Apocalyptic Fear - Dawn of the Ritual (1993)

Apocalyptic Fear — Mutilated by Sickness (Track 2)

Information

Artist – Apocalyptic Fear

Album – Dawn of the Ritual

Label – Independent

Released – 1994

Type – Demo

Additional

Notes

Released in January 1994, Dawn of the Ritual is the second demo by the Québec-based Death/Thrash Metal band Apocalyptic Fear. Engineered and recorded by Pierre Rémillard at Peter Pan Studios in Montréal during December 1993, the release marks a shift from the band's initial Thrash Metal origins toward a structured Death Metal sound. The original cassette format contains five tracks with a total runtime of 19:26. The technical sound is characterized by fast tremolo riffing, double-kick drumming patterns, and standard low-register guttural vocals.

The 1994 recording lineup consisted of Jean-François Houle on vocals and guitars, Steeve Daigle on guitars, Sébastien Gagnon on bass, and Sébastien Bussières on drums. Following decades of unavailability outside of the secondary market, the demo was officially reissued in December 2020 by Awakening Records.

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Additional

- Professionally made cover and tape with band picture and lyrics.
- Came with a sticker.

Recording

Recorded at Peter Pan Studio (Montréal), November/December 1993.
Mastered at Victor Studio (Montréal).

Tracklist

1. Dawn of the Ritual (Intro) – 00:54 >

When the sun's rising On the forgotten land The damned souls are whispering In the wind of the past Pain of human sacrifices Survives on the silent ocean Corpses penetrate the sand Since the dawn of the ritual...

2. Mutilated by Sickness – 04:00 >

Isolated Isolated by my sickness Artificial breath keeps me alive Ain't no choice to survive Erasing a piece of my life The darkness I see Sorrow, anger and frustration My hopeful dream turns into nightmare A scream from my deepless mind I want to shout it out loud to the world Uncontrolled destiny Drain out my mental energy Total confusion, a storm in my mind I surrender, I surrender to my death Mutilated by sickness Consuming slowly, rotten ways Eternal suffering Countless pain, hopeless life No hope, no freedom All is black around me I can't explain my desolation I can't explain my tears Please hear me, set me free Of this fucking hell... Mutilated by sickness I'm burning I'm burning for eternity I'm waiting I'm waiting for my final death Kill me, I can't talk Kill me, I can't move Kill me, I can't cry Kill me, I want to die

3. Dying Age – 04:00 >

Violent death on the TV screen Mega-city in the claw of corruption Suffering among the blinded society Marked for life, forever New age of decadence One step in the wrong side Wasted men fall in misery Lew of terror in the dark streets They should obey The urban terrorist, has created a social paranoia Oppression of power Another morbid murder Blood spills everywhere Sexual agression is done Terrorized victim One step in the wrong side Wasted men fall in misery Lew of terror in the dark streets They should obey Law of terror, confusion guides us in fear Law of terror, insane criminality Steal the weak Brutal ways With street rules Got a knife Painful body Scream in agony Got a gun Deadly crime Extreme violence Power grip Racial fights Speech of lies Law of terror Law of terror New age of decadence

4. The Execution – 04:48 >

Terrorizing war, nonsense to fight The enemy strikes, strikes again Bestial invasion, taken alive Hours of mayhem, better off dead Obtained in the filthy pit The sound of agony resounds in their heads Torturing their honor Living in hate, insane nation Living insecurity, darkest days Brain wash begins, begins the pain Hopeless prayer, desperate Fooling the agressor, feeling the horror Punishment for the faithful warrior Keep the silence, opposed mentality Oncoming of nation's freedom Hungry children, broken future The execution, fell in Hell The execution, victim of war The execution, no mercy The execution, killing time Awaiting macabre sentence preparing to die Oppressed and abused, groaning on the wall Skeletal prisoner, life broken by war Executioner, ready to pull the trigger Another crime is done, cause they are wasted soldiers Military forces control the mass Confused violence, spreading their hate People's intolerance, shut up and kill Chaotic society, give peace a chance

5. Mental Delirium – 05:27 >

Knowing what you've done A nightmare just begun Guilt intensifies your reason to die Dead silence reminds your lies Morbid flashes before your eyes Damaged consciousness Lost beyond yourself This guilty silence speaks Unable to ease the pain An insane thought still remains Deep inside you feel free To die with no dignity Mental delirium, vision or illusion Suffering from manic depression Rope of misery, more than reality Another soul free from chronic insanity Fear of damnation Killed by inner suffocation, nowhere to run Rope of misery, more than reality Another soul free from chronic insanity Slave of depression Betrayed by emotions "Death is no escape" Passed away, standing alone in the dark Passed away, trapped himself in his fear Mind confusion, false emotions, man in shame, total pain Brutal agression, uncomprehension, wasted life, the last solution Throw way, the dark thoughts of your mind Mind confusion, taste emotions, man in shame, total pain Brutal agression, uncomprehension, wasted life, the last solution Far away, desperate sounds of crying Unable to ease the pain An insane thought still remains Deep inside you feel free To die with no dignity Mental dilirium, vision or illusion Suffering from manic depression

Total length: 18:29

Lineup

Band Members

    S. Bussières – Drums

    J.F. Houle – Vocals, Guitars

    S. Daigle – Guitars, Vocals (backing)

    S. Gagnon – Bass

Guest / Session

    Pierre Rémillard – Keyboards (track 1)

    Stéphane Picard – Voice (track 1)

Miscellaneous Staff

    Pierre Rémillard – Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering

    S. Bussières – Artwork, Lyrics (track 5)

    S. Daigle – Lyrics (track 1)

    J.F. Houle – Lyrics

    Jean "Zab" Isabelle – Cover art

Links

Download (.zip)