In 2003 however, Flemming regained his interest in music, started writing a lot of new material and started to find fellow musicians. Other members found were Boris Tandrup on bass, formerly of Autumn Leaves – a gifted bassplayer. A 20-year-old local drummer was found in the form of Morten Løwe Sørensen. And to complete the line up a well-known Swedish singer, and personal favorite of Flemming's, was contacted and immediately agreed to do the vocals.
In June 2004, the band entered Jacob Hansen Studios and recorded the instruments for the promo hoping to finish the vocal parts in Sweden shortly thereafter. However due to a series of unforeseen complications over a longer period of time it was eventually realized, that the cooperation unfortunately had to end. Kasper Thomsen (Raunchy) who Flemming had known for years, was contacted and in May 2005 the vocals were recorded and the promo finally finished.
A variety of labels showed great interest in the band’s promo and finally the band signed with Metal Blade Records in September 2005 - after which the band changed name from Scavenger to The Arcane Order. The Arcane Order entered Hansen Studios with acclaimed producer Jacob Hansen in April 2006 to record their upcoming debut album "The Machinery of Oblivion", which was released on August 14th 2006 through Metal Blade Records.
The band got outstanding reviews and was enthusiastically received both among the press and fans. In November 2006, the album was nominated as best debut album at the Danish Metal Awards.
In April 2007, guitarist Kasper Kirkegaard was added to the line-up as a permanent member on rhythm guitar after having helped out during live shows.
While playing successful shows with among others Testament, Hatesphere and Suffocation the band worked hard on the follow-up to the critically acclaimed debut album "The Machinery of Oblivion", and the sophomore album “In The Wake Of Collisions”, a concept album based on the theme collisions, was recorded in September 2007 again with producer Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios, Ribe, Denmark. “In The Wake Of Collisions” hit the streets in January 2008 through Metal Blade Records.
Today The Arcane Order is a band which stands out as a hard-hitting unit that has been refined from memberships and collaborations with a whole host of class acts including Raunchy, Invocator, Nightrage, Scarve, Hatesphere, Koldborn, Amaranthe, Mercenary, Submission and Autumn Leaves.
At the current moment, Summer 2010, a new album is in the making.
Bloodlust
The Arcane Order Lyrics
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A vampiric feast to satisfy my hunger
I kill in a serial thrill to collect in the night
I stalk through the fear I have created
Merciless in a serial thrill
The ungodly thirst and sacrifice
Elaborate the vice inside the
Bloodlust - the ungodly thirst and sacrifice
Bloodlust - the darkness has fallen
I am right behind you
And out for blood
Like the seeker I am
Eleborate the vice inside the
Bloodlust - the ungodly thirst and sacrifice
Bloodlust - the darkness has fallen
Bloodlust - modulation of the heart
Chorus:
I only persist in the absence of passion
In the decadent hours of mistrust
Oh how I bleed...
I perceive through the callousness of dying
And now I feel the other side
The revolt of violence - the dark interior
The revolt of violence - the inferior in me
My lifelessness is the unrest in my soul
I kill in a serial thrill to collect in the night
I stalk through the fear I have created
Merciless in a serial thrill
The ungodly thirst and sacrifice
Elaborate the vice inside
Bloodlust - the ungodly thirst and sacrifice
Bloodlust - the darkness has fallen
Bloodlust - modulation of the heart
I only persist in the absence of passion
In the decadent hours of mistrust
Of mistrust I bleed the daggers
I’m bleeding out the words of my soul
The lyrics of The Arcane Order's song Bloodlust tell the story of a predator consumed by their ungodly thirst for blood. The predator is described as being redefined in the abyss of their own mind, suggesting a descent into madness. They are driven by their insatiable hunger and kill in a "serial thrill," collecting their victims in the darkness. The predator stalks their prey with the fear they have created and revels in the "bloodlust" that consumes them.
However, as the song progresses, the predator seems to become more self-aware. The chorus suggests a sense of nihilism ("I only persist in the absence of passion") and of being on the brink of death ("Oh how I bleed..."). The predator has a sense of their own mortality and describes perceiving through the callousness of dying, feeling the other side. This sense of awareness is contrasted with the violence and darkness within them, which they describe as a "revolt."
Overall, the lyrics of Bloodlust suggest a conflict between the predator's savage instincts and their own consciousness. The song is a dark and intense exploration of the primal desires that can lurk within us all.
Line by Line Meaning
Redefined in the abyss of a predator’s mind
Changed and reorganized in the depths of a predator's consciousness
A vampiric feast to satisfy my hunger
Feasting like a vampire to satiate my hunger
I kill in a serial thrill to collect in the night
I murder without remorse to collect victims in the dead of night
I stalk through the fear I have created
I follow my prey through the terror and chaos that I have caused
The ungodly thirst and sacrifice
My insatiable thirst for blood and willingness to destroy anything and everything for it
Elaborate the vice inside
Expanding and exploring my dark desires from within
Bloodlust - the darkness has fallen
My uncontrollable craving for blood has taken over, plunging everything into darkness
I am right behind you
I am following closely behind you
And out for blood
Determined to extract blood from my victim
Like the seeker I am
Moving like a predator to hunt my prey
Chorus:
Repeating refrain in the song
I only persist in the absence of passion
I only exist and continue to live when passion is absent and I have my dark desires to fuel me
In the decadent hours of mistrust
During the times of corruption and disbelief
Oh how I bleed...
How much I suffer and hurt
I perceive through the callousness of dying
I understand the harshness and toughness of death
And now I feel the other side
Now, I able to feel and experience life beyond death
The revolt of violence - the dark interior
The rebellion and anger that arises within me, showing my sinister side
The revolt of violence - the inferior in me
My weak and vulnerable side revolting within me
My lifelessness is the unrest in my soul
The lack of vitality and energy in me is due to the unrest within my inner being
Of mistrust I bleed the daggers
I hemorrhage sharp-edged weapons from my wounds of doubt and disbelief
I’m bleeding out the words of my soul
The deepest darkest emotions of my soul are pouring out of me with anguish
Contributed by David J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.