Metal Blade Records signed the band late April and released its second full length album, The Great Depression, in early 2009. In 2010 the band started working on its third album, Degenerate, which came out on the 24th of May, 2010.
The band was critically acclaimed by the press, including Kerrang!, Terrorizer and Metal Hammer magazines, for their extreme and technical form of death metal music. They have toured in Europe with Suffocation, Cannibal Corpse, Meshuggah among others.
Current members:
Rob Purnell - Guitar
Martyn Evans - Guitar
Jonny Burgan - Vocals
Dave Purnell - Bass
Dan Wilding - Drums
Former members:
Charlie Holmes - Vocals
Jay - Bass
Max Blunos - Drums
Terminus
Trigger The Bloodshed Lyrics
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Genuflected, with misty pallid eyes, a procession of survivors invoke,
Their own euthanistic last rites, the postulation of eternal rest unscathing,
In a benevolent subhuman conduct, they leave themselves hung as a warning,
Our future if now, our future is never, our future is dead,
Paralytic, suspended in the harsh winds above the once soaring edifices, now razed,
The remains floating in a hadean paradise, laying in the once fecund soil,
The foundations that bore the weight of a past assiduous mankind,
Crushing all mother nature has sheltered from us, drawing on
Everything she found strength for,
Pulling the fear of God into humanity, oppressing the ever broadening populace,
With her metaphysical cataclysms,
Our future is now, our future is never, our future is dead,
The aeon of recession has stricken,
And will reduce mankind to mourning,
Torching stramping, drowning, asphyxiating,
And humanities mindless abolishment, a force has been bred,
Rapidly escalating, enveloping us, carnivorously putting itself to perpetual end,
Merciless is the lord reigning in his sky,
Watching as humanity scrapes it's way to die,
The scornful eye of providence fucks us into I'll being,
Expatriated into hate from a balanced state of pity,
The last remaining city will be immolated,
Our future is now, our future is never, our future is dead.
The song Terminus by Trigger The Bloodshed is a dystopian view of a society that has reached its end. Neglected, defeatist, and genuflected, the survivors embrace their inevitable demise and invoke their own euthanistic last rights. The city, once a soaring edifice, is now razed, and the remains of humanity float in a Hadean paradise, engulfed by the harsh winds of nature. The foundations that bore the weight of a past assiduous mankind could not support the industrial biotic machine that we became, crushing all of mother nature's sheltered life forms.
As humanity drew on everything that nature had strength for, the fear of god was drawn into humanity, oppressing the ever broadening populace with metaphysical cataclysms. The aeon of recession has stricken, reducing mankind to mourning. Humanity is being torched, stamped, drowned, and asphyxiated, as a force rapidly escalates and envelops them, putting itself to perpetual end. The song paints a grim picture of humanity's imminent extinction with merciless lords reigning in the sky and the scornful eye of providence bringing them to a balanced state of pity.
Line by Line Meaning
Neglected, the last few exist, defeatist to every last shimmer of hope,
The few survivors left are hopeless and have given up, defeated by their circumstances.
Genuflected, with misty pallid eyes, a procession of survivors invoke,
The survivors are solemnly praying for salvation, with eyes full of tears.
Their own euthanistic last rites, the postulation of eternal rest unscathing,
They are ready to embrace death and view it as a peaceful eternal rest, untouched by the struggles of life.
In a benevolent subhuman conduct, they leave themselves hung as a warning,
In an act of sacrifice, they hang themselves to warn others of the dire situation and the inevitable fate that awaits them all.
Our future if now, our future is never, our future is dead,
The future is bleak and hopeless, with no chance for survival or prosperity.
Paralytic, suspended in the harsh winds above the once soaring edifices, now razed,
The few survivors are weak and powerless, suspended in the midst of destruction, unable to escape the devastation around them.
The remains floating in a hadean paradise, laying in the once fecund soil,
The remnants of civilization are scattered and floating in a hellish landscape, lying in what was once fertile and abundant soil.
The foundations that bore the weight of a past assiduous mankind,
The structures and systems created by past humanity are collapsing under the weight of a new, destructive way of life.
Could not support that which we became, an industrial biotic machine,
The foundations of the past cannot sustain the new, unnatural and destructive way of life that humanity has adopted.
Crushing all mother nature has sheltered from us, drawing on everything she found strength for,
Humanity is destroying the natural world and exploiting its resources without regard for the consequences or the damage it causes.
Pulling the fear of God into humanity, oppressing the ever broadening populace,
The destruction caused by humanity has created widespread fear and suffering, oppressing the population.
With her metaphysical cataclysms,
The disasters caused by humanity have spiritual and metaphysical consequences that are disastrous for both people and the planet.
The aeon of recession has stricken,
Humanity is in a period of decline and recession, facing hardship and struggle on all fronts.
And will reduce mankind to mourning,
The decline and destruction caused by humanity will result in widespread sadness and mourning.
Torching trampling, drowning, asphyxiating,
Humanity is destroying the world and causing death and destruction in countless ways, including burning, crushing, drowning, and suffocating.
And humanities mindless abolishment, a force has been bred,
Humanity's destruction is the result of a mindless, destructive force that has taken hold and is leading to the downfall of civilization.
Rapidly escalating, enveloping us, carnivorously putting itself to perpetual end,
The destructive force is rapidly growing and enveloping society, consuming all in its path and pushing towards the complete end of humanity.
Merciless is the lord reigning in his sky,
The natural world, personified as a lord in the sky, is indifferent to the suffering and destruction caused by humanity.
Watching as humanity scrapes it's way to die,
The natural world is observing the destruction caused by humanity and its inevitable path towards its own demise.
The scornful eye of providence fucks us into I'll being,
The natural world's contemptuous gaze is causing humanity to suffer and endure hardship.
Expatriated into hate from a balanced state of pity,
Humanity has become hateful and destructive, having lost sight of its former compassion and empathy.
The last remaining city will be immolated,
The last remnants of civilization will be destroyed by fire.
Our future is now, our future is never, our future is dead.
The future is hopeless and without any chance for survival or prosperity.
Contributed by Aaliyah O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.