Their debut album, "Embrace the Eternal", showed a change in style as Embodyment added elements of metalcore to their death metal sound (Embrace the Eternal is one of the earliest deathcore records). "Embrace the Eternal" featured re-makes of the songs "Golgotha" and "Religious Infamy", which were originally from their demos, as well as guest vocals by Bruce Fitzhugh, vocalist for seminal Christian metal band Living Sacrifice.
After the departure of Kris McCaddon on vocals, Embodyment welcomed Sean Corbray as vocalist and recorded "''The Narrow Scope of Things''", released in 2000. This album was the band's first step away from any of the heavier metal subgenres. Instead, their sound on the album was adjusted to alternative metal with hard rock influences and was the first album to feature actual singing and some screamed vocal parts rather than any form of death vocals.
Embodyment next released Hold Your Breath in 2001, an album which saw the removal of all screamed vocals and yet more slight shift away from the remaining metal influence there had been on "The Narrow Scope of Things". Their last album, "''Songs for the Living''", released under [[XS Records]] in 2002, completed the band's transition to alternative/indie rock and was originally made as an industry demo meant to get the band signed to a major label.
Embodyment later disbanded in early 2004 to the disappointment of loyal fans.
Andrew Godwin, Mark Garza and Kris McCaddon have finally resurfaced with a new band, [http://www.the-famine.com The Famine]
Swine
Embodyment Lyrics
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Judgement has fallen leaving you crying why God why
Where is your savior?
Mindless follower
Bow to your altar of mockery now it is time to face truth
You have been lied to constantly
Your pagan religion is full of deception
You cannot conceive eternal damnation
Satan has led you away from redemption
The blood of the Son is your only salvation
Liar leading the weak to burn with you in hell
Lucifer you will lose, you were overthrown
Defeated since beginning
Your anger fueled with envy
God's perfect image you set out to destroy
But you're unsuccessful your end is now approaching
Heed prophecy you were warned
In the song Swine by Embodyment, the lyrics describe a person standing before Christ on the day of judgement, feeling devastated and questioning God about what is happening. The person realizes that they have been following mindlessly and worshiping a false altar of mockery, and now it's time to face the truth. The chorus emphasizes that the truth is in Christ and that the person's pagan religion is full of deception. The lyrics also depict Satan as someone who has led the person away from redemption, and the only salvation comes from the blood of the Son.
The song emphasizes the idea of redemption and how important it is to follow Christ. The lyrics warn against worshiping false idols and falling prey to satanic influences that lead a person away from God's grace. The person standing before Christ is asked to heed prophecy and understand that Lucifer, who set out to destroy God's perfect image, has been defeated and is approaching his end. The song's overall message is one of hope and redemption, emphasizing that following Christ and upholding his teachings is the only way to attain salvation.
Line by Line Meaning
Standing breathless before the throne of Christ
You are standing without breath in front of Christ's throne
Judgement has fallen leaving you crying why God why
You have been judged and you are crying, asking God why
Where is your savior?
Where is your savior now that you are being judged?
Mindless follower
You are a follower without any thought or understanding
Bow to your altar of mockery now it is time to face truth
Now it is time for you to face the truth and bow to your altar of mockery
You have been lied to constantly
You have been constantly lied to
Truth is in Christ soon you will see
You will soon see that the truth lies in Christ
Your pagan religion is full of deception
Your pagan religion is filled with deception
You cannot conceive eternal damnation
You cannot comprehend the idea of eternal damnation
Satan has led you away from redemption
Satan has led you away from redemption
The blood of the Son is your only salvation
The only way to achieve salvation is through the blood of the Son
Liar leading the weak to burn with you in hell
You are a liar leading weak people to burn in hell with you
Lucifer you will lose, you were overthrown
Lucifer, you will be defeated and overthrown
Defeated since beginning
You have been defeated since the beginning
Your anger fueled with envy
Your anger is fueled by envy
God's perfect image you set out to destroy
You set out to destroy God's perfect image
But you're unsuccessful your end is now approaching
You have been unsuccessful and your end is approaching
Heed prophecy you were warned
You were warned to listen to the prophecy
Lyrics © CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP, Capitol CMG Publishing
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harrymanbach
ZAO,Embodyment,Morty,Paramaecium,Horde,Living Sacrifice. Not a Christian but damn those bands killed it in the 90's.
Fordifly
@Yukina (Formerly known as Snack Alter) very lucky! Cheers man!
Yukina (Formerly known as Snack Alter)
@Fordifly Nice! Would have liked to see them live. you are lucky you got to witness them in person. Cheers!
Fordifly
@Yukina (Formerly known as Snack Alter) I don’t remember exactly why. It might have been because of the confusion between the names but I don’t recall. I saw them live right after that first album and it SUH LAMMED!
Yukina (Formerly known as Snack Alter)
@Fordifly Didn't Luti-Kriss have to change their name to Norma Jean because of some lawsuit with the rapper named Ludacris? I think I vaguely remember something like that happening lol.
Dean Desoto
@Fordifly and Training for Utopia
Jeremy Neece
Never gets old. Best metal album ever. Embodyment is my all time favorite.
Kenjuu
I'm so glad I came across this album. Too bad they went in a different direction after this, but at least there's one outstanding album. Finding this kind of stuff makes me remember why I love music, and why I shouldn't waste my time with boring lame mediocrity.
S1eaperr
Don't you just love it when you happen to see a band/cd by random and you end up loving them so much haha. That happened to me for A Perfect Circle.
Yadir Madrid
Awesome band.