Glorior Belli formed in 2002 with Antares & songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist Infestvvs. They released a demo titled Evil Archaic Order in June 2004, followed by the debut album Ô Lavdate Dominvs in May 2005 on CD by Eerie Art records (Chilean label Aquilus Cruoris released the LP, and Satanic Propaganda records released the casette). Their sophomore album Manifesting the Raging Beast was released by Southern Lord records in June 2007. These earlier albums are played in an "orthodox" black metal style common to mostly Scandinavian groups.
Meet Us At The Southern Sign their third album was released on CD by Candlelight records June 2009 (German label Blut & Eisen released the LP) - on this album they began to include a blues style in their initially very "orthodox" black metal and also included clean vocals for the first time. They released a split 12" with Creeping called Rites Of Spiritual Death on Necroterror records on the first of January 2011 that featured low pitch atypical vocals and a much more subdued style compared to their albums. They changed labels yet again for their fourth album The Great Southern Darkness released by Metal Blade records on CD in September 2011, taking their blues inflected style even farther than before and implementing clean vocals again. Their fifth and most recent album Gators Rumble, Chaos Unfurls was released by Agonia records in October 2013 on CD and LP.
Current members:
Julien (AKA Infestvvs, J., and "Billy Bayou" on their 2013 album) : Guitars, Vocals, lyrics (also Bass from 2009-2011)
Past members:
Antares : Drums (2002-2006, 2008-2009)
Nefastvs : Guitar (2004-2006)
Dispater : Bass (2005-2007)
Alastor : Guitar (2007-2010)
M:A Fog : Drums (2006-2008)
Gionata Potenti (as G): Drums 2010-2012 (also a current member in Glorior Belli side-project with Infestvvs called 11 As In Adversaries)
Hervé (as H): Guitar (2010-2011)
Florian Saillard (as F): Bass (2011-2012)
Julien Granger : Drums (2012)
Remy C : Guitar (2012)
S. : Bass (2012-2013)
Harm (as JHM) : Drums (2012-2013)
Quentin Nicollet (as S) : Guitars (2012-2013) - Currently a live guitar player
Live members:
Andreas Joen : Drums (2013)
Sulo : Bass (2013)
Official homepage: http://gloriorbelli.luxferous.com
Official facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gloriorbelli
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/gloriorbelli
Severed from the Self
Glorior Belli Lyrics
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Still this body never breathed.
Affected glimpses, behind my lonely hill of strangeled shadows,
Have fled. With voiceless words attached,
A stillness to which no silence can compare.
Though as the crack subsides, and dies the self within,
It writhes! It writhes with mortal pangs.
And seraphs sob at Satan's fangs, in human gore imbued.
Now are thoughts thou shalt not banish,
Now are visions never to vanish:
Through chaos His light occurs still
Severance to thy damnation shall seem
As a blood-red fever burning,
Which would cling to Thee forever.
Affected beliefs, behind my lonely hill of strangeled shadows,
Arise. With vicious words attached,
An ode to which nothing can compare.
The lyrics to Glorior Belli's song Severed from the Self describe the experience of a fractured spirit and a body that never breathed. The singer describes affected glimpses behind their "lonely hill of strangled shadows" that have fled, leaving them with voiceless words and a stillness that cannot be compared to silence. But as the crack of their spirit subsides, they are met with an atrocious pain that writhes with mortal pangs, causing even seraphs to sob at Satan's fangs.
The singer reflects on the thoughts and visions that they can never banish, and the belief that chaos will always occur whilst also juxtaposing a vision of God's light occurring through the chaos. They describe their severance from their own damnation as a blood-red fever burning that would seemingly cling to them forever. The final stanza returns to the affected beliefs that they experienced earlier, describing them as arising once again with vicious words attached, creating an ode that is incomparable.
Overall, the song seems to be exploring the idea of fractured spirits and the pain that comes with it. The singer seems to be grappling with the idea of their own damnation and the chaos that it entails.
Line by Line Meaning
Fractured delight, the spirit bends
The spirit is in a state of pleasure mixed with pain, causing it to break and bend.
Still this body never breathed.
The body is still alive, but it feels like it has never taken a breath.
Affected glimpses, behind my lonely hill of strangled shadows,
Memories and visions are haunting the singer from a place of loneliness, darkness, and despair.
Have fled. With voiceless words attached,
The memories and visions have disappeared, but their impact remains.
A stillness to which no silence can compare.
The stillness that follows the fleeing of memories and visions is utterly deafening and oppressive.
Though as the crack subsides, and dies the self within,
As the break or fracture that caused the spirit's pain heals, the self, or one's identity, withers away.
An atrocious pain rises.
A terrible agony emerges.
It writhes! It writhes with mortal pangs.
The agony is so intense that the artist's body writhes in pain.
And seraphs sob at Satan's fangs, in human gore imbued.
Even angels cry at the sight of Satan and the human suffering he causes.
Now are thoughts thou shalt not banish,
The artist is tormented by thoughts that cannot be banished or erased.
Now are visions never to vanish:
The singer is plagued by disturbing visions that can never be unseen.
Through chaos His light occurs still
Even in the midst of chaos and despair, there is still a glimmer of light shining through.
Severance to thy damnation shall seem
The separation of one's identity and the ensuing suffering feels like a punishment.
As a blood-red fever burning,
The pain is so intense that it feels like a fever burning the singer's body from the inside out.
Which would cling to Thee forever.
The pain will never go away and will always be a part of the singer's being.
Affected beliefs, behind my lonely hill of strangled shadows,
The artist's beliefs and convictions have been tainted by the memories and visions from that desolate and dark place.
Arise. With vicious words attached,
The tainted beliefs and convictions resurface and are accompanied by hurtful and cruel words.
An ode to which nothing can compare.
The resulting expression of pain and suffering is so profound and intense that nothing else compares to it.
Contributed by Sydney I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.