Morbid Angel made their vinyl debut in 1987 on New Renaissance Records. Morbid Angel was one of the original death metal bands signed to Earache Records, and was also influential in the transition of death metal from its thrash metal roots to its current form by adding guttural vocals, up-tempo blast beats, incorporating atonality in guitar soloing, and dark, chunky, mid paced rhythms. It was also the first death metal band to have a touch of mainstream success, such as being signed to Giant Records in 1992 and having the music video for the song "God of Emptiness" shown on an episode of Beavis and Butthead.
The original lyrical themes focused mostly on Satanism, paganism and anti-Christian subject matter, but from the second album, Blessed Are the Sick onward, the lyrics slowly moved toward the ancient Sumerian gods, though much of this is a nod to the Simon Necronomicon, which was influenced by Sumerian mythology as well as the author H. P. Lovecraft, as well as a fascination with the Roman Empire, though "anti-christian" elements continue to permeate the lyrics. Their albums are notable for being released in alphabetical order (their first album starts with the letter A, the second with B, etc.). Guitarist Trey Azagthoth has said in an interview that it was at first a coincidence with the first albums.
In 2008 appearance on some of the mid-summer 2008 European festivals was announced as a "short break from writing and pre-production of their new". After 3 years Morbid Angel released their expected 8th album Illud Divinum Insanus in June 2011. The album includes industrial and nu-metal elements. Also former Hate Eternal drummer Tim Yeung recorded the drum tracks for this album. The album was not well received by a big part of the fans, who liked the band's older and more purely Death Metal sounding albums.
But there were also fans who accepted and embraced Illud Divinum Insanus.
At One With Nothing
Morbid Angel Lyrics
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What we choose to see
Transcending of beliefs, that limit man's being
The dogma that feeds the listless
Impeding on ones perception
Has thrived uncounted years
Of what is to be
A god of lies
a god of a desertion
Enlightened by a way, deceiving
Only truth to the blind
The salvation that you seek is empty
No god of light
The venom that has fed your faith
Destroy your beliefs
You except with ease
But the sights that lay before you
awaken to be
At one with nothing
the lies told of forgiving, exposed
Now all will be seen
The seeds of the weak destroy
Your calling names of gods,
The ignorant, thrown to the wake
They are only shrines
The waves of the truth, enslave
Slaying the blind
Has left you blind
awaken to a light of knowing
All your truth was lies
And the faith which you embraced
Deceived like the fools that surround you
It came with ease unfulfilled were the days of your being
But now you will see
The lyrics of Morbid Angel's song At One With Nothing seem to evoke the theme of disillusionment, particularly with religion and the idea of a higher power. The song's opening lines suggest that there is more to the world than what we normally perceive with our senses, possibly hinting at the idea of a spiritual realm beyond the physical one. However, it goes on to criticize the limitations imposed on human potential by religious dogma and belief systems. The idea that religion is a form of deception also permeates the song, with the line "a god of lies" suggesting that the concept of a deity might be nothing more than a falsehood.
Line by Line Meaning
Omniscient are the eyes that see beyond
The all-seeing eyes transcend beyond human sight
What we choose to see
Humans choose to ignore what the eyes see
Transcending of beliefs, that limit man's being
Beliefs limit humans from transcending and achieving more
The dogma that feeds the listless
The rules and doctrines feed the lazy or unproductive
Impeding on ones perception
Obstructing one's ability to understand or perceive things
Has thrived uncounted years
These limitations have persisted for countless years
Of what is to be
Of what is going to happen
awaken to see
Open your eyes to realize
A god of lies
The deity many worship is a deceitful one
a god of a desertion
This false god is the cause of abandonment
Enlightened by a way, deceiving
Enlightenment gained from the wrong path is deceitful
Only truth to the blind
The truth only makes sense to those who already see it
The salvation that you seek is empty
The redemption you pursue is meaningless
No god of light
This god is not the one who brings light
The venom that has fed your faith
The poison that nourishes your belief system
Destroy your beliefs
The need to obliterate the current mindset
You except with ease
What you're led to believe in is accepted effortlessly
But the sights that lay before you
What's in front of you that you cannot see due to the blinders of faith
awaken to be
Become alert to the fact
At one with nothing
You're now unified with the void
the lies told of forgiving, exposed
The falsehoods of forgiveness are revealed
Now all will be seen
Now you can see everything
The seeds of the weak destroy
The character traits of the weak cause annihilation
Your calling names of gods,
The names you reverently call your deity
The ignorant, thrown to the wake
The clueless will be flung into the aftermath
They are only shrines
They are just relics
The waves of the truth, enslave
The facts that came surfacing caused bondage
Slaying the blind
Killing the sightless
Has left you blind
Has become an act of ignorance
awaken to a light of knowing
Realize the truth in the light of enlightenment
All your truth was lies
Everything you believed in was an untruth
And the faith which you embraced
The belief system you indulged in
Deceived like the fools that surround you
Deceived like the foolish people who surround you
It came with ease unfulfilled were the days of your being
The deception was an effortless entry, the existence remained incomplete
But now you will see
But you can now see
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Ya Muddah
That's hard for me to agree to,and just as hard for me to disagree
You have put me in a state of confusion! I must rethink my whole life maybe I'll just go listen to Cardi b,maybe I won't
I will not
smbeabout
As a big fan of doom, sludge, and stoner metal, this is my favorite Morbid Angel album. Surprise. The mixture of rapid drumming and super-heavy, slowed-down guitar riffage just hits my sweet spot so hard...
JL G
Yes
Doug Koontz
This is morbid angel at its finest in my opinion. Don't get me wrong I will never stop putting altars of madness up there in my top 3 favorite metal albums ever. Now Pete's gone in more ways than I can tell and I know Dave was there from the beginning but I see two completely different morbid angels. Old MA and post-formulas MA. I like what morbid angel was becoming. When Formulas fatal to the flesh came out I thought it was so groundbreaking and it redefined morbid angel. Formulas may be the most natural and creative death metal album ever. That's my opinion. Gateways is like that and it has Eric on it. Best line up, the lyrics are great, the music is awesome. If it just would've stayed like gateways.. Trey can still make an album that would turn everything around. I hope Steve Tucker does end up being the vocalist again.
René
I agree, this is god tier Death Metal, it has everything.
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Kapoios Kapou
Damn, I'm late to the morbid angel party... this shit is amazing.
The Odder Otter
I'm even more late!
Pazuzu
This album was better than alters of madness tbh.
EDIT: Altars Of Madness was better I changed my mind
Daryl
This and Altars are their 2 best. Thankfully they're both so different from each other. Covenant is right up there too.
Swaying Dementia
Yup