Their first Music video & single "The Herd" was released in May 2018 followed by their second single "Phosphenes" in March 2019.
Their debut EP "Pneuma" was released on 5/3/19 independently & a short documentary on the making of was released detailing the recording process of the album & an insight into the writing process.
Since Pneuma's release, Monochromatic Black has been extensively touring the United States and continued to do so throughout 2019 & early 2020.
After receiving critical acclaim, the band focused on writing 10 tracks which would become their follow up album “Vicissitude”. The album was completed and released in November of 2021.
The Ritual
Monochromatic Black Lyrics
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Life at the cost of the screams of those who are sacrificed. Kneel before it, bastard son of Loki we do not say it’s name out loud. One of the Jötunn it breathes nightmares to my dreams & horrific visions. Reign of a monstrosity, a dark grotesque god. Abomination, the Moder, silhouette of a colossal. Bow down. Multilimbed, severed torso, fusioned mammal, half man. I see survival is futiled in it’s desecrated land. Escape I will not find. Kneel or impalement. Worship me. Immortal aging. Live with me tortured endlessly. I am Moder.
The lyrics of Monochromatic Black's song "The Ritual" depict a dark and disturbing scene, evoking a sense of fear and dread. The opening lines set the atmosphere with gusting winds and the smell of trees, suggesting a foreboding and mysterious environment. The singer is aware of the presence that resides in this place and expresses a deep fear towards it. This place is described as a purgatory, an extended life sustained by the screams of sacrificial victims.
The lyrics also mention a "bastard son of Loki," a reference to Norse mythology. The name of this entity is not spoken out loud, suggesting its immense power and the reverence or fear it commands. It is described as one of the Jötunn, a race of giants, and capable of breathing nightmares and horrific visions into the singer's dreams. This monstrous god, referred to as an abomination and the Moder, is depicted as a dark and grotesque being with mutilated limbs and a fusion of mammalian and human characteristics.
The lyrics convey a sense of helplessness and resignation as the singer recognizes the futility of attempting to escape or survive in this desecrated land. The only options presented are to kneel before the Moder or face impalement. The Moder demands worship and offers the promise of immortal aging, but the price is eternal torture and suffering. The singer ultimately identifies as the Moder, suggesting a possibility of a personal struggle and transformation into a monstrous deity.
Line by Line Meaning
The gusting winds, smell of the trees.
The strong winds carry with them the scent of the trees.
I know what lives here & I fear it well.
I am aware of the presence that resides here, and I hold a deep fear for it.
Purgatory, extended Life at the cost of the screams of those who are sacrificed.
This place feels like a prolonged state of torment, where life is sustained by the screams of sacrificial victims.
Kneel before it, bastard son of Loki we do not say it’s name out loud.
Submit yourself in reverence to this entity, an illegitimate child of Loki, whose name is forbidden to be uttered aloud.
One of the Jötunn it breathes nightmares to my dreams & horrific visions.
As one of the Jötunn, it possesses the ability to instill nightmares and horrifying visions into my dreams.
Reign of a monstrosity, a dark grotesque god.
This realm is ruled by a monstrous and sinister deity.
Abomination, the Moder, silhouette of a colossal.
Behold the abomination, known as the Moder, whose appearance is that of a colossal entity.
Bow down.
Submit and show obedience.
Multilimbed, severed torso, fusioned mammal, half man.
With multiple limbs, a severed torso, and a fusion of mammal and human features.
I see survival is futiled in it’s desecrated land.
I realize that any attempt at survival in this desolated land is without hope.
Escape I will not find.
I am certain that escape is unattainable.
Kneel or impalement.
The only choices are to kneel before it or face impalement.
Worship me.
I demand worship and devotion from others.
Immortal aging.
I possess the ability to live eternally, yet age without end.
Live with me tortured endlessly.
Exist alongside me in eternal torment.
I am Moder.
I am the entity known as Moder.
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