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1. A metalcore band from Germany
2. A folk duo from the United States
1 - Caliban, a metalcore band, was formed in Germany in 1997 under the name Never Again. After 6 months of playing together, the band recorded their first two songs for a compilation, which was never released. The songs were sent to several record labels, and Lifeforce Records was the first to offer the band a record deal. The band's first self-titled MCD came out in the summer of 1998. To promote the CD, Caliban played many shows all over Europe and a few support shows for bands like Morning Again, Earth Crisis, and Cro-Mags.
After their European tour, in 1999 Caliban entered the studio to record their first full-length CD, entitled A Small Boy and a Grey Heaven. The CD received favorable reviews in many big zines and many smaller hardcore and metal zines. The band was described as a mixture of Slayer, Poison the Well, and Hatebreed.
Vent came out in April 2001. Vent was released by Imperium Records and by Howling-Bull Records in Japan. Shortly after the release, Caliban was offered the opportunity to tour Japan to play the Beast-Feast 2001 in the Yokohama Arena, sharing stage with bands including Slayer, Pantera, Machine Head, Biohazard, and Morbid Angel. The Japan trip was followed by a US tour with Bloodjinn, which was interrupted by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
In August 2002 Caliban recorded their third official release Shadow Hearts. This record was more melodic and harmonic than its predecessors. In 2004 the band got a record deal with Roadrunner Records and started to record their fourth album, The Opposite From Within, alongside famous producer Andy Sneap.
In July 2005 the band again made a record with their friends from Heaven Shall Burn called The Split Program II.
In February 2006 the band released the album The Undying Darkness. It was produced by Anders Friden, the vocalist of In Flames.
In May 2007 the band released The Awakening. They are using 7 string guitars and less clean vocals in their new material. There are 12 songs on this album.
They are currently touring Europe with Soilwork, Sonic Syndicate, and Dark Tranquillity, on the Vans Eastpak Antidote Tour.
2 -Folk duo : Caliban are an occasional, one album duo formed by Lief Sorbye, a member of American Celtic Rock band Tempest.
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Delusion
Caliban Lyrics
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In our shelter of mind
There’s nothing more to lose
When there’s nothing to find
Regrets buried underneath absolution
We’re just ugly mannequins society’s delusion
Pull the trigger and pray to god
So pull the trigger and pray to god
Bite the bullet
Pay the price with your blood!
It’s going down, down, down!
Can’t you see it, can’t you feel it?!
We won’t drown, drown, drown
In the delusion that we believe in!
Dreams are lost, pressure made them so hollow
Closer to the edge
(but) we don’t care about tomorrow!
Tell me if we’re dreaming or
Are we still awake?! Just tell me
Are we the masters or are we the slaves?
Pull the trigger and pray to god
Bite the bullet hail to the fraud!
So pull the trigger and pray to god
Bite the bullet
Pay the price with your blood!
It’s going down, down, down!
Can’t you see it, can’t you feel it?!
We won’t drown, drown, drown
In the delusion that we believe in!
It’s going down, down, down
The less we care, the more we drown
When this heaven turns to
Hell, we have failed, we have failed
Pay the price with your blood
Enough is enough!
It’s going down, down, down!
Can’t you see it, can’t you feel it?!
We won’t drown, drown, drown
In the delusion that we believe in!
We are blind, we’re dead inside
We are lacking perception and emotion
In our shelter of mind
Within our own thoughts and beliefs
There’s nothing more to lose
There is no further loss possible
When there’s nothing to find
When there is no discovery to be made
Regrets buried underneath absolution
Remorse concealed beneath forgiveness
We’re just ugly mannequins society’s delusion
We are merely unattractive figurines, a delusion created by society
Pull the trigger and pray to god
Activate the firearm and beseech a deity
Bite the bullet hail to the fraud!
Suffer the consequences and honor the deception
So pull the trigger and pray to god
Therefore, discharge the weapon and implore a deity
Bite the bullet
Endure the pain or hardship
Pay the price with your blood!
Sacrifice your life as compensation
It’s going down, down, down!
The situation is deteriorating rapidly
Can’t you see it, can’t you feel it?!
Are you not perceiving or experiencing it?
We won’t drown, drown, drown
We will not succumb to the overwhelming force
In the delusion that we believe in!
Within the false belief we hold!
Dreams are lost, pressure made them so hollow
Aspirations are abandoned, pressure rendered them empty
Closer to the edge
Nearing the brink
(but) we don’t care about tomorrow!
However, we have no regard for the future!
Tell me if we’re dreaming or
Inform me if we are imagining or
Are we still awake?! Just tell me
Are we presently conscious?! Simply inform me
Are we the masters or are we the slaves?
Are we the ones in control or are we subservient?
The less we care, the more we drown
The less we invest emotionally, the more we are overwhelmed
When this heaven turns to
Once this paradise transforms into
Hell, we have failed, we have failed
Damnation, we have not succeeded, we have not succeeded
Pay the price with your blood
Suffer the consequences with your life
Enough is enough!
The current state is no longer tolerable!
Lyrics © Roba Music Verlag GMBH, Budde Music Publishing GmbH, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Rudi Schedler Musikverlag GmbH
Written by: ANDREAS DOERNER, ANDY POSDZIECH, BENJAMIN BURKHARD RICHTER, MARC GOERTZ, SEBASTIAN BIESLER
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