1994 finally saw Suicide Commando's first CD, Critical Stage, released on the German label Off-Beat. Shortly after, in 1995, Suicide Commando released Stored Images, which contains to date one of van Roy's most popular songs, See You in Hell.
1996 was the ten-year anniversary of Suicide Commando, and with it came the release of Contamination, as well as the limited boxed version, which contained a bonus 3" compact disc featuring previously unreleased material. Contamination was released a year later in North America by the now defunct Electronic Death Trip records.
In 1998, Suicide Commando released the album Construct-Destruct and its sister release, Reconstruction including new clubhits like Desire and Better Off Dead, the former of which was picked up by Possessive Blindfold Records for distribution in North America with bonus tracks.
Van Roy was one of the founders of the Dependent Records label in 1999. It was on this new label that Suicide Commando's next successful releases, two singles and one EP: Hellraiser, Comatose Delusion, and Love Breeds Suicide, accompanied Suicide Commando's 2000 release, Mindstrip, which reached the number one spot on the Deutsche Alternative Charts. Later the Mindstrip album also was licensed and released in North America by Metropolis Records.
In 2002 Suicide Commando release the DCD Anthology on Dependent Records, a compilation of the best and biggest Suicide Commando hits to date, including club hits such as "Hellraiser", "See You in Hell", "Love Breeds Suicide", and offering some exclusive new remixes and rare versions.
For Suicide Commando's next release, Axis of Evil, a special edition double single called Face of Death was released beforehand, selling out in two days. The regular edition of the single continues to sell, and Axis of Evil was voted album of the year (2003) by the Deutsche Alternative Charts. In 2004 Suicide Commando released another limited edition double single, Cause of Death: Suicide + One Nation under God.
In 2006, Suicide Commando returns with the album Bind, Torture, Kill (also available as limited edition including a bonus disc, poster and sticker), featuring the single Godsend + Menschenfresser, released on Johan's own new label Noise Terror Productions, a new division of Dependent Records. The album once again reached the top position in several alternative charts across the world and got voted album of the month in the German Orkus magazine.
Released in 2007, one year after the band's 20th anniversary, the X20 boxset including 3 CDs (one remix CD, one best of CD and the Fuck You Bitch EP) and Suicide Commando's very first live DVD. The special remix CD and the best of album were later released as separate discs by Metropolis Records. End of 2007 Suicide Commando return with the song Hate me, their first new material since the bind torture kill album, released on the noise terror volume 2 sampler on NTP/Dependent.
Notable side projects:
Lescure 13
Kombat Unit
Hellraiser
Suicide Commando Lyrics
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I've put a spell on you
The smell of death
Has got all over you
Like a disease
I'll control your mind
Get on your knees
You won't survive the night
Hellraiser
You're possessed
I'm your living pest
Put you to rest
Tonight you'll be my guest
You're oppressed
Abused on my request
Get ready for
The final inquest
Hellraiser
The lyrics of Suicide Commando's "Hellraiser" speak of a person who is condemned and under the control of the singer. The lyrics suggest that the person has been cursed and immersed in death, and that the singer has the power to control their mind. The imagery of disease is used perhaps to suggest the corrupting influence of evil over the innocent.
The second verse reinforces the idea that the person is possessed, and that the singer is their tormentor. The lyrics suggest that the person has been abused, and that they have no choice but to accept their fate. The final line, "Get ready for the final inquest", perhaps suggests that the singer is going to judge the person and punish them for their sins.
Overall, the song presents a dark and unsettling picture of a person who has lost all agency and is at the mercy of a malevolent force.
Line by Line Meaning
You're condemned
You are doomed and sentenced to a terrible fate.
I've put a spell on you
I have cast a powerful enchantment on you that controls your actions against your will.
The smell of death
The scent of mortality and decay that emanates from your being.
Has got all over you
It has permeated every aspect of your existence, tainting you completely.
Like a disease
It spreads insidiously throughout your body and mind, infecting every part of you.
I'll control your mind
I will manipulate your thoughts and emotions, making you do my bidding.
Get on your knees
Submit to my authority and acknowledge my power over you.
You won't survive the night
Your life will come to an end before the next day breaks.
You're possessed
Your body and spirit are under the influence of an evil entity or force.
I'm your living pest
I am a persistent and destructive presence in your life, causing you misery and suffering every day.
Put you to rest
I will end your torment and suffering by killing you.
Tonight you'll be my guest
You will be my victim, subjected to my twisted desires and cruel intentions.
You're oppressed
You are subjected to harsh and unfair treatment, deprived of basic human rights and dignity.
Abused on my request
I have instructed others to harm and mistreat you, reveling in your pain and suffering.
Get ready for
Prepare yourself for
The final inquest
The last judgment or reckoning, where you will face the consequences of your actions or be punished for your sins.
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