Since releasing 2012's acclaimed "Sedition" (their fifth album), which Decibel lauded as a "hyper-blasting, inhuman, machine-like attack," Hour of Penance toured globally, playing well over 200 gigs alongside such acts as Behemoth, Skeletonwitch, Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Devildriver, Psycroptic, Misery Index, Deicide, Belphegor and Nile.
Band members:
* Paolo Pieri – vocals, guitars
* Giulio Moschini – lead guitar
* Marco Mastrobuono – bass
* James Payne – drums
The Holy Betrayal
Hour of Penance Lyrics
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To the depths of the oblivion
Till the decimation of every faithful one
A false redemption represents the price
To pay for their salvation
A god laws they'll observe until the end
Is death the way to redeem yourself?
Is dead the price to satisfy your god?
With mercy, with mercy,
The holiness of self-infliction
The unknown value of immolation
For a false cause that scriptures claim as a new redemption
Cleansation of your souls
Cleansation through your blood
That flows out the veins in the street of the devastated lands of faith
We walk the earth
Hand to hand with death
Towards the desolation
Through the corpses and the slaves of the divination
Assoil our sins
In the asylum of the false hopes
We stand as fated
Firm in front of the holy betrayal
Is death the way to redeem yourself?
Is death the right way for salvation?
Is dead the price to satisfy your god?
With mercy, with mercy,
The holiness of self-infliction
The unknown value of immolation
For a false cause that scriptures claim as a new redemption
The pursuit of purity is driving men
To the depths of the oblivion
Till the decimation of every faithful one
A false redemption represents the price
To pay for their salvation
A god laws they'll observe until the end
Blood, blood gush in our eyes
There is no way of redemption in life
Blood, blood gushes in our eyes
The wings of death silently arise
"The Holy Betrayal" by Hour of Penance is a song that reflects on the obsession of men to attain purity. The lyrics portray this as an irrational desire that leads to destruction and death. The song questions the belief that death is the ultimate price to pay for purity. It questions whether it is an appropriate way to achieve salvation. The song views death as a "false redemption" that represents the price to pay for their salvation. The verses go further to describe the lengths that people go to achieve purity, even inflicting pain on themselves. Nevertheless, the song argues that such self-infliction has little or no value and is a product of false reasoning. The second stanza takes us through a journey of desolation, death and ultimately a betrayal of the faith.
The chorus of the song highlights the theme of death and redemption. It echoes the idea that death is not necessarily the ultimate price for redemption or salvation. The lyrics use a rhetorical question to ask if death is the right way to redeem oneself or the proper price to pay for salvation. The chorus concludes with the idea of mercy, calling for empathy towards ourselves and others.
In conclusion, the song portrays a powerful message about faith, purification, and redemption that warns about the dangers of blindly pursuing purity. It suggests that the pursuit of purity should be tempered with a proper understanding of the value of life.
Line by Line Meaning
The pursuit of purity is driving men
Men are obsessively striving for purity
To the depths of the oblivion
To the point of complete destruction
Till the decimation of every faithful one
Until all faithful people are wiped out
A false redemption represents the price
They believe they can be redeemed through something false
To pay for their salvation
In order to be saved from punishment
A god laws they'll observe until the end
They will follow their god's laws until the very end
Is death the way to redeem yourself?
Is death the only path to redemption?
Is death the right way for salvation?
Is it correct to pursue salvation through death?
Is dead the price to satisfy your god?
Is dying the cost of appeasing your deity?
With mercy, with mercy,
This is pleading for mercy
The holiness of self-infliction
Purification through self-harm is considered holy
The unknown value of immolation
The worth of sacrificial death is unknown
For a false cause that scriptures claim as a new redemption
They pursue a redemption that is not true according to their holy texts
Cleansation of your souls
Purification of their souls
Cleansation through your blood
Purification is achieved through their own blood
That flows out the veins in the street of the devastated lands of faith
Their own blood flows in the streets of their devastated religious lands
We walk the earth
Alive on this planet
Hand to hand with death
Close proximity to death
Towards the desolation
Moving towards destruction
Through the corpses and the slaves of the divination
Among dead bodies and those blindly following religious practices
Assoil our sins
Forgive us of our sins
In the asylum of the false hopes
Finding refuge in false hopes
We stand as fated
We stand as destined to our fate
Firm in front of the holy betrayal
Strong in the face of the religious betrayal they feel
Blood, blood gush in our eyes
Their eyes are filled with blood
There is no way of redemption in life
They believe there is no path to redemption in life
The wings of death silently arise
They feel death is approaching silently and inevitably
Contributed by Jack P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Mattia Bagata
Visti come gruppo spalla ai Cannibal Corpse. Cazzo se hanno spaccato anche loro!! :D
R. C.P.
souns nice , are there connections with cadaver multilator ?? sound almost the same