DIG UP, DIG IN
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[2:55]
Original by Desecration
from the album "Inhuman"
Transcribed, sampled, & tracked by AxeSlash
I'll assume that none of you have heard anything by Desecration before
because they are a fairly underground British DM band...but ever since
I saw them live supporting Extreme Noise Terror I've loved them. This
is easily my favourite Desecration song by a long way, and it has also
influenced a lot of my recent stuff. It's the best one on the album, and
fuck, it rocks! It's very catchy as well, so you'll be wandering around
for a few days mumbling "dig up a grave..." and so on. Everyone will think
that you're mad, but you'll know otherwise at least :) Anyway, if you like
this song, I seroiusly suggest you get the album. It's one of my favourite
DM albums EVER (including Nile). Some of you may recognise similarities
between this and "Nocturnal Exhumation" (this song is where I got the
lyrics for Nocturnal from)...I just had to write something similar :)
This cover is a little innacurate in places, e.g. the solo is mostly
right, but some of it I ha dto improvise. Generally, most of it is faster
than the original, except the 6/8 bits which are a little slower for some
reason. I guess they recorded it all in one take with no click track or
something, and just stick to the drummer deciding the tempo. This version
is a lot tighter than the original for obvious reasons...and that really
makes it sound a lot worse, because Desecration are kinda like "Technical
death metal for grind fans who like shit production" IMO...It just sounds
better with that kinda muddy sound. However, the rest of the production on
this version is very similar to the original; I spent a lot of time
finding drums that sound like the original, and also tweaking my guitar
sound to sound like theirs does...but when I downsampled it, a lot of
treble was lost, so...damn.
The vocals are pretty accurate to the originals in style - ginda
growly/shouty almost Napalm Death style...although in that mid section
(the "scanning the obituaries..." bit), I kinda sound like Marge
Simpson...ah well. Better luck next time I hope. And there may be a next
time because the tempos on this version are all severely fucked up. I
might just redo the whole thing whole playing along to the original, so
the tempos are correct...this version is 12 seconds shorter...
All guitarz & vocals by me
Bass by Stygian
Flies sampled from the CD
Drums stolen from many places...I suspect that the China cymbal is
Claymore's...
Greetz:
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Daoloth
Corpse
AeuK
Kosm
Labrat
Nycto
Grindire
DnD
Barney, Ben, Chris, & Tim: my band Endless Torment
Everyone else I forgot as usual...
Cheers
AXESLASH
http://badvoc.dhs.org/AxeSlash/index.html
ftp://194.236.28.166/AxeSlash/
axe@totaldeath.com
PS: I might do "Insane Savagery" if I discover I can play it as
well...just in case there is anyone out there who knows of Desecration...
LYRICS:
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Excavating soil
For someone dead to eat
Flaying for my lunch
I hunger for dark meat
Sifting through sacred earth
My shovel hits the casket door
Nocturnal exhumation
On skin and bone I'll gnaw...
[Chorus:]
Dig Up
Dig In
Dig up a grave, I desescrate
Dig in for a corpse to masticate
Blackened flesh, peeling skin
Hypostasis long set in
Mummified scraps licked from wood
Dearly departed you taste so good!
Scanning the obituaries
I soon learn of your fate
Feeding on your rotten rump
Your coffin lid is my plate
Sawing through your vertex
To remove your liquid brain
Sluicing through my fingers
Not feeling any shame
[chorus]
[repeat verse 2]
