Vulture Industries explore a gloomy musical landscape. With their doomy, pr… Read Full Bio ↴Vulture Industries explore a gloomy musical landscape. With their doomy, progressive and different approach to metal they’ve stood out in the Bergen, Norway music scene since the band formed in 2002. Their sound is a unique mix of extreme, melodic, symphonic, industrial and slightly experimental metal.

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.

Tales of Woe
Vulture Industries Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

Came howling through the night
With righteous bombast
Claimed to be chosen to chase off the darkness
Said in possession of that singular light
To be a beacon in such times of starkness

Through such times of starkness

Showed us the devil and his vicious gang
Beneath his gloomy canvas overhang
Told us the tales of woe
And tribulations we would undergo

Came barging through the dusk erected his dome
Claimed the anointed task of being our warden
To chase the horror out from every nook
And set the sacred house right back into order

But as the dawn came you could spot his fangs
The sun cloaked by his shadow overhang
And in that shadow lived
The devils it told us not to forgive

Under a worn canvas skin
Within a circle of sin
There dance two terrible twins
Dressed up in different skin, set to win
Control of our hearts and minds
To rule over every kind

Control of our hearts and

Wide open eyes
Empty mesmerized
Follow into perdition
With every step
Goes another neck
A fair price of admission

Wide open eyes
Empty mesmerized
Follow into perdition
With every step
Breaks another neck
A fair price of admission

No room between
Here every colour is clean
Control of our hearts and minds

No room between

Here every colour is clean
Control of our hearts and minds

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of "Tales of Woe" paint a picture of a self-proclaimed savior who emerges during dark times with the promise of being a shining light. He claims to be chosen and equipped with a singular light to chase off the darkness. Throughout the chorus, he reveals the devil and his vicious gang, who lurk beneath his gloomy canvas overhang. He proceeds to tell us of the hardships we will face and the tribulations we will undergo. As the song progresses, we learn that this savior has sinister intentions. He comes barging through the dusk and erects his dome, claiming to be our warden, tasked with setting the sacred house right back into order. The sun cloaked by his shadow overhang reveals his true nature. The devils he warned us not to forgive dwell deep within the shadows.

The refrain "Wide open eyes, empty mesmerized," speaks to the control this false savior has over us. We follow him into perdition, blissfully unaware of the consequences because we are drawn into believing that he is our salvation. The final lines of the song highlight the power he holds over our minds and hearts, leaving no room between us. Every color is clean, and every decision is his to make.

Line by Line Meaning

Came howling through the night
The singer is referring to an individual coming through with great noise at night

With righteous bombast
The individual came through with great confidence and conviction

Claimed to be chosen to chase off the darkness
The individual claimed to be chosen to eradicate evil from the environment

Said in possession of that singular light
The person claimed to hold the only source of positive energy that could drive away the darkness

To be a beacon in such times of starkness
The individual claimed that they were a guide for people in need during dark times

Showed us the devil and his vicious gang
The singer refers to the individual showing the group of people an evil side of humanity and its atrocities

Beneath his gloomy canvas overhang
The individual presented this evil side through a negative and depressing medium

Told us the tales of woe
The individual narrated stories of misery and suffering to the group

And tribulations we would undergo
The person warned the group of the hardships that they might have to face

Came barging through the dusk erected his dome
The artist is referring to the individual coming through with confidence, building their own space amidst the dark environment

Claimed the anointed task of being our warden
The person claimed to be the leader and caretaker of the group

To chase the horror out from every nook
The person aimed to drive away the evil from every corner

And set the sacred house right back into order
The singer refers to the individual establishing a sense of order and normalcy back in the group's lives

But as the dawn came you could spot his fangs
The reality of the individual's ill-intentions became apparent to the group

The sun cloaked by his shadow overhang
The individual's actions overshadowed the positive aspects of life

And in that shadow lived
The negative aspect of life was dwelling in the individual's shadow

The devils it told us not to forgive
The devilish behavior that the individual had warned the group against forgiving was present in the individual themselves

Under a worn canvas skin
The singer refers to the individual's fake exterior that was hiding their true motives

Within a circle of sin
The individual was part of a group that was leading people down a wrong path

There dance two terrible twins
There were two individuals involved in this negative group

Dressed up in different skin, set to win
The two individuals had different approaches but worked together towards the same goal

Control of our hearts and minds
The group aimed to take control over the group's emotions and thoughts

Wide open eyes
The individuals were naive and trusting

Empty mesmerized
The individuals were brainwashed and devoid of independent thought

Follow into perdition
The individuals blindly followed the negative group down the path of destruction

With every step
With each passing moment

Goes another neck
The group's actions were leading to harm and destruction

A fair price of admission
The destruction caused by the group was the price of blindly following them

No room between
There was no space for any other thought process or ideology