When we had enough material for our first demo, we contacted an old friend of ours named Ted Larsson to do the drums. We recorded the demo in June 2002. It was a hellish week filled with problems in the studio and all kinds of other backtracks, hellish but very interesting since we were totally in love with the music that was now starting to find its right shape. The demo got its final touch through mastering at Criteria Mastering by Plec.
After the demo was finished, Slumber was in grave need of more members since merely four people weren't enough for the vast arrangements of the songs. We got in touch with a few more friends, Daniel Albertsson, Mikael Brunkvist and Daniel Beckman. For about a year we kept writing music, played some gigs and worked on the Slumber concept. June 2003, the demo “Seclusion” was recorded in our own Chaos Practice Studios. After a few weeks of trying to mix the demo, we realized that we needed a couple of fresh ears to do the work. So we turned to Plec once again, this time he was assigned to do the mixing as well as the mastering.
When “Seclusion” was finished, we played a couple of more gigs in the Stockholm-area, sent the demo to four recordlabels, one of these was Karmageddon/New Aeon Media who showed immediate interest. Their initial idea was to release our previous two demos as one album, but we felt that we could do the songs more justice and decided to re-record most of the songs as well as add the brand new track “Fallout”.
After trying to find the right man to produce our debut album, we decided to return to Plec, and this time we moved into his studio Panic Room located in the middle of nowhere of Swedish scenery. We lived in the studio for two weeks, we all worked day and night in different rooms of the studio. Creativity was ever present and everyone put in their fullest effort to achieve the best possible result, and we felt passionate every step of the way. The mixing was done during only two very hectic days and under a lot of pressure. Two months later, after some remixing and mastering the album “Fallout” was finally complete, and we held in our hands a result which really satisfied our high expectations. At this point we decided to sign the deal offered to us by Karmageddon/New Aeon Media.
2) Also a black metal band from Russia, which began in 1996
Discography
When the Evil Come... EP, 1999
The Dreams of the Dead Full-length, 2003
3) Indie band from West Virgina
Where Nothing Was Left
Slumber Lyrics
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Deep bottomless corridors
Where I have crawled through years of cold dead decay
Reaching for something I could never hold onto
Gripping around something so withering and fragile
I abused myself to a point where nothing was left
My days had become so gray and colorless
Falling deeper and deeper into dusk
Now I realize my soul was tainted (in disgrace)
So hard a surface, yet so easily broken
Torn apart by truth and its sickening touch
Words came out but were painfully spoken
I never knew it would hurt so much
So hard a surface, yet so easily broken
The opening lyrics of "Where Nothing Was Left" by Slumber paint a picture of a seemingly endless labyrinth of lifeless halls and corridors. The singer has been crawling through this maze for years, searching for something they could never hold onto. The imagery of something withering and fragile emphasizes the fleeting nature of the object of their search. The struggle is palpable as they grip desperately, only to be left empty-handed.
The second stanza begins with a stark admission of self-abuse. The singer has pushed themselves to a point where there is nothing left of them. The world around them is colorless, and they feel themselves falling deeper into an abyss of despair. The realization hits that their soul has become tainted, and they are in disgrace. The metaphor of ashes sweeping around them suggests a sense of finality or endings.
The final couplet of the chorus brings home the central theme of the song. The singer is tough on the surface, yet so easily broken. The truth hurts, and their words are painful. This recognition of vulnerability is a crucial breakthrough. The road ahead may still be difficult, but the journey toward healing can begin with acknowledging the fragility of the self.
Line by Line Meaning
Endless halls
A never-ending maze-like path
Deep bottomless corridors
Long passages with infinite depth
Where I have crawled through years of cold dead decay
The persona has traversed through the desolate path for years
Reaching for something I could never hold onto
Striving to achieve something that can never be attained
Gripping around something so withering and fragile
Holding onto something that is fleeting and feeble
I abused myself to a point where nothing was left
Self-destructive behavior leading to complete emptiness
My days had become so gray and colorless
Life had lost its vibrancy and vitality
Slowly the ashes where sweeping around me
Being surrounded and consumed by hopelessness
Falling deeper and deeper into dusk
Feeling further and further away from any light or hope
Now I realize my soul was tainted (in disgrace)
Coming to terms with the corruption of one's being
So hard a surface, yet so easily broken
A veneer of strength that is easily shattered
Torn apart by truth and its sickening touch
The painful impact of facing reality
Words came out but were painfully spoken
Expressing truth with great discomfort
I never knew it would hurt so much
Realizing the depth of the pain experienced
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