GOTHMINISTER played all the big German Festivals like WGT, Dark Storm Festival, two years in a row invited to the M`Era Luna Festival, and performing for over 10.000 people at the Schattenreich Festival at ARENA in Oberhausen together with bands like Oomph! , In Extremo and Within Temptation. GOTHMINISTER had great success and the debutalbum was re-released by Drakkar Entertainment GmbH/BMG in November 2003. Since then GOTHMINISTER has two new members; keyboardist Android, and live drummer Chris Dead. With the new album the music of GOTHMINISTER is more than ever about heavier guitars and dark metal. The electronic elements are still there, but more in the background, to make room for fantastic orchestral pompous moods. GOTHMINISTER will be touring all over Germany and the rest of Europe in order to promote the new masterpiece album: “Empire of Dark Salvation.”
They are taking part in Melodi Grand Prix 2024, the Norwegian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "We Come Alive".[2] They advanced from their semi-final on 13 January 2024
Nachtzehrer
Gothminister Lyrics
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Burn slowly time to rest slave to this manifest
Need the one to save your soul impossible to hide it
Need the one to rise again so the future can return
Why are you afraid to do this I don't know it's kind of scary
Why do you fear to open your mind no don't let me step inside
Through shades of shadows the fear shall not return
And the children shall never burn
We were destined to survive we are sick of being depraved our fantasy
Bow to the new army of salvation when your weary days are gone
Hail to the wicked sons
The fear of being crucified on your own blackened cross
The fear of seven inch nails battered through your defenseless body
The fear of waking up from the dead and
Smell the scars of two thousand years failures
The song "Nachtzehrer" by Gothminister delves into the themes of fear, death, and salvation. The opening lines, "Here comes the last caress from deep beyond the grave, burn slowly time to rest slave to this manifest", suggest that death is inevitable and that we are slaves to the cycle of life and death. It also hints at the idea of being consumed by something beyond our control, such as a supernatural force or fate.
The lyrics then delve into the concept of salvation, with the lines "Need the one to save your soul impossible to hide it, need the one to rise again so the future can return." This indicates that there is a need for something or someone to save the soul from eternal damnation. However, there is also an underlying fear of the unknown, as suggested by the lines "Why are you afraid to do this I don't know it's kind of scary, why do you fear to open your mind no don't let me step inside."
The song then takes a turn towards empowerment and rebellion, with the lines "We were destined to survive, we are sick of being depraved our fantasy, bow to the new army of salvation when your weary days are gone, hail to the wicked sons." The idea is to rise above the fear and take charge of one's destiny, to become a part of a new army of salvation. It suggests that once our "weary days" are over, we can become something powerful and wicked in our own right.
Line by Line Meaning
Here comes the last caress from deep beyond the grave
A final embrace from the afterlife is approaching
Burn slowly time to rest slave to this manifest
Let go of your constraints and surrender to death's hold
Need the one to save your soul impossible to hide it
Desperate for redemption, unable to conceal the need
Need the one to rise again so the future can return
Requiring a savior to rise and bring back hope
Why are you afraid to do this I don't know it's kind of scary
What holds you back - fear? It's an unknown, frightening force
Why do you fear to open your mind no don't let me step inside
Why do you hesitate to explore ideas? Resist my influence
We are leaving this world you don't know what you're doing this time
Exiting existence, unfamiliar with the process
Through shades of shadows the fear shall not return
The fear will not resurface in dark and obscure places
And the children shall never burn
Innocents will be spared from suffering
We were destined to survive we are sick of being depraved our fantasy
Meant to prevail, tired of wickedness in our imagined life
Bow to the new army of salvation when your weary days are gone
Pay homage to the new force that will bring salvation after exhaustion
Hail to the wicked sons
Praise to the malevolent offspring
The fear of being crucified on your own blackened cross
Dread of being punished on your hopeless path
The fear of seven inch nails battered through your defenseless body
The terror of vulnerable flesh impaled by spikes
The fear of waking up from the dead and
The phobia of revival, and
Smell the scars of two thousand years failures
Traces of two millennia's unsuccessful attempts
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