Not lo… Read Full Bio ↴In 2005 the name Emergency Gate was heard for the first time.
Not long after that the young band, with high musical potential, produced their first professional album "Nightly Ray" together with Spike Streefkerk (Mellissa Etheridge, Def Leppard, Phil Collins etc.). Metal Heart Magazine titled even the roughmix itself as "Album of the month". That way no less label than TEC/Universal became attentive to Emergency Gate, got in touch with them and took them under contract.
At first "Nightly Ray" has been released in the middle of 2006 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux and the U.S.A. And it was possible for the five musicians to climb the top of the heavy-radio-charts in Benelux for one time!
Certainly, short after the release of "Nightly Ray", drummer Stefan Paster left the band. However the missing piece of that puzzle was soon replaced by ex-Stormhammer drummer Chris "the machine" Widmann.
Soon after that, Emergency Gate went on tour with the Danish-Combo "Mercenary" and closed endorsement contracts among others with names like: Ernie Ball, SAD, Schecter Guitar Research and Agner Drumsticks.
At the end of 2007, the band received a call from their label, in which they let them know, it won't be possible for TEC to release with Universal anymore and therefore the band is free from their contract.
After really good cooperation with this label, it was really a hard hit for Emergency Gate.
Founder member, singer and guitarist Fabian "Cem" Kießling also quit because of private matters. Now it was unclear, how the band should go on.
The remaining musicians broke their heads by thinking about a resolution of this situation. It was obvious, every member was more than crazy about reaching new horizons and to create something new and different. Guitarist Vlad worked madly, day and night, on new material in agreement with Mario. Even without a singer and without knowing how everything will go on, the band booked time in Munich's Dreamscape-Studios, to record and work on new material.
Almost by completing the instrumental part, Mario went as a FOH-Engineer of the supports for the Symphony X "Paradise Lost"-Tour on the road. This way it happened on the second tour-day in Cologne: Mario met Matthias Kupka (ex Suidakra). Right in the first moment it was absolutely clear, the last missing piece needed to create something very magnificent, so important for the rising of the band, was found! The final recordings with Matthias started even in the beginning of March 2008.
Not long after searching for a new label, the band chose a young upcoming one, Silverwolf Productions, to make their newest Masterpiece "ReWake" public. The self made studio-video was well received by their fans, with so much enthusiasm, wich will be the reason thousands of viewes on youtube.
Last but not least, Emergency Gate will go along with "Kreator" on their upcoming tour, starting the same day as their new album "Rewake" will be released.
Point Zéro
Emergency Gate Lyrics
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Find me
Save me
Or speak to me
You tried to stop me in my darkest hour
I don't consider no more
The reckoning of those consequences
A veil of fog
The only thing I saw and nothing more
Oh fuck that shit
Hear me scream:
Save me, find me
When I'm down and lost at all
Speak to me and hold me
You will never find a guard like me!
Come rape me once more
Come and stab me again
I bless myself to suffer all my burden
Fear my world behind
I burn the mask you've worn
To strike the end of games
As time has gone by
Oh fuck that shit
Hear me scream:
Save me, find me
When I'm down and lost at all
Speak to me and hold me
You will never find a guard like me!
I scrambled out of the grave of life
And crowned the fate of my misery
And fled from the shadow of mine
I will never regret, I will never forget
All the time that we had
You stabbed a knife in my back
Tore my heart out my chest
I bent down to my knees
And now I'm coming back!
When I'm down and lost at all
Speak to me and hold me
You will never find a guard like me
Save me, find me
You will never find a guard like me
Save me, find me
Speak to me
Save me, find me
Speak to me
The lyrics to Emergency Gate's song Point Zero reflect a sense of desperation and vulnerability, as the singer pleads for someone to save and find them, or at the very least, speak to them. The song begins by referencing a failed attempt to stop the singer in their "darkest hour," suggesting that they are struggling with some sort of personal crisis. They express regret over the "consequences" of their actions and speak of being lost in a fog, feeling completely alone and isolated.
The tone shifts as the song progresses, as the singer becomes more defiant and willing to face their pain head-on. They use aggressive language, telling their pain to "come rape [them] once more" and "stab [them] again." This can be interpreted as a sort of challenge to the pain - they are essentially saying that they have already endured so much suffering, so it might as well come at them with all it's got. They reference a "mask" that has been torn off, implying that they are no longer willing to put up a front or pretend that everything is okay.
The final lines of the song reflect an empowering sense of resilience as the singer declares that they will never regret or forget the "time that we had" (presumably referring to a relationship or friendship that ended poorly). They acknowledge the pain that was inflicted upon them, but vow to rise back up stronger than before: "I bent down to my knees / And now I'm coming back!" Ultimately, the lyrics to "Point Zero" can be interpreted as a call to embrace the pain and challenges of life rather than just trying to numb or avoid them.
Line by Line Meaning
Save me
A plea for help and rescue
Find me
A request for aid in the search for a direction
Save me
The second plea for salvation from an unknown source
Or speak to me
An additional option for communication in case rescue or direction is unavailable
You tried to stop me in my darkest hour
Narrating a past attempt by someone to prevent the singer's fall or decline
I don't consider no more
The singer has given up trying to be judged or advised
The reckoning of those consequences
A reflection of the result of the decisions taken
You tried so much to save me once more
Acknowledging the effort of someone in the past to help
A veil of fog
The artist's view is blocked by a substance metaphorically representing confusion or a state of depression
The only thing I saw and nothing more
A hyperbolic statement that the artist was stuck without a clue in the condition of bleakness
Come rape me once more
A morbid plea for trouble or chaos to resurface
Come and stab me again
A metaphorical request to relive an unpleasant experience one more time
I bless myself to suffer all my burden
A decision to embrace one's struggles in self-affirmation and empowerment
Fear my world behind
Acknowledgment of past torments behind and to be left behind
I burn the mask you've worn
A symbolic act of revealing the true self and intentions
To strike the end of games
A realization that games played by oneself and others are coming to their conclusion
As time has gone by
Narrating the passage of time since the events mentioned earlier
I scrambled out of the grave of life
Clambering out of the state of emptiness or loss of purpose
And crowned the fate of my misery
Establishing and closing the chapter on past woes
And fled from the shadow of mine
Escaping from the negative thoughts and emotions manifested from within
I will never regret, I will never forget
Resolving to not dwell or fall back into the past
All the time that we had
A reminiscence of past camaraderie or closeness
You stabbed a knife in my back
A metaphorical betrayal or hurt caused by someone known in the past
Tore my heart out my chest
A hyperbolic nod to the severity of the betrayal
I bent down to my knees
The struggle and gravity of the effect of the hurt
And now I'm coming back!
Declaring a triumphant return from the past and the struggles attached.
Contributed by Lillian R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.