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.
Psykets heroin
Totalt Jävla Mörker Lyrics
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Förkasta allt du offrade och gav
dom som satt spöken i ditt sinne
matat dej med sprutor som tärde ditt inre
Instängd verklighet, ett liv utan värdighet
Dom lovar guld och gröna skogar
Men blundar för dina blodiga knogar
Dom som lurat oss med välfärd
Psykets heroin, nedbruten till en maskin
The lyrics of Totalt Jävla Mörker's song "Psykets heroin" present an unapologetically dark portrayal of the devastation wrought by mental illness and addiction. The title itself is a powerful metaphor, likening the effects of psychic pain to the inescapable pull of a highly addictive drug. The opening line, "Dom kommer att dansa på din grav," paints a bleak image of a world in which even in death, one is not free from the mocking judgment of others.
The second line, "Förkasta allt du offrade och gav," suggests that those who suffer from mental illness are often forced to sacrifice a great deal in order to appease the demands of society or the medical establishment. The third and fourth lines, "dom som satt spöken i ditt sinne/matat dej med sprutor som tärde ditt inre," paint a picture of a mental health system that is more interested in controlling people's thoughts and behaviors than in actually helping them heal.
The fifth line, "Instängd verklighet, ett liv utan värdighet," speaks to the feeling of being trapped in a world that lacks meaning or purpose. The following lines describe the false promises of a system that is more interested in exploiting people's suffering than in actually alleviating it. The final line brings the metaphor full circle, likening those who suffer from mental illness to machines that have been worn down and destroyed by the relentless pull of addiction.
Line by Line Meaning
Dom kommer att dansa på din grav
Those who deceive you will celebrate your demise
Förkasta allt du offrade och gav
Deny everything you gave away and sacrificed
dom som satt spöken i ditt sinne
Those who haunt your mind with their lies
matat dej med sprutor som tärde ditt inre
Force-fed you with needles that destroyed your soul
Instängd verklighet, ett liv utan värdighet
Trapped in a reality devoid of dignity or worth
Dom lovar guld och gröna skogar
They promise the world, but deliver nothing
Men blundar för dina blodiga knogar
Ignoring the blood on your hands from their schemes
Dom som lurat oss med välfärd
Those who deceived us with their welfare
Kommer lämna dej sjuk och undernärd
Will leave you sick and malnourished
Psykets heroin, nedbruten till en maskin
Psychosis's heroin, reduced to a machine
Contributed by Annabelle L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.