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1) Pestilence is a death metal band from Enschede, The Netherlands founded in 1986. Later they incorporated more jazz and fusion elements into their music. They released four albums before disbanding in order to pursue other musical directions in 1994. Pestilence reformed in 2008 and released their album 'Resurrection Macabre' a year later in March. In late April 2011, the band released 'Doctrine'.
Pestilence started in the Netherlands in mid 1986 as a thrash metal band. The lineup, consisting of Patrick Mameli (guitar, vocals), Randy Meinhard (guitar), and Marco Foddis (drums), recorded two demos before gaining the attention of Roadrunner Records. After the first demo, Martin van Drunen (bass, vocals) joined them. These two demos - Dysentery (1986) and The Penance (1987) - are raw, sounding mostly like a cross between Possessed and Schizophrenia-era Sepultura. After signing to Roadrunner Records, Pestilence released their debut album titled Malleus Maleficarum in 1988, further refining their approach to thrash metal. The new material was tighter and more focused than the demos. Shortly thereafter, guitarist Randy Meinhard left the band to pursue other musical goals in a new band named Sacrosanct.
Meanwhile, Pestilence recruited a new guitar player by the name of Patrick Uterwijk. In 1989, the band released their second album Consuming Impulse, which was a turn toward to death metal. From a musical standpoint, things became heavier and more haunting. Vocally, Martin van Drunen moved away from cleaner vocals in favour of a more acidic growl. With its release, Pestilence gained international attention, highly regarded worldwide by death metal fans. But before a follow-up album was released, the lineup changed once again; vocalist and bassist Martin van Drunen departed to front Asphyx.
Pestilence were faced again with the challenge of replacing a member, being without a vocalist and bassist. So while recording their third album Testimony Of The Ancients (1991), they enlisted bassist Tony Choy, who at the time was playing with the technical death metal band Cynic and Patrick Mameli took over the vocal duties. With this lineup, they released the album Testimony Of The Ancients. The new material was not as abrasive as the previous albums, but the band's musicianship has obviously grown and the album had the best production job of the band's catalogue.
However, Tony Choy was never a permanent member, and ended up going back to Florida to eventually play with Atheist. In the meantime, Pestilence enlisted the talents of Jeroen Paul Thesseling (Obscura).
Over the years, the Pestilence members were getting into other forms of music, primarily jazz fusion which, the band wanted to pair with metal. The band's fourth and final album, Spheres was released in 1993. With every album, Pestilence went through some kind of a change and Spheres was no exception. Pestilence mixed jazz fusion elements into their death metal style, and used guitar synths throughout the album.
Pestilence's popularity had risen with the release of each album, but unfortunately, so did tensions between the members. So after a short period of time, the band unanimously decided to split up, feeling they had reached their creative climax.
In 1994, Roadrunner released one last CD from Pestilence: a best-of titled Mind Reflections, containing tracks from all four albums, plus the rare song "Hatred Within" (originally released on the Teutonic Invasion Part II compilation) and six unreleased live tracks recorded in at the Dynamo Open Air Festival in 1992. In 1998, Displeased Records re-released the debut album Malleus Maleficarum (which was originally never officially released in Europe), and included both demo recordings from 1986 and 1987. In 2006, Metal War Productions, working with Martin van Drunen, released Chronicles of the Scourge, containing two concert recordings and one unreleased bonus track. The two concerts are Live "Kix Festival" - Veghel, Holland (June 24, 1989) and Live Bochum, Germany (November 18, 1988). A bonus "rehearsal disc" was released with the first 1000 copies.
The band reformed in 2008. The new line up: founder Patrick Mameli (vocals, guitar), well known Tony Choy (bass) and drummer Peter Wildoer (Darkane, Non-Human Level and others). Their fifth album 'Resurrection Macabre' was released on the 16th of March 2009.
In October 2009, Jeroen Paul Thesseling re-joined Pestilence after fifteen years of separation from the band, replacing Tony Choy's bass position. However, Thesseling has maintained that he will remain the bassist of Obscura as well.
2) Pestilence was a short lived Death-Thrash band from Las Vegas, Nevada. They released one demo in 1987 called Infected. The band later changed its name to The Horde of Torment.
3) "Diseased Dungeon Noise" https://pestilentsynth.bandcamp.com/
4) Australian grind/crust band, released a demo in 1988
5) An underground trans artist from Tucson, Arizona
Confusion
Pestilence Lyrics
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Human patterns of thought rejects
Beliefs of the new Dogma
Global conflicts arise and reflects
On ancient rites known as religion, religion
Confusion confusion
Well known paths of comfort
Ripped to shreds by the anti-God
Unholy words spread by the black horde
Bringing confusion to the sheep of Job
Centuries of stagnation
Behold the future world
Bacteria is cultivating
The silent thread unheard
Planting the seeds of doubt
By spitting out fragments of reality
The lost will be the found
Infiltrating using the dark frequencies
The eminent hate now profound
Revealing new horrors and secrecies
Secrecies
Confusion confusion
The lyrics to Pestilence's song "Confusion" delve into the theme of the disarray and perplexity that can arise from conflicting belief systems and religious ideologies. The opening lines indicate that human patterns of thought reject new ideas and dogmas. The resulting global conflicts and tensions are reflections of ancient rites associated with religion.
The repetition of the word "confusion" emphasizes the chaotic state that humanity finds itself in. The lyrics suggest that well-established paths of comfort, presumably based on traditional religious beliefs, are being torn apart by an anti-God force. Unholy words are being spread by a black horde, causing confusion among the believers, symbolized here as the sheep of Job.
Centuries of stagnation are described as the world's future, where bacteria is cultivating, metaphorically representing the spread of doubt and uncertainty. This doubt is further fueled by the spitting out of fragments of reality, undermining established beliefs and causing individuals to question their faith.
The lyrics also hint at infiltration through dark frequencies, suggesting that there are hidden forces manipulating and exploiting the confusion for their own gain. These forces promote hate and reveal new horrors and secrecies, further intensifying the state of confusion and unsettling the foundations of belief systems.
Overall, "Confusion" highlights the destructive and unsettling effects of conflicting belief systems, the spread of doubt, and the manipulation of confusion for nefarious purposes.
Line by Line Meaning
Confusion confusion
A repeated acknowledgment of the prevailing confusion
Human patterns of thought rejects
The traditional ways of thinking are being rejected
Beliefs of the new Dogma
The adherence to a new set of beliefs
Global conflicts arise and reflects
Conflicts on a global scale emerge and mirror
On ancient rites known as religion, religion
On the long-standing rituals known as religion
Well known paths of comfort
Familiar paths that provide comfort
Ripped to shreds by the anti-God
Torn apart by those opposing the concept of God
Unholy words spread by the black horde
Sinister words disseminated by a menacing group
Bringing confusion to the sheep of Job
Causing confusion among the faithful followers
Centuries of stagnation
Many years of no progress or development
Behold the future world
Witness the world that lies ahead
Bacteria is cultivating
Bacteria is growing or multiplying
The silent thread unheard
The unnoticed and unacknowledged connection
Planting the seeds of doubt
Sowing the initial doubts
By spitting out fragments of reality
By expressing incomplete aspects of reality
The lost will be the found
Those who were lost will be discovered
Infiltrating using the dark frequencies
Entering and spreading through sinister channels
The eminent hate now profound
The imminent hatred now deeply felt
Revealing new horrors and secrecies
Unveiling previously unknown horrors and secrets
Secrecies
Hidden pieces of information or knowledge
Confusion confusion
A repeated acknowledgment of the prevailing confusion
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