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.
The Unquiet Grave
Rakoth Lyrics
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There always, If I had bounty of your arms I
Should never leave you. Little apple, my
Beloved, it is time for me to lay with you, There
Is the cold smell of clay on me, the tan of the
Sun and the wind. There is a lock on my heart,
Which is filled with love for you, And melancholy
Beneath it as black as the sloes. If anything
Shall become a fairy wind-gust down on the
Meadows before you. When my family thinks
That I'm in my bed, It is on your grave I am
Stretched from night till morning, Telling my
Distress and lamenting bitterly For my quiet
Lovely girl who was bethrothed to me as a child.
Do you remember the nights when you and I
Were under the blackthorn tree, And the night
Freezing? A hundred praises to gods that we did
Nothing harmful, And your crown of maidenhood
Is a tree of light before you! The priests and the
Monks every day were angry with me For being
In love with you, young girl, when you are dead.
I would be a shelter from the wind for you And
Protection from the rain for you; And oh, keen
Sorrow to my heart that you are under the
Earth!
The song "The Unquiet Grave" by Rakoth is an interpretation of a classic folk ballad that tells the story of a lover who visits the grave of his beloved. The lover is so devoted to his beloved that he is willing to spend the night on her grave, and his thoughts are consumed with her. He is tormented by the fact that she is buried in the ground and he is alive, and he longs to be with her again. The lyrics are filled with descriptions of melancholy and sorrow, as the lover laments his lost love.
The lover speaks directly to his deceased beloved, calling her "little apple" and expressing his desire to be with her forever. He describes the lock on his heart, which is filled with love for her, and he also expresses his sadness that the priests and monks disapprove of his love for her. Throughout the song, the lover emphasizes his devotion and longing for his beloved, even in death.
The lyrics of "The Unquiet Grave" are full of emotion and pain, and the song has become a classic interpretation of the folk ballad on which it is based. The haunting melody and melancholy theme have made it a favorite among fans of dark folk and metal music.
Line by Line Meaning
I am stretched on your grave, and you'll find me
I am lying on your grave, and will remain there until the end of time
There always, If I had bounty of your arms I
I would never leave you, even if I had everything I could want
Should never leave you. Little apple, my
Sweetheart, I will never leave you
Beloved, it is time for me to lay with you, There
Dearest, it is time for me to join you in death
Is the cold smell of clay on me, the tan of the
I am covered in the scent of earth, and the color of sun and wind
Sun and the wind. There is a lock on my heart,
My heart is locked, filled with love for you, and drowned in deep sorrow
Which is filled with love for you, And melancholy
Beneath it as black as the sloes. If anything
My sadness runs deep, as dark as the fruit of the blackthorn tree
Happens to me, and death overthrows me, I
If I should die, I will become a powerful wind that will sweep over the meadows where you rest
Shall become a fairy wind-gust down on the
Meadows before you. When my family thinks
While my family believes I am in bed at night, I lie stretched across your grave
That I'm in my bed, It is on your grave I am
Stretched from night till morning, Telling my
Bemoaning my great suffering, I weep while lying on your grave from night until dawn
Distress and lamenting bitterly For my quiet
Lovely girl who was bethrothed to me as a child.
For my beloved girl who I was promised to as a child, who rests forever in the quiet earth
Do you remember the nights when you and I
Do you remember the cold nights we spent together beneath the blackthorn tree
Were under the blackthorn tree, And the night
Freezing? A hundred praises to gods that we did
It was so very cold, but I thank the gods that we never harmed each other
Nothing harmful, And your crown of maidenhood
We remained chaste, and you maintained your innocence and purity
Is a tree of light before you! The priests and the
Your virtue and goodness shine brightly before you, even in death. The priests and monks disapprove of my love for you
Monks every day were angry with me For being
In love with you, young girl, when you are dead.
They criticize me daily for loving a girl who has passed from this world
I would be a shelter from the wind for you And
I wished to protect you from the elements and provide comfort
Protection from the rain for you; And oh, keen
Sorrow to my heart that you are under the
My heart aches greatly that you are buried in the earth
Earth!
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flame777
it has no sense how much it's good they are in the real kind of many unique others
VacantTheory
Exactly 12 years ago since I heard this the first time...STILL FUCKING INTENSE!!!!
Goth Wine
this is extremely beautiful and i am hapy to be the first one to comment ^ª^
Roy Himo
@gothiksouls And the only one to comment till now, sad.