Mentallo and the Fixer soon after began their long-term relationship with the American industrial music record label Metropolis Records with their second release Revelations 23. This release solidified the band's sound, which included "snarling distorted vocals, hard cutting sequencer rhythms, and a thunderous beat". However, Mentallo and the Fixer changed directions with their following release, Where Angels Fear to Tread, an album which was more heavily influenced by gothic music.
At this time, in 1994, the Dassing brothers formed a side project with vocalist Michael Greene called Mainesthai. Mainesthai's two releases, Out to Lunch and Mentallo and the Fixer Meets Mainesthai were also both released on Metropolis Records, but not until 1998. The Dassings still recorded as Mentallo and the Fixer, releasing their next album Burnt Beyond Recognition in 1997, along with two singles: "Centuries" and "False Prophets".
After the departure of Dwayne Dassing from the band in 1999, Gary continued to use the Mentallo and the Fixer name, and released several albums including Algorythum, Love is the Law, Return to Grimpen Ward, and Vengeance is Mine, along with the single "Systematik Ruin" to accompany Alogrythum. Gary Dassing has returned once again after a five-year silence with the newest Mentallo and the Fixer release, Enlightenment through a Chemical Catalyst. Mentallo and the Fixer formed in Austin, Texas USA in 1988.
Side Projects include:
Benestrophe (pre Mentallo & the Fixer)
Mainesthai
Shimri (Gary Dassing Solo)
Reign of Roses (Dwayne Dassing & Scott Berens)
Brutal Rapture
Mentallo & The Fixer Lyrics
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Things grow worse
Whole-heartedly carnal surge
Pleasures glee
Brutal rapture
The opening lines of Mentallo & The Fixer's song "Brutal Rapture" articulate a sense of moral decay and hedonistic indulgence. The phrase "vainly perverse" suggests a sense of futility in pursuing taboo or immoral acts, while the assertion that "things grow worse" implies that such behavior can lead to a downward spiral. The line "whole-heartedly carnal surge" further emphasizes the physicality and animalistic nature of this behavior, while "pleasures glee" reinforces the idea that this is done purely for the sake of pleasure. The title "Brutal Rapture" encapsulates the mixture of pain and ecstasy that can be experienced during such experiences.
Line by Line Meaning
Vainly perverse
In a futile and misguided manner, being sexually deviant and going against societal norms.
Things grow worse
Situations and experiences are getting progressively worse.
Whole-heartedly carnal surge
An intense and passionate desire for sexual pleasure that consumes one's entire being.
Pleasures glee
The joy and elation that comes from indulging in and satisfying one's carnal desires.
Brutal rapture
An intense and violent euphoria that comes from giving in to one's most base and primal instincts, regardless of consequences or moral boundaries.
Contributed by Dominic W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Stumberger
Killing me softly 10/10...masterpiece!
Krystian Moch
⚡💣⚡
Laurent James
Un enlèvement d’éléphant sans défense.
stoneweather
it's just an album cover of what i'm sure is a photocopy of something from PETA, i don't think the guy who compiled this compilation or any of the bands involved actually de-tusked the elephant and took a picture of it.