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
Kerosene
Scream Silence Lyrics
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The paleness and the glance
Let shades so soundless
Surround our innocence
And we know ...
The gloom the brightness
And greedy seeks the serpent
For truth in every sin
And we know that we both lost
And we know ...
I'm your ruin
And you're my ruins
But don't be scared let's do the wrong
I'm kerosene
And you're the raging blaze
So let it happen lead me on
The plus and minus
The going and return
It does not matter
That antimatter hurts
In Scream Silence's song "Kerosene," the lyrics talk about two individuals who understand the darkness that surrounds them. The "guess the knowing" and "paleness and the glance" suggest that they are aware of the dangers that lie ahead, but they are surrounded by a soundless, grey area. They are innocent in this sense because they are untouched, but by being in this zone, they are also vulnerable. They can see the gloom, which is the darkness that enshrouds them, and the brightness that is beyond the reach of their current vision. They know that they have lost something, and possibly it is their way back from this shadowy abode. The serpent, which is often seen as the embodiment of evil in many religions, uses their every weakness to achieve its nefarious goals.
The chorus talks about both individuals being each other's ruin. They know that they are destructive and that their relationship is like kerosene and a raging blaze. They are ready for the inevitable explosion that happens when these two elements come together. They urge each other not to be scared and to ride this dangerous and hazardous journey. The final line of the chorus suggests that this journey may lead either or both of them into ruin, but that doesn't seem to matter. They accept that the "plus and minus," the "going and return" of the journey is what they both crave, and they are not worried about the cost.
Line by Line Meaning
The guess the knowing
We are uncertain about some things, but know some things for sure.
The paleness and the glance
We can sense something, but it is not completely clear to us.
Let shades so soundless
Our surroundings are quiet and peaceful.
Surround our innocence
Our lack of knowledge makes us vulnerable to the unknown.
And we know ...
Even though there are some things we do not understand, we have some level of understanding.
The gloom the brightness
There are different shades of emotions and experiences that we go through.
Beyond of the within
There are things beyond our understanding.
And greedy seeks the serpent
People are always searching for truth, even if it means doing unethical things.
For truth in every sin
We believe there is some truth in every wrongdoing.
And we know that we both lost
Despite our efforts, we have both lost something.
I'm your ruin
I am the cause of your destruction.
And you're my ruins
You are the remnants of my past mistakes.
But don't be scared let's do the wrong
Let's take risks and make mistakes together without fear.
I'm kerosene
I am the catalyst for destruction.
And you're the raging blaze
You are the force that will consume everything in our path.
So let it happen lead me on
Let's embrace the chaos and destruction that will follow our paths.
The plus and minus
There are positive and negative aspects in everything.
The going and return
Life is a journey with no guaranteed destination.
It does not matter
Things don't always have a clear outcome and it's okay.
That antimatter hurts
Even something that is supposed to have no charge or energy can still cause pain.
Contributed by Brooklyn S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
missheavymetal1
Beautiful song... Really loved this, thanks so much for uploading!!
Miranda
This is the first time I've heard this band, and I really like what I'm hearing!!
Raúl Novaretti
Woow, my personal favorite song!! I sing it every time I hear it X )
Silenzio
Excelente 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Kate Cooper
I'm officially obsessed with this band
Asteria Morana
I love these guys so much I wish they would tour more and more world wide
corvus
se parece mas a diary of dream que a love metal XD.. esta muy bueno, ya voy a descargar su discografia
Lord Chris
Genial! además muy buenas las imágenes! gracias...
Grace
Muy buena cancion es una de mis favoritas demas la imagenes le van bien al video XD
peter rogner
amazing Gothrock, iLove this.