Paramaecium
Paramaecium is one of the few christian death doom bands out there, and rel… Read Full Bio ↴Paramaecium is one of the few christian death doom bands out there, and released their first album, Exhumed of the Earth, in 1993. The music is in the vein of early My Dying Bride, with surging, heavy riffs, and some occasional use of violin, flutes and female clean vocals.

In 1993 Paramaecium released their debut album. The band consisted of Andrew Tompkins on vocals and bass, Jason De Ron on guitar, and Jayson Sherlock on drums. The music was inspired by Cathedral, early My Dying Bride and Anathema. The band incorporated flute and violin sounds as well as a soprano alongside the usual musical offerings of death and doom metal.

Paramaecium added rhythm guitarist Chris Burton in 1995 and released their second album, Within the Ancient Forest, which was accompanied by a fantasy novel of the same name written by Tompkins. The album was more diverse and technical, and involved female vocalists, harpsichord, piano, flute and cello.

The third album, A Time to Mourn, was released in 1999 and marked the departure of all previous band members except Tompkins. The band no longer had a touring lineup, so guest musicians were used, including guitarist Ian Arkley (formerly of Seventh Angel, Ashen Mortality and My Silent Wake). After a five year break, Paramaecium returned in 2004 with Echoes from the Ground. The album again featured Tompkins as the only original member, but held firmly to the band's doom and death metal roots while again incorporating soprano and violins.

In 2005 Tompkins started working again with guitarist De Ron on songs for a new album. Early in 2006, drummer Sherlock rejoined the band and they played a series of concerts in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, and NordicFest in Oslo, Norway. The NordicFest appearance in November 2006 marked the official end of Paramaecium, but it was also the official launch of the band under its new name, InExordium

Line-up:

Andrew Tompkins - Bass, Vocals (1991 - 2006)
Jason De Ron - Guitar (1992 - 1995, 2006)
Jayson Sherlock - Drums (1993 - 1996, 2006)

Discography:

Exhumed of the Earth (1993)
Within the Ancient Forest (1996)
Repentance (1996)
A Time to Mourn (1999)
Echoes from the Ground (2004)
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Paramaecium Lyrics


A Moment Life is a moment…
Abstraction Deathly hatred of life Life with a hatred of death Rituali…
Betrayed Again [Music by A. Tompkins] I have been betrayed again All my…
Darkness Dies Distant voices begin to sing, "Now the fire's burning, let…
Dead to Death When I saw him I fell at his feet as…
Echoes The morning has nothing to fear from the night Reaching t…
Enter In Time [Music by A. Tompkins and I. Arkley] From the outside all…
Even The Walls (Music by A. Tompkins and I. Arkley) Faded by the hands…
Gone Is My Former Resolve The dead who crave not life, I know not why…
Haemorrhage Of Hatred If prolonged hatred breeds it will devour your mind Animosit…
I I have life, I have time, I I have life, I…
I Am Not Alive I am not alive, though they say I am. Such is…
I'm Not To Blame [Music by A. Tompkins and I. Arkley] The night becomes th…



In Exordium A pool of water, crystal clear and shimmering, beneath the…
Injudicial Darkness in the garden The prayers of the Desired of Nations…
Live For The Day (Music by A. Tompkins and I. Arkley) The light of morn…
My Failing Heart Evil calls to me, reaching out through eternity Evil takes …
My Thoughts (Music by A. Tompkins) My life, my days, they all just…
Night Fears Morning Take it all away, I have walked alone And wept in…
Of My Darkest Hour Lassitude overwhelming me, my consideration to relent once M…
Over the Sea We sailed from southern England to the coast of Palestine I…
Removed Of The Grave Within the grave the body lies still beneath the soil Aimles…
Silent Carnage For the wages of sin is death Scraping bodies out of…
Song Of The Ancient The song I perceive as I wander through the woods…
The Chosen Land Over time they've forsaken that great war crime of the…
The Grave My Soul In the distance, my falcon flies, circling above a clearing…
The Killing He was led to the place Which was called Skull Driving nails…
The Voyage Of The Severed The disciples, they were crucified, burned alive, decapitate…
They Tend to Die Our Lord's enemies, they found Him in Gethsemane They took …
Unceasing [Music by I. Arkley] Life is unceasing…
Untombed At the dawning of the second morning from the execution…


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