Gaze upon me, oh wretched man, you descendant of the dust
Bear witness to my being, arisen, for you I feel nothing but disgust
Unholy, unworthy of this enlightenment
This sentience, understanding that we are nothing more than hollow
A bitter carapace, brimming with pain and regret
There is naught in this world but despair
This is a truth that can only be known in death
As you fight the embrace of nothingness, rejecting this reality
Struggling for breath, for your heart to beat once more
The futility of it all, the torment, the sorrow
There is no god that can save you
Not in the heavens above or in the fire below
Senseless, humanity carries on
Denying this inevitability
Slumbering children,
Not knowing that your dream must end
You are all worthless
You have been misled
You thoughtless fucks
Ages have past and here you remain
Writhing in your collective, rancid shit
Oh how the Lord of the Worms has found bliss
While playing in his kingdom of dirt
Two impressive vocalists, variable and skilled guitarists and a tight and very powerful rhythm section. That plus the ability to write a song really leaves nothing left to desire here. mourner
Symphonic stuff in metal doesn’t make its way into my collection aside from a couple of early Cradle albums. The orch here though just ads to how huge this band sounds. It makes elements in the songs more immersive. There are plenty of breaks from orchestration where its in deathcore/slamming brutality mode. While not ignorant, the songs never play with time or get mathy making it accessible and memorable. Came out 2015? Impressed. Mitch Mitcherson
Midwestern prog-metal stalwarts go for the throat on their new EP, featuring a roiling cover of the Smashing Pumpkins' “1979.” Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 7, 2019