1. Crust punk from … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least seven bands that go by this name:
1. Crust punk from New York City, formed in 1985.
2. Grindcore from Los Angeles, CA formed in 1987.
3. Belgian coldwave band.
4. Naüsea is hardcore punk from Japan.
5. Grindcore band from Cordoba, Argentina.
6. A Finnish grindcore band whose sole release was a 9-track demo tape named "Defective Of Braincells".
7. A disbanded aggrotech group from Chile.
1. Nausea was an American crust punk band from New York City's C-Squat in the Lower Eastside of Manhattan, from 1985-1992. Like such predecessors as the anarchist band Crass, Nausea featured both male and female vocals. They were heavily involved in the Lower East Side squatting community, and active during a dark period in American history, under the right-wing purgatory of the Reagan Administration amidst the "Arms Race", the Iran-Contra Affair and imminent threats of nuclear war with the USSR. Nausea's final line-up was: John John Jesse (bass), Victor Venom (guitar), Amy Miret (vocals), Al Long (vocals), and Roy Mayorga (drums). Past members were Neil Robinson (vocals, 1987-88; replaced by Al), Pablo Jacobson (drums, 1985-87), and Jimmy Williams(drums, 1987-88).
2. Nausea are a grindcore/death metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1987 featuring Oscar Garcia of Terrorizer
Born from the ashes of Majesty, they are not a side project of Terrorizer (as many think incorrectly), but a definite band. When Terrorizer broke up in early 1988 Nausea was in fully active. In fact World Downfall was recorded posthumously one year later and contained some Nausea songs that Oscar took to complete the album ('Corporation Pull-in', 'Need to Live', 'Condemned System' and the title track 'World Downfall' that was in origin a Majesty song).
They split-up in 1994 and reformed in 2001.
3. Also a Belgian coldwave band.
"Then the Nausea seized me, I dropped to a seat, I no longer knew where I was; I saw the colours spin slowly around me, I wanted to vomit. And since that time, the Nausea has not left me, it holds me.""
4. Thrash hardcore/punk rock band from Japan, active in late 80s – early 90s. See also: Naüsea.
Extinction
Nausea Lyrics
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With the passing of each day
Riding the westwinds
The fetid stench of decay
Resources dwindle into the consumerist machine
As mechanical vultures pick
The carcass of our world clean
Extinction
He must now reap the seeds
The fruit of his labor
Hunger and disease
We now cling to this dust
Like flies, crawling on carrion
Whose infertile soils are fit
Only to bury in
Extinction
As our dying breath is released to the wind
The innocent lie
With those who have sinned
Their meaningless lives
Have long been forgotten
As the cycle rebirth
Starts to begin
A new day will dawn
Through the rising of smoke
Of civilizations shattered dreams and hopes
New life will rise from mankind's fall
Whose corpses will feed
On the barren dead soil
The song "Extinction" by Nausea talks about the inevitable end of humanity, caused by our own actions. The lyrics describe how the world is deteriorating day by day, as resources are being consumed by the consumerist machine. The mechanical vultures represent the greed of corporations and governments that exploit the environment and take advantage of natural resources without considering the consequences. The result is hunger and disease, which is the fruit of our labor.
The lyrics also depict a sense of despair as humans cling to this dust, crawling on carrion, and their infertile soils are only fit for burial. The line "their meaningless lives have long been forgotten" implies that we have lost our sense of purpose and have become slaves to material possessions. We have sinned against nature, and our dying breath is released to the wind. The only hope for a new beginning is through the rising of smoke from civilizations shattered dreams and hopes. From the ashes, new life will rise, and a new cycle of rebirth will begin.
Overall, "Extinction" is a powerful and thought-provoking song that calls attention to the destructive behavior of humanity and the consequences of our actions.
Line by Line Meaning
The world is growing weaker
Every passing day, the state of the world is becoming increasingly fragile and fragile.
With the passing of each day
As each day goes by, the world is falling apart.
Riding the westwinds
The fetid stench of decay is carried by the winds of the west.
The fetid stench of decay
The putrid smell of rotting and decay.
Resources dwindle into the consumerist machine
The world's resources are depleting as they are consumed by capitalism and consumerism.
As mechanical vultures pick
Like robotic scavengers, machines are picking apart the remains of the world.
The carcass of our world clean
The world is being stripped bare, to the point of being completely devoid of any life.
Extinction
The inevitable end of life on this planet as we know it.
From the rot man has sown
The destruction of the world is a result of the negative actions of humans.
He must now reap the seeds
Man must now suffer the consequences of his actions.
The fruit of his labor
The result of humanity's efforts.
Hunger and disease
The negative outcomes of humanity's actions.
We now cling to this dust
Humanity is holding on to the remains of a once beautiful planet.
Like flies, crawling on carrion
Like insects feasting on dead flesh, humans cling to the barely livable environment that remains.
Whose infertile soils are fit
The barren land is only good for burying the dead.
Only to bury in
The only thing left to do with the land is to bury the dead.
As our dying breath is released to the wind
As humanity faces extinction, its last breaths are being released into the air.
The innocent lie
Those who are not responsible for the destruction of the world are dying alongside those who are guilty.
With those who have sinned
The guilty parties responsible for the destruction of the world are also dying.
Their meaningless lives
Humanity's efforts have been for nothing.
Have long been forgotten
The mistakes of humanity have been forgotten, but are still causing destruction.
As the cycle rebirth
Despite the destruction, the cycle of life will continue.
Starts to begin
Life will slowly begin to flourish again.
A new day will dawn
Eventually, a new beginning will emerge from the aftermath.
Through the rising of smoke
The new beginning will rise from the ashes of the old world.
Of civilizations shattered dreams and hopes
The destruction of the old world will leave behind remnants of what could have been.
New life will rise from mankind's fall
Despite the mistakes of humanity, new beginnings will emerge.
Whose corpses will feed
The remnants of the old world will serve as fuel for the new beginnings.
On the barren dead soil
The new beginnings will rise from the same barren land that resulted from humanity's mistakes.
Contributed by Wyatt V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Mike Stranded
Nausea recorded this album with help from Agnostic Front and Nuclear Assault who loaned the band musical equipment and rehearsal space.
Guitar player Vic went on to play with Chaos UK after Nausea disbanded.
Jake Robert
cheers for the info.
Andy P
@Stock Feeder I never saw them with Neil and Amy only Al and Amy. I liked the material they recorded with both Neil and Al, I think this album sounds more urgent with Al however. Their NYC shows were phenomenal to say the least!
Daniel Lewis
excellent
MishimaPizza
@Stock Feeder i used to hang out in that area in nyc, c-squat still exists too but its different now
CyrusCageSCWS
@MishimaPizza What's it like? I heard lots of the old school peeps have left and there's a lot of Antifa. I also heard Antifa has turned on stza. Can you confirm any of that? Much love.
BR G
This album is mind blowing. It's been one of my favorite albums for over 20 years now. I was fortunate enough to see Nausea perform at a club called Revival in Philadelphia way back in 1990. They fucking killed it live. This album definitely stands the test of time.
Crimson_Ghost
must have been epic bro
illy Bryant
Thats fucking sick. Wish I coulda saw them. Hey can you clear something up for me? Can you tell me what the deal is with the 2 Nausea's? One from LA and one from NY....But Amy's Facebook page was merged with the LA Nausea page. I'm confused!
BR G
suicidebag666 I'll be honest with you, I don't know too much about that. I have been aware of LA's Nausea for a long time. I know that they are more of a grindcore/metal band, but I have no idea why Amy would merge her page with theirs. Interesting. Perhaps it's some kind of legal issue over the band name. Your guess would be as good as mine. If you find out, let me know. I would be curious to hear about it.