After the release of Kill for Satan, Arak Draconiiz moved away from Oslo, and was replaced by Pål. In October 2001, Svendsen had to leave the band, because he got tendinitis in both arms. Guitarist Pål also left the band due to his working hours. Svendsen was replaced by Jontho of Ragnarok, and this line-up recorded from December 2001 to January 2002, which became the band's second studio album Demonic Possession, which was released through Drakkar Productions in 2002. Norwegian label Mester Productions also re-released the Throne of the Goat EP on picture disc in a limited edition of 666 copies that same year. In 2003, the recovered Svendsen returned to Tsjuder, replacing the drummer Jontho. The band signed to the French label Season of Mist in April 2004, and, after striking this new deal, their third full-length Desert Northern Hell was released in November 2004. Tsjuder toured Europe with Carpathian Forest in early 2005.
As of 2006 the band had split up, but reunited to play at Wacken Open Air festival in August 2011 and continued to tour afterwards. A fourth studio album, Legion Helvete was released in October 2011 and a fifth, Antiliv, in September 2015. The band are reportedly working on a sixth album, originally scheduled for release in 2020, but without drummer Svendsen who left in June of the same year.
Musical style and lyrical themes
The music in Tsjuder is mainly written by Nag and Draugluin, citing as main musical inspirations, the black metal bands from the early 1980s and early 1990s such as Bathory, Celtic Frost, Darkthrone, Gorgoroth, Immortal, Marduk, Mayhem, and "old" thrash metal bands Destruction, Kreator, Possessed, Sepultura, Slayer, and Sodom.
Tsjuder's lyrics are written prior to the music, and are based on topics such as darkness, death, evil, hatred, demons, antireligious themes, Satanism, horror films, and the fictional book Necronomicon, that appears in the stories of horror novelist H. P. Lovecraft, considered as a "great source of inspiration" by frontman Nag.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsjuder
Studio albums
Kill for Satan (2000)
Demonic Possession (2002)
Desert Northern Hell (2004)
Legion Helvete (2011)
Antiliv (2015)
Mouth of Madness
Tsjuder Lyrics
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I hear the shrieks of ghouls
Riding the nightwind
The true believers gather
To feed upon the hanged witch
Fall asleep screaming every night
Lost in familiar, arid wilderness
An alien monstrosity
Looking upon through a still lake
Midst titan mountains
Its faces are legion its faces are mine
A vision of pandemonaeon
Feeding my insanity
A gateway to unknown realities
I�m entering the mouth of madness
The image of the goat still burns within
Its pale dead faces stares empty
Back at me as I gaze into
The darkest pools of the soul
Cold horror as sanity declines
The sentient creature is awake
The walls of reality are caving in
In my state of gnosis
I'm on the outside
Reaching for the ether
Chaotic winds of new revelations
The ritual is complete
A vision of pandemonaeon
Feeding my insanity
A gateway to unknown realities
I'm entering the mouth of madness
The lyrics to Tsjuder's song Mouth of Madness paint a vivid picture of a descent into madness. The first few lines set the scene with the image of "decaying moonlight" in the singer's "veins" and the "shrieks of ghouls" in their ears. They describe the "true believers" gathering to feed upon a "hanged witch," setting a tone of dark ritual and sacrifice.
The singer seems to be struggling with their sanity, as they describe "fall[ing] asleep screaming every night" and feeling lost in a "familiar, arid wilderness." They describe an "alien monstrosity" that they see through a still lake, and note that its many faces are their own.
As the song progresses, the singer seems to be giving in to the madness, describing a "vision of pandemonaeon" that is "feeding [their] insanity" and leading them through a "gateway to unknown realities." They enter the "mouth of madness" and are consumed by it, as the "walls of reality are caving in" and they are "reaching for the ether."
Overall, the lyrics to Mouth of Madness are a powerful depiction of a descent into madness, with vivid imagery and unsettling, chaotic language.
Line by Line Meaning
Decaying moonlight in my veins
I feel corrupted and influenced by the darkness of the night.
I hear the shrieks of ghouls
I am aware of the haunting sounds of the undead.
Riding the nightwind
I am carried by the eerie breeze of the night.
The true believers gather
The faithful followers are assembling together.
To feed upon the hanged witch
To consume the essence of the executed sorceress.
Fall asleep screaming every night
My dreams are filled with terror and despair.
Lost in familiar, arid wilderness
Trapped in a barren and desolate landscape that I know too well.
An alien monstrosity
A horrifying creature that is unfamiliar to me.
Looking upon through a still lake
Observing its reflection in a motionless body of water.
Midst titan mountains
Amidst colossal peaks that dwarf me in size.
Its faces are legion, its faces are mine
The many faces of the monster are similar to my own, revealing a part of myself that I fear.
A vision of pandemonaeon
A glimpse of chaotic and hellish realms.
Feeding my insanity
Nourishing my delirium and madness.
A gateway to unknown realities
An entrance to unimaginable worlds and dimensions.
I'm entering the mouth of madness
I am crossing the threshold into complete insanity.
The image of the goat still burns within
The memory of the demonic goat still haunts me.
Its pale dead faces stares empty
Its lifeless visage stares back at me with an eerie emptiness.
Back at me as I gaze into
As I stare at it, it seems to be staring back at me.
The darkest pools of the soul
The deepest and most hidden parts of my consciousness.
Cold horror as sanity declines
A chilling fear as my grip on reality weakens.
The sentient creature is awake
The intelligent monster is now fully alert and aware.
The walls of reality are caving in
The boundaries that separate my world from others are collapsing.
In my state of gnosis
In my enlightened state of knowledge and understanding.
I'm on the outside
I am no longer a part of ordinary reality.
Reaching for the ether
Extending my reach into unknown planes of existence.
Chaotic winds of new revelations
The tumultuous winds of new discoveries and revelations.
The ritual is complete
The ceremony has been finished, and the consequences are irreversible.
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