Throne of Chaos were a heavy metal band from Espoo, Finland, active from 1996 to 2005.
Their early sound, as recorded on their debut album Menace and Prayer, has been described as melodic death metal, having musical characteristics reminiscent of fellow Finns Children of Bodom.
For their second album, Pervertigo, the band migrated to a sound more heavily influenced by thrash and power metal. For their final album, the progressive-leaning Loss Angeles, released on InsideOut Music, the band shortened their name from Throne of Chaos to TOC.
Taneli Kiljunen originally performed all vocals before damaging his throat and being unable to sing for an extended period. Because of this, Pervertigo was performed with the help of two session vocalists: Pasi Nykänen, also of Warmen, and Niklas Isfeldt, vocalist with Dream Evil, and Pure X. For Loss Angeles, Tuomas Nieminen was added to the band with Taneli offering occasional bursts of harsh vocals.
Despite the radical evolution of their sound over their decade of existence, as well as favourable reviews for their final album, the band, unable to make commercial headway, called it quits in August 2005.
Somehow my world came crumbling down
she passed away and I was left all alone
without all hope
with wounds that never step aside.
Which way to go, I do not know,
what to believe, don't care.
Just pain and misery
nothing to make me feel alive.
[chorus]
Each time I see her face it strikes me down and breaks my spine,
cuts me to pieces deep inside.
Each time I hear her voice it burns like thousand flames inside.
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
Don't say I can't go on like this.
It is so hard to live with truth and tragedy.
Feelings I cannot throw away.
'Cause only I can fell you now.
What heartless acts took place that fatal summer's night.
Just pain and nothing left to say.
Could I predict the storm
When constellations reach their final form
Two steps away from death I feel forlorn
As cold as stone in this world I was born
One step short of demise
Fear grows stronger than one thousand eyes
Staring at my destiny
But when it comes to leaving
I seek competence from gods
And the journey to hell
Is bound to end with a flow of blood
I welcome their shining, cold steel
To cut me so deep that my sins are forgiven
And salvation time would break free
Thus witness their will now come true
And anger distorted their long lost caresses
Of lives that I ended so cruel
Sink in the eyes again...
Sink in the eyes again
Fear strikes in lion's den
One wicked smile can win
Unleash the beast within
One step short of demise
Fear grows stronger than one thousand eyes
Staring at my destiny
But when it comes to leaving
I seek competence from gods
And the journey to hell
So sick of this system
So sick of these lies
So sick of this bullshit
So sick of it all
They say everything is alright
They say everything is fine
Don't believe in this system
Don't believe in these lies
Don't believe in this bullshit
Don't believe in it at all
They say everything is alright
They say everything is fine
They say you don't have to worry
Just follow the motherfucking line
Kill the system, use your own will
Kill the system, use your own mind
See the reason with your own eyes
Freak midnight hour, clock strikes nearly twelve
I beare no hope inside this barren mind which aches
As it can't get no sleep
Eyes closed I reach for a dream,
But something bulls me back
In pressure one can't rest
And there still are enemies to resist
In every corner voices, whispers, haunting screams
And pale despair
Inside this head, there's a war that awakes
As the rest of the world exhausts
This night will bring no change
To what it's been for ages now
Awake, insane
One minute an hour
One hour a day
In every move there's a glimpse of end
A last goodbye, final farewell
I may be awake,
But take my word, that's all there is...
I see myself a broken man in the mirror's crack
A wretch, just this I'm asking for
I still remember you, my beautiful daydream
Your smile was like a neverending dawn
We were like strangers getting closer day by day
But lies drove you further and finally away
It hurt's to be with you
It hurts to be without
It hurt's loving you
'Cause you're my reason to be
I can't erase these things, these things that made you cry
Your tears are like acid, burn holes in my world
I tried to find the reasons, what went wrong
Take me to that place where
No man will meet my eyes
Take me to that room where
All life has ceased to exist
And don't look back
I am a man full of medicine
I have a heart of stone
I have no touch of reality
Nor a glimpse of the other side
I have lost my humanity
I get dizzy in the head
If there's a world that will serve my purpose
Just let it go...
Take me to that place where
No fear will blind my eyes
Take me to that room where
It's cold and nothing hurts
And don't look back
And leave it all behind
There's nothing worth fighting for
When you're dead inside
Sacred realm, I see this earthborn symphony
How can I dwell not far as flames still veil my heart
From thee...
Set the world on fire
Burn it bright with dark desire
Wield your hatred where my soul lies dead
Opaque my eyes as the dimmest light
Awaiting them to shine so bright
With the hate that once was hidden in my head
Raise me from this god forsaken emptiness
Release the wrath of centuries
In this portrait I am reborn
Again
Beneath these cobwebbed trees
All dancing lights has ceased
Wield your rapture where my soul lies dead
Caught in death's embrace...
Is this the sign of a permanent hell
A timeless prison cell
Where sharpened claws taste the essence of mine
Where I fall under burden of time
Linear streams go raging by
Leaving me alone to die
How can I expand my mind
When the dead caress my kind
Unleash the strength of centuries
Call my holy name
Whence this flame towards thee came
So, set the world on fire
Burn it bright with dark desire
Wield your anger where my sword lies sharp
Raise me from this god forsaken earthborn pride
Release the wrath of centuries
In this portrait I am reborn, again...
As autumn left its last rain drops
The snow fell back on the mountain tops
I went forth to ease my pain
You want to get into that game
The secret game where bet is pain
Like playing dice with no numbers
Who dares will win, but still who cares...
There are no winners or winning
Only losers and losing
By mental penetration inside
You're like possessed by things above
They are with us, inside our minds
You want to hear them, feel them, call them
Who dares will win, but still who cares...
You've heard stories of it's strenght and might
I have no fear of this divine obscurity
Sought the truth, but ended up one foot in the grave
Curse you who drape yourself in vanity
Befool yourself until judgement day
I will not step aside in silence
Won't be slaved again
Won't befog myself with values
All in vain
Autumn rain, wash this filth away
Share this moment
With a lonely, fierce, vulgarian soul
Hear my call
I once had blood on my hands
See me fall
With the company of a madman
I will not step aside in silence
Won't be slaved again
Won't befog myself with values
All in vain
I resent this god forsaken clarity
Found the truth, but ended up both feet in the grave
Curse you who cast yourself in humility
Lower yourself until our last days
Autumn rain, wash this filth away
Share this moment
With a lonely, fierce, vulgarian soul
Hear my call
I once had blood on my hands
See me fall
With the company of a madman
Descend to the ground
Feel its warm breath around you
Pure serenity
Truly in vivo
Hell on earth, the unforgiven rebirth
I crept from the womb of a skeleton breed
Into a world of shit, hypocrisy and greed
I was born of fistfucking and alien seed
Stumbled through youth blindfolded and weak
Choking like hell in my enemy's grip
Found heaven in a harlot's fingertips
My manhood between her apocaLips
And wanton thoughts still plague my mind
Can't see what's good, I must be blind
Had a.44 still screaming for more
After a few good deeds and my head still sore
Took the pills and headed out to score
To find something that I knew no more
I never thought it would go this far
But I needed something to heal the scars
Kept convincing this would be my last
Smoggy october sea opens
And the silent heat
Of the birds is mine
Everything's seen by the invincible stars
Cold bits of fire
Just nearby
Wing moves along your thigh
And the harbor's full of departures
I count the months
Like my memories
Six white ones, six cold ones
You cannot imagine numbers like that
The whistle's like a dream
And I have returned
From the stars
Wing moves along your thigh
And the harbor's full of departures
I count the months
Like my memories
I knew which way the wind blows
It carried me into this town
I knew about the slow death
I had to meet her in the street
And I walked on the ledges
Used menace and prayer
Covered myself with night
Covered myself with night...
So, if you think you know the wind
If you think you know... the wind
If you think you know
Just spread your wings
On wooden cross
My sweet friend died
In a flash, in a knife
I knew the wind
Like the century
Like the hole in my pocket
Until I saw the pigeons, they fly
Always towards the wind
And I walked on the ledges
Used menace and prayer
Covered myself with night
Covered myself with night...
So, if you think you know the wind
If you think you know... the wind
If you think you know
Just spread your wings
On wooden cross
Just spread your wings, just spread your wings
I was told that an angel could steal my heart
Chant chaos chords and heal my inner scars
Clarified I gaze into my mind
There's more than meets the eye
Rise now and be freed of slumber
Fill veins with liquid dreams
A farewell to reality
And we shall walk the edge of time
Synthetic love divine
Behold
Powers combine
A body, soul and the chemical tide
One gentle gesture and a needle through my soul
Chromeheart and overdriven senses
Guide this endless journey
In search of an individual paradise
So come now
Together
We'll hide from death
Forever
In twilight and midnight we sense
That one more mystery's revealed
I once thought that a demon stole my heart
Promised fevered visions of one thousand arts
But humanity still chained me down
Forever stuck in this humble gown
Behold
Powers combine
A body, soul and the chemical tide
One gentle gesture and a needle through my soul
Chromeheart and overdriven senses
Guide this endless journey
In search of an individual paradise
I was told that an angel could steal my heart
Chant chaos chords and heal my inner scars
Clarified I gaze into my mind
There's more than meets the eye
Rise now and we're free of slumber
A human hand grips you
On the way to paradise
And we shall walk this earth alone
One day we will reach home
So come now
Together
We'll hide from death
Forever
In twilight and midnight we sense
You were born to be insane
They start to brainwash you from
Your very beginning
You won't even have
A chance to live your life
No hope, no choice, no chances
No escape, no nothing
You think you're doing the right thing
They made you feel this is the way
You're living the last moment
Of your life all the time
Last night Johnny died in a blink of an eye
Under flickering moon with a sinister smile
After 23 years of constant unease
He thought a bullet would make 'em voices cease
Determined to taste ice-cold hard steel
While wondering how it would feel
To fall in his knees by his own hand
Conclusion... Hey, it must be grand!
At the age of thirteen, nerves slashed the unclean
Found himself in a maze, endless, unseen
Take left, take right, reason vanished from sight
Not a thing could make him feel alright
Pull, Pull, Pull, Pull!!!
The bullet brings peace and his peace was death
One move would take him far beyond
That is how Johnny took his final breath
With this calming thought I cleanse my entity
One gentle squeeze will finally set me free
Last night Johnny died in a blink of an eye
In a gunshot clad in a messiah's disguise
After 23 years of constant unease
He thought it was time for 'em voices to cease
At the end of that day one life slipped away
No one there to beg this one to stay
One shell now lies in a crimson bed
Silence lays deadly on the wood
And stone of this evil old house
What once here walked, always walked alone
Time is ripe and I am back again
Relive past days, always deadly stained
Some might call haunted
Some call insane
Some call deranged
But I went back again
Scandal, murder, suicide, insanity
The walls are closing in with cruelsome entity
Madness, torment spiced with sheer atrocity
Sweet scent of death invites to dear monstrosity
One night the house became alive
Woke me from sleep, time was half past nine
Each room and hall was now in motion
Twisted reason into sick subversion
So call me evil
Call me insane
Call me deranged
But I'll go back again
Scandal, murder, suicide, insanity
The walls are closing in with cruelsome entity
Madness, torment spiced with sheer atrocity
Sweet scent of death invites to dear monstrosity
So call me evil
Call me insane
Call me deranged
I have no fear of this divine obscurity
Sought the truth, but ended up one foot in the grave
Curse you who drape yourself in vanity
Befool yourself until judgement day
I will not step aside in silence
Won't be slaved again
Won't befog myself with values
All in vain
Autumn rain, wash this filth away
Share this moment
With a lonely, fierce, vulgarian soul
Hear my call
I once had blood on my hands
See me fall
With the company of a madman
I will not step aside in silence
Won't be slaved again
Won't befog myself with values
All in vain
I resent this god forsaken clarity
Found the truth, but ended up both feet in the grave
Curse you who cast yourself in humility
Lower yourself until our last days
Autumn rain, wash this filth away
Share this moment
With a lonely, fierce, vulgarian soul
Hear my call
I once had blood on my hands
See me fall
With the company of a madman
Descend to the ground
Feel its warm breath around you
Pure serenity
Hie hence, be gone, away
Dividing clouds reveal the day
The dawn has broken from the dark
And thou must leave my lair, so hark
It was I who rode the demon wings
That pierced their joyful purity
At night my spirit lonely sings
And feasts with bloodstained prophecy
As thoughts wage war beneath my skin
They leave bleeding wounds within
Last drop of blood, the ruin of gods
Combine in the prophet's heart
So speak, be heard
Let sickness paint this earth
Behold, stand bold
Abide to witness the rebirth
As I march through this moonlit realm
I fell these torments overwhelm
For cosmic soul would now exhale
Its demons upon this earthly veil
It was I who rode the demon wings
That pierced their joyful purity
At night my spirit lonely sings
And feasts with bloodstained prophecy
But living is swinging between life and death
False values that surely would steal your last breath
I stood on the shore counting stars upon my head
A victim I was, constellations I shed
Now virtues wept in pain
Their prophecies were so bloodstained
He spoke, was heard
And demise fled away before this howling curse
In pouring rain I drench myself
And let it wash away the pain
For life escaped from my own veins
As call of god conquered this race
It was I who rode the demon wings
That pierced their joyful purity
At night my spirit lonely sings
Wait for me, don´t be so hasty
And speak to me, time cannot be wasted
Breathe for me when I feel like choking
And hold me there ´til I can´t remember
´Cause I know we could run away and lose the pain
Standing at the crossroads I would choose the same
And make the same mistake again
Something draws us back into that place where we were
Keeps us chained for years and years to come
Awaken me to a crystal morning
Sleep with me, the hours of the evening
Lead me thru the rivers of our city
And make me believe there´s something worth the waiting
´Cause I know we could run away and lose the pain
Standing at the crossroads I would choose the same
And make the same mistake again
Something draws us back into that place where we were
Keeps us chained for years and years
Can´t find a way we won´t make another day
Gothamburg I don´t know what is real
The trace in the sand
Or the wounds in my hands
Silence lays deadly on the wood
And stone of this evil old house
What once here walked, always walked alone
Time is ripe and I am back again
Relive past days, always deadly stained
Some might call haunted
Some call insane
Some call deranged
But I went back again
Scandal, murder, suicide, insanity
The walls are closing in with cruelsome entity
Madness, torment spiced with sheer atrocity
Sweet scent of death invites to dear monstrosity
One night the house became alive
Woke me from sleep, time was half past nine
Each room and hall was now in motion
Twisted reason into sick subversion
So call me evil
Call me insane
Call me deranged
But I'll go back again
Scandal, murder, suicide, insanity
The walls are closing in with cruelsome entity
Madness, torment spiced with sheer atrocity
Sweet scent of death invites to dear monstrosity
So call me evil
Call me insane
Call me deranged
Staring at the celling, trying not to think
There is an empty space where she used to be
Every little thing appears to be the same
But deep in my heart I know she´s gone away
I close my eyes and try not to weep
But I´m scared as hell to fall asleep
An old suitcase in her hand
And in her eyes I could see it´s over
It has to be goodbye
"Like the seven years that I had throw away
Now my life´s at stare, can´t wait another day"
I try to move but I don´t know how
Cause she´s all that I can think of right now
I can´t breathe, ´cos Mary Lou is dead
She´s gone without a trace
Open your arms
And let me sleep here
Say you will stay with me
Until the end
I´m struck down by the though of losing you
Around every corner
In every shadow I see your face
It´s getting harder to believe in pain
Every single day will be born again
Will you follow me ´till the end of the time
We´re isolated in a perfect universe
There is no right or wrong
There´s only us
No thirst or hunger
´Cos we are one
Test my innocence
Is it true
Forgive me, my darling
Step inside my red corvette
Let me give you a ride
We´ll show these losers how to drive
Despite the acid within me
Thereshold -10
And ratio is -3
In this O.D.
A 5-mile drive from San Reno
A three-dollar-bill ahead
My sweet M.I. is in the trunk
With all them dead presidents there
We´ll drive to the end of the highway
Despite the acid within me
We´ll drive to the end of the highway
On flat tyres and a broken windshield
There is speed metal in the air
And we´re stuck on fifth gear
A mustang fulla eskimo´s
The mescalin must be kickin´ in
So step inside my red corvette
It only takes a while
If you agree to pay the pills
Crawlin' through the ruts and puddles of Gothamburg
With an empty wallet and a broken jaw
It was a bunch of Cuban fucks who beat me to the ground
I swear that I won't rest until
Their wanton souls are circumcised
On the way back home
Jimmy black on the phone
"I found your girl from the red light zone,
She ain't a pretty sigh no more.
I think that you should come here,
And check that things are right.
This chick just might bail out"
Stuff her in the trunk, I say
She ain't no good alive
We can sell her spleen to the rich american
With her shoelace necklace
She's the strangle fruit from the apple tree
But now as strange as the red room
Where lady day sings the blues
Her vocal tract slit open
Can you hear him bang on the window?
(He's throwing things at the window)
Can you hear him bang on the window?
(He's throwing things at the window)
Can you hear him bang on the window?
(He's throwing things at the window)
Can you hear him bang on the window?
(He's throwing things at the window)
(chorus):
I don't want to let him in
I wish he wasn't twice my size
Don't want to let him in
I wish he wasn't twice my size
Don't want to let him in
I wish he wasn't twice my size
Don't want to let him in
I wish he wasn't...
Sometimes I think he's a vampire
(He's making holes to drain blood)
Sometimes I think he's a vampire
(He's making holes to drain blood)
Sometimes I think he's a vampire
(He's making holes to drain blood)
Sometimes I think he's a vampire
(He's making holes to drain blood)
Sometimes you fight for the world
Sometimes you fight for yourself
Sometimes you fight for the world
Sometimes you fight for yourself
Should I sit and listen
[Deep Purple cover]
We all came out to montreux
On the lake geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile
We didn't have much time
Frank zappa and the mothers
Were at the best place around
But some stupid with a flare gun
Burned the place to the ground
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky
They burned down the gambling house
It died with an awful sound
Funky claude was running in and out
Pulling kids out the ground
When it all was over
We had to find another place
But swiss time was running out
It seemed that we would lose the race
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky
We ended up at the grand hotel
It was empty cold and bare
But with the rolling truck stones thing just outside
Making our music there
With a few red lights and a few old beds
We make a place to sweat
No matter what we get out of this
I know we'll never forget