The Consequences of Misinterpreting Heraclitus: The song “Eadem, Sed Aliter” has been stuck in my head a lot over the past several weeks, and it’s less so because of the music and more so because of the lyrics and their message. The Long Defeat is touching on many important things - mankind’s unbridled Machine, the “forever-festering wound” at the basis of human nature and all civilization (which is presumably the same “everlasting scission” mentioned in Chaining the Katechon), and the merging of seemingly opposite concepts - but to me, the most important message of the album, its … read more
The Consequences of Misinterpreting Heraclitus: The song “Eadem, Sed Aliter” has been stuck in my head a lot over the past several weeks, and it’s l… read more
The Consequences of Misinterpreting Heraclitus: The song “Eadem, Sed Aliter” has been stuck in my head a lot over the past several weeks, and it’s less so because of the music and more … read more
Deathspell Omega is a French black metal band formed in 1998. Their lyrical content deals primarily with Satanism on a metaphysical level – as the band has stated that "all other interpretations of Satan are intellectually invalid" – and other various theological topics. From 2004 to 2010, they released a series of three concept albums which focus on the theological aspects of God, Satan and man's relationship with the two. Some of their lyrical inspiration has come from the post-surrealist Georges Bataille as well as existentialist themes. The band's seventh alb… read more
Deathspell Omega is a French black metal band formed in 1998. Their lyrical content deals primarily with Satanism on a metaphysical level – as the band has stated that "all other inter… read more
Deathspell Omega is a French black metal band formed in 1998. Their lyrical content deals primarily with Satanism on a metaphysical level – as the band has stated that "all other interpretations of Satan are intellectually invalid… read more