Skeletal Remains - The Entombment of Chaos (2020)

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ArtistSkeletal Remains

AlbumThe Entombment of Chaos

LabelCentury Media Records

Released – September 11th, 2020

Type – Full-length

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The Entombment of Chaos is the fourth full-length by Los Angeles death metal band Skeletal Remains, released September 11, 2020 through Century Media Records. The album lineup was Chris Monroy on guitars and vocals, Mike De La O on guitars, Noah Young on bass, and session drummer Charlie Koryn, with Simon Duson guesting on the Disincarnate cover “Stench of Paradise Burning.”

The recording credits list Chris Monroy for guitars, bass, and vocals, Charlie Koryn for drum recording, and Dan Swanö for mixing and mastering at Unisound; artwork was by Dan Seagrave. Sonically, the album is direct old-school death metal with dense tremolo picking, tight double-kick phrasing, abrupt tempo shifts, and a modern, compressed mix that keeps the rhythm guitars thick while preserving lead-guitar clarity and fast drum articulation.

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Recording

Mixed and mastered at Unisound.

Tracklist

1. Cosmic Chasm (Intro) – 01:40

2. Illusive Divinity – 04:09 >
[Verse 1] Lords we call to thee Praise beyond our rising sun All from land to sea Hail to thee Almighty Ones Reign upon your throne Under false salvation Blind with faith we follow To our own extermination [Verse 2] Lords not of this earth We serve to you Enslaved at birth Deceive with honor and grace True intentions to kill human race Take hold our body and soul For you ancient ones All life forms controlled [Chorus] Sacrifice and decimate for pleasure Mutilate and torture to an extreme measure [Post-Chorus] Illusive divinity [Bridge] Beings divine control the mind Harvesters of all Powerless we fall [Verse 3] Lords not of this earth We serve to you Enslaved at birth Deceive with honor and grace True intentions to kill human race Take hold our body and soul For you ancient ones All life forms controlled Fallen what have we become? Illusive divinity, evolution undone [Chorus] Sacrifice and decimate for pleasure Mutilate and torture to an extreme measure
3. Congregation of Flesh – 04:52 >
[Verse] Dismember, devour, digest I choke on my blood while they tear through my chest Gnawing away at my limbs Slowly they gorge on my flesh My eyes, eaten one at a time Reduced to a foul gruesome mess Ravenous vermin infest Consuming all, leaving nothing left [Pre-Chorus] Wretched they crawl Diseased they maul Wretched they crawl Diseased they maul [Chorus 1] Ravenous Muscles and veins torn far out of place Ravenous Numbers unknown consuming my face Ravenous My screams of pain call more to the feast Ravenous Malicious they congregate forming one beast [Chorus 2] Stench revealed from bowels exhumed A nauseating wretched fume Separating skull from brain Scene of death without remains [Guitar solo: Mike De La O] [Verse] Dismember, devour, digest I choke on my blood while they tear through my chest Gnawing away at my limbs Slowly they gorge on my flesh Endless feast, torn to pieces Guts and blood, breathing decreases Ravenous vermin infest Consuming all, they leave nothing left [Guitar solo: Chris Monroy] [Pre-Chorus] Wretched they crawl Diseased they maul Wretched they crawl Diseased they maul [Chorus 1] Ravenous Muscles and veins torn far out of place Ravenous Numbers unknown consuming my face Ravenous My screams of pain call more to the feast Ravenous Malicious they congregate forming one beast [Bridge] Congregration of flesh Congregration of flesh [Chorus 2] Stench revealed from bowels exhumed A nauseating wretched fume Separating skull from brain Scene of death without remains
4. Synthetic Impulse – 04:44 >
[Verse 1] Hatred of ones self longing for death, a synthetic cure Distort reality, visions unfold, pushed to insanity Addiction contorting the mind The injecting of impurity Dormant awakening, bestial aggression Macabre reality [Verse 2] Decrepit fiend, tap into vein Feeling of pleasure Dependent of chemical lust Inject impurity Social pariah, dwell in your filth Scum of the earth, ghoulish reflection Putrid and frail mortal resentment Vile creation, mindless and weak Toxic anatomy [Chorus] Drug-induced psychosis Violent hallucinations Rage filled shapeless voices Paranoid destructive nature Murderous reaction Bloodlust chaotic butchery Stab wounds fill their corpses Irresistible compulsion to kill Kill, kill, kill [Verse 3] Grim execution, carcass collector Manic illusion, sever and torture Chemical lust, inject impurity Social pariah, dwell in your filth Scum of the earth, ghoulish reflection Putrid and frail mortal resentment Vile creation, mindless and weak Synthetic impulse, toxic anatomy [Bridge] Mental erosion, poisoned decay Medicinal atrophy, drifting away Revel in madness, dosage increased Twisting the mind, fulfilling your need Sociopathic Multiple victims Sublime catastrophe Morbid existence Drug fueled behavior Atrocious killing spree [Guitar solo] [Chorus] Drug-induced psychosis Violent hallucinations Rage filled shapeless voices Paranoid destructive nature Murderous reaction Bloodlust chaotic butchery Stab wounds fill their corpses Irresistible compulsion to kill Kill [Guitar solo] [Outro] Addiction contorting the mind The injecting of impurity Dormant awakening, bestial aggression Macabre reality
5. Tombs of Chaos – 05:55 >
[Verse 1] Consumed by mass hysteria Chaos with no end in sight Rage inducing depravity Like a plague, ignorance infests Desperation feeds their impulse Of paranoia and disarray Survival of the weakest An epidemic of fear Left to live in isolation Sanity begins to fail Claustrophobic lunacy Shrieks of madness and misery Devour all, leave none behind Infect the frail and the youth Knowing only destruction you feed Annihilate the all we see [Refrain] Entombed in chaos Entombed in chaos [Verse 2] Dismantled, chaos overrun Paranoia of death has begun Disease plagues all of population Lose all breath, die of suffocation [Guitar solo] [Verse 3] The dying rot in isolation Deprived of life, soon to waste away There is no help or cure Come to accept this is their fate Devour all, leave none behind Infect the frail and the youth Knowing only destruction you feed Annihilation of the weak [Bridge] Extinction Resource drained Depletion Plagued by greed [Guitar solo] [Outro] Desperation Death toll raised Cancellation Of human race [Guitar solo]

6. Enshrined in Agony – 01:55

7. Dissectasy – 04:23 >
[Verse 1] Tossing and turning, devoid of sleep The depths of my obsession finally breached An urge to look within To lacerate this mortal skin Regression, an unstable mind Obsession, takes form over time Progression beyond insanity Dissection becomes divinity An urge to look within To lacerate this mortal skin Progression beyond insanity Dissection becomes divinity [Verse 2] Grotesque examination Catalog of entrails Surgical abomination Putrid discharge permeation Grotesque examination Catalog of entrails Surgical abomination Putrid discharge permeation [Refrain] Dissectasy Dissectasy [Verse 3] Pinning back my flesh Result of scalpel mutilation Nerves and ligaments Bliss beyond ejaculation Pinning back my flesh Result of scalpel mutilation Nerves and ligaments Bliss beyond ejaculation [Refrain] Dissectasy Dissectasy [Guitar solo] [Bridge 1] Pain so unbearable Time left eroding thin Insanity now incomparable I must complete my anatomic list [Guitar solo] [Bridge 2] Hemorrhage draining out Reserving of my lifeblood Frantic determination Cause of death, exsanguination [Verse 4] Tossing and turning, devoid of sleep The depths of my obsession finally breached An urge to look within To lacerate this mortal skin Regression, an unstable mind Obsession, takes form over time Progression beyond insanity Dissection becomes divinity
8. Torturous Ways to Obliteration – 04:33 >
[Verse 1] Suffer, crimes of humanity My body withered Nothing left but insanity My mind shattered Must I endure this atrocity? Tortured, dismembered Nightmare made to reality Relentlessly slaughtered [Chorus 1] Under ruler Controlled numbers Burn, burn Desecrate my remains Hundreds more led to flames Dying light in their eyes Forever heard are their cries [Verse 2] Countless more shall feel their rage Tortured souls to rot encaged Bloodlines cursed to inherit pain Condemned for your family name [Chorus 2] Under ruler Controlled numbers Desecrate my remains Hundreds more led to flames Fill the room with fumes of dread Closing in, I'll soon be dead Take me now, free my soul Fading out, embrace the cold [Bridge] Putrified corpses remain Suicide, freed from their pain [Bridge] Putrified corpses remain Suicide, freed from their pain Purified, their one true goal Genocide of families whole [Guitar solo] [Verse 3] Suffer, crimes of humanity My body withered Nothing left but insanity My mind shattered Must I endure this atrocity? Tortured, dismembered Nightmare made to reality Relentlessly slaughtered [Chorus 2] Under ruler Controlled numbers Desecrate my remains Hundreds more led to flames Fill the room with fumes of dread Closing in, I'll soon be dead Take me now, free my soul Fading out, embrace the cold
9. Eternal Hatred – 06:02 >
[Verse 1] I am empowered by your disdain This path of lies you've chosen Will consume your cowardice ways Twisted is your mind Believe the tales in which you preach Hatred controls you Your strongest trait is human leech [Verse 2] Below me All you seek is the acceptance of the weak Deceiving Thriving off your delusional fantasy Unworthy The only threat you pose is upon yourself Above all, I will remain Your withered ego you shall retain [Chorus] And now your world is falling Swallowed by your worthless ignorant ways Through the looking glass, you see yourself astray In eternal hatred you'll remain [Verse 3] Bow down and beg before me Destroying all your worth I've lost all sympathy I feel nothing No pain nor sorrow impeding me Your lack of self-awareness Fueled by your useless greed [Guitar solo] [Bridge] As you fall, now a shell of ones self (Eternal hatred) I turn my back to thee (Eternal hatred) Deprived of the life you once possessed (Eternal hatred) Destroyed by your own greed [Chorus] And now your world is falling Swallowed by your worthless ignorant ways Through the looking glass, you see yourself astray In eternal hatred you'll remain [Outro] I am empowered by your disdain This path of lies you've chosen Will consume your cowardice ways You are nothing but a feeble mind of insecurities Weakness betrays you, ignorant to your own hypocrisy
10. Unfurling the Casket – 05:09 >
[Verse 1] Trapped in a stranglehold So cold my desire, though forged in fire Deprived of the cure, now seething Consumed by a lust for flesh un-breathing No longer can I hide my ways Frantic compulsion has led me to stalking their graves Too long has it haunted dreams The pale of their face, the lack of their screams [Chorus] Expelling the soil that's kept me longing A manic rush, a trembling state As I see the moonlight grace her coffin A strike from my axe, unfurling the casket Unleashing a stench, vomit induced I writhe in fierce satisfaction [Guitar solo] [Verse 2] My gaze fixed upon her A withering corpse Overrun by freezing sweat Within, I must explore So cold my desire though forged in fire The pale of their face, the euphoria I chase [Guitar solo] [Chorus] Expelling the soil that's kept me longing A manic rush, a trembling state As I see the moonlight grace her coffin A strike from my axe, unfurling the casket Unleashing a stench, vomit induced I writhe in fierce satisfaction Forcing my entry, I feel alive Though she's cold and empty In agony enshrined [Verse 3] No longer can I hide my ways Frantic compulsion has led me to stalking their graves Too long has it haunted dreams The pale of their face, the lack of their screams It's only the start, I've yet to begin Spreading my terror, perfecting my sin Lewd degradation, post mortem copulation Deflower their soul, necrophoria in control
11. Stench of Paradise Burning (Disincarnate cover) – 04:47 >
[Verse 1] Horrid life of cruelty strips the soul away Evil lies revealed, its presence undenied Crumbling morality infects the swarming race Flames of the unfettered, a fate beyond redemption [Bridge] Cleansing fire, all consuming Idyllic dream, lost in chaos Suffer [Chorus 1] Procession into darkness Descent to degradation Contemptuous of impurity Inferno of extinction [Chorus 2] Drowning in a sea of fire The rapture of cremation Entranced by lucid visions Of paradise in flames [Verse 2] Writhing pit of misery from which there's no escape Doomed before inception to end in suffering Groveling in decadence, in fear of retribution Blackened corpse of paradise scorched and turned to ash [Chorus 1] Procession into darkness Descent to degradation Contemptuous of impurity Inferno of extinction [Bridge] Cleansing fire, all consuming Idyllic dream, lost in chaos [Chorus 2] Drowning in a sea of flame The rapture of cremation Only death remains And the stench of paradise burning

Total length: 48:09

Lineup

Band Members

    Mike De La OGuitars

    Chris MonroyGuitars, Vocals

    Noah YoungBass

Guest / Session

    Charlie KorynDrums

    Simon DusonVocals (track 11)

Miscellaneous Staff

    Dan SeagraveArtwork

    Dan SwanöMixing, Mastering

    Charlie KorynRecording (drums)

    Chris MonroyRecording (guitars, bass, vocals)

    Allen FalconPhotography

    Carsten DrescherLayout

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Shrouded Infinity - Through Caverns Unknown (2022)

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ArtistShrouded Infinity

AlbumThrough Caverns Unknown

Label – Independent

Released – March 31st, 2022

Type – EP

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Through Caverns Unknown is a five-track EP by Shrouded Infinity, a United States death metal band listed by Metal Archives as based in Louisville, Kentucky. The CD edition was released on June 24, 2022 by Transylvanian Recordings; the artist Bandcamp lists an earlier March 31, 2022 digital release, while the Transylvanian Recordings Bandcamp page lists April 1, 2022.

The credited lineup is Cole Crutchfield on all instruments, vocals, songwriting, and recording, with Zack Hay on vocals. Production credits list Hunter Young and Brandan Lopez for mixing, Brandan Lopez for mastering, and John Reimer for logo and artwork. BandcampSumerian mythology; technically, the sound is low-tuned, cavernous death/doom with slow-to-mid-paced riffing, submerged growls, dense reverb, and an emphasis on atmosphere over speed.

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Tracklist

1. Depths of Kur – 04:38 >
I descend to the darkest depths of Kur As the galla drag me down Far west in the ancient Zagros Mountains Far below the Abzu Dry dust nourishes my mortal soul The punishment of Ereshkigal Suffer outside the Great Ganzir Eternally I wander the depths of Kur
2. Equivocal Life Forms – 03:40 >
Wandering endlessly Through infinite cavernous void Stalagmite acid decays Like other-worldly slime From familiar earth I am banished Into this hopeless cavernous planet Ancient evile creatures Swarm the caves like vultures What do these life forms want? I can sense they’re out for blood Like a rat, I try to hide I am the prey Equivocal life forms feed on human flesh they need
3. Through Caverns Unknown – 04:38 >
Hopelessness and despair All is lost down here Time is formless, too cold to bear All is lost down here The lava flows.. free my tortured soul Deep down through Caverns Unknown As written on the ancient stone, my sins too great to atone Deep down through Caverns Unknown As I spite Ganzir, banished to wander for a thousand years All is lost down here Body decays while my soul is clear, pain surpassing my deepest fears All is lost down here
4. Cloud of Souls – 04:20 >
I felt my soul as it wandered away Over molten volcanoes and hidden caves I transcended hell to a darker scape Over molten volcanoes and hidden caves The lava flowed like a hellish wave Engulfing the land and turning it grey A place so desolate nobody escapes Free my tortured soul, god of darkest caves The cloud of souls Scream in agony As the prophecy told Destroy the meek The steam rises Full of tears And from Its pain The hate draws fear
5. Innermost of Being – 06:07 >
In the innermost of Being There is capacity for hate And a desire to kill Like Nergal the Great I am God of these Mountains From the Zagros to Taurus And I will reign my terror Destroying the weak Perilous explore the caves Portals disguised as gates Deeper into the great Kigal Will these mirages take I hear their feeble screams Crying out in pain Begging for mercy I grant them none For I am Ereshkigal Destroy the weak

Total length: 23:23

Lineup

Band Members

    Cole CrutchfieldAll instruments, Vocals, Songwriting

    Zack HayVocals

Miscellaneous Staff

    Hunter YoungMixing

    Brandan LopezMixing, Mastering

    Cole CrutchfieldRecording

    John ReimerLogo, Artwork

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Annihilation Process - Sickening Madness (2022)

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ArtistAnnihilation Process

AlbumSickening Madness

Label – Independent

Released – November 11th, 2022

Type – EP

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Sickening Madness is the debut EP by Annihilation Process, a Saint Paul, Minnesota thrash metal band also presented on Bandcamp as “brutal thrash from Minnesota.” Released November 11, 2022, it sits as the band’s first EP and second listed release after the 2020 single Demented Grotesqueries, running 22:38 across six tracks. The core four-piece lineup is Mike Dreher on guitars and backing vocals, Ezra Blumenfeld on vocals, Scott Fryxell on bass and backing vocals, and Tom Tier on drums; guests are Dan Spreigl on backing vocals, Tony Barhoum on lead guitars for tracks 1 and 4, Jadran Gonzalez on lead guitar for track 2, and Andy Xiong on lead guitar for track 5.

The EP was recorded and mixed by Adam Tucker, mastered by Joe Cincotta, with cover art by Karl Dahmer and layout by Tom Martin. Its sound is compact death/thrash: fast thrash riffing, gory death-metal vocal phra

The EP was recorded and mixed by Adam Tucker, mastered by Joe Cincotta, with Demolition Hammer, Morbid Saint, Sepultura, Death, and Condition Critical. Documented formats include the digital edition, the independent CD edition, a Discogs-listed CDr EP, and a Bandcamp jewel-case compact disc edition of 300 bundled with 16-bit/44.1kHz digital download. Metal Archives lists one review averaging 77%, while Bandcamp shows listener support and purchaser comments singling out the guitar tone and “brutal thrash” attack.

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Tracklist

Streaming
1. Sickening Madness – 03:31 >
Awakened from a darkened state Manipulated killing no control Darkness in madness consumes my behavior Death is awaiting one more toll Killing is a weakness that cannot be contained The lust of death draws near Thoughts of sickening madness Emotions of regret The end is now clear Madness Sickness Disguised with gruesome forms of hate Madness Sickness The torture in the minds will soon create Boiled minded angered creature Reaches the point of no return Violence has commenced with hatred These humans must be burned Sadistic Vicious Skinned and hung to dry Dead Madness Deteriorated flesh and bones denied Dead Madness Burned from legs to eyes Radiated series of hatred Engulfed within the eyes Sickened, painful, mutilation It's now your time to die Brutal beating butchering obscenity My final outbreak this time Capturing all that's evil Chained down now you're mine Disgusted Impulse of chronic revenge Relentless Boiling blood from the head Death, suffering, insanity Power of aggression No mental stability Wishing you dead Psychopathic agitation The thing that was once known The evil has been let go Now you're on your own
2. Demented Grotesqueries – 04:36 >
Torturous extremities violent beating of the mind Killing skinning burning desire A pleasure one can find Brutal aching murder scene Punishment of life Removal of the skin and veins Reaction from the knife An act of violence commencing through and through Desecration of the body bludgeoned black and blue Mutilated arteries disfigurement of flesh Eyes sewn together and disposal of the rest Vicious incision exposing rabid tendons The body soon expands and pulsates Malicious sadistic A sick minded maniac Desire, the will, the obsession it creates Scraping, tearing, screaming Insanity comes flooding through your brain Thrashing, scratching, beating Seeing red and lashing out in pain Shocking, terrorizing anger Compelled to eviscerate Manipulative destruction seized by mind control Destined to eliminate Execution Soul begins to wither away Demented grotesqueries Violent agitation Your sanity now melting day by day Blood in and out, surfacing near death Eyes roll and dilate Heart bursts open wide Expulsion of the brain Mutilated vile putrid hate Victim succumbed to violence Obsession gained by fetish Illness acquired in anger The body laid to rest It's suffering To me Devouring You see Demented Grotesqueries Demented, torturous hate and pain Diabolical means to kill Shredding and peeling Maniacal hate The sickness of the mind becomes a thrill The scum inside Becomes a reality Brutal strangulation Infinite incisions Will exist To the point of no return Grotesque
3. Injected with Insects – 03:30 >
Bacteria growth inside Summoned from hell itself Infesting with precision Killing off one by one and again Captivated, controlled and defeated Life will soon deteriorate Bubbling of the skin and bones now starts to demonstrate Brain eaten slowly away Crawling continues The flesh starts to move Brain now beaten Limbs tense up The heart starts to race Eyes begin the nest and will soon create Six legged creatures exit every bloody orifice Climbing out the head and neck and face Pungent odors leaking out Insects have now conquered all the space Experimental sickness now complete Suffer within A nest of hate Eggs start to hatch and dominate Considered dead No control of pain and torture Biting from limb to limb Burning penetration and the boiling of flesh Prisoner of science now disposed On to the next corpse and removal Operation now exposed Repulsed Sickened Injected With Insects
4. Cut into Darkness – 04:33 >
Greater death beyond the concrete walls Brutality at its best Bludgeoned, slammed, and grinded down, Sickening repulsive gross concept Cutting it's way through life Imprisoned within the walls of fear Forgotten sadistic past Corrupted mind from a dream once had Violent agitated agony Mutilating minds of evil Disgusting acts of violence Horrid dreams now are real Epitome of violence has now taken place Destruction of all mind and fate Repulsive, disgusting, torturous obsession It's now your time to hate Kill what's left and burn the rest Your eyes have seen the horror it creates Dead inside nothing left Grotesque mandatory suicide Help Crying death Consumed One last breath Pain Containing self Just kill it now while time is left While time is left Sickened Kill it now with one last chance Consumed by darkness Everlasting violent pain Torturous, excruciating Blacked out, nothing left Looking down at severed remains Disgust Am i insane Rapid faces of violence Destruction of one’s mind Detrimental physical abuse Twisted horrors of another kind
5. Forced Entrail Consumption – 03:02 >
Thrown into darkness and drawn into fate Forceful anger to the bone Smashing with vengeance Encased with hate Bile putrid figures The monster it creates Offal smells of agony Sounds of tortured souls Gruesome acts of organs disengaged Pulverized skulls and bones Tied down for eternity Skin removed grotesquely Reigning power of violence Tubes and entrails removed by the inch Tugging and yanking, hacked to death Bludgeoned blood bacterial infection Image of the beaten corpse Fulfillment of torture and body selection Sealing one’s fate In a hate filled tank Closing the doors to a life once had Captured and sickened with a force so strong Sliced up and down going mad Tools of violence and a cage of death Never-ending rotting With one last breath Forward to annihilation Process of taking all life Brutal bludgeoning battered to death Ghoulish torturous acts Putrid offal opened abscess Hanging from your flesh Boiled pealed and ripped apart The worst is yet to come Pierced with needles head to toe The pain will never numb Sickening madness demented grotesque Choking on bile and flesh Disgust Ripped out What a fucking mess
6. Human Liquidation – 03:26 >
Capturing all that's evil Aggression that needs to be swept away Collection of infuriation Soon to be dissolved today Sliced down, compressed and stashed Chopped in half, quartered at last Such a mess that's left behind Buckets of blood and human waste Crackling of puss and arteries Melting of the flesh Abusive rancid chemical exposure Mindless bodies seized at last Suicidal maniac Ripped apart with all problems erased The horrors and gore and pain Time to annihilate Traumatic, convulsive, reaction to the salts Limbs are torn and completely burned apart Bleached down and torn off the bones The disposal has yet to start Confined within the walls of mental chaos Bubbling of ligaments burning of the hair Teeth have been smashed The travesty I’ve created No turning back from here My commitment to murder Torturous behavior Homicidal deterioration Rancid putrid remains No track of life left behind Entombed in liquid flesh Organs spill and slide Bathtub full of what used to be a man Draining the fluids into a ditch Flushing them down every drain The cries and horrors inside my mind Gruesome hateful damaging pains The screams that remain can be heard inside the brain Souls of victims shrieking painfully Begging, screeching, agonizing death Someone put an end to me From human to liquid death Vicious annihilation task now complete Murderous minds of all that's evil Sickening voices of hatred Torturous thoughts near death Depressive, selfish, hate and demise Escalates as the thoughts come to mind Shaking, compelled with self-hatred Stench of revenge and suicide

Total length: 22:38

Lineup

Artist Image

Band Members

    Scott FryxellBass, Vocals (backing)

    Tom TierDrums

    Mike DreherGuitars, Vocals (backing)

    Ezra BlumenfeldVocals

Guest / Session

    Jadran GonzalezGuitars (lead) (track 2)

    Dan SpreiglVocals (backing)

    Tony BarhoumGuitars (lead) (tracks 1, 4)

    Andy XiongGuitars (lead) (track 5)

Miscellaneous Staff

    Karl DahmerCover art

    Adam TuckerRecording, Mixing

    Joe CincottaMastering

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