Country of origin:
China
Location:
Taipei
Status:
Active
Formed in:
1995
Genre:
Melodic Black/Death Metal with Eastern Folk Influences
Lyrical themes:
Taiwanese Myths and Legends, Anti-Fascism
Current label:
Spinefarm Records
Years active:
1995-present
The band are also called Chthonic (pronounced [thon-ick]). “Chthonic” is an adjective that means “pertaining to deities, spirits or creatures that dwell in the underworld”.
The band calls their makeup “ghostpaint” instead of “corpsepaint” and base it on the 8 Generals of Hell in Taoist lore. They started out more influenced by the Norwegian image and branched into their own look via
1. Intro 04:51 instrumental
2. 黥面卸 / Indigenous Laceration 03:53 Show lyrics
3. 岩木之子 / Progeny of Rmdax Tasing 04:14 Show lyrics
4. 海息 / The Breath of Ocean 03:07 Show lyrics
5. 母島解體．登基 / Decomposition of the Mother Isle (Aboriginal Gods Enthroned) 04:42
6. 掠魂入閻獄 / Grab the Soul to Hell 04:54 Show lyrics
7. 吉他Solo / Guitar Solo 03:51 instrumental
8. 鼓Solo / Drum Solo 01:51 instrumental
9. 殺途 / Vengeance Arise 04:07 Show lyrics
10. 大出草 / Bloody Gaya Fulfilled 06:17 Show lyrics
11. 髮扣帶 / Fuck Or Die
Disc 2 (CD)
1. 鋼琴/KBsolo / Piano and Keyboard Solo 01:30 instrumental
2. 泣神 / The Gods Weep 05:29 Show lyrics
3. 二胡 Solo / Oriental Violin Solo 02:29 instrumental
4. 永固邦稷 / Guard the Isle Eternally 08:46 Show lyrics
5. 叢屍繫冥河 / Where the Utux Ancestors Wait 03:59 Show lyrics
6. 幽游冥河 / Floated Unconsciously In the Acheron 05:45 Show lyrics
7. 冥河冤賦 / Grievance, Acheron Poem 02:40
8. 悲命格 / Onset of Tragedy 07:31 Show lyrics
9. 永劫輪迴 / Relentless Recurrence 08:25 Show lyrics
10. 半屍．橫氣山林 / Quasi Putrefaction 07:23 Show lyrics
11. 虹橋赴 / Exultant Suicide
1. 武裝 02:27 instrumental
2. 破夜斬 04:45 Show lyrics
3. 尼可拉斯 04:00 Show lyrics
4. 共和 04:12 Show lyrics
5. 大械鬥 04:38 Show lyrics
6. 亡命關 04:39 Show lyrics
7. 火薰時代 05:00 Show lyrics
8. 火燒島 03:47 Show lyrics
9. 暮沉武德殿 05:23 Show lyrics
10. 重殖武裝
