There are multiple artists with this name:

1) Autopsy is an influent… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with this name:

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.

Embalmed
Autopsy Lyrics

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Epidermis punctured
As the deadened blood is drawn
Stiff cadever on the table
Victims of death's spawn
Desicate, deteriorate
Start to decompose
Process of embalment
Through your veins the chemicals flow

No more thoughts inside your head
Your brain is on a tray
Injection of formaldehyde
Organs have decayed
Light of day not to be seen
Again by the deceased
Rigor mortis is your future
Death ignored your pleas

Blood replced by chemicals
No more life is found
Next stop is a wooden box
Rotting underground

[lead: E.C.]

Overall Meaning

The above lyrics are from Autopsy's song titled "Embalmed," which describes the process of embalment and its effects on the dead. The lyrics explicitly detail each step of the embalming process, from the puncturing of the epidermis to the injection of formaldehyde into the organs. The song portrays a gruesome and unsettling image of the dead, with the described process of decay rendering the body lifeless and the result being the rotting underground. The lyrics provide a voyeuristic window into the macabre practice of embalming that is typically concealed from the public eye.

Line by Line Meaning

Epidermis punctured
The skin is penetrated by a sharp tool

As the deadened blood is drawn
The blood that no longer circulates due to death is extracted

Stiff cadever on the table
The lifeless human body is lying unmovingly on a surface

Victims of death's spawn
Those deceased have become prey to the result of death

Desicate, deteriorate
The state of being dried and decaying

Start to decompose
The dead body begins to rot

Process of embalment
The procedure of preserving the body after death

Through your veins the chemicals flow
The preservation chemicals enter the bloodstream

No more thoughts inside your head
The brain is not functioning anymore

Your brain is on a tray
The brain is removed from the body and put on a dish

Injection of formaldehyde
The chemical solution to preserve the body is injected