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The Great Mortality (Black​/​Death​/​Doom​/​Grindcore)

by TIMŌRĀTUS

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Matthew Skipworth
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Matthew Skipworth How can you choose a favourite track when they are all so unique? My fave blackened track, 'Eternal Loss'... My fave death track?, 'No One Left'... You get the picture, but how to choose a fave track overall? That's much harder... The mixing of different genres is fantastic- especially with the Intermission tracks in between- they just flow so well and add to the whole tone and atmosphere of the album. If you want a little bit of a few extreme metal genres, then this is for you. Check it out. :) Favorite track: Slumbering Vision.
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What is this death? Spread through the people The corruption of the air Light your fires and ward off the evils Pray to God to heal the flesh, Blackened and bruised Oh my brothers, Oh my sisters, Why do you suffer in torment Oh my father, Oh my mother, Start your praying and repent What have we brought upon ourselves So we sing and scream and cry to the One up on high Red skin and darkened lungs weep the sorrow of the ages What is this death? Spread through the people The corruption of the air Has made us soft to weakness and we shall fall on our knees Who is He? Who is He? Who can save us? Jesus Christ, the Son of God Call upon His name! The corruption of the air So we sing and scream and cry to the One up on high Red skin and darkened lungs weep the sorrow of the ages Who is He? Who can save us? Jesus Christ, the Son of God Call upon His name
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Eternal Loss 04:27
The pain of living in this place The Great Mortality, The Pestilence There is no safely for Kafla Serlaro My family dies with a fear in their eyes Please Lord God take this away from me Take it away to the furthest of seas Please don't test me in this way How could I make it through How could a God do this to his people? How could He truly love me? Holding my tongue I desire to curse your name Who has safety for Kafla Serlaro? My Family cries with this fear in their eyes Please Lord God answer me this question Why have you done this to me? Demons now holding my mind in contempt Butchering my dreams in the night The solace I once had now completely gone How could He truly love me? Holding my love I can do nothing for her As She just lays in my arms, dying There is no love for Me I look up to the heavens clutching her with my arms Please Lord help me in my grief and sorrow This land is dark as the sickness continues to breed Everyone that I loved, Everyone that I cared for is now gone
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I have become too numb to find My whole life in a line There must be a reason for what my God has sent before me If this is who I am Nothing but a filthy man I don't deserve to live I have nothing in my life to live for I have nothing in my life to die for I have nothing in my life to live for I have nothing in my life to die for Would it be better to die? To just douse my soul in fire Just to take a blade through my own flesh My mind races with thoughts But wait, Who is that who approaches I shadow, a figure, a void of emptiness Fingers extend just to meet with my face Pulling back with ghastly terror Maggots Now crawl from his side I linger as I try to comprehend The air is stale and cold He calls to me I can take your pain away The meat of his hand is rotting away Dry and lean he reaches to touch me Let me help you and you'll see I try to resist with everything in me I have become too numb to find My whole life in a line There must be a reason for what my God has sent before me The rats crawl through the naked streets The stench clouds with festered heat Could this man really take it all away? I MUST KNOW I, Kafla have nothing in this wretched land All my family has been taken away Could it really be worth it without my love? Something deep inside of my heart tells me This man is something to beware The light is thin just as the all the air I just can't move my feet to know Take the hand of he who wants me to go To some foreign land away from everything I know Patiently the man holds out his hand I start to reach but the voice inside of me Pulls me away as I fall on my heels Disappointed he falls back as well The figure disappearing into the haze
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No One Left 04:29
Stumbling throughout the streets Nothing quite makes sense to me A child cries in despair No one left for her anywhere As I come to approach her I ask her why Have you come for me o' death? Like you've taken those close to me I welcome your sweet release Please just let me see them again I can't believe these word come from the mouth of a child The beat of the heart like an endless drum Can't soften the heat of this endless sun But, why is this child so lost in despair? What can I do? Come to me little child I am not stricken With this sickness Fear permeates her face As she looks at me with unending grace My mind still in a haze I've already lost too much Why should I care for this child? She has no one to call Is this a test from God? Please tell me oh Lord please tell me Why, help me she softly asks with innocence Because, you are the same as me with no family I know the pain and great tragedy that comes with being me Do not cry, just take comfort and dry your eyes Down inside The loss still eats at me God guide me
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The years are rolling Tripping over themselves In the twilight I lay my head down Counting all as lost And dream of you Oh, my love Wrap your arms around me Fill my soul with yours Don't dwell on the sorrow Don't be burdened Know that I am with you Watching and waiting He has plans for you I wake with memories of you Driven to continue I love you I miss you Burning with new purpose I love you I miss you You are with me, always pushing You are inside of me, always growing This child, she grows in this world without you All I can do now is continue to dream Oh my love Wrap your arms around me (Oh, how I miss you) Oh my love (Oh how I love you) Don’t dwell on sorrow He has plans for you My dreams may end but the memories remain Filled with vision Filled with purpose I'll see you again, my love I'll see you once again Death knocks at my door Death extends his hand But, I quickly refuse
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This life means everything to me The world is lost without it's King With the crushing weight of this sound Please of Lord, send my dreams by angel light The child has grown, furthering in love Your power shows through, my peace improves Days, upon days, upon days... waiting Your love, shines through Your servants, stay true My love, I'll see again For now I have been trusted To guide and protect The times always seem to be changing Changing, always changing But they never really do You my God, never change The sins of man have broken all our homes But, Your love has formed our souls The mountains and the seas speak of your beauty and your power God, give me strength
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Questions 00:51
The fool said with his heart that there is no God But, father... Don't be corrupted by those who want to destroy you and take your blood God looks down from the heavens Upon His children Corrupted then forgiven Those who lead me to my death how no way to save me Child, you must go and prosper I have loved you as my own
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To Christ He holds the truth To life He now leads the way Judgment, it comes to all Kafla, father, help me please Child, what do you need of me? The world crumbles beneath my feet Trust in the Lord to save you from this wicked world below and it's unrighteousness
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Father 00:40
She is now dreaming Blotted in memory, let the water flood my soul Lord, please fill this gnashing, gaping hole She wakes Father what does it mean Don't cry, just come, to me, sweet child The loss, of those, I love, pains me A knock at the door Who could it be?
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New Love 01:10
The door opens as a man just stands asking for her What do you want? I saw you earlier and just had to know Your beauty is remarkable Your beauty is amazing I must know, what is your name? My name is Lucia I am Simon The lamplights warm the night The streets are pale and white Her hand in his as nothing passes their sight Love
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Winding Down 01:37
My life rides on wings As we walk down the street gazing in each others eyes The peace of the Lord came upon them I know now that I do not have long in this Earth I just can't wait to go home
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Deathbed 01:09
Father don't go please I must go child, my body is not meant for this world Panic sets in like a knife I've lost too much in this world You've met a good man Now, go with God I will always love you for what you have done for me Child, I have done nothing, for the Lord, He saves
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about

This is a story of a man named Kefla Selaro living during the time of the Black Plague. His tale of loss and rejuvenation of purpose and ultimately death, but not without living a life of charity and help.

This album is a collection of previous EPs (Black, Death, Doom & Grind), rerecorded, rewritten, remixed and remastered with 3 new additional "Intermission" tracks linking the genres together (Black Metal to Death Metal, Death Metal to Doom Metal and Doom Metal to Grindcore).

credits

released May 15, 2018

David Napier - Vocals, Instrumentation, Lyrics, and Mixing
Courtney Napier - Vocals

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