Followed by MESSA DA REQUIEM hardly a year later, the mini album hits the top of the European Alternative Charts. It is celebrated “Record of the Year” of the DUTCH ALTERNATIVE CHARTS (DUC) after three months’ constantly holding the top position. The song GROUND ZERO establishes itself as a club hit overnight skilfully linking hard electronics with an oriental theme. For the first time here, THE RETROSIC is enriched by the classical singing of soprano Zaide who gives the EP its name quoting passages from the requiem by Verdi under the same name.
2002 and the following year also sees the band challenging various remix works for BRUDERSCHAFT, CLAN OF XYMOX and a collaboration with [:SITD:] feat. Cyrus on vocals for the comic-soundtrack ERYNIS with the song DECOY and on the RETROSIC-Remix for LAUGHING STOCK.
Almost two years after MESSA DA REQUIEM, THE RETROSIC's second full-time release is brought to daylight with GOD OF HELL. Harsh arrangements combined with biting vocals remain the immovable centre of THE RETROSIC, now expanding to a fully band line-up behind Cyrus. But the electronic surrounding is meeting more exceptional instrumentalisation than ever before and resulting into an enormous number of established club hits: In THE STORM’s Indian flutes open the album and martial military drums and ethereal boys’ choirs rise in the final part of MANEATER. DRAGONFIRE links industrial elements with wide trombones, whereas ELYSIUM apparently leaves the electronical context completely to make room for Oriental rhythms. It is this song, which again features Zaide’s singing as its centrepiece.
GOD OF HELL´s chosen to become the most successful electro release 2004 at the German Alternative Charts (DAC) and also RETROSIC's first album released in North America.
After 2 years of work the highly-awaited follower to GOD OF HELL will be released in summer 2006. NIGHTCRAWLER will take you on a trip to the inevitable, your fear of the dark – where the creatures of the night hide their faces so that you have never noticed them – until now.
Discography:
2001 – PROPHECY (album)
2002 – MESSA DA REQUIEM (mini-album)
2004 – GOD OF HELL (album)
2006 – NIGHTCRAWLER (album)
Antichrist
The Retrosic Lyrics
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But all this time you had it on your mind
You don’t have a soul to sell
Because your world is just called hell
Antichrist is whom you fear
Antichrist, lick my soul’s tears
Antichrist, you are this world’s scar
Antichrist
He divides the waters
He defines the rules
He wipes out the borders
Kings he calls his fools
He just squares the circle
He turns life to stone
He judges world by fire
'Cause it left him alone
The lyrics to The Retrosic's song "Antichrist" depict an individual who is haunted by their own concept of evil, which has consumed their world and tainted their soul. The singer speaks to the Antichrist, who they both fear and despise, as they believe they are the embodiment of the world's scars. However, the Antichrist is not just a physical being; he is also a moral arbiter who defines the rules, divides the waters, and judges the world by fire.
Line by Line Meaning
You thought evil is well defined
You believed that evil was something that can be easily defined and understood, but you were wrong.
But all this time you had it on your mind
Despite your misconceptions about evil, you've been contemplating it all along.
You don’t have a soul to sell
You cannot write off your soul to obtain something in return as it already belongs in a state of damnation.
Because your world is just called hell
Your existence is more like that of living in a hellish environment and nothing otherwise.
Antichrist is whom you fear
Antichrist is the being that you are afraid of.
Antichrist, lick my soul’s tears
Antichrist is so wicked and devilish that he even enjoys tormenting the souls that he's responsible for sending down to hell.
Antichrist, you are this world’s scar
Antichrist is not just a being from within your mind, instead, he is the flaw upon this planet.
Antichrist is what you are
You are Antichrist, and you are causing destruction and chaos into your own little world.
He divides the waters
Antichrist has the power to cause divisions among people just like Moses divided the Red Sea.
He defines the rules
Antichrist is the one who sets the tone in the game by introducing new rules and regulations for people to follow.
He wipes out the borders
Antichrist disregards borders established by countries and brings out chaos upon the land.
Kings he calls his fools
Antichrist has the power and influence to make even the most powerful leaders become subservient to his wicked plans.
He just squares the circle
Antichrist can do things that are considered impossible, and nothing is impossible for him.
He turns life to stone
Antichrist can make people's lives miserable and can stone them to death (figuratively and literally).
He judges world by fire
Antichrist has the power to bring destruction to the world if he deems it necessary in his nefarious ways.
'Cause it left him alone
The world has been isolating Antichrist from itself and the feeling of being alone and rejected is making him behave dangerously.
Contributed by Lily M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.