With a couple of gigs and a few recorded demo songs, it seemed that everything will stay that way... In the winter of that year, Momir Tabački (guitar) and Vlada Mucalov (bass) joined the band and the work on the songs that would mark the following routh of DEMETHER started.
The problem of the drummer was solved just before the recording of the first single scheduled for January 2003 when Attila Benk (drums) joined the band.
The songs on the first single were publicly broadcasted for the first time on Radio 202 in April 2003 when the band was officially presented to the public, while the songs on the second single were presented in June 2003. DEMETHER works at speed and is getting ready!
The first gig was held in Zrenjanin in July. The performances at Refuse/Resist Fest in Kikinda and Hard'n'Heavy Festival in Belgrade followed.
In November 2003 the bassist was changed, and Nebojša Marinkov, the new bassist, joined the band. On their repertoire, besides their own songs, there are also a couple of cover songs.
The promo CD was also completed containing six songs: Sound of a Horn, Fairy Ring, Diving, Last Night, Silence and Ragnaröck.
In 2004, though the lead guitarist was in the army, DEMETHER won a couple of important rewards as the best demo band - Demo Masters Tournament in April and Zajecarska Gitarijada, the greatest rock fest in Serbia, in August. After that, songs for their debut WITHIN THE MIRROR were finished and recorded at Berar and Alpha studios in Novi Sad, during October and November. The album contains 12 songs, including 2 bonus tracks.
The band signed a deal with ONE RECORDS. Boris Cvetković, the new rhythm guitarist, and Branislav Kolarski, growl vocal, joined the band during the production of the album.
Debut album "Within The Mirror" is re-released in Mexico by Moon Records, during 2005 and it's reviewed on many websites and magazines including the MetalHammer, Powermetal, Legacy...
Demether released their second album "Beautiful" in 2007, but have been on hiatus since then. Their website is now defunct, leading to speculation that they have split-up.
Autumn
Demether Lyrics
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You will find that she doesn't leave a single one...
She's so light,
As the sound of
Her sister Syrinx's flute...
Tapping with the leaves and dancing, she flirts with the wind,
And then her song sounds like piccolo...
Is innocent the rain that's falling on her face,
Washing little sins of summer,
Where water-fairy runs, when summer dance's done,
Where will she hide?
When the nature sings the swan song
And the autumn gives the final cut,
Like a painter, with her sorrow
She fades all colours to gray...
On first hearing, the lyrics of Demether's song Autumn might seem to describe a carefree spirit making merry in the fall season. However, a closer reading reveals the melancholy that permeates the verses. The singer describes a mysterious woman who moves so lightly that she leaves no imprint, much like the fleeting beauty of the autumn season itself. The woman's association with her sister Syrinx's flute adds to her air of enchantment and otherworldliness. It is her dance with the wind that creates the music of her piccolo-like song - a song that can barely be heard amidst the rustling of autumn leaves.
The last two lines of the first verse hint at the underlying sadness that pervades the composition. The woman's lightness of being is contrasted with the heavy rain that falls on her face, washing away the summer's little sins. The transition from summer to autumn is palpable here, and with it comes a sense of apprehension and uncertainty. The question of where the "water-fairy" will hide only adds to the sense of foreboding.
This is followed by the metaphor of nature singing a swan song, with autumn settling in and casting a final cut. Here, the woman's melancholy is at its peak as she fades all the colours to grey, suggesting the onset of winter and the end of life. The song, therefore, portrays a human condition familiar to us all - the inevitable passage of time and the toll it takes on our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
If you try to follow her footsteps,
If you attempt to trace her path
You will find that she doesn't leave a single one...
You will see that she leaves no mark behind
She's so light,
Her presence is gentle
As the sound of Her sister Syrinx's flute...
Similar to the melody of her sister Syrinx's flute
Tapping with the leaves and dancing, she flirts with the wind,
She moves with the breeze and dances with the leaves, teasing the wind
And then her song sounds like piccolo...
Her voice takes on the timbre of a piccolo
Is innocent the rain that's falling on her face,
The rain that falls on her face is pure
Washing little sins of summer,
It cleanses away the small wrongs of summer
Where water-fairy runs, when summer dance's done,
She goes where the water-fairies dance when summer is over
Where will she hide?
Where will she find refuge?
When the nature sings the swan song
When nature performs its final act
And the autumn gives the final cut,
And fall brings the last blow
Like a painter, with her sorrow
With sadness, like a painter
She fades all colours to gray...
She turns every color to gray
Contributed by Claire T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Stefan Čizmar
Amazing. :O I like how singer sounds like Tarja ^^
Monte Witchwell
Co do utworu to jest ciekawy, ale mógł by być bardziej mroczny i ostry, jest zbyt łagodny... ^_^
TATA NA FRONCIE
O bardzo ciekawa kapela... Troszkę bardziej niż Nightwisha przypomina mi Dreams of Sanity:) pozdawiam serdecznie... choć i tak pewnie nikt tego nie przeczyta bo kto zna polski?:) \m/
Monte Witchwell
@sallediam ja przeczytałem i ja znam polski ;3 i myślę tak samo jak ty... \\m//