Savvas Betinis (ACID DEATH, Bass guitar & Lead vocals) edited this page.
To all our fans!! ACID DEATH IS BACK! From January 10 2011 the band is active. Check:
www.myspace.com/aciddeathgr
www.reverbnation.com/aciddeathgr
www.youtube.com/user/aciddeathgr
Here is a complete press-release/biography of the band:
They were characterized by many as the most subversive, controversial and “heretical” Death Metal band that took the Greek scene until 2001. Recordings for them began when the word "discography" sounded very new to the Greek underground. Received numerous enthusiastic reviews from world press and a host of opponent arrows especially in their own home country.
ACID DEATH, one of the oldest Greek bands that have been active for 12 years, from 1989 to 2001, started from classic Thrash Metal and ended up being the sole representatives (for many at a European level) of Progressive Death Metal up until their disband. Now they are making their comeback! Having the assets of an EP, a split LP, two full length CDs and countless live appearances at times where live gigs where worth their weight in gold, they played along with bands such as KREATOR, THE HAUNTED, IMPALED NAZARENE, CHILDREN OF BODOM, MAYHEM, ROTTING CHRIST, they have come full cycle and the years that followed only strengthened their name... Their members were found in other bands of the scene, giving good examples. The "Total Recall" of 2011, almost 10 years after their disband, finds them with a revamped lineup, endless inspiration and above all the mood for a lot of hard work. The band has already started work on new material for the new, yet untitled, musical step.
Key Points about ACID DEATH.
-1991. ACID DEATH at their first steps in recording, they perform a independent production of their first mini LP called Balance Of Power, a piece of work that was to remain on the shelf and see the light many years later when the band had dissolved in the form of free downloading.
-1993. The year they released their first official work, the EP HYPERLINK “Apathy Murders Hope” by the Greek independent label MOLON LAVE recs, providing the first evidence of the Progressive Death Metal path that the band was to follow a few years later.
-1995. Two years later, a split-LP is recorded and released with Spanish Extreme Metallers AVULSED. The band have already loses the opportunity of a very good record deal with a famous label of that time due to military services.
-1998. The first full length CD “Pieces Of Mankind” is recorded, showing the Progressive character that is to be followed by the band. ACID DEATH were walking a tightrope between Death Metal and Fusion/Jazz and the first negative arrows began to come... The album, released for first time by the Greek label METAL MAD Music, remains forgotten and scorned to domestic record store shelves, but the re-release of 1999 by the English fledgling label Copro Recs/Casket Music makes it "Album of the Month" in a VERY well-known English magazine site, which is radical and unheard-of for its time...
-2000. The swansong full length CD is released by the already established BLACKLOTUS recs making the name of ACID DEATH affirmed and applauded by the European press and made fun-of in their own country! The provocative cover of the album is censored the CD is removed from the German market... For the first time the foundation of the band start grinding unusually strange...
-2001. After 12 years and 4 official releases, the band announced it’s disband while being in the studio for the pre-production of their third full-length.
-2008. Pieces Of Mankind is to be the first among the "Greek Metal Scene-40 Most Distinctive Album of all Time" as voted by the editors of the Greek RockHard Magazine.
-2009. 18 years after it’s recording, the first -unreleased- mini LP of ACID DEATH sees the light in the form of a free downloading as a "gift" to those who had appreciated the band all the past years.
-“Live After Death"... A case not rare, but with an another application. The name of the band is strengthened and boasted while practically ACID DEATH “are non-existent for over 10 years”.
Our Shadows
Acid Death Lyrics
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The future that I will never-never see
Happiness is wasted-for ever
Here, so lonely at the mountain top
Is all this for a better tomorrow?
The shouting the running alienated personalities
Feel like an idiot to myself
The engine-sound, so deafening
Above our heads like a God
In desperate moments I run-I run for myself
Hide beneath my shadow(hide beneath my shadow)
Snakes in my hands, in my red eyes
As it fires its lightening away
My gun no longer protects me-did it ever, I wonder
So depressed, so depressed
It's better this way
Not to think-not to think again
Why should I-should I live for
Fight again in someone else's war
The light brings pain, but heals my scars
My skin is re-becoming in a new state of life
Sorrow is behind in the noise of a neverland
Beneath my shadow nothing exist
Nothing exist...
The lyrics to Acid Death's Our Shadows describe a sense of loneliness, fear, and depression in the singer's life. The opening lines, "so much fear in me, the future that I will never-never see" suggest a feeling of futility and despair, as if the future holds no promise or hope for the singer. The reference to "happiness is wasted forever" suggests a sense of isolation and lack of fulfillment in the singer's life, which is accentuated by being "so lonely at the mountain top."
The second stanza seems to question the purpose of all the frantic activity around the singer, which is depicted as "shouting," "running," and being "alienated." The singer feels like an "idiot" in contrast to this flurry of activity, and overall feels "so depressed." The sound of the engine above their head is described as being "so deafening" and "like a God," which creates a sense of disempowerment and insignificance.
The final stanza offers some kind of resolution or acceptance of the singer's situation. They describe themselves as running "in desperate moments...for myself," which suggests a kind of autonomy and self-care. They also find some kind of solace in their own shadow, beneath which "nothing exist." Overall, the song seems to depict a sense of hopelessness and resignation, punctuated by moments of introspection and self-discovery.
Line by Line Meaning
So much fear in me
I am overwhelmed with fear
The future that I will never-never see
I am afraid of missing out on the future
Happiness is wasted-for ever
I feel like happiness is impossible for me to attain
Here, so lonely at the mountain top
I feel lonely and isolated
Is all this for a better tomorrow?
I question whether all the struggle is worth it in the end
The shouting the running alienated personalities
I feel like everyone around me is in chaos and disconnected
Feel like an idiot to myself
I feel foolish for being in this situation
So depressed-so depressed
I am deeply and overwhelmingly sad
The engine-sound, so deafening
The noise is overwhelming and all-consuming
Above our heads like a God
We are small and insignificant compared to the noise and chaos around us
In desperate moments I run-I run for myself
I am trying to flee from my problems
Hide beneath my shadow(hide beneath my shadow)
I avoid confronting my issues by retreating into myself
Snakes in my hands, in my red eyes
I feel like I am being consumed by anger and negativity
As it fires its lightening away
I am releasing my anger and frustration
My gun no longer protects me-did it ever, I wonder
I am beginning to doubt whether my defense mechanisms actually helped me in the past
It's better this way
I feel like giving up is the only solution
Not to think-not to think again
I am trying to avoid thinking about my problems
Why should I-should I live for
I am questioning the purpose of my life
Fight again in someone else's war
I feel like I am being forced to struggle for someone else's benefit
The light brings pain, but heals my scars
Although the truth can be painful, it can also help me heal
My skin is re-becoming in a new state of life
I am changing and growing through my struggles
Sorrow is behind in the noise of a neverland
Although I am surrounded by chaos and sadness, I am beginning to see the possibility of a different life
Beneath my shadow nothing exist
I am alone and disconnected from the world around me
Nothing exist...
I am contemplating the meaninglessness of my existence
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