(guitar, backing vocals) decided to meet up in a rehearsal room in their hometown Södertälje, outside of Stockholm,Sweden. They were all tired of playing music with people lacking the same level of ambition and wanted to create something new and fresh. Something beyond musical boundaries and invisible frames.
-- We were seeking the freedom to do exactly what we wanted to, explains Andreas Hollstrand.
A few hours later the trio started recording their very first song, the galvanic "Sun dé Man". The first chapter in the history of Port Noir was written.
Before the song was even mixed the trio made a music video and posted it on the Internet. A week later Anders Fridén, singer of Sweden's biggest metal export In Flames and main man behind the label Razzia Notes, heard the song and instantly sent a mail to the band. He stated that "Sun dé Man" was the best song he had heard in a very long time and wondered if the band was contracted to a label. Six months later Port Noir did their first show ever -- as an opening act for In Flames in Stockholm.
-- I did not even have the lyrics ready and improvised the entire show. But this was something we could not turn down, Love Andersson says with a smile on his lips revealing that the gig went really, really well.
A few months later the band began recording their debut album "Puls" at Dugout Studios in Uppsala together with Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, Dimmu Borgir, Soilwork).
-- Daniel's commitment meant a lot for the record. While the rest of us fell asleep in the studio he kept on going until 4am. We still have a close contact and have become really good friends, says Andreas Wiberg.
The unexpected title, the Swedish word for "pulse", comes from the album's lyrical theme. It is about not being stuck in your safety zone but finding new ways of doing things. To follow the pulse that pushes us forward.
The members come from very diverse backgrounds (black metal, jazz, alternative rock, death metal, hardcore, progressive rock....), yet "Puls" proves that the band knows exactly where it is at and where it is heading. They are moving forward and upward -- at a very fast pace.
Now, with "Puls", the improbable and fantastic history has a soundtrack that is just as breathtaking. An amazingly strong debut.
"Tide" is released 31/5 and the debut album "Puls" 25/9.
Reverence
Port Noir Lyrics
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See the curtains rise
The deceiving eyes know where to go
If you can change
This life
This breeding cross of height
I follow where you stand
Far from this life
You′re a stranger to my mind
Even though you're the sailor′s voice
Spare us of doubt
The farther you get
From here
This last, this lasting of doubt
Inside, has grown [...]
You'll fade out in anyway
Your vibrance, cloaked in
My eyes as time passes by
You're a vein inside the eyes
Constructing memories of a life that could′ve been mine
Decisions, internal visions
Take me far away from here
Far from this life
I′m holding on that you'll
Fade out in anyway
Your vibrance, cloaked in
My eyes as time passes by
You′re a vein inside the eyes
The lyrics of "Reverence" by Port Noir is a reflective piece that seems to be about the acceptance of letting go of someone, and the internal conflict that comes with it. The song begins with the realization of the cold, unfeeling life that surrounds the singer. The curtains of life are lifted, and the singer sees the truth behind people's deceiving eyes. They know where to go, and they know what they want. The singer acknowledges that they can't change this, and it's just a part of life. The singer talks to someone, whom they once held dear, but now they are a stranger to them. Even though they're the voice of the sailor (symbolizing strength and guidance), the singer begs them to spare them of doubt. The farther the person gets from here, the more doubts grow within the singer.
As the song progresses, the singer seems to be constructing memories of a life that could've been theirs. They are struggling with internal visions and decision-making that takes them far away from the life they're living. However, they're holding on to the hope that the person whom they're talking to will eventually fade out - their vibrance cloaked in the singer's eyes as time passes by. The person is like a vein inside the eyes, perhaps something the singer can't forget.
Overall, "Reverence" is a deep, emotionally charged song that talks about the conflict of trying to let someone go while still holding on to the memories they shared.
Line by Line Meaning
The cold night contained this life
This life existed in the coldness of the night
See the curtains rise
Observe the curtains opening
The deceiving eyes know where to go
Eyes that mislead know where to travel
If you can change
This life
If it's possible to change this way of life
This breeding cross of height
The combination of these heights crossbreeding
I follow where you stand
I follow your positioning
Far from this life
Here, the love remains
Although far away from this life, love persists here
You′re a stranger to my mind
You're unknown to my thoughts
Even though you're the sailor′s voice
Despite being the voice of the sailor
Spare us of doubt
Don't make us wonder
The farther you get
From here
The farther you travel from here
This last, this lasting of doubt
Inside, has grown [...]
This doubt has grown inside, becoming a lasting sense of it
You'll fade out in anyway
You'll gradually become invisible anyhow
Your vibrance, cloaked in
My eyes as time passes by
Your vividness is concealed while time continues to move on in my eyes
You're a vein inside the eyes
You're a physical component within the eyes
Constructing memories of a life that could′ve been mine
Forming remembrances of an alternate life that might have been mine
Decisions, internal visions
Choices and personal perspectives
Take me far away from here
Far from this life
Take me long distances from here to escape this existence
I′m holding on that you'll
I'm hopeful that you
Fade out in anyway
Your vibrance, cloaked in
My eyes as time passes by
You′re a vein inside the eyes
Will vanish over time, with your vivacity hidden in my eyes, in your position as an optical vein.
Writer(s): Andreas Wiberg, Love Andersson, Andreas Hollstrand
Contributed by Jack H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Nawaf
on Exile
This entire album is beautiful, Diamond is my favorite. I've been looking all over the internet for the meaning behind the entire album and that song in particular because id love to learn the meaning behind every lyric. Genuinely gorgeous, the music industry needs more of this