Intro

B.S.T, is a traditional four-piece Doom Metal band located in Hamburg, Germany. The band was originally founded by singer, guitarist and main song-writer Heiko Wenck and Drummer Jan Galinski in 1994 under the name "Blut Schweiß Tränen" which translates to "Blood Sweat Tears". Yes, we weren't aware of the Psychadelic-Rock Band of the same name these days, today we just use the abbreviation and leave interpretation of the true meaning to the observer.

Over the years we made some major changes both in line-up and musical style. Looking back, we consider 2009 to be our "real" birth-year, when the the line-up was completed with Jan Rudßuck on Lead-guitar (and of course Lutz Reimer who had already played bass with us for several years back then). It was around the same time we dropped all remaing hardcore/doomcore roots and concentrated on what we've always done best: heavy, traditional doom metal combined with modern sound and heart-breaking melodies.

One of our trademarks is the consequent use of german vocals since the early beginnings. We believe that the deep and intense emotions that characterize Heikos lyrics work best when they do not have to be translated.

in 2009 we recorded our Debut EP "Hamburg City Doom" and earned some reputation, followed by our first full-length LP "Die Illusion" ("The Illusion") 2012 which got some attention and nice reviews in the german doom-underground.
We released both CDs ("Die Illusion" is also available on vinyl) on our own and didn't work with a label so far, but that hopefully will change with the next album we are currently working on. All our releases are available on bandcamp.
For the latest release "Unter Deck" (2017) we joined forces with the underground label voodoo chamber records.

We publish our musc in german only, but for those of you who'd like to know what we sing about, here are a few translations:

Lyrics

VOICES

Voices I don’t understand
Seem to be so close
But I can’t find a beginning
Drowning in the masses, all alone
Because something is missing
The feeling so intense

Voices I don’t hear no more
Requiering a plan
Yet I wanna change the future
Touching what seems untouchable
Without any guilt
The feeling so intense

There is no use
But I keep going on
The aim is clear
On the constant quest of life
I’m stuck
But it doesn’t hurt anymore

Voices that exist no more
Are limiting my bravery
I don’t want to exit yet
Only honor should be my gift
I now raise my glass
It’s not empty anymore

There is no use
But I keep going on
The aim is clear
On the constant quest of life
I’m stuck
But it doesn’t hurt anymore

GIVING UP

Yes, the silent view over the sea
Is my solace, it keeps me here
More and more you seem to drift away
My face is turned to you

Never giving you up
That’s why I haven’t lost you
I stand by you after all this time
Wounds are my reward

The wave takes me along
Plunges me in and washes me away
The sand that buries me weighs so much
And I ask, do you trust me?

Never giving you up
That’s why I haven’t lost you
I stand by you after all this time
Wounds are my reward

Listen forever
Your suffering much greater
The pain will disappear very soon
I just want to go home

Imagine, when there’s nothing left in the end
Between you and me the bond continues
Don’t fear the silent solitude
Nobody takes this time away from me

BURN

Look around
There’s no human being far and wide
The days are numbered
Deep down here, below deck
While the waves are rolling
I hear you say
There’s no escape

Burn, soul burn
I watch before I run
'Cause I wanna get away from this place
I don’t wanna see the end
I don’t wanna cloud my conscious anymore
I don’t wanna doubt myself
I don’t wanna complain
I don’t wanna lie
Courage for truth
Including all the scorn

Seabed, or rather the horizon
Just a blink away
Mind is losing strength
Surrounded in silence
The last will
That remains forever

Burn, soul burn
I watch before I run
'Cause I wanna get away from this place
I don’t wanna see the end
I don’t wanna cloud my conscious anymore
I don’t wanna doubt myself
I don’t wanna complain
I don’t wanna lie
Courage for truth

CHANCE

So many questions
So many questions
I do not want to leave
I do not want to go
I do not want to complain anymore
Nor feel or see
I don’t want tears
And also no pain

So many questions
So much happened
I float down out to the open sea
So many questions
They don’t come to your mind
I don’t know an answer

Tell me why
The rescue keeps being refused
One last time
Send out the wrong signal
Tell me why
Am I denied the chance
One last time
Send out the wrong signal

Don’t want to leave
Don’t want to go
Don’t want to complain anymore
Nor feel or see