With the release of Heaven in Flames (1999), Duane Timlin (aka Cryptic Winter) joined the band as a session drummer. During 1999 and 2000, Akhenaten twice performed live with a line-up featuring members from Nargaroth, Krieg, Absu and Maniac Butcher.
After relocating to Germany, Akhenaten announced the demise of Judas Iscariot on August 25, 2002.
Spill The Blood Of The Lamb
Judas Iscariot Lyrics
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The preacher of death
From this firerly law
The grim view of the seal
Then Jesus' torment
And restless fury
The deep vacuum
From everyone
Come forth all holy ones
Dark journey in the deep
These lyrics from Judas Iscariot's song Spill The Blood Of The Lamb are quite dark and deep in meaning. The lyrics speak of the arrival of the "preacher of death" who is descending upon them from a fiery law. This can be interpreted as death itself coming for them, taking them to their eternal resting place. The "grim view of the seal" could represent the end of life and the start of an afterlife, which is further made more unsettling with Jesus' torment and restless fury. Here, the lyrics could be referring to the biblical narrative of Jesus' crucifixion and the emotions he felt during his final moments. The lyrics also mention the deep vacuum, which could be interpreted as the emptiness that follows when a soul is lost to death.
The lyrics then call upon all holy ones to come forth. This could be a reference to the judgment day where all the holy ones will be called upon to stand before God. The final line of the lyrics, "Dark journey in the deep" could mean the journey towards the afterlife where they will face judgment and be sent to their eternal resting place.
Line by Line Meaning
Descend upon us
Come to us, bring us the message of destruction
The preacher of death
The messenger of death, bringing damnation and suffering
From this fiery law
From the destructive power of divine retribution
The grim view of the seal
The terrible visions of the end times
Then Jesus' torment
The agony of Jesus, the son of God, who suffered and died for mankind's sins
And restless fury
The unrelenting anger of the righteous, demanding justice for their suffering
The crucified
The tortured and executed incarnation of God's love and mercy
The deep vacuum
The emptiness left behind by the loss of Jesus
From everyone
From all of humanity
Come forth all holy ones
Those who are pure in heart and obedient to God's will
Dark journey in the deep
A treacherous and perilous path towards salvation and redemption
Contributed by Ethan Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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on I Awoke To A Night Of Pain And Carnage
In this chariot
Striking for the gates
With mirror [?] [?]
[?]
With no tides [?]
This life fear death
There is the life of power
Forever (forever, forever), be, forever
Nights (nights, nights), forever (forever),
Hail, and take me
And there's a force of ancienty
And there's a sign of night
Here in the gates of the cursed raise
The undead
Forever (forever, forever), be, forever
Yeah
A cursed raised of tyranny [?]
Before the rage obsses
Coming for the [?] [?]
[?]
Rise the king of
Of the army
From the dead