# Hymn For The Tortured | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/hymn-for-the-tortured
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/hymn-for-the-tortured/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-20 14:06 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/hymn-for-the-tortured
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/hymn-for-the-tortured/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/hymn-for-the-tortured/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Hymn For The Tortured
- Visible lyric pages: 4

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `hymn-for-the-tortured`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-20 14:06 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-6f87b960a14d496b
- Visible lyric pages: 4
- Pages with stored lyric text: 4
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 3855
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Doctrine Of Intorsion, Elder Misanthropy, Secreted Flesh Excretion, and Tyrant Of The Deceased
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Hymn for the Tortured formed in 2009 around guitarist and vocalist Claudio DeSimone and drummer Kevin Tardiff. The band's music deals with themes of human suffering and psychological darkness, delivered through dissonant guitar work and guttural vocals. Their debut album "Hymn for the Tortured" established their approach, followed by releases like "II - The Doxology of Torture" and "III - For I Am Legion." Songs such as "Doctrine Of Intorsion"...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Doctrine Of Intorsion — https://lyroverse.com/hymn-for-the-tortured/doctrine-of-intorsion
2. Elder Misanthropy — https://lyroverse.com/hymn-for-the-tortured/elder-misanthropy
3. Secreted Flesh Excretion — https://lyroverse.com/hymn-for-the-tortured/secreted-flesh-excretion
4. Tyrant Of The Deceased — https://lyroverse.com/hymn-for-the-tortured/tyrant-of-the-deceased