The soul in many religions, philosophical and mythological traditions, is the incorporeal and immortal essence of a living being. According to Abrahamic religions, only human beings have immortal souls. For example, the Catholic theologian Thomas Aquinas attributed "soul" (anima) to all organisms but argued that only human souls are immortal. Other religions (most notably Jainism and Hinduism) teach that all biological organisms have souls, while some teach that even non-biological entities (such as rivers and mountains) possess souls. This latter belief is called animism.
Greek philosophers such as Socrates, Plato and Aristotle understood that the psyche (ψυχή) must have a logical faculty, the exercise of which was the most divine of human actions. At his defense trial, Socrates even summarized his teaching as nothing other than an exhortation for his fellow Athenians to excel in matters of the psyche since all bodily goods are dependent on such excellence (The Apology 30a–b).
Anima mundi is the concept of a "world soul" connecting all living organisms on the planet.
Immortal Soul is the fourteenth studio album by the American heavy metal band Riot, released on October 31, 2011 through Steamhammer Records in Europe. It is the last album featuring long-time guitarist Mark Reale, who at the time was the only original member left in the band, before his death in January 2012.
After Reale's death, Van Stavern and Flyntz decided to carry on touring the world and releasing new studio material, under the name Riot V.
All songs composed by Riot
Young blood, you're so impatient
For the feast of good & evil.
The time will come and we'll all begin.
Didn't you think it just a bit baroque,
Or maybe it's mediaeval,
We're breaking bones instead of bread within.
Didn't I say it would be different,
Your afterlife, the sequel.
This festival of carnage feeds on
Large amounts of mortal sin.
Now here's a thought while you're
Assuming the position;
Will Jesus raise you on the final day?
Didn't you think there'd be a price to pay
For such a grand transition?
This fellowship of ours depends on
Centuries of living prey.
One more immortal soul,
Draw closer to the fire.
One more companion in murder eternally.
Now here's the part where we
Descend into perdition,
Far from the world of your imagining.
Didn't you think there would be others
In this rarefied condition?
You want to call yourself a demon,
Please address me as the demon king...
One more immortal soul
Draw closer to the fire
One more companion in murder eternally.
One thousand years of song
With this unholy choir.
One fallen angel behaving infernally.
The only love that we have to give
Will still your heart like a cemetery.
Forever lost to forever live,
Be still forever, love...