1) A Crossover Thrash Metal ba… Read Full Bio ↴There are eight bands using the name:
1) A Crossover Thrash Metal band from Huntington Beach, California. They formed in the mid 80's and were all Hispanic members. They released one demo record entitled Peace through Violence in 1991 and one full length record called The Damnation of Humanization in 1992.
http://www.myspace.com/afflictionmusic
2) Turkish melodic death metal band. They have two albums named "One Reality" and "Execution Is Necessary."
Web site: http://www.afflictionsite.com
3) French anarcho-punk band. The Music is free from rights. Lyrics are based on so many things like revolution, animal rights, feminism, etc.
4) German death metal band. Web site: http://www.affliction.de
5) American metal band from Milwaukee. Web site: http://www.garageband.com/artist/affliction
6) Brazilian metal band from Araras. Orkut community:
http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=40173827
7) A Detroit, Michigan band, Small Craft Sighting, whose original name was Affliction. http://www.iconofan.com/artist-features/s/small_craft_sighting/index.shtml"
8) Colwyn Bay, North Wales band (c2005) involving Dusty Moo (gtr,voc) (ex Babakin), Steve Crilly (bass) (ex Babakin), Cumi Pants (drms) (ex 4Q, Sons of Selina, Alien Matter, Deadlight Spiral), Steve Sync (keys) (ex Sync, Sons of Selina, Alien Matter). Initially began as a Moo side project and evolved into Sympathetic Affliction (playing 2 gigs) before the name change (Jun05). Rel demo EP ‘Coastline’ (Nov05) of which the song Good People rec’d airplay from Adam Walton’s BBC Radio Wales Show. Danny Thomas and Dave Majoros (both of Surrealism) were briefly members, Danny played the 1st 2 gigs. Band stuttered to a halt mid-2006 and Dusty moved to Glasgow early 07
(info from) link2wales website
Retribution
Affliction Lyrics
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How many lives you've ruined
Now it's time for vengeance
You will drown in your sin
Echoes from the past
Chasing you through the nightmares
Prayers are useless
Your soul shall find itself alone and desperate
Prepare yourself to that cruel solitude
Which is not as loneliness, ca use their red orbs
Will burn and scorch your soul forever
Would that god I could awaken
For I dream I know not how
And my soul is sorely shaken
Lest en evil step be taken
Would that god I could awaken
For nightmares I've been crawling
And my soul is sorely shaken
It's been a long time, I've been forsaken
The lyrics of Affliction's song "Retribution" speak of seeking revenge against someone who has caused harm and ruined lives. The first two lines describe the damage that has been done and sets the tone for the rest of the song. The following lines, "Now it's time for vengeance, You will drown in your sin" make it clear that the person responsible will face the consequences of their actions. The echoes from the past mentioned in the next stanza may represent the hauntings of all those whose lives have been affected. The lyrics suggest that the person responsible for the harm they have caused "are the demise of their own" indicating that their actions will ultimately lead to their own downfall. The mention of prayers being useless suggests that there is no redemption for the person responsible, they will pay for their actions.
The next two lines of the lyrics become increasingly clear, just like a picture becoming clear as the pieces join together. They read "Your soul shall find itself alone and desperate, Prepare yourself to that cruel solitude, which is not as loneliness". This could refer to a sense of guilt and the loneliness that comes from knowing you have caused harm to others. The red orbs mentioned in the lyrics could represent the fires of hell, and the scorching could represent eternal damnation. The next stanza aptly suggests that the persona is hoping to awaken from a nightmare, as they realize that they might take an evil step. They wouldn't want to make the person responsible for their pain become the exact thing they are trying to escape from.
Line by Line Meaning
How many dreams you've shattered
The number of dreams that you've destroyed
How many lives you've ruined
The number of lives that you've broken apart
Now it's time for vengeance
The time has come to get revenge
You will drown in your sin
Your sin will consume and destroy you
Echoes from the past
The sounds of past actions echoing through your mind
Chasing you through the nightmares
Following you through your frightening dreams
You are the demise of your own
You are the cause of your own destruction
Prayers are useless
Asking for help won't help you
Your soul shall find itself alone and desperate
Your soul will be isolated and hopeless
Prepare yourself to that cruel solitude
Get ready to be alone and suffering
Which is not as loneliness, cause their red orbs
It's not loneliness, the fiery eyes of punishment
Will burn and scorch your soul forever
May cause permanent damage to your soul
Would that god I could awaken
If only I could wake up
For I dream I know not how
I don't know what to make of my dream
And my soul is sorely shaken
My soul is deeply disturbed
Lest en evil step be taken
So that I don't make a wrong move
For nightmares I've been crawling
I've been living through frightening dreams
It's been a long time, I've been forsaken
I've been feeling abandoned for a while
Contributed by Arianna N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
soulflytribe94
@arcticalrites I think youre the only one calling this melodic death
soulflytribe94
@arcticalrites so the band defamates itself by writing "thrash metal" as genre on their myspace site. discussion ended.
Bilal Karaaslan
look again -Death Metal / Metal / Thrash-
Bilal Karaaslan
@soulflytribe94 dude please tell me is it really like trash to you? anyway they disband, and it ll defamation to call it trash metal
soulflytribe94
@arcticalrites yeaa and wheres the melodic there?
Eyo Sabotaj
This is death metal?
Caveman Mike
No, It's Groove Metal, but you can say (a little bit) that is Death Groove or just Groove with some Melodic Metalcore/NwoAhm elements:)
Bilal Karaaslan
if you can call dark tranquillity,soilwork as trash metal band, then you re right. Its melodic death noob