The four young musicians already started playing music together and playing shows very young and early and quickly gained attention. With another bandname they started playing regional shows at first, but were able to play as support act for highly known bands such as Sepultura, Hypocrisy oder Napalm Death very soon. In 2010 they released their first Demo Tape „Chaos Possession“ single-handedly and first time with the name DUST BOLT. Metal Hammer Germany described the Band as Top Newcomer Act in Metal music and Chaos Possession was titled as „Demotape of the Month.“ The number of shows increased immediately and the band soon becomes a national known act, when DUST BOLT was able to play theier first European Tour with Six feet under and be the winner of WACKEN METAL BATTLE Germany, which made them playing at Wacken Open Air. The band decided to record their first Longplayer „Violent Demolition“, which finally made them signing a deal with Napalm Records. The debut gained major success and was sold over 5000 times so far worldwide and DUST BOLT was now known as top newcomer act in Thrash Metal in Germany and all over the world, also resulting from their extraordinary live performances. Napalm records also released the first two official music video for the tracks „Violent Abolition“ and „Toxic Attack“ and the band is able to play many club and festival shows in 2013, a Germany Tour with OBITUARY and a long European Tour with Bay Area band HEATHEN, which also made them a highly international known act. After being nominated for „best album 2012“ and „best newcomer“ at Metal Hammer Awards 2013 and another tour with Crossover band Dr.LIVING DEAD Lenny Breuss, Flo Dehn, Benedikt Münzel und Nico Remann went into the studio again, to record their second album „AWAKE THE RIOT“, which is going to be released 30.05.2014 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and 10.06.2014 in the rest of the world. The album will be promoted by Headliner-Shows in Germany, festivalshows and another planned European Tour.
Living A Lie
Dust Bolt Lyrics
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Derogation of primal sense feeds the access to my final breath
All that we see or seem just a dream within a dream
Have we lost what once was real? did we trade our souls in causeless fear?
Born to die! A restless kind, conformed hardheaded minds
Living a lie! Only flesh and bones, inconsiderate and blind
Tell me that this war, show me that there's something more
Expose the truth, no hope - cannot stop the inner cold
Tell me that this restless fight is more than just living a lie
Like puppets, this little stage we dance on, not a care in the world
Just nothing, just another point in this picture of despair
Born to die! A lifetime spent in bone-crushing fear
Living a lie! Believe half of what you see and nothing that you hear
Tell me that this war, show me that there's something more
Tell me that this battlefield is just another restless dream
Expose the truth, no hope - cannot stop the inner cold
Tell me that this restless fight is more than just a waste of time
Waste of time
Tell me that this war, show me that there's something more
Tell me that this battlefield is just another restless dream
Expose the truth, no hope - cannot stop the inner riot
Tell me that this restless fight is more than just living a lie
Is this nothingness still worth to fight? Is there something beyond the shell?
Or are we just a marionette, a perfused cover encased with skin?
A plain sequence of DNA, a product of godless thoughts?
A proof for evolution fault - man machines without heart?
The lyrics of "Living a Lie" by Dust Bolt touch upon themes of existentialism, the worth of human existence, and the concept of reality versus illusion. In the first verse, the singer reflects upon the cyclical nature of time and the fleeting nature of life. They question whether humanity has lost touch with what is real and true, and whether we have forsaken our souls out of a sense of meaninglessness and purposelessness. The chorus asks for someone to show the meaning behind the war and the constant struggle, to expose the truth behind reality and to reveal if it is all just a dream or worth the fight.
The second verse continues the theme of humans being like puppets meant to dance on a stage of nothingness. The singers do not take our lives seriously and do not have the care in the world we think we should. The chorus repeats with the same message of seeking truth and purpose in a world filled with doubt and confusion. The final stanza poses some questions that serve as the main message of the song. Is there a reason to fight if there is no substance beyond the shell of our existence? Are we just a product of chance and godless thoughts, or is there more to our being than man machines without heart?
Overall, "Living a Lie" encourages us to question the meaning of our existence, to seek out what is true and meaningful, and to confront the realities of our lives in order to determine where we stand in terms of the worth of our struggle.
Line by Line Meaning
Time is spinning round, a black circle of birth and death
The endless cycle of life and death is continuously repeating itself.
Derogation of primal sense feeds the access to my final breath
Neglecting our natural instincts leads us closer to our inevitable death.
All that we see or seem just a dream within a dream
Everything we perceive to be true could be an illusion, and reality itself may not exist.
Have we lost what once was real? did we trade our souls in causeless fear?
We have potentially sacrificed our beliefs and values for no significant reason and are now uncertain of the real world.
Born to die! A restless kind, conformed hardheaded minds
We are fated to die, and our stubborn mindset keeps us from realizing the truth.
Living a lie! Only flesh and bones, inconsiderate and blind
We are living a meaningless existence and are not taking the time to truly observe and comprehend the world around us.
Tell me that this war, show me that there's something more
The singer is questioning if there is more significant value to life other than the war and struggles we face.
Tell me that this battlefield is just another restless dream
The singer wants to believe that the pain and suffering of life may be temporary or possibly unreal.
Expose the truth, no hope - cannot stop the inner cold
The truth may be unbearable, and there is no way to change their current mental state of emptiness or sadness.
Tell me that this restless fight is more than just living a lie
The singer is hoping there are meaningful reasons to fight and that their existence is worth more than living in deception.
Like puppets, this little stage we dance on, not a care in the world
We act in ways that society has taught us to, without true care for the consequences or damage we cause.
Just nothing, just another point in this picture of despair
Overall, life may seem futile, and we may be just one more insignificant piece in a larger scene of misery.
Believe half of what you see and nothing that you hear
Don't trust what others say, and only take a part of what you observe to be true.
Is this nothingness still worth to fight? Is there something beyond the shell?
The singer questions the value of fighting in a world of nothing and whether there is more meaning beyond just the physical body.
Or are we just a marionette, a perfused cover encased with skin?
The singer questions if humans are just lifeless objects masked in skin, controlled by someone or something else.
A plain sequence of DNA, a product of godless thoughts?
Are humans just a product of genetics and evolution, lacking a divine quality or purpose?
A proof for evolution fault - man machines without heart?
The lack of compassion and empathy in humans may be evidence of the failure of evolution.
Writer(s): Nico Remann, Lenny Breuss, Florian Dehn, Bene Muenzel
Contributed by Charlie K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.