They are characterised by their energetic performances and their high voltage sounds resulting in a psycho/stoner party out of this planet. 2017 was the most active year of the band as they played all around Cyprus including Unity fest, Power of the night festival XII, Ayia Napa youth fest, Hard Rock Café Rising, Nicosia Rock Festival, School of Rock and many more as well as opening for the band MINUS ONE.
They were presented in national television at RIK-Entexnos as well as in various national radio shows including Astra’s “Alpha ston kiklo”, channel’s 6 “Rolling stones” and at Robert Camassa’s show at RIK 3. They also participated in the auditions for Schoolwave Festival in Greece.
In 2018 they got in the recording studio for one more time and in a month they managed to record their new album “Lunar Eclipse” under the supervision of Minor Underground (CY).
The new album contains influences from stoner, psychedelic and doom rock which integrates to the production of a more mellow, psychedelic trip. Stonus aim to participate to festivals all around Europe in order to promote as well as to share their love and passion for music, stigmatising their position in the European stoner scene as the only Cypriot stoner rock band.
Their first live abroad was in London on the 22nd of October were they managed to receive a very positive response from the audience by filling the venue while presenting their new EP.
source: Downtuned Magazine
Mania
Stonus Lyrics
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Blend in the shadows try to inhale your scent
Trapped in the times, how they pass so fast
I'm losing my mind, try to be the one
Every time that I lose myself
Every time that I am freed from your spell
Free from your spell
Choosing a reason, becoming so obsessed
Escape from a prison, where you bound to a cell
Killing the freedom, enslaving yourself
Controlled by a vision, its shape never seen again
Every time that I lose myself
Every time that I am free from the rest
Free from the rest
Free from the rest
Obsession like this is unearthed
You can take what you needed
Obsession like this is unearthed
You can take what you wanted
Obsession like this is unearthed
Obsession...
The lyrics of Stonus's song "Mania" reveal a sense of confusion, desperation, and an intense desire to escape from oneself. The lines "Look in the mirror, try to change yourself / Blend in the shadows try to inhale your scent" suggest a sense of self-consciousness and a need to be accepted or loved by someone else. The singer feels trapped in time, and the passing of time is causing him to feel like he is losing his mind. "Choosing a reason, becoming so obsessed / Escape from a prison, where you bound to a cell / Killing the freedom, enslaving yourself" continues this theme of feeling trapped and describes the singer being obsessed with something, perhaps as a way to escape. However, this obsession only leads to a loss of freedom and a further enslavement of the self.
The singer seems to be struggling with a spell or perhaps a spell-like obsession with something or someone. "Every time that I lose myself / Every time that I am freed from your spell / Free from your spell / Free from your spell" suggests that the singer is aware of this obsession and feels trapped by it. They long to be free from it, but it has such a hold over them that they fear they will never be able to escape. The repeated line "Obsession like this is unearthed / You can take what you needed / Obsession like this is unearthed / You can take what you wanted / Obsession like this is unearthed / Obsession..." further reinforces this sense of being trapped and controlled by the obsession.
Overall, the lyrics of "Mania" offer a raw exploration of the human experience of being trapped, obsessed, and desperate for freedom. The song expresses a feeling of deep existential angst and offers a perspective on how it feels to be trapped by the self.
Line by Line Meaning
Look in the mirror, try to change yourself
Attempting to alter oneself through introspection
Blend in the shadows try to inhale your scent
Hiding in the darkness, trying to catch a hint of familiarity
Trapped in the times, how they pass so fast
Feeling stuck in time, as it rapidly slips away
I'm losing my mind, try to be the one
Becoming insane, attempting to stand out
Every time that I lose myself
Whenever I become lost in thought or emotion
Every time that I am freed from your spell
Whenever I break free from someone's influence
Choosing a reason, becoming so obsessed
Selecting a motive and becoming consumed
Escape from a prison, where you bound to a cell
Fleeing from confinement, where you're trapped
Killing the freedom, enslaving yourself
Surrendering freedom, becoming enslaved
Controlled by a vision, its shape never seen again
Being directed by an image, its form never to be seen again
Every time that I am free from the rest
Whenever I am separate from the crowd
Obsession like this is unearthed
An obsession of this magnitude has been uncovered
You can take what you needed
You may acquire what you desire
Obsession like this is unearthed
An obsession of this magnitude has been uncovered
You can take what you wanted
You may take what you've coveted
Obsession like this is unearthed
An obsession of this magnitude has been uncovered
Obsession...
Obsession...
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Andreas Arestides, Constantinos Demetriades, Kyriacos Frangoulis, Nikolas Frangoulis, Pavlos Demetriou
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receptive monkey
Love the guitar in this song. That deep distortion sounds amazing