Mind of stone.
Heartless, cold.
Strength imposed.
Strong-arm throne.
Crusader. Rampager.
Bloody trail, ash and death.
Enemy in your eyes.
Amoral. Fit to die.
Immovable object in the face.
In the face of his pitiless ways.
For a while defiant against the tide.
Determined not to wash away.
A beacon amidst moral decay.
Iron will to resist gradually,
Gradually eroded right away.
Forsaken stone in a violent stream.
Dying soul.
Weakened, old.
Feeble crone.
Here alone.
Now just looking on in dismay.
He doesn't care about you.
Or even know what you do.
His eyes look never backward.
Will you swallow your pride?
Or be left behind?
His eyes peer ever onward.
You will be left behind.
He will forge a path without you.
His new world is unkind.
This darkness is closing in around you.
But what can you do?
If you're left behind.
What will you do?
Will you follow or stay and die?
Waste no time, make your mind.
Follow him or stay and die.
You will be left behind.
He will forge a path without you.
You are not part of his design.
The weak, the frail and the blind will die.
What hope is left you?
When so many others will die.
Which path could you choose?
If you follow will you stay alive?
Will you lose your pride and live a lie?
Or just suffer shame yet still expire?
Lose your pride and live a lie.
Or suffer shame yet still expire.
He will leave you behind.
You will remain to writhe in the path he left.
Your only choice will be to die.
Unless you drag yourself along in his wake.
Bow to the crusader.
Worship a conqueror.
Strangle your conscience.
Acquiesce to his violence.
Ἡ εἰκών was an impressive debut, but way too short! Luckily, Ψευδομένη arrives to satisfy the urge for more of what made its precedessor hit hard and fast: some atmospheric moments (don't be deterred as this is still brutal, dissonant and disgusting to the core) and at the same time, J.L. is exploring longer tracks - e.g. my personal favourite - and implementing some cavernous lows. If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's most likely that this man refuses to stand still. What a pace! David Fischer
The Alberta crushers hold tight to their rank, astral-gazing grindcore, staring down abyssal torment all the while. Bandcamp Album of the Day Mar 31, 2020