De… Read Full Bio ↴Deathpile is a project of Jonathan Canady, running from 1995 to 2004.
Deathpile began as a varied experimental / noise project but quickly became pure power electronics (harsh electronic noise with vocals) after the debut release. From 1995 to early 2004 DEATHPILE recorded many albums that were released on cassette, vinyl and CD internationally and performed live sporadically in Colorado, Chicago and on the East Coast.
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"From 1995 to 2004 Jonathan Canady led the classic american power electronics band Deathpile, which culminated in the 2003 release of G.R., the band’s final album. Co-released by Force of Nature Productions and Hospital Productions, the album instantly set a new benchmark in extreme music, providing a fully realized, investigative, confrontational intensity, while exploring the perspective of the perpetrator, in this case one Gary Ridgway. Longtime industrial and experimental musician David E. Williams provides masterful analogue synth work alongside Canady’s devastating vocal performance, which stands as one of the most powerful in all of extreme music’s history, a testament to controlled chaos and full immersion into the most challenging of subject matters.
Canady’s dynamic artistic contributions have included time at Relapse Records as art director, releasing albums as Dead World on Nuclear Blast, Relapse and Release, exhibiting internationally as a visual artist, as well as operating the Malsonus label, responsible for 1999′s definitive ” The Sound of Sadism” compilation, among others."
Shrine
Deathpile Lyrics
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Body and blood
Body and blood
Body and blood
Body and blood
Body and blood
Body and blood
Body and blood
Her name was Carol
I remember that name
I pointed to her picture
I told them I never had sex with her
But I not only fucked her
I made her into a shrine
Body and blood
The beginning of May '83
I picked her up on the strip
Fucked her
Choked her with fishing line
Took her body to Maple Valley
Stripped her
Baptized her in the river
Put her clothes back on
Bag over her head
Two fish across her body
My bottle next to the body
My shrine
Body and blood
Body and blood
Body and blood
Body and blood
The lyrics to Deathpile's song Shrine are dark and disturbing, telling the story of a man who not only killed a woman named Carol but turned her into a shrine. The repeating line of "body and blood" seems to refer to the Catholic belief in the Eucharist, where the priest blesses the bread and wine, transforming them into the actual body and blood of Christ. Here, the killer has transformed Carol's body and blood into something sacred to him.
The lyrics reveal that the killer picked Carol up on "the strip" in May of 1983 and proceeded to have sex with her before strangling her with fishing line. He takes her body to Maple Valley, where he strips her and baptizes her in the river. Afterwards, he dresses her and places a bag over her head and two fish across her body, turning her into his personal shrine. The haunting repetition of "body and blood" throughout the song suggests the killer feels a sense of religious devotion towards Carol's body, as if he is performing some kind of twisted and sacrilegious ritual.
Overall, these lyrics tell a gruesome and unsettling story of murder and obsession. The use of religious imagery and language only deepens the disturbing nature of the song, leaving the listener with a sense of unease.
Line by Line Meaning
Body and blood
Repeated seven times, this phrase represents the focus of the song which is the use of a woman to create a twisted, religious-like shrine.
Her name was Carol
The woman who is the subject of the song is introduced with her name, Carol.
I remember that name
The perpetrator remembers Carol's name, indicating that he has thought about her often since her death.
I pointed to her picture
The artist is likely being questioned about Carol, and he points to a picture of her to indicate who he is talking about.
I told them I never had sex with her
The artist denies having had sex with Carol, but the rest of the song makes it clear that this is a lie.
But I not only fucked her
The singer admits that he had sex with Carol, contradicting his previous statement.
I made her into a shrine
The singer's twisted obsession with Carol is revealed with this line, as he describes how he created a shrine to her.
The beginning of May '83
This line establishes the time frame during which the murder and shrine creation likely occurred.
I picked her up on the strip
The perpetrator likely met Carol on a street known for prostitution, also known as 'the strip.'
Fucked her
The artist had sex with Carol before killing her and turning her into a shrine.
Choked her with fishing line
This violent act is how the perpetrator took Carol's life.
Took her body to Maple Valley
The location of the shrine creation is likely Maple Valley.
Stripped her
The perpetrator undressed Carol's body in order to make the shrine.
Baptized her in the river
The singer's twisted religious devotion to Carol is further revealed with this line, as he 'baptizes' her body in the river.
Put her clothes back on
After creating the shrine, the perpetrator dressed Carol's body back in her clothes.
Bag over her head
The artist covered Carol's head with a bag as part of the shrine's construction.
Two fish across her body
The significance of the two fish is unclear, but it is another twisted addition to the shrine.
My bottle next to the body
The singer may have left a bottle of alcohol next to the shrine, indicating that he returned to visit it.
My shrine
The perpetrator's possessiveness and obsession with the shrine and Carol are revealed in this final line.
Contributed by Dominic E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@TheAndrewj96
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TWERK SOMETHING GIRL
TWERK SOMETHING GIRL
@kaos5633
BODY AND BLOOD
@saul-wv7fk
I can't believe they removed this from Spotify
@riggs100
Yeap like I got this Creepy Songs list in Spotify and realized the other day it was removed!!
@sawndirofficial
I nearly crapped my pants. This and Hamburger Lady by Throbbing Gristle were the inspirations for my disturbing music playlist, and now this is just gone. Damn.
@GlitchRodgers
@@sawndirofficial I've got a good playlist on my channel if you're looking for some disturbing music. This album ranks as one of the creepiest I've heard....
@ColdHeartOfficialDSBM
Because it's literally about a serial killer, Spotify is soft asf smh
@deadaccountlmfao
my grandmother used to sing me this to sleep. rip meemaw 🥺💔
@silverman1601
i literally turned this album off right before this song, got into Clipping. like several months later, and then came back to this album, and found out where the damn sample was from. If only I had stayed a little longer the first time.
@JuanRodriguez-tg7cu
The best voice in power electronics so far...