Brutality is a death metal band from Tampa, Florida, USA. The band was foun… Read Full Bio ↴Brutality is a death metal band from Tampa, Florida, USA. The band was founded in 1986 as Abomination by Larry Sapp and Jeff Acres. The band quickly changed their name to Darkness and finally settled on Brutality in spring 1987. After several demos and line-up changes, the band got a record deal with Nuclear Blast. Before they recorded their debut album, Sapp left the band to form Astaroth.

They released their debut album Screams of Anguish in 1993 and went on a European tour with Hypocrisy in the beginning of 1994. A second album was released in 1994, titled When the Sky Turns Black a second European tour followed in 1995, in support of Bolt Thrower[1]. After a third album In Mourning the band split up in 1997. In 2001, the band was revived with original member Larry Sapp and released a demo and started working on a new album. Larry Sapp died on 3 May 2004, causing the split-up of the band. Update: Larry Sapp did not pass away, he became a woman (according to Jeff Acres in a 2008 interview).

Obsessed
Brutality Lyrics

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Alone
Monster cries inside
Devious perversions
Invade the mind
Trapping the anger
Emotional tension
Prey must be hunted
Human target sighted

The pressures building

Adrenalin rushes
Victims abducted
Screams of fear
Feeling higher
Seduced with hate
Orgasmic power blows
Thoughts now reality
Contorted body in pain

Addicted to the power
More to satisfy
Body count rises
Human errors
Follow the trail
Soon it will end
No escape
Deny the capture

Final life taken
Self inflicted

Release your soul
Leave this hell

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Brutality's song "Obsessed" describe a disturbed individual who is consumed by dark fantasies of violence and domination. The "monster" inside the singer's mind is a metaphor for these perverse desires that seem to control his every thought. He describes feeling "trapped" by his own anger and emotional tension, which he seeks to relieve through the hunt and abduction of his prey. The lyrics suggest that the singer finds pleasure in the screams of his victims and is "seduced with hate" as he exerts his power over them. These violent thoughts become a reality as he inflicts pain and takes lives. The final verse suggests that the singer is ultimately unable to escape this destructive cycle, taking his own life as a means of release from the hell that he has created.

Line by Line Meaning

Alone
Being by oneself

Monster cries inside
Internal demons causing emotional distress

Devious perversions
Cruel and unusual desires

Invade the mind
Unwanted thoughts taking over

Trapping the anger
Holding onto negative feelings

Emotional tension
Heightened emotional anxiety

Prey must be hunted
Desire to find a victim

Human target sighted
Spotting a potential victim

The pressures building
Senses of urgency increasing

Adrenalin rushes
Hormonal reaction to stress

Victims abducted
Capturing individuals against their will