Beneath the Massacre is a technical deathcore band from Montreal, Quebec, C… Read Full Bio ↴Beneath the Massacre is a technical deathcore band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They were formed in 2004, composed of vocalist Elliot Desgagnés, guitarist Christopher Bradley, bassist Dennis Bradley, guitarist Jonathan Dubeau and drummer Justin Rousselle. In May 2005, they released a five-track EP Evidence of Inequity through the Canadian label Galy Records, the EP was produced by Yannick St-Amand and mastered by Alan Douches. Beneath the Massacre announces a Canadian tour to promote this album in September 2005 supporting Neuraxis, but have been forced to cancel due an accident with their van outside Thunder Bay, Ontario.

In May 2006, Beneath the Massacre signed a record deal with Prosthetic Records, and soon after, they started a tour in Canada with Leng Tch'e and Fuck the Facts. The band begins to work with producer Yannick St-Amand on a new album in June that same year, in parallel several dates are anounced, and included shows at the Toronto Terrorfest with over 60 bands at the three-day festival between July 14–16, the Robot Mosh Fest in Milwaukee, then in on the same month Trails Unto the Sick concerts again with Neuraxis, which included the San Antonio Better off Dead Fest and Albuquerque's Gathering of the Sick Fest.

Beneath the Massacre featured with the track "Profitable Killcount" on a 2006 Japanese-only compilation album titled Canadian Metal in Japan, released by Cyclone Records. The band's full-lenth debut album Mechanics of Dysfunction again produced by Yannick St-Ammand and mixed by Pierre Rémillard, was released in February 2007 through Prosthetic Records.

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Hunted
Beneath the Massacre Lyrics

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Your disciples are ready to kill and to die. Sacrifice women and children in
the name of an ideology. Survival instinct pushes you to commit the worst atrocities.
Complete denial and stubborn. Stubbornness or intellectually challenged?
Crimes will be punished, one day your time will catch you up.
It's only a matter of time. Can you hear their voices? They're all whispering
in your back. Can you feel it coming? They're plotting to cut your head off.
Can you hear them knocking? They're here knocking at your door. And now all
your enemies in an alliance are hunting you. By thousands, they're chasing you.

All the ghosts of the victims plotting to cut your head off. Haunting you.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Hunted" by Beneath the Massacre speak to the themes of power and control, particularly in the context of those who seek to impose their ideologies on others through violence and oppression. The song begins with a description of these individuals as "disciples" who are willing to both kill and die for their beliefs. This creates a sense of fanaticism and extremism that is often associated with groups and individuals who seek to enforce their worldview on others through force and coercion.

The lyrics go on to describe the atrocities committed by these individuals, particularly in the form of sacrificing women and children in the name of their ideology. This is a particularly heinous act that speaks to the lengths that people will go to in order to enforce their worldview on others. The use of the term "survival instinct" also speaks to the sense of desperation that often drives such individuals to commit such atrocities.

The song then turns to a sense of inevitability, with the lyrics stating that the crimes of these individuals will ultimately catch up to them. The use of the phrase "complete denial and stubborn" creates a sense of arrogance and hubris on the part of these individuals, suggesting that they believe that they will never face consequences for their actions.

Overall, the lyrics of "Hunted" speak to the importance of accountability and justice, particularly in the face of those who seek to impose their will on others through violence and oppression.

Line by Line Meaning

Your disciples are ready to kill and to die. Sacrifice women and children in the name of an ideology.
Your followers are prepared to take the lives of others and even give up their own lives, in the name of an idea, even if it involves the slaughter of innocent women and children.

Survival instinct pushes you to commit the worst atrocities. Complete denial and stubborn. Stubbornness or intellectually challenged?
The innate human need for survival compels you to commit the gravest of offenses, and your refusal to acknowledge the truth speaks volumes about your mentality. Are you truly being obstinate, or is there something more to your incapability to understand reality?

Crimes will be punished, one day your time will catch you up. It’s only a matter of time.
Wrongdoing will eventually catch up with you, and the end result will be the consequence of your own actions. Time eventually catches up to everyone.

Can you hear their voices? They're all whispering in your back. Can you feel it coming? They're plotting to cut your head off.
Can you sense the words they speak behind your back? They speak of betrayal and treachery. Can you feel their tension? They conspire to execute you and sever your head from your body.

Can you hear them knocking? They're here knocking at your door. And now all your enemies in an alliance are hunting you. By thousands, they're chasing you.
Can you hear the pounding at your door? They have arrived to apprehend you. And now, every individual you've ever antagonized has come together to track you down. By the thousands, they pursue you.

All the ghosts of the victims plotting to cut your head off. Haunting you.
The spirit of every individual you've ever wronged conspires against you. They pursue you relentlessly, and their presence is ever-present in your mind, haunting you.

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