Lyrical themes:
Satanic Warmaster's lyrics deal mainly with nature, folklore, Satanism, and "occult and warlike themes." In a Q&A session in 2014 on the official Satanic Warmaster website, Werwolf answered questions from his fans for 24 hours, where he revealed a chart presenting all the lyrical themes and messages in his songs throughout the band's existence up to 2014. The chart had Satan, death and "spiritual rebellion" as three of the most important themes in his music, and against common misconceptions, dismissed the rumor that his music was ever involved in the National Socialist black metal ideology, citing that racism and Nazism were never dealt with as focal themes of any his songs. In 2009, Ylioppilaslehti, the biggest student newspaper in Finland, published an article about black metal, which featured an interview with Werwolf. In the interview, he explained his lyrical aesthetics even further.
Ideology:
The band has received criticism for their associations with NSBM, notably split releases with bands such as Absurd and Aryan Blood. In a 2003 interview for the Finnish metal webzine Imperiumi, Werwolf explained his personal beliefs in a detailed manner: "Pan-European traditional Satanism is a comprehensive ideological and philosophical alignment, which aims for the bettering of an individual and the most beneficial elbow space through the acknowledgement (and partially harnessing) of the dark and destructive (and thus initially creative) force of nature and cosmos. Excluding anything has never been the best option. Satanism constitutes my world view about 100%." In context to his music, he explained the reflection of his ideology into his music even further: "Lyrically Satanic Warmaster is a reflection of the Luciferian spirit through the eyes of a young man. I deal with subjects personally and mainly in a very symbolic way. For example I've written symbolic tales of creation and rebirth influenced by folklore, and totalist and elitist visions of what Black Metal's brotherhood should be like.
I'm driven to do all this by the flame that burns in my music, the (artistic) aspirations of a man and the light of the black star of the dark lord of nature." In January 2015, Werwolf explained his ideology and the protests towards his music even further, "If someone becomes a “Nazi” just by working with or hanging around “the wrong kind of people,” should it not be true in all possible contexts? Unless it is all about the effort of trying to sand down the sharpest edges of modern music. Personally, I could never tie Satanic Warmaster down to the concept of NSBM for the reasons that have been there from 1998: It would not coincide with my conviction and the thoughts I want to convey through my music. To see me crush all the chains of an Abrahamic religion and proclaim my victory in the most insulting way possible, or me seeing good, evil, or lies where, according to political correctness, none should exist, it takes a twisted mind to see all this as a reflection of some political dogma. As I have said before and will say once again: The ideology behind Satanic Warmaster is Satanism and the musical style is black metal. Those, who claim otherwise, do it on the basis of their own feelings and resentment."
Satan's Werewolf
Satanic Warmaster Lyrics
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To reflect the fire of the majesty of death
In his glory and in praise of all evil
Awaken the wolfish shadow, let darkness reign
Satan's Werewolf - The chalice of life stands barren
Awaiting fulfillment from the cursed wine
Satan's Werewolf - In the light of this one candle
In the name of Lucifer
My blood for his majesty to live once and again
On this dark journey on a path adorned with ashes
To travel into my dreams and to find the true light
The blazing torch second only to the morning star
Satan's Werewolf - The chalice of life stands barren
Awaiting fulfillment from the cursed wine
Satan's Werewolf - In the light of this one candle
The blood is the life and my blood is Satan's
To forge not works of art, but swords of death
For therein lies the most noble art of all
Come forth ravenous, in a world without end
For all that is great is built on their sorrow
To consume the libation in morbid transfixion
From a chalice now filled with their contempt
And to gloat from atop the highest pyramid of skulls
For all that I seek shall be begotten in warfare
The lyrics of Satanic Warmaster's "Satan's Werewolf" convey the message of embracing evil and darkness in the name of Satan. The opening lines describe a sacrificial offering of an eye to reflect the power and majesty of death, in praise of all that is evil. There is a call to awaken the wolfish shadow, signifying a transformation into a demonic creature that symbolizes unbridled power. The chalice of life is empty, waiting to be filled with cursed wine, a metaphor for the physical embodiment of evil. The blood of the singer is identified as Satan's, as the singer pledges allegiance to Lucifer, offering his blood for his majesty to live once again.
The last stanza speaks of the importance of forging swords of death rather than works of art because it is the most noble art of all. This implies that destruction and chaos are the ultimate expressions of power and purpose. The singer calls for a ravenous consumption of the libation in a morbid transfixion, signifying an embrace of darkness and contempt for all that is good. The song ends with a call to gloat from atop the highest pyramid of skulls, seeking victory in warfare.
Line by Line Meaning
A forlorn eye burns on the altar of darkness
A sad and lonely eye is present on the altar of darkness
To reflect the fire of the majesty of death
The eye shows the flames of the glorious death
In his glory and in praise of all evil
The glory belongs to him and evil is worshipped
Awaken the wolfish shadow, let darkness reign
The wolf-like shadow should be awakened for the darkness to prevail
Satan's Werewolf - The chalice of life stands barren
The cup of life is empty and awaits to be filled
Awaiting fulfillment from the cursed wine
It waits for the cursed wine to fulfill the cup of life
Satan's Werewolf - In the light of this one candle
One candle provides light in the name of Satan's werewolf
The blood is the life and my blood is Satan's
The life is in the blood and the blood belongs to Satan
In the name of Lucifer
An action is performed in the name of Lucifer
My blood for his majesty to live once and again
The blood is offered to Lucifer for his resurrection
On this dark journey on a path adorned with ashes
The journey is dark and the path is covered with ashes
To travel into my dreams and to find the true light
The journey will lead to the true enlightenment by entering dreams
The blazing torch second only to the morning star
The torch is bright and second in glory to the morning star
To forge not works of art, but swords of death
Instead of creating art, deadly weapons are forged
For therein lies the most noble art of all
Creating weapons of death is the most noble art
Come forth ravenous, in a world without end
To appear hungry in a never-ending world
For all that is great is built on their sorrow
The greatness is achieved by using others' sorrow
To consume the libation in morbid transfixion
Drink the offering while in trance with morbid feelings
From a chalice now filled with their contempt
The chalice is filled with their hatred
And to gloat from atop the highest pyramid of skulls
To exult on top of the tallest pyramid made of skulls
For all that I seek shall be begotten in warfare
The outcomes expected can only be gained through warfare
Contributed by London P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Fan Josh
A forlorn eye burns on the altar of darkness
To reflect the fire of the majesty of death
In his glory and in praise of all evil
Awaken the wolfish shadow, let darkness reign
Satan's Werewolf - The chalice of life stands barren
Awaiting fulfillment from the cursed wine
Satan's Werewolf - In the light of this one candle
The blood is the life and my blood is Satan's
In the name of Lucifer
My blood for his majesty to live once and again
On this dark journey on a path adorned with ashes
To travel into my dreams and to find the true light
The blazing torch second only to the morning star
Satan's Werewolf - The chalice of life stands barren
Awaiting fulfillment from the cursed wine
Satan's Werewolf - In the light of this one candle
The blood is the life and my blood is Satan's
To forge not works of art, but swords of death
For therein lies the most noble art of all
Come forth ravenous, in a world without end
For all that is great is built on their sorrow
To consume the libation in morbid transfixion
From a chalice now filled with their contempt
And to gloat from atop the highest pyramid of skulls
For all that I seek shall be begotten in warfare
Fan Josh
A forlorn eye burns on the altar of darkness
To reflect the fire of the majesty of death
In his glory and in praise of all evil
Awaken the wolfish shadow, let darkness reign
Satan's Werewolf - The chalice of life stands barren
Awaiting fulfillment from the cursed wine
Satan's Werewolf - In the light of this one candle
The blood is the life and my blood is Satan's
In the name of Lucifer
My blood for his majesty to live once and again
On this dark journey on a path adorned with ashes
To travel into my dreams and to find the true light
The blazing torch second only to the morning star
Satan's Werewolf - The chalice of life stands barren
Awaiting fulfillment from the cursed wine
Satan's Werewolf - In the light of this one candle
The blood is the life and my blood is Satan's
To forge not works of art, but swords of death
For therein lies the most noble art of all
Come forth ravenous, in a world without end
For all that is great is built on their sorrow
To consume the libation in morbid transfixion
From a chalice now filled with their contempt
And to gloat from atop the highest pyramid of skulls
For all that I seek shall be begotten in warfare
Sargoth996
Satanic Warmaster keeps me alive.
Arn Gyssels
Great, the neighbours are playing warmaster again.
Moonsorrow15
Yeah, I discovered this band a month ago thinking it would be a full band, after looking it up, turns out its a one man band haha
Blacken The angel
Awesome song. \m/ hail black metal \m/
Minas Mazar
Masterpiece!
Juan Manuel
Esta cancion es una mezcla entre "Vetrarnott" de Enslaved y "Seven Tears Are Flowing To The River" de Nargaroth
665 Demon Dog
no
Tolerance Zero
Beautiful
ghoulunathics
0:48 This stuff is great