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Catharsis

by Exit Mundi

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1.
Let Chaos Ensue 01:31
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Oh my god All my thoughts Proven false I am a fraud Sisyphean trials begin anew This is catharsis Let chaos ensue "And so for sanity's sake I shall expel forth this lingering rage, angst, and sense of righteous indignation at a cruel world held under sway by money grubbing capitalistic forces and the apathetic blank faced automation that threatens to consume this world like a great plague. I am not just man, I am a beast, I am a god in my own mind, a narcissistic reflection of all of society's ills. It doesn't matter what I believe, it doesn't matter what I like. I am not just man, I am an archetype."
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Archetype 03:19
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Hate myself I fucking suck I am a narcissistic fuck I'm drug assisted Change resistant Gaze in the mirror I'm in love Dwells within an archetype A construct to define this life Oh everything's been done before I'm not unique I'm nothing more Narcissus looks in the water Sisyphus is staring back Dionysus still drinks his wine The devil's fucking smoking crack ARCHETYPES! BLUEPRINTS FOR LIFE! IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD! CARL JUNG IS DEAD! Kneel to me! A transcendent being! I am not a prophet I am not a man at all I'm just a filthy animal Who lives and dies to put up walls Though I speak and though I see I lack an essential being and though I reason though I write Not yet a man nor archetype
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Byproducts Of Will 03:06
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I'm stuck searching for my place in the world I want to be pure again I will be born again I will cleanse myself in the flames of hell I need to be alive I need a thrill I will grab this world's throat I'll go in for the kill Into it's mouth Into the void's gaping maw I submit myself to my demons I dance in the devil's thrall Tear my flesh from the bone Go in for the kill This life, this world, this mind All byproducts of will
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Narcissistic Streak 03:37
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Suffer!! I am a god I am a priest I'm on a narcissistic streak I will transcend humanity I am my own worst enemy My ego it reigns, my nemesis through that which my mind remains powerless to I am a god Bound then released I am Prometheus rising from sleep I am the son The blood of the lamb Condemned to repeat all the follies of man I am the flesh I am the bone Bound in a prison a symbollic throne I know now what I need To know what this life means to me... What is this life? What makes this life worth living? I don't want to be alone I just want to be free I want to be at peace I am a god I am a priest Self loathing masochist killing machine To know myself I must strip away Every last trace of my conditioning I will be pure I will be free I will transcend this prison called me I don't need your help I don't need myself Transcend the flesh I don't want to die I don't want to be alive
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Give Me More 03:13
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A friend once told me existence is existential We breed we think we die we know that this life's inessential My creed my life no longer thrives my body's not a temple Feel the pressure feel the pain of nihlistic thoughts forever I think I feel I wonder why I drink I steal I'll surely die I am a fraud a false facade a wicked man right at my core But still I shake my fist at god you bastard give me more I know that blue skies remain temporary, insecure I'm flying blind on sacred ground Stunted, coarse, immature I will not fight I can't believe in cause worthy of war But I'll stand tall I will not fall You motherfuckers Give me more! I will not fall I will stand tall Give me more!! I will not fall I will stand tall You motherfuckers Goddamnit give more!! More! More!! More!!!
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This God Forsaken Land 04:39
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God has forsaken us We are lost forever We were once stars We will never be again I've lost my way Underneath the sun Everything the same The same old days The same routine The same old sorrows They repeat again Upon this god forsaken land
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Bottomless Pit 05:55
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Pushing Thirty 05:12
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Soon these trials will conclude When all is laid to waste My inner peace remains My way is clear Through the calm through the storm This beast is purged forevermore What when left can define a man But his actions thoughts beliefs What can give this soul relief? Self loathing thoughts persist Too goddamn old for this Self destructive nihilist Nonexistence must resist This is no youthful decree Embarrassing, god damn god damn I'm fucking pushing thirty These false brethren will show you the world Pleasure beyond comprehension Leave me alone I should be beyond this Refuse rebuke resist I will not be a victim Of mental illness raise my fist Mind's gone awry and times are hard Cannot deceive my heart I vow to battle this Self loathing nihilistic shit THESE FALSE BRETHREN! GOD DAMNIT TAKE ME HOME! I WILL NOT SUBMIT! THESE FALSE BRETHREN! GOD DAMNIT LET ME BE! I WILL NOT SUBMIT TO BLIND FORCES SUCH AS THESE! I STAND ALONE I STAND ALONE I WILL REFUSE REBUKE RESIST I STAND ALONE I WILL BE FREE IT'S TIME TO LEAVE THIS SHIT BEHIND I'M ALMOST FUCKING THIRTY NOW'S THE FUCKING TIME!

about

I wanted to make a departure from the experimental, proggy sessions of Voyager and make the lo-fi extreme metal album I've wanted to make since I started writing music years ago. Pushing thirty, I've given a great deal of thought to the continued presence of the emotional baggage and nihilistic angst that has followed me through life since I was a child, and in this album I wanted to give those thoughts and feelings a "catharsis" - a final passionate release so I can begin to move on from them both artistically and spiritually. After a difficult multi-month process of attempting to conceptualize that lingering existential anger into song, this fire-and-brimstone album is the result.

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released December 4, 2017

Recorded in my bedroom studio with a Dean VMNT Guitar and Copley 5 string bass in Cubase 5 with the assistance of Toontrack's EZ line - EZkeys and EZmix 2. Special shoutout to their exceptional Metal Guitar Gods expansion which has the same tones used by Devin Townsend and Meshuggah - my metal idols. Vocals recorded on a CAD U37 mic. Most drum tracks produced in Superior Drummer by Arnaud Krakowka. Additional samples taken from freesound.org, public domain, or random manic preachers and are credited per-track.

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