Empyrium - The Three Flames Sapphire [Official Music Video]

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"The Three Flames Sapphire" is the opener of „Über den Sternen“ and was actually the last song that was composed for this album. It features many an element that Empyrium has always been known for and creates a great opening to the album by evoking a central mood.
I really think this song has the Empyrium DNA imprinted deeply in its very core: The acoustic instruments, the folkloristic vibe, vocals by both Thomas and myself, harsh screams and electric guitars, the yearning melancholy of the multi harmonic lead guitars and lyrically a folk tale of our home region Rhön that is both - incredibly beautiful and tragic.
Proud to present this song alongside the video clip created by Oliver König who masterfully understood to bring to life the tragic tale of the three will o’ the wisps haunting the black moor in images that are Empyrium in their very core. Three blue flames hovering over the moor at night that are the cursed souls of three beautiful, young maiden that now shall haunt your soul…
--- Markus “Schwadorf” Stock
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With their sixth full-length, "Über den Sternen", an allegorical German rendering of their band name meaning "Above the Stars", EMPYRIUM continue to draw from the magic and spirits of wild places, nature's beauty, and human relics of ages long past. "Über den Sternen" echoes this reconciliation of the old with the new on a musical level as well. The Franconian duo has brought the power of electric guitars and even those harsh vocals back, which marked their early works and stood strong upon the band's melodic black metal foundations. Yet EMPYRIUM also keep the dark folk style, which the Germans had progressively leaned towards with their later albums.
What used to appear as a fork in their musical development has now merged into one breath-taking sound. The combined force of mastermind, multi-instrumentalist, clean and extreme vocalist as well as producer Markus "Schwadorf" Stock and classical singer Thomas Helm, who lends his amazing voice also to the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, is painting a radiant sonic picture. It comes with the melancholic grounding of the sophomore album "Songs of Moors & Misty Fields” (1997), adds brushstrokes of the fairy-tale tempera colours of "Where at Night the Wood Grouse Plays" (1999), yet also uses hues from the selection on the DEAD CAN DANCE infused folk-palette that EMPYRIUM previously employed on "The Turn of the Tides" (2014). The crowning varnish is diligently crafted from rougher elements that reach all the way back to the Germans' legendary debut " A Wintersunset…" (1996). “We have found a new balance", Markus Stock emphasises. "We have finally reconciled our vintage sound from the early days with the acoustic expression of the later EMPYRIUM."
Staying true to the Romantic tradition, EMPYRIUM continue to take inspiration for their lyrical flights of fantasy from the local myths, ancient places, and natural wonders of the Rhön Mountains and their Lower Franconian homeland in the West of Germany. A circle is closing, and with EMPYRIUM's label Prophecy Productions, which were originally founded with the mission to release the band's debut album, celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2021, it happens in more than one way.

[@bmpromotion]

What a charming and beautiful video. Same for the song.

[@tamarginal6034]

Glad to see you here. Your channel has opened up a lot of good atmospheric black metal bands for me, like Cân Bardd and Eldamar. Thank you for the good music!!

[@bmpromotion]

@@tamarginal6034 That's good to hear 👍

[@cristianantonio3915]

Cámara carnal qué haces aquí

[@tzafyem]

Agree

[@calamityleo]

Another masterpiece from Empyrium.

[@bdawg3942]

Do you expect anything else 🤷‍♂️?

[@melekkk9111]

katılıyorum

[@kristiankrastanov5995]

Why everything must be a masterpiece? It's just a good song.

[@kaji7364]

@@kristiankrastanov5995 it’s something unique that you can’t see everyday with this caliber so it’s called masterpiece

[@kristiankrastanov5995]

@@kaji7364 100% disagree with you

[@leroyinchains]

Empyrium is never going to die because human sorrow is throughout our history🤘🏽.

[@АнелиАуэр]

very symbolic. spinner, maiden, mother, old woman, death and the thread breaks ... amazing

[@AmirhosseinNematiZiyabary]

This band is so underrated!!!! Its a masterpiece

[@royasafe9694]

The words become dusty in the mouth because The intensity of the beauty of this work ...

[@enderkara3421]

Empyrium was like a good friend to my loneliness 15+ years ago and had been a therapy to my inner wounds. And this now is like return of the old good friend.

[@neige8408]

Hangi övgüyü yapsam yetersiz kalır bu sanat eserine.

[@FTHSC]

bize bunu yapmaya hakkınız yok bence! hiç bir şarkı / albüm bu kadar mükemmel olamaz.

[@meliksahcelik]

Greetings from Turkey! Great work! Masterpiece!

[@therealsoulbringer]

Very few bands made me cry with joy of listening to their music. One of them is Empyrium.

[@Vortexakos]

The quality of this release, musically, visually, aesthetically, is beyond my vocabulary ... damn this is beautiful in every aspect.

[@azharazmi9470]

When the flutes came in...i feel tranquility...life is to short...so enjoy this beautiful arts!

[@sertacceylan4181]

Bayıldım, çok nefis...

[@inmemoriamliberocircuire2573]

Ich wünschte mir, dieses Video würde mehr Aufmerksamkeit erlangen

[@roshanghojoghi]

Incredible work, amazing atmosphere, it’s like a long epic journey midst of the nature, this is EMPYRIUM as always! listen to the sound of the nature ...

[@lapiemperor]

La mejor Banda que mis oídos 👂 han podido escuchar 🫵🏻👊🏻🔥🔥🔥🫵🏻☝️🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@MrAsidotus]

how many pictures, poems, short stories, novels have been created, when we listened to Empyrium, wandering in this miracle

[@griftellende9878]

Der Hammer

[@manoelborges9748]

Sometimes, but just sometimes life worths the price!

[@VampyrTepes]

So much Beauty, so much Emotion...

[@tolgakutlu3370]

You are like a jewel in this realm, Empyrium. Shine

[@euphrates3520]

Empyrium gencligimin katili, 22 yil oldu seninle tanisali beni daha ne kadar derine cekebilirsin merak ediyorum. Über den Sternen müthis bir Albüm dinledikce daha da dinliyorum. Gruß aus Augsburg.

[@chrysanthem]

After a long time... we’re here again.Thank you ...😇

[@dr.metalhead5452]

What artistry! The music, the atmosphere, the visuals... Though Empyrium is one of those bands whose art I appreciate the most, I hadn't listened to them in many years, and this video was an absolute delight to discover.

[@DerTrollhammer]

Support the band. Support real music.

[@ironicl3]

Magnificent!

[@archeryvibes]

Aaaahhhhh.... What a beautiful morning i have here now..

[@68ELENI]

100% Empyrium! ♥

[@mohammadfathi4617]

Incredible awesome amazing extraordinary fantastic and ......

[@behcetos]

Fantastic piece of art! Thank God I live within the same time period with Empyrium!

[@Cineastre]

Einfach absolut großartig! Ich habe bereits jetzt das Gefühl, dass "Über den Sternen" eines der besten Alben des neuen Jahrzehnts sein wird!

[@Ombra1983]

Si ok ma solo con un po di pecorino buono sopra

[@Moumszk]

Finally some male operatic voices on a metal song! Hope to hear more of that

[@mindtraveller100]

You´ve never heard of Therion, do you?

[@vinmajor9858]

Take a look on Virgin Black: some sweet baritone pieces.

[@Moumszk]

@@vinmajor9858 that's an amazing band dude. Thanks a lot! You know more bands like that?

[@vinmajor9858]

It’s so rare, @@Moumszk ! There’s one of my fav, Haggard, but it’s more medieval (a bit like the recent band Apocalypse Orchestra). Powerwolf’s singer is classically trained if you’re into power metal. For that voice tone, the neofolk genre have some choice, but it’s quite calmer.

[@Moumszk]

@@mindtraveller100 not a fan of therion, actually. They lack something for me.

[@Hatem_Hossni]

Very Great song

[@markuskramer3536]

Empyrium...Bedarf keiner Worte, episch

[@m.hasantanrioven2610]

Lyrics: Autumn was in its prime Fruits turned to golden wine The heath shone purple and the haze so softly rose And hovered o'er the ground By magic without sound Three figures appeared on misty soil to the village close They appeared as maidens to the ball At the hour of nightfall So strange yet beautiful With a glint of sadness in their eyes That could not be denied Yet it added to their charms As they gladly joined the dance And they danced As if their life depended on their pace Any man was under a charm And awed by their embrace But the night had to come to end With the morning rays Vanished into the dark Forever gone and never seen again As if night engulfed their shapes And kept them forevermore Now blue flames glide in the mist Of the moonlit moor And enchant any man As they dance through the endless night of their souls

[@knubbigfluffigkatt3972]

I listen to this several times every day now.

[@jeffersoncastro9467]

99⁹⁹0909⁰

[@cwm8565]

I AM SO HAPPY THAT THEY ARE BACK

[@prophecyBC]

as we are

[@AndreDelarue]

I "discovered" these guys in 2001 , on my first fast internet connection using audio galaxy. Not sure why and how but maybe it was "Kein Hirtenfeuer Glimmt mehr" that got me intrigued because of the german title. The mp3's were on my playlists for years and every once in a while i was still playing "Many Moons Ago" "A Pastoral Theme" or " Wehmut" The songs always were stuck in the back of my head and when I recently saw that the first 3 albums were available on Vinyl , I had to get them. The other day, listening to them I thought " What a shame they are not releasing anything any longer". And then this video popped up. Not only did this take me back 20 years in an instant, it also made me actually google them, find out that i am missing out on two more albums and that a new one is coming up. I am stoked they are back and sound as hauntingly beautiful as they did "back in the day"

[@NaslineSaliha]

Me too in the same year

[@Heartfire_1985]

Ich glaub, ich hab mich noch nie zuvor so auf ein Album gefreut wie auf das neue Werk von Empyrium. "Über den Sternen" wird ein herausragendes Meisterwerk, dessen bin ich mir jetzt schon sicher. Einfach zum Niederknien schön!

[@manuel3355]

Listened 3 Seconds to the song and I recognized it' s Empyrium.

[@nyne6]

This is amazing and as far as i can remember this is the first ever Empyrium videoclip.The video feels very close to the heart as it reminds me of ancient Greek history(Μοιρες in Greek). Top production top track.it fills me with hope that Empyrium are coming very strong to claim the place that they deserve in the industry.I have high hopes for live shows all over europe,when the covid situation is resolved.Greetings from Greece.

[@ktompa77]

Spot on my friend!

[@nyne6]

@@ktompa77 Nice to see you here too!😀

[@ktompa77]

@@nyne6 you too :)

[@burakaycicek7084]

Cacıki

[@gerritgeisler2325]

Was für ein Zauber, was für eine Magie!! Freue mich schon so sehr auf das neue Album!! Einfach großartig!!

[@Hoovergh]

Saludos desde Colombia lml

[@painhatedark]

great song and great clip. rebirth and eternal darkness, the only reality. In front of us with his magnificent simple expression . hope to see you in Istanbul again...

[@watcheroffadinglight]

I'm so glad Empyrium exists

[@ellehauge6930]

Empyrium - magnificent and well worth the long wait. Absolutely beautiful film clip and a musical masterpiece!

[@sirglegna]

Thank you to this band for existing

[@WagnerKaiowas]

This is Empyrium.

[@marijamasha3]

Witch and fairy. i love this video! I adore Empyrium!

[@ihelvete]

This was beautiful...and different. No idea why I haven't even heard about this band before.

[@ibayazitov]

seriosly?) try Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields. it will make some goosebumps

[@ihelvete]

@@ibayazitov hey thanks for recommendations! I will check those!

[@cristianmauricio9447]

El video tiene algo que me hizo sentir desolación.. entre muchas otras cosas, me encanta...

[@elifkaplan8584]

%100 empyrium içerir

[@orkhan.i]

Musiqinin müqəddəs olduğunun sübutudur bu əsər...

[@Xerxesro1]

Very good! Prophecy, please release album this in high definition.

[@alphazen8464]

Can't wait for the album! :D

[@Adadan88]

They shine as always.

[@captainfantastic3490]

Never clicked on a video this fast. Empyrium is Best blackened doom metal band ever along with Uaral.

[@bdawg3942]

Also Draconian ( doom /gothic)👍

[@mortizya666]

I listen to Uaral too! 😁

[@stonesword8328]

doom metal ? :D really :D

[@Aenigmakil]

YES! Uaral and Empyrium are my favourite neo folk / doom bands. Wouldn't call them blackened, though Empyrium are, of course.

[@Aenigmakil]

@@bdawg3942 in terms of gothic doom, My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, old Anathema and Yearning are my favourites. But Draconian are nice too. Their new one was their best in a while!

[@basilisbasilakis4578]

Im really impressed! Empyrium always make amazing works!

[@landofsnowandsorrow]

Markus’ music always takes me to that “magical” place. I could die with a smile on my face while listening to anything he composes - such beauty and talent he possess, it’s just mesmerizing to my soul.

[@arturm-wicz1442]

Thats exactly what i think.

[@kianakhazchin5136]

And life is brought back to my soul

[@ilyaso8248]

لا أعرف أحد في العالم العربي يقدر جمال وأصالة هذه الفرقة الرائعة تأخذني أغانيكم إلى عالم آخر كم وددت أن أقدم فنكم إلى عالمنا العربي ولكن للأسف مستوى الذوق العام إنحط جدا لدرجة أنكم ستكونون منبوذين بفنكم الراقي مثلي تماما

[@metalmatt1396]

Marvelous, absolutely marvelous! What a beautiful journey. Empyrium returning to their metal root while simultaneously not retreading in the past and making more truly breathtaking music. I just hope that this means more of a solid flow of output soon because it will be hard to wait another 7 years, seeing how great the 2 singles have been

[@mehmetceran6085]

Mehmet, verdiğin kararlar doğruydu merak etme. Geleceğin seni içinden çıkamayacağın isteklere sürükleyecek, unutacaksın onlardan nasıl arındığını. Bunu yazdığını bile unutacaksın. İzlediğin düşünce yolunu tekrar takip et ve kim olman gerektiğini hatırla, lütfen. Sen dışarıdan gelen saldırılara karşı güçlü olduğunu düşünürken ben acı çekiyorum. Edit; Bunu da yazdığını unuttun diğerleri gibi, Korunmaya ihtiyacın olduğunu söylediğini görünce kendinden utandın. Ama gel gör ki koruyamamışsın. Şeyler olduğundan daha acı verici değil, çünkü acı vereceği bir ben kalmamış ortada. O soyutluğun verdiği melankolik bir havan bile yok artık. Sen sadece benliğinin kötü bir kopyasısın , düşünmüyor hatırlıyorsun sadece. Bu yüzden aylardır eline kalemi alıp da tek bir satır daha yazamadın. Neyse ki bunu da unutacaksın...

[@soulofsong7518]

[@yesilimsi]

iyisin.

[@malusa8330]

Autumn was in its prime Fruits turned to golden wine The heath shone purple and the haze so softly rose And hovered o'er the ground By magic without sound Three figures appeared on misty soil to the village close They appeared as maidens to the ball At the hour of nightfall So strange yet beautiful With a glint of sadness in their eyes That could not be denied Yet it added to their charms As they gladly joined the dance And they danced As if their life depended on their pace Any man was under a charm And awed by their embrace But the night had to come to end With the morning rays Vanished into the dark Forever gone and never seen again As if night engulfed their shapes And kept them forevermore Now blue flames glide in the mist Of the moonlit moor And enchant any man As they dance through the endless night of their souls

[@rafaelparra1260]

y cual es la leyenda de donde basan este texto?, la conoces?

[@LoversGrief]

Pretentious, predictable and boring in my opinion, nothing like old Empyrium.

[@savashistan]

Art, basic and simple art. Hail to you...

[@dmitrymelnik8296]

The best album Agalloch never written

[@ДанилаКоржанский]

Agalloсh is one of my favorite bands, so I guess I'm biased. But nevertheless, this is a completely different genre and I definitely would not compare Empyrium and Agalloch. Despite the fact that I love both teams. And this last album is wonderful.

[@dmitrymelnik8296]

@@ДанилаКоржанский Overall you are right, I was drawing the comparison to "The Mantle", which is stylistically closest to Empyrium, and partially Marrow of the Spirit. IMO Agalloch went downhill after the Mantle. As far as this Empyrium goes it was as a big, and pleasant surprise for me; this is perhaps their only album that I can digest from start to finish, and miles above anything they released prior to it.

[@alberto1281]

Gracias

[@padgast3399]

Absolut toller sehr Atmosphärischer Song, Gänsehaut pur ;-) Daumen hoch.....einfach nur geil und schön

[@ferrylandychannelmusiccarc7745]

Is the best amazings music video👍❤️👍

[@RodrigoOrmonde]

The song is great and the video is awesome!

[@miroslavchristovvelzevul]

Мрачно,меланхолично,истинско,мечтателно за отдавна отминали времена...Невероятно наше....Европейско и горско приказно....Красиво...

[@АннаЙосифова-щ1ч]

ооо...да....толкова Невероятно Наше....

[@paulosolrak1]

Amazing.

[@carloseduardocampos5534]

Melancholic and Beautiful Music to touch and calm the heart of the Soul .... 🔥🙏🏼🔥

[@lueurtrouble]

Poetry in music and video at its deepest level

[@ThePathOfEudaimonia]

Masterpiece! Epic song and beautiful videoclip.

[@ДанилаКоржанский]

When there was such a long silence after Weiland's 2002 album, I thought that I would never hear them again. But they returned in 2014. And it was a masterpiece. Which I no longer hoped for. And here's a wonderful gift again. Thank you for continuing to make great music. And special thanks to Prophecy Productions for publishing the album. Just the other day my digipak arrived. Hello everyone from Siberia.

[@illmuz1923]

Шикарно, жду альбом

[@CemBirgi]

Kasvetli havalarda huzur bulan ruhlara..

[@alpii.57x]

kardeşim

[@tunak256]

Tek degilsin 30 yildir o huzura sahibiz kardesim.

[@darklordofseraphims]

Fantastic music, really epic video. Classic Empyrium.

[@TI_NO]

Wow

[@geyver4446]

Quel plaisir de retrouver Empyrium! Enfin!

[@paulomauricio4864]

Thanks. My soul appreciate.

[@michalwojtczak3923]

This song has all crucial elements of their excelletent previous records. Awaiting, impatiently. Amazing.

[@michaelclaffey7021]

Very atmospheric and enchanting. A most hauntingly beautiful song. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@bigpiper2103]

OK, my video of the decade from, most likely, my album of the year, has just been released.

[@sezginsahin6651]

Ölmezsem torunlarıma bile dinleteceğim...

[@arturm-wicz1442]

Perfect in every single atom ! I got gooseflesh while watching and listening . Amazing.

[@JesusSanchez-hk7hg]

Wow que hermosa canción y belleza de video, gracias Empyrium. Saludos desde Mexico.

[@dariomonaco3250]

I love Empyrium!!! But I also love that this video fills my entire ultrawide monitor! :D

[@armandsvitals5376]

Charmy beautiful and powerful masterpiece!!!

[@paskapaavo]

So emotionally touching song and beautiful video. I'm very impressed.

[@Behemothius]

The production is top notch. Can't wait for the full album.

[@andreabicego6923]

I am speechless. This is human art at its best...

[@DiManiChime]

great song from a great band

[@joaofolha3752]

please never stop playing and producing

[@lavandulaaangustifolia]

Yine Empyrium'dan bir şaheser, yine tablolardan fırlamış gibi bir klip ve müzik ♡ 2:12 özellikle kızların dans ettiği kısımlar bana bazı çok sevdiğim tabloları anımsattı

[@epeolatryarzal2563]

bence Maximilian Lenz bir dünya eserinden esinlenmişler bence

[@lavandulaaangustifolia]

@@epeolatryarzal2563 Bu, yaşadığımız bölge Rhön'ün inanılmaz güzel ve trajik bir halk masalı. Geceleri bozkır üzerinde dolaşan üç mavi alev, üç güzel genç kızın lanetli ruhları. Şimdi sizin de ruhunuzu avlayacak. -Markus (videonun açıklama kısmı)

[@epeolatryarzal2563]

@@lavandulaaangustifolia bu da güzelmiş

[@lavandulaaangustifolia]

@@epeolatryarzal2563 bence de öyle ^_^

[@JohnnyDJenkins]

Epic.

[@shaimbot]

needed this...need more more more please more...

[@ivanavulicevic2365]

Amazing! Everything is perfect! Enjoyable from the first to the last second!