The first demo entitl… Read Full Bio ↴Gire was formed back in 1995 in Makó, Hungary.
The first demo entitled On dist. was recorded in September, 1996. After the release of the material based on extreme/thrash/death metal, Tamás Kátai - who also takes part in atmospheric/experimental act Darklight and avantgarde black metal band Thy Catafalque - joined the band. In the Autumn of 1997 Gire was asked to support industrial/grind band Intense on their tour due to the great echoes from underground magazines and fanzines reflecting to 'On dist.'. Just before the tour (in August, 1997) Balazs Hermann joined the band as a new bass guitar player.
Meanwhile members were trying to move towards a more instinctive, expressive and special way of art, where plenty of colours would have entwined from classical music to the most experimental motifs. Not everyone in the band shared these ideas about music, so first vocalist Imre Jáksó, then drummer Gábor Borbás left Gire by the June of 1998. This process made the work slower and harder as new members have not arrived, the two guitar players took the microphones and programmed drumming has been used instead of a flesh-and-blood drummer.
In 1999 Gire released their second demo called 'Energire' including seven songs and by September 2000, a promo CD was created, entitled 'Hét madár' (Seven birds).
In the time after this, they changed their poems' language from Hungarian to English and special instruments were also added, like the conga, the darbuka and the didgeridoo. The result is the promotional CD "Metabiosis", released in March 2002. For the titlesong, a video came out in September 2002.
On the 22nd of April, 2003 Tamás Rozsnyai (guitars/vocals), a founder member of Gire left the band after 8 years. No new member arrived again, Gire appeared in the IV. Nightbreed Festival was made as a trio and a new three-track demo (the fifth) came out in September called simply 'V'. Guest musicians also participate, namely Anita Bíró on violin and Lambert Lédeczi, singer of cultic Hungarian black metal act Ahriman.
By the end of this year the band appears in an underground death/black metal compilation disc of Surlity Fanzine from Thailand and in a Hungarian CD magazine Stereo Morphium as the honouring company of Aebsence, Stereochrist or Angertea.
On the 12th of March, 2004 Gire supports Soulfy in Petőfi Csarnok, Budapest. The concert is filmed and a new video is coming out in September together with the sixth material 'Nádak, erek'. This short demo contains the nine-minute long titlesong, a Sepultura cover and the video of Eocén Expressz. 'Nádak, erek' is the first song ever featuring female vocals by Judit Sarkadi.
By the October of 2004 the third video of Gire (Nádak, erek) is about to launch.
In the March of 2005 supporting Katatonia in JATE Club, Szeged and a day after a gig in Budapest at MetalMania 2005 Festival together with Cradle of Filth, Apocalyptica, Katatonia, Moonspell or The Haunted.
In the May of 2005 Balázs travels to Scotland. 'Till he's back, Péter Patkós (Gőzerő, Hitemp) plays as a session bass player playing with them at VI. Nightbreed Festival in July where Lambert also performes on stage during Aranyhajnal. Balázs arrives back by the end of the summer and the band is about to start the recording session of their first full-length album entitled Gire, finally released in the February of 2007 as a self-financed digipack CD.
The End:
On the 4th of September 2007: Tamás Kátai has announced the split up of the band. He wrote the following:
"I am sorry to announce that Gire has split up. The main cause is guitarrist/vocalist Zolcsi's unactivity and will to stop all his musical activities. As bassplayer Balázs is employed outside Hungary, the band is not able to exist as a band any more. Our last gig will be held in on 22 September in Hódmezővásárhely.
This site or our myspace page will remain active though.
In the future Balázs will play in Scotland, while I'll record the new album of my avantgarde metal act Thy Catafalque. After the release of this CD, I'll try to build another band worthy to the legacy of Gire.
All the best for you!
Tamás / Gire"
Zoltán Kónya - guitars, vocals
Balázs Hermann - bassguitar
Tamás Kátai - keyboards, programs, poems
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Trans Express
Gire Lyrics
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A valóság elérhetõ,
Egy vágyálomból tört elõ
Egy tépett agy terméke
De mégis van értéke
Látod, nézheted
Hogy az élet nem kényszerû
De a léted már mérgezõ
Kezek, szemek
Kezek, szemek
Lesnek, megragadnak
Nem engednek, körbefognak
Körbefognak!
Körbefognak!
Az ész
Az ész
Az ész
Az ész!
Tudatalattiban élsz,
Egy másik én, talán egy harmadik,
Nem idegen, benned lakik
Az ész!
The song "Trans Expressz" by Gire is a reflection on the duality of reality and the mind. The lyrics suggest that reality is tangible and accessible, but it also emerges from the subconscious mind. The song portrays the subconscious mind as a torn and tattered entity, but one that has value and significance.
The opening line suggests that reality is within reach and arises from a dream that is made manifest. The phrase "a torn and tattered brain product" can be interpreted to mean that the subconscious is not always clear or organized, but it still holds value. The lyrics suggest that the consciousness can measure what plays out in reality, but the existence of an individual is poisonous or malignant.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the need to pay attention to sensory perceptions, as if giving a physical reality to the things that are dreamed about in the imagination. The repetition of "hands, eyes" underlines the notion of a desire to grasp and control more of the tangible world. The lyrics use "mind" as a one-word chorus, emphasizing that the techniques employed to gain control of the self are rooted in the mind. This inner self is found within oneself and is distinct from everything else around it.
Line by Line Meaning
A valóság elérhető,
Reality is within reach,
Egy vágyálomból tört elő
Emerging from a dreamlike state,
Egy tépett agy terméke
The product of a torn mind,
De mégis van értéke
Yet still has value.
Látod, nézheted
You can see it, observe it,
A tudatodon lemérheted,
You can gauge it in your consciousness,
Hogy az élet nem kényszerű,
That life is not compulsory,
De a léted már mérgező
But your existence is poisonous.
Kezek, szemek
Hands, eyes,
Kezek, szemek
Hands, eyes,
Lesnek, megragadnak
They lurk, they grab,
Nem engednek, körbefognak
They won't let go, they surround you.
Körbefognak!
They surround you!
Körbefognak!
They surround you!
Az ész
The mind,
Az ész
The mind,
Az ész
The mind,
Az ész!
The mind!
Tudatalattiban élsz,
You live in the subconscious,
Egy másik én, talán egy harmadik,
Another self, perhaps a third,
Nem idegen, benned lakik
Not a stranger, but lives within you.
Az ész!
The mind!
Contributed by Zoe N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Tamás Kiss
A valaha született legnagyobb magyar underground számok egyike. Zseniális átdolgozás!
rabbitdevil26
Magyarország legjobb, legeredetibb és legkevésbé elismert Metal bandája. Bezzeg Zorán szöveggel Pantera dalra van igény. Nem mintha bajom lenne vele csak nem tartom igazságosnak. A szomorú hogy ameddig évente kétszer koncertjükbe botlottam, addig nem is gondoltam volna hogy amikor nem lesznek ennyire fognak hiányozni!!!!
Tamás Kátai
A zenekari részek a próbateremben Makón, a vonatosak Szeged és Budapest között, a metró Budapesten, az ikonok a szegedi vasútállomáson.
gottrocker
Группа, которую слушаю каждый день! Лучшие!!!
Róbert Bagi
Zseniális! KÖSZÖNÖM!!!!!
EolicoJM
i like the sound of the effects of the keyboard/synth! greetings from mexico
Béla Molnár
Hát ez kikúrt jó zene.Ma már legalább 30x hallgattam meg és nem tudok betelni vele!!! :)
LillyLillPL
Pesti metró... először hallgattam ezt a számot a varsói metróban... Vonatok, amiket imádom... És Leon Niemczyk! Tulajdonképpen nem ismerném fel, ha nem lenne itt írva, mert már idősebb bácsiként megismertem, de mégis örülök, hogy egy lengyel is feltűnt itt. Az eredeti szám nagyon jónak tűnik (kéne még többet hallgatnom tőlük), de ez a feldolgozás király!
atbertok
szerettem a Necropsiát is, nagyon jó lett ez is! grat!
Marcell Gaming
Eredetileg ez egy Necropsia szám. Mondjuk ez se rossz! 😉