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The Laws of Power

by Assimilation

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Sigil of the false god (x3) Worship of the false deity Your idol ignored your plea The strength you need is within Buried deep within the skin To put one above yourself Is the fallacy Weakness masked with faith And naivety I - am not concerned With - opinions of fools Those - that do not comprehend The - most basic of rules. Faith in higher being Implies - weakness of self. Everything you need you have Know - your inner wealth. Sigil of the false god (x2) I hate, mediocrity I value, swift ascendancy I loathe, beings of desire Cast down! (x3)
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Exile you look to me For pity you receive none! Through the portal you must travel Back where you came from! Only then will you be free From this endless, agony! Gather your thoughts for the Journey... The beasts they gain ground Your head will never be... Found! Run Mortal Flee, For your soul… The beasts close in to devour Your body But not your head, that they save For eternity Your soul encased deep inside Your mind The seat of the soul, gone blind Mutilated Freedom achieved from this plane Of existence No more hatred, no more fear Just contentment You are no longer bound here Passage granted These beasts grant you your freedom Salvation!
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Never outshine the master They'll punish you for making them feel inferior. Crush your enemy complete Strike the shepherd and the sheep will, scatter. Adherence to these rules Guarantees, desired power These, rules, will be used Against you, and your kin In times of prosperity Prepare for coming wartime. Everyone cannot be saved. Each man must prepare. Behold the laws of power Follow these to ensure, your desires Behold the laws of power Transgression, leads to destruction! Enter action with boldness Timidity is dangerous. Demand the respect of kings And reap, the rewards it brings. Adherence to these rules Guarantees, desired power These, rules, will be used Against you, and your kin In times of prosperity Prepare for coming wartime. Everyone cannot be saved. Each man must prepare. Behold the laws of power Follow these to ensure, your desires Behold the laws of power Transgression, leads to destruction!
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I must kill you You will all die You will be my…Sacrifice! You begged You prayed You looked me… In the eyes! In life You failed Weakness Prevailed Squandered All you were Karmic Future! Self inflicted all your pain Spit on others, none to gain You’re a fucking parasite Mind devoid of what is right.
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Mastery 02:46
Endure endless barbs Of the envious I must stand tall Tower above them all! Time will soon expose your weakness. And burden you with your own mortality. Mastery… Is Achieved(x6)
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Apotheosis 05:49
Primal instinct drives me to your cause. Source of power and my greatest flaws. Deep inside your genome I will dwell. You will know my pain and fear me well. I am everything you’ll ever need. Ambrosia of life, embrace the creed. Power of the ancients rape my soul! Unbecoming wretch achieves it’s goal. I am your consciousness. I am your pain. I am your god! Now speak my name! I am your consciousness. I am your pain. I am your God! I take my reign! Apotheosis! Apotheosis! Apotheosis is now complete. Master and creator at last meet. Deception the being’s greatest trait. Of no use to this God I now rape! I am your consciousness. I am your pain. I am your god! Now speak my name! I am your consciousness. I am your pain. I am your God! I take my reign!
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Dreaming, pleading, never seeking, plains of higher thought. Blaming others for misfortune, you yourself have wrought. Adherence to past trespasses of others on you. Instead of strength you choose victim, blame the life you knew. Remotion Of the succubus Toxic, entity Finally free! (x2) Removing cancer, ruthlessly. There is no pleading, no mercy. Through will I conquer, endlessly. No longer entrenched, in fantasy. Passion Covetous Jealousy Obsession (x2) You left me your tainted blood, and your foul sickness. Feinted caring, means to an end, selfish and viscous. Slither to the next worthless fool, beta to the core. In this life or in the next, control never more! Remotion Of the, succubus Toxic, entity Finally free! (x2)
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Muscle and sinew built with hate. With this strength, I will create. My mind Is now my own. Power to now… hone. Flesh and blood it seems is all we are But it is all that, we know so far(x2) You have made a foe, An Enemy. Made it personal, Now you bleed for me!(x3)
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S.L.D. 03:42
(Instrumental) Not enough for you? Let's not be greedy now...
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Who is this? That fills me With such, hatred----- Corrupted, leader, On a throne- that is –made- of –gold---- Liquidate All the earths Inhabitants, They are cursed Crushed under feet Destroy All they meet Denizen Of decay Nothing Run, For your life Flee All the strife Coward This is plain Weakness Death in Vain!

about

Everything was better in the old days. Every modern death metal band is trying to be more technical or more brutal than the next to the point that they lose the essence of the music. Others go so far as to mix it with other styles tainting the purity and aggression of that unmistakable early 90’s death metal sound.

With their first full length album “The Laws of Power”, released worldwide via SAOL on March 17th 2017, Assimilation prepares for a counterstrike. They’ll batter audiences with a healthy dose of classic death metal and thrash with none of the filler.

Like a force of nature, the voice of singer and founding member Jesse Jardine’s vocal attack leaves the listener penetrated by high shrieks, and pummeled by mid’s and lows. Lead guitarist Matt Chanway brings his neo-classical shred style into the fold to melt off any remnants of what used to be your face. Shiloh Anderson holds the low end down with his finger/slap hybrid style, and Stephen Shaw brings his experience and ferocity as the entity that keeps this juggernaut from flying off the rails.

With “The Laws Of Power”, the four Canadians make it clear: There are still bands well versed in the art of the original uncompromising death metal, something that is hard to find these days. Assimilation is going to change this – and drag everyone and everything with them on the way.

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released March 17, 2017

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Assimilation Vancouver, British Columbia

Assimilation mixes our love of OSDM with Speed and Thrash to try to create something disgustingly aggressive yet precise. Technicality, meets brutality, with an old school attitude.

Jesse the founding member started the band then recruited Stephen from Sinned. Later Rene from Terrifier re-joined the fray, and then we completed the lineup with fellow Sinned member and bassist, Kyle Hagen.
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