There is more than one band called Vacuum:

1) a Czech death/doom met… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one band called Vacuum:

1) a Czech death/doom metal band
2) a Swedish syntpop formation
3) a Dutch punk band (see Vacuüm)
4) an Italian black metal act
5) a Chilean powerviolence band
6) a New Zealand early punk band Bill Direen (guitar,vocals) Stephen Cogle (bass,vocals)
Peter Stapleton (drums) Brendan Arnold (percussion & vocals) Peter Fryer (organ)
Allen Meek (organ) 1978 - 1979
6) A Swedish punk rock band

1) Vacuum (SWE) is the name of a swedish song-writing/production duo consisting of Mattias Lindblom and Anders Wollbeck. They also work together as a pop-group under the same name. As songwriters they have written hits for artists such as Monrose, Garou, Tarja Turunen and Rachel Stevens to name a few. Anders and Mattias met in 1996 when the band Vacuum recorded their first album "The Plutonium Cathedral". They work out of their studio "Home" situated in central Stockholm, Sweden but are constantly on the move to wherever their work takes them.

In 04 Vacuum released the album "Your Whole Life Is Leading Up To This". It was followed by two singles "Six Billion Voices" in 06 and "Walk On The Sun" in 07. Due to high demand as song-writers, Vacuum the band is only active from time to time. The band still enjoys a huge fan-following.

As songwriters they have worked with many artists around the world. In 2007, they've worked with artists such as Tarja Turunen (I Walk Alone, Die Alive etc), Monrose (What You Don't Know), Cinema Bizarre (Heavensent, Get Off), Edyta Gorniak and many more.

Mattias is keeping a popular blog at www.myspace.com/mattiaslindblom

For more info visit an official web-page: http://www.vacuum-people.com

History (unofficial version)

The group was formed in 1996 by Alexander Bard and Anders Wollbeck.
The history of the group can be divided into two distinct parts: before the departure of the group's leader Alexander Bard in 1999 and after his departure, since which the singer Mattias Lindblom has become the group's new leader. The first two full albums of 1997 and 1998 were characterized by classical music influences and socially-, politically- and even astronomically-themed lyrics, which are very unusual for synth pop music; the 2004 album "Your Whole Life Is Leading Up to This", written by Wollbeck/Lindblom, steered away from synth pop to trance/techno and personal lyrics dealing with love and the meaning of life.

Line-Up:
Mattias Lindblom - vocals
Anders Wollbeck - keyboards, guitars, programming

Vacuum (NL) is also a punk band from Utrecht.
Formed in 1982 and released 2 Full-lengths:
“Vacuum”(1984) and “Feest” (1986)
and where also featured on two tapes with Bart FM Droog: “Destructief Jong Nederland” (1982) & “De Droog Tapes” (1983) and a VA album: “Hatelijke Groenten” With the Tracks Sport/Autonoom/WGV/Liefde.

Line-up:
J.P.Kuil - Bass / vocals
Rob Kuil - Guitar / vocals
Hanneke Schreuder - Programming / vocals
Hans Sulmann - Guitar / vocals

The black metal band Vacuum (IT) released the demo “Ascensus” in 2005, via Eerie Art Records.

The Czech doom metal band Vacuum started in 1995. in 1996 they released demo 'Climbing My Sky' which was later released on cd by Machine Gods Records in Portugal. Then band disappeared in history

The Chilean powerviolence band Vacuum are from Temuco, playing fast as hell.
Line up:
Bodoke (vocals)
Coty (guitar)
Mario (bass and guitar)
Pablo (drums)

Shape Of Things To Come
Vacuum Lyrics

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It's after midnight I've found the place
Where lonely hunters can live
Like better days
The bar is action, the drinks are long
The floor is traction
I'm in, what's going on?
One body set in motion
We dislocate the game

The blood that moves the body
When two hearts beat the same
We skip the light fandango
The pipes are full of steam
Magnetic is the tango
The gravity of dreams

Rock my heart, make a difference
Shake your love, bring it on
Rock my heart, share the vision
The shape of things to come
Shape of things to come

The band is playing, the same old scene
We do the dancing
We do that whole routine
Some fatal moment, I'm mesmerised.
I saw the omen
She's got me hypnotized.

Chairman of the ballroom
The polish on the floor.
The soldiers of his kingdom
Been digging to the core
We skip the light fandango
The pipes are full of steam

Magnetic is the tango
The gravity of dreams

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Vacuum's song, Shape Of Things To Come, convey a sense of an underworld, a place where outcasts and hunters can live like things have not been always good, but a better time is coming their way. The singer has found solace in this place, where the bar is filled with action, the drinks are long, and the floor is enough to hold any passionate dancer in place. In the midst of this action, the singer gets involved in a sexual relationship with someone, and they become caught up in the magnetic tango, where their dreams are weighed down by the gravity of their connection. And finally, the singer, overwhelmed by the euphoria of the moment, shouts out to his partner for them to "rock my heart, make a difference, shake your love, bring it on, share the vision, the shape of things to come."

Line by Line Meaning

It's after midnight I've found the place
It's late at night and I have found the perfect spot

Where lonely hunters can live
A place where lonely people can belong

Like better days
It feels like old times

The bar is action, the drinks are long
The bar is lively and the drinks are generous

The floor is traction
The dance floor is safe

I'm in, what's going on?
I am part of the scene, what is happening?

One body set in motion
A single person starts moving

We dislocate the game
We are changing the rules

The blood that moves the body
The passion that drives us

When two hearts beat the same
When two people connect perfectly

We skip the light fandango
We dance with joy and abandon