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The Pyre Of Equivalence

by Head of the Baptist

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Sælzer Bub
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Sælzer Bub @Yoma nailed it with her review. Like @MJ said: that's exactly what it is.

This is some pissed-off blackened death crust. Everything fits together perfectly here!
Fuck, I need to see these guys on stage! Favorite track: In The Wake Of.
MJ
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MJ I never would have thought to describe this album the way Yoma did, but that’s *exactly* what it sounds like. Great find, Lady Y! Favorite track: The Gutter.
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YomaBarr One guitar plays death, the other plays black, the vocalists sing crust and the result is fantastic. Their gigs must be one giant pit. More, please!
Love the name too :)
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1.
Succumb 02:53
While they impale, they inhale Dwelling into the scent of death, hallowing shame With tremors on the soul, infinite torture Hunted by the vile, the scum of the earth Breathing down the necks of the frail, always near, hoarding their dissent of fear Boiling their anguish, tearing their flesh It’s hope that lured them out, while there was none to be found Succumb life into malevolent depths Loathing, aching Give in to the end Victim of all that’s left in purgatory In purgatory… Give in to the end Bottomless soul, remnant, dull and empty Give in to the end
2.
The profane, a fathomless curse. A poisoned man’s soil. Pathetic glory seeker I descend upon the lie Pathetic glory seeker You will let me into your stare As I writhe upon the pyre Blackened Ichor, compelled by eternity I will suffer spite I will renege my vow I will forfeit my soul And I will sunder the new stars Blackened ichor Dying breed Rip lies from the liar Weave blood between the worlds Blackened Ichor Tarnished writhing Contorting, distorting Wretched revival Bloodmad A lair of beasts Blackened Ichor
3.
The lies of Hieron’s past Worlds woven inbetween Sharpened by the guile, our razored tongues promulgate the void New lepers stand before you Drag them down Death, rebirth - sun by sun Martyrs, maligners, one by one, by one Drag them down Wakeless bloodshed Grafted limbo Bastard cruelty Exquisite pain Serrated blade Rotted minds, slaughtered A storm from above Endless horror
4.
The Gutter 04:29
The nest, imprisoned by the Throne of Want The covetous, yet righteous Somatic, in perdition The war within The crescent appears Twice slain, thrice born Twice slain, thrice born My gaol will hollow, the nascent urge of grinding skulls Mind devoured, my abyss drains the sky My most sinister repertoire My homage to your phobia Realms bereaved, ravaged, crumbled Godless draconian ruin Abaddon Abaddon Deathbed companion I will burn, I’ll burn with you Abaddon Deathbed companion I will burn with you Deathbed companion I will burn with you The charnel stench of rot and decay Behold, a cosmic tear A pox upon us. The seams come loose. This night, this night, it will not end. The seams come loose. Apollyon Death rites Between breath and graves The fell god
5.
The end is near! With needles as hammers, humanity devolves again Anxious, fearsome species that humble the torment of being led In rows, they accept their number A mark of nothingness A hope for survival, when there is no life to own Are we supposed to sacrifice for common decency? Are we meant to follow and obey the deprived… There is no cure for followership Absolved from every right Freedom is the pyre of equivalence The pyre of equivalence You are a number You are a statistic You’re just a circumstance In the pyre of equivalence Freedom is the pyre of equivalence The pyre of equivalence

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released March 19, 2023

Recorded in between August and November 2022 by Frank Rotthier.
Mixed by Frank Rotthier - Mastered by Brad Boatright (Audiosiege)

All music and lyrics by Head Of The Baptist

Yenthe M. | Vocals / Bass
Niels C. | Vocals / Guitar
Dille | Guitar
Kevin S. | Drums

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Head of the Baptist Belgium

HOTB is a Black Infested Death Crust band from the North East of Belgium, formed in 2017.

With (ex)members of Predatoria / Sons Of A Wanted Man / Slowly We Rot

Yenthe | Vocals / Bass
Niels | Vocals / Guitar
Dille | Guitar
Kevin | Drums
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