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
The Beast
Gothminister Lyrics
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Of faded grey souls
The trees lay dead
In the forrest where no-one goes
The beast is served
Hell opens the gate
A stench fills the air
And the sky's painted red
Bring on the pain and the creeping death
You steal their hopes, lead a madness quest
You've got a taste for extinction of the mind
Don't you understand?
You bring them down, leave them there to rot
Banish the weak, and then drown the lot
Keep them alive, till their dreams
are all buried and gone
Don't you understand?
Don't you understand?
Need you once again
Until you bleed
This time
They live a life in the world of death
Dreams of the future is all they got
But now their dreams are slowly dying too
Don't you understand?
I'm just like you, I'm the under-god
Deep in the dark will my kingdom come
I am the beast you created
I'm your nemesis
Don't you understand?
Don't you understand?
Need you once again
Until you bleed
This time
The beast is calling, it's seeking the light
The beast is calling, it feeds on your life
The beast is calling, it's seeking the light
The beast is calling, it feeds on your life
The beast
Don't you understand?
The lyrics of Gothminister's song "The Beast" depict a dark and gloomy world beyond the valley of faded gray souls, where the trees lay dead in the forest where nobody goes. In this world, the beast is served, and hell opens the gate while a stench fills the air, and the sky's painted red. The chorus talks about bringing on the pain and the creeping death while leading a madness quest, stealing hopes, and having a taste for the extinction of the mind. The verses address the concept of banishing the weak, drowning the lot, and keeping them alive till their dreams are all gone. The bridge highlights the irony of the situation where the person singing claims to be just like the listeners, the under-god, the beast that they created, and their nemesis.
The song's general theme seems to revolve around the idea of self-destruction, where the humans are responsible for creating their own beasts that eventually become their undoing. By portraying a world devoid of life but inhabited by a beast that feeds on the humans' dreams and lives, Gothminister brings to light the inherent darkness that lurks within each one of us, and if left unchecked, it can consume us entirely. The phrase "Don't you understand?" repeated multiple times in the song presumably refers to the fact that the person singing understands the concept of the beast and its destructive nature but is surprised that the listeners do not.
Line by Line Meaning
Beyond the valley
Past the valley
Of faded grey souls
Full of souls that have lost their color and life
The trees lay dead
The trees were lifeless
In the forest where no-one goes
In a forest that is abandoned
The beast is served
The beast is being fulfilled
Hell opens the gate
The entrance to hell is open
A stench fills the air
An unpleasant smell is present
And the sky's painted red
The sky has turned red in color
Bring on the pain and the creeping death
Cause suffering and eventual death
You steal their hopes, lead a madness quest
You take away their desires and guide them into a state of insanity
You've got a taste for extinction of the mind
You enjoy destroying people's mental capacity
Don't you understand?
Do you not comprehend?
You bring them down, leave them there to rot
You lower their status and abandon them in their weakened state
Banish the weak, and then drown the lot
Get rid of those who are not strong and completely remove them
Keep them alive, till their dreams are all buried and gone
Make sure they stay alive until their desires are lost and buried
They live a life in the world of death
They exist in a world that is lifeless
Dreams of the future is all they got
Their only hope is their future aspirations
But now their dreams are slowly dying too
Their hopes for the future are disappearing
I'm just like you, I'm the under-god
I am the same as you, I am the lesser divine being
Deep in the dark will my kingdom come
My sovereignty will come from within the darkness
I am the beast you created
You made me into the monster that I am
I'm your nemesis
I am your enemy
The beast is calling, it's seeking the light
The monster is calling for enlightenment
The beast is calling, it feeds on your life
The beast is calling and it takes away your vitality
The beast
The monster
Contributed by Aaron A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.