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.
Deliver Us To Evil
Thy Art Is Murder Lyrics
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Tear the blackened hearts
From the populace
Deliver us to evil
Eradicate the corrupt with prejudice
Drag them from the mansions
Take them from their hollow possessions
In the faces of the hungry
As they burn for their transgressions
Shallow graves
Stuffed with gold
Governments
Bought and sold
Palaces in deserts
Overlooking the slums
Starving and famished
The poor are the forgotten ones
Modern slavery
The scales are tipped
Poverty and ruin
In a game that's fixed
Deliver us to evil
Tear the blackened hearts from the populace
Deliver us to evil
Eradicate the corrupt with prejudice
Drag them from the mansions
Take them from their hollow possessions
And have them stare in the faces of the hungry
As they burn for their transgressions
The rich get richer
The poor get poorer
The hands of greed
Lead the lambs to the slaughter
Bow to your empty god
Bow to your empty god
Shallow graves
Stuffed with gold
Governments
Bought and sold
Deliver us to evil
Deliver us to evil
The song "Deliver Us to Evil" by Thy Art Is Murder is a powerful protest against a corrupt society that has forsaken the poor. The lyrics describe a society where the rich oppress the poor with impunity and the government has been bought and sold. The song urges listeners to take action against this oppression and eradicate the corrupt with prejudice.
The song begins with a call to "Deliver us to evil" as a means of tearing the blackened hearts from the populace. The "blackened hearts" likely refer to the corrupt and oppressive individuals who hold power in society. The lyrics then describe a scenario where these oppressors live in mansions, surrounded by hollow possessions, overlooking the slums where the poor suffer in starvation and famine. The graves are shallow and stuffed with gold, indicating that the corrupt are more concerned with material possessions than the lives of their fellow humans.
The song also highlights the issue of modern slavery, where the scales are tipped in favor of the rich through a game that's fixed. The poor are the forgotten ones, led like lambs to the slaughter by the hands of greed. The song concludes with the call to "Deliver us to evil" once again, urging listeners to take action against the corrupt and deliver them to their just punishment.
Line by Line Meaning
Deliver us to evil
The singer is asking to be delivered to evil
Tear the blackened hearts
The singer wants the corrupted people to have their hearts torn out
From the populace
The corrupted people come from the general population
Deliver us to evil
The artist is asking again to be delivered to evil
Eradicate the corrupt with prejudice
The artist wants the corrupted people to be destroyed without mercy
Drag them from the mansions
The corrupted come from the wealthy mansions
Take them from their hollow possessions
The singer wants the corrupted to be deprived of their material possessions
And have them stare
After being deprived of their possessions, the corrupted should look
In the faces of the hungry
The corrupted should look at the faces of the needy
As they burn for their transgressions
The corrupted should burn for their wrongdoings
Shallow graves
The singer is referring to graves that are not deep enough
Stuffed with gold
These shallow graves are filled with gold
Governments
The singer is criticizing the government
Bought and sold
The government is corrupt because it's influenced by money
Palaces in deserts
There are luxurious palaces in the desert
Overlooking the slums
These palaces look down on impoverished areas
Starving and famished
The people in these slums are hungry and malnourished
The poor are the forgotten ones
The impoverished are neglected by those in power
Modern slavery
The singer is referring to current forms of slavery
The scales are tipped
There is a great imbalance
Poverty and ruin
There is widespread poverty and destruction
In a game that's fixed
The system is rigged against the poor
The rich get richer
The wealthy continue to accumulate more wealth
The poor get poorer
The impoverished continue to suffer and lack resources
The hands of greed
The cause of poverty is attributed to greedy people
Lead the lambs to the slaughter
The greedy people are leading the vulnerable to their deaths
Bow to your empty god
The singer is criticizing the practice of worshipping wealth
Deliver us to evil
The song ends with the same line at the beginning
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, 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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