After much acrimony, however, Dominik van Reich quit the band to start his own project amGod, while Peter Devin took the yelworC name and worked on a variety of tracks. Due to a variety of factors (a house fire, the death of his mother, dissatisfaction with record labels), he postponed the release of what was to become the second LP Trinity (a release inspired by Dante's Inferno) until 2004.
Devin is currently working on the follow-ups to Trinity, which are described as inspired by the other stories of Dante's Divine Comedy: Purgatory and Heaven.
* Referring to British occultist, writer and mystic Aleister Crowley.
Pan*Demonium
YelworC Lyrics
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Purple darkness of the air to visit us
Praise the names of blasphemy
Praise the Mother of Harlots
Drink her wine of fornication
Perdition is your way
Blasphemy...
Praise the purple darkness of the air
The lyrics of YelworC's song, Pan*Demonium, center around themes of darkness, blasphemy, and the embrace of sinful desires. The first line, "Perdition is your way," suggests that the listener is on a path of spiritual destruction or damnation. The phrase "purple darkness of the air" evokes a sense of ominous, otherworldly atmosphere, as though the singer is surrounded by a sinister and supernatural force.
The next two lines, "Praise the names of blasphemy / Praise the Mother of Harlots," continue this sense of subversive worship or devotion to forbidden entities. The mention of the "Mother of Harlots" suggests a connection to the biblical figure of Babylon the Great, a symbol of corruption and decadence in religious lore.
Finally, the line "Drink her wine of fornication" is a clear reference to the biblical concept of spiritual fornication, or the betrayal of one's devotion to God by indulging in sinful desires. Overall, the song seems to be an invocation of destructive forces and a rejection of mainstream religious norms.
Line by Line Meaning
Perdition is your way
Your path is one of eternal damnation and punishment
Purple darkness of the air to visit us
Evil forces are descending upon us, shrouded in a cloak of darkness
Praise the names of blasphemy
Exalt and glorify those who openly defy and disrespect religious beliefs
Praise the Mother of Harlots
Honor the ultimate source of promiscuity and sexual immorality
Drink her wine of fornication
Indulge in the pleasures of lust and debauchery
Perdition is your way
Once again emphasizing that your fate leads only to eternal punishment
Blasphemy...
A final invocation to embrace and celebrate the defiance of religious norms
Praise the purple darkness of the air
Repeated emphasis on the dark, malevolent forces gathering around us
Contributed by William L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.