Deep down beneath the skin
Festering, gnawing, malicious force
I feel it starting to change
A full conversion of being
What could it be, this strange entity?
What have I done to host it to become?
Where did it come, what world has it sprung?
Why has it chosen me and my body to be?
The mind become insectoid
The flesh hardens into stone
The organs melt into sustenance
The muscles collapse into sludge
The liver exploding releasing toxin
Bones disintegrate into calcic slop
Limbs pumping in dysrhythmic spasm
Intestines unravel
Transform becoming other
Mutate from the inside out
My pain becomes
Alive
Breathing beneath skin
The creature takes its form
Miasmic entity
A new me is born
Curse of the flesh, hex on the world
Parasite I become
Vitriol spews, hatred consumes
A xenophobe is born
Seeing through eyes of hate
A new type of disdain
A mind shattered by prejudice, a world cleaved by colour
Unity broken by ignorance, brainwashed to hate all other
How could I let myself be tainted by such rhetoric?
Why did I follow blindly to inbred thoughts?
How could I be so drawn to politics of rancor?
Why did I not see the trumping racism within?
How could I metamorphosize into such an insectarian of hate?
The album description mentions an “emotional apex.” That’s really the difference between Stare and the band’s previous albums. Ulcerate was always supremely technically proficient. I just didn’t care all that much. Their growth has come from making music you will feel. Metallurgical Fire
Mind-flaying brutal technical death metal that will pulverize you to smithereens while its complex structures stun your cerebral cortex. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 19, 2022
I dig this album so much, definitely a keeper. Subtly and masterfully mixing death metal subgenres, backed with an over the top production. They're true professionals. Can't wait for their next release! doive