Amaran started out as a band in the spri… Read Full Bio ↴Amaran (Sweden, 2000-2005)
Amaran started out as a band in the spring of 2000, in Stockholm Sweden, and has since then developed a dynamic and original way of writing songs, combining heavy metal guitars with clear female vocals. Guitarists Kari Kainulainen and Ronnie Backlund started writing some music together and decided to form a band. They found the rest of the members in bass player Mikael Andersson, vocalist Johanna DePierre and drummer Robin Bergh. All of the members came from different musical backgrounds and were eager to put some good music together.
Before they had even found a drummer Amaran recorded their first 'Promo 2001' and sent it to various zines, magazines and record labels. It received excellent reviews in many well-acclaimed contexts and also ended up landing them a record deal with French label Listenable Records. The band set out to record their debut album 'A World Depraved' in February 2002 in Aabenraa Studio in Denmark together with Jacob Hansen. The album was released over Europe and was highly recommended by critics and fans all over. The album was often described as somewhat original in the sense that the combination of heavy guitars and intense drums and the clear female vocals was not something that people was used to hear.
Amaran was eager to write new songs after the release of the debut and developed a whole lot in this process and as a band during 2002. Since the band was pretty young when they landed the record deal they went through a whole lot both on a personal and professional level, and became tighter as a band. The band finished about 14 songs that they wanted to record and agreed with Listenable to record the follow-up in April 2003. The new material was oriented in a heavier direction as to accentuate the dynamics between the instrumental and the vocals further. The album was recorded in Studio Underground, Sweden with Pelle Saether and was entitled Pristine in Bondage. Shortly after finishing the recording of the second album, bass player Mikael decided that he wanted to leave the band due to personal reasons. Fortunately they quickly found someone to replace him in Ronnie Bergerståhl, an experienced bass player and drummer who was a personal friend and had filled in for Mikael before.
'Pristine in Bondage' is set to be released through Listenable Records the 17 of December in Japan (containing 3 bonus tracks) and in January in Europe and the US containing 11 tracks. Amaran has also recorded a video for a song on the new album and is set to go on promotion tours in the fall and in January connected the release of the album.
Amaran disbanded in 2005, after they couldn't find a replacement for Johanna (vocals), who already left earlier that year.
Void
Amaran Lyrics
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See it is so real, now my heart beats faster can you feel it
Longing for the sun, to bring it back to me once again
To eat it out the dark the pain
Longing for the sun, I want to be free from this void, rid of this void
This void is pain
See it is so wrong, the dark is getting darker, so hard to see
Feel empathy, the art is so much harder than it seems
In the song Void by Amaran, the lyrics express the feeling of emptiness and the desire to be free from it. The first line "feel under my skin, these shivers run deeper than before" suggests that the emptiness and loneliness have intensified and are causing physical reactions. The line "see it is so real, now my heart beats faster can you feel it" expresses the desperation for someone to understand what they are going through and to connect with them emotionally.
The lyrics then transition to the idea of longing for the sun, which represents hope and positivity. The line "to eat it out the dark the pain" suggests that the sun can heal the pain and bring light into their life. The repetition of "longing for the sun" reinforces the idea that they are searching for something to fill the void and bring happiness.
The last line "this void is pain" summarizes the entire song, as it emphasizes that the emptiness is causing significant suffering. The line "feel empathy, the art is so much harder than it seems" suggests that others may not fully understand what it feels like to be in such a state of emptiness and depression, and it can be challenging to convey those feelings to others.
Line by Line Meaning
Feel under my skin, these shivers run deeper than before
I am deeply affected by something and it is causing physical sensations like shivers
See it is so real, now my heart beats faster can you feel it
This thing I am feeling is becoming more intense and I want you to feel it too
Longing for the sun, to bring it back to me once again
I am yearning for the return of something bright and positive that has been lost
To eat it out the dark the pain
I want to consume this bright thing to escape the darkness and pain
Longing for the sun, I want to be free from this void, rid of this void
I want to be liberated from this emptiness that I am feeling
This void is pain
The absence of something is causing me great suffering
See it is so wrong, the dark is getting darker, so hard to see
The situation is deteriorating and becoming increasingly difficult to navigate
Feel empathy, the art is so much harder than it seems
It can be challenging to truly understand and relate to someone else's pain
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Written by: JAMIE HINCE, ALISON MOSSHART
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