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Ex Nihilo

by Anzillu

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    Finnish extreme metal punctuated by buzzsaw guitars with equal amounts of dexterous shredding and anthemic brute force. Thrashy, infectiously catchy, and relentless.

    Recorded and mixed by Nino Laurenne (Amorphis, Ensiferum, Wintersun) and mastered by Svante Forsback (Volbeat, Soulfly, Kalmah).

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    Finnish extreme metal punctuated by buzzsaw guitars with equal amounts of dexterous shredding and anthemic brute force. Thrashy, infectiously catchy, and relentless.

    Recorded and mixed by Nino Laurenne (Amorphis, Ensiferum, Wintersun) and mastered by Svante Forsback (Volbeat, Soulfly, Kalmah).

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    Finnish extreme metal punctuated by buzzsaw guitars with equal amounts of dexterous shredding and anthemic brute force. Thrashy, infectiously catchy, and relentless.

    Recorded and mixed by Nino Laurenne (Amorphis, Lost Society, Wintersun) and mastered by Svante Forsbäck (Volbeat, Soulfly, Rammstein).

    Includes unlimited streaming of Ex Nihilo via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    Finnish extreme metal punctuated by buzzsaw guitars with equal amounts of dexterous shredding and anthemic brute force. Thrashy, infectiously catchy, and relentless.

    Recorded and mixed by Nino Laurenne (Amorphis, Ensiferum, Wintersun) and mastered by Svante Forsback (Volbeat, Soulfly, Kalmah).

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1.
Needles on my nerves wake me Dragging me back from the fog Into the hollow frame that is me Flesh formed into metal Removing all life From me The guilt has taken over me Time has no meaning here Trying to keep track of the nightmares One by one One by one See the wretched carcass A reflection from the past Pins and needles into the mind No pulse No life Needles on my nerves wake me Dragging me back from the fog Into the hollow frame that is me Flesh formed into metal Removing all life From me Madness over me What did I do, what did I do Your not my master No pulse No life Screams fill the corridors Blood hits the ground You got what you deserved No pulse No life Needles on my nerves wake me Dragging me back from the fog Into the hollow frame that is me Flesh formed into metal Removing all life From me All flesh into metal
2.
I severed the ties Enough of your lies I have opened my eyes Left only is my despise Infestation of the mind Sink in your claws Bleed me dry Leave your mark Invasion, pervasion Invitation of regret My mind under siege A scorched earth of my heart I see through you There’s nothing you can do Beautiful on the outside Poisonous on the inside Heart sunk like stone and turned to ice I was wasted on you, pearls before the swine Every night you return to my dreams Every night I scream Ensnared in the nightmare Still I won’t despair I buried you deep In my mental graveyard You brought out the worst in me Not a single tear shed My heart did not bled You were not worthy it would have been a waste Now I sing you this song Not in affection, but in affliction An eternal goodbye I was wasted on you, pearls before the swine I will renew and rise above, I will not be broken Every night you return to my dreams Every night I scream Ensnared in the nightmare Still I won’t despair The filth slithering on me Now I cleanse myself from you I buried you deep In my mental graveyard
3.
See your filthy actions With every new lie Dreams will be lost in vain Hear the trumpets of war Your empty threats Fill the putrid air Lives will be lost in vain Summon the trumpets of war Spread your lies and delusions By the people, for the people Silence before the storm Keeps you awake through the night You'll only feel alive When the streets run red Stand up and face the fallout Your final dawn approaches See your filthy actions With every new lie Dreams will be lost in vain Hear the trumpets of war Your empty threats Fill the putrid air Lives will be lost in vain Summon the trumpets of war Hear the trumpets of war Hear the trumpets of war You pray to your corporate gods To fill your hollow life Silence of the electric void Keeps you awake through the night See your filthy actions With every new lie Dreams will be lost in vain Hear the trumpets of war Your empty threats Fill the putrid air Lives will be lost in vain Summon the trumpets of war Hear the trumpets of war Hear the trumpets of war
4.
My golden cage is crumbling You storm in with hatred Now sit your ass down in front of me I know your shame All of my crimes staring back at me I never saw this coming With a wolves grin you scream I am your shame within See the pyres burning See the end of times Wander through the endless fires Let your body be cleansed in the flames Roam through the endless inferno Cleanse yourself or burn to ash You were the one that failed pulling the strings behind my back Scheming with my insecurities Plotting my destruction She laughs at my face Grabs me by the throat With a wolves grin you scream I am your shame within See the pyres burning See the end of times Wander through the endless fires Let your body be cleansed in the flames Roam through the endless inferno Cleanse yourself or burn to ash Am I the villain My hands are covered in blood The hour of my downfall is now I’ll be the end of you and your kind I’m the demigod baptized in blood The one created to rule and conquer I’ll be the end of you and your fucking kind See the pyres burning See the end of times Wander through the endless fires Let your body be cleansed in the flames Roam through the endless inferno Cleanse yourself or burn to ash
5.
Discordia 04:51
Finally the die is cast I'm breaking through At long last I found out The weight was lifted, the paradigm has shifted For the first time I won't atone my wicked ways for you For the first time I'm finally content alone by myself I tried to be what you wanted But you never knew what you wanted It has now ended for good And cannot be amended And cannot be amended Sever my soul from this masquerade And let me be free This will be my bittersweet redemption My great escape from you For the first time I won't atone my wicked ways for you For the first time I'm finally content alone by myself I tried to be what you wanted But you never knew what you wanted It has now ended for good And cannot be amended And cannot be amended Disconnect me from the discord I am no longer to be scorned This is a goodbye No reply Finding my own way Come what may Disconnect From the discord Disconnect From the discord
6.
Dauntless 04:03
I wander through This barren wasteland Facing the nothingness With a sense of purpose Will my vengeance be true Still I see your face And I remember everything Everything that was true Face the wall Break the wall Over the wall Cut the chains Take the reins See what remains Gain the ground Barriers downed I am hellbound Got the sound The drums pound The guitars wound Your life will end tonight When I ride for war Will there be absolution When I ride for war Say you prayers Scream your insults Abandon all hope See the ruins Hear the screams Cry for mercy Why this happens Who’s to blame See the truth Curse your god Bane you maker See the world burn Your life will end tonight When I ride for war Will there be absolution When I ride for war I wander through This barren wasteland Facing the nothingness With a sense of purpose Will my vengeance be true Still I see your face And I remember everything Everything that was true Say you prayers Scream your insults Abandon all hope Curse your god Bane you maker See the world burn
7.
All I have all I gave war for territory From beyond the grave I hear the call of glory Splinter in the mind’s eye Testify, terrify An engine of survival Annihilate the rival Retaliate against the prophet of the weak Harvest the remains, show no mercy Ravenous machine feeding itself All will be lost for nothing Retaliate against the prophet of the weak Harvest the remains, kill or be killed Ravenous machine feeding itself All will be lost for nothing Smashing all the mirrors The reflection remains Wrestling the reaper Never surrender Holy hatred power Blood moon rising Break the rules, break some bones It’s time to get nasty Retaliate against the prophet of the weak Harvest the remains, show no mercy Ravenous machine feeding itself All will be lost for nothing Retaliate against the prophet of the weak Harvest the remains, kill or be killed Ravenous machine feeding itself All will be lost for nothing Subscribe to savagery Tune in for violence Enroll to hostility Assign the assault Retaliate against the prophet of the weak Harvest the remains, show no mercy Ravenous machine feeding itself All will be lost for nothing
8.
Vulture 02:25
Shed your skin Run away from the light Hide between the lines Believe your own deceit Scream your lies to us Let panic lead your actions Hide behind the wall of glass Never show your true self No more horrors To keep you awake at night No more running You will be judged No more terrors To eat you from inside No more mistakes You will be condemned Take the life of others Suck them dry Scavenge their remains Like the vulture you are You’re never to blame Accuse others of your mistakes Be the self made martyr Hang yourself on the cross No more horrors To keep you awake at night No more running You will be judged No more terrors To eat you from inside No more mistakes You will be condemned Let the vultures in Draw your blade Let them circle you This ends now
9.
Ex Nihilo 08:27
Do my mistakes define me Haven't I learned anything on my time On the brink of insanity I keep repeating the same mistake On the brink of insanity I keep repeating myself Stab me in the chest with a fucking smile It's the only way for me to feel alive On the brink of insanity I keep repeating the same mistake On the brink of insanity I keep repeating myself Peel back my skin with a fucking smile It's the only way for me to feel alive Push the blade deeper inside It's the only way for me to feel alive Fierce times Violent crimes Creates a new breed of monsters No survivors No witnesses Only pure ruthless violence Keep breathing Keep breathing It's easy in and out No judgement No segregation Only pure ruthless violence I’ve seen this a million times already How you hide behind your lies I know your true nature Your violence opens my eyes I crank my madness to eleven This is my creeds demise Who made you god No one Who made you god Nothing Why do you keep me alive Why Do my mistakes define me Haven't I learned anything on my time On the brink of insanity I keep repeating the same mistake On the brink of insanity I keep repeating myself We all came from nothing And nothing will be the end Live for today and for yourself And nothing will be the end The nothing won't judge or segregate And nothing will be the end Fuck you and your rules Fuck you and your ideals You're so full of shit Fuck you and your dreams Fuck you and your ideals Most of all fuck you Do my mistakes define me Haven't I learned anything on my time On the brink of insanity I keep repeating the same mistake On the brink of insanity I keep repeating myself Ex nihilo Ex nihilo Ex nihilo Nihil fit

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released January 27, 2023

Recorded by Nino Laurenne, Jesse Kämäräinen & Tommi Saarinen at Sonic Pump Studios
Mixed by Nino Laurenne at Sonic Pump StudiosMixing assistant Tommi Saarinen
Mastered by Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers
Produced by Jesse Kämäräinen

Drums by Tino Jäntti
All music by Kämäräinen except 1 & 8 by Kämäräinen & Huttunen
Lyrics on 1,3,4,8 by Kemppainen 2,5,6,7,9 by Kemppainen & Kämäräinen
Arrangements by Anzillu & Tino Jäntti
Cover Art by Mad Matt DesignLayout by Jesse Kämäräinen
Photography by Petri Sara (promo), Jaakko Manninen & Jessica Johanson (live)

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Extreme metal from Helsinki, Finland since 2019. Debut album "EX NIHILO" out 27.01.23!

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