SCHWARZER ENGEL was founded by german musician and singer Dave Jason in 200… Read Full Bio ↴SCHWARZER ENGEL was founded by german musician and singer Dave Jason in 2007. The band calls its genre “Modern Dark Metal”. The debut album Apokalypse was released in 2010, followed by several EPs and the studio albums Träume einer Nacht (2011),In Brennenden Himmeln (2013), Imperium I - Im Reich Der Götter (2015) and Imperium II - Titania (2016). In autumn 2017 the EP Sinnflut was released, as a first single from the album Kult der Krähe, which release followed in 2018. The band has already played shows and tours with bands like OOMPH!, ASP, Eisregen or The Vision Bleak and performed at festivals like Wave Gotik Treffen, M'Era Luna Festival or Rockharz Festival. Musically SCHWARZER ENGEL moves in the Dark/Gothic Metal area, yet influences from Melodic Death Metal, Neue Deutsche Härte and Symphonic Metal up to Classical music are recognizable. On the band's releases there have been collaborations with guest stars like El Friede/OOMPH!, Johanna von Orleans/E Nomine, Taste/Diary of Dreams, Alexander Kaschte/Samsas Traum, Timon Birkhofer/Liv Kirstine and others.

Ouvertüre
Schwarzer Engel Lyrics

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Wenn der letzte Sonnenstrahl
Das Antlitz der Erde verlässt,
Und die Erde vollkommen
In Finsternis versinkt
Wenn die Finsternis
Jegliche Wahrheit verhüllt,
Dann wird Chaos und
Verwüstung auf dieser Erde sein.

Wenn die Erde erbebt,
Und alle Engel gefallen sind,
Dann ist die Zeit gekommen,
In der der Schwarze Engel rächt.
Das überlaute Klagen,
Das Ende aller Tage

Die Apokalypse...
Hat begonnen.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Schwarzer Engel's song "Ouvertüre" depict a world consumed by darkness and chaos, where the last rays of the sun have disappeared, leaving the Earth obscured in complete darkness. This darkness hides all truth, and the world is thrown into a state of destruction and devastation. The earth trembles as all angels fall, and it is in this moment that the Black Angel seeks revenge. The lyrics emphasize the apocalyptic nature of this time, where the end of days has begun and all hope seems lost.

The imagery of darkness and chaos serves to illustrate the despair felt in this apocalyptic world, where the last shred of hope seems to have vanished with the light of the sun. The Black Angel is seen as a harbinger of death and destruction, seeking revenge on a world that has caused so much suffering. The lyrics suggest that this is a time when justice will be served, and the world will be left to face the consequences of its actions.

Overall, the lyrics of "Ouvertüre" provide a bleak and apocalyptic view of a world consumed by darkness and chaos, where justice and revenge are the only means of survival. The song emphasizes the hopelessness felt in this world, where the forces of nature are beyond human control, and the only thing left to do is wait for the inevitable end.

Line by Line Meaning

Wenn der letzte Sonnenstrahl
As the final ray of sunlight retreats

Das Antlitz der Erde verlässt,
Leaving the face of the Earth

Und die Erde vollkommen
And the Earth entirely

In Finsternis versinkt
Sinks into darkness

Wenn die Finsternis
When darkness

Jegliche Wahrheit verhüllt,
Conceals all truth

Dann wird Chaos und
Then chaos and

Verwüstung auf dieser Erde sein.
Devastation will be upon this Earth.

Wenn die Erde erbebt,
If the Earth trembles,

Und alle Engel gefallen sind,
And all angels have fallen,

Dann ist die Zeit gekommen,
Then the time has come,