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Death Metal Christmas

by J.J. Hrubovcak

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Sean Slay
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Sean Slay I love this album because it gives me an excuse to listen to something heavy during the holidays! Favorite track: Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
Moida Mike
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Moida Mike second year in a row that I've added this monster to my play list for the Black Metal Brunch I run in Toronto, Canada. a Master piece! !
SkullcrusherX
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SkullcrusherX This was great to listen to! Death Metal versions of Christmas tunes. I'm not religious in any way, but this is a great EP and a great job done by J.J. to make Christmas songs into Death Metal rockin tunes \m/ Favorite track: Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
The Black Ram
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The Black Ram I love the sheer brutality. J. J. Hrubovcak is quite the musician and his brothers vocals are an excellent match. Proud owner of the limited edition print! Favorite track: O Come, O Come, Azrael (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel).
Diabolus in Muzaka
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Diabolus in Muzaka A holiday tradition, to the dismay of many friends and family members. Favorite track: Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
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Lyrics ------------------------------------------- Unrest for melancholy men Who wallow in dismay For Azrael, the lone Butcher Was born upon this day To steer us all toward Satan's ends And lead us all astray There'll be absence of comfort and joy Comfort and joy There'll be no more comfort or joy In affluence, O Azrael Unholy babe was born And laid in modern hospital Upon this wretched morn The which His Father Abaddon Imparted him with scorn Toward man, no more comfort or joy Comfort and joy There'll be no more comfort or joy Future unelected wraith sent to destroy to destroy Rejoice! It's man's terminus! Reveal! Vatican's accomplice! Rejoice! Mankind Azrael destroy!
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Lyrics ---------------------------------------------------- Earthen kings of modern world are Bearing gifts they traverse afar O'er region union, human communion (To) offer up man's new czar Born a king, a phantom arcane Crowned with blood of mortals he's slain King forever, ceasing never Over us all to reign The course of man discloses its plight Azrael is exalted this night Scourge the earth, crowned king from birth Quell creature imprint, decreed to smite Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume Breathes a life of gathering gloom Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying Sealed in the stone-cold tomb Glorious now behold Him (Azrael) arise King betrays those who crowned him with lies! Gnashing, Failing, Trembling, Wailing Shake the earth's core with their (man's) cries!
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O come, O come, Earth's future lies in Hell And all will worship Azrael Who reigns in exaltation here And whispers siren's call in man's ear Rejoice!!!!!! Rejoice!!!!!! O Azrael Shall come to thee, deliver man to hell O come, Thou Rod of Satan, free Cleanse earth from man's tyranny In dreamstate, unaware you enslave And draw Man closer to the grave Rejoice!!!!!! Rejoice!!!!!! Man's on its way to hell and helpless under Azrael O come, Thou hailstorm cast Thy net of fear On spirits by Thine advent here Assemble swirling sands to erase, With death’s dark shadows, man's whole earthen trace! Rejoice!!!!!! Rejoice!!!!!! Man's on its way to hell and helpless under Azrael

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Just in time for the holiday season, Hate Eternal bass maverick J.J. Hrubovcak vomits forth Death Metal Christmas - Hellish Renditions Of Christmas Classics, a twistedly unholy rendition of some of the seasons darkest hymns.

Composed and produced by J.J. with vocals and artwork, by brother/Monstrosity throat Mike Hrubovcak, Death Metal Christmas - Hellish Renditions Of Christmas Classics was engineered by Hate Eternal mastermind Erik Rutan and J.J., mixed and mastered by Brian Elliott all at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida and boasts five deformed Christmas classics.

Far from a campy holiday metal record, Christmas - Hellish Renditions Of Christmas Classics comes replete with updated arrangements, blast beats, double bass drum battery, hellbound guitar solos and new lyrics with a purpose. A death metal record first and Christmas album second, the themes of the hymns were used as a baseline for the music and can mostly be heard in the right channel. Everything else was built around the theme - solo sections, intros, outros, harmonies, etc. It was very important from the start that this album not be a joke, but a serious record that could survive outside of the Christmas season and thus the resulting symphony of sickness.

Since many hymns written ages ago are dark in nature, they were obvious concept choices. The lyrics have been altered to portray a possible future outcome to mankind’s current path and focus on Azrael, the angel of death in some Islam, Sikhism and Hebrew lore. The story follows a child (Azrael) born to a wealthy family heavily involved in politics throughout the generations. The child is not named Azrael but is infused with its spirit and is predestined by Abaddon (the Destroyer) to cleanse the earth of man though he does not know it yet. Azrael is never in the public eye nor is he ever elected to any position but is heavily involved in the family business of politics. He develops concepts for solutions to many of the world’s problems and seduces world leaders into designating him the de facto authority on most major issues. The world leaders implement his "solutions" over the years as he slowly awakens to his own lust for power. He is so adept at manipulating men that they crown him king either in the public eye or behind the scenes. Once this king has total authority, he betrays the world leaders who realize that they’ve been misled for years. After systematically eliminating opposition, he turns on the entire human race. At this point, Azrael is fully self-actualized and carries out acts of suffering and death throughout the world in a way never before witnessed by mankind.

About the musicians:
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J.J. Hrubovcak is current bass player for Hate Eternal and can be heard on the albums "Infernus" and "Phoenix Amongst the Ashes". Hrubovcak has performed in numerous capacities over the years on lead and rhythm guitars, bass and drums. Prior to joining Hate Eternal in 2008, Hrubovcak played lead and rhythm guitars in Divine Rapture and Vile, drums in Mourning, wrote the Metal Rules Radio theme song, played in black metal band ICE (Imperial Crystalline Entombment), and has performed with a host of other notable bands over the last two decades. For full details and history visit www.liquidenergy.net

Mike Hrubovcak is current vocalist for Monstrosity and Vile and founder of avant-garde death metal act Azure Emote. He’s performed vocals and written lyrics in Abraxas and Divine Rapture and other acts over the years and is a renowned artist designing CD layouts, T-shirts, ads, etc for bands throughout the metal community including Pathology, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder and Grave. His work has been featured in galleries, published in hard cover art books and used in feature film Dream House. For full details and history visit www.visualdarkness.com

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released November 29, 2013

All Music and Lyrics, All Instruments by J.J. Hrubovcak
Vocals and Artwork by Mike Hrubovcak

Produced by J.J. Hrubovcak
Engineered by Erik Rutan and J.J. Hrubovcak
Mixed and Mastered by Brian Elliott
at Mana Recording Studios St Petersburg FL

View lyrics and other info at: www.deathmetalchristmas.com

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J.J. Hrubovcak has been bass player for Hate Eternal for over a decade. Prior to joining Hate Eternal in 2008, he played lead and rhythm guitars in Divine Rapture and Vile, drums in Mourning, wrote the Metal Rules Radio theme song, played in black metal band ICE (Imperial Crystalline Entombment) and performed w/ others over the years. ... more

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