It didn´t take long before 4th member, Michael Bøgballe - frontman of Danish metalband Mnemic, joined forces with the band adding variation and a more heavy aspect to the music.
Official Line-up
Claus Lillelund - Clean vox
Michael Bøgballe - Distorted vox
Casper Skafte - Guitar, bass, synth.
Brian Brylle Rasmussen - Drums
Live Line-up
Claus lillelund - vox
Michael Bøgballe - vox
Casper Skafte - guitar
Brian Brylle Rasmussen - drums
Obeast - bass
Morten Sandager - keys and synths
Lars Jelsbak - rythm guitar
Afterlife
Smaxone Lyrics
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Of an angels eyes
I'm now so far away
Please decide to guide
Me to my surprise
I'll hold on
I'll stand by
Take me to a planet
Then I won't crack
I won't hide
I will not hide
Mindtrap, unfolding
Inside the places
I've never seen
I'm now, I try to find
Reasons for me to stay so
Tell me how I will know
If this is afterlife
Break me, to take me
To make me realize
Striking lightnings in the sky
Now it's my turn to seek
And find what you hide
I'd like to go
Striking lightnings in the sky
Now it's my turn to seek
And find what you hide
I'd like to go there
Know me when I reach you with no disguise
Now that I've come so far
Touch me just to know that I'm by your side
Then I'll stay, then I won't die
Mindtrap, unfolding
Inside the places
I've never seen
I'm now, I try to find
Reasons for me to stay so
Tell me how I will know
If this is afterlife
Break me, to take me
To make me realize
Striking lightnings in the sky
Now it's my turn to seek
And find what you hide
I'd like to go
Striking lightnings in the sky
Now it's my turn to seek
And find what you hide
I'd like to go there
We try but I can go
Without your guidance
Feels like you're flying
But you're outside inside
How can I find you
When this place is so distant
How do I find you
When you're so far away
Tell me how I will know
If this is afterlife
Break me, to take me
To make me realize
Striking lightnings in the sky
Now it's my turn to seek
And find what you hide
I'd like to go
Striking lightnings in the sky
Now it's my turn to seek
And find what you hide
I'd like to go there
The song "Afterlife" by Smaxone is about someone searching for their place in the afterlife. The lyrics of the song reveal that the singer is in a state of confusion and uncertainty as they try to find meaning in their existence beyond the physical world. Throughout the song, the singer seeks guidance and direction, pleading to be awakened in front of an angel's eyes who will take them to a planet so far outside. They hope to find answers to the questions in their mind.
The first verse of the song gives us some idea about the singer's state of mind. They are 'so far away' and looking for guidance. The singer is asking someone to 'tell me how I will know if this is afterlife, break me, to take me to make me realize.' They feel they need to be broken to find their purpose and understand their existence beyond the physical world. In the second verse, the singer says 'mindtrap, unfolding inside the places I've never seen.' They are lost, unsure of where they are, and what they are supposed to do. They are seeking to find what is hidden, to get an answer to their questions.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the singer's search for guidance and direction. They 'like to go there,' i.e., the unknown, looking for answers to their questions. The singer is unsure how to find their way in the afterlife. They are trying to understand their existence in the afterlife, to know 'if this is afterlife.'
Overall, the song Afterlife is about the search for meaning in existence beyond the physical world. The singer is confused and seeking guidance to find their purpose.
Line by Line Meaning
Wake me up in front
Please bring me to a heavenly place
Of an angels eyes
Where I can see and experience the beauty of angels
I'm now so far away
I feel distant and disconnected from what's around me
Please decide to guide
Please help me find direction in life
Me to my surprise
Take me to a place that will amaze me
I'll hold on
I'll try my best to persevere
I'll stand by
I'll be loyal and supportive
Take me to a planet
Bring me to a world beyond this one
So far outside
A world that is distant from my current reality
Then I won't crack
I won't break down emotionally
I won't hide
I won't conceal my true self
Mindtrap, unfolding
My thoughts and feelings are complex and difficult to navigate
Inside the places
Within the depths of my mind
I've never seen
Experience and perspective that I haven't encountered
I'm now, I try to find
I am currently searching for
Reasons for me to stay so
Motivation to continue living this life
Tell me how I will know
Please give me insight or guidance
If this is afterlife
If this is what comes after death
Break me, to take me
Challenge me in order to make me grow or understand something
To make me realize
To make me truly understand or accept something
Striking lightnings in the sky
Powerful and illuminating force in nature
Now it's my turn to seek
It's my time to actively search for something
And find what you hide
Discover what has been kept hidden
I'd like to go
I desire to explore and discover
Know me when I reach you with no disguise
Please accept me for who I am, without any pretense or facade
Now that I've come so far
Now that I have progressed to this point
Touch me just to know that I'm by your side
Let me feel your presence so that I know I'm not alone
Then I'll stay, then I won't die
Then I will be content and fulfilled, and will not feel as though a part of me is missing or dying
We try but I can go
I can continue moving forward even without someone's help, although it might be more difficult
Without your guidance
Without someone leading the way or showing me the path
Feels like you're flying
It appears as though you are soaring or effortlessly succeeding
But you're outside inside
But you may not be feeling completely fulfilled or content despite your external success
How can I find you
In what way can I connect with you
When this place is so distant
When our perspectives and experiences are so far apart
How do I find you
Where do I look or how do I proceed in order to connect with you
Contributed by Zachary Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Unexysted
// TRACKLIST:
01 | 00:00 | I See You: Part I
02 | 01:33 | Regression
03 | 06:05 | Freedom 2003
04 | 11:55 | Smiling
05 | 16:32 | Waiting
06 | 19:54 | Bad Sensation
07 | 24:07 | Dead But Alive
08 | 28:13 | Afterlife
09 | 33:23 | If You Could
10 | 37:08 | I See You: Part II
@Unexysted
// TRACKLIST:
01 | 00:00 | I See You: Part I
02 | 01:33 | Regression
03 | 06:05 | Freedom 2003
04 | 11:55 | Smiling
05 | 16:32 | Waiting
06 | 19:54 | Bad Sensation
07 | 24:07 | Dead But Alive
08 | 28:13 | Afterlife
09 | 33:23 | If You Could
10 | 37:08 | I See You: Part II
@wileysil3313
holy shit, this has city, physicist and ocean machie written all over it. what a find! i love it! 😍
@TheMuffe
I remember listening to Waiting on repeat when this came out. I was 18 years old. Damnit. Half my life ago. Thanks for this!
@yohanm5429
Mnemic singer !!!!
@girlwithturn
Afterlife is the best song that I heard in my life...
@MrCraigfess
I don't understand what drugs you need to use in order for your brains to start working like this and producing such beautiful music, it's amazing.
@PseudoMystic
Been looking for this album for many years, thank you
@89saur
WHAT A GEM !!
@mnemic9564
This is an insanely good but obscure album. Thanks to you and 7Uterus, I've found another gem to add to my collection of niche industrial metal. This is up there with Raunchy, Mnemic, Shadow Domain, Sybreed, Zeromancer, Obsydians, Strapping Young Lad, Fear Factory, Arkaea, and Threat Signal. This kind of music is so niche and so hard to come by but this is a true gem. Where did you find this album? The record label is dead and this album isn't on streaming sites. It's a shame. I'd like to get a copy of this somehow, be it online or not.
Seriously, this fits right in with my tastes to a T. I wish I could find more Gary Numan / Fear Factory cyber industrial sounds like this, ones that sound unique. Metalcore isn't cutting it, it needs to be metal like this
@Unexysted
Came across Smaxone when searching for other projects of the Mnemic members. And yeah, It's hard to buy albums like this from official sources these days. Raunchy, Sybreed & Disarmonia Mundi pretty much are the zenith of modern metal, and my most beloved bands for years now. You might wanna check out Mechina (Especially the Xenon album), Clawerfield, Nakaruga, Breach The Void, Blood Stain Child & the early material from Engel. The best Industrial soundscapes in metal, besides Sybreed, definitely belong to Alex Rise from Tyrant Of Death, guy is a genius. His side-project Kunstzone is the most extreme Industrial Death known to mankind.
If you happen to have missed it; I made a Cyber/Industrial playlist which packages all the good stuff. Take care and cheers my dude o/