After leaving Pestilence in the early 1990s, Martin van Drunen joined Asphyx and the band signed to Century Media Records. After the release of their first album, The Rack, they went on a European tour with Entombed, followed by a tour with Bolt Thrower and Benediction in 1992. Shortly after the recording of the second album, Last One on Earth, van Drunen left the band, to be replaced by Ron van der Pol. Eventually Bagchus left the band as well and was replaced by Sander van Hoof.
In 1994, the band released its third, self-titled album, but broke up shortly afterward. In 1995, Loomans and Bagchus reformed Asphyx and recorded God Cries. Around the same time, the Embrace the Death album, recorded in 1990, was released. Nevertheless, the band split up again after the release. In 1998, Loomans died when a train hit his car. The circumstances suggest it was an act of suicide. Some time later, Soulburn was founded by Bagchus and Daniels and, together with Pentacle singer and bass guitarist Wannes Gubbels, they recorded Feeding on Angels. In 1999, they renamed the project Asphyx and recorded the On the Wings of Inferno album with the same line up. However, Asphyx disbanded again in 2000.
In January 2007, the band re-united with van Drunen, Gubbels, Paul Baayens and Bagchus. They did not intend to record a new album, but focused only on live performances. However, in January 2008, they recorded a cover of a Celtic Frost song and a new song called "Death...The Brutal Way". In July 2008, they announced that new material was being prepared. Death...The Brutal Way was released in June 2009 by Century Media. It was released in North America by Ibex Moon Records on 18 August 2009, quickly becoming the distributor's best seller.
On 30 November 2011 Asphyx finished recording on their eighth studio album entitled Deathhammer which was set to be released on 27 February 2012 in Europe and 28 February 2012 in North America via Century Media Records.
In March 2014, founding member Bob Bagchus parted ways from the band and leaving the band with no original members. He was replaced by Stefan Hüskens as the new drummer.
On 14 October 2015, Asphyx made an announcement they are working on a new album at the end of November for the long-awaited Deathhammer follow up and begin their first tour at Latin America. Their next two albums, Incoming Death and Necroceros, were released in 2016 and 2021, respectively.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphyx
Studio albums
The Rack (1991)
Last One on Earth (1992)
Asphyx (1994)
God Cries (1996)
Embrace the Death (1996; recorded in 1990)
On the Wings of Inferno (2000)
Death...The Brutal Way (2009)
Deathhammer (2012)
Incoming Death (2016)
Necroceros (2021)
Wasteland Of Terror
Asphyx Lyrics
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A frightened nightmare begins
The ultimate agony
Dimension of sin
Gateway to Death
Realm of darkness
Empire of chaos
Engulfed madness
Blasphemous Land
Shadows in blood
The slumbering damned
Scream at the gallows
As raven pick out their eyes
Eternal torment
Suffer in this paradise
Absorbed in insanity
Souls dwell in depths of pain
Roaring with laughter
As the dead die rattling again
The lyrics of Asphyx's song Wasteland of Terror describe a horrifying scene beyond the horizon where a nightmare begins. It portrays the ultimate agony in a dimension of sin, the gateway to death, and the realm of darkness that is engulfed in pure madness. The place is referred to as a wasteland of terror and blasphemous land where shadows are in blood and the slumbering damned scream at the gallows while ravens pick out their eyes. The song further depicts eternal torment, where the souls are absorbed in madness and dwell in depths of pain, and the dead die rattling again as they are laughed at.
Wasteland of Terror is a song about a dystopian world where chaos reigns, and no one can escape the brutality of its grip. The lyrics evoke a sense of foreboding and terror in listeners. The song's message is about how humanity suffers from the ills of society, and often, there seems to be no hope of escape.
Line by Line Meaning
Beyond the horizon
Something ominous and fearful awaits beyond the limits of our vision
A frightened nightmare begins
As we approach the unknown, fear starts to creep into our minds
The ultimate agony
What lies ahead is something truly excruciating and unbearable
Dimension of sin
This place is a realm where wickedness and evil prevails
Gateway to Death
The only exit from this place is through dying
Realm of darkness
A pitch-black darkness engulfs everything here, with no hope of light or salvation
Empire of chaos
This place is ruled by confusion, disorder and destruction
Engulfed madness
Insanity has overtaken everything here, with no trace of reason or sanity left
Wasteland of Terror
This is a desolate, horrifying place, where nothing but fear and pain exist
Blasphemous Land
This is a place where everything that is considered sacred is defiled and desecrated
Shadows in blood
Darkness and death lurk around every corner, with no way to escape them
The slumbering damned
Those who are here are cursed to an eternal sleep of suffering, with no hope of waking up
Scream at the gallows
Pain and punishment is the only thing that awaits the inhabitants here
As raven pick out their eyes
The very essence of life is taken away from those who are here, leaving them with nothing but darkness and emptiness
Eternal torment
What awaits those who are cursed to live here is an eternity of misery and pain
Suffer in this paradise
This place is a mocking parody of paradise, with everything that was good turned into something evil and twisted
Absorbed in insanity
Those who live here are forever consumed by madness and irrationality
Souls dwell in depths of pain
Those who are here are trapped in a state of perpetual agony and torment, with no end in sight
Roaring with laughter
The forces of darkness and evil are rejoicing at the misery and pain of those who are trapped here
As the dead die rattling again
Death is not an escape here, as even the dead are haunted by the horrors of this place
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TOTAL ARMAGEDDON / CÈSAR GONZÀLEZ
Very very good!!!
ZefLink
Essa faixa do álbum é do caralho, riffzada da desgraça
MultiPhilip2
Martin Von Drunen rocks !!!!!
bobby spiess
One of the best ever!
Debopam Roy
they churn out riff after riff. Incinerating stuff.
bobby spiess
That riff @ 1:15
NAN DO
Fucking awesome!
Oscar Cartes
fucking brutal!!!