One of the most critically acclaimed bands in metal and undoubtedly one of its hardest-working, INTO ETERNITY borrows from all aspects of heavy music to form the perfect blend of technicality, memorable songwriting, traditional heavy metal and the sheer savagery of metal's extreme genres.
INTO ETERNITY's first concept album, "The Incurable Tragedy", also marked the first recording effort with new members Justin Bender (guitars) and Steve Bolognese (drums). This offering was inspired by the deaths of Roth's two best friends, brothers who succumbed to cancer within two months of one another. To make matters worse, when the band began demoing new material shortly after the completion of the Scattering tour - a star-making year of shows that saw the band perform alongside such internationally renowned acts as Dream Theater, Lamb of God, Megadeth, Opeth, Arch Enemy, The Haunted and Dark Tranquillity - Roth's father was diagnosed with cancer as well. Showing no mercy, the disease claimed his life last year, just 10 days before Christmas.
"The Incurable Tragedy" features a slew of tracks with the band’s trademarked heavy grooves, stop-on-a-dime time changes, reflective lyrics, memorable choruses, shredding solos, and vocals that range from guttural growls to soaring harmonies. This album proves to be the perfect cure for those suffering from a lack of progressive metal perfection and is sure to rank upon many top ten year end lists.
Isolation
Into Eternity Lyrics
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Another day in this solitude
This resistance turned prison cell
Your life is slowly fading
Your life is built upon a lie
Existence now forgotten
Memories of isolation
The anxiety's convincing
You'll end your tribulations
Panic has taken over
The fear sinks in a crushing hold
Keep the outside from closing in
Slowly dying
Your life is slowly fading
Your life is built upon a lie
Existence now forgotten
Memories of isolation
Isolation
The fear sinks in a crushing hold
Keep the outside from closing in
Slowly dying
Your life is slowly fading
Your life is built upon a lie
Existence now forgotten
Memories of isolation
Isolation
The anxiety's convincing
You'll end your tribulations
Panic has taken over
The lyrics of Into Eternity's song Isolation describe the feeling of being completely isolated from the world and the pain and hopelessness that comes with it. The first verse opens with the line "Inner scars that never heal", which indicates that the isolation has caused a deep emotional wound that cannot be easily healed. The following lines "Another day in this solitude, this resistance turned prison cell" describe how the isolation has taken over and become a prison from which there seems to be no escape.
The second verse begins with "The anxiety's convincing, you'll end your tribulations", which shows that the isolation has become so overwhelming that the person is considering suicide as a way out. The line "Your life is built upon a lie" could indicate that the person's entire worldview has been shattered by the isolation, leading them to feel that their life is meaningless. The final repetition of the chorus emphasizes the despair and fading existence of the individual, ending with the final line "Panic has taken over".
Line by Line Meaning
Inner scars that never heal
Emotional wounds lingering within that never fully go away
Another day in this solitude
Enduring yet another instance of being alone, isolated
This resistance turned prison cell
What was once an attempt to be resilient now feels like confinement
Your life is slowly fading
The quality of your existence is gradually diminishing
Your life is built upon a lie
Your circumstances are not as authentic or genuine as they appear
Existence now forgotten
The meaning and purpose of life has become unclear
Memories of isolation
Recollections of the pervasive feeling of being alone
Isolation
Continued state of not having others around, feeling withdrawn
The anxiety's convincing
Being anxious feels overwhelming and convincing, difficult to overcome
You'll end your tribulations
Believing that putting an end to the struggles is the only solution
Panic has taken over
Panic being the dominant emotion, in control of the situation
The fear sinks in a crushing hold
Feeling consumed by fear that is suffocating
Keep the outside from closing in
Trying to maintain a separation between oneself and the external world
Slowly dying
With each passing moment, feeling like life is drifting away
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aTW3NTY
This band was so underrated
CRASH
For sure sir!
Terje Martinussen
Sounds like 4 bands in one. Awesome!
Jaroslav Růžička
Jedná z nejlepších skladeb tohoto alba.
Prog Ride
They should definitely have tried to get this guy back into the band when Stu left.
BidderGick
The guy died.
Prog Ride
Tim Roth sang on the first two and they got a guy named Kriss Krall or something like that to do the vocals on this album. He then was replaced by Stu
RestlessEdSyndrome25
Prog Ride It's Tim Roth singing lead, no?
kj041n
into eternity rules!
CRASH
they don'[t make metal like this anymore