Current … Read Full Bio ↴Faust Again is a metal hardcore band from Poznan (Poland).
Current line-up:
Adrian "Ady" Klementowski - bass
Aleksander "Olas" Data - guitar
Wojtek "Dyzio" Warnke - guitar
Marcin "X" Palecki - drums
Marcin "Pysh" Pyszora - vox
Biography:
Faust Again was formed in late 1999 in Grudziadz (Poland) as an outlet for emotions and reflections. Five kids, who decided to contribute their talents to a band with strange name, have always treated their music as a vehicle for feelings and thoughts through which they can communicate with their listeners. Driven by blend of emotions their work has always been marked with sincerity and easily escapes any categorization and transcends musical genres and labeling. Faust Again developed their characteristic, powerful sound, which combines classical death metal elements with everything that stands for word "progression".
In 2003 band got hooked up by German label called Circulation Records (Heaven Shall Burn, Narziss) and started performing live widely. At that time Faust Again shared the stages with bands like: Unearth, Darkest Hour, Cataract, Maroon or Deadlock to name a few and very soon gained the reputation of the hottest and most intense metal/hardcore act out of Poland.
May 2003 was the release date of Faust Again debut album called "Seizing Our Souls" and since then band has become even more mad and restless. The album gathered lots of enthusiastic reviews from the paper magazines (Metal Hammer, Rock Hard, Legacy) as well as from the biggest internet portals such as Digital Metal, Swedish Metal, Vegan Hardcore or Poisonfree. Faust Again focused on touring to spread their name across the Europe and energetic and intense performances paved their way to Pressure Festival (among bands like Napalm Death, Hatebreed, Bleeding Through, Zao or Fear My Thoughts to name a few) as well as to Burning Season Festival (Austria) and Fluff Fest (Czech Republic), which all gathered thousands hard-core and metal fans from almost all continents.
In the meantime group was asked by Malaysian label called Dyslexia Record to participate, together with bands Cassandra and The Phoenix, in cross-continental project called “The regional alliance”. Faust Again delegated three of their already released songs and one special bonus song called “Circle of confusion” to mark their presence on the Asian soil. The same song appeared on the animal rights benefit music sampler called “Until every cage is empty” released by English Southern Animal Rights Coalition, which also includes songs from Goldfinger, Freya, Good Riddance, Arkangel and Anti-Flag.
In June 2005 Faust Again got into Rape Of Harmonies studio (Germany) to record their second album called “Hope Against Hope”. This new album was once again released by Circulation Records (on 16th of January 2006). “Hope Against Hope” received warm feedback from press (good reviews in German “Metal Hammer” and “Rock Hard”) and promotion of the album was emphasized by shows around the Europe with bands like Born From Pain, Heaven Shall Burn, Neaera, Terror, The Ocean, Betzefer, Fall of Serenity, Misery Speaks and many more.
On February 2006 Faust Again had their debut on the Polish television. People involved in the broadcast called “Beyond the control” invited the group to host their program.
In the beginning of 2007 Faust Again started cooperation with Go Down Believing booking agency from Cologne (Germany). In March 2007 band played their first shows in Belarus and Russia. Soon after Russian label called IML offered a license deal to release all Faust Again albums in Eastern Europe countries.
Faust Again spent the fall of the year on preparing material for band’s third album. In October 2007 band was honored to participate in Maroon’s (Century Media artist) new record release party which gathered over 1000 people.
In 2008 for the first time Faust Again toured over the Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. They also supported New York hardcore legend Biohazard on their exclusive show in Poland. In the summer time band recorded seven demo tracks to demonstrate how the new album will sound like. Soon after that they got signed to German label Bastardized Recordings. Faust Again third album called “The Trial” will be released on 22nd of May 2009.
Numb
Faust Again Lyrics
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I'm looking through my own eyes
As the Sun goes down (together)
We say goodbye to this frozen world
The star light up my garden of grief
Perform the last rites as I'm sinking in
The emptiness of thoughts
My heart lied low to avoid it's corruption
No reason to oppose, to keep my forehead high
My wrists are tied and swollen
A puppet in the hands of wicked men
Hanging like a tool they have the use of me
My world could only decay in the course of time
My knees hurt dragging along this hell of concrete
I try to ignore my hopelessness
The pointlessness of it all
Somehow I know I'm gonna blend into this state
I know that I'm dying now only to be reborn as a beast
Senseless, callous yet stronger...
I'm still feeling pain but it doesn't arouse any anxiety
Trying to push aside all feelings
Why can I not lose the burden of common sense?
Are these our lives, what we are fighting for?
We are shadows of shadows...
But we shall not give up!
The song Numb by Faust Again is a powerful and emotional expression of a person's struggle with inner demons and the realization of their impending death. The opening lines, "For the very last time, I'm looking through my own eyes, as the Sun goes down (together), we say goodbye to this frozen world," set the tone of the song as a somber reflection on the end of life. The singer is looking at the world around them for the last time before succumbing to death.
Throughout the song, there are references to the singer's feelings of hopelessness and despair. They describe the "emptiness of thoughts" and "dark images sparkling in the sunbeams." The singer is resigned to their fate, and even their physical body is bound and swollen, leaving them feeling like a puppet in the hands of wicked men.
Despite this bleak outlook, there is also a sense of resilience and determination in the song. The singer declares that they will not give up, even in the face of their impending death, and that they will be reborn as something stronger.
Overall, Numb is a powerful and introspective song that explores the complexity of human emotions and the struggle to find meaning in the face of death.
Line by Line Meaning
For the very last time
This is the final time I will do this
I'm looking through my own eyes
I am seeing the world from my own perspective
As the Sun goes down (together)
We are experiencing the sunset at the same time
We say goodbye to this frozen world
We are leaving this world behind
The star light up my garden of grief
The stars bring light to my feeling of sorrow
Perform the last rites as I'm sinking in
I am experiencing the final moments before my death
The emptiness of thoughts
I am feeling empty inside
Dark images sparkle in the sunbeams
Despite the brightness of the sun, I am surrounded by darkness
My heart lied low to avoid it's corruption
To avoid being corrupted, I have been keeping my emotions hidden
No reason to oppose, to keep my forehead high
I have no reason to fight or resist
My wrists are tied and swollen
My hands are bound and swollen
A puppet in the hands of wicked men
I am being controlled by evil people
Hanging like a tool they have the use of me
I am being used for their purposes
My world could only decay in the course of time
My world is destined to fall apart with time
My knees hurt dragging along this hell of concrete
I am in pain as I struggle through this difficult situation
I try to ignore my hopelessness
I attempt to push aside my feelings of despair
The pointlessness of it all
I feel that everything I am doing is pointless
Somehow I know I'm gonna blend into this state
I realize that I am becoming a part of this situation
I know that I'm dying now only to be reborn as a beast
I understand that my current state is ending, but I will be coming back as a different person
Senseless, callous yet stronger...
I will become stronger even if I lose my humanity
I'm still feeling pain but it doesn't arouse any anxiety
I feel pain but it no longer bothers me
Trying to push aside all feelings
I am attempting to suppress my emotions
Why can I not lose the burden of common sense?
I am struggling to let go of my rational thoughts and reasoning
Are these our lives, what we are fighting for?
I question whether the way we are living our lives is worth fighting for
We are shadows of shadows...
We are mere copies of other people
But we shall not give up!
Despite it all, we will not quit
Contributed by Colin L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.