Read Full Bio ↴Scream Silence is a goth rock band that was founded in Germany in 1998.
In 1999, their first album To Die For was music magazine Orkus's album of the month. With the success of the first album, Scream Silence could go on tours with bands like Christian Death and Dreadful Shadows.
Two years later, in 2001, the successor The 2nd, climbed up to be the number 1 in all European charts. On the subsequent tour they were the main band and they played in Wave-Gotik-Treffen.
Without big promotion in 2004 they released Seven Tears and got excellent reviews from music magazines. In spring they founded their own record label Plainsong Records and immediately began to work on their fourth album, Elegy, which was released on October 25, 2004. Yuki Melchert (violin) and Anika Skusa (cello) had guest appearances.
On January 30, 2006 Saviourine was released in Germany, and also in almost all of Central and Eastern Europe.
On April 20, 2007 the sixth album Aphelia was released.
Lune up:
Hardy Fieting - vocals
Robert Klausch - guitar
Rene Gödde - guitar
Hagen Schneevoigt - bass
Heiko Wolf - drums
Discography:
1999 To Die For
2001 The 2nd
2003 Seven Tears
2004 Elegy
2006 Saviourine
2007 Aphelia
www.screamsilence.de
A little more than a year has passed since Scream Silence have cast their spell on both reviewers and the growing fan community. Just 15 months after “Saviourine” the hard working Germans release their sixth work so far.
Scream Silence never looked back to their own created horizons. More and more months of creative work they invested at their label-own Plainsong Studio to build their own musical microcosm and to extend the borders with every of the following four records as well.
“Aphelia”, a word from Greek mythology for the farthest point from the sun, ignites a firework of excellent songs, which are discharging in inexhaustible passion straight into the listener.
At first sight "Aphelia" seems to be rawer than its predecessors. The songs from the new material not only have the band-typical catchy melodies but also much more alternative- or progressive elements. Club-fitting uptempo singles like “Kerosene” or “The Vitriol”, gloomy gothic rock songs as “Harvest” and “In Every Sin” or dark rock hymns like “Nothingness” and “Unspoken” and even the dearly beloved epic ballads “My Eyes” and finally the 10-minute title track “Aphelia” melt into a harmonic concept album of eternal beauty.
The extensive designed artwork of the multiple folding DigiPak cover explains the meaning of the lyrical work. “Aphelia”, a small girl, here the symbol for the fragility of the human soul, strolls between unreal worlds she never belongs to and finally finds her only home world in the darkest of all places – herself.
The limited first edition of the album comes with additional Bonus-Live-Tracks, long awaited by every fan, recorded in December 2006 at the biggest dark music hall in Berlin, the K17.
Scream Silence leave on “Aphelia” an impressive aura of sound fulfilled with songs of remaining beauty and so far unheard lyrical deepness.
The warmest sounds from the coldest sun-farthest place Scream Silence have ever created…..
APHELIA – APRIL 2007
Source: Plainsong Records
Elegy
Scream Silence Lyrics
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Is fading on my knees
Of thorns incised when
I broke her down the trees
A shout so quiet
Is shivering in me
And from the far
Passing hurts
Like fragrance in a breeze
Is still nourish
My elegy
Sowed the sorrow
On my skin
And broken vows
In endless silence
But the try
To repass
Were a sigh
Just drowned in me
Carry me
In due course
A wee bit reverse...
The lyrics to Scream Silence's song Elegy are filled with pain and loss. The singer is mourning a lost love, represented by a rose that is fading away on their knees. The thorns of the rose were incised when the singer broke the love down, perhaps meaning that they caused the end of the relationship. The singer's pain is palpable in the next verse, with a shout so quiet that it shivers within them. From far away, an elegy can be heard, further emphasizing the theme of loss and grief.
The passing of time only seems to bring more hurt, much like how the scent of a fragrance can linger on a breeze. The singer's melancholy elegy still nourishes them, however, perhaps suggesting that keeping memories of the lost love alive is the best way to cope with the pain. The sorrow of the lost love is sowed onto the singer's skin, while broken vows echo in endless silence. The singer has tried to move on but has not succeeded, their attempts to move forward with a sigh that drowns within them.
The final line of the lyrics, "Carry me in due course, a wee bit reverse," is particularly poignant. It suggests that the singer wants to go back in time and change their actions, perhaps preventing the loss of the love they mourn. Ultimately, Elegy is a haunting song that captures the raw emotions of heartbreak and the toll that it takes on the soul.
Line by Line Meaning
A rose of sigh
The memory of a love that ended in pain is embedded in my mind.
Is fading on my knees
The pain I felt is slowly losing its intensity but still present.
Of thorns incised when
The memories of the pain inflicted on me during the relationship still hurt.
I broke her down the trees
I destroyed our relationship and the beautiful memories we shared.
A shout so quiet
My inner cries for help are silent and ignored.
Is shivering in me
I feel the pain of the past deep inside me and it affects me emotionally.
And from the far
The echoes of past memories still haunt me.
An elegy
The song I sing is a tribute to the love that is gone.
Passing hurts
The painful moments of the past still hurt me in the present.
Like fragrance in a breeze
The memories of what was lost lingers on in my mind like a sweet fragrance.
Is still nourish
The pain and memories of the past still influence me and affect my life.
My elegy
The song I sing expresses the pain I feel for what was lost.
Sowed the sorrow
The pain and sorrow of our broken relationship is embedded within me.
On my skin
The pain I endured is now a part of my being, influencing my thoughts and emotions.
And broken vows
The promises made in our relationship are now forever broken and lost.
In endless silence
The pain and loss are prolonged by the silent echoes of the past.
But the try
Despite the pain, I still try to reconcile what was lost.
To repass
To revisit love's old memories and relive the past.
Were a sigh
The hope of rekindling love is just a dream.
Just drowned in me
My hope for reconciliation is shattered and lost.
Carry me
Help me overcome the pain of the past.
In due course
In the right time and at the right pace.
A wee bit reverse...
Help me go back to the old memories so that I can understand and move on from the past.
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EuronymousDead II
Enjoy my favorite gothic band!
Jackie Estacado
Excellent band. One of the few gothic metal bands that are worth listening to.