Since the late Eighties, when the band first got together, Vanden Plas never lost sight of their ambitious goal: expressive music with emotional depth and a melancholy prog metal corset. Starting off with their debut album Colour Temple (1994), the band continued to gather an ever-increasing following with their versatile, intuitive and always unbridled lust for playing. Two years later, in 1997, Vanden Plas brought out their epic bombast successor The God Thing, which was praised by renowned magazines like Metal Hammer, Rock Hard, Burrn!, Aardschock and Flash. A six week tour with Dream Theater followed, like a sort of knighthood conferred on the highest level. The group went on to bring out the unplugged EP AcCult, on which the fascinating aspects of their compositions came to fruition in all their purity. Each Vanden Plas release shows the great musical diversity of the five band members, who have all repeatedly been involved in theatre projects and rock musicals like 'Jesus Christ Superstar', 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show', 'Little Shop of Horrors' or 'Evita'. In September 1999, Vanden Plas returned to the limelight with Far Off Grace, which had been recorded by Pink Cream 69 bassist/producer Dennis Ward at the House Of Audio. The band presented themselves in an even more compact and determined style, remaining melodic and innovative at the same time.
Spring 2000 saw Vanden Plas recording a concert in front of enthusiastic fans at the Elysée Montmartre in Paris, releasing the cuts on their Spirit of Live album, which also featured a duet by vocalist Andy Kuntz and Don Dokken on the Dokken cover 'Kiss Of Death', and a breathtaking duel between guitarist Stephan Lill and his French colleague Patrick Rondat - over 73 minutes of intense live atmosphere which speak of the band's unbridled enthusiasm for their music. The same enthusiasm comes across on Beyond Daylight, combined with a determination to link past, present and future.
They have since released three more albums (Christ 0, The Seraphic Clockwork and Chronicles of the Immortals - Netherworld (Path 1)).
The band's line-up is formed by Andy Kuntz (vocals), Stephan Lill (guitars), Andreas Lill (drums), Günter Werno (keyboards) and Torsten Reichert (bass).
Side-projects include:
Abydos, a rock opera by Andy Kuntz and Andreas Lill among others.
Missa Mercuria, a metal opera by Stephan Lill, Günter Werno and DC Cooper (DC Cooper, Silent Force among others), among others, released in 2003.
Consortium Project III - Terra Incognita (The Undiscovered World). Featuring Stephan Lill on guitar, this project of Elegy vocalist Ian Parry was released in 2003.
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Note that "Vanden Plas" are different to "The Vanden Plas" which is a British electronic act.
Into the Sun
Vanden Plas Lyrics
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Over patterns of time
Searching - lying - burning
For a paper of ancient signs
Of the script from a stranger
Had a long tercentenial delay
The novels he wrote
Are a treasure
Into the sun
We are falling from the silence
Into the sun
We are waiting for illumination
The deeper you come to the inside
Words built up a new universe
Imagine these rhymes
Are the key to a door
Each term is a pathway
Erased in the end without you
Walking - flying - searching
Inside of these lines
Dreaming - burning - lying
For a paper of signs
Into the sun
We are falling from the silence
Into the sun
We are waiting for illumination
A view to the source of the mission
We read is AcCult
To the fiction of dreams
The runes of a pagan deceit
Will guide you to mandala cages
On the spiral inside
Into the sun
We are falling from the silence
Into the sun
Where we all are leaving
The lyrics of Vanden Plas’ song “Into the Sun” offer insight into the human experience of searching for meaning and purpose in life. The journey starts with the act of walking, dreaming, and flying over patterns of time, indicating the search for something beyond what is immediately visible. This leads to a search for a paper of ancient signs, a script from a stranger that contains treasure in the form of novels. The delay in acquiring these treasures has been long, and the journey involves a meander down from the dark.
The lyrics indicate that the process of searching is not always straightforward, as it involves lying and burning, indicating that there are struggles involved. However, the journey is worth it as it leads to illumination, and the falling from the silence into the sun. The deeper you go to the inside, the words built up a new universe, indicating that the journey helps to redefine your understanding of the world, and each term is a pathway. The lyrics suggest that despite the struggles and difficulties involved in this process, it ultimately leads to a place where we are all leaving, implying that there is some transcendence in the journey.
Line by Line Meaning
Walking - dreaming - flying
Exploring and imagining while soaring through the air on foot or in a dreamlike state.
Over patterns of time
Traversing the years and cycles of recurring events and experiences.
Searching - lying - burning
Hunting for something significant, possibly told less than the truth, with a fiery determination.
For a paper of ancient signs
Desiring to uncover information written long ago and imbued with meaning.
Of the script from a stranger
Wanting to learn the teachings of someone unknown or distant.
Had a long tercentenial delay
Having been delayed for centuries from discovering something important.
The novels he wrote
The stories he created.
Are a treasure
Valuable and precious.
A meander down from the dark
A winding path from the shadows into the light.
Into the sun
Ascending to greater knowledge and understanding.
We are falling from the silence
Breaking free from a state of quiet introspection.
We are waiting for illumination
Eagerly anticipating a new level of enlightenment and revelation.
The deeper you come to the inside
The more you explore your innermost self.
Words built up a new universe
Language and ideas can create a whole new reality.
Imagine these rhymes
Picture these poetic verse structures.
Are the key to a door
Hold the answer or solution to a problem.
Each term is a pathway
Every word can lead to new knowledge or understanding.
Erased in the end without you
Vanishing or forgotten if not used or appreciated.
Inside of these lines
Contained within this written or spoken message.
For a paper of signs
In search of a document with meaningful symbols or messages.
A view to the source of the mission
Glimpsing at the root cause or purpose of a task or journey.
We read is AcCult
We comprehend the culture or way of life.
To the fiction of dreams
Towards the imaginative world contained in dreams.
The runes of a pagan deceit
The intentional misleading language of ancient beliefs or practices.
Will guide you to mandala cages
Leads you to inwardly intricate patterns or structures.
On the spiral inside
On the journey of self-discovery and growth.
Where we all are leaving
Where we are all growing towards or moving away from.
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Aimee Cabalo
One of their best songs.
Dominon92
Walking - dreaming - flying
Over patterns of time
Searching - lying - burning
For a paper of ancient
Signs of the script from a stranger
had a long tercentennial delay
The novels he wrote are a treasure
A meander down from the dark
Into the sun
We are falling from the silence
Into the sun
We are waiting for illumination
The deeper you come to the inside
Words built up a new universe
Imagine these rhymes are the key to a door
Each term is a pathway erased in the end without you
Walking - flying - searching
Inside of these lines
Dreaming - burning - lying
For a paper of signs
Into the sun
We are falling from the silence
Into the sun
We are waiting for illumination
A view to the source of the mission we read
is AcCult to the fiction of dreams
The runes of a pagan deceit
will guide you to mandala cages on the spiral inside
Into the sun
We are falling from the silence
Into the sun
Where we all are leaving
Kristy Derringer
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Anthony Tabura
This is a bad Ace tune, I will always be a fan of this band..
Morondangaa .
Ta ok