1. Repulsion are a lege… Read Full Bio ↴Repulsion may refer to two different bands:
1. Repulsion are a legendary band hailed as being one of the biggest influences on the grindcore genre, despite only releasing one official full length album entitled "Horrified" in 1989 (recorded in 1986).
The band formed in 1984 under the name Genocide, releasing three demos with this name. Later, they changed the name to the more "fitting name" for their style of music and lyrical content, which is Repulsion. With the name Repulsion, they released one full length album, two demos and a single. They broke up around 1991 and after over a decade, the band decided to reform again circa 2004.
Repulsion hold a legendary status as a band influencing countless earlier grindcore bands like Napalm Death, Carcass and Terrorizer. The band is also hailed as one of the first breeds of grindcore being mixed with death metal, influencing the goregrind genre heavily.
2. Repulsion was the original name of the legendary gothic/doom metal band Type O Negative. They released their demo album None More Negative during this time. Soon after they changed their name due to the above grindcore band already having the name.
The Stench of Burning Death
Repulsion Lyrics
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End of all that breathes new life - Nothing left
A few survivors nearing death - Mutated
Slow decaying of the flesh - Soon they're dead
Eating flesh to stay alive - Cannibals
Decaying bodies everywhere - Smell the stench
Burning bodies lay in mess - Foul gore
Radiation burns your lungs - Rabid death
Bodies burn in massive piles - Bloodbath
Toxic fumes destroy your health and sanity
Death for you is coming soon - Slowly rot
Chemicals destroy the earth - Holocaust
The lyrics of Repulsion's "The Stench of Burning Death" describe a world that has been desecrated and destroyed, with death and decay as its only inhabitants. The song suggests a post-apocalyptic scenario where the earth has been ravaged by some cataclysmic event, possibly a nuclear fallout, as the lyrics reference radiation burns and toxic fumes. The few remaining survivors are mutated and resort to cannibalism in order to survive. The imagery of burning and decaying bodies, putrid stench, and foul gore is vivid and disturbing, painting a picture of a world that is beyond repair.
The song speaks to the futility of human existence, as even the earth itself has been destroyed due to humankind's disregard for the environment. The lyrics suggest that the end is near, with death slowly approaching all those who remain. The tone is bleak and hopeless, with no chance for redemption or salvation. The repeated use of the word "death" throughout the song reinforces the idea that there is no escape from the destruction that has been wrought upon the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Desecration of the earth
Massive death
End of all that breathes new life
Nothing left
A few survivors nearing death
Mutated
Slow decaying of the flesh
Soon they're dead
Eating flesh to stay alive
Cannibals
Decaying bodies everywhere
Smell the stench
Burning bodies lay in mess
Foul gore
Radiation burns your lungs
Rabid death
Bodies burn in massive piles
Bloodbath
Toxic fumes destroy your health and sanity
Death for you is coming soon
Slowly rot
Chemicals destroy the earth
Holocaust
Contributed by Declan W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.