In 1991, after the r… Read Full Bio ↴White Skull takes life at the end of the Eighties.
In 1991, after the recording of its first demo-tape, White Skull was noticed by the audience and the specialized Italian metal press. The band started a live-promotion in order to increase its own experience. In May 1994, WS released their second demo entitled "Save the Planet", which received excellent reviews.
Excellent reviews and extensive live appearances brought the band in touch with a few Italian labels. However, their music was considered "not suitable for the market"… thus, the guys were asked to change sound and music style. Being fond of classical Heavy Metal and followers of bands like Iron Maiden, Helloween, Scorpions, Black Sabbath and Saxon, the Skulls decided to go on with their type of music, because of their belief in true Metal life-style. White Skull then contributed to two Heavy Metal compilation:
* "Nightpieces 4" (in January 1995) and "Area Sismica" (in June 1995).
* "Area Sismica" (June 1995) – A.M. Songs et Music di Valdagno (Vi).
June 1995: White Skull signs with Underground Symphony
November 1995: Released "I Won’t Burn Alone" (Underground Symphony), first band's album
March 1997: Released "Embittered" (Underground Symphony). Special guest is singer Folco Orlandini (Mesmerize - Time Machine)
May 1997: Guitar player Max Faccio leaves the band, replaced by BB Nick Savio in November 1997. (two other guitarists temporarily played for the band: Pino Sicari from May to August, Lele Pretto from September to November)
March 1999: Released EP "Asgard", containing the famous song, plus an unpublished song "Hagen The Cruel" and two covers: "Tears by the Firelight" (from german Stormwitch) and "Adralmelch" (from Adramelch, Italian cult band of late 80s)
July 26th, 1999: Released "Tales From The North" (Nuclear Blast for the world, Underground Symphony for Italy). Chris Boltendahl (Grave Digger) sings as special guest for this album.
August 28th, 2000: Released “Public Glory, Secret Agony” (Breaker Records/Nuclear Blast)
February 2001: Federica "Sister" De Boni leaves the band due to personal problems. One month later the band decides to get a male singer: Gustavo "Gus" Gabarrò from Argentina. He soon records with the band and appears for the first time in a live performance with White Skull on the 7th April 2001, in Germany.
August 26th, 2002: Released "The Dark Age" (Frontiers Records)
December 2002: Guitarist BB Nick leaves the band because of his growing interest in his side-projects; he is soon replaced by Danilo Bar.
September 2003: Bassist Fabio Pozzato leaves the band, soon replaced by Fabio Manfroi, from Brasil.
February 2004: Fabrio Manfroi leaves the band.
May 3rd, 2004: New album published: The XIII Skull, on Frontiers Records.
October 23rd, 2004: Steve Balocco becomes the new White Skull bassplayer.
After album release the band had to cancel a lot of shows due to health problems of the vocalist. During this stop the band wrote a lot of new songs and they came back into the studio at the end of 2005 in order to record an album entitled “The Ring of the Ancients” based on the Celtic’s stories.
Recorded at Remaster Studio Vicenza, this Cd arose the interest of DragonHeart Records which signed the band to a multi-album deal.
The brand new album “The Ring of the Ancients” is heavier than ever, White Skull music goes straight to the heart and soul of the MetalBangers! I
In the January 2007 the vocalist Gus Gabarrò left the band due to work problems and White Skull announced they are back to a female singer, the real peculiarity of the band.
The new Singer of White Skull is Elisa "Over" De Palma, a true Valkyrie of Heavy Metal! The band is actually recording the new album entitled "Forever Fight" released by DragonHeart Records/SPV, with new bass player Gio Raddi and the new keybords player Alessio Lucatti.
The cd is was released in March 2009 and since then the band started the "Metal Axes Tour" to promote it, with various concerts around Italy.
On May 1st, 2010 the band announced that keyboardist Alex Lucatti was forced to leave the group due to "work problems"
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Discography
* 1995 – I Won't Burn Alone
* 1997 – Embittered
* 1999 – Asgard
* 1999 – Tales from the North
* 2000 – Public Glory, Secret Agony
* 2002 – The Dark Age
* 2004 – The XIII Skull
* 2006 - The Ring of the Ancients
* 2009 - Forever Fight
Escape
White Skull Lyrics
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And the enemies follow, don't want to die
My breath is broken
But desperation will save me!
I WISH the moon wasn't full tonight
But the light is bright
Enemies calling, enemies run
Falling down, falling down
My life before my eyes
I go down, I go down
Oh, God, please save my soul
Falling down, falling down
My life fading away
But my fate will not come tonight!
My wish to live is too strong
All my desires
Give me the power to run far away
They will not come
They won't get me
Forest I pray you, hide my body and soul
I am the only survivor tonight
All the rest have died
I heard the cries
And saw the village completely blazed!
The lyrics of White Skull's song Escape paint a scene of an individual in a desperate situation trying to escape from their enemies. The song opens with the singer running through fields while being chased by their pursuers, and although their breath is broken, they are determined to survive. The first verse also features the lines "I wish the moon wasn't full tonight, but the light is bright," which serves to heighten the sense of tension and urgency in the scene being described.
The second verse opens with the singer falling down and their life flashing before their eyes, but they are determined not to let their fate catch up with them just yet. They draw strength from their wish to live and their desires, using them as fuel to run farther away and escape their enemies. The singer then implores the forest to hide their body and soul, indicating that they are willing to do whatever it takes to survive.
Overall, the lyrics of Escape convey a sense of desperation, fear, and determination. The singer is fighting for their life and seems to be willing to do whatever it takes to escape their pursuers.
Line by Line Meaning
Running through fields
I am running across open fields trying to escape from my enemies.
And the enemies follow, don't want to die
My enemies are chasing me and I am trying to escape from them because I don't want to die.
My breath is broken
I am out of breath and exhausted from all the running.
But desperation will save me!
I am desperate to survive and I believe that my desperation will help me find a way to escape.
I WISH the moon wasn't full tonight
I wish the moon wasn't so bright tonight because it is making it easier for my enemies to spot me.
But the light is bright
Despite my wish, the moonlight is still very bright.
Enemies calling, enemies run
My enemies are calling out to each other and running after me.
I want to survive!
Above everything else, my desire is to survive and escape from my enemies.
Falling down, falling down
I am losing my strength and falling down.
My life before my eyes
As I fall down, my entire life flashes before my eyes.
I go down, I go down
I am falling down and going closer to the ground.
Oh, God, please save my soul
I am praying to God to save me from my enemies and keep my soul safe.
My life fading away
As I fall down, I feel my life slowly slipping away.
But my fate will not come tonight!
Despite my poor condition, I believe that I will survive and escape from my enemies tonight.
My wish to live is too strong
My strong desire and will to live is keeping me going despite my physical exhaustion.
All my desires
All I want is to escape and survive from my enemies.
Give me the power to run far away
I am asking for the strength and power to run far away from my enemies and reach safety.
They will not come
My enemies will not catch me and I will escape.
They won't get me
I am confident that I will outrun and escape from my enemies.
Forest I pray you, hide my body and soul
I am praying to the forest to help me hide my body and soul from my enemies and keep me safe.
I am the only survivor tonight
I am the only one who has managed to escape and survive from the attack of my enemies tonight.
All the rest have died
All the people who were with me have died in the attack of my enemies.
I heard the cries
I heard the painful cries of the people who were killed by my enemies.
And saw the village completely blazed!
I saw my entire village burned down and destroyed by my enemies.
Contributed by Grace T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@snagfree
I found this band on a different site and fell in love with them. I have since listened to a couple albums other than this one and they are bad ass. It seems that they have changed singers a couple times but that kind of thing happens. GREAT BAND!!
@metalslugmasters
great band, love the distortions!
@estmaster007
great song i like it heaaavyyy rules :P
@Tragamon
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