Having released 6 f… Read Full Bio ↴Neuraxis was formed in 1994 in Montreal, Canada.
Having released 6 full lengths (Imagery, A Passage Into Forlorn, Truth Beyond.. , Trilateral Progression, The Thin Line Between, Asylon) Neuraxis have created a very unique style combining sheer brutality with a melodic and progressive edge.
Imagery was more of a death/grind album, while A Passage Into Forlorn (2001) introduced a more melodic and progressive side of extreme metal. And with Truth Beyond…(2002), Neuraxis raised the bar with a dizzying amount of brutality, melody and technicality. All 3 albums were released in Canada (Galy Rec), USA (Willowtip Rec) and Europe (Earache Rec).
In 2005 Neuraxis remain as progressive and vital as ever with their brand new full length, Trilateral Progression. Since Truth Beyond, the band's songwriting has matured to the point of Atheist-like complexity, while maintaining a triumphant melodic edge that baffles and lays waste to most of their contemporaries.
Trilateral Progression stands tall as an articulate model for challenging technical death metal that rejects commercial trends and successfully balances a majestic sense of melody with go-for-the-throat aggression.
Current members
Rob Milley - guitar (1996 onward / ex-Torn Within)
Alex Leblanc - vocals (2007 onward / Atheretic, ex-Point Blank Rage)
Olivier Pinard - bass (2009 onward / Cryptopsy, Vengeful, Under the Grave (live), ex-Curse of the Slain)
Oli Beaudoin - drums (2009 onward / ex-Eternal Burden)
Former members
Maynard Moore - vocals (Plasmarifle) (1994 - 1999)
Chris Alsop - vocals (1999 / Torn Within)
Ian Campbell - vocals (1999 - 2007 / Descend into Nothingness)
Felipe A. Quinzanos - guitar (1994 - 1996)
Steven Henry - guitar (1994 - 2006 / Urban Aliens, Idiotpathetics, Empathy Denied, ex-Winds of War, ex-Hands of Death)
Will Seghers - guitar (2006 - 2010 / ex-Quo Vadis)
Yan Thiel - bass (1994 - 2009 / ex-Elements, ex-Torn Within, ex-Obscene Crisis)
Mathieu Royal - drums (1994 - 1999)
Alex Erian - drums (1999 - 2003 / Despised Icon)
Tommy McKinnon - drums (2004 - 2009 / Humanoid, ex-Torn Within, ex-Nefastüs Diès, ex-Vatican, ex-Augury [live])
Session members:
Etienne Gallo - drums (2003 - 2004 / Quadrivium, Yves Custeau [live], ex-Disembarkation, ex-Augury, ex-Vengeful, ex-Zillah, ex-Negativa)
Martin Auger - drums (1999)
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Trauma
Neuraxis Lyrics
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A moment that changed his world
Unexplainable history
A character cursed... for the worst
This is the fall of confidence/(the) annihilation of trust
The rise of decadence/a point where reality is lost
Completely crushed... by the guilt
This mind is a prison filled with deadly illusions
Depression slowly kills the conscience
Surrounded by images, haunted by the voices
Misconception, impossible to escape
Tormented vision, engulfed into a realm of despair
Failure of the soul/distortion of the psyche
Perpetual darkness, a sky forever black
Everlasting sadness, omnipresent obscurity
Following the path to insanity
This trauma, a blood-stained memory
A terrible event, so tragic
Several versions conflicting
This paradox morphing behavior
Pathological sickness, a final invasion
Eradicating all forms of previous beliefs
Paranoid, against all things
A fatal plunge
Driven by conspiracy
Mankind becomes the enemy
Rehabilitation is futile
Unaffected by therapy
A psychological wound that will never heal...
The lyrics to Neuraxis's song Trauma speak to the experience of severe psychological trauma and its devastating effects on an individual's psyche. The first verse describes the trauma as a moment that completely changed the individual's world, leaving them cursed and haunted by unexplainable history. The second verse goes on to detail the fall of confidence and annihilation of trust that often accompany such trauma, leading to a loss of reality and the complete destruction of the individual's psyche. The third verse describes the perpetual darkness and sadness that follow such trauma, and the final verse speaks to the individual's ultimate paranoia and the complete breakdown of their ability to function in the world.
Line by Line Meaning
This trauma, severe shock from the past
A moment that deeply affected and shaped the individual's life
A character cursed... for the worst
A person scarred with an irreparable damage
The rise of decadence/a point where reality is lost
A gradual decline to a point where the individual can no longer distinguish between what is real and what is not
Completely crushed... by the guilt
A suffocating burden of feeling responsible for the traumas caused to oneself and/or to others
Failure of the soul/distortion of the psyche
A disruption of the soul that leads to the individual's loss of mental and emotional stability
Depression slowly kills the conscience
A state where one's well-being has completely faltered, and any form of reasoning and empathizing is overshadowed by negative thoughts and emotions
A psychological wound that will never heal...
A permanent scar in the individual's psyche that will remain in their subconscious forever
A terrible event, so tragic
An acutely painful occurrence that can never be undone or forgotten
Several versions conflicting
Multiple differing accounts whose veracity is uncertain
Pathological sickness, a final invasion
A disease that is deeply embedded into one's system and can no longer be separated from their being
Driven by conspiracy
An overpowering sense of paranoia that has taken over the individual's capacity for rational reasoning
Rehabilitation is futile
An inability to recover from the damage caused to their consciousness
Paranoid, against all things
A confronting feeling of constant suspicion towards everything and everyone
The fall of confidence/(the) annihilation of trust
A gradual or sudden loss of faith in oneself, and/or others close to them
Surrounded by images, haunted by the voices
A never-ending cycle of visual or auditory hallucinations that dominate the individual's actions and thoughts
Tormented vision, engulfed into a realm of despair
An overwhelming sense of hopelessness that follows the individual's every waking moment
Perpetual darkness, a sky forever black
An endless abyss of despair and sorrow with no trace of hope or joy
Everlasting sadness, omnipresent obscurity
A never-ending state of mourning and grief accompanied by a permanently bleak and encompassing outlook
Contributed by Keira M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.