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Evolved to Eradicate

by Excommunicant

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1.
[Chorus] Rome will burn Burn in hate Cleanse our lands Desecrate Heed the call One and all On we march Toward the fall Rome, the very name evokes the fury in our hearts They promised justice, truth and light, but they conned us from the start I was once a man of peace, a farmer of green fields But they stole my joy when they seized my land, the scars will never heal Corruption running rampant, I see it day by day Enslave our kin, enslave our lands, to keep “the mob” at bay My wife was slain, my sons enchained, more anguish than I could bear There was a dream once that was Rome; that dream consumed my nightmares The time has come for vengeance, the pigs must be bled Annihilate for the motherland, avenge our blessed dead Hold the severed heads up high for all of Rome to see The reign of tyrants ends tonight, at long last we are free [Chorus] [Guitar Solo] That tyrant race from mighty Rome it seems is ripe for plunder Slow rot spanning centuries, the Empire torn asunder Scores of Huns, barbarians, storm the palace walls Looting, raping, pillaging, we sack the fabled halls The fatted calf is shedding blood, onward march for the kill A trophy held in majesty, at last we’ll have our fill The scourge of Rome has come undone, a bloated crippled beast The face of wrath is black and red, the tribes from the North and East Strive for death my brothers, show them no mercy No woman, child, left alive, lest their vengeance breed Raze the Empire to the ground, usher in an age of darkness One thousand years will pass before the Romans rise again [Chorus]
2.
We left our homes in the north We traveled the open seas A virgin land ripe with fields of vine Calling out to me Unbeknownst to us all On this land we were not alone A tribe of warriors of a different breed Left an air of fear and wonder They opened their arms as traders Then with arms, their fear betrayed us Gallant we fought, outnumbered distraught Till these Skraelings overcame us Cast out were the northern invaders Yet in their memories burned the longing for Vinland The land remained unscarred for generations But in pursuit of wealth, the first are never the last The omen in the sky burns with tragic clarity They will return, and they ride on death’s wings The elders prophesied vengeance The return of the eastern tyrants Malcontent with the world of old They come back for blood and soil Beware the coming plagues The wars of supremacy The old ways drown in a sea of conquest The light dies on its knees
3.
Chaos reigns! World at war, once more As the madman to the east bred his armies of hate, The battle-weary world watched in silence The wastelands of the River Somme claimed my father’s life, Just one of many thousands herded toward the black beyond We destroyed the youth of yesterday with machinegun symphonies, What destiny awaits our youth today? The battle of the empires rages on The “War to end all Wars” – what fabrication Alive once were my hopes for peace and freedom, Now overshadowed by the graves of those who fought and died in vain And now, I too am summoned to the call A shallow grave awaits my own untimely fall, Why not? This world is lost, my life means nothing now! The peace I sought, my death shall reveal Bombs burst all around, the evil hordes arrive Bloody gore, total war, not a soul will be left alive Man your fighters, ride the wind, annihilate! Bring them down, one by one, survive, only to kill another day Roll, spin, dive Target, aim, fire Blood will fall from the sky Where the enemy comes to die Feel the wrath of the Hurricane The sting of the Spitfire leaves you slain Spawn of evil go down in flames Oh cruel fate what bitter destiny Burned alive, I’ve lost my dignity Why am I denied release from pain? I’d rather die than never fly again Humiliation, medication, hospital beds Sterility, insanity, thoughts of madness fill my head Paralyzed, swell of hatred makes me numb Want to face my enemy and kill the fucking Nazi scum! Roll, spin, dive Target, aim, fire Blood fell from the sky Where the enemy came to die They felt the wrath of the Hurricane The sting of the Spitfire left them slain Spawn of evil they drowned in flames Justice triumphant, yet the sadness ever lingers Proud to have survived the trials, though my body’s left disfigured In the shadow of our victory, I cannot help but wonder what’s beyond Yet another line of men defined by the sword, As our establishment keeps calm and carries on With a legacy of horror, The blood of millions ever on our hands I have lived the lies and paid the price of empire And I will wither as it crumbles into dust
4.
On the edge of my horizon The prophecy of doom Endless early warnings Malignant shadows loom Deadly swarm of missiles Falling one by one The crown of human vengeance The end of days is come Rising from the ashes I mourn the crimson sun Haze of radiation The light of day is done I have seen destruction I have felt the rage Holocaustal nightmare The death-throes of an age
5.
On your knees! And so it comes to this A final call to arms Reason dies, drones awake Retreat into your tribes Vast opposing armies Faith at war with faith The gods will stand to judgment The lambs will have their day The pinnacle of weaponry Intelligent design We forged our own destruction A fate wrought with our minds Primal traits of fear and hate Engulf the Earth in flames We drown in the inferno Till there’s no one left to blame We meet on the steps of our ruin Where we shall join the dead Ravaged essence of a once proud Earth Our end will greet us there On the funeral pyres of ruin The rancid clouds of death A final harvest of souls to appease the gods But God did not appear And so we’ll rot inside our ruins Alone we face the dark No judgment, paradise or hell to take us home Our home was here and now is lost We are lost All is turned to ashes The dead sleep peacefully The living in their torture Await the night’s mercy Pity the survivors Condemned to earthly hell We meet on the steps of our ruin Where we shall join the dead Ravaged essence of a once proud Earth Our end will greet us there On the funeral pyres of ruin The rancid clouds of death A final harvest of souls to appease the gods But God did not appear And so we’ll rot inside our ruins Alone we face the dark Burning flesh lights the way to tomorrow The unslain await their first mourning sun
6.
Sunrise like ever before New age of darkness for man Bright rays shine on the ashes Veil of night raised Broken bodies Cities destroyed Block out the sun Earth has become Hell They wake in fucking Hell Here lies the great species Homo sapiens Countless anonymous faces Twisted in horror Each with a tale never to tell Silence fills the void of sound Chilling emptiness But for a moment, Earth will know peace Rotting in the daylight Unworthy of a grave Consequence of war lust A species long depraved Innocence is pretense There are no victims here Self-elimination Carried out through fear Enter the new order The order of chaos Law’s illusion falls away The ruthless ones will rule the day Murder, torture Feast upon the dead Human rats in search of blood Scrambling for their daily bread
7.
Savage rebirth Purest anarchy Choose to run or fight Fight and you shall die Vast expanse of steel And stone Human need to feed Cull the weakest ones Regenesis in the wastes of human conquest The children of despair stalk these ruins Enthroned on the aftermath of human decadence The wolves of chaos rule the plains of the overworld Left among the ashes Abandoned here to die Friendless in an evil land My end is surely nigh Despair entrenched, I can’t go on Wish I could end my life A species mired in holocausts What drives my will to survive? Marauders in the distance Shake me from my thoughts I have my chance to die here But my instincts force me on And I run for my life I don’t want to die in this place My starving body near collapsing I reach the river fouled with human wreckage Hunters closing in I brave the toxic wastes Feral grip of madness Has taken the entire human race Neck deep in filth I struggle across Reluctant men behind me The chase is called off Gasping for life I choke down stale air A tunnel looms before me Will the hunt follow me there? Regenesis in the wastes of human conquest The children of despair stalk these ruins Enthroned on the aftermath of human decadence The wolves of chaos rule the plains of the overworld Yet somehow I cling to hope Must be something more Find myself in the catacombs The last sane man, alone Strangers creep out of shadows Unlike the madmen above Bound together, all for one They eye me with fervent curiosity Guardians emerge from the darkness I am thrown to the ground Cold blades thrust against my skin Strong voice stays the slaughter I look up into the eyes of a leader Join us, we offer you the light Abandon the prison of the fearful Join the ranks of the just United, the nightmare we will conquer Slaying the tyrants in our way Soon enough we’ll reclaim the light of day To this oath your life will be bound: We many are one, and loyal Justice through strength and force of will No mercy for those who’d stand against us We are the light We are the light against the darkness The darkness of fear I am home, euphoria Savage rebirth Necessary evil Choose to run or fight Resist and you shall die Vast expanse of steel and stone Human need to feed Cull the weakest ones In time we’ll rise to conquer all From nothing, deliverance In shadows reborn From shadows, we strike out Avengers in the night From hunted, to hunters The lifeline of our tribe The hunted, our lifeblood For us they die Survival drives our savagery, We prey on the feared and the fearful Nocturnal wraiths, harvesting the blood My struggle, is this right? To kill and eat my fellow man No time for dilemmas I’m lucky to be alive Wretched times, wretched deeds No other source on which to feed Establish our order At any cost Closing in On our prey Time has come I must be blooded I advance in cold blood Axe in hand against an unarmed man No time now, to falter I sweep my weapon down In moments, he lies dead His blood upon my hands My comrades rejoicing Celebrate my first kill They rush in to butcher Divide the carcass It stuns me, how quickly A man becomes a meal Dismembered, carved into One hundred pounds of flesh A feast for the order I earn my keep Surfacing from the shadows Cleansed of fear and doubt Certain, strong, and deadly Set to cast them out We scorn the rule of terror We’ll end the anarchy One great man to guide us A new society Many from the few United by our hopes To rid these lands of madness And save humanity No mercy for the wretched ones Who stand in our way Lone wolves to the slaughter The flock will have its day Storming through the streets We swarm the leaderless horde See their kind fall before us We’ll feast on their remains The sweetness of our vengeance The hope for humankind We’ll purge the world of chaos And rebuild with our minds Hunt with me my brothers Victory is at hand Spill the blood of tyrants Reclaim the promised land We liberate this sacred realm and drag our corrupted race Back from the brink of annihilation Back from Hell
8.
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The rein of chaos comes to an end Order is restored The land swept clean of fear and hate Mankind is reborn All my dreams are realized Yet I cannot quell my doubts Plague of tyrants traded for one The one to lead us home [Chorus] The grandest of intentions Vainglorious and absurd To lure the weak and fearful A flock he trained to kill Loyalty and unity Foundations of deceit The purest form of corruption The shame of giving in Senses reawakening To the madness not undone I renounce this new perversion Of justice, truth and light For this crime I am forsaken among Both the living and the dead I descend the steps of ruin An excommunicant [Chorus] And so it comes to this The tyranny of order rent from chaos The winds of change bring our wretched species full circle The dream of our utopia lies dead Despair retrenched, beliefs return to nothing I was but a pawn in a psychopath’s delusions Is this the path of humankind, the endless rise and fall? The pinnacle of evolution As the sun descends on our ruins And the clouds of death disperse I walk alone, bereft of all I knew I lived among the fearful To the fearful I return Abdicate my new throne of terror I’ve lost the will to struggle on The inner fire gone I curse this world I don’t want to live any more I’ll take my life in the catacombs Make the place of rebirth my tomb I die alone but at the end, I am free Out of ashes and bloodshed Rise new empire of human offspring Re-sow the seeds of ruin Re-enact once more your rise and fall

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A bleak depiction of the rise and fall of human empires, from the Roman Empire to an imagined apocalyptic future, "Evolved to Eradicate" has arrived in another time of strife for our species.

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released July 24, 2012

Andrew Pennells: guitars, bass, vocals, drum programming
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Kevin Smart at The Terror Compound, Victoria BC (Dec 2011-Jan 2012)
Cover art and logo by Kat Cearns

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Excommunicant Nanaimo, British Columbia

Excommunicant began as a 4 piece in 2009 in Victoria BC. We played a couple of bar shows and released a 6 song demo in 2010. Unfortunately, we split up shortly after but I continued on as a solo project, releasing the full length debut in 2012, Evolved to Eradicate. ... more

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