a) Tenebrarum was a mexican band founded in 1990 in Guadalajara, Mexico. They released two demos named "Horror" (1990) and "The Distortionated Guts of Idolatry" (1992) which showed some influences from death/grind metal. In 1993 they added a keyboard player and thus the sound of the band changed to a mixture of death and black metal. In 1994 they recorded their only album which was called "Alta Magia". The band split up after that sometime around mid-90s. "Alta Magia" is considered one of the finest pieces of underground mexican death metal from the golden era, alongside Shub Niggurath, Argentum, Cenotaph, Mortuary and The Chasm.
b) Colombian band created in 1990 by David Rivera. In 1992 they released their demo “Visiones del Horror” (Horror Visions), in classical Death Metal vein. In 1994 they changed their sound and the band released their first album “El Vuelo de las Almas” (Flight of Souls). This album established the foundations of a style than mixed classical music with metal, introducing violin, soprano voice and some piano parts with a very solid rhythmical base of drums, bass and guitar. Besides, this album showed the way to many bands with Goth tendencies in the country.
In 1995 “Blood & Tears”, their second album, saw the light. This is the heaviest work of the band, with some touches of Black Metal (musically, not in the lyrics). Its sound is raw, combined with violin, keyboards and soprano parts. In 1996 “Sol Negro” (Black Sun) , a compilation with demo, first album and some rare unreleased live tracks, showed up.
In 1997 “Divine War” was released. This work split the bands musical history. More elaborated and melodic pieces were composed for this album. From this point the violin became TENEBRARUM´s seal of identity. Gutural parts were combined with lyrical voices. Divine War was the first interactive album in Colombia (in any genre) and one of the first albums in Latin America with this technology.
In 2000, to commemorate a decade of hard work, TENEBRARUM released “X”, their fifth album, in a special edition only in vinyl. This LP shows a more mature composition and more dense and defined sound.
In 2001 the band released Voices, a conceptual work in which the music is developed around a story divided in ten chapters. A chamber orchestra was used to give music a more interesting texture. It was mastered al Sterling Sound (NYC) by George Marino (Metallica, Aerosmith, Type O Negative, etc.).Spanish label Mondongo Canibale released Voice´s European version-it has new artwork, a live bonus track and two videos-.
In 2002 TENEBRARUM released Divine War 2002, a digipack with new versions of old songs. Besides, it contains a multimedia track with 14 songs in mp3 and a video.
Since 2006 the band has been working on their new album. It´s name is Winter. It has 12 songs –including a cover from colombian tecno band Estados Alterados-, string arrangements and female vocals. The sound of the new material is very sophisticated and mature.
TENEBRARUM has played in very important festivals like Rock al Parque (the biggest rock open air festival in South America after Rock in Rio), sharing stage with the most important groups of the country and Latin America (Masacre, A.N.I.M.A.L., Kraken, among many others). The band has been nominated several times as best metal band award by Shock, the most prestigious rock publication in Colombia.
El Despertar
Tenebrarum Lyrics
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Quisiera volver atrás
Retomar el control de mi vida
Para volver a comenzar
Pero hay niebla cubriendo mi mente
De tragedia y soledad
Perseguido, atormentado
Por el recuerdo de los que ya no están
En toda esta falsedad?
¿Cuanto más hay que fingir
Para poder obrevivir?
Que frágil es la vida
Que fácil es morir
Por un error del pasado
Aún expio mis pecados
Todo en la vida lo pagas
No importa lo que hagas
Las cuentas serán saldadas
No se puede construir sobre la nada
Todo en la vida lo pagas
No importa lo que hagas
Las cuentas serán saldadas
No se puede construir sobre la nada
Ahora todo en mi se desvanese
Siento ya tranquilidad
La redención en mi renace
Al encontrar la calma
Es hora de escapar
Es tiempo de continuar
No permito la derrota
No es perder sino ganar
Todo en la vida lo pagas
No importa lo que hagas
Las cuentas serán saldadas
No se puede construir sobre la nada
Todo en la vida lo pagas
No importa lo que hagas
Las cuentas serán saldadas
No se puede construir sobre la nada
The lyrics of Tenebrarum's song "El despertar" describe a feeling of being trapped in a dark tunnel, longing to go back and take control of one's life in order to start anew. However, there is a fog covering the singer's mind, filled with tragedy and loneliness, haunted by memories of those who are no longer around. The lyrics question where the truth lies amidst all the falsehood and how much pretending one has to do in order to survive. The fragility of life and the ease with which one can die due to past mistakes, which still weigh heavily on the conscience, is also highlighted.
Towards the end of the song, the singer finds tranquility and a sense of redemption. They feel that it's time to escape and move on, not allowing defeat to be an option and recognizing that one cannot build on nothing.
The powerful lyrics of the song showcase the struggles and hardships of life, from a feeling of helplessness and desperation, to the importance of finding peace and moving forward.
Line by Line Meaning
Atrapado en un túnel oscuro
Trapped in a dark tunnel
Quisiera volver atrás
Wanting to go back
Retomar el control de mi vida
Regain control of my life
Para volver a comenzar
To start over again
Pero hay niebla cubriendo mi mente
But there's fog covering my mind
De tragedia y soledad
Of tragedy and loneliness
Perseguido, atormentado
Hounded, tormented
Por el recuerdo de los que ya no están
By the memory of those who are no longer here
¿Donde está la verdad
Where is the truth
En toda esta falsedad?
In all this falsehood?
¿Cuanto más hay que fingir
How much more do we need to pretend
Para poder obrevivir?
To be able to survive?
Que frágil es la vida
How fragile life is
Que fácil es morir
How easy it is to die
Por un error del pasado
Because of a past mistake
Aún expio mis pecados
Still atoning for my sins
Todo en la vida lo pagas
Everything in life has a price
No importa lo que hagas
No matter what you do
Las cuentas serán saldadas
The accounts will be settled
No se puede construir sobre la nada
You can't build on nothing
Ahora todo en mi se desvanese
Now everything in me fades away
Siento ya tranquilidad
I already feel tranquility
La redención en mi renace
Redemption is reborn in me
Al encontrar la calma
By finding peace
Es hora de escapar
It's time to escape
Es tiempo de continuar
It's time to continue
No permito la derrota
I don't allow defeat
No es perder sino ganar
It's not losing but winning
Contributed by Natalie I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@julivillegas85
Aún en el 2020 la sigo escuchando... Amo esta música, ojalá hubiera más apoyo a estás bandas .... Te Amo mi Colombia.
@TenebrarumOficial
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@warlock810415
sin lugar a duda es una de la mejores bandas colombianas su música y su trayectoria de mas de 20años así lo respaldan.
@susangotik
ESAT GENIAL ESTA BANDA!!....SOY DE ECUADOR,,,,,EXCELENTE MUSIKA, Y EXCELENTE VIDEO!!!....FELICIDADES!!!
@TenebrarumOficial
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@lindatao36
Yo los amo ,y amo la evolución de ellos amo que cada vez sean autenticos ,tal vez no le gusta lo nuevo a muchos ,pero no todos piensan que una banda necesita evolución para seguir ,creando musica y ellos son el ejemplo de que cada vez evolucionan con nuevos sonidos ,y nuevas letras a mi si me encantan 🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋✋💗
@TenebrarumOficial
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@willoHM
UFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF k bandota recuedo k la primera ves k vi este video fue en un rock al parque y desde ay me kedo gustando esta gran banda vival el metal
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@5452304
JUAN CARLOS HENAO!!!! QUE PRESENCIA DE HOMBRE, QUE VOZ TAN !!!!!!! EXCELENTE.... ME GOZE EL TOQUE EN EL SUR, POR LOS CUMPLE DE BOGOTA... QUE VUELVAN PRONTO!!! TODOS, DAVID RIVERA!!!!! QUE CHIMBA QUE COMPARTA CON EL PUBLICO!!! DETALLAZO!!