In Fall of 2002, with the help of friend Tim Yeung on session drums, they entered Legion Studios to begin recording. Almost a year later “…And Time Begins” was released on Unique Leader Records, artwork by Dan Seagrave. The album had production issues but still managed to forge a very solid fan base in the death metal scene. The band went through a dry period of playing no shows due to the lack of a drummer. Bassist Derek Boyer got the chance of a lifetime and was offered a full time position with death metal legends Suffocation. That left Decrepit Birth with out a drummer or bassist.
During 2004, bassist Risha Eryavec stepped in and not long after that, drummer KC Howard of Odius Mortem officially joined the band as well. For the next couple years the new lineup played many shows, fests and one North American tour. In 2007 the band took a break and began writing full time for the new album. They went through some lineup changes and also dealt with personal issues related to a past member. This conflicted the band, and brought about a spiritual overhaul. The result was a change in direction and sound. The new music was becoming influenced by melodic and progressive compositions. The sound was more mature and catchy, while still maintaining the brutality Decrepit Birth is known for.
In Spring of 2007 Decrepit Birth entered Castle Ultimate Studios with engineer Zack Ohren to begin recording for the sophomore album. In January 2008 the highly anticipated album “Diminishing Between Worlds” was released again through Unique Leader Records. During that same month of January, Decrepit Birth embarked upon their biggest tour yet, opening for The Black Dahlia Murder, 3 Inches of Blood, and Hate Eternal. With the addition of a second guitarist, Dan Eggers and bassist, Joel Horner (both of Odius Mortem) to replace Risha so he could focus on his family and job, the brand new line up played night after night of sold out shows through out the United States. Now with a new album freshly released, Decrepit Birth was able to catch the attention of Nuclear Blast Records, which was a label the band really wanted to work with for years. After negotiations, they happily signed on with Nuclear Blast in Spring of 2008.
Over the course of 2008 and 2009, the band toured in support of "Diminishing Between Worlds". They played on the 2009 Summer Slaughter Tour along with Ensiferum, Suffocation, Necrophagist and more. After a fall tour with Vader the band began to prepare in enter the studio to record their third album, "Polarity". In early 2010 drums were tracked at Sharkbite Studios and Matt Sotelo recorded the guitars at his own studio. In May it was announced that drummer KC Howard and live guitarist Dan Eggers would leaving the band. The band recruited ex-Abigail Williams drummer Sam "Samus" Paulicelli and guitarist Chase Fraser (ex-Animosity and currently Son of Aurelius) as live members for the 2010 Summer Slaughter Tour. "Polarity" is set to be released July 27th, 2010 on Nuclear Blast.
Metatron
Decrepit Birth Lyrics
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Under an early sun
A mortal man of the ancient kingdom...earth
Walking in the dream of the vine
The lucid path of vision
I see a garden of shadows with no way out
Within the worlds of my dream
I seek the essence of my being
Dimensions open before me
Absorbed/dissolved into the light of
Universal understanding
Cursed to live forever...burning from inside
My flesh is turned to fire...my eyes to blinding light
Awakened in my dream to the sound of my own scream
Metamorphosis...transformation...mutation
Who am I...what am I
Reaching out with my mind
Seeing the mysteries
Touch the origin
My mind transcends mortality
Displaced behind the prism of light
Falling into the eye of the paradox
I become the center of time
I am the balance...I am the eye
I am reborn...beyond the body
Beyond the pattern...beyond horizons
Beyond the light...divinity
Knowing the secret of creation
The universe within the flower of life
Five patterns of existence
Vibration of eternity
Past futures...emerge from the present
Lost forever inside my mind
I am eternal
Foundation of time and space
One becomes one inside the circle
Bearing the ancient scrolls of existence
I am destiny
In Decrepit Birth's song "Metatron," we are taken on a journey of self-discovery through dream and contemplation. The lyrics begin by describing the singer as a mortal man born into this world under an early sun. He walks through a dream-like state, and the lyrics describe the lucid path of his vision. The singer sees a garden of shadows with no way out, and he seeks the essence of his own being within the worlds of his dream. Through this quest, he transcends the realms previously unknown to him and begins to understand universal understanding.
As he transcends the realms of his reality, the singer becomes cursed to live forever, burning from inside. In his dream, his flesh is turned to fire, and his eyes are blinded by the light. He awakens in his dream to the sound of his own scream and goes through a metamorphosis and transformation, questioning who he is and what he is. Through reaching out with his mind and seeing the mysteries, the singer passes through the eye of the paradox and becomes the center of time, reborn beyond the body and pattern, beyond horizons and light, as divinity. In knowing the secret of creation, the singer becomes eternal, bearing the ancient scrolls of existence and becoming destiny.
Overall, this song is a contemplative journey of self-discovery and self-realization. Through the singer's dream-like state, he transcends beyond the realm of what he knew before and gains a deeper understanding of universal understanding and divinity.
Line by Line Meaning
Born into this world
I came into existence on this planet
Under an early sun
During a time when the sun first rose
A mortal man of the ancient kingdom...earth
A human being who lived in an old civilization on this planet
Walking in the dream of the vine
Living in a state of hallucination induced by a plant
The lucid path of vision
A clear, vivid direction towards a goal
I see a garden of shadows with no way out
I am trapped in a place where there is darkness and no escape
Within the worlds of my dream
In the realm of my imagination
I seek the essence of my being
I am trying to understand the core of who I am
I transcend the realms...unknown before
I am moving beyond boundaries previously unexplored
Dimensions open before me
New perspectives and worlds are revealed to me
Absorbed/dissolved into the light of
Becoming one with the brightness of
Universal understanding
A comprehension of everything in existence
Cursed to live forever...burning from inside
Condemned to an eternal life filled with torment
My flesh is turned to fire...my eyes to blinding light
My body and soul experience intense sensations
Awakened in my dream to the sound of my own scream
Coming to consciousness to the noise of my own shout
Metamorphosis...transformation...mutation
A drastic change in form and nature
Who am I...what am I
Questioning my identity and purpose
Reaching out with my mind
Attempting to connect mentally with something outside of myself
Seeing the mysteries
Glimpsing at the enigmas of existence
Touch the origin
Connecting with the source of creation
My mind transcends mortality
My consciousness goes beyond limitations of physical existence
Displaced behind the prism of light
Moved away from an object through which illumination shines
Falling into the eye of the paradox
Plunging into the core of an idea that contradicts itself
I become the center of time
I become the focal point of history
I am the balance...I am the eye
I am the equilibrium, the observer
I am reborn...beyond the body
I experience a new beginning beyond physical form
Beyond the pattern...beyond horizons
Beyond repetition, beyond what can be seen
Beyond the light...divinity
Beyond illumination, becoming divine
Knowing the secret of creation
Understanding how the universe was made
The universe within the flower of life
The cosmos contained within a geometric pattern
Five patterns of existence
Five different ways in which things exist
Vibration of eternity
A continuous force that lasts forever
Past futures...emerge from the present
Possible futures that already happened arise from the present moment
Lost forever inside my mind
Forever trapped within my own thoughts
I am eternal
I exist without end
Foundation of time and space
The basis upon which everything exists
One becomes one inside the circle
Unity is achieved within a symbol of endlessness
Bearing the ancient scrolls of existence
Holding the records that indicate what has lived before
I am destiny
I am the predetermined course of events
Contributed by Ella J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.