After a few months, the band managed to find another rehearsal place, and began looking for members to complete their line-up. After quite a few auditions, they were unable to find musicians that they deemed fit to play with them, and thus went on a hiatus, which lasted until the beginning of 2000, when they met guitarist Kristian Ranta. The band became active once more, and with the help of two brothers who were friends of Lindroos - Sebastian and Joakim Ekroos - the band recorded their first demo, for the first time using the name Norther. A promising demo led to them signing a deal with Spinefarm Records.
Due to internal problems, the Ekroos brothers quit the band; this lead Norther into finding its first stable formation when bassist Jukka Koskinen and keyboardist Tuomas Planman were incorporated into the band.
Norther received a positive response from specialized press after the release of the album Dreams of Endless War. Following this, the band maintained a prolific release schedule, releasing the albums "Mirror of Madness" (2003), "Death Unlimited" (2004), and "Till Death Unites Us" (2006), as well as the singles "Released" (2002), "Unleash Hell" (2003), "Spreading Death" (2003), and Scream (2006), the MiniDVD single Spreading Death, an EP titled Solution 7 (2005) and most lately EP "No Way Back" (2007). A full length album is planned to be recorded in August-September 2007, it was released in Finland in early autumn 2008 carrying name the "N".
In October of 2005, drummer Toni Hallio left the band, leaving guitarist/vocalist Lindroos as the only remaining original member. Hallio was replaced by Heikki Saari, drummer of Virtuocity.
Petri Lindroos left the band in 2009 because his other band Ensiferum took most of his time. Aleksi Sihvonen was hired as the new singer and Daniel Freyberg as the second guitarist. Norther entered Astia studios on October 5, 2010 to record a new album, ''Circle Regenerated'' which was released April 19 2011.
On 24th of July 2012 the band announced on their website that the members have decided to quit Norther because of time issues. The band played its last show on the 10th of August at Brutal Assault Festival 2012 in the Czech Republic.
Current members
* Aleksi Sihvonen - Vocals (2009-2012)
* Kristian Ranta (Kride) - Guitar and clean vocals (2000-2012)
* Heikki Saari - Drums (2005-2012)
* Jukka Koskinen - Bass (2000-2012)
* Tuomas Planman - Keyboards and Synthesizers (2000-2012)
* Daniel Freyberg - Guitar (Tours-2009-2012)
Former members
* Petri Lindroos - Guitar and Vocals (1995-2009)
* Toni Hallio - Drums (1995-2005)
* Tuomas - Bass (1995-1997)
* Roni Korpas - Guitar (1995-1999)
* Sebastian Knight - Keyboard (2000)
* Joakim Ekroos - Bass (2000)
Former official website: http://web.archive.org/web/20120929054100/http://www.norther.net
2) NORTER is a fast paced, energetic, romantic Indie Rock band from Prince Edward Island. They gather inspiration anywhere from the 2010's Indie Rock scene from artists such as Mac DeMarco, Rex Orange County, The Strokes, and The Arctic Monkeys. Their members include Declan Rockwell, James Gray, Keith MacEwen, Garrett Sherwood, and Patrick Stephen. They have recently released their debut record '12:34'
Their official Bandcamp website: https://norter.bandcamp.com/
Last Breath
Norther Lyrics
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Creatures of the night are calling him to darkness
To die for the glory and to be brave silent tears slowly running down
The darkness is here it has killed the light. only one more war to fight
Last breath was taken now in the dark of the night
Cold kiss of death will end this war
Silence is there when the warrior is dying
Again he feels the breeze, it haunts him forevermore
There is no time to waste when he sees the stormy sky
Today is the day of war, today I'm longing to die
On this ice of eternity norther kills the light
The lyrics to Norther’s “Last Breath” describe the final moments of a warrior as he faces death in battle. The opening lines set the scene with the singer seeing the end, blinded by the light that he believes awaits him in the afterlife. However, he is interrupted by the sound of “creatures of the night” calling him to darkness; whether this is a literal call by enemy soldiers in the night or a metaphor for the pull of death is up to interpretation.
The rest of the song describes the warrior’s acceptance of his fate, as he sheds “silent tears” and prepares to die. The darkness “has killed the light,” but the warrior has “only one more war to fight” before he takes his last breath. The chorus repeats the title phrase, emphasizing the finality of death and the cold embrace of the “kiss of death” that will end his struggles. The song ends with the singer feeling the cold breeze of eternity as he finally succumbs to his wounds and dies.
The lyrics are filled with imagery and symbolism that evoke a sense of finality and acceptance of the inevitable. The warrior faces death with stoic bravery, shedding tears but ultimately accepting his fate as a necessary sacrifice for glory. The use of light and darkness, as well as the reference to “creatures of the night,” adds a mystical element to the song that gives it a haunting, almost supernatural quality.
Line by Line Meaning
Again he sees the end it's light that blinds his eyes
He is faced with the end, blinding light that prevents him from seeing clearly.
Creatures of the night are calling him to darkness
He is being beckoned by 'creatures of the night' to embrace the darkness.
To die for the glory and to be brave silent tears slowly running down
He must die for glory and bravery, despite the tears he sheds in silence.
The darkness is here it has killed the light. only one more war to fight
The darkness has taken over, there is only one more battle left to fight.
Last breath was taken now in the dark of the night
His final breath was taken in the darkness of the night.
Cold kiss of death will end this war
Death will end the war, and it will be a cold, unfeeling end.
Silence is there when the warrior is dying
There is a silence that falls as the warrior takes his last breath and dies.
Last breath was taken when he died
The warrior's last breath was taken as he died.
Again he feels the breeze, it haunts him forevermore
He is haunted by the feeling of the breeze, as it reminds him of his mortality.
There is no time to waste when he sees the stormy sky
He knows there is no time to waste when he sees the sky darken with a storm approaching.
Today is the day of war, today I'm longing to die
Today is the day of battle, and he is ready and willing to die for his cause.
On this ice of eternity norther kills the light
Norther brings an end to the 'light' on this icy expanse of eternity.
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