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1)DESERT is a Dark Epic Metal act from Israel. The band exists since 2002, and has expanded its musical palette since then, mixing in some darker colors to go with power and epic metal glitter. During those years were released 2 EP’s: “The Way To Honor” 2004, “Prophecy Of The Madman” 2006 and one full length studio album "Star Of Delusive Hopes which was released in early 2011 by the Greek label Sleaszy Rider Records . The album was recorded and produced by Nick Savio (Hollow Haze, White Skull) at Remaster Studio in Vicenza (Italy). Mix and mastering were done by Andy La Roque – a legendary guitarist of King Diamond at Sonic Train Studio in Varberg (Sweden). The internet single "Lament for Soldier's Glory", featuring a guest performance by Joakim Broden, the lead singer of SABATON, received an instant recognition by fans and press both in Israel and worldwide.
DESERT has been gigging various venues ranging from small clubs to international open-air festivals, sharing bills with acts like SABATON, GRAVE DIGGER, DRACONIAN, NIGHTMARE, TIM RIPPER OWENS, ELUVEITIE, DARK TRANQUILITY, ELVENKING. As a part of "Star Of Delusive Hopes" tour, DESERT also performed on the venues of biggest festivals in Europe, such as Sabaton Open Air -Rockstad: Falun (Sweden) ,Ayja Napa Youth Festival (Cyprus) and TOTAL METAL FESTIVAL (Italy), where shared the main stage with HELLOWEEN, SABATON, STRATOVARIUS, DREAM EVIL, PAIN, ROTTING CHRIST, SCAR SYMMETRY, FREEDOM CALL,MOONSPELL, ANNIHILATOR, ENTOMBED, BEHEMOTH, KREATOR, VAN CANTO, DECAPITATED and many others.
On the waves of successful “Star Of Delusive Hopes” on 2012 the band started the pre-production work of the second full length album, later named as “Never Regret”. The album was produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Alex Zvulun at A.G. Studio in Tel-Aviv. As for previous album the cover artwork was done by a great Brazilian artist Jobert Mello – well known by his work with SABATON, PRIMAL FEAR, GRAVE DIGGER and many overs. Ralf Scheepers – a legendary voice of PRIMAL FEAR and GAMMA RAY, contributed his voice to one of the tracks on the album.
“Never Regret” offers to you 10 tracks, which are keep the musical line of our previous record – 10 great, dark, heavy and epic masterpieces, that will show all our ideas, abilities and passion along with more creativity, maturity and concept. Besides that, few guest musicians take part on this album - Ralf Scheepers (PRIMAL FEAR), the lovely INFY, Merry Ann Genin and Alex Zvulun (THE FADING).
The "Never Regret" album release show took part in march 2015 by a huge show with a very special guests as Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Chris Boltendahl (Grave Digger) and Yossi Sassi. This show also was a start for a massive "Never Regret" tour which went thru 2015 and 2016 and consisted 50 shows in 15 countries as a headline act and as a support act for band like Sabaton, Battle Beast, Civil War, Circle II Circle, Elvenking, Serenity, Moonspell and Mystic Prophecy.
The 2017 year is on the sign of working on the new album and continious massive touring.
2)Desert were Paul Kane and Paul Pringle. Paul Kane was a regular DJ at Liverpool super-club Cream while Paul Pringle started producing and engineering in 1991. They released releasing their first single 'Moods' on Stress Records.
In 1997 they launched Glow Records, a label at the forefront of UK produced underground house music, and released the first records by Steve Lawler and Lil Devious. The label received regular support from DJs all over the world and tracks have appeared on compilations such as Ministry of Sound and Renaissance.
3) Desert is also the name of the synth pop band from Yugoslavia. they have appeared on the compilation of yugoslavian bands, "Metalka 35" from 1984. Desert on discogs.com.
4) Desert is an electronic dream pop band from Barcelona, Spain.
Lament for Soldier's Glory
Desert Lyrics
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Before our fathers were born
Empires clashed
In fury burning millions, among these men
Were outlaw soldiers who's names is the time are lost forever
Fighters stood, one hundred times outnumbered
Time to attack! Break through the line of fire!
"Surrender means die!"
On the ashes of war,
Redemption by blood,
Villains rise, heroes fall
On the ashes of war,
Now you steal my glory,
Villains rise, heroes fall
One by one, battalions went to Heaven!
Given no chance, betrayed by motherland
Sent to advance
Fatalities not counted, sent into Hell!
On the ashes of war,
Redemption by blood,
Villains rise, heroes fall
On the ashes of war,
Now you steal my glory,
Villains rise, heroes fall
You dare to be my judge but seem to forget
My blood is red as yours was split on this land,
Answered the call as one, united we stood
'Til Order 227 was misunderstood!
On the ashes of war,
Redemption by blood,
Villains rise, heroes fall
On the ashes of war,
Now you steal my glory,
Villains rise, heroes fall
The lyrics of "Lament for Soldier's Glory" by Desert tell a story of soldiers who fought in a past war that resulted in the rise and fall of heroes and villains. The first verse explains that this war happened before the time of the fathers of the current generation. The next few lines tell of the soldiers who were forgotten in history and time. Despite their names being lost to us, we are told that they fought with fury and bravery against armies far stronger than their own. They faced insurmountable odds and yet still found the courage to fight.
The chorus mentions the ashes of war and how redemption was wrought through blood. The line "now you steal my glory" implies that the soldiers who survived the war were robbed of recognition and respect for the sacrifices they made. The second verse tells of how the soldiers were betrayed by their motherland, and were sent without proper support into a suicidal battle. The third verse accuses the people who now sit in judgment of the soldiers of forgetting that they bled and died for the same land that they call home. The last line is a reference to Order 227, an order given by the Soviet leader Stalin during World War II, which mandated that soldiers who retreated were to be shot.
Overall, "Lament for Soldier's Glory" reflects the lament of the forgotten soldiers who fought in wars far from home. It shows how the honor and glory attributed to soldiers often extend only to a select few while many are left unrecognized.
Line by Line Meaning
Decades ago,
Many years in the past,
Before our fathers were born
Even before the birth of our ancestors,
Empires clashed
Powerful nations went head to head in war,
In fury burning millions, among these men
In the heat of battle, many men lost their lives,
Were outlaw soldiers who's names is the time are lost forever
The names of rebels who fought in this war have been forgotten with time
Fighters stood, one hundred times outnumbered
The soldiers stood bravely even though they were greatly outnumbered
Time to attack! Break through the line of fire!
It's time to fight and break through the enemy's firing line
No turning back,
There is no option to retreat,
"Surrender means die!"
If we surrender, it will mean certain death
On the ashes of war,
After the war has come to an end,
Redemption by blood,
Forgiveness can be achieved through bloodshed,
Villains rise, heroes fall
The bad guys rise to power while the good guys fall.
Now you steal my glory,
The credit I deserve is being taken away,
One by one, battalions went to Heaven!
Soldiers kept dying one after the other,
Given no chance, betrayed by motherland
The country betrayed the soldiers by not giving them a fighting chance
Sent to advance
They were sent in to progress the war,
Fatalities not counted, sent into Hell!
They were sent into hell with no regard for their lives.
You dare to be my judge but seem to forget
You have the audacity to judge me while you forget,
My blood is red as yours was split on this land,
I am human like you and my blood has been spilled on this land too,
Answered the call as one, united we stood
We came together in response to our country's call to fight together against the enemy
'Til Order 227 was misunderstood!
Until the order was misinterpreted and everything fell apart.
Writer(s): O.aryutkin
Contributed by Addison N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
To Kre
„A word of command has made these silent figures our enemies; a word of command might transform them into our friends.“
„We were eighteen and had begun to love life and the world; and we had to shoot it to pieces.“
„Anything you can settle with money is cheap.“
"I thought of your hand-grenades, of your bayonet, of your rifle; now I see your wife and your face and our fellowship. Forgive me, comrade. We always see it too late. Why do they never tell us that you are poor devils like us, that your mothers are just as anxious as ours, and that we have the same fear of death, and the same dying and the same agony — Forgive me, comrade; how could you be my enemy?
"
"I always thought that everyone hates war. Until I met people who never had to fight in one."
~Erich Maria Remarque , German WW1 Veteran and author of several books like "All Quiet on the Western Front
Din Lis
Here is the original text of the order 227 (not full). Thoroughly recommended for better understanding of the situation:
"Moscow, 28 July 1942.
The enemy feeds more and more resources to the front, and, paying no attention to losses, moves on, penetrates deeper into the Soviet Union, captures new areas, devastates and plunders our cities and villages, rapes, kills and robs the Soviet people..The German invaders are driving towards Stalingrad, towards Volga, and want to capture Kuban and the North Caucasus with their oil and bread riches at any price...
Some unwise people at the front comfort themselves with arguments that we can continue the retreat to the east, as we have vast territories, a lot of soil, many people, and that we will always have abundance of bread...
Every commander, every soldier and political officer have to realise that our resources are not infinite. The territory of the Soviet Union is not a wilderness, but people – workers, peasants, intelligentsia, our fathers and mothers, wives, brothers, children. ...enemy is longing to capture...bread and other resources for the army and the civilians, iron and fuel for the industries, factories and plants that supply the military with hardware and ammo; this is also railroads. With loss of Ukraine, Belorussia, the Baltics, Donetsk basin and other areas we have lost vast territories, that means that we have lost many people, bread, metals, factories, and plants...Continuation of retreat means to destroy us and also our Motherland...if we do not stop retreating, we will be left without bread, fuel, metals, raw materials, factories and plants, without railways.
The conclusion is that it is time to stop the retreat. Not a single step back! This should be our slogan from now.
Our Motherland is going through hard times. We have to stop, and then throw back and destroy the enemy, whatever it might cost us...
We lack order and discipline in companies, regiments and divisions, in tank units, in the Air Force squadrons. This is our major drawback. We have to introduce the strictest order and strong discipline in our army, if we want to save the situation and defend our Motherland.
We can no longer tolerate commanders, commissars, and political officers, whose units leave their defenses at will. We can no longer tolerate the fact that the commanders, commissars and political officers allow several cowards to run the show at the battlefield, that the panic-mongers carry away other soldiers in their retreat and open the way to the enemy. Panic-mongers and cowards are to be exterminated at the site."
Oleg Aryutkin
Oleg from Desert here. I was told about this vid and how good it was, but man, it's much better than I thought it'd be! I watched it and it made me so glad and thankful that the author of this vid understood the song and lyrics so well, and makes the song reach to you so much better. Thanx man, really grateful for this vid!! Keep it up!!! Stay metal, Oleg.
Printcrib
@Essex Class only 2 more likes now
War Thunder
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Darth Revan
Weeeel when you hear the origin of Russian Mafia and the Cuka Blyat war (yhea that is a real thing) the lyrics take a new meaning.
el komodos-drago
I'd forgotten how much I liked Desert.
Stale Water
You dare to be my judge, but seem to forget my blood is red as yours. Was spilled on this land."
Gave me chills.
Oleg Aryutkin
thanx :) All people are equal in face of war. But in reality, some are "more equal" than the others...
Darth Revan
vor v zakone blood is red as anyblood but I can tell you heir heart is made of obsidian.
chris b
All people are equal before Death, not matter how long they live
To Kre
„A word of command has made these silent figures our enemies; a word of command might transform them into our friends.“
„We were eighteen and had begun to love life and the world; and we had to shoot it to pieces.“
„Anything you can settle with money is cheap.“
"I thought of your hand-grenades, of your bayonet, of your rifle; now I see your wife and your face and our fellowship. Forgive me, comrade. We always see it too late. Why do they never tell us that you are poor devils like us, that your mothers are just as anxious as ours, and that we have the same fear of death, and the same dying and the same agony — Forgive me, comrade; how could you be my enemy?
"
"I always thought that everyone hates war. Until I met people who never had to fight in one."
~Erich Maria Remarque , German WW1 Veteran and author of several books like "All Quiet on the Western Front