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.
Repulsion
Repulsion Lyrics
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Vomit on a corpse face - Maggots eat the crust
Fornicating zombies in a grave that reeks with death
Rotten fetus in the garbage - Hanger through it's head
Rabid dogs feed on a corpse, the bones are stripped of flesh
Twisted and disfigured children - Struck by violent death
Sickened in the mind by all the death that you have known
Forever you will smell the stench of rotting flesh and bone
Torturing your brain, driving you insane
The horror that you feel unfortunately is real
Pungent oozing pus - Drives you to disgust
Vomit on the floor - Can't withstand the gore
The lyrics of this song describe gruesome imagery of death, decay and the ultimate putrescence that comes with it. The singer delves into a world of fetid pleasures where he's not afraid to reveal his gory fantasies. Be it the worms that invade and infest the rotting flesh, the vomit that pours forth on the corpse face or the maggots that feast on the crust, he seems to derive a certain sexual pleasure from it all. He goes deeper into the pit of the dead, where zombies fornicate and fetuses lay aborted and decaying in a pile of garbage, with a hangman's grip through their tiny heads. This is only the beginning, as he unravels more horror with rabid dogs feasting on a corpse until the bones are stripped of flesh, and twisted and disfigured children struck by violent death. The singer sings this song as if he is the embodiment of death, presenting the macabre beauty that lies within it.
Line by Line Meaning
Worm infested rotten flesh - The stench is what I lust
I enjoy the smell of decaying flesh that has been eaten by worms
Vomit on a corpse face - Maggots eat the crust
When a corpse's face is covered in vomit, the maggots eat the dried residue
Fornicating zombies in a grave that reeks with death
Dead bodies are having sex underground in a place that smells like death
Rotten fetus in the garbage - Hanger through it's head
A decaying unborn baby is discarded in the trash with a hanger through its head
Rabid dogs feed on a corpse, the bones are stripped of flesh
Dogs with rabies eat a corpse until only the bones are left
Twisted and disfigured children - Struck by violent death
Children were killed violently and their bodies were left twisted and mangled
Sickened in the mind by all the death that you have known
Witnessing so much death has made you mentally ill
Forever you will smell the stench of rotting flesh and bone
You will be haunted by the stench of decomposing flesh and bone for the rest of your life
Torturing your brain, driving you insane
The constant exposure to these horrific images is causing mental torture and insanity
The horror that you feel unfortunately is real
The feelings of horror and disgust are not imagined, but based on real and gruesome experiences
Pungent oozing pus - Drives you to disgust
The sight and smell of pus that is leaking from a wound makes you feel disgusted
Vomit on the floor - Can't withstand the gore
The graphic scenes are so disturbing that they make you physically sick and unable to control your bodily reactions
Contributed by Connor S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.