Neaera
In the summer of 2003, Tobias Buck, who at that time played the lead guitar… Read Full Bio ↴In the summer of 2003, Tobias Buck, who at that time played the lead guitar in the Münster (NRW, Germany) death metal formation Malzan, decided to start a metal side project that should take a different musical direction and lay more emphasis soundwise on power metal and hardcore influences. To carry out his plans, Toby teamed up with drummer Sebastian Heldt, whom he had already played together with in the 1998 Münster talent competition winning new metal band SPOUT, and with singer Benny Hilleke, who had no band experience whatsoever. The three of them started writing songs and rehearsing together but soon realised that with only a guitar and a drum, they would not be able to develop the amount of pressure necessary to create the aggressive overall metal sound they were aiming for.
Toby consquently called up former MALZAN rhythm guitarist Benjamin Donath, who had left the band due to musical differences, and asked if he would be interested in taking over the part of bass player in this new group. Donath instantly agreed, and after one or two rehearsals, it was certain that this was going to be the band´s basic lineup. However, the quartet still did not have a name. Shortly before the first concert, Toby came up with the proposition to call the band THE NINTH GATE.
In November 2003, THE NINTH GATE played their first concert in Münster´s Luna Bar. Even though the band received nothing but positive feedback from their audience, they knew that there was still a piece missing in the puzzle, a piece that would soon have to be added to take their song writing and sound diversity to a new level. The band agreed that the engagement of a second guitarist would be the right measure in order to open new musical doors and add new melodies and harmonies to round up the metal riffs and to add an extra punch to the hardcore parts.
MALZAN had disbanded in the meantime, so their former bass player Stefan Keller was asked by Toby to play guitar in THE NINTH GATE. Stefan at that time played guitar in the progressive thrash metal band IKONOKL AST, but since he also had many hardcore riffs and song patterns and ideas in mind, he said yes, and thus the final lineup of THE NINTH GATE was completed.
The band continued to play concerts and write songs, and in February of 2004, they hit the DOCMA-KLANG STUDIO in Osnabrück to record a 7-track-plus-outro demo CD. The product the band came up with was considered a good effort by everyone who heard it, also because of the very fat overall sound that DOGMA-KLANG-STUDIO producer Matze had managed to create.
The demo´s opening track “Broken Spine” was even played in several clubs, for example Münster´s No.1 underground location, the “Sputnikhalle”, a fact which made the band extremely proud. On April 2, 2004, not even a year after the band´s actual foundation, something finally happened that the band would never even have dared to hope for: They were offered a record contract by METAL BLADE RECORDS. The band was very enthusiastic about this, but there was still something they had to do, and that was to change their name.
The band agreed that this had to be done mainly because everyone felt that the name simply was not that fitting to their music. So, after two weeks of intense research and “negotiation” among each other, the band finally found a name that they thought would fit their idea of metal best and that was also adequate considering the message that the band want to get across to their listeners. The new name was NEAERA.
This name comes from a famous prostitute of Greek antiquity. The records of a proesecution trial against her brought to light many aspects of the sex trade at the time.
Fast forward to 2009: the band has played thousands of shows in hundreds of countries with a slew of their peers, including a full European tour with As I Lay Dying and the supporting slot on the Heaven Shall Burn cd release tour. They’ve played all of the prominent European festivals: Wacken, Summer Breeze, With Full Force, etc. Armamentarium debuted at 65 on the charts in Germany and Neaera has since extended their deal with Metal Blade Records and are preparing to release their fourth album, Omnicide - Creation Unleashed.
In January 2009 the band entered Rape of Harmonies Studio to record Omnicide - Creation Unleashed, with producer Alexander Dietz at the helm. Mixing and mastering was handled by world-famous metal mastering wiz, Zeuss, who gives this aural behemoth his usual seal of excellence.
The spawn of the Neaera, ROH, Zeuss collaboration is a 10-track beast of a record that captures the essence of what the band is about: brutal mosh parts, aggressive blasts and fierce melodies make for an album that has ''pit havoc'' written all over it. Lyrically, Neaera stick to their guns, combining socially and politically relevant topics with self-reflective and more personal-based approaches.
Toby consquently called up former MALZAN rhythm guitarist Benjamin Donath, who had left the band due to musical differences, and asked if he would be interested in taking over the part of bass player in this new group. Donath instantly agreed, and after one or two rehearsals, it was certain that this was going to be the band´s basic lineup. However, the quartet still did not have a name. Shortly before the first concert, Toby came up with the proposition to call the band THE NINTH GATE.
In November 2003, THE NINTH GATE played their first concert in Münster´s Luna Bar. Even though the band received nothing but positive feedback from their audience, they knew that there was still a piece missing in the puzzle, a piece that would soon have to be added to take their song writing and sound diversity to a new level. The band agreed that the engagement of a second guitarist would be the right measure in order to open new musical doors and add new melodies and harmonies to round up the metal riffs and to add an extra punch to the hardcore parts.
MALZAN had disbanded in the meantime, so their former bass player Stefan Keller was asked by Toby to play guitar in THE NINTH GATE. Stefan at that time played guitar in the progressive thrash metal band IKONOKL AST, but since he also had many hardcore riffs and song patterns and ideas in mind, he said yes, and thus the final lineup of THE NINTH GATE was completed.
The band continued to play concerts and write songs, and in February of 2004, they hit the DOCMA-KLANG STUDIO in Osnabrück to record a 7-track-plus-outro demo CD. The product the band came up with was considered a good effort by everyone who heard it, also because of the very fat overall sound that DOGMA-KLANG-STUDIO producer Matze had managed to create.
The demo´s opening track “Broken Spine” was even played in several clubs, for example Münster´s No.1 underground location, the “Sputnikhalle”, a fact which made the band extremely proud. On April 2, 2004, not even a year after the band´s actual foundation, something finally happened that the band would never even have dared to hope for: They were offered a record contract by METAL BLADE RECORDS. The band was very enthusiastic about this, but there was still something they had to do, and that was to change their name.
The band agreed that this had to be done mainly because everyone felt that the name simply was not that fitting to their music. So, after two weeks of intense research and “negotiation” among each other, the band finally found a name that they thought would fit their idea of metal best and that was also adequate considering the message that the band want to get across to their listeners. The new name was NEAERA.
This name comes from a famous prostitute of Greek antiquity. The records of a proesecution trial against her brought to light many aspects of the sex trade at the time.
Fast forward to 2009: the band has played thousands of shows in hundreds of countries with a slew of their peers, including a full European tour with As I Lay Dying and the supporting slot on the Heaven Shall Burn cd release tour. They’ve played all of the prominent European festivals: Wacken, Summer Breeze, With Full Force, etc. Armamentarium debuted at 65 on the charts in Germany and Neaera has since extended their deal with Metal Blade Records and are preparing to release their fourth album, Omnicide - Creation Unleashed.
In January 2009 the band entered Rape of Harmonies Studio to record Omnicide - Creation Unleashed, with producer Alexander Dietz at the helm. Mixing and mastering was handled by world-famous metal mastering wiz, Zeuss, who gives this aural behemoth his usual seal of excellence.
The spawn of the Neaera, ROH, Zeuss collaboration is a 10-track beast of a record that captures the essence of what the band is about: brutal mosh parts, aggressive blasts and fierce melodies make for an album that has ''pit havoc'' written all over it. Lyrically, Neaera stick to their guns, combining socially and politically relevant topics with self-reflective and more personal-based approaches.
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Neaera Lyrics
...to Oblivion There are vast oceans of flames in me Ruling me, penetratin…
Age Of Hunger Age of hunger Starving for belief Era of the mind Mind of…
And to Posterity a Plague And to Posterity we sent a plague Creating destruction – fo…
Anthem of Despair Starting slowly, globally unnoticed, ignored Plans are ma…
Armamentarium Fit out for the dangers of our century It's not the…
Ascend to Chaos Ascend to chaos And reclaim your throne Let freedom ring …
Back to the Soul All we lost on our ways We will reconquer We will prevail …
Between Us and Annihilation And we are carrying the fire Each the other's world entire …
Beyond the Gates I'll make you bleed for What others have done to me Words…
Black Tomb A thousand holes One thousand spills Corporate corruption …
Broken Spine Cut my threads I'm nothing but a marionette Lies and cli…
Caesura Crave Consume Possess Discard Ceceive Derange Destru…
Decolonize the Mind Rise beyond the selfish throne Think beyond your endless ow…
Definition of Love Rape of the soul Feel mighty now? For two hours…
Definition To Love Rape of the soul Feel mighty now? For two hours…
Desecrators They hurt us where it hurts the most Freedom - the…
From Grief... [Instrumental]…
God-Forsaken Soil We are the breed of a new dawn Born from a…
Grave New World Hand me the mask Make me go blind If it all slides…
Guardian of Ashes I am the cure of my own poison The guardian of…
Harbinger Inside this infant shell I prematurely came of age A child…
Heaven's Descent Arrogance is not strength! There is no grace in apathy! …
Heavenhell This is one of the safest places Of this world so…
Hibernating Reason You are a threat to the world To its integrity, to…
I Am The Rape The White Man's Burden is yours We pierced your dignity, P…
I Loathe I am the thorns that pierce you I am the leaves…
I Love The World Worse than pain Is the pain you can't feel anymore Harder …
In Defiance Resignation will claw your thoughts Don't give it room to b…
In Loss The tree grows sturdy The rock withstands the raging floods…
In Near Ruins Obscurity overwhelms the earth In embrace of my shattered m…
Let The Tempest Come I stand on different lines And dance on twisted knives And…
Liberation The house, the storm Feather and tar Art, existence The…
Mechanisms Of Standstill A nation chose its side A vote that justifies Corruption, …
Mutiny Of Untamed Minds I am the breeder of my fear Apathy is my tender…
My Night Is Starless My night is starless But I forge my faith My night is…
No Coming Home I left you alone It's only my fault I'm dying faced with…
Omnicide Armed to the teeth Destruction within peace The civilized …
Ours Is the Storm Conviction and desire Will not obey to hate Life is ours t…
Paradigm Lost We are generation greed We are generation soma Our desire …
Plagueheritage This country suffers from a plague That never seems to end …
Prey To Anguish What I have become What has made myself I will never turn…
Rubikon Through the alchemy of fire Braving the rubicon Through th…
Save the Drowning Child If thoughts were tears... Are you sick of yearning? This i…
Scars Of Gray Scars of gray The grave heritage Pain aches at the count…
Sirens of Black On my path to self - destruction I passed a source…
Slaying the Wolf Within Arms have stretched Beyond their reach Craving for a false…
Spearheading the Spawn The world's eyes are getting sore A boot in humanity's face…
Synergy This is for the fragile and weak Serenades of the yearning …
The Crimson Void If you stare into the void for too long The void…
The Escape from Escapism I have been thinking the wrong thoughts Misread the signs …
The Need for Pain You curse the inner demons Condemn all that aches What y…
The Orphaning Storm and sea Punish us piece by piece But world economy m…
The world devourer This massive gallery of killing tools A mad number of techn…
The World Devourers This massive gallery of killing tools A mad number of techno…
The World Devourers-Amrc This massive gallery of killing tools A mad number of techn…
the_orphaning Storm and sea Punish us piece by piece But world economy m…
Through Treacherous Flames Command your armies Lead the charge They say That their…
Tools of Greed We are the weeping mass Born into emptiness Abandoned in t…
Walk with Fire We are strangling Our souls every day Our sacrifice For t…
walls instead of brid Eats deal Eyes blind Mouth shut Day by day Victim after …
Walls Instead of Bridges Eats deal Eyes blind Mouth shut Day by day Victim after vict…
Where Submission Reigns Submission reigns Where independent thought sleeps Blindne…