Cruelty Incarnate (2003, The Scepter of the Ancients)
Genre: Technical Death Metal
There's a story of a moment in time, many an aeon ago A brutal ruler existed, in times of medieval He was king (of an) ago old country, many within Feared - by all those who dwelled in this kingdom - all! Many of them peasants - poor! Servants to a tyrant - slaves! Born for his use Between the rich huge divide Lords and lawmen and their wives They live their lives in comfort but like the peasants they fear..... ...the.....king! For each day they thank god they're alive as they wake, and they pray each and every night - that morning comes For the king likes to abduct each night two people for, morbid fun He ties them up and takes them to his home - the castle Once he gets there, he takes them down into the torture room. He screams with joy as he puts them instantly into contraptions The male is nailed to a wall, and his legs are placed in acid As his legs are eaten the female is devoured by rodents- Alive!...the pain....so extreme The king he throws back his head he's so glad neither are dead Removes the half man from the wall rips out the nails lets him fall Takes the rats from the womans mangled figure Then douses her body with kerosene Strikes, a flint, creating a spark which ignites her and she's screaming to his delight As she screams he slits the mans throat- increasing his excitement His mouth commands his people but- His pleasues shall rule their...lives.