Confessor - 'Collapse Into Despair' (demo version)

Confronted with illusions
Of twisted untold dreams
A fragment piece of none
Falls slowly into place

Collapse into despair
Who will you find there
Collapse into despair

I, i've endured in doubt
Rapture's just a dream
To placate my mind
I must placate my soul

Sorrow is all i feel today
Tomorrow is just another day
Darkness confronting all my dreams
Wasting away towards tomorrow's pain

For me there's no beautiful
Only shades of black
Dismal future awaits me
Devastation of my soul

Στην (ιδιαίτερη και ξεχωριστή) περίπτωση των Confessor έχουμε αναφερθεί στο παρελθόν. Οι Αμερικανοί doomsters δημιουργήθηκαν το 1986 και διαλύθηκαν το 1994 για να επιστρέψουν στην τρέχουσα χιλιετία. "Πάντρεψαν" με ιδιαίτερη επιτυχία και πρωτοτυπία το progressive με το doom metal. Φαντασθείτε (πχ) τους Watchtower να παίζουν doom. Έχετε μία (πολύ γενική) εικόνα. (Technical Doom Metal είναι ο "επίσημος" χαρακτηρισμός της μουσικής τους.)

Δημιουργήθηκαν το 1986, έμειναν ενεργοί για οκτώ έτη, επανήλθαν το 2002 και συνεχίζουν μέχρι τις ημέρες μας έχοντας κυκλοφορήσει δύο full length albums ("Condemned" 1991, "Unraveled" 2005), τέσσερα demos, τρία EPs, ένα DVD και συλλογή η οποία φέρει τον τίτλο "Uncontrolled". Κυκλοφόρησε τον Μάιο του 2012 σε CD + DVD, τον Ιανουάριο του 2013 σε ψηφιακή μορφή και θα επανακυκλοφορήσει φέτος (14 Μαρτίου 2025) σε cd (500 αντίτυπα), με το δελτίο τύπου να μας δίνει τις λεπτομέρειες:

«Raleigh, NC's Confessor made a name for themselves by crafting unapologetically heavy riffs with a unique flare for rhythmic shifts and odd time signatures. The band created quite a stir by playing all over the southeast and landing two tours in Europe, including the now legendary "Gods of Grind" trek with Entombed, Carcass, and Cathedral.

With the release of their 1991 debut album on Earache Records, Condemned, the group felt as though their chance was at hand to show the world that Confessor was unlike anything else.

Unfortunately, record label partnerships and politics forced Confessor off of the U.S. leg of "Gods of Grind" in favor of a more "happening" act. Ongoing struggles with the label led to lineup changes that altered the band's trajectory, and eventually they folded before seeing the mid-'90s. Luckily, over the years Confessor's controversial-yet-pioneering sound became accepted and adored by many in the metal community, ultimately leading to a reunion and follow-up album in 2005.

Originally issued in early-2013, Uncontrolled collects all three of Confessor's early demo cassettes onto one CD. These are the recordings that helped the band get signed to Earache Records in 1990, and led to the eventual release of the now-groundbreaking Condemned album.

In lieu of the 2013 DVD, this revised edition of Uncontrolled-re-remastered by Jamie King Audio-features an updated tracklist that includes a previously unreleased radio broadcast recorded live on 88.1 WKNC's Chainsaw Rock in 1989, plus an expanded 20-page booklet with lyrics. For the fans, by the fans!»