Hamlet is an alternative metal band from Madrid, Spain. Active since 1987, … Read Full Bio ↴Hamlet is an alternative metal band from Madrid, Spain. Active since 1987, they are considered one of the biggest bands of alternative metal in Spanish. Their sound is characterised by strong riffs layered with melody, coupled with a very melodic voice that is sometimes raw.

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The beginning of Hamlet as group goes back to distant the 1987, the logical changes of formation the connection between personalities and the musical course to choose obtained that their present formation is one of the most lasting within the panorama rocker of the world. In his more than one decade of existence like the creative force par excellence in the Hard Rock and the Hardcore/Metal, Hamlet has been able to expand so much musical, as at level of followers, the borders of extreme music. With his sixth titled work homonimamente "Hamlet", the band that has fomented east sort in Castilian, is redefined once again. The disc supposes the opening of a new door for Hamlet, a new way and a new state of musical anxiety. Hamlet becomes involved here in natural rates and "Hamlet", the album flows with an energy and a spirit of infinite possibility. The attractive persistence of the guitar, founder and composer Luis Tárraga, next to their reliable and active companion of Pedro instrument Sanchez, the forceful battery of the maquina Alpaca Sanchez, the exquisite contribution of Augusto Hernandez to the low one, plus the disquieting contribution of their singer and J.Molly composer causes that Hamlet is a highly dangerous product. Tons of dense, dark, impressive, and winding music, that speech of intemporales questions of high social content, which the human being must recall to mind. Produced by Colin Richardson (Fear Factory, Death Napalm, Machine Head, Five Point 0...), in the studies Sonic Ranch of Texas, in the U.S.A.. The black album of Hamlet is destined to become another essential reference in the panorama of the most extreme Metal. They have raised the strip, and they have exceeded it, but that is what Hamlet takes doing from their creation.

Hamlet es un grupo de metal alternativo de Madrid (España), en activo desde 1987, considerado el impulsor de éste género en castellano. Su sonido se caracteriza por potentes riffs no exentos de melodía junto con una voz también melódica que se alterna con partes crudas.
El comienzo de Hamlet como grupo se remonta al lejano 1987, los lógicos cambios de formación el acoplamiento entre personalidades y el rumbo musical a elegir consiguieron que su formación actual sea una de las más duraderas dentro del panorama rockero del mundo. En su más de una década de existencia como la fuerza creativa por excelencia en el Hard Rock y el Hardcore/Metal, Hamlet han conseguido expandir tanto musical, como a nivel de seguidores, las fronteras de la música extrema.
Con su sexto trabajo titulado homonimamente "Hamlet", la banda que ha fomentado este género en castellano, se redefine una vez más. El disco supone la apertura de una nueva puerta para Hamlet, un nuevo camino y un nuevo estado de ansiedad musical. Hamlet aquí se envuelve en ritmos naturales y "Hamlet", el álbum fluye con una energía y un espíritu de posibilidad infinita.
El atrayente empeño del guitarra, fundador y compositor Luis Tárraga, junto a su cumplidor y activo compañero de instrumento Pedro Sánchez, la contundente batería de la maquina Paco Sánchez, la exquisita aportación de Augusto Hernández al bajo, más la inquietante aportación de su cantante y compositor J.Molly hacen que Hamlet sea un producto altamente peligroso. Toneladas de música densa, oscura, impactante, y sinuosa, que habla de cuestiones intemporales de alto contenido social, sobre las que el ser humano debe recapacitar.
Producido por Colin Richardson (Fear Factory, Napalm Death, Machine Head, Five Point 0...), en los estudios Sonic Ranch de Texas, en EE.UU. El álbum negro de Hamlet está destinado a convertirse en otra referencia imprescindible en el panorama del Metal más extremo.
Han levantado el listón, y lo han excedido, pero eso es lo que Hamlet llevan haciendo desde su creación.

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El Traje del Muerto
Hamlet Lyrics

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Hoy una historia sin final no ha hecho mas que comenzar
y apenas tuve tiempo de reflexionar
Con total excentricidad, concepto de mi libertad
acabo siendo presa de mi vanidad

Tarde o temprano alcanzare
lo que vine a buscar
echaras la vista atrás

y no debes preguntar

Asi consiste el pacto y lo respetaras

Yo conocí la eternidad, sus excesos,su ansiedad
Llegar a tal extremo de inmortalidad
Hay solo una cosa mas, no había visto nada igual
es demasiado bueno para ser verdad

No lo podía rechazar

Tan difícil de creer,
pero al mismo tiempo no dudé
Me conoces demasiado bien,
ahora vivirás con él

Mi codicia, mi pasión, mi enfermiza perversión,
no hizo falta mucho mas, tan sencillo de atrapar
Te aseguro sufrirás, siempre te perseguirá
Donde quiera que tu vas, no habrá forma de escapar

Maldito el día que te hable
Maldito el día que te hable

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Hamlet's song, "El Traje del Muerto," speak of a story that has just begun, and the singer has barely had time to reflect. The character is trapped by their own vanity and has become a prisoner of their own concept of freedom. Despite this, they know that they will eventually achieve what they came for and that others should not question them. The character speaks of their knowledge of eternity, its excesses and anxieties, explaining that they will reach a level of immortality that they have never seen before. They could not refuse it, but they warn the listener of the consequences of the choice they made.

The character reveals their greed, passion, and perverse tendencies, and how these characteristics have made them an easy target. They warn the listener that they will suffer and be haunted by this decision, never able to escape it. The lyrics take a darker turn as the character curses the day they spoke to the listener, leaving a sense of foreboding.

Overall, the lyrics of "El Traje del Muerto" speak to themes of vanity, mortality, and greed. The character is eager to achieve immortality, but they have become a prisoner of their own desires. Their warning to the listener is ominous and suggests that there may be serious consequences for those who pursue such a path.

Line by Line Meaning

Hoy una historia sin final no ha hecho mas que comenzar
Today marks the beginning of a never-ending story.

y apenas tuve tiempo de reflexionar
And I barely had time to reflect.

Con total excentricidad, concepto de mi libertad
With pure eccentricity, I held tight to my concept of freedom.

acabo siendo presa de mi vanidad
But eventually my vanity got the best of me.

Tarde o temprano alcanzare
Sooner or later I will achieve

lo que vine a buscar
what I came here to find.

echaras la vista atrás
And when you look back

y no debes preguntar
You won't need to ask

Asi consiste el pacto y lo respetaras
That's the agreement, and you'll respect it.

Yo conocí la eternidad, sus excesos,su ansiedad
I experienced eternity, its excesses, and anxieties.

Llegar a tal extremo de inmortalidad
Reaching such an extreme of immortality.