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Introspection

by Interpreter

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Morts
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Morts The opening title track has a fantastic sludge/post-metal hybrid sound that totally sucked me in and I knew I was in for a treat! Suddenly the vocals kicked in during the second track and it startled me a little. Not in a bad way at all, for some reason I just wasn't expecting the death/black metal growls. However they work so well, somehow managing to contrast and yet blend with the music simultaneously and the overall effect is mind-blowingly awesome!! Set your brain on fire with this one! Favorite track: Consciousness Surrendered.
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ProgHog231 Cool mixture of sludge/doom with black metal vocals. Favorite track: Perennial.
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Plummeting into infinite darkness Blinded, deafened and numb My shrieks reverberate in my soul as The depths swallow me whole Entering the realm of the musing serpent Awakened by my fall Its fangs enclose around my neck Burning venom replaces my blood Conquering my veins it boils then freezes Effusing out every pore Body pierced with entropy I wail a dehumanized wail My sanity abandoned And soul depleted The venom reaches my heart My sanity abandons me The venom poisons my heart A footing gained I begin to flee Whispers and cackles chasing me The entity pursuing my soul Shackles my limbs to the ground I turn and gaze into its eyes Spheres of emptiness Fleeing from this entity Brings me closer to Insanity Physical destruction imminent Psychological breakdown evident The darkness engulfs me again Deeper and deeper I descend I grind my teeth for this hellish dimension of consciousness Refuses to end Eyes open wide Physical destruction imminent Psychological breakdown evident Spiritual abandonment permanent My consciousness loses control A vacuum of space surrounding The silence is drowning No escaping through the shadows No perception of time Or air to inhale An eternity passes as The being pursues on A symphony of bloodcurdling screams Greets my innocent ears Entering a voided reality Distorted senses constrained (regained, ii) Memories flooding my brain Unimaginable agony All else fades away
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This recollection My last connection Is this deception? Or true perception? A true perception Once a blessing is now my curse Eternal severance can’t get much worse Seeking out what was hopeless to find Fell from heaven; entered the sky How shall I remember? The primal December Was it the first breath of life? Or the final breath of death? Was it divine conception? Or just an ignorant human’s plight How shall I? Killing every desire Tell me how is that higher Than reclaiming a death in life How is that a wretched blight? The deception of perception How shall I remember? The primal December A true perception
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Perennial 04:37
Throughout the course of one’s existence there are a range of experiences, from the birth of childlike innocence onward, which culminate to form the person who appears before you in the mirror. Life can be understood as an oscillation between periods of extremes – times of pleasure, times of conflict, times of sorrow, or times of apathy. The transition from one phase of life to another often arrives unexpectedly – moments that disrupt or divert your course, resulting in overwhelming joy or deep-seated misery. The memories of these experiences define how we perceive future experiences – it is how we interpret the messages sent to us through the cruelty of circumstance, the imperfections of society, and the severance of union with those we hold close that determine how we understand and engage life. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance that we seek out the truth behind these messages – that regardless of the way the world tells us to perceive things we look beyond or underneath or around that so that true understanding can filter in. There is one truth – it is clouded by perception. So I urge you brothers, sisters, to not settle for a mediocre existence but rather, to remember.
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Remember From birth we are searching To fulfill the void within Absence of meaning In the presence of pain The questing for purpose Perennial Misery Solitude has found A home in me These shackles Are crippling In a sea of confusion Indifference reigns In a mass of pollution The only comfort is pain These lies that we believe We sever ties Rather than perceive The truth in the feeling Limiting the understanding of redeemed Parasitically feeding off jealousy It grows within me with Peace withdrawn anguish injected By sin corrupted; this flesh infection In a place filled with rejection Tribulation becoming your identity The ever-present misery Absence of meaning In the presence of pain The questing for purpose This suffering Separating what’s intended to be This misery Severing what was you from me In a sea of confusion Indifference reigns In a mass of pollution The only comfort is pain The perennial source of misery I feel inside Giving in to temptation Allowing sin filter in Losing rational judgment Letting misery win
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Convergence 06:19
I reach the heart of the darkness A mirrored image is all i see Not a reflection; no, an empty glare Familiar spheres meet my stare Everything that rises must converge All light extinguished and hope erased He rises above my frailty Into my ears he whispers, You who fight with monsters Don't you know what dwells within I am prince over your soul I am your true self Monstrosity in the flesh I have dominion over your soul My soul

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"Introspection is a truly spellbinding release from start to finish. And one that I have been listening to on a regular basis for the last couple of weeks or so."
-thesludgelord.blogspot.com

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released August 23, 2012

Recorded and mixed by Kenny McWilliams at Archer Avenue Studio, Columbia SC

Mastered by Jamie King at The Basement Studios, Winston-Salem NC

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