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.
Universal Soul
Samael Lyrics
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Lay the foundations of a different
Perception
Putting light on a brand new horizon
Remodeling our own
Life's conception
Opening views of another dimension
Revealing a home of
Radiating from one's own reflection
Energy's
Nucleus height density concentration
Feeling incomplete before the meeting
While the rest of me wants to gather
Sociability, sensibility
Clear out charm of world illusions
Philanthropy to felicity, so why can't we live with one another
Dissolved,
Diluted, restored and regrouped
Waiting for crystallization
Reunion of
Different principles
Leading to cohesion and different conclusions
Fundamental
And perennial
The law of movement intersideral
One small
Step, one giant step,
Independent and connected
Thought-
Omnipotence giving the access
To your own soul, to other galaxies
At
Your own depth, reality
Subject to hazard
Susceptibility
Emotionally, physically
Bound and tied
Understanding before standing
Always digging your views a
Little deeper
Vision and dream accorded with one another
Giving an answer to all you wonder
Sun on your soul is significant to your
Own environment
See through the night
With an open mind
Catch up whit the light, your way you'll find
Feeling
Incomplete before the meeting
While the rest of me wants to gather
Sociability, sensibility
Clear out charm of world illusions
Philanthropy
To felicity, so why can't we live with one another
Dissolved, diluted,
Restored and regrouped
Waiting for crystallization
Reunion of different
Principles leading to cohesion and different conclusions
The lyrics of Samael's song Universal Soul showcase a deep and thought-provoking message about the human experience. The opening lines suggest that underneath the world that we have built through reason, there exists a different perception that they are trying to shed light on, to open views to another dimension. This introduces the idea of expanding one's understanding of the world around them and their own life's conception.
The next lines expand on this concept, suggesting that by doing this, we can reveal a home of outstanding proportions that radiates from one's own reflection. This can only be achieved when we understand our own energy's nucleus height density concentration and fully realize our own potential. The lyrics suggest that we are incomplete until we meet this higher version of ourselves.
The chorus highlights the need for sociability and sensibility to clear out the charm of world illusions and focus on philanthropy to achieve felicity. The lyrics suggest that we need to dissolve, dilute, restore and regroup to wait for crystallization to happen. The reunion of different principles leads to cohesion and different conclusions, ultimately allowing us to take one small or giant step towards our true selves.
Line by Line Meaning
Underneath the world built by reason
Beneath the logical and rational constructs of our reality
Lay the foundations of a different perception
Exists the groundwork for an alternate way of seeing things
Putting light on a brand new horizon
Bringing attention to an unexplored vista
Remodeling our own life's conception
Redefining our understanding of existence
Opening views of another dimension
Revealing a new worldly plane to comprehend
Revealing a home of outstanding proportions
Uncovering a grand dwelling place
Radiating from one's own reflection
Emanating from within oneself
Energy's nucleus height density concentration
The concentrated center of energy
Feeling incomplete before the meeting
Sensing a lack within oneself before connecting with others
While the rest of me wants to gather
Although the desire to come together with others exists as well
Sociability, sensibility
The need for social interaction coupled with practicality
Clear out charm of world illusions
Dispelling the allure of false beliefs and perceptions
Philanthropy to felicity, so why can't we live with one another
A desire for altruism and happiness, yet unable to coexist peacefully
Dissolved, diluted, restored and regrouped
Broken down, thinned out, revitalized, and reorganized
Waiting for crystallization
Awaiting the moment of clarity and realization
Reunion of different principles
The coming together of disparate ideologies
Leading to cohesion and different conclusions
Resulting in harmony and new understandings
Fundamental and perennial
Essential and enduring
The law of movement intersideral
The universal law of motion
One small step, one giant step, independent and connected
Taking strides forward as an individual while still being part of a larger whole
Thought-omnipotence giving the access
The power of thought granting access
To your own soul, to other galaxies
To oneself and beyond
At your own depth, reality
At a personal level of understanding and truth
Subject to hazard susceptibility
Vulnerable to danger and influence
Emotionally, physically bound and tied
Connected and limited by both feelings and the body
Understanding before standing
Comprehending before taking action
Always digging your views a little deeper
Continuously delving deeper into one's own beliefs and understanding
Vision and dream accorded with one another
Aspirations and goals aligned
Giving an answer to all you wonder
Providing answers to all one's questions
Sun on your soul is significant to your own environment
The warmth of the sun impacting one's inner self
See through the night with an open mind
Look past darkness with a receptive viewpoint
Catch up with the light, your way you'll find
Pursue illumination to discover one's path
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Edgar Lua Chavez
Muy bien,!!! Por Samael ayer los mire ayer impresionante
Beyond the unknown
See through the night with an open mind catch up with light your way you´ll way.
Hussien Elturki
One small step , one giant step
Bambi Avery
this song reminds me of Megaherz. <3
osimandias 120
Podrían trudicir está canción al español
Againwelived
im dizzy feels like im in circles, rolling around.
German Villegas
reunion of different principles...
hangok
Take no shit.
Give no fvcks.
German Villegas
A positive or proper way of thinking or doing something? My main principle is respect, don't do shit I wouldn't want others to do to me :p
Vander burf
What's a principle? :o