Growing up in Varberg, a small town on the west coast of Sweden, Roger, Thomas and Tobias were all rehearsing at the same place, though in different bands, except for the occasional weekend jam session. In their mid teens, Roger and Thomas moved to pursue their musical career elsewhere, Roger to the east and Thomas to the north, while Tobias continued his back home. Some educational years of touring and recording albums with all kinds of different acts later, they met up again in Varberg for a Jimi Hendrix tribute concert in 2001, and after a successful performance the guys simply came to the conclusion that they should start a band. This match was too good to go to waste. Kamchatka was formed.
A few years later, after saving up enough money, they decided to record an album in their own studio (which has been developing ever since), with the help of an old friend of Rogers, Nicholas Elgstrand, who recorded,
mixed and produced it together with the band. Bullen & Sillen, friends of the band, mastered it at Studio Mega in Valinge, just outside of Varberg. An old friend of Thomas’, Per Wiberg, who also designed the album cover, hooked them up with a New York based indie label called Grooveyard Records, where the first Kamchatka album was released January 1st 2005.
After about a year of an occasional gig here and there, which were all well received, the guys started to get restless, so they decided to record another album, subsequently known as “Volume II”, this time recording it themselves on an eight-track, Tobias bringing the technical expertise. Once again they called in Nicholas to help mix and produce, but this time mastered it themselves, lending the gear from Jonas Eckerström, another old friend of the band, mainly with Tobias behind the controls. Per, again, standing for the artwork. It was released on Grooveyard Records in January 2007.
After yet another year of an occasional gig here and there (there is a serious lack of venues to play at in Sweden), they had started recording their third album when the American rockband Clutch, whom they had opened a few gigs for in Sweden in 2007, invited Kamchatka to open for them on their US-tour, which gave the guys their first opportunity to prove themselves to the American audience. After 21 successful performances they returned back home to complete “Volume III”, Tobias standing for the technical expertise, and Per Wiberg adding his magic, this time both with beautiful keyboards,and magnificent artwork. It was mastered by Johan Eckerblad at Mintelligence Studios and released on Swedish label Superpuma Records
at the beginning of March, 2009.
In November 2009 Kamchatka were once again invited by Clutch to open for them, this time on a month long tour of 23 gigs throughout western Europe.
2010 Kamchatka first and foremost focused on the writing of their fourth album. It was recorded and mixed in their very own Shrimpmonkey Studios, once again mainly with Tobias behind the controls, during the winter and spring of 2010/2111, and mastered by Johan Eckerblad at Mintelligence Studios. Like on the previous albums, the cover art is the work of Per Wiberg, who also appears on keyboards on one of the songs. The album is released September 5th on GMR.
Eggshell
Kamchatka Lyrics
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Chemical blue.
Shapeless grey lid,
Close in on you.
Diminishing space
Each and every day,
Yet increasing a distance
For which the coming shall pay.
We live in a time where it means to make sense
For a father to profit at his children's expense.
To keep draining the earth without putting anything back.
A crust like an eggshell can be easily cracked.
Heatwave pounding
A shield grown thin.
Twisted cycles
Empty within.
A legacy left
From generations of sin.
Shameless greed, now, is sucking it in.
We live in a time where it means to make sense
For a father to profit at his children's expense.
To keep draining the earth without putting anything back.
A crust like an eggshell can be easily cracked.
We had it but we sold it.
The lyrics to Kamchatka's song Eggshell are a critique on modern society's disregard for the environment and its consequences. The first verse describes the physical sensation of being confined to a polluted and shrinking environment, with "tainted raindrops" and a "shapeless grey lid" symbolizing toxic precipitation and smog. The idea of increasing distance which "the coming shall pay" suggests that future generations will ultimately be held responsible for the lack of action regarding environmental issues from the present generation.
The second verse delves deeper into the root cause of environmental degradation. "Heatwave pounding" and "shield grown thin" describe the Earth's weakened defenses against climate change due to human activity. The "twisted cycles" and "legacy left from generations of sin" reveal the cyclical nature of environmental destruction, which has been allowed to continue unchallenged from one generation to another. The lyrics ultimately suggest that the greed and selfishness of the present generation will result in the disintegration of the very society it seeks to sustain, as the "crust like an eggshell can easily be cracked."
Line by Line Meaning
Tainted raindrop.
The rain is polluted due to the chemicals present in the air.
Chemical blue.
The sky appears blue because of chemical pollution.
Shapeless grey lid,
The clouds form a grey lid or blanket over the sky.
Close in on you.
The polluted environment is trapping or suffocating people.
Diminishing space
The space to live in a clean and healthy environment is shrinking.
Each and every day,
The worsening of the environment is a continuous process.
Yet increasing a distance
Despite everything being closer in the world, the distance to a clean environment seems to be increasing.
For which the coming shall pay.
Future generations will suffer the consequences of our actions.
We live in a time where it means to make sense
The current time values profit and progress over the environment and future generations.
For a father to profit at his children's expense.
The current generation's profit is at the expense of the next generation's environment.
To keep draining the earth without putting anything back.
Humans are exploiting natural resources without considering replenishing them.
A crust like an eggshell can be easily cracked.
The earth's crust is fragile and can easily be damaged by human activities.
Heatwave pounding
The earth is experiencing increased temperatures due to global warming.
A shield grown thin.
The earth's protective layers from solar radiation and other harmful elements are thinning.
Twisted cycles
Natural cycles like the carbon cycle and climate cycle are being disrupted due to human activity.
Empty within.
The actions of humans are causing a void and emptiness in the environment.
A legacy left
The negative impact of previous generations of human activities is still felt today.
From generations of sin.
The actions of humans against the environment are seen as sinful and immoral.
Shameless greed, now, is sucking it in.
Humans' uncontrolled greed is causing irreversible harm to the environment.
We had it but we sold it.
We had a chance to protect and preserve the environment, but we chose to exploit and profit from it instead.
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