The first seeds of DyNAbyte half-human creature were sowed back in 1998 by LJ Dusk (guitars), John (bass) and Giallo (vocals), intending to forge a different kind of music with the support of mechanical devices. The aim was to create a perfect mix between computer and man, carrying techno loops enhanced by powerful guitar riffs and claustrophobic melodic lyrics. After a short period spent covering some Rammstein and Marilyn Manson songs, DyNAbyte start creating its own music, releasing the first Demo-CD, clearly inspirited by Fear Factory Remanufacture album. In the following years the band continue its musical research, producing a long series of new tracks. The original mechanized sound flows into songs like No Mercy, I’ll Rise and the homonym DyNAbyte, a tribute to itself, that can still be considered as the band’s hymn. From 2001 on DyNAbyte open a new chapter of its history: after the leaving of Giallo the new singer is identified in Cadaveria (ex - Opera IX), one of the most charismatic female metal voice in the worldwide underground. In that period Cadaveria was already playing with John (aka Killer Bob) in CADAVERIA band and, being interested in experimenting new musical paths, she accepts the challenge to go beyond her Black Metal roots.
After a four track Demo-CD, in 2003 DyNAbyte sign an agreement with Nocturnal Music (now Rotten Inc.) and begin working on the debut album.
Recorded half in DyNAbyte’s own studio and half at Capt. Woofer studio, in Italy, the full length, entitled Extreme Mental Piercing, is released in late 2004, after a long mastering session carried out by John and LJ Dusk themselves. The feedback are very positive and even old time fans show to appreciate the new Cadaveria's touch. The band support the album playing live in the North Italy area and makes a mini tour around The Netherlands. The concerts are characterized by loud volume, red lights and stroboscopic effects.
In 2005 Extreme Mental Piercing is licensed in Russia by CD-Maximum and in the same period the video clip I’m My Enemy is released.
While LJ Dusk goes back at work on new compositions, Cadaveria takes a break to dedicate herself to CADAVERIA third full length In Your Blood. Rehearsals start again in fall 2007 and after some months DyNAbyte are ready to approach the recordings of the new album. Some time is spent to set DyNAbyte own studio, to finalize drums & keyboards programming and to record the bass and the guitars. In Spring 2009 Cadaveria finishes recording the voices and from that point on twelve brand new tracks are ready to be tuned.
After a never ending mixing and mastering period and a “four-months-tour-de-force” for the realization of the exclusive DigitalBooklet Flash animation, DyNAbyte are now ready and proud to introduce you to its new album, entitled 2KX.
It’s the new era of sound. It’s time for DyNAbyte, again!
The Mummy
DyNAbyte Lyrics
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Ointment after ointment, turn after turn
I find myself wrapped by the tight coils
They have prepared me They emptied me out
They removed my chewy parts, dipped in perfumed oils
Prepared for my mummification
But all this for what?
To preserve a body that will last forever
Built by me
Yes, I realize I have been involved in my destiny
Caught in the crib, they subdued me
Wrapped in the bandages, now they are laying me to rest
In the sour sepulchre
Sentenced to tremble forever
Wrapped in the bandages, now they are laying me to rest
Sentenced to tremble forever
They removed my chewy parts, dipped in perfumed oils
Prepared for my mummification
But all this for what?
In the sour sepulchre
Sentenced to tremble forever
Wrapped in the bandages, now they are laying me to rest
Sentenced to tremble forever
In coldness, in darkness
The lyrics of DyNAbyte's song "The Mummy" discuss the process of mummification and the futility of preserving a body that will never truly live again. The opening lines describe the process of preparing the body for mummification, with bandages, ointments, and turns, and how the process slowly empties out the body of its chewy parts, leaving it ready for preservation.
The singer realizes that they have been complicit in their own destiny, caught in the crib and subdued by those performing the mummification process. The body is then laid to rest in an appropriate sarcophagus, which was built by the singer themselves. However, the lasting result of this process is a body that will tremble forever in the sour sepulchre.
The lyrics are reflective of the ancient Egyptian practice of mummification, which was meant to preserve the bodies of the dead for an eternal afterlife. The song speaks to the idea that despite the intense efforts to preserve the body, it ultimately serves no purpose, as the soul has already moved on.
Line by Line Meaning
Bandage after bandage, patch after patch
Continuously wrapping my body with more and more bandages and patches.
Ointment after ointment, turn after turn
Repeatedly applying different kinds of ointments and turning my body over and over again.
I find myself wrapped by the tight coils
Realizing that my body is now tightly wrapped by the bandages and coils.
They have prepared me They emptied me out
The people who prepared me for mummification have removed all of my internal organs.
They removed my chewy parts, dipped in perfumed oils
They have taken out my soft internal organs and preserved them in perfumed oils.
Prepared for my mummification
My body has been prepared and preserved for mummification.
But all this for what?
I wonder what the purpose of preserving my body forever is.
They built an appropriate place, an entire sarcophagus built for me
They have constructed a special place for me to rest for eternity, a sarcophagus.
Built by me
I was involved in building my own resting place.
Yes, I realize I have been involved in my destiny
I understand that I have played a part in my own destiny by choosing to be mummified.
Caught in the crib, they subdued me
They captured me and prevented me from escaping, forcing me to undergo mummification.
Wrapped in the bandages, now they are laying me to rest
My body is now completely wrapped in bandages and they are placing me in my sarcophagus.
In the sour sepulchre
My final resting place is a dark and unpleasant tomb.
Sentenced to tremble forever
I am doomed to shake and tremble forever in my tomb, unable to escape or be free.
Wrapped in the bandages, now they are laying me to rest
My body is now completely wrapped in bandages and they are placing me in my sarcophagus.
Sentenced to tremble forever
I will be trapped in my tomb, shaking and trembling forever.
In coldness, in darkness
My tomb is a place of eternal darkness and coldness, where I will remain forever.
Contributed by Alice Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@FallenMetalLover
@Aghast07 Actually I love her clean vocals
@PhantomKobra
Still I say its so asskicking
@animadverte
I think she should sing the way she want to. (and actually she uses clean vocals since opera ix, so this is pointless...)