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EP

by Animist

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Kadin Wisniewski
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Kadin Wisniewski Animist unfortunately appears to be one of those bands that dropped an absolutely phenomenal debut recording and then disappeared. Nonetheless this EP is awesome. Extremely heavy, really interesting prog elements, some symphonic touches.... it's got it all for fans of progressive death metal.
Sanity Theorist
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Sanity Theorist One of my favorite independent debuts ever. The rhythms are heavy as hell, the vocals are strong and the lyrics are fantastic. Favorite track: Here Our Highest Good Is Pleasure.
jiwoo
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jiwoo This band shows a lot of potential ,I really like when the music is both heavy but still has a lot of emotions in there , I think this EP is great .Also I would be very happy if the band would release this EP in physical forms someday.Anyway I wish you'll continue making great music , and getting more recognition . Favorite track: Catharsis.
Joe McGuire
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Joe McGuire First time hearing this album nearly floored me. Beautiful emotional honesty. Fucking awesome \m/ Favorite track: Catharsis.
Justin Berry
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Justin Berry Awesome progressive death metal Favorite track: Seething Moon.
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1.
Make us fear our own deaths Own beliefs own our minds This war of minds continues on Your lies will breed your demise Our highest good It is our pleasure Our world is real Yours is a lie Feed us pain and suffering Your lies the sea in which we drown You hide the truth with a fire Your existence is a plague Our highest good It is our pleasure Our world is real Yours is a lie Do you fear questions? Or are you scared of the truth behind them? Brainwashing is easy when you control minds Do you fear questions? Or are you scared of the truth behind them? Brainwashing is easy when you control minds We deny All your lies We control our own lives Death is nothing Death is nothing to us Our Lives are ours Fear not the end "Is God willing to prevent evil but not able? Then he is not omnipotent Is he able but not willing? Then he is malevolent Is he both willing and able? The whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Why? Why call him God?"
2.
Trapped inside my insignificance By the Sun I am threatened by his mighty light His reign is done His light is a poison It burns my soul For all that I thought I was Is cast in his shadow I will not rest till he is gone I look at him and I feel weak A little Moon alone and cold Cast in his light I am blinded At this moment my hatred grows for him For eons he’s gloated Imposing his might Suffocated by his righteousness Smothered by my inadequacy His existence proves me worthless But no longer I will see his reign end And I shall claim his throne The time has come To wipe him from my existence Deliverance from The oppression of his might My plan comes to fruition I will eclipse his might I shall erase his light As I approach his power starts to dim This lowly moon has won I move to take my place And block the power that he holds My actions will crush him And place me above his station And now here I stand With victory in hand But wait his light appears I can’t believe my plan has fallen into disarray His light begins to shine out from behind me And now his light returns with all the power it once had He rises to confront me Sun: What have you done now? Moon: Defending my own interest They need my light Have I harmed others? You should feel ashamed Why should I? For what you have done What have I done? But what is this that I see Inferior beings beneath me Worshipping the Sun and I Seeing us as Deities Their view is warped and wrong They see not everything They quarrel over minor things They are petty and selfish They kill for reasons that have no true meaning Their causes mean nothing in this universe I understand things better than before Now I can see My problems are insignificant In reality I have felt hatred for so long And now I wish to be free Of the pain of hate I shall look down upon them And see how I might help For I will make my own role I see them slaughter each other I can not intervene Bloodshed on a massive scale Genocide, War Various ways created to dispatch others Cutting the mortal coil Severing of limbs Evisceration Continuous bloodshed That I can not stop What am I to do If I can not intervene I will stay By their side always This is my choice So I may see them stop The bloodshed
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Catharsis 14:38
Consuming fear and pain loathing oneself Welcoming release from this emptiness Here I stand contemplating my end This bleak existence crushes me slowly breathing becomes my struggle Life has become my burden What have I done To merit this life Born into misery What reason Have I to continue? I’ve lived all of my years with facade in place hiding the pain The truth trapped within The pain only grows, stronger through the lies Full of contempt I hate what I am My life is pain I do not take it lightly Is there any reason that I should stay? Some speak of consequences I fear not these things Why should I fear the end of my suffering This is my decision and mine alone How could anyone understand this? this pain is mine and mine alone There is no reason to believe This miserable existence has any shred of meaning Why should I fear the end of my suffering This is my decision and mine alone How could anyone understand this? this pain is mine and mine alone Without meaning how can it be of value? In the end nothing is lost Wiped from the page Soon to fade into obscurity My actions are mine And I will face the consequences Continuing on this path leads only to more pain If life means nothing Then what is my crime? My cause is just and my decision seems clear I will release myself from the shackles of my living hell I will do what I must To fight this emptiness in any way that I can To end this pain I will do whatever I must I Cannot go on I must end this Resolute, in this decision I Will take I will take control It’s my life, to end I Welcome Welcome the end With open arms I Welcome Welcome the end With open arms I Can not Go on I Must end this I Welcome The end with open arms Soon I will find Peace in death Soon I will find Peace in death Now the time has come I will take action now The time for words is gone I seek to end my pain I climb with rope in hand Ready for the end Overwhelming joy Engulfs my heart now The end so very near Soon to embrace the end Death has come to free me Soon it will be done My life will end by my hand And I will be free Now the time has come I will take action now The time for words is gone I seek to end my pain I climb with rope in hand Ready for the end Overwhelming joy Engulfs my heart now Tie the rope tight I must ensure this works For I can not endure Another day of hell Noose around my neck Tightening ever so slowly Burning in my throat Breath escaping me Life Drains from me My last breath escapes me Reflecting I lost my only Possession

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Recorded July 23rd through July 27th and August 9th, 2012 at Backroom Studios in Rockaway, NJ

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released November 30, 2012

Animist is:
Zack Friedman - Guitar
Ross Richter - Bass
Chris Rulon - Vocals
Randy Tesser - Drums
Mike Tinghitella - Guitar

All music written and performed by Animist
All lyrics by Chris Rulon
Produced by Animist and Kevin Antreassian

Engineered and Mixed by Kevin Antreassian
Synth programming by Ross Richter and Kevin Antreassian
Additional guitar by Kevin Antreassian, Ross Richter, and Randy Tesser
Keyboard by Ross Richter
Artwork by Chris Rulon
Layout by Animist
Logo by Christophe Szpajdel

Contact: animistband@gmail.com
Legal: Tesser, Ryan, & Rochman LLP

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