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.
Push
Vanden Plas Lyrics
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Sacred fires
Rushing with the wind
We are living in a
Dangerzone
Listen to a prayer machine
Praying a tainted precedent
Heart on the heart
Just you and me
We're coming up or going down together
What d'you want from me
You can't find the key
What d'you want from me
Push your heart to pray
This world deaf and blind
Is a sign for the end of time
No one surrenders
No one surrenders
Heart on heart
We break the rules again
Skin on skin
The foreign blood
Feels like
My own deep river
What d'you want from me
Can you find the key
What d'you want from me
Push your heart to pray
The lyrics to Vanden Plas's song Push suggest a sense of urgency and danger. The opening lines, "Waiting on sacrifice / Sacred fires / Rushing with the wind," create an atmosphere of ritual and urgency, as if something important is about to happen. The phrase "dangerzone" adds to this feeling of urgency, as if the singer is on the brink of something perilous.
The line "Listen to a prayer machine / Praying a tainted precedent" suggests that the singer is seeking guidance or direction from some outside force, but that perhaps this force is not entirely trustworthy or pure. The line "Heart on heart / We break the rules again" implies that the singer and a partner are willing to take risks and defy convention in pursuit of their goals.
The repetition of the question "What d'you want from me / You can't find the key / What d'you want from me / Push your heart to pray" suggests a sense of frustration or even desperation. The singer seems to be asking someone what they want from them, but no answer is forthcoming. The phrase "Push your heart to pray" suggests that the singer is urging someone to take action, to do something.
Overall, the lyrics to Push suggest a sense of urgency and danger, as well as a willingness to take risks and defy convention. The repeated questions "What d'you want from me" and "Can you find the key" suggest an underlying sense of uncertainty or confusion, as if the singer is trying to figure things out but isn't sure where to start.
Line by Line Meaning
Waiting on sacrifice
We are anticipating something that requires giving up something valuable in order to obtain what we desire
Sacred fires
The flames we are experiencing hold great importance and meaning to us
Rushing with the wind
We are moving quickly and with great power, like the force of the wind
We are living in a danger zone
Our current situation is fraught with peril and potential harm to us
Listen to a prayer machine
We are hearing a device specifically designed for making pleas to a higher power
Praying a tainted precedent
We are asking for something that has already been polluted or corrupted in some way
Heart on the heart
Our emotions are deeply connected and intertwined
We break the rules again
We are acting against conventional norms or guidelines once more
Just you and me
The only people involved in this situation are you and me
We're coming up or going down together
We will both experience success or failure in equal measure
What d'you want from me
What are you seeking or asking for from me?
You can't find the key
You are unable to access or obtain what you seek, no matter how hard you try
Push your heart to pray
You should focus your emotions and energy towards making a petition to a higher power
This world deaf and blind
The world around us is unaware and unresponsive to our needs and wants
Is a sign for the end of time
These conditions are indicative of the approaching conclusion of existence as we know it
No one surrenders
Nobody is giving up or giving in to the difficult situation
Skin on skin
Our physical bodies are in direct contact
The foreign blood feels like my own deep river
Even though the other person is different from me in some way, our connection runs deep like a river flowing within me
Can you find the key
Are you able to locate what you desire?
Push your heart to pray
Focus your emotional energy towards a plea to a higher power
Contributed by Nolan P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Antigourous
best opening riff of all time !
Bjørn Helseth
Killer-track 🤘🤘🤘
Dominik Pardel
J'ai vraiment été séduit, j'ai moi-même perdu ma jambe d'appui...
Dominik Pardel
Petite, je savais pas si c'était queensryche icon maiden oudream theater