The following year saw the release of Transkarpatia, which proved to be a major leap forward. The album, produced by Andy LaRocque, the legendary guitar force behind King Diamond, was given the clarity and force it deserved. As a result, the name DARZAMAT started to be featured on posters for such European festivals as Rock Hard Open, Wave Gothic Treffen, Hard Rock Laager, S-Hammer Festival, Last Night on Earth, Dong Open Festival, Moscow After Midnight and Metal Head Mission. At that time, the band found themselves performing for an ever widening circle of audiences in Balkan states, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belgium, Holland, Italy, France and Germany. Also around that time DARZAMAT embarked on tours supporting Sabaton in Benelux countries and Moonspell in Poland.
The year 2007 saw the band perform on Winternachtstraum Festival and on the 21st edition of the venerable Polish Metalmania Festival, organized since the 1980s. This performance was documented on the DVD album Live Profanity (Visiting the Graves of the Heretics), released on both sides of the ocean. In the 2009 DARZAMAT landed a worldwide record deal with Massacre Records, a German label, and delivered the fifth album of its career, Solfernus’ Path, also made available in Japan. Solfernus’ Path marked the first time the band ever ventured into a concept album territory. Andy LaRocque moved from the production seat to the guest-musician spot and contributed a solo on ‘The King of the Burning Anthems’. Two songs—'Pain Collector’ and ‘Chimera’—was selected to promote the album and both were made into videos. DARZAMAT toured in Poland, Mexico, France, Czech Republic, Ukraine and Belgium, then returned to Poland to make an appearance at the Castle Party Festival.
In 2011 the band took a long deserved break. Nera used her time away to focus on her solo project, NeraNature, which features gentler, atmospheric rock laced with electronics. She delivered no less than three albums so far, with the latest one, MagJa, released in 2018. Flauros, on the other hand, decided to bring back the black metal beast Mastiphal. In 2011, the fans were teated to Parvzya (Witching Hour), the first new full-length since the 1995 cult classic debut For a Glory of All Evil Spirits…
In 2019 DARZAMAT announced a new album The Burning Kingdom. The fans can expect another concept album, picking up the story right where its predecessor left off. Flauros, the main creative force behind the work, has revealed that this chapter takes place in London and that the lyrics for the album were penned by him and a long-time friend and writer, Jesion Kowal. Musically, the album opens a new era in DARZAMAT’s history—gone are the keyboards, up till now characteristically prominent. In their place the band inserts more diversified and complex guitar sounds.
Pre-production and recording sessions for The Burning Kingdom were overseen by Maurycy ‘Mauser’ Stefanowicz of Vader fame; production and mixing were handled by one of the most talented Polish producers, Jarosław Baran. The record is due for a much anticipated release in 2020.
The Dream
Darzamat Lyrics
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so hard so much of it
oceans drown feelings somewhere
time is not a friend
hearts got empty and don't remember
I cannot fly anymore
the dreamed lands remain far from here
mysterious and unknowing
I remember only one moment
when the dreams died
and when they left only heavens wept
from the clouds with rain
the thoughts have fallen down
the dreams have fallen down
no way leads to the stars now
no thought will ever enrapture
I dissapear in darkness
no thinking of words of freedom
everything I forgot somewhere
The lyrics of "The Dream" by Darzamat are haunting and poetic, describing a sense of loss and hopelessness. The singer describes swimming in the dark depths of the ocean, feeling overwhelmed by their emotions and unable to fly or escape to the dreamed lands they once knew. They remember a moment when their dreams died, and everything they had hoped for fell apart, leaving them with nothing but rain and fallen thoughts.
The imagery in the song is powerful, with the ocean representing the depths of the singer's emotions and the dreamed lands representing their lost hope and aspirations. The clouds and rain symbolize sadness and loss, while the fallen thoughts and dreams represent the singer's sense of defeat and powerlessness.
Overall, the song conveys a sense of despair and helplessness, but also hints at a deeper understanding and acceptance of the singer's emotions and situation. The final lines, "everything I forgot somewhere," suggest a sense of resignation and acceptance of the singer's place in the world, even as they continue to struggle with their inner demons.
Line by Line Meaning
At night I swim the dark depths
I traverse the deepest, darkest parts of my mind at night
so hard so much of it
It's a difficult and exhausting process, and it happens so often
oceans drown feelings somewhere
My emotions are lost somewhere in the vastness of my mind
time is not a friend
Time doesn't make it any easier or better
hearts got empty and don't remember
My heart is empty and forgetful, devoid of any strong emotions or memories
I cannot fly anymore
I feel grounded and unable to reach new heights or aspirations
the dreamed lands remain far from here
The idealized places in my mind are unreachable and far away
mysterious and unknowing
Those places are shrouded in mystery and unknown to me
I can understand so much
Despite this, I still have some understanding of myself and my mind
I remember only one moment
However, there's only one moment that stands out in my memory
when the dreams died
When my hopes and aspirations were shattered or lost
and when they left only heavens wept
The loss was so great that even the heavens seemed to mourn or express sadness
from the clouds with rain
This was represented by rain falling from the clouds
the thoughts have fallen down
My thoughts and aspirations have come crashing down
the dreams have fallen down
My dreams and hopes have also perished
no way leads to the stars now
I feel lost and directionless, without any paths to success or achievement
no thought will ever enrapture
There are no thoughts or ideas that can inspire or captivate me
I disappear in darkness
I retreat into the shadows and darkness of my mind
no thinking of words of freedom
I can't even think of any words or ideas that represent freedom or liberation
everything I forgot somewhere
Everything I once knew or remembered has been lost or forgotten within my mind
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