Robert joined on keys in '95 and they recorded a demo called "The Beginning", which was later released as a limited mini CD (500). Listenable Records offered the band a deal, and the band signed for 3 albums. The debut full length album called "Nightspawn" received very good response. Fredrik (drums) was kicked out and got replaced by a new drummer named Jonas. He joined a couple of months before the recording of the second CD entitled "Malformed Seed". The band did some touring around Europe and got a pretty good response.
They played at the "Wave Gothic Treffen" in Germany (Leipzig) and the "Party San Open Air Festival" (also Germany). Gigs with Immortal, Marduk, Necrophobic, etc. GoE also headlined a festival in Finland. After all this the band took a break from touring and focused on new material completely. After the "Malformed seed" album, the band wrote "Christian Termination", their most accomplished album to date. Jonas started suffering from a shoulder problem (started in the studio when "Christian Termination" was recorded). He was replaced by a session drummer until he heals up.
At the time of writing this, the band is entering the studio to record a tribute song to Celtic Frost.
After a few months the band got back on tour with Bestial Mockery, Sear Bliss, Skyforger and Obtest. The tour lasted for only half a month because of various instrument problems and eventually the band refused to play in Helsinki and then got kicked out of the tour. Jonas' arm did not heal as expected, so Karl Karlsson was recruited as their new drummer. Robert Bengtsson quit for personal reasons and Jonas Blom helped the band with keyboards for a while but left quite soon afterwards. The replacement and the new keyboard player is Lena Hjalmarsson from Cyphoria. Anders Tång has also left the band, and was replaced by Andreas Hedström from Descending.
In 2009 GoE put out a four track demo CD titled Holocaust, which follows the same style as Christian Termination. Following that, GoE released The Devil's Deep in 2011. It contains some of the material from Holocaust, some new material and some old material prior to the Christian Termination era.
Their latest album was released in 2012 titled, It All Turns To Ashes.
Revival
Grief Of Emerald Lyrics
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In the name of Satan - we will punish god
In the name of satan - revenge for ancient blood
I stand bewitched by graves
for wich I crave
Leader of the ressurection
the revival of the dead, essence of doom
My ancient knights of once slain
To the destiny of life they are bound
Condemned to death, born again
Slain in the holy name
And the earth starts trembling
When god confronts his former fails
The revival of the dead, the essence of doom
My ancient knights of once slain
Warsworn they are bound
My ancient troops
Inhale the might of darkness
Inhale the magic life
Through the mist into lightning
Rise up ...
The lyrics of Grief Of Emerald's song "Revival" describe a dark and sinister scene of necromancy, with the focus on the singer's desire to resurrect the dead. The song is written from the perspective of someone who has the means to bring people back from the dead and wants to use this power to seek revenge on God. The lyrics suggest that the resurrection of the dead is an embodiment of doom, a power that the singer sees as being of great importance.
The first two lines of the song are especially powerful in setting the tone for the rest of the lyrics. The singer invokes the name of Satan, declaring their intention to punish God in some way. They go on to talk about their "ancient knights of once slain," who they have resurrected and who are now bound to a new destiny of life. The singer seems to have an urge to resurrect the dead out of some sense of revenge or anger, which they seem to see as a means of getting back at God.
The song is filled with dark imagery, from the graves that the singer is "bewitched" by to the "mist" and "lightning" that their troops are said to be moving through. It is a powerful expression of the darker side of death and resurrection, with the focus on the power that it gives the singer to control the lives and fates of others.
Line by Line Meaning
In the name of Satan - we will punish god
We will seek revenge against God, in the name of Satan
In the name of satan - revenge for ancient blood
We seek revenge for the blood of our ancestors, in the name of Satan
I stand bewitched by graves
I am enchanted by the graves that lie before me
for which I crave
I yearn for the dead that lay within them
Leader of the ressurection
I am the one who will awaken the dead
Of the slaves of the tomb, wandering soon ...
The dead will soon walk as my slaves from their tombs
My ancient knights of once slain
My warriors who were once killed
To the destiny of life they are bound
But they are now bound to a destiny of life, not death
Condemned to death, born again
They were once sentenced to death, but now they are reborn
Slain in the holy name
They were killed in the name of God
And the earth starts trembling
The ground shakes beneath us
When god confronts his former fails
This is because God is now facing the consequences of his past mistakes
My ancient troops
My warriors who have survived through time
Inhale the might of darkness
They draw their strength from the darkness
Inhale the magic life
And from that darkness, they gain new life
Through the mist into lightning
They move through the haze and into the light
Rise up ...
And with that light, they rise up to reclaim their lost power
Contributed by Penelope B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Zombolic
Pretty nice song, maybe something to look more into now when my Symphonic BM heroes Apostasy have started to suck :)
NEKROWELT
hmm the original first version was better due to the mixing. voice is muuuuch too loud here.