There are several artists with the name 'Alchemist':

1) A progressiv… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists with the name 'Alchemist':

1) A progressive death metal band from Canberra, Australia
2) Russian breakbeat musician
3) Black Metal band from Portugal.
4) Thrash Metal band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5) Incorrect tag for rapper and producer The Alchemist

1)Alchemist is a progressive death metal band from Canberra, Australia. The band was formed in 1987 by Adam Agius (lead vocals/guitar), eventually teaming up with the present line up of Roy Torkington (guitar), Rodney Holder (drums/percussion) and John Bray (bass) which has been together since 1992. Since 2003, Alchemist has also featured a fifth member in Nick Wall, who provides samples for live shows.

The band announced in June 2005 that they were releasing a compilation album entitled Embryonics; this was released in late October. It covers material released between 1993 to 1998, including material from the first three albums, the 1998 EP release and demo material. Bonus tracks include two songs recorded live on the radio in 1996. The band is also working on a DVD, which will be released in 2006.

The band is also responsible for organizing Australia's largest heavy metal music festival Metal For The Brain held every year in Canberra . They are the only band to have played at every one held since its inception in 1991. 2006 marked the final Metal For The Brain event.

2) Alchemist is also Nikolai Krinitski a Russian born musician. Has dedicated himself to music for the last seventeen years. His main education involved cello and later piano at the Moscow Conservatoire. Also in RCM (Royal College of Music) composition and orchestration and arrangement. In early 2003 Nikolai became interested in synthesis and music production. Three years and 160 tracks later he has found his 'home straight', concentrating mostly on IDM and Breakbeat.

Being of a 'classical' background Nikolai puts big emphasis on the melodic line and structure of the piece. Rhythm is a big feature in every track, being erratic, broken and with the use of unconventional drum-programming and sound quality. That creates very special auras all the way throughout the piece.

Nikolai has 3 projects; one under his own moniker Nikolai Krinitski, secondly, as Aphrodite and lastly as Alchemist (his latest incarnation). Nikolai has been signed to WLM since 2006

3) Formed in 2008. Released "Flesh to be Broken" EP in 2012.

4) Alchemist is less commonly known as a Thrash Metal band from the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

5) Alchemist is an incorrect tag for rapper and producer The Alchemist .

Enhancing Enigma
Alchemist Lyrics

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A captive soul returns
Limited to materialistic boundaries
Repeating the process of learning
As previous knowledge dissolved long ago

Bewildered by totems in nature
We quest universe reflection
But when mind potentialities exhaust

The answers remain untapped

Homosapiens terrorize one another
Conforming like drones
Homosapiens, molesters of nature
Homosapiens, parasites of the earth

Concepts of existence astonish
Reality resides within myself
Significance is questionable

We're less to the universe than amoeba to the oceans
A mass of molecules and atoms, united to host my consciousness

Ending in physical erosion, repeating the cyclic process
Is this concept mirrored within my self?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Alchemist's song Enhancing Enigma describe the experience of a captive soul who is limited to materialistic boundaries, repeating the process of learning as previous knowledge dissolved a long time ago. The soul is bewildered by totems in nature, as they are in search of the universe's reflection, but the answers remain untapped when potentialities exhaust.

The song highlights the destructive nature of humankind, known as homosapiens, as they terrorize one another, conforming like drones, molesting and parasite the earth. The concepts of existence astonish the soul, and they realize that reality resides within themselves, so the significance of existence is questionable.

The song's final verses illustrate the insignificance of a human being in the universe, as we are less to the universe than amoeba to the oceans. We are a mass of molecules and atoms that host our consciousness, which ends in physical erosion, repeating the cyclic process. The lyrics suggest the question, does this concept reflected in the soul's self? The lyrics ultimately suggest the idea that the materialistic world may not hold the answer to existential questioning, and it may be within the soul itself.

Line by Line Meaning

A captive soul returns
A spiritual being returns to the physical world

Limited to materialistic boundaries
Restricted by worldly possessions and desires

Repeating the process of learning
Continuing to gain knowledge through experience

As previous knowledge dissolved long ago
Past wisdom no longer applicable due to new circumstances

Bewildered by totems in nature
Confused and fascinated by symbols of nature

We quest universe reflection
Seeking to understand the universe through introspection

But when mind potentialities exhaust
When the mind's abilities are exhausted

The answers remain untapped
The solutions remain undiscovered

Homosapiens terrorize one another
Human beings inflict fear and violence on each other

Conforming like drones
Behaving like robots under societal pressure

Homosapiens, molesters of nature
Human beings harm and exploit nature