Under the name Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects, Thordendal released his first, and so far only, solo album in 1997 titled "Sol Niger Within" with Ultimate Audio Entertainment. The album featured Tomas Haake (drummer of Meshuggah ) on "spoken vocals", as well as Morgan Ågren on drumkit and Mats Öberg on keyboards, who both have played for "Mats & Morgan" and " Frank Zappa ". The style of music is best described as very a very similar style to Meshuggah's thrashy poly rhythmic Metal with Jazz elements and some obscure noise effects such as high pitched shrieks and screams.
The album was remixed and re-released by Ultimate Audio Entertainment and Relapse Records in 1999 under the title "Sol Niger Within version 3.33". The re-release contains two bonus tracks but omits several parts of the original version, most noticeably, the church organs. The Bonus tracks include "Missing Time" and "Ooo Baby Baby".
A second solo album is in the works, with the current Soilwork drummer Dick Verbeuren, but a release date is unknown.
Death at Both Ends
Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects Lyrics
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Hidden for millennia to earthbound mind. girded with lies.
Reality until now. delusional abbreviation.
Unearthly codes deciphered at last.
An eternal presence. a moment without a past.
Reality transfigured. still the same.
In deafening silence. all things flow.
A pulsating vessel. presence: rising. falling. in and out.
The lyrics of Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects' song "Death at Both Ends" speak about the parallel dimensions that exist beyond our regular perception. The first line, "Parallel dimensions: on frequencies sublime," suggests that these dimensions exist on a different frequency that is superior to what we can perceive. The lyricist believes that these dimensions have been hidden from human perception for a long time, as they have been "girded with lies." The truth of this reality has been distorted, and people are living under a delusional abbreviation of what truly exists.
However, in recent times, the secrets of these parallel dimensions have been deciphered, and the unearthly codes have revealed their existence. The dimension is eternal, and in it, time is but a fleeting moment without a past. Despite this revelation, reality remains the same, albeit transfigured. In the deafening silence of the universe, all things continue to flow, including the pulsating vessel of the universe itself.
The final lines of the lyrics hint at a concept of an "eschaton" - the end of time. It suggests that this other dimension is calling from beyond the end of time, perhaps inviting humanity to explore a world beyond its current perception.
Line by Line Meaning
Parallel dimensions: on frequencies sublime.
Alternate realities exist on higher frequencies beyond human perception.
Hidden for millennia to earthbound mind. girded with lies.
These realities have been concealed from humanity for thousands of years, concealed by falsehoods.
Reality until now. delusional abbreviation.
Up until this point, what humanity has accepted as reality was a limited and false representation of the true nature of existence.
Unearthly codes deciphered at last.
Finally, we have decoded the cryptic symbols and messages that point towards these alternate dimensions.
An eternal presence. a moment without a past.
These alternate dimensions may offer a timeless, never-ending presence that lacks a linear history.
Reality transfigured. still the same.
Even though we may come to understand new realities, our own reality remains unchanged.
In deafening silence. all things flow.
The true nature of existence exists in a state of calm despite the chaos apparent to the human eye.
A pulsating vessel. presence: rising. falling. in and out.
The world is a dynamic vessel, pulsating and breathing like a living organism.
The eschaton is calling from the end of time.
The end of all things is approaching, and it's calling to us from the distance.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: THORNEDAL FREDRIK, PETTER MARKLUND
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