1. Repulsion are a lege… Read Full Bio ↴Repulsion may refer to two different bands:
1. Repulsion are a legendary band hailed as being one of the biggest influences on the grindcore genre, despite only releasing one official full length album entitled "Horrified" in 1989 (recorded in 1986).
The band formed in 1984 under the name Genocide, releasing three demos with this name. Later, they changed the name to the more "fitting name" for their style of music and lyrical content, which is Repulsion. With the name Repulsion, they released one full length album, two demos and a single. They broke up around 1991 and after over a decade, the band decided to reform again circa 2004.
Repulsion hold a legendary status as a band influencing countless earlier grindcore bands like Napalm Death, Carcass and Terrorizer. The band is also hailed as one of the first breeds of grindcore being mixed with death metal, influencing the goregrind genre heavily.
2. Repulsion was the original name of the legendary gothic/doom metal band Type O Negative. They released their demo album None More Negative during this time. Soon after they changed their name due to the above grindcore band already having the name.
Crematorium
Repulsion Lyrics
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Victims sure to die
Trapped in lives of living hell
Horror in their minds
Tyrants chose their destiny
Picked to die at birth
Bunred behind the concrete walls
Their screams are never heard
Flesh it burns and peels away
The blood boils in your veins
Inhale the smoke from burning flesh
Hear the screams of pain
Vomit as you start to die
Choking on the bile
Corpses hooked and dragged away
Thrown into the pile
Roasting in the crematorium, death is slow
Flames burn your fucking flesh to the bone
The lyrics to Repulsion's song Crematorium depict a harrowing scene of victims who have been chosen to die and are now lined up on the road to death. They are trapped in lives of living hell, with horror in their minds, as tyrants have chosen their destiny from birth. The victims are burnt behind concrete walls, and their screams are never heard. The lyrics demonstrate the inhumanity of those who hold power and the suffering of their victims.
The second verse paints an even more gruesome picture of the victims' experience as they are burned in the crematorium. Their flesh burns and peels away as the blood boils in their veins. The smoke from their burning flesh is inhaled as their screams of pain fill the air. The experience is so horrific that the victims begin to vomit, choking on their bile. The corpses of those who have already perished are hooked and dragged away and thrown into a pile. The lyrics are a vivid illustration of the brutality of power and its disregard for human life.
Line by Line Meaning
Lined up on the road to death
A group of people are being taken towards their inevitable death.
Victims sure to die
These people have no chance of survival.
Trapped in lives of living hell
They were already living in terrible circumstances, and now they are facing an even worse fate.
Horror in their minds
They are fully aware of what is going to happen to them and the fear is overwhelming.
Tyrants chose their destiny
Those in power have decided that these people deserve to die.
Picked to die at birth
Their fate was predetermined from the moment they were born.
Burned behind the concrete walls
Their bodies are being incinerated in a crematorium.
Their screams are never heard
No one is around to hear the victims' screams of pain and terror.
Flesh it burns and peels away
The intense heat from the crematorium is causing the flesh to burn and fall off the victims' bodies.
The blood boils in your veins
The extreme heat is causing the blood within the victims' bodies to boil.
Inhale the smoke from burning flesh
The odor of their own burning flesh is making the victims sick to their stomachs.
Hear the screams of pain
The victims can hear each other's agonized cries and know that they will soon join them.
Vomit as you start to die
As death approaches, the victims cannot control their bodily functions and become violently ill.
Choking on the bile
Their fear and pain have caused their bodies to produce an excessive amount of stomach acid, which is causing them to choke and gag.
Corpses hooked and dragged away
Once they have died, the victims are roughly disposed of like trash.
Thrown into the pile
Their bodies are piled together, stripped of any indication of their former humanity.
Roasting in the crematorium, death is slow
The victims are dying a slow, painful death as their bodies are burned in the crematorium.
Flames burn your fucking flesh to the bone
The victims are in excruciating agony as the intense heat burns away their flesh, all the way down to their bones.
Contributed by Elizabeth H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.