LAM has gained a large and loyal following all over the world, from the USA to Europe to Latin America (where the live band has toured extensively), and beyond. LAM has headlined and co-headlined concerts and major festivals with bands like The Cure, Green Day, HIM (HIM has cited LAM a favorite artist), Rammstein, Soft Cell and many more. LAM has performed to crowds of over 30,000 people as headliner and co-headliner on major music festivals around the world. However, London After Midnight maintains a strong underground and independent "personality" despite being a top seller (charting in the top 10 and top 20 German DAC, and other European independent charts, with each of 4 CDs released) and a major draw at music festivals year after year.
Songwriter, instrumentalist, producer and founder Sean Brennan is known for his strong stances in favor of animal rights, pro-environmental and human rights issues, anti-corporate control of media, and support for progressive and liberal political and social causes. Whatever the approach or subject matter, the music of London After Midnight is deeply touching, powerful, socially aware, romantic, emotional, disturbing, haunting, moving, and often exhibits a morbid wit with its sardonic humor (listen to the tongue-in-cheek "Your Best Nightmare" and try not to think of an Edward Gorey story).
LAM is all this, while at the same time appealing to a wide variety of people. There really is no classification that fits London After Midnight (despite LAM's "dark" image) because the music is so varied and the lyrical content (and even LAM's personality and causes) are unique and uncommon in today's music scene (often breaking boundaries- much to the outrage of people who live and die by genre labels). Sean Brennan shuns all labels (as any artist worth their salt will do) and the music he creates can really only be classified as "London After Midnight".
From 2015-2019 LAM headlined major festivals around the world, including Wave Gotik Treffen multiple times, and many other events. In 2019 Sean Brennan started his own record label, Darkride Records, and released "Selected Scenes from the End of the World: 9119", the original 1991 album remixed from the original master tapes (it is NOT A REMASTER- it's completely remixed from the multi-track master tapes). This new mix restored missing audio tracks and includes a never before released song from the 1991 sessions. Darkride Records released the "Oddities Too", similar in theme to the 1998 album "Oddities" with unreleased music, new music and much more. The all new un-named LAM album and a complete remix of "Psycho Magnet", remixed from the original master tapes, is also underway.
Main discography:
-Selected Scenes from the End of the World, 1995 CD (originally released as a cassette in 1991)
-Psycho Magnet, 1995 cassette, 1996 CD
-Oddities, 1998 cassette, 1998 CD
-Violent Acts of Beauty, 2007 CD
-Selected Scenes from the End of the World: 9119, 2019 CD (remixed from original multi-track master tapes)
- Live From Isolation, 2021 CD.
- Oddities Too, 2022 CD
Permanent line-up:
Sean Brennan: music, lyrics, vocals, most of the instruments.
Current live line-up:
Jeremy Kohnmann: guitar
Michael Areklett: bass
Pete Pace: drums.
Fear
London After Midnight Lyrics
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Come cripple what you see.
Come be a part of what's inside.
You wanted something more,
that what was really yours,
come on and use what you despise.
You're all I ever need.
until I use you up,
and still that's not enough.
And all that I can't see,
is insincerity.
And all that I can see,
is void of personality.
Don't go near,
the man you fear.
Just take away my name,
and bury all the fame.
And let the fear make them blind.
And that is all you need,
To satisfy your greed.
And sell yourself as the divine.
You're all I ever need.
I'll never make you bleed,
until I use you up,
and still that's not enough.
And all that I can't see,
is insincerity.
And all that I can see,
is void of personality.
Don't go near,
the man you fear.
He's truth lies there,
the man you fear.
Don't go near,
the man you fear.
He's truth lies there,
the man you fear.
I am the man you fear.
I am the man you fear.
I am the man you fear.
I am the man you fear.
I am the man you fear.
I am the man you fear.
I am the man you fear.
The lyrics of "Fear" by London After Midnight depict a person who is willing to give up their identity and authenticity to satisfy the desires of those around them. The lines "Come take a piece of me" and "Come be a part of what's inside" illustrate how they are willing to give up parts of themselves to please others. The line "And all that I can see, is void of personality" suggests that the singer believes that people who give up their authenticity are devoid of personality. They also express suspicion towards insincerity and a lack of authenticity, demonstrated in the lines "And all that I can't see, is insincerity."
The chorus, "Don't go near, the man you fear," is a warning to the listener to stay away from those who might try to take advantage of them. The last two lines of the chorus, "He's truth lies there, the man you fear," suggest that those who are deceptive and inauthentic hide behind a facade of truth, making it difficult to discern their true intentions.
Overall, the lyrics of "Fear" suggest that it is important to remain true to oneself and avoid those who seek to manipulate and control others. It is a warning against giving up one's identity and authenticity for the approval of others.
Line by Line Meaning
Come take a piece of me.
I want you to take advantage of me and use me.
Come cripple what you see.
I want you to destroy everything around you.
Come be a part of what's inside.
Join me in my sinister ways.
You wanted something more, that what was really yours, come on and use what you despise.
You desire things that are not rightfully yours, so use the things you hate to obtain them.
You're all I ever need. I'll never make you bleed, until I use you up, and still that's not enough.
You are my means to an end, and I will keep using you even when I've drained you completely.
And all that I can't see, is insincerity. And all that I can see, is void of personality.
I cannot discern truth from falsehood, and everything around me seems fake and empty.
Don't go near, the man you fear.
Stay away from those who terrify you.
Just take away my name, and bury all the fame. And let the fear make them blind. And that is all you need, To satisfy your greed. And sell yourself as the divine.
Strip me of my identity and hide my fame. Use fear to control people, fulfill your desires, and deceive them into thinking you are divine.
He's truth lies there, the man you fear.
The truth lies in the very person that terrifies you.
I am the man you fear.
I am the embodiment of your worst nightmares.
Contributed by Alexandra R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.