Russ Kent joined, new songs were being written and the band began playing out. Matt Harvey (Dekapitator, Exhumed, ex-Athrenody, ex-Gravehill, ex-Repulsion, ex-Scarecrow) took over second guitar for a short time, before Gary took over his spot, while Al Ruel took over bass for about a year. Chiyo's friend Chris Dodge soon offered to put out a 7". This created a buzz and offers started coming in to do splits culminating with a split 12" and CD with Corrupted. The 90's were filled with writing, recording, endless shows and doing a few tours along the way with others like Seized, Corrupted and Sour Vein.
Creativity was waning and it appeared that local interest in the band was as well. They needed a break but could not see it and the band drifted apart in Summer of 2001. Over those years there was a bit of activity, mostly when Throne Records did the first official release of Erode The Person in 2006. Then in 2011 Parasitic, Southern Lord, Fuck Yoga and Emetic Records all agreed to do releases. The band decided that it would be a good thing to help support these releases and played three shows in Summer of 2011, their first in ten years, two of which were with Winter for Southern Lord's Power Of The Riff Festival.
In 2012, Noothgrush added new vocalist Dino Sommese (ex-Asunder, ex-Carcinogen, ex-Dystopia, ex-Ghoul, ex-Phobia, ex-Insideous, ex-Lachrymose) and did a short European tour, starting with the Heavy Days in Doomtown Festival in Copenhagen. They also played Maryland Deathfest X, 305 Fest in Miami, and hosted Eyehategod in their hometown of Oakland. Plans in 2013 include recording for a split LP with Coffins, with whom they'll be touring Japan in November.
Dino Sommese - vocals
Russ Kent - guitar
Gary Niederhoff - bass/vocals
Chiyo Nukaga- drums
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Sith
Noothgrush Lyrics
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To bring you to my side and show you darkness.
Make you understand depression.
Crushing spirit.
Rotting milk runs through my veins, destroying cells.
Reality negative, my eyes see black through hate mask.
Peer inside and shed your fuckin'' smile.
See why I hate you.
The lyrics to Noothgrush's song "Sith" are a depiction of intense hatred and depression. The singer, overwhelmed with negative emotions, reaches out to someone else with the intention of dragging them into their own darkness. They want to show this person the true depths of despair and make them understand their own depression. The repeated mention of a "hate mask" highlights the intensity and pervasiveness of this negative emotion in the singer's life.
The image of "rotting milk" running through the singer's veins is a particularly visceral one, and emphasizes the destructiveness of the emotions they are experiencing. They see only darkness and negativity in the world, as though wearing a pair of glasses which make everything appear in black. By urging the listener to "peer inside" and see why they hate them, the singer is almost attempting to justify their own feelings and justify their own destructive behavior. Ultimately, however, they acknowledge that this hatred can only lead to their own destruction.
Line by Line Meaning
My heart, black with hate reaches for you
My intense hatred towards you has consumed me completely, and I am now seeking you out to bring you on my side and show you the darkness that surrounds me.
To bring you to my side and show you darkness.
I want you to comprehend the depths of despair and hopelessness that I have been plunged into, and to join me in my anguish.
Make you understand depression.
I want you to truly comprehend the gravity of depression and how it can destroy a person's will to live.
Crushing spirit.
Depression has taken a hold of me so strongly that it is crushing my spirit and leaving me feeling helpless and alone.
Rotting milk runs through my veins, destroying cells.
The overwhelming hate and negativity that has engulfed me has transformed into a physical manifestation, and is now destroying my physical being as well as my mental state.
Reality negative, my eyes see black through hate mask.
My perception of reality has become severely distorted due to the all-consuming nature of my hatred, and I now see everything through a lens of darkness.
Peer inside and shed your fuckin' smile.
I want you to look beyond the superficialities and truly understand the depth of pain and sadness that I am feeling, and to abandon any false happiness that you may be projecting.
See why I hate you.
I want you to understand the reasons behind my intense animosity towards you and how it has contributed to my current state of despair.
I become destroyed.
The overwhelming hatred and depression have now consumed me completely, leaving me feeling completely destroyed and helpless.
Contributed by Mia I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Atomcatz69 cc
Love this first tape total Star Wars theme love it
Johnny Moss
Yes.