Amatory are a metalcore band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, who formed in 2… Read Full Bio ↴Amatory are a metalcore band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, who formed in 2001. The band won two awards at the Russian Alternative Music Prize in 2005 and has toured across Russia, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine, and Finland. Their main discography includes seven albums: Вечно прячется судьба (Fortune on the Run, 2003), Неизбежность (Inevitability, 2004), Книга мёртвых (The Book of the Dead, 2006), VII (Seven, 2008), Инстинкт обречённых (The Instinct of the Doomed, 2010), 6 (Six, 2015) and DOOM (DOOM, 2019).

When you are from the largest country on Earth, how do you tell your fellow citizens that you exist? That may have been the biggest hurdle for AMATORY, hailing from Saint Petersburg, Russia, which covers a mind-blowing 17,000,000 square kilometers. But through dedication and hard work, the band has become a very popular Russian act with fans in the capital, industrial centers, and even provincial towns miles from city life. AMATORY make certain everything about the band, their products, and the presentation are 100% perfect and according to their specifications. Their songs are meticulously recorded and mixed. Their album artwork is tweaked until the band is completely happy. And band members are very particular about how they themselves project the right image that says AMATORY.

“…The guys from AMATORY are devoted to their craft and focused on work…” – Jacob Hansen, sound-producer of two band’s albums says. “…It is big as hell over there, which feels very weird when you hear nothing at all about them only 2 hours away on a plane” – Tue Madsen, a sound-producer of the band's album «VII», adds. As a proof of AMATORY professionalism, you can ogle a signature guitar designed by guitarist Александр [ALEX] Павлов, manufactured by the ESP Guitar Company – you can be sure that not every band gets asked to create a signature guitar model!

Radio or TV exposure has been the main ingredient for a breakthrough by every new artist, but AMATORY had very little media exposure to gain their devoted fan base of hundreds of thousands of Russian metal fans. All of this is a result of their hard work, playing about 350 concerts to date in Russia and surrounding countries. If you think about how Russia has resisted various conquests, you can't help but be impressed that AMATORY managed to conquer the Russian cultural landscape spread across such an expansive territory. AMATORY are very excited to take their music a step further in 2010 with an appearance at Helsinki Metal Meeting and Tuska Open Air, but even without leaving their home, they've gained many new fans by adding their songs to JamLegend online game platform and having 30,000 plays of their song in English, «Your Life In My Eyes», in first days! Dignity is still missing.

Members
Current:
Denis «DENVER» Zhivotovsky — Vocals, Bass (since 1998)
Daniil «STEWART» Svetlov — Drums (since 1998), ex-Stardown, ex-Правда
Viacheslav «SLAVA» Sokolov — Vocals (since 2010), The Wheels Of Sorrow
Ilya «IL» Borisov — Guitar (since 2012), ex-Sion
Dmitry «DIMM» Muzichenko — Guitar (since 2015), ex-Naily

Former:
Evgeny «PJ» Potehin — Vocals, Guitar (1998-2001), ex-The Korea
Sergei «GANG» Osechkin — Guitar (2001-2007), died 15/03/2007
Alexey «LEXUS» Ovchinnikov — Vocals (2001-2004)
Alexey «LIOLIK» Skornyakov — Sampling (2002)
Alexander «ALEX» Pavlov — Guitar (2003-2012), Stardown, АУТКАСТ
Igor «IGOR» Kapranov — Vocals (2004-2010), АУТКАСТ, ex-Stigmata, ex-Choo-Joy!
Dmitry «JAY» Rubanovsky — Guitar (2008-2011), АУТКАСТ, ex-Horizon 8, ex-Tearfall
Ilya «K» Kuhin — Guitar (2011-2014), The Wheels Of Sorrow

Discography
Studio albums:
2003 — Вечно прячется судьба
2004 — Неизбежность
2006 — Книга мёртвых
2008 — VII
2010 — Инстинкт обречённых
2015 — 6
2016 — ОГОНЬ
2019 — DOOM

Links:
Official website
FaceBook
MySpace
Twitter
YouTube

Я Остаюсь
Amatory Lyrics

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Сердца стук жалкий ритм
Я потерян внутри
Я стал другим
Мысли давят нет больше сил
Помоги мне
Я стал – стал чужим

Тот кто бросил этот мир

Стёр его с лица земли
Вот боль порванных моих жил
Её я не забыл…
Не забыл…

Играй в слепую играй
Шаг за шагом меня убивай
Давай…
Один на один судьбу испытай
Пронзай моё тело пронзай
Холодной бритвой ты его истязай
Прощай…
Ты скажешь прощай

Пустота и пустота во мне
Огромный город утопает в земле
Нет чувства вины за самого себя
В горле моём прорастает земля

Кто-то приходит я остаюсь
Кто-то уходит я остаюсь

Прощай так хотелось
Узнать тебя

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Amatory's song "Я Остаюсь" (I Remain) are a melancholic reflection on feeling lost and disconnected from oneself and the world. The verse opens with the sad and feeble beating of the singer's heart, which represents his inner turmoil and confusion. He has become someone else, someone he doesn't recognize or know. His thoughts oppress him, and he no longer has the strength to cope. He implores someone to help him because he has become a stranger to himself.

The following lines suggest that the singer feels abandoned and forgotten, as someone has erased him from the face of the earth. He remembers the pain he felt when he was hurt and left behind, and he cannot forget it. He invites his fate to come and face him one on one, to pierce his body and torture him with a cold razor blade until he finds his peace. He is resigned to his fate and seems to have accepted that this is his lot in life.

The chorus captures the emptiness and void that the singer feels inside him, reflected in the vast city that is drowning in the ground. He doesn't feel guilty or remorseful about himself, and the earth is growing in his throat, suffocating him. The last two lines of the song express the singer's desperate desire to connect with someone or something, to get to know them, and to say his final goodbye.

Line by Line Meaning

Сердца стук жалкий ритм
My heart beats weakly

Я потерян внутри
I'm lost inside myself

Я стал другим
I've become someone else

Мысли давят нет больше сил
My thoughts are weighing me down, I have no strength left

Помоги мне
Help me

Я стал – стал чужим
I've become a stranger

Тот кто бросил этот мир
The one who left this world

Стёр его с лица земли
Erased him from the face of the earth

Вот боль порванных моих жил
Here is the pain of my torn veins

Её я не забыл…
I haven't forgotten it...

Играй в слепую играй
Play blindfolded, play