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Between dreams and Destiney Asrai Gothic Rock
  • Stone Cold
  • Angel
  • All seems so Hollow
  • Overworld
  • Ghost
  • Stone Cold (Grendel remix)

Between Dreams and Destiny

Relasedate: 20 august 2013

Times are changing, and specially in the music scene, suddenly crowdfunding is the keyword. Although not in our dictonary. Back to our roots and recording and releasing our EP independently.

After recording de demo

(All seems so) Hollow  by Hans Pieters , we decided that we want to make a videoclip from this song.

 

We  went to Germany to the Gatestudio were Sascha Peath recorded and produced our songs.

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During our journy to our release we met Jett and when Martin decided to go on his own musical path, we asked Jett to join Asrai. So with a new line-up had a photosession with Kenny van Essen

We were so lucky to work with some amazing people who joined  us on the road between our dreams and our destiny
 
Specially Sascha Peath it was so much fun and great to work with him again, he produced the EP and recored all songs at the Gate studio except  All seems so Hollow who was recorded at Excess studio by Hans Pieters.

Also  Loes Baijens and Sil Oliver who did an amazing job and made the great clip :All seems so Hollow, and ofcourse Natascha van Poppel who helped us with tips and support while filming

We also would like to mention Kenny van Essen for the fun and really nice photoshoot. Ofcourse Jan Yrland who blend everyting to a magical artwork.
 
And ofcourse Jos Tucker, popping up through the whole process, like old times. With the re-mix as highlight.
 
And not to forget, the support from our loved ones and our fans who were willing to wait ...
 
With all our love Asrai

Lyrics

Stone Cold

like a mirror of your fear

inside a burning frame

it changes your faith

 

Another shade of grey

like a stain in my own history

the poverty of soul

it feels so dark and cruel

 

all seems so pointless

all seems to make no sense at all

I'm getting weaker

as I find myself , crawling on the floor

 

like a slave to myself

I'm hunting my reflection

like a slave to my world

I'm slowly petrified

 

I don't care any more

'cause I'm stone cold

like a prisoner in my head

just like I am paralyzed

I don't move anymore

'cause I'm stone cold

and just like there is no regret

I can't feel a thing anymore

 

Like I would freeze inside

I fall into austerity

sometimes the cracking ice

quakes my world apart

sometimes my consciousness

seems to hibernate inside

when will I finally wake up

in a world of peace

like a slave to myself

I'm hunting my reflection

like a slave to my world

I'm slowly petrified 

 

You've been a stranger before

now I'm stone cold,

We've been through this before,

now I feel like I am cold as a stone,

I scrape my living,

I lost my visions

and no emotion is getting through

to my shut up soul

my fear is my religion 

 

I don't care any more'cause I'm stone cold

like a prisoner in my headjust like I am paralyzed

I don't move anymore

'cause I'm stone cold

and just like there is no regret

I can't feel a thing anymore

Angel

aised to be chaste

twisted and torn

 

As good as I could be, I used to be

as calm as it could get, it came for me

but I was never asked if I'm the Angel

that you want me to be

 

as sweet as I could be, I seemed to be

but deep inside I couldn't wait to see

the other side of innocence

the nightmare of your dreams    (fantasy)

 

I'm your fainted "supernatural"

 

You see the Angel in me

but sometimes I am crossing lines

another world is calling

and I follow without fear

 

You want the Angel in me

but sometimes I just can't resist

another me is calling

(and) I just follow

 

as far as I could prove

I claimed the dessert of our sin

but what was never usednow captivates it's way to life and then

 

I'll be your supernatural 

But I'm no angel anymore

sometimes you need to follow

what you don't dare to know

 now I'm your tainted supernatural 

 

You see the Angel in me

but sometimes I am crossing lines

another world is callingand I follow without fear

 

You want the Angel in me

but sometimes I just can't resist

another me is calling(and) I just follow 

raised to be chaste but destined to fail anyway

twisted and torn by an eldritch s way 

 

I'm your supernatural 

but you still see the Angel in me

and sometimes I am crossing lines

another world is callin

gand I follow without fear 

 

You want the Angel in me

but sometimes I just can't resist

another me is calling and I just follow

All seems so Hollow

As it seems so hollow

Will it stay this way?

all seems so hollow          

 

my violative soul's tormented

by a winter long

like a hailstorm in my head

the world cracks down on me

 

and as the rain falls down

the pain seems never ending

I'm cursing every day

that's not the day my tragedy will end

 

I can't believe that it will go on this way?

my life so hollow and I'm just a shade 

all colors turned to grey

I can't believe that one day I break the chains

'cause now the sun is just a blinding stain

but too bright to wipe it away                                          

 

I can see the pale sunlight

on the horizon of my dreams

is that the promised wonderland 

is it as pleasing as it seems?

 

but I just can't escape

it's hard to light a darkened mind

my world that's full of shades

where I find shelter anytime

 

I can't believe that   - it will go on this way?

my life so hollow - and I'm just a shade  all colors turned to grey

I can't believe that  - one day I break the chains

'cause now the sun is just a blinding stain

but too bright to wipe it away                                           

 

 I can't believe that  it will go on this way?

my life so hollow  and I'm just a shade 

all colors turned to grey

I can't believe that one day I break away

'cause when the sun is just a blinding memory                                   

I'll be a cold grey empty frame    

Overworld

Hide in the dark night with me.

Come share the pale light with me,

 

I cut myself so many times

My broken heart has finally crossed the line

 

The screams comes closer there is so much blood.

I find my chance in fragments out of line

 

Possessive

Obsessive

Hide in the dark night with me

 

Possessive

Obsessive

Am I Insane?

 

Possesion

Obsession

Come share the pale light with me,

 

Provoking the breakdown

Am I deranged

 

All gasps for air

A symphony

All forces flowing round

Until it will stop pouring down

Raindrops on my skin

Burning like fire

 

Visions within

Of where the end begins

 

Night crawler

Day dreamer

Slowly dying

In your sleep

Hiding… in the dream

 

Dreamcatcher

Dead of summer

Soultaker

For ever mine to keep

 

Possessive

Obsessive

Hide in the dark night with me

 

Possessive

Obsessive

Am I Insane?

Possesion Obsession

Come share the pale light with me, 

Provoking the breakdown

Am I deranged 

 

I cut myself so many times

My broken heart has finally crossed the line 

The screams comes closer there is so much blood.

The screams comes closer there is so much blood

 

Possessive Obsessive

 

Hide in the dark night with me 

Possessive Obsessive

 

Am I Insane?

Possesion Obsession

 

Come share the pale light with me 

Provoking the breakdown

Am I deranged

Ghost

you feed the hunger in me

and you're poison for my needs

I'm restless inside

is that what you desire?

 

you're like venom in my veins

 

Like a ghost in my mind

you disappear in daylight

one hand's on fire,

the other turns to ice

like a ghost in my head

you challenge my resistance

and I lose time

I never can revive

 

and come alive

 

The shadow's just is a hidden light

no chance to hush the lullaby

your face has lost it's name

And I cry out loud

 

you're the venom in my veins

 

Like a ghost in my mind

you disappear in daylight

one hand's on fire,

the other turns to ice

like a ghost in my head

you challenge my resistance

and I lose time

I never can revive

 

and come alive

Hey, could you sleep last nigh

tor did the silence wake you up?

I was lost in broken dreams

they just don't seem to get enough

of dreamers and believers

your craving surely eat all up

and then we'll see what's left of us

and if the torture finally stops 

 

Like a ghost in my mind

you disappear in daylight

one hand's on fire,the other turns to ice

 

like a ghost in my head

you challenge my resistance

and I lose time

I never can revive and come alive

and come alive and come alive

and come alive

Stone Cold (Grendel remix)

like a stain in my own history

it feels so dark and cruel

all seems to make no sense at all

I'm getting weaker

as I find myself , crawling on the floor

 

like a slave to myself

like a slave to my world

like a slave to myself

like a slave to my world

 

like a prisoner in my head

just like I am paralyzed

I don't move anymore

'cause I'm stone cold

 

Stone cold, it’s so cold.

 

like a stain in my own history

it feels so dark and cruel

all seems to make no sense at all

I'm getting weaker

as I find myself , crawling on the floor

 

like a slave to myself

like a slave to my world

like a slave to myself

like a slave to my world

 

like a prisoner in my head

just like I am paralyzed

I don't move anymore

'cause I'm stone cold

 

Stone cold, it’s so cold

 

Between Dreams And Destiny - Aardschok

www.asrai.net

Liselotte Hegt

Het Rotterdamse Asrai is met de nieuwe EP `Between Dreams And Destiny’ weer back in business. Zo werden de twee voorgaande, uitstekende CD’s `Touch In The Dark’ (2004) en `Pearls In Dirt’ (2007) nog via een platenmaatschappij uitgebracht, dit keer heeft Asrai het heft in eigen hand genomen.

De eerste kennismaking met de vijf nieuwe tracks, die in goede banen zijn geleid door producer Sascha Paeth (onder andere Kamelot, After Forever, Epica, Avantasia), is weer uiterst aangenaam. Asrai begeeft zich nog altijd in het dark wave genre en vanaf opener ,,Stone Cold’’, een track met een zeer aanstekelijke, vlotte beat, word je direct omklemt door duisternis en melancholie. Het is eigenlijk niet gek dat dit nummer als zesde track in een pure elektro (en geslaagde) remix versie is toegevoegd.

Asrai zet in het geheel een frisse sound neer maar laat ook horen dat deze EP een logisch vervolg is op de voorgaande releases. De kruiperige en onheilspellende sfeer die we van de band kennen beleef je in de tweede track ,,Angel’’. Met ,,All Seems So Hollow’’ flirt Asrai een beetje met synth pop, terwijl het slepende ,,Overworld’’ een lekkere optater krijgt door de bijval van grunts. Net als het eerste nummer heeft ook ,,Ghost’’ heeft weer zo’n `haunting’ beat waardoor het allemaal gewoon erg lekker en zelfs toegankelijk klinkt.

Het stralende middelpunt van `Between Dreams And Destiny’ is natuurlijk zangeres Margriet Mol die de muziek zonder twijfel een eigen smoel geeft. Verder wil ik niet onvermeld laten dat het artwork er weer bijzonder goed uitziet. Ik snak naar meer! Vooralsnog is deze EP te bestellen via de website van Asrai.