Before Eden is a band from Blumenau, Brazil, and was created in 1998, havin… Read Full Bio ↴Before Eden is a band from Blumenau, Brazil, and was created in 1998, having in your initial line up the guitar player and founder member Alessandro Kotlinsky, the bass player Marcos Cardoso, Jaison Peixer on the vocals, Júlio César as drummer and the Juliano Scharf on keyboards. After 8 years of road, the only line up modification was the Marcos Cardoso leaving, in 2002, being substituted by the competent musician Ricardo Tomedi.

The first album came in 2001, with the same name as the band. With a completely non-mainstream production, the 7 songs of that work easily got a great repercution on specialized music sites and magazines, so the band quickly got a contract with brazilian recorder Hellion Records.

The band took part in the “Hellion collection Vol. 03” compilation; among several international names of metal music. Only three bands of the brazilian cast were included among thirty international bands of worldwide fame.

As a previous for the next full-lenght, was released in 2003 a EP, and again it was good praised by the critics. This propitious results are a direct consequence of band´s essence: a rich sonority, introducing creativity and own personality into the bases of progressive metal, bringing characteristics of music´s sorts styles and giving more emphasis to the heavies than usual, showed by riffs and powerfull guitar bases.

For being a group searching for a constant evolution, including the lyrical one, it´s released, in 2005, a new work: “Legacy of Gaia” . Recordered and produced into the own-band studio, between 2004 and 2005, with total independence and profissionalism, this album, as expected, got great praises and good repercution on national and international media. The “grades” varieties are between 8 and 10, getting maximum avaliation. Reviews stick out technic and intrumental of group, beyond the well built estructures, which all members were involved, having an important and decisive participation.

The lyricals, very revaluated, doesn´t tell about far away lands or dubius fiction stories, but it questions the human behaviour, progressively destroying natural recourses to satisfy and feed its unbeareable greediness, guiding us to lose all scruple and self respect, as long as the nearby human´s respect.

The great reception bring the concerts over the country and awesome results in “Best’s Of The Year” in brazilian magazines. Getting fourth stead on categories of “National Revelation” and “Best Brazilian Keyboard Player” on Rock Brigade. And such the position of nineth “Best National Band”, nineth “Best Keyboard Player” and eighth best brazilian album of 2005 on Roadie Crew.

Conquesting, prematurely, good results inside studio tests, positive critics about lives performances and support of public around the band´s music, the Before Eden will carry on its journey with the same punch and ability already demonstrated.

Text by Maurício Gomes Angelo (Staff - Whiplash!)

Fallen Angel
Before Eden Lyrics

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Life comes to a final chapter
Time fades with your dreams faster
Than your eyes can close
The curtain falls

I'm the fallen angel
Coming with the storm
I'm the fallen angel

A holy divine vision

Sky moves in a glorious dance
Rising there is a reign in advance
Can't you see the signs
The great evidence

I'm the fallen angel
Coming to this world
I'm the fallen angel

Stars align in a grand design
A balance of power the darkness shines
Evoking the night from the days
Is my conquerous way

I'm the fallen angel
Coming with the storm
I'm the fallen angel
Coming to this world
I'm the fallen angel

I'm the fallen angel
A holy divine vision

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Before Eden's song "Fallen Angel" address the idea of life coming to an end and the passage of time. The first stanza speaks to the inevitability of death, noting that life eventually comes to a final chapter and time moves on quicker than one's dreams can come to fruition. The second stanza, however, shifts gears to speak to the idea of a coming storm, with the singer embodying the image of a fallen angel. This is an interesting contrast from the melancholic tone of the first part. Suddenly, the song becomes more of a call to action, with the fallen angel becoming a force with which to be reckoned.

The third stanza expands on this theme, with the sky and stars themselves becoming active and inciting change. The fallen angel is now taking charge of the situation, using the balance of power and darkness to their advantage. The final stanza repeats the fallen angel's self-identification, emphasizing both their divine and destructive nature. The use of the phrase "holy divine vision" is particularly interesting. It suggests that the fallen angel is not entirely an evil figure, but instead may be working towards some higher purpose.

Overall, "Fallen Angel" is a complex track that explores a number of intriguing themes. By casting the singer as a powerful but ambiguous figure, the song resists easy interpretation, leaving listeners to grapple with its meaning on their own.

Line by Line Meaning

Life comes to a final chapter
Life is finite and inevitably ends

Time fades with your dreams faster
Time passes quickly and one's dreams may not come to fruition before it's too late

Than your eyes can close
Time passes quickly and without warning

The curtain falls
Death is the final act of life

I'm the fallen angel
The artist identifies as a fallen angel

Coming with the storm
The singer is coming with an intensity and force

A holy divine vision
The singer sees themselves as a divinely inspired figure

Sky moves in a glorious dance
The sky and its movements are beautiful

Rising there is a reign in advance
Something powerful is on the horizon

Can't you see the signs
The signs of change are evident

The great evidence
The evidence of change is overwhelming