In the second half of 1999 Yanuary had to leave the band due to some musical and personal reasons. Later that year CRIONICS engaged Bielmo on guitars who also helped to record "BEYOND THE BLAZING HORIZON" in improvised home studio. The four songs it included were Episode of the Falling Star, Fireland, Waterfalls of Darkness, There was Neither Ground nor Firmament (Precipice Gaped) and also an intro and an outro. Demonic Records released this twenty-minute demo as MCD in 2000. This recording is now available on a CD-R from the band itself, since Demonic Records are no longer in existence. It comes with new improved cover art and bonus tracks from the "DEMO 98".
In late 2000, Carol (drummer) left the band, and after a few months of looking for a replacement CRIONICS found Darkside who at the time played with a Krakow based band - TROMSNAR. August 2001 saw the departure of Bielmo (guitars). In early 2002, after a brief stage absence CRIONICS played a few local shows. Before the summer's end the band had already written new material and signed a contract for their debut album to Empire Records. The material was recorded in Hertz studio in the time span of 12 to 23 August 2002. "HUMAN ERROR (Ways to Selfdestruction)" came to life. It included the following songs: Satanic Syndrome 666, Waterfalls of Darkness, Lunatic Gate, Hallowed Whores, Crionics, Episode of the Falling Star, Matrix of Piety, Precipice Gaped, Sacrosanct Strength, Indoctrination Procedure. The band also registered the cover of CARPATHIAN FOREST - "Carpathian Forest". On the 25th November 2002 CRIONICS - HUMAN ERROR (Ways to Selfdestruction) came out as a bonus CD with the 6th issue of "Thrash'em All" magazine. Soon, CRIONICS went on their first tour with bands such as BEHEMOTH, DARKANE and FRONTSIDE ("Here and Beyond Polish Tour") and were helped by an ex member-Yanuary (THY DISEASE, ANAL STENCH) who took over the duties of a second guitarist on the stage.
Year 2003 brought shows and festivals where the band promoted their debut album. The most important event was Metalmania 2003 festival in March, with a crowd of 5000, where the band played the second stage. The headliners included SAMAEL, MARDUK, SAXON, OPETH. Other shows were Hell Fest 2003, Metal Inferno Fest 2003 not mentioning many smaller, local gigs.
A very important three-record deal with Candlelight Records (with bands such as EMPEROR, MYRKSKOG and ZYKLON) came to life in the late 2003. The label represents CRIONICS outside of Poland. In their home country Empire Records takes them care of. "HUMAN ERROR (Ways to Selfdestruction)" comes out worldwide on the 25th of March 2004 with the bonus cover of CARPATHIAN FOREST. With the start of 2004 CRIONICS were ready to register their new material entitled "ARMAGEDDON'S EVOLUTION". The recording session was split between Lynx studio (where most of the instruments were recorded) and Hertz studio (drums, mixing and mastering the album) in July. Recorded songs were Arrival of Non-parallel Aeons, Final Inversion, Armageddon's Evolution, Chant of Rebel Angels (intro), FFF (Freezing Fields of InFinity), Xenomorphized Soul Devoured, Disconnected Minds, Celestial Interference, Black Manifest (The Sermon to the Masses) and bonus tracks: Dept.666, Total Blasphemy, and a cover of EMPEROR - The Loss and Curse of Reverence. During the recording session the band parted ways with the co-founder and long time bassist - Marcotic. In October CRIONICS went on a 17-date "Blitzkrieg II" tour, supporting VADER, LOST SOUL and CETI. New bassist - Destroyer (who also plays in MOLOCH and KRIEGSMASCHINE) joined the band before the tour as a session musician. The new album came out in Poland on November 9th 2004 with the 5th issue of Thrash'em All magazine.
CRIONICS joined DECAPITATED, HATE and DIES IRAE on "The Ultimate Domination Tour 2005" in February 2005. It's their first European tour, organized by Massive Management and Crash Concerts including 20 shows in Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland and other countries. "ARMAGEDDON'S EVOLUTION" release date for Europe was February 7th, and in the US, it was available from February 8th.
The year 2006 it was mostly time of rehearsals and working on next album. During this time Yanuary returned as regular member of the band. He also became Crionics' manager with their accession to Creative Music agency. The new album "NEUTHRONE" was recorded between November 2006 and January 2007 in two studios. It was Diamond Recording Studio for drums and Zed Studio for other instruments. Mixing and mastering was made by Tomasz "Zed" Zalewski. "Neuthrone" was released in July 2007 again by Candlelight Records (16th of July - Europe, 31st of July - USA). Due to dissolving contract with Empire Records, new album was distributed in Poland by Mystic Production since 23rd of July.
Crionics spent 2007 mostly on concerts promoting "Neuthrone". They played 10 gigs in Poland in May (Rebel Angels Tour vol.1) with HATE, DARZAMAT and SAMMATH NAUR. In August, they took part in prestigious Red Alert Festival in Ukraine, where they performed directly before headliners of the fest - VADER and SUFFOCATION. Soon after that they set off on next tour, "Northern Assasination Tour" with KRISIUN, ROTTING CHRIST and INCANTATION appearing in Scandinavian and Baltic Sea Basin countries. In the second half of October Crionics with DECAPITATED started touring in Russia for their first time ("Extreme Hallucinosis Eastern Tour" RIP-Vitek!).
Soon after due to previous obligations the band played the second part of the polish Rebel Angels Tour with Hate, Vedonist and Deathbringer right after the russian tour. The begining of 2008 consists of next tours promoting NeuThrone - Metal Spirit Ressurection 2008 (april - Russia) Crionics' first headlining tour, and Rebel Angels vol.3 (may - Poland). After finishing the over half year long promotion of the album NeuThrone the band decides to focus on preparing it's successor. In June 2008 the band is going through major line-up changes. WAR-A.N. and DARKSIDE leave the band. Currently the band is working on the new CRIONICS album in the following line-up: QUAZARRE - voc/guit, YANUARY - guit, VAC-V - Synth, BROVAR - bass and PAUL - drums.
Crionics released one EP called N.O.I.R. in 2010 and then they disbanded in 2011.
Superiors
Crionics Lyrics
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For time sees and hears all things
And discloses all"
The words of a wise man
You chose to ignore
And proved what human wisdom means
And the value of man's word
The secret prevails
The Rye'ehD'aah are blind and deaf to us
They don't know we have become
They are deaf to our thoughts
We can plan in peace
With our superior race
And prepare to annihilate
The scum that inhabits the earth
We have sprouted from you
Like an oak tree from earth
Which is nothing more than decaying mud
We will clean and purify the globe of uch vermin
And execure directive zero
To wash away our tracks
The opening lines of the song, "Do nothing secretly; For time sees and hears all things And discloses all," speak to the idea that nothing can truly be hidden from the passage of time. This concept is further reinforced when the lyrics mention the wisdom of a particular individual being ignored, and how this ignorance ultimately highlights the frailty of humanity and the value of truthful communication. The song then takes a dark turn, with lyrics that suggest plotting and planning in secrecy with a supposedly superior race in order to annihilate those deemed inferior. There is a sense of superiority and a belief in the eventual triumph of this superior race, with the cleansing and purification of the Earth being a means to that end.
The lyrics of Crionics's song "Superiors" can be read as a commentary on the dangers of belief in supremacy and the inherent flaws of humanity. The words "do nothing secretly" serve as a warning against those who would plot and plan in the shadows, ignoring the wisdom of others in the pursuit of their own goals. The belief in a superior race also speaks to larger societal issues regarding racism and prejudice, and the belief in one group's innate superiority over another.
Line by Line Meaning
Do nothing secretly;
It is important to not do anything in secret, as time will reveal all and bring hidden actions to light.
For time sees and hears all things
Time is all-knowing and will witness and remember all events that occur.
And discloses all
Time will reveal all secrets and bring hidden actions to light.
The words of a wise man
Advice given by a knowledgeable individual.
You chose to ignore
Despite being given advice, it was not taken into consideration or acted upon.
And proved what human wisdom means
The inability of humans to fully comprehend and apply wisdom.
And the value of man's word
The unreliability of human promises and statements.
The secret prevails
The truth remains hidden and unknown.
The Rye'ehD'aah are blind and deaf to us
The inferior race is oblivious to the actions and plans of the superior race.
They don't know we have become
The inferior race is unaware of the superior race's evolution and advancement.
They are deaf to our thoughts
The inferior race is unable to comprehend or anticipate the superior race's thoughts and intentions.
We can plan in peace
The superior race can strategize without disturbance or interruption.
With our superior race
The dominant, higher-ranking species.
And prepare to annihilate
To prepare for the destruction and elimination of the lower-ranked species.
The scum that inhabits the earth
An offensive term used to describe the inferior race.
We have sprouted from you
Acknowledging that the superior race originated from the inferior race, but has since evolved and surpassed them.
Like an oak tree from earth
Using a metaphor to compare the superior race's growth and development to that of a sturdy oak tree from the earth.
Which is nothing more than decaying mud
The earth, on which the oak tree and superior race depends, is nothing more than decomposing matter.
We will clean and purify the globe of such vermin
The superior race will eliminate the inferior race, perceiving them as pests.
And execute directive zero
To carry out the plan to completely eradicate the inferior race.
To wash away our tracks
To eliminate all evidence and cover their tracks of actions taken against the inferior race.
Contributed by Hunter V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.