In autumn 1993 two new members joined Cemetery of Scream - Artur Oleszkiewicz /guitar/ and Kasia Rachwalik /keyboards/. By the end of July 1994 having taken part in "S'trash'ydlo '94" /the biggest Polish underground festival/, the band again entered the Gamma Studio to register the music for their debut LP/CD/MC "Melancholy".
As it was with "Sameone", also this time the band invited some musician-friends to the studio to work together on the visions of "Melancholy". Piotr Labuzek /the co-producer and sound engineer/ played the keyboards; his work effects are clearly distinct in most of the instrumental compositions. The female voices by Magda Jaglarz and Paulina Piwowarczyk and some guitars solos by Paweł Góralczyk add to overall effect.
His poetry tells about sadness, happiness, beauty, fear and pain - it is like a voyage into the depths of human feelings. Together with the music and layout they make one unite whole. On its account the band already got a video-clip shot for the track called "Anxiety" which was released on the compilation video-movie from Nuclear Blast Records, entitled "Beauty in Darkness". What is worth noticing - it is the fact that C.O.S. was included in this movie among acts such as Lacrimosa, Tiamat, Love Like Blood or Therion. At the same time the piece called "Melancholy" was promoted on the compilation album by the Nuclear Blast, entitled "Souncheck - Series vol.5". Cemetery of Scream has also the pleasure and privilege to be given fine reviews both in its own country and abroad.
The album "Melancholy" was acclaimed the record of the month by the "Aardschok" magazine in Holland, and it took the best score in the German issue of the "Metal Hammer".
At the time the guitarist Artur Oleszkiewicz was soon replaced by Paweł Góralczyk - the man responsible for powerful activities of one of the most impressive bands on the Polish trash-metal scene - the crew playing under the name of Hellias. So, the band lost nothing of its freshness and power which was absolute confirmed by the reviews in metal and rock magazines. The German "Rock Hard" wrote about them-"...Cemetery of Scream from Kraków, Poland is highest quality...!!!". According to the good old tradition, which the band had adopted long ago, this title obviously portrays both the musical and lyrical fields, included in the record.
Needless to say, the layout of the album, precisely designed in very inch, perfectly underlines its mood. The official manufactured of this LP on the international arena was the "Serenades" Records - a German label.
As a preview of the 2001 album "Prelude to a Sentimental Journey" the act recorded an MCD called "Fin de Siecle" .The mood of this EP is inspired by the latest events on the political scene of the present day were where the crises of the century s and are overcome by wars - the wars being financed by the two empires (the war in former Yugoslavia, the war in Tshechenia, and many other conflicts all over the world). The return to decadence seems to be the only protest to this. In November 2004 the band played at Dark Stars Festival Tour 2004. After the tour they started to work on their new album, whose final concept crystallized after the change of the vocalist.
Landscape of Sadness
Cemetery of Scream Lyrics
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the puppets of the characters took out of fables they are making endless seas
The eye, nothing but a soulless shape
when the world and the universe are lying open
the night and black the opposition for day and white good and evil
thousands of colours like the sounds are flying up to the drew out hands
The dream, the spasm, the desire eternal target, motivation for a life
the black of curtain ending the play the weight of dead man eye-lids
where is the smell of thousands of flowers paradise
The landscape of paradise the landscape of life the landscape of sadness
The first two lines of this verse paint a seemingly contrasting picture of the person the singer is describing. Their blue eyes are full of sunshine and hues, which suggests brightness and positivity. However, their mouth is sad and full of longing and desires, which implies sadness and dissatisfaction. The line "the puppets of the characters took out of fables they are making endless seas" suggests that this person is not entirely in control of their own life, but rather being manipulated by outside forces, which is causing them to feel lost and directionless.
Line by Line Meaning
The blue eyes full of hues and sunshine the sad mouth full of longin'n'desires
The person has bright and colorful eyes, but their mouth reveals their longing desires and sadness.
the puppets of the characters took out of fables they are making endless seas
People act as puppets to fictional characters, causing chaotic and endless situations.
The eye, nothing but a soulless shape
Eyes are empty and meaningless without a soul to give them life.
when the world and the universe are lying open
The world and universe are exposed and vulnerable, stripped of cover.
the night and black the opposition for day and white good and evil
Night and darkness are the opposite of day and light, representing the duality of good and evil.
thousands of colours like the sounds are flying up to the drew out hands
Colors and sounds blend together in a chaotic and overwhelming manner, making it hard to grasp them.
The dream, the spasm, the desire eternal target, motivation for a life
Dreams, spasms, and desires are long-term goals that motivate a person to go on with their life.
the black of curtain ending the play the weight of dead man eye-lids
The end of a play is marked by the falling of a black curtain, mirroring the finality of death.
limits of existence and perfection where the truth, where the flowers
Existence and perfection have their limits and beauty can be found in truth and nature.
where is the smell of thousands of flowers paradise
A utopian smell of thousands of flowers can create a paradise-like state of mind.
The landscape of paradise the landscape of life the landscape of sadness
The beauty of paradise and life is balanced by the sadness that accompanies it.
Contributed by Sophia I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.