Following in the spirit of Pin’s legendary legacy, ALIASES are redefining the genre’s boundaries, with a hunger for experimentation and no fear of extremes. Pin explains: “We are interested only in taking Metal on a new and limitless path, allowing the music and vocals to grow organically and exist outside the common constraints of a single genre.” Wasting no time, the band set to work on their debut six track EP and in July put out the rough demo track “We Should Never Have Met”, which was received with an overwhelmingly positive response online.
This prompted an invitation to play at the prestigious Euroblast Festival in Cologne, Germany where the band stole the show, affirming them as a major force to be reckoned with.
Finding the correct players was essential and the band were willing to go to any length to forge the right line up.
Pin continues: “I had searched for three years to find a vocalist since SikTh drew the curtains, first bringing over, only to have deported, a singer from the USA and then finding the awesome talent of Jay Berast in Paris, a long distance situation which worked brilliantly for the first release. Darren Pugh and bassist Joe Heaton joined from Manchester band Veils and Leah Woodward is a rare guitarist not only having a playing style which compliments my own, but she brings a ton of her own insanity to the mix!
” Nathan ‘Barley’ Phillips, founder of Basick Records commented: “Working with bands that push the boundaries to create a new definition for Metal, is what Basick strives for, so when I heard that Pin was cooking up a new project after the demise of SikTh, my ears naturally pricked up.
After hearing all the demos and then subsequently having my face ripped off by ALIASES’ live show at Euroblast in Germany, I just knew that we had to sign them. Not only has Pin managed to improve upon the insanity element of his former output, he’s also managed to put together a band of outstanding musicians that totally complement this interesting and complex music. So, after a few meetings and phone calls, we finally convened at the first ALIASES show in the UK and consecrated the deal over a healthy amount of Jägermeister.
Safer Than Reality was released on Basick Records in 2011 and their first FULL album will be released in 2013
Sirens
Aliases Lyrics
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Those who believe all your white lies
Everything you spread through word you rape
Walk, walk with those
Who follow you in your drone
I can't recall myself the way you lie
Sounding so perfect, pulled apart so easily
Have you ever tried to be you?
Lost in the sirens voices
Have you ever tried to listen
Noises so clear through all
All these whispers whistling
Brought it upon yourself, the way you act
Some I could accept with half of your smile
Have you ever tried to be real?
No matter what you say
Nothing will make you different
Words count more than I could pretend
What you say doesn't make sense anyway
I'm still a ghost of yesterday
Forgotten words won't reach me
All what you say does not make sense anyway
Words will never reach me
I'm still a ghost
The lyrics of Aliases's song Sirens are an expression of frustration with and rejection of the words and actions of a person who is not genuine. The opening lines of the song express the disbelief and rejection of the lies that are being spread by the individual in question, who has succeeded in convincing others of the validity of their falsehoods. The song seems to express a sense of disappointment with the way in which this individual has manipulated their followers and has been able to convince them of the truth of their lies.
The chorus of the song speaks to the impact that these lies have had on those who have been deceived; they have been rendered deaf to the truth, lost in the siren voices of the false prophet. The lyrics of the song suggest that the individual who is lying is doing so to maintain or enhance their own power, and that the only way for them to truly be heard would be to own up to their falsehoods and be their authentic selves. The repeated refrain of "Words will never reach me/I'm still a ghost" at the end of the song seems to suggest that the singer has come to accept that they will never be able to reach this person, but that they will continue to try.
Line by Line Meaning
Talk, talk to those
Addressing the person to talk to their followers
Those who believe all your white lies
The followers who believe the manipulative lies of the person
Everything you spread through word you rape
The person is spreading their words carelessly, causing harm to those who believe them
Walk, walk with those
Encouraging the followers to keep following the person
Who follow you in your drone
The followers are blindly following the person without thinking for themselves
I can't recall myself the way you lie
The person's lies make it difficult for the singer to remember who they were before
Sounding so perfect, pulled apart so easily
The person's facade of perfection is easily broken when their true self is revealed
Have you ever tried to be you?
Questioning if the person has ever tried to be genuine and true to themselves
They fall on deaf ears
The artist is not listening to the person's lies
Lost in the sirens voices
The followers are entranced by the person's soothing voice and do not see their manipulative behavior
Have you ever tried to listen
Asking the followers to listen to themselves and not just blindly follow the person
Noises so clear through all
The sound of the person's lies is clear to the artist
All these whispers whistling
The whispers of the person's lies are constant
Brought it upon yourself, the way you act
The person's manipulative behavior is their own doing
Some I could accept with half of your smile
There are some lies the singer could believe if they were not aware of the person's manipulative behavior
Have you ever tried to be real?
Asking the person if they have ever been genuine with themselves or others
No matter what you say
The person's words hold no weight or truth to the artist
Nothing will make you different
The person's actions make them no different than a liar
Words count more than I could pretend
The singer knows the person's words have significant impact on their followers
What you say doesn't make sense anyway
The person's words are nonsensical and meaningless to the artist
I'm still a ghost of yesterday
The artist is still haunted by the person's lies of the past
Forgotten words won't reach me
The person's lies are forgotten and hold no power over the artist
All what you say does not make sense anyway
The person's words remain nonsensical and meaningless to the singer
Words will never reach me
The person's lies hold no power over the artist
I'm still a ghost
The person's actions have made the singer feel disconnected and alone
Contributed by Samuel S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@D0ffy
I love this band. So awesome!
@omgnuub
one of my favorite tech-ish bands this year. I'm married to djent but this is my mistress. big time.
@AJ-fi4it
Perfect!
@xMontblanc
Where are the tabs? MY BODY IS READY
@xydex99
But he does write the riffs doesn't he? It has to sound similar to SikTh.
@VOLiTiANBand
I came for the chorus, I stayed for the adverts
@TrumMarc
@ReflectedZero check up SikTh instead considering Aliases basicly consists of SikTh, it makes more sence, in the same way Monuments reminds you of FellSilent
@dekdcd
is the vocalist from fellsilent?
@goatesque
Nope. It would make better sense to argue that Fell Silent are a rip off of SikTh, but I think they have pretty distinct sounds.
@kr509
Me likey..........