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.
Gates Of Hell
Dark Quarterer Lyrics
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To Live As A Rebel
Without Showing
Never My Face Smiling
Without Giving My Help
To Live As The Worst
And Slandering
All My Friends
Don't Try To Change Me
I Don't Believe It May Be
Let The Evil Be My Food
I Have Decided
I Don't Ask Your Pardon
Every Time I Get My Revenge
For All Good Around Me
I Shall Myself
In Red And Black
As Blood And Death
Before The Last Breath
Gates Of Hell Will Open
And I Shall Flying
Into The Deeper Place
To Usurp
The Lucifer's Throne
The lyrics to Dark Quarterer's "Gates Of Hell" speak of an individual who has decided to live as a rebel and embrace evil. The rebellious nature of this individual is reflected in their refusal to smile and their unwillingness to help others. They embrace a life of slander and hatred towards those who love them, and they revel in their ability to get revenge for any perceived wrongs.
The individual in the lyrics is unapologetic for their actions and has no regard for the opinions or thoughts of others. The singer declares that they will dress in red and black, symbolizing blood and death, and they will fly into the deeper places to usurp Lucifer's throne. This imagery is meant to emphasize the rebellious and evil nature of this individual.
The lyrics of "Gates Of Hell" paint a picture of a person who has completely embraced their darkness and chooses to live their life as an enemy to all. The song highlights the dangers of unchecked anger and hatred, as well as the destructive nature of revenge.
Line by Line Meaning
I Have Decided
I have made a deliberate decision
To Live As A Rebel
To live a life of defiance
Without Showing
I won't reveal
Never My Face Smiling
I won't smile
Without Giving My Help
I won't assist
To Live As The Worst
I choose to be the worst
And Slandering
I will spread false and damaging information
All My Friends
About all my friends
Hating Who Is Loving Me
And hate those who love me
Don't Try To Change Me
Don't attempt to influence me
I Don't Believe It May Be
I don't think it's possible
Let The Evil Be My Food
I'll feed on evil
I Have Decided
I have made a deliberate decision
I Don't Ask Your Pardon
I won't apologize to you
Every Time I Get My Revenge
When I seek vengeance
For All Good Around Me
For all that is good around me
I Shall Myself
I will appear as
In Red And Black
Clad in red and black
As Blood And Death
Representing blood and death
Before The Last Breath
At the end of my life
Gates Of Hell Will Open
The gates of hell will open
And I Shall Flying
And I will fly
Into The Deeper Place
To a deeper, darker place
To Usurp
To seize
The Lucifer's Throne
The throne of Lucifer
Contributed by Lila N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
DancerAtTheEndOfTime
Tremendous atmosphere! Masterpiece.
Ibleedwhiskey Planet1
They just continue to deliver with each song. Great fucking band.
dubbelblizz
hell to the yes
Paolo Rossetti
Volevo scrivere un pezzo e trovai il titolo Gates of Hell.Proprio dopo pochi minuti arrivò a casa mia Fulberto e allora,parlando,gli dissi:" vai scrivilo te tanto a me un mi riesce".
Fu così che nacque Gates of Hell.