Part I - What is Dark Fire?

How can one define Dark Fire, or explain exact what it is?

On one hand, Dark Fire is a performer, someone who sings and plays.  But there is more to it than that.

Dark Fire is more than just a performer, it is a feeling, an emotion.  Feelings of humanity, no matter how light or dark.  It is the feelings of gluttony, greed, pride, sloth, wrath, lust, and envy.  It is the feelings of compassion, honor, honesty, sacrifice, valor, and justice.  It is also the feelings of spirituality and humility.  Dark Fire is founded on the principles of truth, love, and courage, as well as the principles of corruption, hate, and cowardice.

Dark Fire uses the medium of music to spread it's message, for music is the second universal language of humans.  Dark Fire is not a religion, or a cult, or even a way of thinking.  It is pure emotion.  It is a parable in some ways, a warning in others.  It is a guide into the human mind and spirit.  It is a mirror of humanity, and like real mirrors some deny what they see as the truth, while others accept it without knowing quite way.

Dark Fire is a concept to some, a theory to others, and a way of living to still others.  Dark Fire is neither male, nor is it female, yet it is both at the same time.  Dark Fire is not white, nor is it black, nor is it yellow, or red.  Dark Fire is colorless, yet consists of every color imaginable.  Dark Fire is of no gender, yet consists of both.  Dark Fire is of no race, yet consists of all races.  Dark Fire simply is.  Nothing more.  Nothing less.

You can call Dark Fire a him, or a her. 

You can say Dark Fire is of any race.

You can say Dark Fire is of any religion.

For Dark Fire is what you want it to be.

And that is why Dark Fire simply is.

Part II - When did Dark Fire appear?

Dark Fire first appeared during the winter of 1996 outside Penn Station in New York City, but one could get the feeling that Dark Fire has been around since the dawn of man.  It was on that that Dark Fire was seen amongst several homeless individuals.  One was a man talking in an alcohol and drug induced stupor.  The other two were believed to be a mother and her daughter.  There was a strange sense of hopelessness, yet at the same time pride, in the air around them.  At the time the embodiment of Dark Fire was that of a 15 year old boy trying to give them food and clothing on the cold night.  The man accepted the food but not the clothes, and although the mother wished her daughter to accept the food, the daughter would not.  The reason she didn't accept it can only be known to her, but the boy simply nodded and placed the food near a steel pillar not far from the mother and daughter.

Part III - What is the inspiration for Dark Fire?

To say that Dark Fire was inspired by anything would do it a great disservice.  Dark Fire "is" inspiration, and thus would be a paradox if it was inspired by something else.

Part IV - What is the inspiration for the lyrics attributed to Dark Fire?

The lyrics of Michael Philip Cammarota are inspired by Dark Fire and feelings and emotions associated with it.  The lyrics are written during heavily emotional times, meaning the times that he feels the most emotion.  Please note that although many of the songs are depressing and often dark natured, there are equally as many that are happy and light natured as well.

Part V - What are the "albums" about?

Currently there are 4 specific "albums" attributed to Dark Fire, each containing roughly 10 songs.  However there are other songs that are not contained in the "albums."  The first "album" is The Soul Searcher, followed respectively by: Apocalypse, Lycanthropy, and Discovery.  All of the "albums" are written mainly with the single first-person narrative style, with the major exception being Lycanthropy which is written in a trio first-person narrative style (i.e. there are three different narrators throughout the "album.")  The meaning of each "album," and each song, is personal to whomever reads or listens to them.  However, there is a general storyline throughout each "album."

The Soul Searcher starts with the narrator confused about who they are.  We learn about their past as well as many possible futures.  The narrator takes the audience through several emotions including confusion, fatalism, temptation, and depression.

Apocalypse is a view of the world after the so-called "Final World War."  It is more of a look into humanity as a whole instead of a more personal inner struggle like The Soul Searcher, Lycanthropy, and Discovery.  The narrator in this case is the leader of the survivors of World War III, and tells of their actions following the war.

Lycanthropy returns to the inner struggle motif in a darker, and a one point sadistic, story.  There are three narrators to this "album," two of which are the same person while the other is a third-party.  Lycanthropy serves as the darkest of the current "albums."  This "album" starts much like The Soul Searcher in that the narrator is confused and somewhat paranoid.  It then switches to the third-party's view of the main narrator.  Again, like The Soul Searcher, we learn of the main narrator's past, however, unlike where The Soul Searcher tells of inner ascension, Lycanthropy tells of inner descent.

Discovery can be said to be the sequel to The Soul Searcher.  While there isn't a concrete story, the "album" progresses through the nature of "soul searching" and inner conflict.  It is more the realization after the last song of The Soul Searcher.

Part VI - What's next for Dark Fire?

The next "album" is under the working name "The Cinatas Lived - Tonsi Evila."