1997년 여름, 메틀계의 여신 ANCIENT, DIMMU BORGIR, THERION 출신의 킴벌리 고스와 IN FLAMES의 JESPER에 의해 결성되었고 이들의 열정과 공격성을 여지없이 표현 하고있다.
칠드런 오브 보덤에서 기타를 맡고있는 알렉시와 머시풀 페이트, 위처리, 아치 에너미 출신의베이시스트 샤리와 드럼머 러니 밀리아노비치가 오리지널 라인업으로 이미 전세계적으로 호평을 얻은 데뷔앨범 "BEWARE THE HEAVEN" 을 녹음한 바 있다. 이 앨범은 공격적이면서도 감성적인 80년대풍 음악에 느낌을 내고있는데, 거의 모든 고딕밴드가 가지고있는 천사와 같이 맑은 목소리가 아닌 굉장한 목소리를 내고있다.
여러 이유로 킴벌리는 스웨덴에서 핀란드로 이주했고 이로 인해 스웨덴에 있는 다른 세 명의 멤버와 접촉이 어려워졌고 이들 셋 역시 다른 프로젝트로 바빴으므로 킴벌리와 알렉시는 최종적인 멤버를 구하기에 이르렀다.
전 WALTARI출신의 기타리스트 ROOPE LATVALA, TAROT의 베이시스트 MARCO HIRTALATO, TO DIE FOR의 드러머 TOMMI LILMAN로 새로운 라인업이 정해졌고 이들과 1999년 2집인 "TO HELL AND BACK"을 녹음하였으며 대중매체의 극찬을 받았다. 팬들의 열화와 같은 성원과 대중매체의 전폭적인 지지로 투어를 시작하였고 핀란드 유명한 나이트위시와 매진사례의 유럽투어를 마쳤다.
이 다재 다능한 다섯명의 교감으로 성공적인 성취작인 새앨범 "SUICIDE BY MY SIDE"을 완성했으며 저 유명한 해머폴과 인 플레임즈, 디무 보거가 녹음한 스튜디오 프레드먼에서 작업하였다. 이 앨범은 시너지를 이 익스트림 음악계에 있어서 최고봉으로 한걸음 더 가깝게 했고 헤비메틀의 꿈을 실현시켰으며 새 앨범은 이들의 힘을 느낄 수 있는 "I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE"로 포문을 열고 있다.
"THE SIN TRADE", "VIOLATED", "ME, MYSELF, MY ENEMY"는 흔히 말하는 어떤 메틀앨범들 보다 더욱 힘이 넘치고 메틀적이며 이 놀라운 트랙들은 필청곡 들임과 동시에 이 메틀음악은 시너지와 함께 밝은 미래가 있음을 믿어 의심치 않는다. .... ....
Entering into a world darkness I hesistate even though there is no other way To bring you back to me
Even in death you have never left me The sacrifice of another sends me soaring Into the afterworld
In search for you I encounter Cyane I go astray to make ammends for slaughtering The young and innocent
They've closed the gates of eternity And sent the enslaved souls to wander helplessly Into the nothingness
An evil force lies waiting there As Alti casts her spell and closes in Bonded by death to defeat her We leave the prison of our bodies Have our souls unite as one and...
The shamaness chanting furiously
She does the dance of spirits and commands them To possess the lifeless ones
Begin the clash between good and evil We'll overcome and the last thing you will hear me say is... "I have many skills"
An evil force lies waiting there As Alti casts her spell and closes in Bonded by death to defeat her We leave the prison of our bodies Have our souls unite as one and...
Strike the demons Make them pay Drain her power The sin trade
You've come to me with your tears But I just walk away in anger I won't forget the years I lost You took away my youth
You seek forgiveness from me I close my eyes and pretend you're not here I've moved one. I'm not afraid of you I know you're weak
I'm here to tell you - you'll never own me I will refuse you and laugh as you cry You've violated but now I'm stronger I take my life back and watch as you fall
Your time will come, so be wanted I will be back for retribution Your screams will help me fall asleep at night And live through the day
I'm here to tell you - you'll never own me I will refuse you and laugh as you cry You've violated but now I'm stronger I take my life back and watch as you fall
I've say goodbye to the pain Your presence here cannot destroy me You can try, but I will stand up When you knock me down
I'm here to tell you you'll never own me I will refuse you and laugh as you cry You've violated but now I'm stronger I take my life back
I'm here to tell you you'll never own me I will refuse you and laugh as you cry You've violated but now I'm stronger I take my life back and watch as you fall
I dwell on the times I've had I can't seem to leave the past I've lost who I am inside My spirit has long since died
My eyes, they no longer see My ears, they don't hear a sound My lips, they have lost the taste My hands, they no longer feel
Broken and torn am I withered and worm through time So where do I go from here? Contunie to breathe this fear?
Your eyes, never see me grieve Yor ears, never hear my cries Your lips, never speak the truth Your hands, never hold me tight
This isn't living, I'm only existing I refuse to stay here and continue to live out this lie So I shatter the hourglass, hoping my time will pass Because I'll only be noticed when my name is written in stone
My soul is made of glass Weakend from sorrows past I've lost all the will to try So I slowly wait to die
How long should I will regret? Why me? I have paid my dues So lost, how can I be found? I wish time would heal my wounds
This isn't living, I'm only existing I refuse to stay here and continue to live out this lie So I shatter the hourglass, hoping my time will pass Because I'll only be noticed when my name is written in stone
This isn't living, I'm only existing I refuse to stay here and continue to live out this lie So I shatter the hourglass, hoping my time will pass Because I'll only be noticed when my name is written in stone
Chaos is my wake up call Another day of suffering Waste time staring at the wall Nowhere to go, no one to see
So many voices are stalking my mind I can't sleep because they're screaming at me I can feel eyes that are staring at me Even though there is nobody here
I'm afraid to go outside I don't want to face reality I'm so paranoid inside It seems like I'll forever be
I'm terrified, dead inside If I'm dreaming, someone wake me They've haunted me secretly, all my life When I'm alone, uncontrolled Madness leads my every movement It's killing me, can't you see? I'm insane
Hate myself my everyday I don't want to live to see the night If my thoughts don't kill me first I'm doing to end it with a knife
So many voices are stalking my mind I can't sleep because they're screaming at me I can feel eyes that are staring at me Even though there is nobody here
I'm terrified, dead inside If I'm dreaming, someone wake me They've haunted me secretly, all my life When I'm alone, uncontrolled Madness leads my every movement It's killing me, can't you see? I'm insane
I've runaway once again But this time it's forever I'm going back to the one place That I can call home
Every where I turn I find another dead end So I crash and burn, just start all over again
Fourth world I am on my way Let me fly beyond your gates You're my last hope for escape Grant me passage, give me freedom
I long to be where the stars in the sky are my footsteps Where every cloud is a stair leading closer to you Why died I leave you at all, can you see when it brought me? I'm so ashamed of the path I have taken in my life
Fourth world I am on my way Let me fly beyond your gates You're my last hope for escape Grant me passage, give me freedom
I can feel you in my veins One step closer to your fortress
Fourth world I am on my way Let me fly beyond your gates You're my last hope for escape Grant me passage, give me freedom
Living everyday through this nightmare no signs of waking up Surrounded by my fear and frustration paralysed here I stand
So I surrender now, and give up on myself Been sinking for so long, I'm one to deep now How much more can I bear? Seems no one even cares I'm drown in a sea of desperation
Suicide the comfort that I crave Kill me now and send me to my grave Suicide you're listening to me Let me die and finally be free Suicide salvation from my pain My demise humanity to blame Suicide your life is in my hands Suicide stay by my side
I've tried over and over again, still you see, I can't hang on Hopelessly I lie and wait for redemption, as I slowly drift away
Drink of the poison now and take my final bow Don't know what lies ahead I'll take that chance though For all that I've been through don't know what else to do (I kiss my life goodbye so hear my last words...)
Suicide the comfort that I crave Kill me now and send me to my grave Suicide you're listening to me Let me die and finally be free Suicide salvation from my pain My demise humanity to blame Suicide your life is in my hands Suicide stay by my side
Suicide, be my guide, embrace me now, so I can die
Suicide the comfort that I crave Kill me now and send me to my grave Suicide you're listening to me Let me die and finally be free Suicide salvation from my pain My demise humanity to blame Suicide your life is in my hands Suicide stay by my side
It's early morning The sun comes out Last night was shaking And pretty loud My cat is purring And scratches my skin So what is wrong With another sin The bitch is hungry She needs to tell So give her inches And feed her well More days to come New places to go I've got to leave It's time for a show
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane Here I am, rock you like a hurricane
My body is burning It starts to shout Desire is coming It breaks out loud Lust is in cages Till storm breaks loose Just have to make it With someone I choose The night is calling I have to go The wolf is hungry He runs to show He's licking his lips He's ready to win On the hunt tonight For love at first sting
Here I am, rock you like a hurricane Here I am, rock you like a hurricane Here I am, rock you like a hurricane Here I am, rock you like a hurricane
This bloody road remains a mystery. This sudden darkness fills the air. What are we waiting for? Won't anybody help us What are we waiting for? We can't afford to be innocent Stand up and face the enemy. It's a do or die situation - we will be invincible.
This shattered dream you cannot justify. We're gonna scream until we're satisfied. What are we running for? We've got the right to be angry. What are we running for when there's nowhere we can run to anymore? We can't afford to be innocent Stand up and face the enemy. It's a do or die situation - we will be invincible. And with the power of conviction there is no sacrifice. It's a do or die situation - we will be invincible.
Won't anybody help us? What are we running for when there's nowhere
Nowhere we can run to anymore? We can't afford to be innocent Stand up and face the enemy. It's a do or die situation - we will be invincible. And with the power of conviction there is no sacrifice. It's a do or die situation - we will be invincible.
We can't afford to be innocent Stand up and face the enemy. It's a do or die situation - we will be invincible. We can't afford to be innocent Stand up and face the enemy. It's a do or die situation - we will be invincible.