PANTHEON Iβs 2003 demo received an excellent response from the metal underground, and was followed by a 7β in 2004. βAtrocity Divineβ, the first full length was released, or should we say βhijackedβ by a Japanese underground label. The band themselves donβt even own copies of this album, since the smartass label more or less disappeared, but every once in a while a copy will turn up at concession stands at festivals.
In 2007 PANTHEON I signed to Candlelight Records, and released their second full-length album, βThe Wanderer And His Shadowβ. The album was released in both the USA and Europe, and received great reviews. Following the release of βThe Wanderer And His Shadowβ, PANTHEON I focused on taking their fast and brutal music directly to the masses, playing outside of Norway for the first time when they accompanied MAYHEM as the main support band for 8 gigs in France. Since then they have played several one-off gigs, including the Interregnum festival in Germany, and the Jalometalli Festival (with SATYRICON, MAYHEM etc.) in Oulu, Finland. In October 2008 Pantheon I headlined their first tour abroad with a 4 gig mini-tour in Finland
2009 was an eventful year for PANTEHON I. In January they toured Finland as main support for KEEP OF KALESSIN on a 4-gig tour. The week after returning home the band recorded the song βIβll Come Back As Fireβ, which features in the American horror film βSomeoneβs Knocking At The Doorβ. They also appeared at the Inferno Festival in Oslo, and wrote and recorded their third full-length album βWorlds I Createβ, released by Candlelight in July. This album received great reviews, such as 5 in Kerrang!, 8 in Metal Hammer and 8,5 in Terrorizer.
In the autumn of 2009 PANTHEON I toured Europe as main support for ABSU, playing 23 gigs in 23 cities over the course of 23 days. After coming home from this tour, PANTHEON I set out again, this time for Russia, where they headlined two festivals, in Moscow and Nijny Novogrod.
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/pantheoni
Website: http://www.pantheon-i.com
ReverbNation: www.reverbnation.com/pantheoni
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pantheoni
Management: http://www.myspace.com/viewfromthebacksofmirrors
Beyond
Pantheon I Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
A forest of souls, condemned to oblivion
The whispers calls for me
Come, the answer you seek
The enigma to solve lies beyond these woods
A corpse wrapped in sheet and chains
It shows a story of unspoken words
Stained with filth
Summoned through hate
Born in despair
Death is my fate
The opening lines of Pantheon I's song Beyond paints a vivid picture of the despair and hopelessness the singer is experiencing. The broken window is symbolic of a fractured mind and shattered hope. The "forest of souls" represents the vastness of the unknown and the fear it can inspire. The singer hears whispers calling out to them, beckoning them to come and seek answers. However, the answer lies beyond the woods, indicating that getting to a place of understanding or enlightenment might require passing through great obstacles.
As the song progresses, the singer encounters a "corpse wrapped in sheet and chains" that materializes before their eyes. This is a powerful image that can be interpreted in many ways. Perhaps it represents the singer's past or an element of their psyche that they have repressed. The story being told is one of "unspoken words" and a life stained with filth. The corpse was summoned through hate and born in despair, leading the singer to believe that their own fate is ultimately death.
Overall, 'Beyond' is a haunting exploration of the human psyche and how we navigate our darkest moments. It asks important questions about mortality, the meaning of life, and the search for answers in the unknown.
Line by Line Meaning
I look outside through the broken window
My gaze wanders out the shattered frame
A forest of souls, condemned to oblivion
I see a woodland of spirits, all doomed to nothingness
The whispers calls for me
The soft voices beckon me closer
Come, the answer you seek
They offer knowledge to aid my quest
The enigma to solve lies beyond these woods
The mystery's solution hides deeper in the forest
A corpse wrapped in sheet and chains
A lifeless body, bound in fabric and metal
Materialized before my eyes
Appeared suddenly, in front of me
It shows a story of unspoken words
The being reveals a tale of unsaid emotions
Stained with filth
Muddied and soiled
Summoned through hate
Called forth by loathing
Born in despair
Brought into existence from desperation
Death is my fate
My destiny is to perish
Contributed by Elena O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Nightcore Admire
Death, is the only thing that ever embraced me.
how many times must I die before I learn to live?
I am not the pantheon you knew, my name is soldier.
I fight until the blood takes the spear from my grasp, until I can only crawl, and even then you will not defeat me, even then, I will not surrender.
let fear make you bold, do not give up!
you will not fail, if it is worth it.
we bleed into the same earth, and bleed, we must.
the earth is beneath me, I cast my excuses into the dirt, the people cry out for strength that is already theirs.
you can only defeat yourself, there are no enemies, no allies.
I have found my limit a thousand times and still I press further.
pressing forward is not the same as running from your mistakes, there is no pity, no mercy, our destiny is to fight, and only the bravest do not refuse it.
Life was Always a War.
brother to warriors resting beneath wheat, son of battles, a thousand times lost.
I know who I am and I will show the gods what I can become.
we must all find our place, mine is being cast down, so I can rise once more.
because we fall, the climb must be our destination.
we are what we overcome.
how much further could we march, if we were not forced to carry our fears on our backs?
we are privileged to breathe, to taste the air! it is the last gasp of all who have died before us.
glory fades into bloodstains, a clashing of steel... I have heard it all go silent.
I will fall at least one more time.
heavier than my spear is the weight of only one life.
spears grow restless, before fields of wheat.
behind me lies a farm, I wonder if there is bread above the hearth, and if I will ever return...
Richard Nixon
βWe are what we overcome.β <β That hits differently
Spartan Snow
Truly I have never conceived I am what I overcome. Merely that I was what I suffered. I have been invigorated, saved, and directed and thank God everytime I remember that wisdom
Sean Canning
@Fainz Archived haha classic comical.
Ryan Fraga
@Amar "The Pretty Alright" KotareviΔ Idk who said you need to fight fire with fire
amorb
Fr
Not A Thing
It is actually Nietzsche's understanding
corey h
"how much further could we March if we were not forced to carry our fears on our backs" that quote resonates with me
Ehren Erik
I like the " We must all find our place, mine is being cast down so i can rise once more. Because we fall, the climb must be our destination"
Scar Bros BlackSmoke2014 Scar Bros BlackSmoke2014
Every time I hear Pantheon's voice I feel my beard and muscles growing, I feel the man I am is drawn out and because of this I always keep going. With every fall I stand up again
Cayde
"Stand up! Face me again!"