Forever Slave is a Spanish Symphonic Gothic metal band that was founded in … Read Full Bio ↴Forever Slave is a Spanish Symphonic Gothic metal band that was founded in 2000 by Sergio and Lady Angellyca. Soon after the band got in contact with others musicians and Forever Slave had been born.

Hate, their first mini demo (2000) and Schwarzer Engel (2001) were determining its special music style.

In December 2003 Forever Slave started to record Resurrection, a dark opera about Elizabeth Bathory's life.
In this year the band participated in some festivals.

In Spring 2005, FOREVER SLAVE signed an international deal with Armageddon Music (Germany). The band recordered their debut album ( Alice's Inferno ) between May and June 2005, which it was produced by Lars Ratz. This album became top 9 in metal French Underclass sales, top 27 in Tipo's Sales (Spain) and it was album of the Month in Metal Hammer (Spain)

During 2005-2007 Forever Slave played in important festivals: Wacken Open Air Fest (Germany), Metal Female Voices Fest (Belgium), Rock Stars Festival (Spain) and they shared scenery with bands like Amon Amarth, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Arch Enemy, Battlelore, Carnivore, Celtic Frost, Children of Bodom, The Dogma, Ektomorf, Emperor, Fear Factory, Finntroll, Gamma Ray, In Extremo, Korpiklaani, Michael Schenker Group, Ministry, Morbid Angel, Motörhead, Mystic Circle, Nevermore, Opeth, Primal Fear, The Scorpions, Six Feet Under, Soilwork, Soulfly, Subway To Sally, Victory, Whitesnake, Wintersun,... and gothic metal bands with female singers, per exemple: Tristania, Xandria, Midnattsol, Visions of Atlantis, Theatre of Vampires, Naio Saion,...

Forever Slave recorded their second album in May-August 2007. The title of this album is Tales of Bad Girls and it was released in April 2008 in Europe by Wacken Records/SPV. The promotion of this album was supported with an European tour with Kamelot and Firewind.

Tales for Bad Girls will be released on 7th October 2008 in USA by SPV USA

In October of 2009, Sergio and Lady Angellyca start composing new songs. This new album will be released in 2011. Lady Darkness (ex-Keyboard player and backing vocals of Forever Slave between 2001 and 2002) collaborates with some lyrics.

After some months working together the band announce the new line-up. Sento (Drums) and Azrhael (bass) have played in bands of extreme metal and their influences give a powerful touch to the new and old songs of Forever Slave.

Line-up:

Sergio Valath (aka Servalath): Guitar
Lady Angellyca: Singer
Azrhael: Bass Player
Sento: Drummer

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Aquelarre
Forever Slave Lyrics

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Ceremonies for an ancient ritual
Cawing sounded in the chancel
The cellist was a black crow
Death conducts this orchestra

Black witches I send out
You canÂ´t escape
You better start to shout

Vienen a por tÃ
No puedes escapar
Comienza a gritar

In ceremonieÂ´s sea
come to me
YouÂ´ll find immortality
Rezo sepulcral
Lazos de poder
Comienza a gritar

The ceremony can start, my witches
The girl will direct this sacrifice

This Aquelarre in Cripta Corvus
give us the immortality

This ritual in Cripta Corvus
give us the immortality

This Aquelarre in Cripta Corvus
can start, my black witches

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Forever Slave's song Aquelarre are about an ancient ritual that involves black witches and immortality. The song sets the scene in a chancel with cawing sounds and a cellist who is a black crow. Death conducts this eerie orchestra as the ceremony begins. The lead witch sends out black witches to capture someone who cannot escape and must start to shout. This person is the sacrifice, and the girl witch will direct the ritual that will grant the participants immortality.

The lyrics of the song are metaphorical and vivid, conjuring up images of a dark and foreboding ceremony that sends shivers down the listener's spine. The allusions to witches, death, and immortality are symbolic, representing the human desire for power and control over fate. The choral refrain "Comienza a gritar" (begin to scream) adds to the eerie atmosphere, and the use of religious terminology, such as "chancel" and "ceremonie's sea," creates a sense of blasphemy and sacrilege.

Overall, Forever Slave's song Aquelarre is an intricate and thought-provoking piece that merges different themes and elements into a cohesive and haunting soundscape.

Line by Line Meaning

Ceremonies for an ancient ritual
Preparations are being made for an age-old ceremony

Cawing sounded in the chancel
The sound of crow calls echoed through the chapel

The cellist was a black crow
A crow played the role of a cellist

Death conducts this orchestra
Death is in charge of directing this macabre performance

Black witches I send out
I am summoning dark witches

You can´t escape
There is no evading the inevitable

You better start to shout
It is advisable to begin with vocal expressions of fear and alarm

Vienen a por tÃ
They are coming for you

No puedes escapar
There is no escape from what is to come

Comienza a gritar
Start to scream

In ceremonieÂ´s sea
Amidst the sea of ceremonies