The beginnings of Cemetery of Scream reach back to 1992, after a few local … Read Full Bio ↴The beginnings of Cemetery of Scream reach back to 1992, after a few local bands broke up and Marcin Piwowarczyk /guitars/ together with Grzegorz Książek /drums/ started to work on a new stuff- totally different from trash-death metal they used to play with their former groups. In April 1993 they recorded their first demo tape called "Sameone". During the session they were backed up by Jacek Królik /bass/ and Marcin Kotas /vocals/, who eventually became members of the band. "Sameone" contains 32 minutes of nostalgic music labeled as mystical symphonic doom death, with vast keyboard parts. It was very well received by the Polish underground press and fans.
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.

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Cemetery of Scream Lyrics

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Where is my real imaginary world? Empty spaces of the sunset
spaces of the lost hopes of the deprived of feelings faces
The laughing devil is disappearin' in the clouds of smoke spiderweb
life is running 'way against the sad light of the day the left shreds in my hands
Blood in the empty, forgotten tins cut off heads, strange creations of the nature
the bulbs, black lights from under the vault acrid teste of blood in mouth
I found oneself death in the room tangled hands like shoots of vine
the grimace of scream has twisted my face anxiety in the death and cold eyes

The tyrant of life triumphed

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Cemetery of Scream's song Anxiety are filled with dark and foreboding imagery that is meant to convey a sense of confusion and despair. The singer is struggling to find meaning in a world that seems to be slipping away from them. They long for a world that is imaginary, but at the same time, their surroundings are empty and devoid of life. The sunset is described as having empty spaces, and the faces of people around them are deprived of feelings. All of these elements contribute to a sense of loneliness and isolation.

As the song progresses, the imagery becomes even more macabre. The singer describes cut off heads and strange creations of nature, which further adds to the theme of despair and confusion. The lyrics also touch on the idea of death and dying. The singer describes finding oneself in death in a tangled room, with hands like shoots of vine. The grimace of scream is twisted on their face, which conveys a sense of anxiety and fear.

Overall, the lyrics of Cemetery of Scream's song Anxiety are meant to be a commentary on the struggles of the human condition. The singer is grappling with feelings of loneliness, despair, and confusion. The imagery used throughout the song is meant to convey a sense of darkness and foreboding, which adds to the overall mood of the piece.

Line by Line Meaning

Where is my real imaginary world?
I feel lost and disconnected from the world around me, like the things I imagine are more real than reality itself.

Empty spaces of the sunset
I am surrounded by empty, desolate spaces that remind me of the end of the day and the setting sun.

Spaces of the lost hopes of the deprived of feelings faces
These empty spaces are a reflection of my own feelings of hopelessness and emotional numbness.

The laughing devil is disappearin' in the clouds of smoke spiderweb
The things that used to bring me pleasure and comfort, represented here by the laughing devil, are fading away and becoming obscured by smokescreens and illusions.

Life is running 'way against the sad light of the day the left shreds in my hands
My life is slipping away from me, and I am powerless to stop it. The remnants of what I once held dear are slipping through my grasp like so many torn scraps of cloth.

Blood in the empty, forgotten tins cut off heads, strange creations of the nature
I am confronted by images of violence and death, represented here by blood and severed heads, which evoke feelings of horror and revulsion in me.

The bulbs, black lights from under the vault acrid taste of blood in mouth
Even the sources of light are dark and twisted, and the taste of blood is in my mouth, reinforcing the sense of violence and horror all around me.

I found oneself death in the room tangled hands like shoots of vine
I am confronted with the stark reality of death and dying, represented by the image of my own body decaying and contorted like a vine.

The grimace of scream has twisted my face anxiety in the death and cold eyes
My fear and anxiety have become so overwhelming that they have literally twisted my features into a grotesque expression of horror, accentuated by my cold, lifeless eyes.

The tyrant of life triumphed
In the end, life has proved to be an oppressive force that has beaten me down and left me feeling lost, alone, and afraid.

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