At this time, Jake was playing with a death-metal band called "Vapid" who had an incredibly talented drummer called Gustav. Since Jake and Freddy already knew him, and also knew that he would do a great job behind the drums, Gustav was asked to be the drummer of the band. Even though it wasn´t really his bag, he accepted since he thought it would be a fun thing to do.Another guitarist was also necessary so another friend called Erik,(also a member of "Vapid" ) was asked to be a part of the band. He also accepted.The guys were also searching for a bassist but they couldn´t find any so the only solution was for Freddy to take the bass as well. He had never played this instrument before, only the guitar, but after a few rehersals, this turned out quite well anyway.
From the beginning, the idea was for Nostradameus to play just for fun, and was only going to participate in two rock-competitions in their home town. But in one of theese competitions, there was a man in the jury called Magnus Lundbäck, who immediately fell in love with the music of Nostradameus. He also was the chief of a label called Gain productions, and when the gig was over, he asked the very surprised guys if they had a demo. Since they didn't, he offered them to use his studio to record one, and after a few weeks of songwriting and other preparations ( Nostradameus only had one original song at this time ), they entered the studio on the 5-6 of December -98. The result was a real killer and the guys were really satisfied with it so on the 7th, the demo was sent away, but only to five labels, all german. The answer came two weeks later, from AFM-records who offered a contract at once and after some discussion, Nostradameus decided to sign with the label and did so in April -99.
During the spring and summer -99, the band was busy with writing and preparing new songs for the forthcoming album and in November -99, Nostradameus entered the studio again to record what was going to be the "Words of Nostradameus" album. The result of this recording turned out to be so good that the label decided to use the Finnvox studio in Helsinki to do the final mix of the album. This was, once again, a dream coming true to the band and even though they had to wait for about five months for a time in Finnvox ( it´s very hard to get a time with Mikko Karmila in this studio ) they decided that it was absolutely worth it. And it really was! The final product became so much better than the guys ever would have dreamed of.
Unfortunately, at this point of time, another problem had come up. Both Gustav and Erik had deciced to leave the band. They felt that it took too much time. Well, there was not so much to say about it. After all the band was just supposed to be "a fun thing" from the beginning and was now on its way to become something much bigger than that. So, without any hard feelings, Freddy and Jake started to search for some new members during the summer 2000. The first one they got in contact with was Michael Åberg. A very talented guitarist who played together with Magnus Rosén (Hammerfall) and Michael von Knorring (ex. Yngwie Malmsteen) in a cover band called M.M.M. Freddy just happened to be to be at the pub where they were playing one night and asked Michael if he´d like to try as the guitarist of Nostradameus once they had a new drummer. He said yes an the guys decided to stay in touch. Shortly after, Jake saw a note on the wall in a musicstore in Gothenburg about a hardrock/metal drummer who was looking for a band. So he wrote down the number and later on that evening, after having shared a couple of beers with Freddy, they decided to call this guy, Jesse. He seemed very enthusiastic and a few weeks later, the four guys started to reherse on the material. It turned out quite OK and since they both fitted so good as persons in the band, Jake and Freddy decided to take them in as permanent members in the autumn 2000. At this point of time it was decided that they had to get a bassist in the band also. It was no problem for Freddy to do both the bass and the vocals in the studio but it never was such a good idea when playing live shows. Jesse then came with the idea to contact an old friend of his, Thomas, who had a lot of experience from other bands where he´d played the bass. So they tried him and after the first gig with the new line-up, on November 15, Thomas was also a permanent member of the band.
In January -01 the band, now consisting of 5 members, started to concentrate on some new material for an upcoming second release. All the materiel was already written since Freddy and Jake have had plenty of time during the spring and summer -00 while the band didn´t have any more members. So the recording of the second cd, "The prophet of evil"-album was sceduled already for May the same year. So in the beginning of that month, the guys once again entered "Gain production"´s studio.Once the recording was done, it was again time to visit Mr. Karmila in "Finnvox" and as usual, he did a great job so the "Prophet..."-album was released in August -01. Less than a year after the debut.The new album received quite good reviews, eventhough they were not excellent...
But despite this fact, the guys finally got the opportunity to hit the roads for the first time for a major european tour as an opener for their labelmates Edguy. The only problem was that Jesse at this point of time, due to personal reasons, decided to leave the band. So a new drummer once again had to be recruited. Thomas came up with an idea of a friend of his that might be worth testing. This guy was Esko Salow and he, already from the start, made a tremendously stong impression on the rest of the band, so after the gig in Wacken, he was also a permanent member of the band. The tour lasted from the 2nd of November to the 8th of December and was a huge succes for all the parties involved. The ticketsales and the reactions of the audience was way much better than anyone dared to hope for before it started.
Since things, to this point, had gone quite fast (2 albums released in just 12 months) the guys felt a bit worried when the tour started since they almost didn´t have any new ideas for the future. But propably because of the very inspiring atmosphere, with the reactions of the fans during the gigs, the creativity was on top when they returned back home so in less than 2 months, enough material for a 3rd album was written. So in February -02, the guys once again hit the rehearsing room to prepare and arrange the new material.
The recording of what was going to be "The third prophecy"-album started in the summertime -02. This time, the guys decided to use a different studio than on the previous albums. First of all to get some new impressions, but also since the new materiel was a bit different, quite much more raw and heavy, than the previous ones. The recording was made in the KEG-house studio, situated on one of the islands outside Gothenburg, almost "at home" for Freddy and Jake. It was done in a very harmonic atmosphere and most of the time was used finding the right feeling in the recordings, something the guys didn´t put that much attention to on the previous albums when the main goal was to make tecnically perfect performances on each instrument. The result, however, was something quite extraordinary.
In September, the album was mixed, not in Finnvox this time, but in Studio Fredman in Gothenburg by Fredrik Nordström. The main reason was to acheive a little bit "rawer" sound, more a la "Heavy-metal" compared to the ordinary "perfect, but a bit soft"-sound that´s quite common in the Power-metal scene today. Of course, Fredrik sure didn´t disappoint anyone.
Since Nostradameus had some really nice experiences from the european tour with Edguy, the longing for another tour to promote the new album now grew stronger every day, and in the late autumn -02 the guys finally got the confirmation for another journey across Europe. This time together with HammerFall and their labelmates Masterplan...
Out of This World
Nostradameus Lyrics
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and what do I see
A man with power has gone insane
and that is scaring me
A threat that can destroy the world
is rising in the sky
I see the world is near the end
I want out of this world
The time for us is running short
When number three becomes the fourth
I want out of this world
I see a million people die
It's up to us to stop the war
When time has come there will be
nothing left for you and me
Cause toxic waste and nuclear winter
is all we see
And every try to maje things right
they all will be to late
Yeah, this is how it all will be in 2048
I want out of this world
The time for us is running short
When number three becomes the fourth
I want out of this world
I see a million people die
It's up to us to stop the war
Cause every try...
I want out od this world...
The opening lines of the song "Out of This World" by Nostradameus refer to a crystal ball, an object of divination that allows its user to see into the future. The singer sees a man with power who has gone insane, and this terrifies him. The threat in the sky is symbolic of impending doom. The crystal ball shows the end of the world, with a million people dead, toxic waste, and nuclear winter. The singer wants to get out of this world because the time for humanity is running short. The reference to the number three becoming the fourth could be symbolic of a historical event, or it could represent the number of chances humanity has to save itself. The sense of urgency, distress and the plea for action stands out as an attempt to alert and wake up humanity of the potential danger.
The verses urge people to take responsibility and work towards restoring the balance. The lyric "It's up to us to stop the war" implies that humanity has caused the annihilation of the Earth, and it is now up to us to save it. The song can also be interpreted as a comment on the power and greed of individuals in positions of authority, who wield that influence to the detriment of the population. The lyrics suggest that the issues of war, pollution, and climate change are significant threats to society, and it is the responsibility of the people to address them.
Line by Line Meaning
I gaze into my crystal ball
I am using my divination skills to see what lies ahead
and what do I see
I am witnessing a future event
A man with power has gone insane
A person who holds significant influence has become mentally unstable
and that is scaring me
This situation is causing me fear and concern
A threat that can destroy the world
There is a danger so extreme that it can lead to the end of the world
is rising in the sky
This danger is coming from above or taking over the world
I see the world is near the end
I can foresee that the world is coming to its end
I tremble and I cry
This foreseen end of the world is causing me to shake and weep
The time for us is running short
We have very little time left before something catastrophic happens
When number three becomes the fourth
When there is a change from one state to another, something drastic will happen
I see a million people die
I can see a mass death of people
It's up to us to stop the war
It is our responsibility to prevent the conflict and save lives
When time has come there will be
When this moment arrives, the result will be
nothing left for you and me
There will be nowhere for us to go, nothing for us to have
Cause toxic waste and nuclear winter
The causes of this situation are environmental impacts and the effects of nuclear warfare
is all we see
There is nothing else visible in the future except for these catastrophic events
And every try to make things right
Every attempt at being for the good of mankind
they all will be too late
All those previous attempts will prove worthless after a certain point
Yeah, this is how it all will be in 2048
This is how the upcoming year 2048 will end up
I want out of this world
I wish to leave this world and escape the impending doom
Contributed by Charlotte D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
sasman888
Awesome band! Love their style of power metal!
Eliza Torres
uma das melhores de power metal.
Operário Anderson
Sim. Mas eu fico mais com os três primeiros álbuns. E eles não produzem nada desde 2009. Deve ser também porquê o Freddy Persson virou policial. Talvez não tenham mais tido tempo em trabalhar em algo novo.
eugenia Nuñez
GRANDIOSO
Reto Röthlisberger
WTF.. So good
Sun RockFlix
Good