After just a few months the band had a full set going and played in Holland a number of times; the most noteworthy performance might have been at the Stonehenge Festival in Steenwijk. About a year after that, they got invited to play at the Nuclear Storm Festival in the Czech Republic and were greatly appreciated by the audience as well as the other bands, like "Illdisposed" etc.
But things just kept getting better and better! After finishing their first record "Repent" they went out on a Japan Tour as a support act to "Soilwork", Construcdead made Three shows, Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo. That really gave the band a lot of experience and also a lot of attention from the media.
The musicians in Construcdead have all played metal for many years and, as a consequence, have a great understanding of the scene as well as the music. (Like Erik´s sideproject "Terror 2000", featuring members from "Soilwork" and "Darkane"). In the autumn of 2002 Construcdead and Jonas Sandberg parted ways.
After Jonas's departure the band started looking for a new leadsinger that could pull off both screaming, growling and clean vocals. In November 2002 the search was over, and they found a new frontman in Peter Tuthill (also in "Dog Faced Gods"). The new lineup recorded a couple of demosongs and started looking for a new label to take the band further. Early in the spring of 2003, after receiving offers from numerous labels, Construcdead decided to sign a deal with the swedish label, Black Lodge Records. The guys started writing the material for a new album, and in May 2003 the band entered Queenstreet Studios along with producers Peter Wichers (Soilwork) and Richard Larsson to record their sophomore album "Violadead".
In the summer of 2004 Joakim left the band to get more time for his newly wedded wife, his new born daughter, and to start up his old band "Face Down" again. After just a couple of weeks Construcdead found his replacement in Johan Magnusson (ex "Carnal Forge"). The band rehearsed for some months, and in late October 2004 the guys entered "Meshuggah" and "Clawfinger´s" studio "Fear And Loathing" in Stockholm, Sweden, to record a new 4-track EP! The "Wounded EP" is a lot more aggressive than the previous works of Construcdead, and this was a natural development for the band.
In April 2005 just a couple of days before the band was about to enter "Fear And Loathing" Studio again, Peter and Johan parted ways with Construcdead. A good friend of Construcdead, Jens Broman ("The Defaced" & "Hatelight") came in and did the vocals. Jens did an amazing job, with only days to prepare himself and write the lyrics to 10 brand new songs. The result can be found on the bands third full lenght album "The Grand Machinery". This album takes the band back to the begining, blending it with some of the best melodies/leads the band done so far. Agressive fast drumming, intense vocals and the heaviest bass sound ever recorded! The album also contains some guest apperances from "Clawfinger". Produced and mixed by Jocke Skog from "Clawfinger".
Wounded
Construcdead Lyrics
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A screaming silence in my head
Like I was dead
I walk the streets unseeing
Crawling inside
The beast within me tears me apart
The words that you spoke
Let it all out, I'm wounded
Shutting you out
Stepping away from our past
Let it all out, I'm wounded
Shutting you out
Stepping away from our past
You ripped out my heart and
Threw it on the wall of pain
There's no ending, no start
A pounding feeling that want's out
The screaming inside
Echoes from a past so far away
The tears that I cried
Pouring down into my wound
Let it all out, I'm wounded
Shutting you out
Stepping away from our past
Let it all out, I'm wounded
Shutting you out
Stepping away from our past
Your turned our love into pain
You lied, denied, so now, goodbye
I will never trust you again
You lied, denied, why?
Let it all out, I'm wounded
Let it all out, I'm wounded
Shutting you out
Stepping away from our past
Let it all out, I'm wounded
Shutting you out
Stepping away from our past
The song Wounded by Construcdead is a representation of the emotional pain and trauma that someone goes through when left in the aftermath of a toxic and hurtful relationship. The singer, in the chorus, repeats “Let it all out, I'm wounded, shutting you out and stepping away from our past,” as a way to convey that they have been deeply hurt and wounded by their partner’s actions. This is evident in the lines “You ripped out my heart and threw it on the wall of pain,” which suggest the depth of the pain that the singer feels.
The lyrics in the verse are a reflection of the aftermath and how the singer is struggling to cope with the pain. They describe a feeling of being unseeing and crawling inside with the beast tearing them apart. This could represent the singer trying to push through the pain and find a way to heal themselves. The lines “The screaming inside echoes from a past so far away, the tears that I cried pouring down into my wound” are a representation of the singer’s attempt to cope with the pain by facing it head-on.
The song is about someone trying to heal from a toxic and hurtful relationship. The lyrics are a representation of the aftermath of a breakup, in which an individual is left feeling isolated and traumatized.
Line by Line Meaning
This is the end
The end of the relationship or something else significant.
A screaming silence in my head
The overwhelming, deafening noise of my thoughts and emotions.
Like I was dead
Feeling emotionally numb and lifeless.
I walk the streets unseeing
Moving forward without a real sense of direction, completely lost in thought.
Crawling inside
Feeling completely consumed by my inner turmoil.
The beast within me tears me apart
My own repressed pain and aggression is destroying me from within.
The words that you spoke
Something you said hurt me deeply.
As a knife right through my heart
The pain inflicted was excruciating, cutting right to my core.
Let it all out, I'm wounded
I need to express and release my pain to begin healing.
Shutting you out
I need to distance myself from you to heal and move on.
Stepping away from our past
I need to break free from our history to find closure and move forward.
You ripped out my heart and
I trusted you completely and you betrayed me in a devastating way.
Threw it on the wall of pain
The way you hurt me caused tremendous suffering and damage.
There's no ending, no start
The pain feels endless and has been ongoing for quite some time.
A pounding feeling that wants out
The emotional pain is so intense that it physically manifests as a pounding sensation.
The screaming inside
The inner torment is incredibly loud and overwhelms me.
Echoes from a past so far away
The pain stems from old wounds that were never fully addressed or healed.
The tears that I cried
I have already shed many tears over this.
Pouring down into my wound
The pain is so fresh and raw that it feels like the tears are literally flooding into the wound.
Your turned our love into pain
Our once loving relationship has transformed into something painful and destructive.
You lied, denied, so now, goodbye
Your dishonesty and refusal to take responsibility for your actions have led to our final separation.
I will never trust you again
The betrayal was so severe that I can no longer place my trust in you.
Let it all out, I'm wounded
The pain is too much to bear alone, I need to express and process it.
Let it all out, I'm wounded
The process of healing entails confronting and working through the pain.
Shutting you out
I need to distance myself from you for my own peace of mind.
Stepping away from our past
Breaking free from the past is the only way to move forward.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
Written by: CHRISTIAN ERICSON, JOAKIM HEDESTEDT, PER THYSELIUS, PETER TUTHILL, RICKARD DAHLBERG
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@ChrisJohnLikesStuff
16 years later and I’m still here, still listening to this insanely good track. Severely underrated song and band.
@upsydedown1111
it is an amazing song for sure! but if we analize well the band. it did not do it well.
@sunshit
14 years later this is still a fucking banger. I remember my friend falling alseep on his keyboard on a LAN in 06 with this song in repeat. We could all hear it for many hours, but I'm still fond if it!
@Max-Mustermann46
Nante iikyoku nandarou...(What a great song... in Japanese) Peter, you're one of the greatest vocalists of the world!!
@user-ix6pc5gd7o
As a child, I loved to play shooters while listening to this track. Many thanks to the band for this masterpiece
@scratchndesire
this guy is the best dancer dam look at those moves
@Hempert
good song similar to soilwork..thats why its good!! i miss peter
@PeterTuthill
Well, this video is from 2003, so HD hadn't been invented yet. That's why the quality is so low. There simply were no cameras at that time that were able to record it in any higher resolutions, so this is the best quality out there for this video.
@Heddan1992
peter tuthill is so good :))
@hiawrj
This song owns!