In Nick Perumov's "Chronicle of Hjorvard" Rakoth is the half-god, so-called "True Mage", who had the title Master of Darkness for using Darkness for his magic. He rose against the Young Gods accusing them of being Liars stealing mortals' freedom. After his second try he was defeated, disincarnated and bound to the world called "The Bottom of Worlds". With help of his friend, Hedin "Aware of Darkness", he returned and overthrew the Young Gods thus becoming the New God along with Hedin.
December, 1996 - the band is formed completely with coming of Black as vocalist with "clean" voice and changing bassist to Den. All music is written by Rustam and Ilya, lyrics - by Rustam. Now the band has its own face - Black's clean voice and Rustam's keys. The first song created is "Return of the Nameless" (first edition). The song becomes famous (in Obninsk) long before the first gig.
February, 1997 - the first concert together with Dissenter - techno-death band. The concert represents the fest titled "Rock against chemical dependence". Needless to say that everyone (especially some members of the band) is deadly drunk. Nevertheless the gig is extremely successful. Amazingly, public seems to know RAKOTH well although no tapes are distributed yet and no gigs were given before. RAKOTH plays own early songs "Return of the Nameless" (first variant), "Unholy Temple", "One Step Beyond" (which is unrecognizably transformed into the song "Beyond" later), "Dying Realm" and STORM's "Nagellstev".
March, 1997 - Tense relationship inside the band. Rustam claims to leave the band. Simultaneously Leshy and F. say they wanted to leave long ago. Band collapses. F., Leshy and Ilya form the band they call GORBUG and play black metal.
May, 1997 - Rustam decides to form new band and offers Black and Den to join. They plan to play doom with some other styles elements. Coincidentally, at the same time the band Dissenter falls apart and its guitarist/vocalist Dy wishes to play deeper music than death metal. Den invites him to the new band, which has no name yet. New line-up: Rustam - keys & voice, Black - voice, Den - bass, Dy - guitars. Leshy offers his help with drums. The band rehearses at Rustam's garage.
June, 1997 - Band is in search for the name. Many variants proposed (MEPHISTO, UNBORN, TEARS, DOWNFALL, IN THIS ROOM), but none satisfies. Finally, Dy proposes to use the name RAKOTH again. Taking into account that old band RAKOTH doesn't exist anymore and that the name was offered by Rustam in the beginning, the name RAKOTH is accepted.
July, 1997 - Leshy officially joins RAKOTH. The first demo "Tales of the Worlds Unreal" is recorded right in the garage.
August, 1997 - Tape is given to A. Arzamascev, the head of Arzamascev's Music Center (later - Signal Studios). He decides to allow the band to record free at his studio. Demo tape "Dark Ages Chronicle" is recorded live, with no post-mixing, during only 4 hours. The quality of recording is that high that noone believes in that short recording time and in live recording. Later, in review given in DEATHRIDER 'zine we can see: "This tape was recorded (according to legend) during only 4(!) hours…". Rustam starts sending the tapes everywhere.
September, 1997 - Solo-concert. As in the first case, the public knows the band well, so the gig goes perfectly. October, 1997 - Leshy suddenly leaves RAKOTH. He plays with Fascist (now Tuur) and Ilya (now Vuulko) in their band they renamed into Темнозорь. They play so-called "true" pagan metal.
February, 1998 - First review on "Dark Ages Chronicle" appears in VAE SOLIS web-zine. Positive one. All later reviews are positive as well.
March, 1998 - Latvian distro-label starts distributing "Dark Ages Chronicle". April, 1998 - Rustam starts his solo-project Umbral Presence in order to create something more aggressive (and personal) than RAKOTH.
June, 1998 - Another Latvian distro, Beverina Productions, starts distribution of "Dark Ages Chronicle".
August, 1998 - The band enters Signal Studios to record their new creation. By the strange coincidence they begin the recording at the same day which was chosen (a year ago) for recording of "Dark Ages Chronicle". It is 18th of August. After the week of work they finally can celebrate the birth of their first full-length (57 minutes) album, titled "Superstatic Equilibrium". During the same session Rustam records the demo for Umbral Presence, "…et germinet Chaos". Both tapes are immediately sent to Elven Witchcraft.
November, 1998 - "Superstatic Equilibrium" and "…et germinet Chaos" are now officially distributed by Elven Witchcraft.
April, 1999 - "code666" is interested in getting RAKOTH's tape. Rustam sends "Superstatic Equilibrium" to Italy.
June, 1999 - "code666" offers a deal to RAKOTH.
August, 1999 - The contract for recording of one album is signed.
November 1999 - The New Album “Planeshift” is out on code666 production (ITALY)
March 2000 - Planeshift took 100/100 on Aardschok Magazine (Holland) & 6/6 on Scream Magazine (Norway), and tons of other highly positive reviews.
April 2000 - a new Deal is signed with code666 for two more albums.
May-June 2000 - composing and arranging new songs for the next album…
... a lot of interesting things between 2000 — 2008 undescribed to fit the format yet...
September the 4th, 2008
After 2,5 years of cooperation Zafod B. the Utkinson announces the great start of his new project(s) which makes him leave Rakoth immediately. The band is still working on its new album nevertheless.
Dawn
Rakoth Lyrics
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As the silence betrays
We're afraid of our fear...
We sway and
Suddenly once again strangely
We regret...
The visions fevered, exotic sorrows restrained obsessions all come to life when the asphyxiating freezing light grows midwide and steals the last resort for maggots of the sane
Now we're silently defending our world and fragile veils of dark to keep us safe
We stray in search of false "Diminished Master" blindfold ourselves to see the most and so we fail drowning deep in faint lies the maze we've seen before
Mind pulse blown away with the wake souls innards ripped out steaming stinking with the dark bluish mist - unveiled mystery of Life and Death... hhh go fuck your own pride worm and rot on
Can't survive the sunrise can't keep your poor "sanity" you now have the Box open see all your fears and pains and whatever loose
Haunting you chasing you preying you until the next sunset do you really hope to get to it alive?
Crawl whine and writhe with cut off mental strains
Now crawl
Breeding scorn that falls upon your filthy dying realms
Within your sick imagination's womb
Begotten well-constructed thoughts NOW clearly
Reveal chaotic fault you knew as life
Dawn
The chrysalis is broken dissolved in acrid breath of sun
Dawn now
We silently surrender our fight and fragile veils of dark would never keep us safe
The lyrics to "Dawn" by Rakoth describe the feeling of fear and regret that can come as dawn approaches. The silence that comes with dawn can be unsettling and bring up suppressed fears and worries. The lyrics mention "exotic sorrows" and "restrained obsessions," suggesting that the darkness of night can allow these intense emotions to simmer below the surface. As the sky grows lighter, these feelings become more pronounced and even overwhelming, leaving the singer feeling vulnerable and exposed.
The second half of the song takes a darker turn, describing a descent into madness and despair. The lyrics mention a "false Diminished Master" that the singer blindly follows, leading them into a "maze" of lies and false promises. The imagery becomes more gruesome, with references to ripped out innards and rotting flesh. The idea of a chrysalis being broken by the sun creates the sense of a transformative moment, but it also suggests a violent, painful process. The final lines suggest that the singer has given up on fighting against their fears and has resigned themselves to facing them, even if it means being haunted until the next sunset.
Overall, the lyrics to "Dawn" describe a journey from fear and regret to total surrender and acceptance of one's own darkness. The use of vivid and often disturbing imagery creates a sense of unease and discomfort, fitting with the song's dark and experimental sound.
Line by Line Meaning
At dawn
As the sun rises
As the silence betrays
When the quiet reveals our fears
We're afraid of our fear...
We are scared of being scared
We sway and
We move and react
Suddenly once again strangely
Suddenly, yet not surprisingly
We regret...
We feel remorse about something
The visions fevered, exotic sorrows restrained obsessions all come to life when the asphyxiating freezing light grows midwide and steals the last resort for maggots of the sane
When the freezing light of dawn spreads, our dark thoughts and fears come to life, leaving us with nowhere to hide.
Now we're silently defending our world and fragile veils of dark to keep us safe
We are now trying to protect ourselves from the harsh reality of the world
We stray in search of false 'Diminished Master' blindfold ourselves to see the most and so we fail drowning deep in faint lies the maze we've seen before
We are looking for guidance in the wrong places and tricks ourselves into believing the falsehoods we encounter, leading us back to the same confusing paths.
Mind pulse blown away with the wake souls innards ripped out steaming stinking with the dark bluish mist - unveiled mystery of Life and Death... hhh go fuck your own pride worm and rot on
We are consumed by the unknown horror of Life and Death.
Can't survive the sunrise can't keep your poor 'sanity' you now have the Box open see all your fears and pains and whatever loose Haunting you chasing you preying you until the next sunset do you really hope to get to it alive?
We cannot bear to face the fears and pain that exist within us.
Crawl whine and writhe with cut off mental strains Now crawl Breeding scorn that falls upon your filthy dying realms Within your sick imagination's womb Begotten well-constructed thoughts NOW clearly Reveal chaotic fault you knew as life
We are crippled by our own unhealthy thoughts and struggle to cope with reality.
Dawn The chrysalis is broken dissolved in acrid breath of sun Dawn now We silently surrender our fight and fragile veils of dark would never keep us safe
We must face the harsh realities of life and accept that our illusions of safety will never truly protect us.
Contributed by Caleb T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.