Through most of their career the band emphasized the use of contrasting soprano vocals and death grunt vocals, but with the release of Free Fall into Fear — in 2005 — the band switched this contrast mostly to tenor vocals and death growls, with rare soprano passages.
Kjetil Nordhus, Runar Hansen, Kjell Rune Hagen, and Jonathan Perez walked out in November 2006 due to bad organisation leading to monetary loss for all the members of the band and posted a statement on the Trail of Tears' website saying the band had split up. Ronny Thorsen soon issued a statement saying they would in fact be carrying on without them and that they couldn't have chosen a worse time to leave the band due to the upcoming tour for the album Existentia. All tour dates had to be canceled.
On February 1, 2007 it was stated that former Trail of Tears vocalist Cathrine Paulsen re-joined the band. The band was also confirmed for 2007's Sweden Rock Festival, which was then followed with an extensive North American headlining tour alongside Echoes of Eternity and Unexpect.
In August 2008, the band announced that they will enter Soundsuite Studio in Marseille, France with Terje Refsnes on November 3, 2008 to record their sixth studio album. Ronny Thorsen says that there are fourteen songs ready, with an additional four or five on the drawing board. The album was released in 2009.
The band's final album, Oscillation, was released in 2013.
Current members:
* Ronny Thorsen - Vocals - (Session for Blood Red Throne, Scariot, Tristania)
* Cathrine Paulsen - Soprano vocals - (Lucid Fear)
* Bjørn Erik Næss - Guitars - (Panomania, Lucid Fear)
* Pål Olsen - Guitars - (Guardians Of Time)
* Endre Moe - Bass - (Cutthroat (Nor), Dimension F3H (Live))
* Cato Jensen - Drums - (Cutthroat (Nor), Lucid Fear, Sarcoma Inc., Dimension F3H (Live))
Former members:
* Jonathan Perez - Drums - (Sirenia, Sonido Latino)
* Kjell Rune Hagen - Bass
* Kjetil Nordhus - Vocals - (Chain Collector, Green Carnation)
* Runar Hansen - Lead guitar
* Terje Heiseldal - Rhythm guitar
* Frank Roald Hagen - Synthesisers
* Ales Vik - Soprano vocals
* Helena Iren Michaelsen - Soprano vocals - (Black Widow, Imperia, Angel, ex-Sahara Dust)
* Vidar Uleberg
* Michael Krumins - Lead guitar
Albums:
1998 - Disclosure In Red
2000 - Profoundemonium
2002 - A New Dimension of Might
2005 - Free Fall Into Fear
2007 - Existentia
2009 - Bloodstained Endurance
2013 - Oscillation
Demos:
1996 - Natt
1997 - When Silence Cries...
Official site: www.trailoftears.no
Ecstatic
Trail of Tears Lyrics
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Incomprehensible sight
Confusion and lips painted red
Intentions to feed of your needs
A tear is spilled in the city of sin
A new dimension of might
Incomprehensible sight
The voices they whispered to me
Come indulge in the ecstacy
I see the shadows of the night
Dark reflections of delightful grace
Prepare for me
Call me insane cause I worship the sinners
All of my visions they will be in vain
You need me in order to feel complete
I'll be here to serve and fulfill your needs
Distractions are no longer here
My heart explodes as I feel your touch
Forcing me to take part in your lust
Distractions are no longer here
I felt my emotional scars healing
and welcomed a pleasure so pure
A natural intoxication has taken a chokehold on me
The lyrics of Trail of Tears' "Ecstatic" depict a person who is lured into a world of sin and pleasure. The song portrays the seductive nature of temptation and explores how it can take hold of a person and overpower them. The opening lines talk about a new dimension of might and incomprehensible sight, which is a metaphor for the overwhelming power and majesty of temptation. The singer then goes on to describe the confusion and lips painted red, which suggest a sense of decadence and indulgence. The intention is to feed off the listener's needs, which indicate the vulnerability of the person to the seductive lure of temptation.
The song then moves into a description of a new beauty which is so vast and unreal that it becomes an invitation to indulge in the ecstasy. This is followed by the line, "I see the shadows of the night, Dark reflections of delightful grace." Here, the singer is describing the allure of temptation, the way it can be both beautiful and sinister at the same time. As the song progresses, the singer expresses his willingness to worship the sinners and his visions that are all in vain, suggesting the futility of chasing sinful desires.
The last verse describes that the person needs to embrace the darkness in order to feel whole, and the distractions are no longer there. The singer is forced to take part in the lust and is left with scars that are healed by the pleasure that has taken a chokehold on him. The message of the song is that temptation can be powerful and seductive but ultimately leads to destruction.
Line by Line Meaning
A new dimension of might
Witnessing a power beyond comprehension
Incomprehensible sight
Seeing something so immense and impossible to grasp
Confusion and lips painted red
Being lost and tempted by the seductive nature of sin
Intentions to feed of your needs
Desiring to exploit and use your vulnerabilities
A tear is spilled in the city of sin
Emotional pain is felt in a place of corruption and vice
A beauty so vast and unreal
Encountering an otherworldly and extraordinary allure
The voices they whispered to me
Hearing the whispers of temptation and indulgence
Come indulge in the ecstacy
Inviting to surrender to the pleasure and lose oneself
I see the shadows of the night
Perceiving the dark side of desire and temptation
Dark reflections of delightful grace
Finding beauty in the sinister and dangerous
Prepare for me
Getting ready to fulfill the desires and needs of others
Call me insane cause I worship the sinners
Being judged for finding appeal in those deemed sinful and immoral
All of my visions they will be in vain
Realizing the emptiness and futility of such desires
You need me in order to feel complete
Claiming to hold the key to someone's happiness and fulfillment
I'll be here to serve and fulfill your needs
Offering to cater to someone's desires and cravings
Distractions are no longer here
Emptying the mind of all other concerns and focusing solely on indulgence
My heart explodes as I feel your touch
Experiencing intense pleasure and excitement from contact with another
Forcing me to take part in your lust
Being driven by someone else's desire and passion
I felt my emotional scars healing
Finding temporary relief from past trauma and pain
and welcomed a pleasure so pure
Embracing a pleasure that seems unadulterated and uncorrupted
A natural intoxication has taken a chokehold on me
Being overwhelmed and consumed by a sense of pleasure and euphoria
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RONNY THORSEN, RUNAR HANSEN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
ELy AvE rEX
Lembro de ter pegado esse cd na loja só pela capa.. nunca tinha ouvido a banda..
Me relembro também que valeu cada centavo.
Orlando Sotomayor
Excelentísimo tengo esta joyita en Cd!!
DoomMantia
True Norwegian Gothic Metal! (if blackers have a Circle of "True Norwegian Black Metal", why can't we have our own Circle, with bands like this one, Tristania, TSOTB, Dismal Euphony and Theatre Of Tragedy? XD) Seriously, this whole album kicks ass, very original, creative and powerful; beautiful and headbanger at the same time ;-D
susana liliana Rosato
Temazo!!!
Fernando N.C
increible todo el álbum
Nature Wisdom
Love this band, very underrated
Lino Kurtz Marriott
Fantastici TRAIL OF TEARS !!! ... Un Gruppo che è una garanzia !!!
Diana González
My favorite band! Hope they come to Mexico very soon |m|
FLAMENGO ROCK METAL
disco do caralho ... essa canção na linha Black...
Anton Yearel Contreras Inzunza
muy buen tema y el tipo tiene la media vozzzz