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”.
While the End Is Coming
Acid Death Lyrics
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I see a future which I know I'll miss
I see joy on faces of children and men
I hear all sounds even the snake's hiss
Beyond the cell bars that keep me from you
Remorse is my heaven and fate so strong
And I repent for ever more
Soon I'll be no more I think it's for the best
I've done my deeds and wrong I'll pay
But I see the dawn
This thought drives me mad but I wan to feel
For the last time how a free child laughs
Within dawn's dim light I see forgiveness and serenity
A purple vain over my sins, but I pay mine and I'll pay yours
Before my ending that frees you from me-remorse is
Remorse is my heaven and fate is so closed-oh so closed
And I repent for ever more
Strange words-maybe make you feel
like this man out there, like the man
Who stands in the beginning of a tale, a tale which seems to be
As honest like a child's kiss
The lyrics of the song "While the End Is Coming" by Acid Death express a sense of confusion and conflict within the singer. The first verse begins with the singer reflecting on the beauty of the world around him, with descriptions of the joy on faces of children and men, and even the hiss of a snake. However, the second verse introduces a darker tone as the singer reveals that they are imprisoned and regretful of their past actions. They feel that it is their fate to be punished, but at the same time, they long to experience the joy of being a free child once again.
The third verse highlights the forgiveness and peace the singer hopes to find at the end of their life, as they repent for their wrongdoings. The lines "A purple vain over my sins, but I pay mine and I'll pay yours, Before my ending that frees you from me-remorse is" suggest that the singer is somehow responsible for someone else's sins and wants to atone for them before they die. The final lines of the song reinforce the idea that the singer is telling a story that is as genuine and pure as a child's kiss.
Overall, the lyrics of "While the End Is Coming" convey a complex mix of emotions, including regret, acceptance, and longing for freedom. The imagery used throughout the song, from the dawn's dim light to the purple vain over sins, adds to the intense emotional tone.
Line by Line Meaning
Within the thin light of every dawn
At the start of each day, in the gentle light of the sunrise
I see a future which I know I'll miss
I envision a time yet to come that I will never experience
I see joy on faces of children and men
I observe happiness on the countenances of both the young and the old
I hear all sounds even the snake's hiss
I am aware of every noise, even the serpent's sibilant susurrus
Beyond the cell bars that keep me from you
Outside the prison walls that prevent me from being with you
Remorse is my heaven and fate so strong
The burden of my guilt is my only solace, and my destiny is unyielding
And I repent for ever more
I ask for forgiveness ceaselessly
Soon I'll be no more I think it's for the best
I shall expire before long; it is probably preferable
I've done my deeds and wrong I'll pay
I have committed my actions, and I shall suffer for my sins
But I see the dawn
Yet, I witness the daybreak
This thought drives me mad but I want to feel
This notion torments me, yet I long to encounter
For the last time how a free child laughs
Just once more, the unbridled mirth of an unrestrained juvenile
Within dawn's dim light I see forgiveness and serenity
At dawn's hazy glow, I perceive placidity and absolution
A purple vein over my sins, but I pay mine and I'll pay yours
A lilac tint on my offenses, but I atone for mine and anyone else's
Before my ending that frees you from me-remorse is
Before my demise, which liberates you from my remorse
Remorse is my heaven and fate is so closed-oh so closed
My penitence is my haven, and destiny is so final; oh, so final
And I repent for ever more
And forevermore, I beg for forgiveness
Strange words-maybe make you feel
These strange phrases, perhaps they cause you to sense
like this man out there, like the man
Like that fellow out yonder
Who stands in the beginning of a tale, a tale which seems to be
Who exists at the onset of a story, which appears to be
As honest like a child's kiss
As candid as a young one's peck
Lyrics © OBO APRA/AMCOS
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