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
Twilight
Scream Silence Lyrics
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My head is violated
Emptiness fills my soul
Ponderous is my walk
On the water
I creep on the water of my mind
Darkness all around me
I try to understand
It's a fight without sense
It displaced me
I'm so far away from myself
Sometimes I am caught into a web
A veil surrounds my mind
'cause of a flood of feelings
Somewhere is a place where I break down
I am lost in my soul
And nothing I can do
It speaks with my voice
It looks with my eyes
It breathes my air so that I gasp
I try to return in me
I wait helplessly
All of a sudden
I am back
The first verse of Scream Silence's song "Twilight" describes the singer's state of mind - they are exhausted, lost and filled with emptiness. The line "My head is violated" suggests that the singer's thoughts have been violated, perhaps by disturbing or distressing memories. The phrase "ponderous is my walk" reflects the weight the singer feels on their shoulders, and their sense of being weighed down by their thoughts. The image of the singer creeping on the water of their mind suggests that they are struggling to keep their head above water, to stay afloat amidst their turbulent thoughts.
The second verse continues this theme of darkness and confusion, with the singer talking about feeling displaced and far away from themselves. The line "It's a fight without sense" suggests that the singer is engaged in some kind of internal battle - perhaps with themselves or with their own mind - but that this battle is one they cannot win. The lines "Sometimes I am caught into a web/A veil surrounds my mind" describes the singer being caught up in their own thoughts, unable to break free from the confusing and overwhelming emotions that surround them.
The chorus of the song describes the singer's desire to return to themselves, and the overwhelming feeling of helplessness that they experience when they are lost in their own soul. The final line "All of a sudden/I am back" suggests that the singer's moments of clarity and coherence are fleeting - they come and go quickly, without warning or explanation.
Line by Line Meaning
My eyes suffused with blood
My eyes are filled with blood, indicating that I am in a state of emotional turmoil and stress.
My head is violated
My mind is confused and overwhelmed, and it feels like something has intruded upon it.
Emptiness fills my soul
I feel a deep sense of emptiness and void inside me, which is hard to fill.
Ponderous is my walk
I am walking slowly, which reflects the weight of my emotional burden and the difficulty of carrying it.
On the water
I am walking on the surface of the water, which metaphorically represents my turbulent and unstable state of mind.
I creep on the water of my mind
I am moving cautiously and slowly in the realm of my thoughts and emotions, trying to navigate through the chaos and confusion.
Darkness all around me
My environment is shrouded in darkness, which intensifies my feelings of fear and uncertainty.
It rules another might
The darkness has a dominant and oppressive power over me, which makes me feel helpless and powerless.
I try to understand
I am attempting to comprehend why I am feeling the way I do, and what I can do to alleviate my pain and suffering.
It's a fight without sense
The battle I am waging against my negative emotions seems futile and pointless, as there is no clear victory or resolution in sight.
It displaced me
The darkness has caused me to feel disconnected from myself and my surroundings, and I no longer feel like I belong or have a sense of purpose.
I'm so far away from myself
I feel like I have lost touch with my true identity and essence, and I am struggling to reclaim my sense of self.
Sometimes I am caught into a web
At times, I feel trapped and entangled in a web of negative thoughts and emotions, which makes it hard for me to break free.
A veil surrounds my mind
My thinking is clouded by a figurative veil, which prevents me from seeing things clearly and objectively.
'cause of a flood of feelings
I am inundated and overwhelmed by a deluge of intense emotions, which makes it hard for me to find a stable footing.
Somewhere is a place where I break down
There is a place within me where I feel like I cannot keep going, and I am close to breaking down and losing control.
I am lost in my soul
I feel adrift and disconnected from my true self, which makes me feel lost and alone in the world.
And nothing I can do
I feel like there is nothing I can do to change my situation or overcome my struggles, which intensifies my feelings of despair and helplessness.
It speaks with my voice
The darkness inside me seems to have its own voice, which speaks through me and embodies my thoughts and actions.
It looks with my eyes
The darkness seems to be looking through my eyes, which makes me feel like I am being watched and judged by an all-seeing force.
It breathes my air so that I gasp
The darkness seems to be suffocating me and taking away my breath, which makes it hard for me to breathe and function normally.
I try to return in me
I am attempting to reconnect with my true self and rediscover my identity and purpose in life.
I wait helplessly
I feel like I am at the mercy of my dark thoughts and emotions, and I cannot do anything to escape or alleviate them.
All of a sudden
Suddenly and unexpectedly, my state of mind changes or improves, which gives me a glimmer of hope and possibility.
I am back
I have returned to a state of normalcy and balance, and I feel like I have regained control over my thoughts and emotions.
Contributed by Hunter V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.