Repulsion may refer to two different bands:

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.

Six Feet Under
Repulsion Lyrics

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Epitaph above your head
For many years you've been dead
Maggot brain - Pus filled eyes
In a moldy casker (casket?) you reside

Your the dead, your heart is black
Lived your life in blasphemy
Now you rot day by day

Eternal torture, slow decay

Your body's filled with rotten worms
Skin falls off your bones
The moon ignites your dried up corpse
How decrepit you have grown

Your reek of shit and rotten guts
Embalming fluids - Rancid crud

Released from hell you walk the earth
Your rotten corpse give new birth

Overall Meaning

In Repulsion's song Six Feet Under, the singer describes the grotesque state of a decaying corpse, seemingly devoid of any life, yet walking the earth. The first stanza begins with a description of an epitaph above the dead body's head, indicating they've been dead for many years. The second line describes the physical state of the corpse, with maggot brain and pus-filled eyes. The corpse resides in a moldy casket, highlighting its eventual physical decay. The second stanza builds up the imagery of the depravity, with the singer describing the corpse as black-hearted, having lived a life in blasphemy. The corpse is experiencing eternal torture and slow decay. It's filled with rotten worms and its skin falls off the bones. The next line is symbolic, with the moon igniting the dried-up corpse as it highlights the decrepit state of the body.

The final stanza delves into the sense of smell, as the singer describes the reek of shit and rotten guts, with the embalming fluids adding to the rancid smell. The singer indicates that the corpse has been released from hell, emphasizing the eternal torment of the soul. The final line is perhaps the most disturbing, as the singer describes the rotten corpse giving new birth, concluding that the cycle of decay and death is unending.

Line by Line Meaning

Epitaph above your head
There's a grave marker or inscription above your head

For many years you've been dead
You've been dead for a long time

Maggot brain - Pus filled eyes
Your brain is infested with maggots and your eyes are filled with pus

In a moldy casker (casket?) you reside
You're in a moldy casket

Your the dead, your heart is black
You're dead, and you lived a life full of evil deeds

Lived your life in blasphemy
You lived your life in a way that offended religion and religious beliefs

Now you rot day by day
Your body is slowly decaying each day

Eternal torture, slow decay
You're enduring an eternal punishment of slow decay

Your body's filled with rotten worms
Your body is infested with rotten worms

Skin falls off your bones
Your skin is falling off your bones

The moon ignites your dried up corpse
The moon highlights your shriveled body