The band went under this name until 1994 when they finally changed their name to In-Quest. The band released two albums in the late 90's, Extrusion:Battlehymns which was released in 1997, and Operation:Citadel which was released in 1999. It would take 4 years before they released new material. They had also brought in Sven De Caluwe as a vocalist, and they would release two albums with him as vocalist, Destination:Pyroclasm and Epileptic. De Caluwe would soon leave due to other band obligations, and ended up being replaced by swedish vocalist Miqe Löfberg. They would go on to release follow-up albums The Comatose Quandaries in 2005, and Made Out of Negative Matter in 2009. They have also released a vinyl EP in 2010 named The Liquidation Files. Their most recent album Chapter IIX: The Odyssey of Eternity was released in August of 2013. On February 12th, 2014 the band announced they were splitting up for the time being. The band stated it is a indefinite hiatus.
In-Quest have played at a number of festivals in Belgium and the Netherlands, such as Frostrock, Euroblast, Xmass Festival, Flanders Fields of Death, Arnhem Metal Meeting, and (alongside bands like Slipknot, Fear Factory, Nile, Motörhead, Saxon, and Ensiferum) Graspop Metal Meeting in 2005 (Metal Dome), 2006 (Marquee 1) and 2009 (at Mainstage).[1] Also in 2006, In-Quest opened for Fear Factory, on their "Fifteen Years of Fear" tour. They also supported Nile in 2005 on their EU tour.
The Frozen; Nuclear Aftermath
In-Quest Lyrics
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The blistering cold...
The sky filled with darkness
And darkness will forever endure
CHORUS
Everything is frozen
In the nuclear aftermath
This world lies in coma
And the future is dead...
Decimated, our future is dead...
A landscape of blistering cold
Where there'll be no life anymore
The few survivors
Hiding beneath the surface waiting
Taking shelter, close to the core
Where the earth is still warm
PRE
CHORUS
There is no hope...
The atomic holocaust
Has since long burnt to ashes
And crumbled to dust
The frozen soil of this earth
Is black as a tomb
Black as a tomb...
The blistering cold
The sky filled with darkness
Will this darkness forever endure?
Everything is frozen
In the nuclear aftermath
Eternal winter reigns
The world lies in coma
And the future is dead...
Our future is dead...
The lyrics of In-Quest's "The Frozen; Nuclear Aftermath" paint a bleak and desolate post-apocalyptic wasteland in which everything is frozen, and darkness reigns. The song makes use of powerful imagery to describe a world destroyed by atomic holocaust, where there is no life anymore, and the few survivors cower underground, waiting for the end. The opening lines of the song set the tone for the rest of the lyrics, with the suggestion that the world has been plunged into an eternal winter, a cold and frozen landscape that stretches as far as the eye can see.
The chorus of the song reinforces the idea that the world is in a state of permanent stasis, with everything frozen solid and the future dead. The song suggests that there is no hope for the survivors, who are trapped in an unending cycle of darkness and cold. The imagery of the world as a tomb, with blackened soil and the survivors hidden underground, only adds to the sense of claustrophobia and despair. The entire song is a powerful statement about the dangers of atomic energy and the catastrophic consequences that can arise from its misuse.
Line by Line Meaning
The blistering cold...
The extreme cold of the post-nuclear world.
The sky filled with darkness
The dark, ominous sky of the post-nuclear world.
And darkness will forever endure
The darkness and bleakness of the future will never fade.
Everything is frozen
The cold has caused everything to freeze in the post-nuclear world.
In the nuclear aftermath
Describing the state of the world after a nuclear explosion or event.
Eternal winter reigns this world
The world is stuck in a relentless, eternal winter.
This world lies in coma
The world is in a state of suspended animation or dormancy due to the effects of nuclear radiation, winter and destruction.
And the future is dead...
The world has no future and is dead, due to the destructive aftermath of nuclear energy.
A landscape of blistering cold
The barren, frozen wasteland where nothing can survive.
Where there'll be no life anymore
All living beings have been destroyed by the catastrophic effects of nuclear events.
The few survivors
The small number of people who have somehow managed to survive the nuclear war.
Hiding beneath the surface waiting
The survivors are hiding deep underground, waiting and hoping for a change in their fate.
Taking shelter, close to the core
The survivors have found shelter close to the earth's core, where a small amount of warmth still remains.
Where the earth is still warm
The survivors are living in a place where warmth still exists due to geothermal activities.
There is no hope...
All hope is lost in this world of devastation, coldness and darkness.
The atomic holocaust
An event of ultimate destruction and devastation caused by nuclear energy.
Has since long burnt to ashes
The nuclear explosion has caused everything to burn and turn into ashes.
And crumbled to dust
All that remains of the world is dust and rubble.
The frozen soil of this earth
The earth's soil is no longer able to sustain life due to the cold.
Is black as a tomb
The world is now a dark, dead place where nothing can survive.
Will this darkness forever endure?
There seems to be no end to the darkness and bleakness of the world.
Our future is dead...
The world has no hope or prospect of recovery or regeneration.
Contributed by Alaina E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.