Guest appearances by Björn Strid (Soilwork), Joe McGlynn (Man Must Die), Kevin McCaughey (Ion Dissonance), Filip Danielsson (Humanity’s Last Breath) & Peter Wichers (ex-Soilwork).
Tracklist:
1. All Traitors Bleed the Same
2. Hunter
3. Dark Matter (feat. Peter Wichers)
4. Harm (feat. Joe McGlynn)
5. Control
6. Pacifist (feat. Björn Strid)
7. Fuming (feat. Kevin McCaughey)
8. Warning Shot
9. Stronghold (feat. Filip Danielsson)
10. Culminating
Mix, master & production by Chris Kreutzfeldt (Cabal). Artwork by Jorden Haley.
“Pre-order”: https://orecus.bandcamp.com/merch
With a backbone as rugged as dust
You are amongst the bottom feeders
Tarnished men, once with a spine
Now scum of the earth
Liable for its decline
Flickering eyes, absent
Within, you see what i see
Worthless and insignificant
You are destined to be
In the silent majority
Garbage humans now reap what’s been sown
The choice is yours
Hang high or bleed dry
You stand incapacitated
Toward the challenges that be
Originating from cowardice
Created by weak men
Within, you see what i see
Worthless and insignificant
You are destined to be
In the silent majority
Acting with certainty
For what it’s worth
You failed pathetically
The choice is yours
Hang high or bleed dry
The choice is yours
Hang high or bleed dry
In the traitors nest
From whence you came
Garbage humans now reap what’s been sown
Amongst the bottom feeders
The choice is yours
Hang high or bleed dry
In the traitors nest
From whence you came
Weathering the crisp morning air
The scent of fear is always present
I’ve waited long enough
Devoid of emotion
A mercenary
Acting in the depths
Of a distorted realm
The arsonist of belief
A constant threat
Surroundings reek of fear
The hunter, stalking its prey
For when I stare into the abyss
Nothing looks back
Consumed by contempt
Swarming the hive minds
For when I stare into the abyss
Nothing looks back
Erase all of what was before
Neglecting the outcome
Constructed to follow
You obey
The greatest weakness
Of the human mind
So frail and faint-hearted
From the very beginning
Nurtured to submission
Without free will
The hunter
Becoming prey
Disintegrating
Fading into the black
For when I stare into the abyss
Nothing looks back
Consumed by contempt
Swarming the hive minds
For when I stare into the abyss
Nothing looks back
Erase all of what was before
Neglecting the outcome
When I stare into the black
Disintegrating
The hunter
Becoming prey
The voice of reason cries without a sound
The embodiedment of our shortcomings
Everything and everyone will be in harm’s way
For those whose flesh walks the path
Distraught we hear them passing by
We spit upon the bringer of truth
Self-made gods projecting
For those whose flesh walks the path
Are never to be seen again
Drawn closer towards the dark matter
Oblivious to all consequence
Dragging us under
Taking deeper roots
Consuming us all
Oblivious
In the distorted reality
Blood runs parallel
Flooding all directions
Severed minds drown in judgement
Distraught compliant targets
As the dark matter lingers
Consuming all within reach
We fall easy prey
Succumbing to its whispers
Immerse yourself in the modern ways
Be the embodiedment of weakness
Prosperity is a double-edged sword
Our courage collecting dust
We exist as servants
To be able to consume
Slaves to our own materialism
Wealth is a shallow victory
For a species in moral decline
You better check yourself
Before you wreck yourself
Take a step back and check yourself
There’s more to this life than fame and wealth
Debase, Erase, you forgot your place
You sold your soul for nothing but a taste
and now you’re left with nothing, and nothing is what you’ll reap
Reap
It derives from self-deception
This empty feeling
We exist as servants
To be able to consume
Slaves to our own materialism
Wealth is a shallow victory
For a species in moral decline
Only our hollow values can save us,
or can they?
In a moral decline
We are servants
In a moral decline
We are servants
A worthy advesary
Outmost capable
Forewarned used to mean forearmed
Predictions resonated
Unheard
I unwillingly became
What now is me
What now is I
When all that was built
Wither away in the masses
And what once was
Never will be again
Withering away in the masses
My last dying wish
Breeds resentment
As the bloodline ends
So will we
So will we
When all that was built
Wither away in the masses
And what once was
Never will be again
Withering away in the masses
Predictions resonated
Unheard
A system that’s failed us
Rationality disengaged
Toxic doctrines control
A system that’s failed us
The greatest of betrayals
A worthy advesary
Outmost capable
As the bloodline ends
So will we
Predictably compliant
Obedient words from the teller of lies
A utopian belief of wrongs
Empires become failed states
Plummeting into submission
Left are the fragments
From the greatest of kingdoms
Known to man
This is what the pacifist desire
Weakness made into artificial strength
Heroes of imperfection
Only a warped mind could believe
The ideology stronghold, so vital
You embrace the oppression
For the illusion of safety
Sleeping habitants have resigned their rights
They seek refuge in the safety of herds
Plummeting into submission
Left are the fragments
From the greatest of kingdoms
Known to man
Pacifist
Predictably compliant
Pacifist
Stay obedient
Day by day, my patience’s wearing thin
I can feel myself changing from within
In my moment of clarity
I looked beyond the burning crest
Those who reap the benefits of conflict
Are the weak-kneed cowards who call to arms
Our minds are molded
We have been thrown below
Again and again
In the greatest disconnect
Seek truth and you will find lies
In a nation wide
Steady decline
I was forced into existence
So unbecoming
As they bleed us dry, I will rise
I am the faculty of reason
To lift the burden of our malevolent past
Herd instincts obscure our sight
My guilt is irrefutable
Yet I thrive with impunity
In my moment of clarity
I looked beyond the burning crest
Our minds are molded
We have been thrown below
Again and again
In the greatest disconnect
Seek truth, and you will find lies
In a nation wide
Steady decline
Again and again
Wave after wave
After wave
Be still for this cold embrace
Warning Shot
The sum of all is hate
Cognitive functions rotten
Prometheans sent to intellectual slaughter
We want more
From less
The transgressions of our past
Brought back to light
The mind virus wide-spread
Our demise in constant escalation
We walk the earth like false gods
A thought-process of neglect
We walk the earth like false gods
The sum of all is hate
The sum of all is hate
The sum of all is hate
A dangerous game
When the pendulum swings
It sweeps like daggers
Vengeful, we lie in wait
Hold back, the direction is clear
Let their arrogance be their last train of thought
Calm, we wait to pass judgement upon thee
With unfathomable force
Their last days are imminent
When the pendulum swings
It sweeps all in its way
Former strongholds, reduced to nothing
When the common man turns his way
The pendulum swings
Iris wide open
Pitch black
Fuming mouths
Throats open like graves
Abstract nightmares
Come to life
Inferior beings
Disposed
Balance reinstated
At the highest of costs
It sweeps like daggers
Feeding bloodlusting mouths
The hunger stays
Not quenching the thirst
When the common man turns his way
Throats open the red stream
Time is scarce
Rapidly flowing
Not hesitant
Of purpose
This is the weapon
Motivate the enemy within
With hands made of thorns
Aimlessly drifting
Our fate it contrives
A future condemned
Serve our predetermined misfortune
Bow before it’s wrath
let it assume power
Piercing lungs
Blood vessels pulsing
It divides
Dismantles our lies
On its own premise
The greatest question remain unasked
Time is scarce
Rapidly flowing
Not hesitant
Of purpose
Phantoms roam these grounds
Unchallenged
Thought-crimes brings the greatest of punishments
Do not share of your mind
Enclose it evermore
Seal its meaning
Never to be heard
It brings the false conclusion
Culminating indefinitely
Time is scarce
Rapidly flowing
Not hesitant
Of purpose
Phantoms roam these grounds
Unchallenged
Aimlessly drifting
‘The Obliterationist’ is the debut full length album of swedish modern death metallers ‘Orecus’, set to be released on March 12th 2021 via Violent Groove.
The album includes 10 songs, 2 of which features guest vocal appearances by Chad Kapper (Frontierer, When Knives Go Skyward) and Fredrik Söderberg (Soreption).
‘The Obliterationist’ is produced and recorded by Orecus and re-amped, drum produced, mixed & mastered by Buster Odeholm of Impact Studios (Humanity’s Last Breath, Vildhjarta, Born Of Osiris).
The artwork for the album is made by Jorden Haley (Daath, The Agony Scene). Lineup photo by Marcus Planefjord
Tracklist:
1. The Obliterationist
2. Distress Signal
3. The Destruction Path
4. Blodvite (feat. Chad Kapper)
5. Omnipotent
6. Below The Threshold (feat. Fredrik Söderberg)
7. Unborn, Reborn
8. My Manifest
9. Become The Nihilist
10. Extinct
Contact: elias@violentgroove.com
The Obliterationist
There’s money to be made in reeking havoc
When our leaders slaughter for personal gain
Provoking the underdogs
Until their fates are sealed
Time to overthrow
When it all boils over
It’s time to overthrow
Every day this hate erupts inside of me
It consumes my entire existence
When it all boils over
I’ll hold up my end
For the promises i made
Before my eyes turn black
To cleanse this place from weakness
I’m standing at the edge of my sanity
Beneath me lies only destruction
Our moral compass is non fucking existent
Still exploit for personal gain
We are reluctant to change
We are reluctant to change
I’ll hold up my end
For the promises i made
Before my eyes turn black
To cleanse this place from weakness
I’m standing at the edge of my sanity
Beneath me lies only destruction
Every day the hate erupts inside of me
To the point were it consumes
my entire existence
Every day the hate erupts inside of me
Every day the hate erupts inside of me
To the point were it consumes
my entire existence
When it all boils over
There is nowhere left for me to be
I was destined to end up here
Every day the hate erupts inside of me
The hate erupts inside of me
I’ll hold up my end
For the promises i made
Before my eyes turn black
To cleanse this place from weakness
I’m standing at the edge of my sanity
Beneath me lies only destruction
There’s nowhere left for me to be
I’m standing at the edge of my sanity
My concious will be set free
OBLITERATE ME
The Destruction Path
I am on a destructive path
I am on a destructive path
I am on a destructive path
My anger awakened by the last straw
The final tragedy
That pushed me over the edge
In this deseased existence
I rid this world of greed
This vessel is infected
All dead inside
In this world where ignorance
Gets you a fucking paycheck
The hunger for abundance
Knows no boundaries
Within all shattered mirrors
Reflects a broken man
Worn down like cattle
All dead inside
In this world where ignorance
Gets you a fucking paycheck
The hunger for abundance
Knows no boundaries
When we are neck deep
Into the downfall
How can you
Stand aside and watch
By the end of this day
All leeches be extinct
You must be held accountable
For this stillborn legacy
Within all shattered mirrors
Reflects a broken man
Worn down like cattle
A fractured spine leaves no resistance
In this world where ignorance
Gets you a fucking paycheck
The hunger for abundance
Knows no boundaries
Blodvite (feat. Chad Kapper)
We’ve reached a dead end
Our final wish to putrify
Humanity won’t stand
The test of time
We’ve abandoned all that is real
The most deceiving of them all
This exhausted concept
We are depleted
There will be no resurgence
We seek to be erased
Buried by our loathsome lies
We are the feeble species
Liquid iron rains from dismal skies
As i’m swallowed by flames
Our obscure conception
We’ve abandoned all that is real
False visionaries
The most deceiving of them all
Humanity won’t stand
The test of time
False visionaries
Acting under a false god
We are masters of deceit
For we are imposters
Artificial to our very core
We are the feeble species
Liquid iron rains from dismal skies
As i’m swallowed by flames
Our obscure conception
Of the reality before us
As i’m swallowed by flames
The humanity won’t stand
The test of time
As i’m swallowed by flames
As i’m swallowed by flames
Below The Threshold (feat. Fredrik Söderberg)
Forget not the actions of mine
You’re treading past my anger line
Black blood overflow my veins
I’ll cut you
To fill the void
Carve you blind
To set you free
In this state of mind
I’m a victim of false prosperity
As detrimental as a human can be
I am the violation
I am your creation
I’m drowning in a shallow grave
For the greater good
For the greater good
My remorse counts for nothing
I was always the enemy
I’ll cut you
To fill the void
To set you free
Carve you blind
You choose not to see
You wore me down
Repulsive beyond belief
I rise to the challenge
For a slate swept clean
To reset this place
Back to what it once was
To set the record straight
I rise to the challenge
For the greater good
For the greater good
I’m drowning in a shallow grave
For the greater good
For the greater good
My remorse counts for nothing
I was always the enemy
You’ll wither into nothingness
Gone and forgotten
Dead as history
The false prosperity
Gone and forgotten
I was always the enemy
The enemy
I am the violation
Unborn, Reborn
Man is born into an empty void
Staring into the consuming black
We are nothing
A glitch in this malfunctioned system
We are hollow
Of no significance
Yet we seek answers
In this spiral
Of self-contempt
The way paved forward
Is altered by past crimes
Emptiness defines us
Silent observers
From a safe distance
Caused by our insufficient composure
To make the hard decisions
As the world crumbles beneath us
The greatest hardships
Are caused by our very existence
The most magnificent of flaws
In this malfunctioned system
The punishment will be unforgiving
We are easily swept away
Scorched of the surface
Caused by our insufficient composure
To make the hard decisions
As the world crumbles beneath us
The greatest hardships
Are caused by our very existence
Our history scoured
Erradicated from this soil
We are hollow
Of no significance
Yet we seek answers
In this spiral
Of self-contempt
We are nothing
A glitch in this malfunctioned system
Reverse-engineer the planet
To fulfill our needs
Greed cuts deep
Into our defining character
At the very core
There’s only hunger
In our current state of mind
Raised with ill intent
Nothingness
Defines the perfect life
My Manifest
Every day is pitch black
From disinformation abuse
It’s hard to grasp
The magnitude of your decline
Sculpting my manifest
I’m done with you and the self-posessed
arrogant fuck you’ve become
Betrayal is the very
Foundation of this relation
It’s hard to grasp
The magnitude of your decline
It’s hard to grasp
The magnitude of your decline
You’re made of a thousand stitches
Put together by a broken self
We were destined to end here
This was always the end game
As we sink into the violent abyss
Sculpting my manifest
Sculpting my manifest
It’s hard to grasp
The magnitude of your decline
The stench of failure
Never ceases
Betrayal is the very
Foundation of this relation
In human flesh
My obituary
Written in your remains
This was always the end game
As we sink into the violent abyss
Sculpting my manifest
Sculpting my manifest
I’ll use you to set an example
Sculpting my manifest
Sculpting my manifest
Sculpting my manifest
Sculpting my manifest
In your remains
Sculpting my manifest
Sculpting my manifest
Sculpting my manifest
Sculpting my manifest
Sculpting my manifest
Become The Nihilist
These hateful times
A reaction to the molds
We’re shaped in
Every injustice
Thats been brought upon us
Through the years
Our ignorance bleeds through
Countless acts of selfishness
We’ve been shaped in every injustice
Through the years
I am the first one to break free
To awaken and to see
I’ve brought the truth into play
A great following will gather
For i am the nihilist
For I am the nihilist
Coming for the great execution
Defiance is in my nature
Leading towards inner war
We’ve been shaped in every injustice
Brought upon us through the years
The key to human deprivation
Fed with propaganda
Is cut in stone
I’ve brought the truth into play
A great following will gather
For I am the nihilist
For I am the nihilist
Coming for the great execution
We are all suffering
From this exposure
We are the greatest liability
The key to our deprivation
Is cut in stone
Defiance is in our nature
Still we’re led by sheep
I’ve brought the truth into play
A great following will gather
I am the nihilist
Nihilist
Coming for the great execution
We are the greatest liability
As the world deteriorate
I am the nihilist
Nihilist
Coming for the great execution
Extinct
I’ve caught a glimpse of whats to come
A sinking world
Suffocated by submissive views
The deafening silence speaks volumes
I’m heading towards
The most dangerous path
Always cold and broken
I’m drifting backwards
I’m far beyond saving
In my quest to find solace
Far from here
In this turmoil
I’m far beyond saving
In this turmoil
I drown
Chasing a new perception
Hunting ghosts
I cannot comprehend the depth
of this betrayal
to myself
A sinking world
Suffocated by submissive views
The deafening silence speaks volumes
I’m heading towards
The most dangerous path
Always cold and broken
In this decline
I look at this nothingness
Of what we’ve become
A species in free fall
Born in a hostile nest
Raised in anger and greed
We are the extinction
A sinking world
Suffocated by submissive views
The deafening silence speaks volumes
The most dangerous path
Always cold and broken
In this decline
I withdraw below surface
The last breath of a pointless life
The end of all before me
Open lungs, breathe in
Liquid death
As I drown
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