The single “To the Afterworld” stayed several weeks in the Top 10 of the official Finnish single chart in 1999 and the music video aired frequently on TV. Around the turn of the millennium, Afterworld nailed a record deal with the German Noise Records who have hosted Helloween, Stratovarius, and Kreator, and published the Afterworld albums “Dark Side of Mind”, and “Connecting Animals” in 34 countries worldwide with raging reviews. The US based Joe Petagno designed the cover art for the albums. He has previously designed album art for bands like Motorhead, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.
Afterworld has climbed on stage at many major heavy metal festivals, including Tuska and Nummirock, and toured together with bands like Sentenced and Embraze. After a long low key period Afterworld has reactivated itself and is currently recording its third full album. Afterworld has stayed pretty much in its original set up. The current line-up is Mika Kuokkanen (vocals), Petri Saasko (guitar), Immu Ilmarinen( bass), Marco Sneck (keyboards), and Jani Outinen (drums).
-ALBUMS-
CONNECTING ANIMALS (Noise Records, 2000)
Metal Heart (GER) 9/10
Musica (RUS) 9/10
HMP(CZ) 9/10
Cartea De Nisip (ROM) 9/10
Internet@Metal 9/10
Metalrium (SLO) 8/10
Rock Hard (GER) 8/10
Metal Hammer (GER) 6/7
Metal Trust (FIN) 4,5/5
Total Metal (RUS) 4/5
Kronikle Of 80s (JPN) 4/5
MetalReviews (UK) 86/100
Castle Of Pagan (JPN) 82/100
DARK SIDE OF MIND (Noise Records, 1999)
Feedback (GER) 10/10
Unbroken Metal Magazine (GER) 9/10
Ultimate Metal Reviews (USA) 8.1/10
Rock Hard (GER) 8/10
Metal Disrict (GER) 8/10
HMP (CZ) 8/10
Association for the Promotion of Heavy Metal Music (JPN) 85/100
Castle Of Pagan (JPN) 84/100
Fast Metal Pages (USA) 80/100
Scream Magazine (NOR) 5/6
ProgressiveWorld.Net (USA) 4/5
The High-Priesthood (UK) 4/5
Metal Nightfall (FRA) 4/5
Metal Trust (FIN) 4/5
Metal Hammer (GER) 5/7
Mindwiew Magazine (BEL) 5/7
DARK SIDE OF MIND (Mastervox Records, 1998)
Suomi Finland Perkele (FIN) 9/10
Metal Asylum (FIN) 4,5/5
PllayLoud! (JPN) 4/5
-SINGLES-
TO THE AFTERWORLD / MASTERVOX METALSINGLE ( Mastervox Records, 1999)
-Finnish Single chart: 4
-COMPILATIONS-
THE BEST OF NOISE (Noise Records, 1999)
-Finnish album chart: 7
POWERPLAY MAGAZINE, UK (1999)
-DEMOS-
PROMO 96 (1996)
DEMO 93 (1993)
-VIDEOS-
MAKE A CONFESSION -document (2000)
PROMISES -musicvideo (2000)
TO THE AFTERWORLD –musicvideo (1998)
TO THE AFTERWORLD (demo) –musicvideo (1997)
-BOOKS-
ROKATESSA ROISKUU 2 (Like 2003)
NOTHING TO LOSE
Afterworld Lyrics
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There are certain issues in life which are not pleasant.
These issues however are the ones you have to deal with.
Sometimes you fail to handle these things and eventually you'll find
all of them in front of you.
As you find yourself facing overwhelming odds,
you can only start it all over again.
Here we go again, thinking of our wasted lives
The die is cast, rolling merry hell...
The times are tough in here, there's no one really to be blamed
Time after time, the same old curse runs against us
We are the one's who didn't see to the future
We only lived one day at the time
Too much to do, too little time to think it
Now 's time to pay the bill's we ignored
It's time to go, and compensate for the bad deeds from our past
Tonight, the time has come
It's time to feel, all the things we never really cared
'cos there's nothing to lose
" It's your life, do what you can, try to pull it through,
'cos there's nothing to lose..."
The spoken intro in Afterworld's song "Nothing to Lose" sets the tone for the rest of the lyrics. The singer acknowledges that life can be unpleasant, and sometimes it throws overwhelming issues at us that we struggle to handle. Despite this, the singer asserts that we can only start all over again, with nothing to lose.
The rest of the lyrics talk about wasted lives and the tough times that the singer and others are facing. They acknowledge that they didn't plan for the future and only lived one day at a time. Now, they are paying the price for ignoring their responsibilities. However, despite this, the singer asserts that there's nothing left to lose. It's time to compensate for their past misdeeds and feel all the things they have not cared about before.
Overall, "Nothing to Lose" speaks to the idea that life can be tough, and we all have to deal with difficult issues at some point. The song encourages listeners to take responsibility for their actions, even if it means facing the consequences. At the same time, it reassures us that, in the end, nothing is truly lost.
Line by Line Meaning
Here we go again, thinking of our wasted lives
Starting to think about how we have wasted our lives again.
The die is cast, rolling merry hell...
The decision has already been made and it's leading to chaos.
The times are tough in here, there's no one really to be blamed
The current situation is difficult and no one can be held responsible.
Time after time, the same old curse runs against us
We keep facing the same old problems repeatedly.
We are the one's who didn't see to the future
We failed to plan for the future.
We only lived one day at the time
We only focused on the present day without considering the future.
Too much to do, too little time to think it
We had too many things to do and didn't have enough time to make proper plans.
Now 's time to pay the bill's we ignored
It's time to face the consequences of the things we neglected to do.
It's time to go, and compensate for the bad deeds from our past
We need to make up for the mistakes we made in the past.
Tonight, the time has come
The time for action is now.
It's time to feel, all the things we never really cared
We need to start caring about the things that we previously ignored.
'cos there's nothing to lose
Because there are no consequences for trying and failing, we might as well take a chance.
' It's your life, do what you can, try to pull it through, 'cos there's nothing to lose...'
We should do what we can to improve our lives, because we have everything to gain and nothing to lose.
Contributed by Nicholas K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.