Dungeon's (Australia) 16 year long history began in August 1989, in the outback town of Broken Hill, the home of Mad Max. What started as humble jam session in a high school hall eventually turned into a world-class, international touring machine and one of the biggest Australian heavy metal bands of all time.
Formed by singer and guitarist 'Lord' Tim, Dungeon relocated to Sydney in 1992 and eventually singed a world-wide publishing deal with BMG Australia which led to the release of the Changing Moods demo EP (featuring drumming virtuoso Virgil Donati). The EP gained the attention of Japanese label TDK-Core Records who convinced the band to release the Changing Moods songs, plus other demo material exactly as it was under the name of Demolition. Although the band was unsure of this idea, the album eventually sold over 6,000 copies within the first six weeks and established a solid fan base in Japan.
Dungeon, whose lineup now consisted of Lord Tim, Dale Corney (guitars), Justin 'Juz' Sayers (bass) and Steve 'Stevo' Moore (drums), began to take the Australian metal scene by storm with their high-energy, technical shows. The band's first official album, Resurrection, was recorded which further raised Dungeon's profile and along with new bassist Brendon 'Dakk' McDonald, Dungeon embarked on tours with Yngwie Malmsteen and Nevermore, as well as at festival appearances such as Metal Warriors Metalfest, Bloodlust and Australia's largest metal event, Metal For The Brain (where they subsequently appeared every year since then, headlining in 2003).
With the release of their ground-breaking 2002 release, A Rise To Power, Dungeon went from strength to strength with national tours with Edguy, Doro and Destruction, and another change of guitarist with Stuart Marshall taking over from Dale Corney.
2003 was a landmark year for Dungeon, who signed a priority deal with heavyweight metal label, Limb Music Products, coinciding with the band's first international tour to Japan's prestigious Club Citta for the Melodic Metal Festival alongside Skylark, Vigilante, Dragonland and Galneryus. The commemorative album, Rising Power, was released for this tour and a DVD and live CD entitled Under The Rising Sun was created from the tour footage.
In 2004, Dungeon began recording the follow up album to A Rise To Power entitled One Step Beyond, and also simultaneously re-recording their 1999 debut, Resurrection with the current line-up and modern production values for a proper world-wide release through LMP. During this process, Dungeon embarked on a promo tour through Japan, Europe and the USA and Australian tours with Mayhem, Opeth and Edguy once again. This busy year saw Dungeon's profile raised to one of the biggest metal bands in Australia, but further line-up changes lay ahead.
2005 - Dungeon's 16th year - and it was the biggest and busiest yet, beginning with tours with Nightwish and Angra, the worldwide release of One Step Beyond and Resurrection, and an Australian tour with metal gods, Megadeth. So impressed with Dungeon's performance on this tour, Megadeth main-man Dave Mustaine invited Dungeon to join them on their European tour, which conveniently coincided with Dungeon's own planned tour of Europe and Japan.
The tour, which led from Holland to Germany, Serbia, Romania and Greece, with the new line-up of Lord Tim, Stuart Marshall, Glenn Williams and Tim Yatras, was an outstanding success and even included headlining shows in Belgium, Holland's RosRock festival and an appearance at the prestigious Bang Your Head pre-show alongside Metal Church, Chris Caffery and Nasty Savage. Dungeon's journey continued through Canada and then onto Japan for a headlining tour and clinics at The Musicians Institute across the country.
Dungeon returned to Australia exhausted but immediately returned to the stage for a tour with Fozzy. The touring stress had taken its toll and the band was about to suffer its final line-up change.
Dungeon announced that Stu and Glenn would be leaving the band, and that Lord Tim had chosen to dissolve Dungeon and concentrate on LORD, which was originally a solo side-project, but would now continue on as a full band where Dungeon left off. The final Dungeon album, The Final Chapter, was released in 2006 and concludes the Dungeon story after 16 years and an impressive portfolio.
Dungeon (México) [sometimes written Dungeøn, Dungeon.] , born from the 'sector libertad' sessions (2012-2014) in 2015. Dungeon release his first LP called ' Memories of Sà i Gòn ' in February 2016, and a live album featuring Manami Matsumae in 2015.
No Way Out
Dungeon Lyrics
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What you see isn't real
It's just a part of your imagination I see you standing here in front of me, yeah
I hear you talking yet you should not be there
Just an image from my mind
A dark memory
Stalking close and never letting me be
Drive out the pain and all the misery
No way out
Trapped in your world of make-believe
Lost in the dark, can't find my way
Your grip is tightening on me
No point in fighting you now
You keep on breaking the rules
I make the play
But you just turn it upside down
These games you play
You know they're killing me
Haunting my dreams
And never letting me sleep
What keeps you safe in your home
Your locked and bolted door
Who knows your dark fear of night
Your TV screen can't keep you warm
In Dungeon's song "No Way Out," the lyrics describe the inner turmoil of a person who is struggling with their own imaginary demons. The song starts by telling the listener to take a look at themselves and question what they see since it isn't real but just a part of their own imagination. The singer sees someone standing in front of them and hears them talking, but they know that the person shouldn't be there since it's just an image from their mind, constantly haunting them and never letting them be. The pain and misery feel trapped inside, and they try to drive it out by pushing it back, closing the blind, and locking it away. However, the gripping is tightening on them, and they're lost in the dark, unable to find a way out from their thoughts.
As the song goes on, the singer says there's no point in fighting, and the imaginary demons just keep breaking the rules. They're playing games that are killing them, haunting their dreams, and never letting them sleep. The song then takes a turn by asking listeners what keeps them safe, if it's a locked and bolted door, and what knows their dark fear of the night while their TV screen can't keep them warm. It's a reflection on how we all have our demons, and we need to find a way to deal with them since there's no way out.
Line by Line Meaning
Take a look at yourself
Examine your thoughts, feelings, and actions.
What you see isn't real
The image you have of yourself is distorted and not entirely accurate.
It's just a part of your imagination
The perception you have of yourself is mainly due to your thoughts and ideas.
I see you standing here in front of me, yeah
You seem real but are only a mental image or memory in my mind.
I hear you talking yet you should not be there
Despite being aware of the illusion, the memory still persists.
Just an image from my mind
You exist mainly as a mental construct.
A dark memory
The image of you is not positive, but rather ominous.
Stalking close and never letting me be
The image is intrusive and persistent, never leaving me alone.
I push you back, close the blind, lock you away
I try to get rid of the memory or image of you by blocking it out.
Drive out the pain and all the misery
I try to eliminate the negative emotions attached to the image of you.
No way out
I am trapped in my own mind, unable to escape the illusion.
Trapped in your world of make-believe
I am caught in a mental trap of my own creation.
Lost in the dark, can't find my way
I feel disoriented and without direction.
Your grip is tightening on me
The illusion of you is gaining more control over me.
No point in fighting you now
It is pointless to resist the image or memory of you.
You keep on breaking the rules
The memory of you persists despite my attempts to dislodge it.
I make the play
I am trying to take control of my thoughts and emotions.
But you just turn it upside down
However, the illusion of you distorts my efforts and reverses any progress I make.
These games you play
The mental illusion of you is a harmful game that exacerbates my frailty.
You know they're killing me
The illusion is detrimental to my mental and emotional health.
Haunting my dreams
The memory or image of you persists even in my subconscious.
And never letting me sleep
The image robbed me of rest by keeping me awake at night.
What keeps you safe in your home
What protects you from your fears at home?
Your locked and bolted door
How secure is your home from external or internal threats?
Who knows your dark fear of night
Who is aware of the things that frighten you at night?
Your TV screen can't keep you warm
Entertainment or media can never substitute for the security of your home.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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@fedorrefat3358
whoa!! first row, master of puppets shirt guy - is 17.o. me. i'm still totally into resurrection stuff. thanks a lot you guys for this great music and great time!
@LORDofficial
🤯 so cool!
@NomadUniverse
Far out! You don't realise til you look back on the old stuff, how far Tim has come on the vocals. Great then, absolutely fucking mentally mind blowing now.
@Nintenjoe25
Awesome!
@liamanthony3069
Love it. I'm currently preparing to move house at the moment, and while packing boxes I came across my old copy of "Demolition"!