In 1997 they recorded their second album, "Images of Despair ". Before finishing the recording, the bassist left due to musical differences. Felipe Castro, old friend of Pablo and Sebastián, took his place and finished the recording. The music of this LP is faster than any previous material, but some progressive elements are present, due to Pablo´s growing interest in Jazz-fusion at that time.
In band's eyes, some of the songs in that album required a different type of voice as a complement to Sebastián's low growls, so although IOD was almost finished in early 1998, it wasn't released because they spent several months proving vocalists without success.
In December of '98 the promo single "Empty Creature " was released, featuring Pablo's first attempt on vocal duties. The full length would come out in September of the following year with Pablo as a definitive singer, making of Coprofago a 2-frontmen band. The response to IOD from the Metal press & media was excellent. It got good critiques in lots of magazines as well as online Metal sites; Empty Creature was included in Grinder magazine's Compilation, and the whole album had some airplay in local Metal radios even one year after its debut.
Soon after IOD's release, Felipe left the band, entering Rodrigo Castro in his replacement. Rodrigo is a fretless player, something uncommon in Metal music, so his inclusion in the band reinforced the singularity of Coprofago's sound.
On December 2000 Genesis is released, a conceptual album about the creation of delimited objects from a single point. Brutallity is still here, and jazzy landscapes stands out.
Right now, the band is promoting this new record and writing new songs.
Current Line-Up:
Pablo Álvarez - Guitar, Vocal & Keyboard
Sebastián Vergara - Guitar, Vocal & Keyboard
Rodrigo Castro - Fretless Bass
Felipe Castro - Bass
Marcelo Ruiz - Drums
Fractures
Coprofago Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Muted ways of release, presents of flowing
insipidness turning the functions of meaning into
a clever insult
I, my own fracture, in spiral climbing towards a
foundational negation of sense
Staring through static waters, engulfed by perfect
reflections, portraits of compulsive fiction, lifeless reminders of our exile, sweet omens of forced organic refund
...A one way quest is about to begin
The opening lyrics of Coprofago's "Fractures" deal with the idea of consciousness and self-awareness. The singer calls for a blessing of consciousness so that one can distinguish between themselves and the rest of the world. This self-awareness is described as a "bi-dimensional path" that gives rise to every border. The second line continues with this theme of self-awareness by describing "muted ways of release." It seems that the singer is describing the ways in which one can come to understand oneself in opposition to the world around them. This understanding is necessary for meaning to be created in life.
The second stanza begins with a striking image of the singer's own "fracture." It seems that the previous stanza's emphasis on self-awareness has resulted in the singer coming to recognize their own brokenness. However, this brokenness is not something that is negative in and of itself. Rather, it is something that is being used as a foundation for a negation of sense. In other words, the singer is rejecting the idea that there is any inherent meaning or sense to be found in the world. The image of a spiral climbing suggests that the negation of sense is an ongoing process that repeats itself.
The final stanza brings the theme of reflection to the forefront. The singer describes staring into still waters and seeing "perfect reflections" of themselves. However, the reflections are described as "portraits of compulsive fiction." This suggests that the self that is reflected back is not real or authentic. Instead, it is a constructed self that is based on societal expectations and norms. The final line of the stanza suggests that the realization that the self is a construction is the beginning of a "one way quest." This quest is not described in detail, but it seems to be one that is taken alone and will not allow for a return to the self that was previously believed to be real.
Line by Line Meaning
..Bless them with consciousness, a distinction between the "I" and the rest, a bi-dimensional path, the source of every border...a mirror that reflects every image as its own boundary.
May they be gifted with self-awareness and the ability to differentiate themselves from others, leading to a two-sided journey that creates all boundaries in existence. A mirror that shows everything as its own limitations.
Muted ways of release, presents of flowing insipidness turning the functions of meaning into a clever insult
Subtle forms of liberation, gifts of blandness that twist the purpose of significance into an intelligent mockery.
I, my own fracture, in spiral climbing towards a foundational negation of sense
I am my own fracture, spiraling upwards towards a fundamental rejection of logic.
Staring through static waters, engulfed by perfect reflections, portraits of compulsive fiction, lifeless reminders of our exile, sweet omens of forced organic refund
Looking at still waters, surrounded by flawless replicas, images of obsessive fiction, reminders of our lifelessness, lovely signs of nature's inevitable reckoning.
...A one way quest is about to begin
A journey with no return is set to commence.
Contributed by Kennedy B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@ThrashingBastardHell
...A one way quest is about to begin.