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”.
Teach to Kill
Acid Death Lyrics
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Here we found the way to get it"
Welcome to the Model Death's High-school
You speak with its General Director
It's our pleasure to have you here in our favorite Killer Family
Justice means death of body and soul
We'll make you comprehend it for sure
To practice it perfectly
You'll see a lot-you will hear a lot more
You have to believe them all-so simply
But it will cost your life if you try to convert 'em
To convert 'em out there
Your actual thoughts? Just hide 'em inside you
Sense of love has no place in here
Everything that's lovely has to die now
And this is your own duty.
[Chorus]
Sanity and insanity come together-don't forget
Here we found the way to get it
You'll get it too and you'll love it!
Don't hesitate to practice even here
Everything you've taught
Just try to make some practice on me
But remember I'll survive!!!
With these few words I welcome you
I discriminate the terror in your eyes-but you've already got in
The doors behind you closed hermetically
Opened when you will become our own perfection
The lyrics of "Teach to Kill" by Acid Death delve into the thoughts and actions of a twisted and sadistic organization known as the Model Death's High-school. The opening lines, "Sanity and insanity come together-don't forget, Here we found the way to get it," suggest that this organization blurs the lines between what is considered sane and what is not, and have found a way to manipulate and control their students.
The General Director of the school welcomes the singer and explains that the school's version of justice means the death of both body and soul. The singer will be forced to learn this lesson and to practice it to perfection. The lyrics continue to describe the terror and horror that will be inflicted upon the singer, including losing their sense of love and being forced to understand that anything that is lovely must be destroyed.
The chorus of the song repeats the opening lines, "Sanity and insanity come together-don't forget, Here we found the way to get it," suggesting that the singer will also be brainwashed to subscribe to the twisted ideology of this organization. The lyrics end with the director welcoming the singer and closing the doors of the school, implying that the singer is now trapped and must become the "perfect" product of the school.
Overall, "Teach to Kill" paints a dark and disturbing picture of an organization that indoctrinates their students with a distorted sense of morality and justice. The song warns against blindly following groups or individuals without critical thinking and discourse.
Line by Line Meaning
Sanity and insanity come together-don't forget
Welcome to the Model Death's High-school. You speak with its General Director. It's our pleasure to have you here in our favorite Killer Family.
Here we found the way to get it
Justice means death of body and soul. You will surly learn it here. We'll make you comprehend it for sure. To practice it perfectly.
You'll see a lot-you will hear a lot more
You'll see and hear a lot of things here, and you'll need to believe them all, no matter how disturbing. But if you try to challenge our ways, you will pay with your life.
You have to believe them all-so simply
Your actual thoughts? Just hide 'em inside you. Sense of love has no place in here. Everything that's lovely has to die now. And this is your own duty.
And this is your own duty.
Sanity and insanity come together-don't forget
[Chorus] Sanity and insanity come together-don't forget. Here we found the way to get it. You'll get it too and you'll love it!
Don't hesitate to practice even here
Don't hesitate to practice what you've been taught, even here. Just try to make some practice on me. But remember I'll survive!!!
Everything you've taught
Just try to make some practice on me
But remember I'll survive!!!
With these few words I welcome you
With these few words, I welcome you to our school of death.
I discriminate the terror in your eyes-but you've already got in
I see the terror in your eyes, but you're already here, and there's no turning back now.
The doors behind you closed hermetically
The doors behind you have closed tightly.
Opened when you will become our own perfection
The doors will only open again once you have become our own version of perfection.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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