Houston TX based abstract, intricate blackened death metal with roots deriv… Read Full Bio ↴Houston TX based abstract, intricate blackened death metal with roots deriving from early melodic black metal beginnings and changing directions entirely shortly thereafter. Commonly tagged as "abstract, technical death metal"and referred to by some as the U.S. answer to Canadian death metal band Gorguts, Crimson Massacre keeps evolving with each release and with seperation/inclusion of rotating band members. Luster of Pandemonium saw Crimson Massacre at the threshhold of entering new territory for the band, both melodically and structurally. The untitled follow up full length sees Crimson Massacre exploring wider stylistic possibilities and evolving further with compositional approach into a more varied, unique entity entirely. Upcoming album pending, with no release to date announce yet.

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Epoch
Crimson Massacre Lyrics

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Epoch

Memory echoes down the halls of
Antiquity
Tethered and broken wings scattered
Upon a bed of ashes
Spears thrust in Triumphant salute
Gaia's Divine Kingdom, a skeletal

Shadow
What remains when the lust of conquest
Fades
"Who will remember of hymns of war?"
Battle's clarion falls upon deaf ears
Never forget Immortality is gained
Through acts

As a smoldering brand pressed upon the
Skin of time

Overall Meaning

The song Epoch by Crimson Massacre talks about the memories of an ancient war that echo down the halls of history. The wings of those fallen during the war have broken and scattered upon the ashes, representing the devastation caused by war. The song highlights the futility of war and the destruction that it brings, leaving behind only skeletal shadows of a once divine kingdom. The lines "What remains when the lust of conquest fades" and "Battle's clarion falls upon deaf ears" indicate that the lessons from the past have not been learned, and the cycle of war continues to repeat itself.

Line by Line Meaning

Memory echoes down the halls of Antiquity
The past continues to influence and haunt the present.

Tethered and broken wings scattered upon a bed of ashes
The destruction caused by war has left nothing but death and ruin in its wake.

Spears thrust in Triumphant salute Gaia's Divine Kingdom, a skeletal Shadow
The victory of war is shallow and meaningless, as it only serves to destroy and leave a lifeless world behind.

What remains when the lust of conquest Fades
The emptiness and hollowness left behind after the desire for power and conquest has been fulfilled.

"Who will remember of hymns of war?" Battle's clarion falls upon deaf ears
The glorification of war is fleeting and forgotten, as the true cost of war is ignored or dismissed.

Never forget Immortality is gained Through acts
True immortality is achieved through selfless and meaningful actions that leave a positive impact on the world.

As a smoldering brand pressed upon the Skin of time
The effects of war and violence are permanent and leave a scar on history that cannot be erased.

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