In the summer of 1998, they produced a 7" record named Då hämndens timme slår. There were 200 copies made, sold out in almost one day.
In the next year, the band was put on a hold for almost a year. After some changes in the band settings, Makke quits the band after a car crash and is replaced by Chris. Inge's physical absence lets Fredrik pick up the microphone and Jerker takes his place behind the drums. Another 7" is recorded with this setup and is released 2000 by Communichaos records, entitled Industri, betong och sålda själar. After this 7", the band tours troughout Sweden and Norway. Inge gets at this time more and more involved in his sideproject, but nevertheless he is still a member of the TJM collective and contributes with some lyrics trough mail and sometimes he shows up on stage or for rehearsals.
Another recording is released as a split 7" with the american band They Fear The Reclaim on Arson records and Halvfabrikat records. In the summer of 2001, the band enters The Spiff studio in Skellefteå and records a number of songs. The recording gets some attention on the radio and the band gives more gigs all around Sweden. The hype peaks at Hultsfredsfestivalen 2002, where they played for a large crowd.
The record Det ofrivilliga lidandets maskineri is the result of the recordings during the summer 2001. The record becomes kind of a success and is nominated best rock at P3 Guld awards and wins an award for best Hardrock/Punk at the Manifest awards.
During the summer of 2003 the band plays at some festivals and a lot of new songs are written. Unfortunately, the drummer decides to quit the band due to physical issues, after records the band's new album. Chris takes Jerker's place behind the drums and the stand-in bass Victor S. Brandt replaces Chris as the bass player. The new record is mixed and mastered at tonteknik by Magdog Lindberg (Cult of Luna) and is named Människans Ringa Värde. The album is a notable success, being nominated for several awards.
In the beginning of 2005, the band tours with The Haunted and Insision. The tour takes them through Sweden, Norway and Finland. In April, the band tours through Germany and Austria.
In September 2005 the new songs come alive in the studio, a pre-production of 23 songs is recorded in four days. Together they picked out 15 songs for an upcoming album. Four of the leftover songs were mixed properly and released on the long planned split album with Human Waste[/aritst]. After this recording session the band decided to switch labels and signs to Regain Records for their selftitled release,Totalt Jävla Mörker.
Their name means ''Total Fucking Darkness'' in Swedish.
Norrland
Totalt Jävla Mörker Lyrics
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Nдr hoppet sinar, norrland hдngs
Norrland
Var det allt vi fick?
Norrland
Det vi har kvar...
Mot Sveriges hjдrta, pistolen siktar
The lyrics of "Norrland" by Totalt Jävla Mörker, a Swedish punk rock band, speak to the decline and decay of the northern regions of Sweden, namely the forests and factories that are shutting down or dying due to a lack of economic opportunities. The first two lines of the song express the direness of the situation. As hope fades in Norrland, the people are left struggling to survive, with little to look forward to. The region is characterized by a sense of abandonment by the rest of the nation, as illustrated in the phrase "Norrland, var det allt vi fick?," which means "Norrland, is that all we got?" This reflects the frustration and disappointment felt by those living in Norrland who feel left behind by the rest of Sweden and forgotten by the government.
The final lines of the song reflect the underlying anger that the situation has brought about. The line "mörkret förlamar" means "darkness paralyzes," which could be interpreted literally as a description of the never-ending night in the far north of Sweden or metaphorically as the overwhelming sense of hopelessness that has permeated the region. The lines "mot Sveriges hjärta pistolen siktar" translate to "towards Sweden's heart, the gun aims," which could be interpreted as an act of rebellion against the system that has let them down. The song expresses the frustration and anger felt by the people of Norrland, who are struggling to survive and have been left behind by the rest of the country.
Line by Line Meaning
Skogar som dцr, fabriker som stдngs
Forests that die, factories that close
Nдr hoppet sinar, norrland hдngs
When hope dwindles, Norrland hangs
Norrland
The region of Norrland
Var det allt vi fick?
Is this all we got?
Norrland
The region of Norrland
Det vi har kvar...
What we have left...
Mцrkret fцrlamar, fцrdelningen sviktar
Darkness paralyzes, distribution falters
Mot Sveriges hjдrta, pistolen siktar
Towards Sweden's heart, the gun aims
Contributed by Alexis Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.