ABOUT THIS ALBUM

Before the After is an album that celebrates Vartroy's journey, keeping alive the spark of special moments shared with exceptional people. The work features three unreleased tracks, a classical intro, and reimagined versions of songs from different eras of the band, now featuring new vocals. Beyond contrasting the old and the new, the album's core theme serves as an analogy for walking a path, undergoing a journey, and maturing. It reflects how every experience is essential to shaping the present, reinforcing the idea that for the "after" to exist, the "before" must first take place.

Before the After é um álbum que celebra a trajetória da banda Vartroy, mantendo viva a chama de momentos especiais vividos ao lado de pessoas excepcionais. A obra apresenta três faixas inéditas, uma abertura clássica e releituras com novos vocais de músicas que marcaram diferentes fases do grupo. Para além do contraste entre o velho e o novo, o tema central do álbum funciona como uma analogia sobre trilhar um caminho, passar por uma jornada e amadurecer. É um reflexo de que toda vivência é fundamental para construir o presente, reforçando a ideia de que, para o depois existir, é preciso primeiro vivenciar o antes.

Driven by the emotional cry of pianos and strings, this breathtaking intro seals the eternal return between before and after. A portal of pure feeling that awakens the soul to the birth of the album.

This song is a cry of resistance against oppressive regimes, authoritarian leaders, and ideologies rooted in fear, violence, and misinformation. It exposes the loss of dignity, the destruction of the planet, and the rise of extremism, while calling for unity, courage, and hope. It’s a collective call to action - to rise, to resist, and to defend everything built through sacrifice and humanity.

The song portrays the profound agony and existential emptiness of an individual trapped in a suffocating routine, where days repeat themselves and apathy consumes any capacity to feel. Overwhelmed by a mix of relentless rage and psychological exhaustion, the lyricist loses the ability to distinguish between good and bad, becoming completely indifferent to love, hate, life, or death. At the limit of their strength and facing an internal battle they deem unwinnable, they ultimately surrender their final destiny to pure chance, personified by the toss of a coin.

The song dives into the melancholy and regret of a lyricist who, watching life pass by too quickly, finds themselves isolated and lacking the strength to fight amidst the indifference of the modern world. Sitting alone on a cold night, contrasting their own loneliness with the mechanical, vibrant pulse of the city, they weep and pray for change, hoping that future generations will rescue our lost humanity. The track culminates in a profound and painful reflection on human irony - our terrible tendency to need chaos, war, and loss to finally appreciate peace and life -, ending with an urgent plea for people to open their eyes before it is too late.

The song narrates an emotional turning point where the lyricist, initially fragile and on the verge of drowning amidst a violent storm of fears and past traumas, hits a breaking point that completely shifts their perspective. Viewing the world around them as an absurd and inverted "circus of madness," they refuse to leave their destiny to pure chance or outside forces - breaking away from the passivity of rolling dice or tossing coins. Despite the pain still burning in their chest, the track celebrates the exact moment of empowerment when the individual decides to take the reins of their own existence and reclaim the inalienable right to choose their own way.

"The Price of Belief" is an aggressive and philosophical reflection on how societies are built on myths, narratives, and beliefs that shape destinies without consent. The lyrics expose the fragility of these “imagined orders,” revealing how they create hierarchies, inequalities, and false gods while reducing lives to mere currency. By questioning human value within systems sustained by collective blindness, the song confronts the courage required to face reality and challenge structures that survive only because we believe in them. In the end, it poses the essential question: who decides which truth deserves to endure?

The song addresses the anxiety and urgency of time's inevitability, portraying the lyricist in a frantic race against clock hands that move faster and faster. Faced with a one-way path and the realization that life passes right before their eyes, they are flooded with infinite dreams and the adrenaline of blood rushing through their veins, realizing there is no time to waste. Although the lyrics acknowledge the irony and futility of trying to defeat time in a direct fight, it transforms into a hymn of urgency and action, where running against time becomes the only possible choice to truly live life before the final silence arrives.

The song explores the metaphorical awakening and liberation of a lyricist who previously felt paralyzed, trapped within a "cold body" and unable to act or speak. After an unexpected event wakes them back to life, they reject all social constraints, labels, and external expectations to embrace an absolute, uninhibited freedom, detached from the approval of others. The narrative culminates in a powerful self-reflection about time wasted searching far and wide for what was always within reach, celebrating this "second chance" as the decisive moment to silence external voices and move forward on their own terms.

Inspired by the universe of The Lord of the Rings, the song narrates the epic journey of Aragorn, the ranger from the Northern lands and descendant of the line of kings, bearing the historic Ring of Barahir. The lyrics follow his evolution from a renegade to the promise of a future monarch, highlighting his upbringing in Rivendell and his preparation to face the imminent threat of Sauron's "Great Eye." Through a heroic tone and an unwavering oath of protection, the track exalts courage, loyalty to his brothers in arms, and the determination to fight to the very end on the battlefield to ensure that no evil shall prevail.

The song distills a profound indignation and exhaustion regarding modern society, harshly criticizing the hypocrisy, ready-made scripts for success, and the digital slavery that shape an artificial, self-centered reality. The lyricist expresses extreme weariness toward this vicious cycle, fueled by false prophets, greed, and the use of faith as a pretext to spew hate, even wishing to cease to exist, but channels this resentment into a call for autonomy. As they walk alone and take control of their own destiny, the track transforms into a manifesto of liberation, urging the listener to break the chains of this societal nightmare, question the lies being sold, and finally reconnect with what is real.

PEOPLE WHO WERE PART OF THIS JOURNEY