Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: heavy-metal
Song Meaning of “Armageddon Clan” by Battle Beast
Armageddon Clan tells the story of an impending apocalypse and the inevitable downfall of humanity. The narrator is at once both understanding and powerless to stop the chaotic outcome that awaits the world.
The song begins with a vision of humanity’s dread in the face of the impending end, as the narrator describes a chaotic landscape full of “defiance, fury and fear” and people that are “seeking salvation” in a hope that is doomed to fail.
The chorus makes it clear that this outcome is out of the narrator’s hands, and that all is lost because of the destructive nature of the Apocalypse Clan, pulling the world into judgment and damned to an eternity of suffering.
The second verse paints a picture of a violent storm of death and destruction, with the narrator’s voice conveying an urgent warning of the world’s fate if the evil forces of the Apocalypse Clan prevail.
The bridge serves to further emphasize the powerlessness of the narrator in the face of this imminent doom, as they bemoan the cruel and irreversible path laid out before them by the Clan’s fatalistic will.
The song concludes with a resigned acknowledgement of the reckless destruction headed our way, leaving the listeners with a lingering reminder of the all-consuming power of the Armageddon Clan.