(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.
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Port Noir Lyrics
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I won't scratch your leather
It's beautiful, strong, like a stone
Your feathers are colorful and true
And I know the way from here
I'll fight your words
You're paint on moldering sheets
Awaiting death - a brand new birth
So burn your sails down
The stream will take me here
So go, please, leave me here
Just burn your sails down, father
The stream will take me there
So go, please leave me, father
I know this road and I know my way from here
I know my way from here
I will stay here because I know the sun from here
The angel depressed and gray
I promise to stay away
My devil with no disguise
Filing me up with lies
What's left to say? Just go away!
And burn your ways down, father
Those manners are ready to close
Cash in loneliness father
'Cause that is what you chose
Just burn your sails down, father
The stream will take me there
So go, please leave me, father
I know my way from here
In "Exile," Port Noir sings about a strained relationship, possibly between a father and a child or a parent and their offspring. The lyrics suggest that the relationship might have been complicated and ended with the child deciding to move on from it.
The singer of the song refuses to engage with the other person's attempts to control or influence them, as illustrated in the lines "I won't dye your feathers / I won't scratch your leather." These lines can be interpreted as the singer saying they won't conform to the other person's expectations or preferences. Instead, the singer knows what they want and who they are, making references to their colorful and true feathers and the sun they know from where they are standing. Meanwhile, the other person, possibly the father or a parental figure, is characterized as a liar who wants to keep their child close to them, even if it means exercising control over their life. Therefore, the singer tells them to burn their sails and leave them because they already know their way and can move forward without any further guidance.
Towards the end of the song, the singer tells the other person to "burn your ways down," emphasizing that whatever negative aspects of the relationship existed, it is time to let them go. The lyrics also suggest that the other person will be left with only their loneliness, which may have been a factor in the relationship's breakdown.
Overall, Port Noir's song "Exile" explores themes of personal independence and the need for people to carve their path despite the expectations of others. It can resonate with those who have experienced controlling and complicated relationships or situations where personal boundaries have been crossed.
Line by Line Meaning
I won't dye your feathers
I won't try to change who you are
I won't scratch your leather
I won't damage the things you hold dear
It's beautiful, strong, like a stone
You are beautiful, strong, and unbreakable
Your feathers are colorful and true
Your true nature is vibrant and beautiful
And I know the way from here
I am confident in my own path and direction
I'll fight your words
I won't let your words control me
You're paint on moldering sheets
Your words are meaningless and decayed
A light leaf falling down towards the earth
Life is fleeting and transient
Awaiting death - a brand new birth
Death is a new beginning
So burn your sails down
Let go of your past and start anew
The stream will take me here
I will be carried forward by life's currents
So go, please, leave me here
Please leave me be to continue on my own journey
Just burn your sails down, father
Please let go of the past, dad
Cash in loneliness father
You have chosen a life of loneliness
I promise to stay away
I won't be weighed down by your negative energy
My devil with no disguise
Your true nature is revealed to me
Filing me up with lies
You try to deceive me with falsehoods
What's left to say? Just go away!
I've heard enough, please just leave me alone
I know the sun from here
I am familiar with the light and warmth of happiness
Those manners are ready to close
Your old ways of thinking and acting are holding you back
I know my way from here
I am confident in my path and direction
Contributed by William V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Nawaf
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