1) German metal band
1) German metal band
2) Finnish rock
3) Slovak death metal
1) Formed in the 1994 in the back province of West Saxony (Germany) and based in Leipzig since 2001, Disillusion quickly matures to something of an underground institution. Already at the very beginning the band around mastermind Schmidt is enclosed by a unique charisma which leaves no doubt about the fact that this band could become a real high-flyer on their hard way to uncompromising music. The first breakthrough comes with Rajk Barthel and Jens Maluschka joining the band, two congenial artists with whom Schmidt produces the "Three Neuron Kings" EP - tellingly to a large extent in their own studio in order to allow for the greatest possible control of the work progress and to put every single minute into music. A kind of perfectionism which sets standards for their further career.
Disillusion follow the release of the EP with a tour through Germany during which they can further strengthen their reputation as hot live band and after all get some space on the Legacy sampler, including recording. Instead of having produced only one song they go about even two. In doing so, the major work is not carried out at the appointed studio of Legacy but at their own mixing board and at TAM recordings, their longtime partners who back in the nineties had already recorded the first two demo tapes "Subspace Inanity" and "Red". The concept EP "The Porter" already shows the same quality and density of the future "Back To Times Of Splendor" and is released on the Voice Of Life Records indie label.
The rights to the planned LP are secured by Metal Blade who are so convinced by the ingeniousness of the new arrival to grant even four delays. After 18 months' time of production in April 2004 BTTOS is released and is rightly being hailed internationally as one of the best debut albums. In interviews the band themselves here and there compare their work in a tongue-in-cheek comment to the opulence of Peter Jackon's "Lord Of The Rings". An allusion that is perfectly true as the work loosely woven around the background story comes up with floods of images and an abundance of details on an unexpected cineastic scale and all the while easily combs through all variants of extreme metal without being cheesy or affected at all. Disillusion follow their album with a European tour in the course of which some selected shows with great line-up are played with several guest artists. Afterwards the trio together with the auteurs from Film-M adjourn to the studio again in order to write songs for their second album "Gloria". The work slogan: burning asphalt instead of beaten tracks.
In October 2006 finally the new record is released and promptly polarises opinion in the music scene. As a result the traditionalists' faces fall as they had wished for a sequel to BTTOS. Enthusiasm however amongst those who have seen BTTOS as a perfect inventory of all those things contemporary metal is able to achieve and who are now hungering for new impressions. They won't be let down, and die-hard fans may rejoice in a synopsis of the previous works which builds bridges between the debut album which was full of natural elements and the dystopian imagination of the two previous EPs.
"Gloria" evokes an oppressive and claustrophobic atmosphere and draws the picture of a cold world in which might rage the same emotions as on the previous album but unfold in a completely different way. The fact that the musical framework has shifted and enlarged with every release is not so much cause but rather the consequence of the ingenious imagination in the typical Disillusion style. If BTTOS resembles Peter Jackson, then the genre-blasting "Gloria" is true to the tradition of David Lynch. As much as people's positions differ on what is the "better" album they agree upon their acknowledgement of Disillusion as a selection of contemporary avant-garde metal. They are gravediggers and re-creators who have been overdue for a long time.
The Edge Of Honor
Disillusion Lyrics
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Do you want up, it wears you out
And though you never
Want to be in the water
You fall with a mistaken step
[Chorus]
Open your eyes!
Raise your arms and fly high
Above the now
Can you swim
In the flow of desperation?
Cause if you can't you will drown
Can you stand filled with honor?
Cause If you can't
You will be pushed down
[Chorus]
Can you feel the strength beneath,
Can you see beyond your fears?
And when you find this solid dream
Then raise your arms
And learn to fly!
The song "The Edge of Honor" by Disillusion appears to be a song about rising above adversity and finding one's inner strength. The first verse talks about watching the birth of a cliff, which could be seen as a metaphor for the challenges that life presents. The repeated line "Do you want up, it wears you out" could be interpreted to mean that while we may want to rise above these challenges, it can be exhausting and difficult. The next line "And though you never want to be in the water, you fall with a mistaken step" suggests that even if we do our best to avoid the problematic situations in our lives, it is inevitable that we will stumble and fall into them.
The chorus encourages the listener to open their eyes and take stock of where they are in their lives. It asks them to raise their arms and "fly high above the now," implying that there is more to life than just what is in front of us. The next verse asks if we are able to "swim in the flow of desperation," which suggests that it takes a certain amount of resilience and tenacity to survive difficult times. It then asks if we can "stand filled with honor," implying that it is not just enough to survive the challenges in our lives, but to do so with grace and dignity. The final chorus encourages us to find our strength and "raise your arms and learn to fly."
Line by Line Meaning
We are watching the birth of a cliff
We are witnessing the creation of an obstacle that we will have to overcome later.
Do you want up, it wears you out
Do you want to climb to the top of the cliff? It will exhaust you.
And though you never
Even though you may not want to
Want to be in the water
Want to be in a difficult situation
You fall with a mistaken step
You may stumble and falter and end up in that difficult situation.
Open your eyes!
Be aware of your surroundings!
Where do you see yourself?
What do you want to achieve?
Raise your arms and fly high
Visualize your success and strive for it.
Above the now
Look beyond the present moment.
Can you swim
Can you handle
In the flow of desperation?
A highly stressful situation?
Cause if you can't you will drown
If you can't manage, you will fail.
Can you stand filled with honor?
Can you maintain your dignity?
Cause If you can't
If you are not dignified,
You will be pushed down
You will not be respected by others and will lose your footing.
Can you feel the strength beneath,
Do you possess the power within you,
Can you see beyond your fears?
Can you visualize yourself succeeding and overcome any doubts?
And when you find this solid dream
And when you find your purpose
Then raise your arms
Take action and work towards it.
And learn to fly!
And you will achieve what you desire.
Contributed by Katherine F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
tigerish country
очень забавно наблюдать за куплиновым, проходящим хронологически третью часть, который листает папку с документами из второй части, которую он пройдет только через два с половиной года :D
tigerish country
@GIMAL да
GIMAL
А какая первая часть? Mementoes? Тоесть идёт вот так Mementoes-First Steps-Dissilution-Tales?
𝙹𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚂𝚊𝚢𝚘𝚛𝚒 ♡
@tigerish country да, я уже из комментов понял. Скорее всего тейлз это просто дополнение или что-то такое
tigerish country
@𝙹𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚂𝚊𝚢𝚘𝚛𝚒 ♡ насчет тейлсов не знаю, не смотрела (но судя по порядку на официальном сайте тейлз последняя), но перед фест степс и десилюжн идёт мементос
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Последовательность такая? :
Forgotten Hill: Tales
Forgotten Hill: First steps
Forgotten Hill: Disillusion
ASO Music
Есть тут люди которые смотрели все части Расти Лейк и полностью?
Ragyl
есть
milksas
Как раз пересмотрела все части совсем недавно, каждый год как традиция уже)
Samsara Room
Да)