1) Black Maj… Read Full Bio ↴There are several bands sharing the name Black Majesty
1) Black Majesty is a black metal band hailing from Trondheim (Norway). Black Majesty has released two demos in 2007 and an EP called "Seventh King of Edom" in 2009.
2) A melodic power metal band from Melbourne, Australia.
So far they have released five LPs: Sands of Time (2003), Silent Company (2005), Tomorrowland (2007), In Your Honour (2010) and Stargazer (2012).
The band was formed in 2001 under the name Kymera and with various members already well known on the local metal and heavy rock scene. Guitarist Steve Janevski was drawn from Cyclone Tracy, a long-running heavy rock/hair metal outfit. Bass player Cory Betts was also a member of Pegazus, another well-known Melbourne power metal band that had toured Europe in 1998, although he did not join that band until early 1999. Kymera’s other guitarist Hanny Mohammed had recorded an album with a band called Catwitch who had been featured on a television documentary. With drummer Pavel Konvalinka and singer John Cavaliere the band was complete. During a brief flirtation with the name Arkaya, the band began recording material, but Betts left and the group renamed itself Black Majesty.
The Sands of Time album was recorded in 2002 and prefaced by a three-track promo disc that won them a contract with German label Limb Music. Bass tracks were recorded by both Betts and Evan Harris, and Cavaliere duetted with Silvio Massaro from Vanishing Point and Danny Cecati from Eyefear on two tracks. Joe Fata replaced Betts in the interim, but left before the album was released in 2003, and since then Black Majesty has not had a permanent bass player.
Mark Kelson of Melbourne doom band The Eternal and Harris have featured as touring members. During the sessions Konvalinka recording his drum tracks in Germany with Piet Sielck of Iron Savior and the album’s release was preceded by a short tour of Europe. On the band’s return to Australia they toured with British band Dragonforce.
Black Majesty’s third album Tomorrowland was released on 1 June 2007, with European tour dates to follow, including the world-renowned Wacken Open Air festival. Black Majesty continued to gain exposure by supporting metal icons such as Saxon, before releasing their follow-up album “In Your Honour” in 2010. The release was promoted with several shows around Australia as well as a headlining slot at Indonesia’s Bla Bla Bla Festival. 2012 the band announced a European tour to support the release of their new album Stargazer in July.
Further Than Insane
Black Majesty Lyrics
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Being lost within a dream
Faceless people staring out at sea
Can't remember where it was
Can't recall the final toll
Only visions will be reappearing
Senseless images were meant to disappear
Only to resurface once more
Get me out they call
Am I losing space?
Is it all just images? Pull me back within
I'm not losing face
Am I racing further than insane?
It was not so long ago
Had to learn to let it go
Reoccurring manifestations
Was it voices in my head?
Just before I laid in bed
It's this vision that will reappear
Invading images collide
They were meant to all subside
See them drowning slowly
Only to resurface once more
The song "Further Than Insane" by Black Majesty tells the story of being lost in a dream or a hallucination, unable to distinguish reality from the imagined. The singer describes seeing faceless people staring out at sea and being unable to remember details of the experience or even the final outcome. The only thing they have left are visions that keep reappearing, haunting them with their senselessness.
Throughout the song, the singer struggles with the idea that they may be losing their grip on reality, questioning whether they are racing "further than insane." They describe experiencing manifestations and hearing voices in their head, adding to the confusion and making it difficult to distinguish what is real and what is not. Despite this, the singer remains determined to fight against the invading images and reoccurring visions that threaten to consume them.
Overall, "Further Than Insane" is a powerful exploration of the human mind's ability to deceive itself and the struggle to remain grounded in reality when it feels like everything is falling apart.
Line by Line Meaning
Was it meant to be like this?
Questioning whether the situation is as intended
Being lost within a dream
Feeling disoriented and disconnected from reality
Faceless people staring out at sea
Seeing anonymous individuals looking out at the sea
Can't remember where it was
Forgetting the details of a previous event
Can't recall the final toll
Unable to remember the conclusion of something
Only visions will be reappearing
Only mental images will come back
Senseless images were meant to disappear
Expecting that meaningless thoughts would fade away
See them drowning slowly
Watching them sink into oblivion
Only to resurface once more
Only to emerge again
Get me out they call
Hearing a plea to be rescued
Am I losing space?
Wondering if one's mind is slipping away
Is it all just images?
Contemplating the possibility that everything is only in one's head
Pull me back within
Asking to be brought back to reality
I'm not losing face
Maintaining composure despite uncertainty
Am I racing further than insane?
Questioning whether one's thoughts are spiraling out of control
It was not so long ago
Recalling a recent event
Had to learn to let it go
Happened to accept the situation and move on
Reoccurring manifestations
Patterns that continue to appear
Was it voices in my head?
Questioning if one's own thoughts are creating the situation
Just before I laid in bed
Before going to sleep
It's this vision that will reappear
Knowing that the particular thought will return
Invading images collide
Overwhelming thoughts clash together
They were meant to all subside
Believing that the thoughts were supposed to fade away
See them drowning slowly
Watching them sink into oblivion
Only to resurface once more
Only to emerge again
Contributed by Isabelle B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@lisaingram67
Can't believe how far John has come well deserved . The band he was with when I was 15 they recorded some of there songs for me from the recording studio 4 my birthday on a cassette tape which I still have
@PeterLustig-vn3ex
im happy to See this guys Are still around. Ich remember 2007 my first wacken open air these guys where the first band i saw, and I immediately fell in love. 2 years later i picked up a guitar myself, and Black majesty music has influenced me ever since on my own musical journey:) much love from germany!
@andersonzinum8
Underrated
@lajoslaszlo8336
Outstanding quality of heavy metal.
@nikk0666
Never gets old!
@felipefalcon2904
Son una maquina!!!!!!
Desde Chile escuchando este rolon! ❤
@Andonakis666
A Power Metal gem.
@oniwabangroup
Holy shit !!!!!!! Magic as usual and the dual solos were food for the soul
@DrgnLord92
Makes me proud to say I was born, and live in, Melbourne, Australia \m/
@melg1329
Didn't even know this awsome band🤘 I am apparently born in Melbourne.