The Canadian outfit known as Blasphemy was formed in 1984 in Burnaby, BC.. … Read Full Bio ↴The Canadian outfit known as Blasphemy was formed in 1984 in Burnaby, BC.. They are known for creating a small sub-genre known as “war metal”. Each member does not go by their real name, but use ‘’ritual’‘-style titles instead. Blasphemy is considered a black metal band, and while the guitar riffs/solos and blast beat drumming certainly fit the black metal mold, the vocals and general instrumentation are more death metal derived, similar to Von or Sarcófago. They are recognized as being one of the first, if not THE first, band to play black metal in Canada, at a time when few metal scenes around the world had even heard of black metal. Their discography is as follows:

Blood Upon the Altar (demo) - 1989
Fallen Angel of Doom (LP) - 1990 [re-released on LP & CD in 2007 via Nuclear War Now! Productions]
Gods of War (LP) - 1993
Die Hard Rehearsal (demo) - 2001
Live ritual - Friday the 13th (live LP) - 2002

Despite the fact that their releases are few in number, and they have not released a full length album in over 10 years, Blasphemy is still active as of this writing.

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The Desolate One
Blasphemy Lyrics

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Terminate, desecrate
Evolving from despair and desolation
Desires to desolate away from the xtian souls and desecrate
Expectations of annihilation followed through in full jet black
Indestructible the detonator lays this soul to desolate

Bleeding souls
From desolation

Weakened impurities

Are left to rot

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Blasphemy's song "The Desolate One" are steeped in themes of destruction, despair, and defiance. The opening lines, "Terminate, desecrate / Evolving from despair and desolation," set the tone for a song that rejects the Christian faith and its adherents. The desire to "desolate away from the xtian souls and desecrate / Expectations of annihilation" is a potent expression of the band's antipathy towards Christianity and its promise of a final judgment.

The lyrics also suggest a kind of nihilism, with the singer embracing the idea of annihilation and destruction. The reference to a "detonator" that will "lay this soul to desolate" reinforces the sense of explosive violence and finality. The lines "Bleeding souls / From desolation" further emphasize the destructive power of the song's vision, as the singer revels in the idea of stripping away impurities and leaving nothing but ruin in their wake.

Overall, "The Desolate One" is a powerful and uncompromising statement of Blasphemy's worldview, one that embraces darkness, violence, and destruction as a means of rejecting religion and asserting individual power.

Line by Line Meaning

Terminate, desecrate
Putting an end to and insulting the beliefs of others

Evolving from despair and desolation
Growing and changing from a hopeless and bleak state

Desires to desolate away from the xtian souls and desecrate
Wants to isolate from Christian people and insult their beliefs

Expectations of annihilation followed through in full jet black
Wishing for complete destruction and carrying it out with intense hatred

Indestructible the detonator lays this soul to desolate
This person's inner being is set on a course to isolate and insult others, and nothing can stop it

Bleeding souls
People who are deeply wounded

From desolation
From a place of hopelessness and emptiness

Weakened impurities
Impure and flawed aspects of people that have been weakened

Are left to rot
Are abandoned to deteriorate and decay

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