It's 1986 when Mortuary Drape are founded by the aim of the central core of… Read Full Bio ↴It's 1986 when Mortuary Drape are founded by the aim of the central core of three people, one of which is still in the group (Wildness Perversion).
Musical and inspirational trends that inspired the founders are 'black metal' with an esoteric-necromantic current both for the lyrics and for the stage design impact: they decided to baptize their style as 'black-occult metal'.
In 1987 they publish 'Necromancy', the first demo tape that gets a great response in the most intransigent underground scene, a demo that as time goes by became an authentic cult for the lovers of this genre.
During the period from 1988 to the first half of 1991 the line-up stabilized in three elements and there is the publishing of the second demo called 'Doom return'.
In 1991 they have the first contacts with labels (also foreigners) for a possible record deal; in fact after a few time the group makes its debut with the first CD called 'Into the drape' published by the Greek record company Decapitated rec. immediately followed by the presence on the compilation 'Wine of Satan' for the Spellbound (another Greek label) as the only Italian group on the LP.
Moreover we must remember that in this period there's a sudden change in the band where the founder Wildness Perversion is the only one who remains with the double role of voice-drums. In 1994 there is the second record called 'All the witches dance' for the Unisound rec. In 1995 a new compilation collects the whole groups of the Unisound and in the same year there's the reprinting of the compilation 'Wine of Satan' on CD by the German Soundphaze under Spellbound license.
On June 1996 'Mourn path' mini CD marks a new goal for the band that after this success plays in many metal festivals and in other important vents in foreign countries and in Italy: It's in this period that there's an European 15 dates tour that promotes the repertory of the band.
On October 1996, exactly ten years after the Mortuary Drape foundation, with the publishing of the new album 'Secret Sudaria' (eleven pieces) the band makes a partial line-up change with the return of all the founders.
The following years, from 1997 and so on, are very troubled because of all the line-up changes with many musicians involved in the band with the two founders Wildness Perversion and Without Name.
Finally in 1999 the band is stabilised and thus the members have the possibility to create the draft of new pieces that become the soul of the new album called 'Tolling 13 knell' for he label Avantgarde music.
The album, containing 10 brand new songs was released at the end of 2000 and followed a few months later by the double LP version with 4 bonus tracks published by Iron Pegasus under Avantgarde license.
After the release of the album and a few live shows in support of it (as for example the festival Darkness upon Italy with Carpathian Forest and the Italian date of No mercy tour 2001) begins a new strong line-up revolution inside the band: in fact all the members except Wildness Perversion and Left-Hand Preacher (now playing guitar) quitted the band during 2001.
Fortunately after a short period a new line-up is ready: Wildness Perversion- lead vocals; Left-Hand Preacher- guiars, vocals; and the three new members: Seeker of the Unknown- guitars, vocals; Arcane of Veiled Light- bass guitar, vocals; War Machine Helgast- drums, vocals. In June 2003 Left-Hand Preacher lefts the Band for personal reasons ( Our Thanks to Him for his collaboration ) and he is replaced in August 2003 from the guitarist Cruel Abbot.
During the last 6 months of 2003 the band presents the new axeman in three shows (in one show they substitute the only Italian gig of Shining) and continue working hard to complete and re-arrange the songs for the new forthcoming (at the end of 2004) album.
At the end of 2003 the label named WILD PROD. reprint the two cult demotapes “Necromancy 1987” and “Doom Return 1989” on cd support, packing them in an original box with renewed graphics.
In June 2004 the Drape starti the recording sessions in Alpha Omega Studios (Blevio – Como – Italy) with the collaboration of Alex Azzali (Ancient, Cataract…) of the new album called “Buried in Time”. These sessions end in september 2004. The band is really satisfied of the great work done for the realization of this Opus by Cruel Abbot too. Eleven tracks in pure M13D style compose this CD, this is the new reincarnation of the Drape.
M13D prepare to introduce their new work (which is out 20th november 2004 for Avantgarde Music) playing live in Italy with many cult bands such as Blood (Germany), Necrodeath, Horrid and many others. They also contact important foreign managements which will bring the band in an European tour between august/December 2005. The reviews of Buried in Time are all gorgeous and gain higher and higher estimations in Italy, Europe and US.
The LP format of Buried in Time is foretold for the end of January 2005 again for the above mentioned WILD PROD. It will be printed in 666 copies, with new graphics. Only 166 copies will be printed in coloured vinil with double cover fire marked: a true “buy or die” for collectors.
The Drape is already working for the follower album of Buried in Time, so far they composed two songs. Stay tuned for more news about this.

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Zombie
Mortuary Drape Lyrics

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I here is a strange quiet in the cemetary
A foggy curtain cover the place
Slight wind bot creeping
Insinuating on the earth
And entering into the crypts
I don't know if this wind
To feel also alive
But now the burial of spendind day

Has ended here there is no more
Nobody only dead representation
Of necromantical ritual corpse
Without life exhumed knowing
Difficulties process
Too many people believe in it
As supersticious
There are the certains presupposed

Of this resurrection under the wisdom
An'direction of necromancer
Blind resurrected
Will wake up and walking
I retain as possible, entering in the chain
Of the existance between life and death

Zombie

It's a mysterious eternal relation existing
Between corpse and soul
Mystery lies again between
Crosses immobles and graveyard tomb
Unknown doom again

Show the face symbolic of a legend
A legend understood by someone

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Mortuary Drape's song "Zombie" describe a eerie scene in a cemetery. The quietness is only broken by a slight wind creeping through the crypts, as if insinuating on the earth. The singer questions whether or not this wind is also alive. The burial of the day has ended, leaving only the dead representation of necromantical ritual corpse without life, exhumed and knowing the difficulties of the resurrection process. Despite the superstitions surrounding resurrection, many people believe in it under the wisdom and direction of the necromancer. Blind resurrected ones will wake up and walk, entering into the chain between life and death. The lyrics suggest that there is a mysterious, eternal relation between corpse and soul, that lies in the mystery between immobile crosses and graveyard tombs.

Line by Line Meaning

I here is a strange quiet in the cemetery
The atmosphere in the cemetery is eerie and unsettling

A foggy curtain cover the place
A thick layer of fog hangs over the graveyard

Slight wind bot creeping
A gentle breeze is blowing through the graveyard

Insinuating on the earth
The wind is rustling through the trees and the leaves on the ground

And entering into the crypts
The wind is entering into the dark crypts and tombs of the cemetery

I don't know if this wind
It is unclear whether the wind is alive or not

To feel also alive
The possibility exists that the wind is animated by some unknown force

But now the burial of spending day
The burial ceremony that took place during the day has ended

Has ended here there is no more
There are no signs of life or activity in the cemetery after the burial ceremony

Nobody only dead representation
Only corpses remain as a symbol of death in the cemetery

Of necromantical ritual corpse
The corpses have been subjected to a ritual that involves death and resurrection

Without life exhumed knowing
The corpses have been brought back to life without any understanding of the process of resurrection

Difficulties process
Bringing back the dead to life is not an easy process

Too many people believe in it
Many people believe in the possibility of bringing the dead back to life

As superstitious
This belief is often based on superstition and legend rather than scientific fact

There are the certain presupposed
There are some assumptions that people make about the resurrection process that may not be accurate

Of this resurrection under the wisdom
Some people believe that the resurrection process is guided by the wisdom of a necromancer

An'direction of necromancer
A necromancer is believed to be able to control the resurrection process

Blind resurrected
The dead that are brought back to life have no knowledge of what has happened to them

Will wake up and walking
The resurrected dead will awaken and walk around

I retain as possible, entering in the chain
The artist is contemplating the possibility of immersing themselves in the cycle of life and death

Of the existence between life and death
The artist is interested in exploring the realm between life and death

Zombie
The title of the song, which refers to the undead beings that are resurrected through necromancy

It's a mysterious eternal relation existing
There is a mysterious and timeless connection between the dead and the living

Between corpse and soul
This connection is between the physical corpse and the intangible soul

Mystery lies again between
The mystery of life and death persists

Crosses immobiles and graveyard tomb
The crosses and tombs in the graveyard symbolize the final resting places of the dead

Unknown doom again
The fate of the dead remains a mystery

Show the face symbolic of a legend
The symbols of death and resurrection in the cemetery are reminders of a legendary belief in the power to raise the dead

A legend understood by someone
Somewhere, someone understands the meaning and significance of the legend of death and resurrection

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