Thorbjorn was playing bass at the time with a band called Endomorph, formed by a guitarist named Per Kankanranta. Later on he decided to quit the band and start doing music with Hussni and Erik.
Without a permanent drummer Hussni were forced into the drum position,
as well as guitar and performing all vocals.
Suddenly they remembered an old friend who played drums in another band, his name was Mikael Pekkonen.
When Mikael entered the band they came up with the name Winterlong
from an old rocker who once had a dream.
Mikael played with the band for about one year, and then he left...
...The main reason was school.
Winterlong now had to find a new drummer, and the only drummer capable of performing WLยดs music, and the only one who came to meet their heavy demands was Toni Erkkilรค, former drummer with Thorbjรถrn when they did Endomorph.
This was the beginning of a new era for the band...
Toni and Thorbjรถrn already knew each other since the schooldays,
The band practiced like they were possessed and rehursed like crazy, then they took the music on the road for a few shows.
The metal scene in the area in which they were living was not big though, so realized they had to break out of the cold north to survive.
However, what happened was they went separate ways.
Thorbjรถrn and Erik left town, also did Toni, and only Hussni remained.
As time went by, and the guys didnยดt hear from each other in a while, Hussni joined Per Kankanranta in a newly started project; Javelin.
Erik and Thorbjรถrn began studying, yet they knew school was absolutely not the place for them. They spend all their time with their instruments instead, and recorded lots of material in Thorbjรถrns homestudio. They sent their material to record companies all over the world.
Then suddenly, after achieving some contacts with rather small metal labels, mainly in the U.S, they recieved an E-mail from Lars Eric Mattson, president of LionMusic.
He thought the material was good, and the only problem for him
as he stated, was the lack of a real drummer. They had been using a drum machine for the percussion tracks!
Well, that ignited the spark in their lives as they called up Hussni and Toni and told them what was going on.
Hussni quit the Javelin-project immediatly, and Toni came up from the south of Sweden where he now lived, so once again they joined forces, only this time something magical was in the air...
They signed their very first and well earned record contract!
Cleaning The Machine
Winterlong Lyrics
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From the TV screen
Just for a little while
From those silent screams
Theyโฒre haunting me
Haunting me
Let us watch the war machine
Maybe this time around we'll
Set them free
Iโฒm made of metal
Cleaning the machine
I'm made of steel
The meanest of the mean
I am perpetual
The baddest ever seen
I am forever
I'm cleaning your machine
I still smell that smell
O god itโฒs just like pure hell
Resembles great evil
But than again, thatโฒs your name
They're haunting me
Haunting me
Let us watch the war machine
And feed it with our infants
Maybe this time around weโฒll
Set them free, leave them be
I'm made of metal
Cleaning the machine
Iโฒm made of steel
The meanest of the mean
I am perpetual
The baddest ever seen
I am forever
I'm cleaning your machine
I am a machine
The lyrics of Cleaning the Machine by Winterlong provide a haunting commentary on war, violence, and destruction. The verses portray the singer's discomfort with the televised images of war and the silent screams of its victims. The chorus, on the other hand, directly addresses the war machine and the willingness of people to sacrifice their children to fuel its insatiable appetite. The lyrics imply that the war machine is a monstrous entity that demands constant feeding and that people have become passive enablers instead of active agents of change.
The second verse highlights the singer's detachment from humanity and his monolithic nature. He describes himself as a machine that cleans the war machine, made of metal and steel, the "baddest ever seen." The lyrics seem to suggest that even the person cleaning the machine is devoid of compassion or empathy, reduced to a mere cog in the larger machinery of violence.
The song's overall message is a commentary on the dehumanizing effects of war, how it reduces individuals to mere instruments of destruction, and how people paradoxically become complicit in the very thing they abhor. It is a powerful call to action to resist the urge to feed the war machine and to choose compassion and empathy instead.
Line by Line Meaning
I turn my eyes away
I purposely avoid looking at the TV screen
From the TV screen
From the source of the silent screams that haunt me
Just for a little while
For a brief moment
From those silent screams
From the disturbing sounds that make no noise
They're haunting me
They are causing me to feel disturbed
Let us watch the war machine
Let us observe the destructive nature of war
And feed it with our infants
And sacrifice our young to fuel it
Maybe this time around we'll
Perhaps if we do this again
Set them free
The infants will finally be liberated from the cycle of war and violence
I'm made of metal
I am not human, I am a machine
Cleaning the machine
My purpose is to maintain and repair the machinery of war
I'm made of steel
I am strong and unyielding
The meanest of the mean
The most ruthless and cruel
I am perpetual
I exist eternally, always carrying out my duty
The baddest ever seen
The most vicious and formidable machine to exist
I am forever
I will never cease to exist
I'm cleaning your machine
I am maintaining and repairing the machinery that causes destruction
I still smell that smell
I am reminded of the scent that represents great evil
O god it's just like pure hell
It is a horrific and torturous experience
Resembles great evil
Evil is present and recognizable in this scent
But than again, that's your name
The machine I am cleaning is associated with destruction and evil
Writer(s): Thorbjorn Lars Englund
Contributed by Declan C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Bryna LaPlante
I just have to say; this tutorial saved my life. Thank you! #neverjustwingingitagain
Akhil
0:51 where the video actually starts ur welcome
Siyabonga Ndlela
Bless you
Moses Buddha Jesus
Man, this video gave me a headache.
I appreciate the advice, but it wouldve been so much better without the annoying edits.
Sevencoins7
Agree
Akhil
Agree
Topcat
@RSS would you know how to wash/clean a Gap x Yeezy Jacket? It has down in it too.
samuel h colon
Nice and short vid
John Harris
Brilliant thanks ? Do you have Megan's number by any chance . I was wondering if she would come and help me ?
wavyboyo
Is that gunit? I know I heard that beat before