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1) Autopsy is an influential death metal band, founded in 1987 in the United States by Chris Reifert after leaving Death. Beginning their career with the Severed Survival LP, Autopsy took on a sound similar to that of Scream Bloody Gore era Death, but soon moved on to a doom metal influenced sound for the Retribution for the Dead EP. The next full-length, Mental Funeral, would expand on Autopsy's "death doom" style of metal, and was met with great critical acclaim. Having completed a successful European tour soon after Mental Funeral, the band reentered the studio to record the Fiend for Blood EP, which was followed by their third full-length, Acts of the Unspeakable. Autopsy's last album, 1994's Shitfun, was heavily influenced by hardcore punk and would prepare fans for Abscess, Danny Coralles and Chris Reifert's project after Autopsy's demise in 1995, but as of July 2009, have reunited.
The band was featured in the 2005 music documentary Metal: A Headbanger's Journey when the film's narrator and star read aloud a verse from the band's song "Charred Remains".
Autopsy released their album Macabre Eternal in 2011 via Peaceville Records to wide critical acclaim, followed by 2013's album The Headless Ritual, 2014's album Tourniquets, Hacksaws and Graves, and 2015's EP Skull Grinder.
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2) Autopsy is a hardcore band from UK.
3) Autopsy is Jake Hallett, a hardcore producer and dj from UK.
Destined to Fester
Autopsy Lyrics
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Maggots burrowing thru my face
Blinded by disease
Waiting for my living death to end
Slicing teeth
Infectious chewing at my skin
My blood is clotted with pus
Of rabid vermin never stop
I pick away
At my mouldering flesh
Insanity has left my mind
A tortured mess
Face chewed to bits
On my body they feast
Swimming in the rancid sewage
Spreading their disease
The lyrics of Autopsy's song Destined to Fester are quite gruesome, and depict the horrifying reality of someone trapped in a state of living death. The singer of the song is submerged in sewage, with maggots burrowing through their face, blinded by disease and waiting for death to take them. The imagery is extremely vivid, with descriptions of infectious chewing at their skin, blood clotted with pus, and the maddening cries of rabid vermin never stopping. The singer is driven to the brink of madness, picking away at their own mouldering flesh, with insanity leaving their mind a tortured mess. As they are devoured by vermin, with their face chewed to bits, and disease spreading all around them, they are left to swim in the rancid sewage, living out their last moments in agony.
These lyrics are very graphic and paint a disturbing picture in the listener's mind. Despite the extreme nature of the song, it is a reflection on the human condition and what could potentially be in store for us as humans. The descriptive language used in the song stands as a warning of what could become of us if we neglect the world around us and allow it to fall to ruin. It is a stark reminder of our mortality and the fragility of life itself.
Line by Line Meaning
Knee deep in sewage
I am submerged in a pool of filth and waste.
Maggots burrowing through my face
Small, white worm-like insects are feeding on the decaying flesh of my face.
Blinded by disease
I cannot see clearly due to the illness that is compromising my vision.
Waiting for my living death to end
I am desperately hoping for my suffering and agony to soon come to a close.
Slicing teeth
Sharp teeth are cutting into my skin.
Infectious chewing at my skin
Disease-causing creatures are consuming my flesh and tissue.
My blood is clotted with pus
My internal fluids have thickened due to the overwhelming infection in my body.
The maddening shrill cries
Of rabid vermin never stop
The constant high-pitched squeals of frenzied rodents fill the air and never cease.
I pick away
At my mouldering flesh
I am painfully removing the rotting and decaying portions of my own body.
Insanity has left my mind
A tortured mess
My mental state has become completely unhinged and chaotic, causing me continuous distress.
Face chewed to bits
On my body they feast
My facial features have been entirely consumed and consumed by the ravenous beings attacking my body.
Swimming in the rancid sewage
Spreading their disease
The fleshy beings consuming my body are now swimming in the contaminated waste, spreading illness and infection.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRISTOPHER REIFERT, DANIEL CORRALLES, ERIC CUTLER
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