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Breaking the Dark

by AFTER US

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1.
Home Again 03:12
HOME AGAIN Dreams in black and white Pieces of my heart But who cares? One step on the ground I'm leaving behind my burdens Pictures in my head Nothing really changed It's timeless It feels like home again Home again How could i forget what is mine? I am home again Home again I got everything here and now Heading to your place As the sun is burning my skin There's no need to call Cause you keep your door wide open Hold me in your arms Till the morning comes I'm staying It feels like home again Home again How could I forget what is mine? I am home again Home again I got everything here and now And I see your face It's healing me when I am down You show me the way when I'm lost It's coming back to me Your hands in mine Just like it was yesterday Close your eyes... It feels like home again Home again How could I forget what is mine? I am home again Home again I got everything here and now
2.
City Lights 03:30
CITY LIGHTS Don't look at me I'm not lost just a little scared But all i need Is to walk around And catch all the air I can breathe But it feels Like I'm not really From this world down here But you see Right through me I'm like a bird longing to be released I found my way to the sky My head in the clouds My feet on the ground Along these empty streets Late in the night Where the city lights Are breaking the dark I've been waiting For someone to drive me Out of these hills Would you love me If i told you that i don't belong here? I found my way to the sky My head in the clouds My feet on the ground Along these empty streets Late in the night Where the city lights Are breaking the dark Let me leave far from here 'Cause it feels so good To be the one missing I found my way to the sky My head in the clouds My feet on the ground Along these empty streets Late in the night Where the city lights Are breaking the dark I found my way out To the sky above My head in the clouds My feet on the ground I found my way out To the sky above Dancing with the stars Near the city lights I found my way to the sky My head in the clouds My feet on the ground
3.
Get Out 03:28
GET OUT So can you tell me baby How does it feel right now? And all that you say i could be I already know that! And you try and try to make me regret But i'm on my way now And i cut and run It leaves you breathless Nothing can stop me now This is the last time I will let you bring me down You can tell everyone you see That i have lost my sanity There's nothing you can do To make me change my mind This is the part where you get out Can't you see I'm not changing I've never felt so free And just in case you missed it Yeah this is the real me Don't you try and try To drive me crazy 'Cause i' m on my own way now And I cut and run It leaves you breathless No you won't stop me now This is the last time I will let you bring me down You can tell everyone you see That I have lost my sanity There's nothing you can do To make me change my mind This is the part where you get out I broke all the chains That you created Just to keep me Under your control I'm no longer scared, I'm drifting away And you'll never hurt me Anymore... X2 Yeah this is the last time This is the last time I will let you bring me down You can tell everyone you see That I have lost my sanity There's nothing you can do To make me change my mind This is the part where you get out
4.
Last Goodbye 03:27
LAST GOODBYE Do you think you know me? I don't need your apology I'm so much more Than what you think you see Skip all the promises And tell me What you want from me You know it's our last chance To make it clear Take a look at what we've done We lost our minds I'd rather be on my own I don't like this look in your eyes But I won't cry It's time to say our last goodbye I don't wanna feel your touch This time I’ve really had enough But now the lesson’s learned I will not let my heart burn Unless we fight like animals There's no escape beyond these walls From now you'd better Stay away from me Take a look at what we've done We lost our minds I'd rather be on my own I don't like this look in your eyes But I won't cry It's time to say our last goodbye Take a look at what we've done We lost our minds I'd rather be on my own I don't like this look in your eyes But I won't cry It's time to say our last goodbye (x2)

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AFTER US offers a melodic Heavy Rock universe which combines styles and accents from the 80s, 90s and 2000s. This unique mix creates memorable melodies flavored with pop, metal but also lyricism and electro.

During the year 2021, as the Covid-19 pandemic temporarily slowed down, AFTER US, a French band created at the end of 2019, went to record their first EP.

The meeting with HK Krauss of Vamacara Studio (Loud Blast, Dagoba, Bukowski, Black Bomb A...) was meant to be. Beyond his role of sound engineer, the partnership with the producer brought a new life to the arrangements. The mix and the mastering came out in a most elegant and refined fashion.

Thus, the opus "Breaking the Dark" is released at the end of 2021. A deliberately enigmatic title, which positions the band beyond the traditional archetypes of rock-metal. The first critics welcome a work of art and precision. The melodies are ever-present and each of the 4 compositions will make your head move and your foot tap thanks to catchy choruses.

The atmospheres are varied. The warm and bewitching voice of Celine Himmer (also lyricist) charms and transports the listener through the classy, incisive and modern accents of the guitars. The powerful rhythm section orchestrates the tempo in a structured and relentless fashion. The atmosphere is sometimes dark and heavy, sometimes groovy but always solidly built.

It is this mix of rhythmic strength, harmonic elegance and vocal purity that AFTER US intends to present today on all the medias and soon on stage.

City Lights, the first single from the EP and its video clip have been praised by numerous media outlets, playlist entries and webzine articles from the rock and metal world at large. They all praise the band's understanding and mastering of the rhythms and codes that this musical style requires.

The band is currently working on other titles for their first live performances and on the recording of their first album, which should be released at the end of 2022, early 2023.

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released December 3, 2021

Music: F. Masciopinto / O. Chovet / JP. Dumas / G. Bretillon / C. Himmer
Lyrics: C. Himmer
Recording, Mix and Mastering: Vamacara Studio by HK Krauss / vamacarastudio.com
Musical Direction: After Us & HK Krauss
Production: After Us

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AFTER US Paris, France

AFTER US is a band located near Paris, France, and offers a unique rock universe sound with a touch of pop, metal, electronic and lyrical.

The band is proud to present its first EP "Breaking the Dark."
The four tracks display a unique color that the group wishes to broadcast: a special blend of rhythmic strength, harmonic elegance, and vocal purity.
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