It was an absolute imperative for the band to reproduce the songs faithfully - they played dozens of covers of Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden, Krokus, Grand Funk Railroad, Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep, Gentle Giant, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Van Der Graaf Generator, Deep Purple, Ten Years After, Cream, Manowar, Michael Shenker, Colosseum…
After hearing the band in rehearsal, Duccio Marchi, a great friend and keen fan of avant garde Rock, suggested they compose something completely new.
The group thought about its degree of musical development and its capacity to create something both inspired by all the music already heard but that would be really different from everything.
It seemed impossible to realise anything truly original.
If it hadn't been for the continual insistence of Duccio Marchi perhaps Dark Quarterer would never have existed!
Their first composition was too light-weight harmonically and too commercial, boring even on first hearing……….Fulberto Serena experimented with classical sonorities (Bach), arpeggios that were also veritable riffs, almost exclusively in the minor aiming to achieve the darkest colour possible.
On top of this, the name "Omega erre" as it stood suggested nothing good.
The name Dark Quarterer was Duccio's inspiration - he explained that "quarterer" was old English for the butcher of slaughtered animals.
The "Logo" that identifies Dark Quarterer was the result of a more general idea of the group and has appeared since the first disc: a virtual trade mark!
The "new-born" Dark Quarterer started to produce their first musical sketches: Fulberto Serena brought ideas, themes, melodies and the group slowly transformed it all into definitive versions of the songs.
Duccio also contributed to the final result demolishing all the musical choices that did not seem good to his ear like the worst critic.
So it took a lot of instinct but also many corrections and radical changes in order to achieve a final result that could not be improved upon.
Only when everyone firmly believed in it was the result considered definitive.
The introverted and moody personality of Fulberto contributed to disturbing pieces like the self-titled Dark Quarterer, The Entity, Gates of Hell, in which the protagonist actually wanted to live and die in the name of evil to dethrone Lucifer in the underworld!
The themes of Gianni Nepi's lyrics were anyway always inspired by Fulberto Serena.
Paolo Ninci's role at the time was exclusively as percussionist.
The arrangements were however the result of group collaboration.
The first reviews spoke of a masterpiece and of the creation of a new musical style "Epic progressive" (Cubito Claudio - Rockerilla 1987)
About a year later the group was contacted by Giorgio Mangora who proposed the production of a second album.
The songs had already been created in part and the guarantee of production gave the group the necessary stimulus to complete the work.
Colossus Of Argil
Dark Quarterer Lyrics
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Of Fire And Wounds
And When The Minds
All The Minds
Are Put To Sleep
When The Giants Is Reigning
When People Die Young
And Nobody Is Crying
Freedom! Freedom!
Only Now
Someone Is Waiting
Patient For Tomorrow
And They Know
Tomorrow
Is Not So Far
Now These People
Open Ears And Eyes
All First Chains Are Broken
And Tomorrow Is Coming
A Thousand Throats
Are Crying Freedom!
And The Battle Starts
They Come
Down From The Mountains
By Their Shining Swords
They Rend The Dark
They Hit So
They Will Be The Winners
And When The Sun Comes
They Will Crush
The Colossus Of Argil
War Always Be
Against The Monster Of
Stone
As He's Keeping Still
And He Handle Us
Come To Fight Together
With Us
We Must Be As Brothers
And Sisters
We Must Act
As Soon As We Can
Mister Giant You Must Die
Come On! Come On! Be Free!
Once For All Be Alive!
And He'll Fall
Down Like Flies
The lyrics to Dark Quarterer's song "Colossus Of Argil" describe a world that is full of chaos and turmoil, where people are asleep and controlled by the giants that rule over them. The singer speaks of a person who is patiently waiting for a better tomorrow, one where the chains of oppression are broken and freedom is imminent. When that day arrives, the people rise up and cry out for freedom, determined to overthrow their oppressors and claim their right to live freely.
The battle is fierce and the people fight with shining swords, determined to be victorious against the colossus of Argil, who stands as a symbol of the oppressive forces they are facing. War is declared against the monster of stone, who has kept them in bondage for far too long. The singer encourages the people to band together and fight as brothers and sisters, to act swiftly and decisively to bring down the giant and claim their freedom.
Line by Line Meaning
When The World Is Full
Of Fire And Wounds
In times of great destruction and chaos
And When The Minds
All The Minds
Are Put To Sleep
When people are apathetic and complacent
When The Giants Is Reigning
When People Die Young
And Nobody Is Crying
When death and tyranny prevail
Freedom!
Freedom! Freedom!
The ultimate goal in the face of oppression
Only Now
Someone Is Waiting
Patient For Tomorrow
And They Know
Tomorrow
Is Not So Far
Hope is present, and perseverance will lead to change
Now These People
Open Ears And Eyes
All First Chains Are Broken
And Tomorrow Is Coming
The people are awake and aware of their situation, and change is imminent
A Thousand Throats
Are Crying Freedom!
The unified voice of the people demanding freedom
And The Battle Starts
They Come
Down From The Mountains
By Their Shining Swords
They Rend The Dark
They Hit So
They Will Be The Winners
The people are rising up with force and determination to defeat their oppressors
And When The Sun Comes
They Will Crush
The Colossus Of Argil
The people will triumph over the giant symbol of their oppression
War Always Be
Against The Monster Of
Stone
As He's Keeping Still
And He Handle Us
Oppression must always be fought, as it is strong and unyielding
Come To Fight Together
With Us
We Must Be As Brothers
And Sisters
We Must Act
As Soon As We Can
Mister Giant You Must Die
The people must unite together and take action to defeat tyranny
Come On! Come On! Be Free!
Once For All Be Alive!
And He'll Fall
Down Like Flies
The people will finally be free, and the oppressor will be defeated easily
Contributed by Callie C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Karl Lux Lusitania
from obscurity light is drawn… if thou slowest down thy unbeknownst Power Metal, it shall sound Doomier for future listeners… incredibly interesting : o
Bludgeon
Epic!
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