I feel enslaved. Confined to this flesh that is continuously rotting. Shackled to an empty vessel, sentenced to a life deprived of meaning. Bound to a body, a being begging to be set free. Is it wrong I envy the dead? Being free of all of life’s pressure with no sense of regret. Is it wrong that I envy the dead? Being free of all of life’s pressures with no sense of regret. Embodied in torment. Our existence is absolute suffering. A state of surrender bestowed upon me. Agonizing pain in the process of living. Visions of the end. The inevitability of mortality is my only salvation. Forced into a life of hardship and misery. An escape from this maze is just a rest from this sickening game. Now that I’m one with the dead. Unexisitng a pleasure truly unmatched. Unable to see, unable to hear, unable to breathe. No longer able to touch or feel a thing. As movement withers away. Thoughts empty as fate turns to a hollow consciousness. Freedom is reached as I cease to be. Ripping, tearing, pulling away meat from bone. Shedding skin. Vital organs now exposed. Utter mutilation torn limb from limb. Complete dismemberment unfolds. Piece by piece is stripped never to be whole again. Waiting for my final breath. What I’ve become. A state of mere nothingness. Suffering endures in turn we’re drawn to it's depths and question our significance. Primal urges rise by nature leading us to exit a tortured existence. Fear and doubt hinder the ability to take the final step with no consequence. Desperation consumes me I choose to end my life and exit existence. I can no longer be, for I am nothing. This existence disgusts me. It's fucking disgusting.
credits
from Necrotic Ideology,
track released December 13, 2019
Written and performed by Casey Gerlach, Colin Gerlach, Drew Llewellyn, Ivan Aguayo, James Sidibe, Paul Madrid
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Paul Madrid and Drew Llewellyn of Angler Audio Recording
An eclectic but incredibly well-integrated blend of traditional death metal, melodeath, black metal, progressive, and even a bit of folk (with the added bonus of audible and tasty bass guitar). The album has a consistent, pulverizing momentum punctuated by the rare acoustic passage or catchy chorus/refrain. Overall an unbelievably mature first offering from an up-and-coming band to watch. Facepalming Panda