1) Amen is a cross-ge… Read Full Bio ↴There are more than one artist with this name.
1) Amen is a cross-genre rock band mainly taking influence from 1980s hardcore, punk rock and black metal.
2) Amen is crust/hardcore/grindcore band from Finland.
3) Amen is a Speed/Thrash Metal band from Medellín, Colombia, formed in 1986.
4) Amen is an up & coming emcee from Columbia, South Carolina who is working with MIDIMarc.
5) Amen is a death/thrash metal band from Požega, Croatia, formed in 1990.
6) Amen is a punk-rock band from Lima, Peru, formed in 1995.
1) AMEN is a cross-genre rock band mainly taking influence from 1980s hardcore, punk rock and black metal. They have had a number of different band members, with lead vocalist Casey Chaos the only surviving member of the original lineup. They had been voted "Overall Best Band in the World" and "Best Live Band in the World" by readers of Metal Hammer Magazine. Like iconic industrial rockers Nine Inch Nails, the band's music and lyrics are written entirely by the frontman, who also performs all instruments for studio recordings except for drums which are played by Shannon Larkin.
Early recordings were created in 1994 by Casey Chaos in the basement of his Los Angeles home, playing each instrument himself and using the name Amen to release the subsequent EP. Chaos later met Paul Figueroa through the LA music scene, and they formed a partnership. In the following months and years, the band expanded to include drummer Shannon Larkin, guitarist Sonny Mayo and bassist John Fahnestock, and they were signed to metal label Roadrunner Records.
Following the release of their eponymous album, produced by Ross Robinson, the band were set to tour Europe in December of 1999. This did not happen, with the band blaming a last-minute withdrawal of funding shortly prior to departure. Following this incident, Amen and Roadrunner went their separate ways. Subsequently several band members left, accompanied by a perceived drop in popularity. Chaos was helped out by friend Daron Malakian, whom he had met while both Amen and Malakian's band System of a Down were touring Australia as part of the Big Day Out music festival. Amen were the first band signed to Malakian's EatUrMusic label, and their subsequent release, Death Before Musick, was regarded as being a mild commercial success.
The 2005 tour supporting the album Death Before Musick was postponed when Chaos was rushed into hospital. Apparently against medical advice the tour was restarted a couple of months late.
At the last few shows the band played during 2005 they performed a couple of new songs.
Discography:
Slave - (1995, Drag-U-La Records)
Amen - (1999, Roadrunner Records)
We Have Come For Your Parents - (2001, Virgin Records)
Join, Or Die - (2003, Refuse Music)
Death Before Musick - (2004, EatUrMusic/Columbia)
Pisstory, A Catalouge of Accidents/A Lifetime of Mistakes - (2005, Refuse Music)
2)Amen is crust/hardcore/grindcore band from Finland.
3) Amen is a Speed/Thrash Metal band from Medellín, Colombia, formed in 1986. Participated also on the RODRIGO D' NO FUTURO soundtrack sampler LP in 1988 with the song "Sala Negra".
4) Amen is an up & coming emcee from Columbia, South Carolina who is working with MIDIMarc.
Piss Virus
Amen Lyrics
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I fucking hate you well I fucking hate myself
Tear me off these computer wings of cyanide
I cannot take myself can't tolerate myself
Naked and napalmed in the schoolyard of the benign
I don't know you, and I don't really care to
Sell the slaves for their skin until it drys
I cannot take myself can't tolerate myself
Beautiful servant you are perfect in demise
I come into this hole to get out this
Piss virus inside us
Takes a nation of millions divided again
Lead me to water so I can drain it
I hope all you necrophiliacs in California fuckin' die
I cannot take myself, can't tolerate myself
Sit and rape, sit and rape, sit and rape this life
Its in. its out get in, get out this
Piss virus inside us
Takes a nation of millions divided
Piss virus inside us
Nation of millions divided again
Piss virus this virus
This piss, piss cunt open wide
Bury buried please
Left us buried until your alive again
Again
The song "Piss Virus" by Amen is a raw and visceral expression of self-loathing and disgust towards society. The repeated phrase "piss virus" serves as a metaphor for a toxic contagion that permeates both the singer's personal life and the larger social landscape. The opening lines convey a deep sense of despair and anger towards oneself and the world: "I fucking hate you, well I fucking hate myself. Tear me off these computer wings of cyanide. I cannot take myself, can't tolerate myself. Naked and napalmed in the schoolyard of the benign." These lyrics suggest the singer is overwhelmed by feelings of alienation and frustration, unable to find a place in a society that feels distant and unfeeling.
The chorus further expands on the theme of societal decay and the damaging effects of indifference: "We're the sedated in their celebration. Sell the slaves for their skin until it drys. I cannot take myself, can't tolerate myself. Beautiful servant you are perfect in demise." The singer is describing a society that is addicted to materialism and exploitation, where people are treated as commodities to be used and thrown away. The haunting phrase "beautiful servant you are perfect in demise" implies that the singer sees themselves and others as being complicit in their own destruction.
Overall, the lyrics of "Piss Virus" reflect a deep sense of alienation, rage, and sadness towards the state of the world. The repeated motif of the piss virus serves as a powerful metaphor for the corruption and decay that the singer perceives in themselves and society at large.
Line by Line Meaning
This virus, piss virus
The feeling of being infected by something terrible, like a virus that changes one's life for the worse
I fucking hate you well I fucking hate myself
The blame game; the feeling of being unhappy with oneself and blaming something or someone else for one's misery
Tear me off these computer wings of cyanide
The desire to escape from the digital world and live a more natural, healthy life
I cannot take myself can't tolerate myself
The feeling of being self-loathing, unable to accept oneself for who they are
Naked and napalmed in the schoolyard of the benign
The feeling of being exposed and vulnerable in a safe, ordinary environment
We're the sedated in their celebration
The feeling of being disconnected from society's celebrations and festivities
Sell the slaves for their skin until it drys
The exploitation of people for profit until they are exhausted and dehydrated
Beautiful servant you are perfect in demise
The beauty of someone who serves others until their own destruction
I come into this hole to get out this
The desire to escape a bad situation, even if it means going to a worse one
Piss virus inside us
The feeling of being infected by something terrible, like a virus that changes one's life for the worse
Takes a nation of millions divided again
The division of society, where people cannot see eye-to-eye and are constantly at odds with each other
Lead me to water so I can drain it
The desire to consume, to use up every available resource until it's gone
I hope all you necrophiliacs in California fuckin' die
The anger and resentment towards people who are immoral and unethical, wishing them dead
Sit and rape, sit and rape, sit and rape this life
The act of ruining something beautiful, like life itself, by abusing it and using it for one's own pleasure
Its in. its out get in, get out this
The feeling of being trapped in a situation that is impossible to escape from
Piss virus inside us
Takes a nation of millions divided
Piss virus inside us
The feeling of being infected by something terrible, like a virus that changes one's life for the worse, and its impact on society
Piss virus this virus
The feeling of being infected by something terrible, like a virus that changes one's life for the worse
This piss, piss cunt open wide
The vulgarity of the situation, where something terrible like a virus has infected one's life
Bury buried please
Left us buried until your alive again
Again
The feeling of being buried alive, trapped and unable to escape; the hope of being free again someday
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CASEY KARIM CHMIELINSKI
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SightReadingSounds
A great track. Raw and mean. One of the better offerings from that nu-metal scene.
Turkeymassacre666
most people don't believe me when i say that these guys were the most brutal (best) bands that I've ever seen live on the Livin La Vida Loco tour W/ Coal Chamber and Machine Head. i kinda miss this band.
Global Net
This is the only best song out of their albums, perfect teenage angst that danced with me!
D'Artangan Oswald
People forgot about this band way too quickly. Wtf is Casey Chaos doing nowadays?
Rob Evans
yeeees
sparkingtonstanly
@iliveunderyourstairs lol, whys that spam?
Michael Lippert
Drink up