Although Vulture Industries is quite a young band, they hold signifcant musical experience, and consists of current and former members of Sulphur, Black Hole Generator, Malice In Wonderland, Enslaved (session), Taake (session) and Syrach. Their debut album “The Dystopia Journals” was recorded and mixed between September 2006 and May 2007. The album was produced by vocalist Bjørnar E. Nilsen (also producer of Helheim, Dead To This World, Sulphur, Deathcon etc.) at his Conclave & Earshot Studio, with the assistance of Herbrand Larsen and Arve Isdal (Enslaved). For the record cover, the band got an appearance from the highly regarded Norwegian actor Helge Jordal. So far, the band has received excellent feedback for their two demos and live performances, getting 9/10 in both Terrorizer and Heavymetal. The band has been compared to bands like Arcturus, Solefald, Manes, The Provenance and Red Harvest.
As the World Burns
Vulture Industries Lyrics
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My antithesis
My Lucifer
With every bone, i hate you
Deeply abominate you
My Lucifer
You are my antithesis
I am pontus, you are jesus
With every breath, despise you
I live to antagonize you
My Lucifer
My Lucifer
My Lucifer
My drug and benediction
Bilateral crucifixion
With my eternal foe
Cannot exist without you
In secret all devout to
To my eternal foe
For as long as the world stands
As lovers holding hands
Locked in a perpetual clasp
If one go both loose out grasp
In a fiendish dance
As the world burns around us
My Lucifer
My Lucifer
My Lucifer
My Lucifer
My dear nemesis
My dear nemesis
My dear nemesis
My dear nemesis
For as long as the world stands
As lovers holding hands
Locked in a perpetual clasp
If one go both loose out grasp
For as long as the world stands
As lovers holding hands
Locked in a perpetual clasp
We'll forever dance
As the world burns around us
Burns around us
Burns around us
Burns around us
Burns around us
The song "As the World Burns" by Vulture Industries is a passionate ode to the duality of human existence, represented by the dichotomy of light and darkness, good and evil, life and death. The lyrics are infused with a sense of deep-seated contradiction and ambivalence, as the singer sings of his intense love-hate relationship with his "Lucifer", his eternal foe who is also his ultimate addiction and benediction. The lyrics express a profound longing for the embrace of one's nemesis, a yearning for the heat and light of a destructive passion. The singer sees himself and his Lucifer as two sides of the same coin, locked forever in a fiendish dance as the world burns around them.
The lyrics of "As the World Burns" are cryptic and enigmatic, revealing only hints of the story behind them. The song can be interpreted in many different ways, depending on the listener's perspective and imagination. Some may see it as a reflection on the nature of addiction and the self-destructive impulse, while others may read it as a metaphor for the eternal conflict between good and evil. The song's musical style combines elements of progressive metal, avant-garde rock, and theatrical pop, creating a haunting and mesmerizing sound that complements the lyrics' intensity and complexity.
Line by Line Meaning
You are my antimatter
You are the complete opposite of me and can destroy me if we collide
My antithesis
You represent everything that contradicts me and stands in opposition to my beliefs
My Lucifer
You are like the devil, tempting me with your evil ways but also making me rely on you like a drug
With every bone, i hate you
I hate you with all my being, to my very core
Deeply abominate you
I find you disgusting and repulsive
You are my antithesis
You stand for everything I am not, which makes us enemies
I am pontus, you are jesus
I represent the chaos and unpredictability of the sea, while you are a symbol of calm and stability
My eternal foe
You are my enemy forever, and we will always be locked in opposition
With every breath, despise you
I hate you with every fiber of my being, and it consumes me
I live to antagonize you
My sole purpose is to antagonize and provoke you, to get a reaction from you
My drug and benediction
You are both my addiction and my curse, something I need but also something that destroys me
Bilateral crucifixion
We are both suffering, and neither of us can escape the torment we inflict on each other
Cannot exist without you
As much as I hate you, I cannot imagine life without you, and you have become a part of me
To my eternal foe
You will always be my enemy, and I will always be yours
For as long as the world stands
Our rivalry will last forever, as long as the world exists
As lovers holding hands
We are entwined, both connected and hating each other at the same time
Locked in a perpetual clasp
We cannot escape each other, and our enmity is never-ending
If one go both loose out grasp
If either of us lets go, everything falls apart and we lose each other forever
In a fiendish dance
Our interactions are like a twisted dance, and we can't stop until one of us falls
As the world burns around us
Even as the world is destroyed, we continue our dance of enmity and hatred
My dear nemesis
Although I hate you, I also can't imagine life without you, and you are a part of me
We'll forever dance
Our dance of hatred will last forever, and we can never escape each other
Burns around us
Even as everything is destroyed around us, we continue our twisted dance of hate
Writer(s): Bjornar Erevik Nilsen
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Devrim Şahin
The Anathema vibe around 4:06 was most certainly unexpected... Absolutely splendid!
Ash Statue
Great work from Costin, great work from Bjornar & co. Cheers from Russia, guys! And hope to see you soon
Eternal Woods
Join to the army and do something for yourself. I Love Russia but i live in Colombia
Tatjana Markovic
Yesterday,thay played in club FEST,Belgrade,Serbia,this song among all others.Small audience was totally astounding with performance,sound,singing and entertaining of vocalist.In one word:Fantastic!!
Kain Slipknotik
Splendid work guys!! Looking forward to the live interpretation in Bucharest
Leonardo Barba
The ending solo is amazing!
RGud
Sounds different and that is what I like about this band- they always surprise me in good way.
Susan Lindsay Waddle
Vulture Industries is a Progressive Metal Band from Bergen, Norway. The members of the band are Øyvind Madsen(guitars), Elvind Huse (guitars), Tor Helge Gjengedal (drums), Kyrre Teigen(bass), and Bjørnar E. Nilsen(Vocals). "Vulture Industries comes across as complete oddballs. They are like the mad hatter's tea party irregulars with an "Alice in Wonderland" surrealist brand of dark metal cabaret." They have been performing together since 1998. And their music has progressed into a avant-garde Metal that is Progressive, Experimental, Industrial, Doom, Extreme, and even Symphonic elements all mixed together. Wow!!!🎸🖤🤘🏻🖤😎
Brian Crain aka Cain
great song...as always Vulture Industries working in the experimental!
weedgrinder69
Heard this song live 3 days ago in festival. Superb !