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1) An American black metal band featuring members from Judas Iscariot, Moriendum Omnibus, Krieg and Nachtmystium (among others). They were one of the last bands to capture the majesty of the original modern black metal movement, but in a grinding and blasting reductive death metal form. Sarcophagus formed in 1991 and characterized their music as "grinding apocalyptic black art." They utilized lyrics in English, German, Spanish and Norwegian. In their 10 year existence, the band released 4 demos (3 of which were re-released in a compilation LP) and 3 full-lengths. Their most critically acclaimed debut LP "For We ... Who Are Consumed By The Darkness" was released in 1996. They disbanded in 2001.
The last-know line-up:
Andrew Jay Harris - Vocals, guitar, keyboard (1992-2001)
Daniel Gunther - Guitar (1998-2001)
Marcus Matthew Kolar - Bass (1991-2001)
Duane Timlin - Drums (1997-2001)
2) Sarcophagus was formed in the autumn of 2004 in Magnitogorsk city, Russia. Defining its musical direction as death metal. The first rehearsal took place on the 18th of September in 2004.
Line-up:
Borisova Zhanna - vocals, bass guitar;
Zaletova Ekaterina - guitars;
Safonova Natalia - guitars;
Gumirov Dmitry - drums
Previous members: Khisametdinov Dmitry - drums (2004 to 2006)
http://www.myspace.com/sarcophagusrussia
3) Given life in the eleventh year of the black millennium, Sarcophagus is the Avant-Garde Death Metal solo project of Vampiric Tyrant guitarist, S. Inferno.
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Sarcophagus Lyrics
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Harden my heart to god
I want oblivion
I want to be alone
I raise my arms
Into the wind
I tilt my head
As if I could fly away
Into the deepness above
Forever
For mercy's sake
Feed my mortal desire
End all that is round me
I want to become one
With the stars,
I want to become air
To sail as the
Evening breeze
Make me immortal
Make me perfection
I'll live to die
With your spirit in me
I want to become
The wintry sky
My blood etched hands
Wills for this end
These lyrics describe a desire for escape, a desire to be rock-like, unyielding to any kind of religious feeling, and fixed in a state of oblivion. The singer speaks of wanting to be alone, and raising their arms to the wind and tilting their head to the sky in a gesture of supplication to something greater than themselves, something that could give them the power to fly away from all that they know. They yearn to become one with the stars, to transform into air and travel as the evening breeze.
The lyrics become more intense as the singer asks to be made immortal, to attain perfection and become one with the spirit of the divine. They speak of wanting to become the wintry sky, with their hands etched in blood, and willing their end to come. This final stanza is a kind of sacrifice, a desire to give everything up in order to reach an ultimate state of being.
Line by Line Meaning
I want to be a rock
I want to be strong and unyielding, unmoved by any force.
Harden my heart to god
I want to ignore any supposed divine authority and live purely on my own terms.
I want oblivion
I want nothingness, complete annihilation and freedom from all pain and responsibility.
I want to be alone
I desire solitude, free from the expectations and influence of others.
I raise my arms
I reach out, seeking something greater than myself.
Into the wind
I seek communion with elemental forces, hoping they can somehow grant me meaning or purpose.
I tilt my head
I look upward with a longing for transcendence or escape.
Towards the sky
I gaze into the limitless expanse of the heavens, yearning to be lifted up beyond my mortal limits.
As if I could fly away
I believe that if I only had the right means or opportunity, I could escape my earthly existence and soar to greater heights.
Into the deepness above
I look beyond the surface of things, searching for hidden depths and secrets in the infinite reaches of the cosmos.
Forever
I long for immortality, to transcend the limitations of time and achieve a state of eternal existence.
For mercy's sake
I ask for deliverance from the suffering and pain of mortal life, believing that only death can bring true release.
Feed my mortal desire
I crave sensory experience and physical gratification, seeking pleasure and satisfaction above all else.
End all that is round me
I wish to escape the limitations and constraints of my current circumstances, seeing them as oppressive and meaningless.
I want to become one
I desire unity with the universe, seeking to dissolve the boundaries between myself and the greater whole.
With the stars,
I look to the heavens as a symbol of transcendence and mystery, seeing in the stars a source of awe and wonder.
I want to become air
I aspire to a state of pure, weightless existence, free from the constraints and limitations of physical form.
To sail as the
I desire swift, effortless movement through space and time, seeking to escape the slow, grinding pace of mortal existence.
Evening breeze
I find beauty and tranquility in the natural world, seeing in the gentle breeze a symbol of peace and rest.
Make me immortal
I plead for release from the inevitability of death, seeking a kind of transcendence that will allow me to live beyond my mortal limitations.
Make me perfection
I aspire to a state of flawless being, free from all faults or imperfections, in which I can attain a kind of godlike status.
I'll live to die
I accept the inevitability of death, seeing it as the ultimate release from the suffering and pain of mortal existence.
With your spirit in me
I seek to merge my own being with a higher power, hoping to find new meaning and purpose in this kind of transcendent union.
I want to become
I long to achieve a state of being that is beyond my current limitations, transcending the boundaries of the physical world.
The wintry sky
I see in the cold, windswept expanse of the winter sky a kind of purity and clarity, free from the distractions and clutter of everyday life.
My blood etched hands
I am marked by the struggles and pain of mortal existence, and bear the scars of my own experiences.
Wills for this end
I persist in my quest for transcendence, despite the hardships and suffering that may come with it.
Contributed by Stella C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.