In year 1998 together with album of his another band Entrails was released a promo of Cales-Mystery of Lost Equilibrium.
In 2001 The Pass In Time saw the light of day. At that time Skuny became the bands new singer, because original singer J.S. De Sed decided to spend all his time on his own band Dark Gamballe.
Around 2003, Cales changed their style to a more hard rock sound, leaving the trails of their pagan past behind for now. The album Uncommon Excursion is a mix of modern hard rock with a typically Blackie sounding guitar and good work by singer Skuny (also in Sad Harmony) and drummer R. 'Evil' Kostelnak (also in Root).
In 2007, the instrumental album called Savage Blood returned to the pagan past of the project.
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The Last Winter Dance
Cales Lyrics
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Without mercy it set its icy hungry teeth
In our necks.
Heads of noble birds swimming on the water surface
Flew to thousands of parts just before it froze
As if struck by invisible hammers.
Little peevish parts of icy air consumed
Everything unprepared, wind aided in it and played
Thousands of icy headsmen with pigs' wailing in the background
Executed without the only drop of blood.
... in several minutes only a family of rats remained on the little
island,
that survived the last winter dance unknowingly ...
... until the morning the queen of frost
danced on her icy mirror
At eh snowy throat of winter
The lyrics of "The Last Winter Dance" by Cales paint a picture of a brutal winter that suddenly arrives without warning. The winter is described as merciless, biting and hungry. It consumes everything unprepared, bringing with it a symphony of melancholy and extinction. The imagery of noble birds swimming on the water surface and then flying to thousands of parts just before everything freezes is particularly striking. The chilling cold seems to execute without the only drop of blood, leaving only a family of rats on a little island that survived the last winter dance unknowingly. The queen of frost dances on her icy mirror at the snowy throat of winter, indicating that winter has cast its spell on everything and there is little one can do about it.
The lyrics seem to be a reflection on the severity of winter that can often be uncontrollable and merciless, leaving everything in its wake. The imagery throughout the song is vivid and haunting, making the listener almost feel the icy cold in their bones. The metaphor of the winter dance seems to suggest that winter is almost alive, and that it has a cycle that it goes through every year, no matter what happens. At the same time, the song acknowledges the resilience of life, as the family of rats survives despite the harsh conditions. Ultimately, the song leaves an impression of the ever-present danger of winter, but also the hope that life can find a way to survive and continue.
Line by Line Meaning
Winter came suddenly
The arrival of winter was unexpected
Without mercy it set its icy hungry teeth
Winter was harsh and unforgiving, causing great discomfort
In our necks.
Winter affected people directly and caused them physical discomfort
Heads of noble birds swimming on the water surface
Birds in the water were affected by winter
Flew to thousands of parts just before it froze
Birds scattered in different directions in order to avoid freezing to death
As if struck by invisible hammers.
The birds were caught off guard and unprepared for the sudden change in weather
Little peevish parts of icy air consumed
The cold air was unbearable and caused great discomfort
Everything unprepared, wind aided in it and played
The wind made the winter even more extreme, causing more destruction
Melancholic symphony of extinction on its silver icicle violin.
The sound of winter was depressing and reminiscent of death
Thousands of icy headsmen with pigs' wailing in the background
The sound of wind in winter was like the cry of dying animals
Executed without the only drop of blood.
The brutal force of winter killed many animals without any sign of bloodshed
In several minutes only a family of rats remained on the little island,
The destruction of winter left only a few survivors
that survived the last winter dance unknowingly
The rats survived by chance and were not aware of the danger they were in
Until the morning the queen of frost
Winter was personified as a queen
danced on her icy mirror
Winter's beauty was fleeting and dangerous
At eh snowy throat of winter
The harshness of winter was personified as a threat to life
Contributed by Avery F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.