Following the recent decade anniversary celebration of the band’s seminal release, Hate, Thy Art Is Murder is now ready to turn the page on their next chapter with the confirmation of their sixth full length album, Godlike. Setting a September 15th release date, the deathcore veterans have again teamed with longtime producer and frequent collaborator Will Putney to curate a 10-track presentation that explores the boundaries of extreme metal while showcasing superior songwriting and unrelenting intensity. The album also marks the band’s very first independently released campaign, with the arrival of Godlike anchoring the band’s own label, Human Warfare.
Although Godlike was scheduled to release on the September 15, the album was pushed back by a week due to unforseen circumstances. On the release of Godlike, Thy Art Is Murder fired vocalist CJ McMahon, completely removed his vocals from the album, and re-recorded them with an unknown vocalist. According to a statement from the band, the split is partially due to McMahon's recent anti-trans comments, which they note were only a symptom of a larger problem.
Their second album, Hate, debuted at no. 35 on the ARIA Charts, making them the first extreme metal band to ever reach the Top 40 on the chart, while Holy War debuted at no. 7, the highest-ever position for an Australian extreme metal act.
Vocalist CJ McMahon mentioned in interviews with Bluestribute TV and Aggressive Tendencies that the band, individually, has different inspirations and musicians that influence their particular writing and performance style. He added that the band all together are influenced by bands like Decapitated, Gojira, Meshuggah, and Behemoth. The band have frequently cited Behemoth as a major influence on their style whom McMahon has referred to as "the best band on this planet.'' Guitarist Andy Marsh has said that "We are big fans of music that can evoke a feeling and mood, but often that music isn’t very in your face and heavy. Behemoth are amazing at capturing that synergy in just the right way and it is that ethos that inspires us." The band's second album, Hate, expresses the band's dislike of organized religion, while the band's third full-length album, Holy War, discusses a range of themes, from their anti-religion and anti-extremism to animal rights, war, and greed.
Coffin Dragger
Thy Art Is Murder Lyrics
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The sky is void
All that would exist in time is destroyed
Alight the funeral pyre
Dredge up the tombs set the souls afire
Churning in agony under the land we tread
We await the departure
Between the flesh and soul
To worlds below
The sky is void
All that would exist in time is destroyed
Evolve and perish
The great reset
Eradication is true progress
Signals in the distance
Dying with the faintest glow
Instincts of nature
Swallowed by the undertow
Black tides
Engulf the districts with salt and sand
Shrouded in blackness
Entomb the land
Coffin dragger
Inhale the earth
Coffin dragger
Inhale the earth
Reap
Songs of man
Born in ancestral suffering
The departure is imminent
The coming of end times
Is swift and unyielding
Spiralling forever
Return to the locusts
Return to the ether
All is lost
All is always lost
The sky is void
All that would exist in time is destroyed
Evolve and perish
The great reset
Eradication is true progress
The song Coffin Dragger by Thy Art Is Murder is a haunting and introspective look at the destructive nature of humanity and the inevitability of our own demise. The opening lines, "All is lost, the sky is void, all that would exist in time is destroyed," set the tone for the rest of the song. The lyrics describe a funeral pyre being lit and tombs being dredged up, bringing to mind images of death and decay. This is contrasted with the line, "Homage to the playground of the dead," which suggests that even in death, we are still participating in some kind of game or ritual.
The chorus repeats the line, "The sky is void, all that would exist in time is destroyed," emphasizing the idea that everything we know and love will one day cease to exist. This is followed by the lines, "Evolve and perish, the great reset, eradication is true progress," which suggest that perhaps destruction is necessary for new life and growth to occur. The song ends with the phrase "Spiralling forever, return to the locusts, return to the ether," which could be interpreted as a recognition that we are all just part of a larger cycle of life and death.
Line by Line Meaning
All is lost
The situation is hopeless and cannot be reversed.
The sky is void
Nothingness pervades where life used to thrive.
All that would exist in time is destroyed
Any possibilities of creation have been eliminated.
Alight the funeral pyre
Start the ritual of bidding farewell to the departed.
Dredge up the tombs set the souls afire
Dig up the graves and burn the remains of the deceased to free their spirits.
Homage to the playground of the dead
Paying tribute to the realm of the departed souls.
Churning in agony under the land we tread
Suffering and turmoil are brewing beneath our feet.
We await the departure
We are anticipating the moment to leave this realm behind.
Between the flesh and soul
The boundary that separates the physical from the spiritual world.
To worlds below
To the depths of the afterlife.
Evolve and perish
Continual progress followed by eventual annihilation.
The great reset
A complete overhaul and destruction of the existing world order.
Eradication is true progress
The only way to move forward is by eliminating the weaknesses and inefficiencies of the present.
Signals in the distance
Faint signs that something is amiss in the far away horizon.
Dying with the faintest glow
Flickering and disappearing quickly with little evidence left behind.
Instincts of nature
The innate senses of the natural world and its creatures.
Swallowed by the undertow
Being overtaken and consumed by the darker forces of nature.
Black tides
A metaphorical wave of darkness and chaos.
Engulf the districts with salt and sand
Destroying entire communities with a relentless force of desolation.
Shrouded in blackness
The absence of light and hope.
Entomb the land
The complete burial and death of nature.
Coffin dragger
A metaphor for someone who is responsible for taking away the dead.
Inhale the earth
Absorbing the remnants of life and death into the lungs.
Reap
Harvesting the consequences of human actions and decisions.
Songs of man
The echoes of human existence throughout time.
Born in ancestral suffering
The human experience is rooted in the pain of those who came before us.
The departure is imminent
The end of life is near.
The coming of end times
The ultimate demise of the world as we know it.
Is swift and unyielding
Happening quickly and with no mercy.
Spiralling forever
A continuous cycle with no end in sight.
Return to the locusts
Going back to the swarm of destruction and decay.
Return to the ether
Returning to the realm of spirit that exists beyond physical boundaries.
All is always lost
No matter how much we strive or create, eventually it will all be destroyed and lost to history.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, THE ROYALTY NETWORK INC., Royalty Network
Written by: ANDREW MARSH, CHRISTOPHER JOHN MCMAHON, LEE STANTON, SEAN THOMAS DELANDER, WILLIAM SCOTT PUTNEY, Christopher McMahon, Kevin Butler, Sean Delander, Will Putney
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