't be read on his face
All the people that one met
All the people that one left
They enrich, they develop
What one's got to reach the top
Being a sum of experiences
Giving life consistence
Knowing details makes differences
Entering a heart of existence
Ride the wind, take on your destiny
You gotta get much higher
Fly your flight, get over society
The world is by far much bigger
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is unreachable
So...
Antonio Xognos
i fucking love this band! Telepath's not just a song! It's a fucking hymn!
Horatio Trismegistus
@Antonio Xognos A-men Bro!
Nina Kalashnikova
Жаль, что лишь недавно открыла для себя эту группу. Слушаю на повторе и зачитываюсь текстами ♡
Sauschkin
such an intelligent song...samael is totaly awesome \m/
Alexander k
What could one possibly say
To someone who ignores his way
Who's never been touched by grace
How could one eventually express
All the tension, all the stress
That can be read on his face
All the people that one met
All the people that one left
They enrich, they develop
What one's got to reach the top
Being a sum of experiences
Giving life consistence
Knowing details makes differences
Entering a heart of existence
Tune your mind to the right channel
Things get played at a higher scale
Go memorize the frequency
Isn't it phenomenal
Don't you think it's magical
This electric storm of ecstacy
Ride the wind, take on your destiny
You gotta get much higher
Fly your flight, get over society
The world is by far much bigger
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is unreachable
Tune your mind to the right channel
Things get played at a higher scale
Go memorize the frequency
Isn't it phenomenal
Don't you think it's magical
This electric storm of ecstacy
Fear's got no place around here
What we see, what we hear
Format our comprehension
The un-thought, things we ignore
All the pluses and all the more
Wait to reach our perception
Spread your conscience to other territory
Your vision's gonna get much clearer
When the hunt is over parts meet in sympathy
World peace is getting nearer...
Spread your conscience to other territory
Your vision's gonna get much clearer
When the hunt is over parts meet in sympathy
World peace is getting nearer...
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is unreachable
What could one possibly say
To someone who ingores his way
Who's never been touched by grace
How could one eventually express
All the tension, all the stress
That can be read on his face
All the people that one met
All the people that one left
They enrich, they develop
What one's got to reach the top
Being a sum of experiences
Giving life consistence
Knowing details makes differences
Entering a heart of existence
Ride the wind, take on your destiny
You gotta get much higher
Fly your flight, get over society
The world is by far much bigger
Nothing is impossible
Nothing is unreachable
Soar...
Soar...
Jenn Park
Wow thank you 🙇
tiervexx
This is my favorite song by Samael. I listen to it all the time.
THEimperialreign
I love their new material - as much as I loved their older albums when those were first released. SAMAEL has got to be one of the few artists that never cease to amaze me with each release.
DimmuBorgir788
After 14 years THIS SONG STILL SMACKS!🔥🔥🔥
Brooks Gordon
This is the most positively themed metal song I've ever heard :P