Its sequel, 1992's Retribution, was just as strong, featuring two new members added from Solstice -- guitarist Rob Barrett (who replaced Juskiewicz) and drummer Alex Marquez. Barrett and Marquez were replaced by John Rubin (who had been in a very early lineup of the band) and "Crazy" Larry Hawke for 1993's Stillborn, which disappointed many of the group's faithful and signaled an acrimonious end to their relationship with Roadrunner.
Those label difficulties nearly broke the band apart, but they eventually resurfaced on Pavement Music with a more progressive, technical approach and an even more revamped lineup on 1995's Eternal. Hoffmann was gone, with the vocals now handled by bassist Blachowicz, while guitarists Fasciana and Rubin were joined by ex-Suffocation drummer Dave Culross. The remixes/outtakes/demos collection Joe Black appeared in 1996, followed the next year by In Cold Blood, which featured guitarist John Paul Soars taking Rubin's place, and drummer Derik Roddy replacing Culross.
For 1998's The Fine Art of Murder, Fasciana (now doubling on keyboards) brought vocalist Hoffmann, guitarist Barret, and drummer Culross back to the fold, along with new bassist Gordon Simms. The Pavement label retrospective, Manifestation, appeared in 2000, followed towards the end of the year by the all-new Envenomed. The sequel to Envenomed came out two years later, followed a few months later by drummer Justin DiPinto's last album with the group, The Will to Kill.
Eternal
Malevolent Creation Lyrics
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Hear no more, feelings numb, gone the sky
Loss of sight, no sun no dawn
To an end your life is drawn
Subconscious, all now damned
Hear me , where 's my soul
No hope, endless cries
Void beyond hellfilled fate, shadows descend
Shroud of dark, rest no peace, time to end
Blackened dreams , pours black rain
No way out, unfelt pain
Strangled, a victim ravaged, let me out
Murdered , damned to this , try to flee, useless
Suck
Swallowed in a hole filled black
Deny this curse, no turning back
End this life of misery
Don't want to hear, don't want to see
Voice beyond, blackened fate , no escape
Time to end your life
Raped and torn away from life
Born to unseen light
Soul is lost, no will to fight
An unseen force strips all migth
Void beyond
End your life
Damned to darkness
Damned to this hell
The lyrics of Malevolent Creation's song "Eternal" are dark and foreboding. The song is essentially about death and the bleakness of an afterlife. The first verse describes a lifeless corpse and the end of someone's existence. The second verse speaks more to a total loss of control and consciousness, almost as if the body has already perished and the mind is trapped in limbo. The chorus declares that there is no escape from the void beyond and no hope for a peaceful rest. The final verses describe a sense of being trapped in a dark, inescapable place where there is no hope of light or joy.
The overall theme of the song can be seen as a reflection on the inevitability of death and the despair that comes with thinking about the unknowns of what happens after we die. The lyrics seem to be written from the point of view of someone who is facing an imminent death or is experiencing an afterlife that is far different from what they expected.
Line by Line Meaning
Wasted flesh, stripped from life, now you die
Your mortal body has been ruined and is now dying.
Hear no more, feelings numb, gone the sky
Your senses have failed, you lack sensation, and the sky remains absent to you.
Loss of sight, no sun no dawn
You cannot see and are left in endless darkness without sunrise or dawn.
To an end your life is drawn
You have reached the end of your mortal existence.
Subconscious, all now damned
All thoughts and feelings are now condemned.
Hear me, where's my soul
I plea for my soul in hope of redemption.
No hope, endless cries
I am hopeless, and there's no end to the torment I am enduring.
Mind not dead, body lies
I am still conscious as my body decays.
Void beyond hell-filled fate, shadows descend
Hellish destiny meets an insurmountable void, as descending shadows dim the light.
Shroud of dark, rest no peace, time to end
Unending darkness envelops me with no rest, and it is now time for death.
Blackened dreams, pours black rain
My darkest dreams become a reality, and black rain falls from the sky.
No way out, unfelt pain
Escape from this agony is impossible, I don't even feel the pain anymore.
Strangled, a victim ravaged, let me out
I am being strangled and tortured, and I beg for liberation.
Murdered, damned to this, try to flee, useless
I've been murdered and cursed to this existence, but attempting to escape is futile.
Suck
no meaning is found for this line
Swallowed in a hole filled black
I am engulfed in a black hole.
Deny this curse, no turning back
I want to deny my curse, but it's too late to turn back now.
End this life of misery
Put an end to this miserable existence.
Don't want to hear, don't want to see
I don't want to hear or see anything anymore.
Voice beyond, blackened fate, no escape
A voice from beyond warns of a black destiny, and there is no escape.
Time to end your life
It is time to put an end to your mortal existence.
Raped and torn away from life
My life has been violently taken away from me.
Born to unseen light
I was born to an unseen and unknown light.
Soul is lost, no will to fight
I have lost my soul and no longer have the will to fight anymore.
An unseen force strips all might
An unknown force has robbed all of my strength.
Void beyond
A void beyond comprehension is present.
End your life
Put an end to your mortal existence.
Damned to darkness
We are all cursed to live in darkness.
Damned to this hell
We are all cursed to live in this living hell.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JASON BLACHOWICZ, PHIL FASCIANA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Eduardo Claro
Esse álbum é muito fudido mesmo não sendo B.Hoffman no vocal e na época Alex Marks também não estava mais na formação esse disco é foda os riffs de Phill F. são muito avassaladores mesmo com a gravação na época começando a era das gravações digitalizada esse é álbum é muito brutal ...valeu a nostalgia escutar aqui esse play, de quando eu comprei esse cd quando saiu infelizmente perdi esse cd num churrasco (😕😞)
MANUEL LAZARO CARUS
Pera mi el mejor álbum de su carrera. esde que lo escuche por primera vez allá por el 95 o 96 no deja de gustarme es impresionante y con una producción de 10