1) Ambient project from H… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists named Terminus:
1) Ambient project from Houston, TX, United States, formed by Pamela Passmore and Ure Thrall, both of whom were later involved in Asianova along with Jim Wilson and Bonnie McNairn from Voice of Eye.
2) Terminus were an anarcho-punk band from Scunthorpe, UK, who gigged and recorded in the 1980s and 1990s. They recorded several singles and two albums on the Words Of Warning and Campary labels. A compilation album, "Graveyard of Dreams" was released on the Boss Tuneage label.
3) Terminus were a death metal band with industrial and electronic influences, based in Maidstone, United Kingdom, during the mid 1990s. They released two self-financed albums during this time, Vision and Two Stage From Revolution.
4) Terminus is an active heavy metal band from Northern Ireland. Their first full lenght album "The Reaper's Spiral" was released by Stormspell Records in June 2015.
5) Terminus are a French duo whose music varies from spacey instrumentals to delicate 70's influenced pop songs. Influences could include Broadcast and Air.
6) Terminus was a industrial metal band from Pacifica, CA, USA.
7) Terminus were a Morbid Angel influenced death metal band from Stockton, California in the early to mid '90s who had one release on Stinkfist Records, titled "Creations" (1994).
8) Terminus is a drum and bass artist from the UK. He's been producing since 1998 but didn't appear on the radar until 2010 under the Moniker of Terminus after releasing on Soul Deep Recordings, SP Breakz ltd and also remixing for Bay B Kane, One of the founding fathers of Drum and Bass. Terminus is known for his atmospheric rolling tracks being tagged as one of those artists within the scene still using funk breaks (edits) and atmospheric sounds being tagged as drumfunk.
9) Often misnamed post-psy ambient punk-thrash band, featuring guitarist Gareth Thomasson on guitar. Nyan-inspired vocals, featured mediocre success, but have yet to play their first live set.
10) With just one release in 1986 called "Collected Works", Terminus were an Avant-garde band from the Netherlands fusing several styles, like Free-Jazz, Metal, Minimal, and alot more into one unique mix... pretty ahead of their time!
To Ash To Dust
Terminus Lyrics
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Saturates his pieous gaze
Disciples quest, he'll leave no stone unturned
Writhing in an unwilling host
Probing tendrils into flesh
It takes a slave
To grotesque eternal life
Buried in flesh a shadow, a husk
Temples shall fall to ash, to dust
Lightbearers shed their mortal skins
Two wretched blades born of sin
Following the apostles
In an age of suffering
And in sorrow crying out to his god
The hanging priest nailed to the bow
With timbers aflame he craves death's shroud
Throws back his head, the veil is torn
He sees beyond to sweet repose
The song "To Ash To Dust" is a dark and macabre depiction of a powerful figure, possibly a god or deity, and their followers. The opening lines describe the bloody sunrise caused by Hyperion's divine presence and how it affects his devout followers. The disciples are on a quest to serve him, and nothing will stop them from achieving their goals.
The following verse describes the horror of being possessed by this deity, with writhing tendrils probing into flesh, and a slave needed to sustain eternal life. The subject is trapped in their physical form, but their soul has already been consumed, leaving them as a mere shadow, a husk. The chorus speaks of collapse and destruction, with temples falling into ash and dust, and lightbearers shedding their mortal skins. Two blades, symbols of sin, are brought forth into this world, possibly as weapons for the followers to use in their quest.
The following verses describe the followers' devotion, their suffering, and their cries to their god for mercy. The hanging priest, who may have disobeyed their deity in some way, is desperate for death's release, and with timbers aflame, he seeks sweet repose beyond life. The song paints an intense picture of a deity and their disciples, a world plagued by pain and destruction, and the struggle of those who follow blindly.
Line by Line Meaning
Hyperion's blood sunrise
The sunrise is colored by blood and it invokes the image of the Greek god of the sun, Hyperion.
Saturates his pieous gaze
His devout eyes look out at the world which is saturated in Hyperion's blood.
Disciples quest, he'll leave no stone unturned
His followers work hard to achieve their goals and they remain steadfast in their faith.
Writhing in an unwilling host
Being possessed by a dark force, he endures physical pain and mental agony.
Probing tendrils into flesh
The darkness takes hold and begins to manipulate him, spreading throughout the body and mind like vines.
It takes a slave
The darkness demands servitude and controls all it possesses.
To grotesque eternal life
The slave is sustained forever in a state of horror and debasement.
Buried in flesh a shadow, a husk
His true self is obscured and lost, shrouded in a physical shell that does not reveal what is inside.
Temples shall fall to ash, to dust
Religious buildings will be razed and the humans who worshipped there will perish as if they were not more permanent than sand.
Lightbearers shed their mortal skins
The worshippers of the traditional good will transform from human to spirit form.
Two wretched blades born of sin
Two cursed weapons made of moral transgression will rise.
Following the apostles
The darkness infects even those who are supposed to guide.
In an age of suffering
The era is one of pain and misery, with no end in sight.
And in sorrow crying out to his god
Desperate to escape his pain, he calls out for help to anyone who might hear.
The hanging priest nailed to the bow
A religious official is strung up on the front of a ship.
With timbers aflame he craves death's shroud
He longs for death as his vessel is consumed by fire.
Throws back his head, the veil is torn
In his last moments, the priest has an epiphany and can see past the shroud.
He sees beyond to sweet repose
He has a vision of the afterlife where he will find rest.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: GILLESPIE DAVID, BEATTIE JAMES
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