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)
Total War
The Retrosic Lyrics
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Solving the plans we've made
Deeming we are heaven sent
There is nothing to repent
Destroy the world to save it
Amerce who have to acquit
See what you are fighting for
Marching through ashes of our own
Leaving a trace of ruins and bloody bones
We divide good from evil
Ignoring the dirt at our steeple
Stalking through a wasted land
This is our bitter end
The Retrosic's song "Total War" is a call to action to a final crusade, a justification for the plans that have been made, and an assurance that there is no need for repentance. The lyrics suggest that in order to save the world, it must first be destroyed, and those who do not conform or acquit will face punishment. The song speaks to the notion that war is necessary to create peace, even if it means leaving a trail of destruction behind.
The second verse speaks about the damage caused by war, with the line "Marching through ashes of our own, leaving a trace of ruins and bloody bones." However, the justification for this devastation is the supposed separation of good and evil. The dirt at the steeple (symbolizing religion) is ignored, implying that personal beliefs and motives are not valid reasons for questioning the righteousness of the cause.
The overall message of "Total War" is a commentary on the justifications for war and the human capacity for destruction in the pursuit of what is deemed to be the greater good. The lyrics suggest a disregard for the moral and ethical implications of war, and the song is a sobering reminder of the consequences of such actions.
Line by Line Meaning
Hailing the last crusade
We are proclaiming the beginning of the final holy war.
Solving the plans we've made
We are executing the schemes we have plotted.
Deeming we are heaven sent
We believe we are divine messengers selected by the almighty.
There is nothing to repent
We have done nothing wrong, and there's no reason to express regret.
Destroy the world to save it
We will eradicate the world to preserve it.
Amerce who have to acquit
Punish the ones absolved and exonerate the ones guilty.
See what you are fighting for
Understand the reason behind the struggle.
This is total war
This is an all-out conflict without any limitations or restrictions.
Marching through ashes of our own
We are parading through our own destruction and disasters.
Leaving a trace of ruins and bloody bones
We are causing devastation and human casualties, resulting in ruins and bloodshed.
We divide good from evil
We categorize everything between righteous and wicked, black and white.
Ignoring the dirt at our steeple
We disregard any wrongdoing occurring in our religious institution.
Stalking through a wasted land
We are moving stealthily through a barren territory.
This is our bitter end
This marks the bleak and dreadful conclusion to our actions.
Contributed by Jack D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
esc666painFM
Awesome song!
missheavymetal1
love it
Reaverhobbies
CYLON! hardcore, and sick track! thanks for posting!
Patricia Ulbrich
I got this song on CD! It's great!
Hard Games
me too played the game :D and music is good
user89076
@Lvxifyr6 Aggrotech, neo-EBM, electro-industrial... in other words, it's good music ;)
Poison Empress
how did i forget this band!???
Dunkelklaue
@Darkclaw86 later, this three Genres where put together with a new modern form, the Hellelectro (also known as Aggrotech) in the collective neme Electro to delimitated from the technoscene. You see this is not so easy, because the modern electronic music, which is often called Industrial, has realy nothing or such minimal to do with the origin. Electro as genre term is much more precise.
user89076
@Darkclaw86 I see, and you have a point. But now-a-days most people just view Industrial (and Electro-Industrial) as an umbrella term. While I don't totally agree with this, I've accepted that it's a lot easier than creating hundreds of sub-genres, as electronic music is very diverse.
Terry Balfour
This kicks serious bollocks!