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Rating: I hate this man.
I know it probably doesn't matter to anyone, but my hatred is visceral.
I saw him live at Transilvania in Milan, he looked like a Big Jim that had his back button pressed too many times. Audience: forty people; and he was full of energy doing the same kick, the exact same kick in the air shouting "c'mon, reactionaries dieeeee!", with a stick-up-the-ass attitude.
In interviews, he explains that he's actually an innovator: he's created rhythms that would send entire tribes of baboons into a frenzy, that he's collaborated with Tom, Dick, and Harry, that he hates fascists, that he slept on a military cot during the recording of the album. And there's his "bad guy" faces, all-black T-shirts and pants, poses like Iggy Pop after a dose of Lexotan.
You open the CD and read in the booklet, in his own words, that he makes music that condemns armies to disappear and cover themselves with shame. You pop the CD in the player and a voice, sounding like someone locked in the bathroom, threatens: "I'm talking about the death of rock and roll!"
Crikey, the unfortunate one thinks, this is strong stuff... and again here come avalanches of industrial-metal-punk poses and whatnot, where our hero just howls like a colicky seagull.
The riffs are pretty much all the same, some seem stolen from the Stooges (what a surprise!); the only element that could save this musical Bismarck is Endo's electronics, desperately trying to weave refined textures.
But no! He's too caught up in the fact that the world needs changing! Even if you sell two records and have to cancel dates because no one comes to see you, like in Italy.
One word above all: avoid him! The real nuggets of rage and authentic electronic and modern punk are hidden elsewhere.
Atari Teenage Riot have had their day, and our Empire alone does a bit too little to excite.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
07 Make Em Bleed (03:13)
T HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS
THEY ATTACKED MY DREAMS
TO MAKE ME FIT THE SYSTEM
AND THEN THEY RIPPED MY IDEAS
TWISTED THEM, PISSED ON THEM
SOLD THEM OUT TO THE MASSES
CORRUPTED THE SCENES, WRECKED SOME SOULS
BUT I’M HERE AND I STILL STAND
START THE FIGHT!
FUCK THE POWER!
FIGHT IT DOWN!
YOU KNOW I’M RIGHT!
START THE FIGHT!
FUCK THE POWER!
FIGHT IT DOWN!
YOU KNOW I’M RIGHT!
CONFUSED AND RUDE
I GOT VIOLENCE ON MY MIND
AND I WONDER WHERE IT TAKES ME
LIKE THEY’VE PUT POISON IN MY FOOD
I FEEL IT COMING UP INSIDE OF ME
I’M IN A STATE OF ALERT
AT THIS POINT I WOULD CROSS ANY LINE
JUST TO SEE THE LIARS ON THEIR KNEES
I WALK THE STREET
AND I WALK ALONE
I FIGHT THE NORM
WHILE I GROW THE SEED
I SET THE TONE
I KNOW THE PAIN!
I TAKE CONTROL
I’LL FUCK YOU ALL
START THE FIGHT!
FUCK THE POWER!
FIGHT IT DOWN!
YOU KNOW I’M RIGHT!
START THE FIGHT!
FUCK THE POWER!
FIGHT IT DOWN!
YOU KNOW I’M RIGHT!
WHEN YOU’RE A THREAT TO THE STATE
THE STATE BECOMES YOUR ENEMY
AND WHEN MONEY DICTATES JUSTICE
YOUR LIFE IS RULED BY HATE
DO EVERYTHING ON ORDERS???
YOU WANT ME TO DO EVERYTHING ON ORDERS??????
I FEEL LIKE BEING LOCKED INTO SOME BOX
AND THE ONLY REAL WAY OUT
IS THE WAY I’M HEADED: THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE
FIND THE PLACE IN YOU THAT’S STILL YOU!
AND HOLD FAST TO IT
IT CAN HAPPEN ALL OVER THE WORLD
EVERYTHING THEY THROW AT ME WILL FLOW THROUGH ME
AND ALL IT TOOK WAS A HINT FROM A DEAD MAN
I DON’T CARE ABOUT STAYING ALIVE, BUT SURE I CARE HOW I LOOK!
IS IT JUST THE DRUGS? MAYBE IT IS …
I WILL BE BETTER OFF IN THE WRONG DIRECTION
WHERE THEY EVEN CAN’T BEGIN TO IMAGINE…
START THE FIGHT!
FUCK THE POWER!
FIGHT IT DOWN!
YOU KNOW I’M RIGHT!
START THE FIGHT!
FUCK THE POWER!
FIGHT IT DOWN!
YOU KNOW I’M RIGHT!
09 Uproar (02:30)
WELCOME TO YOUR DOWNFALL
THE BEGINNING OF THE END
NOW OR NEVER!
IT’S GONNA BE JUST YOU AND ME
JOIN THE UPROAR!
TAKE IT UPTOWN FOR ME!
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
IT AIN’T GOLD BECAUSE IT SHINES
I AM YOUR BASTARD SON
I FEED YOUR PARANOIA
NOW OR NEVER!
IT’S GONNA BE JUST YOU AND ME
YOUR TALK IS DEAD
YOUR THROAT A GRAVEYARD FOR DEAD THOUGHTS
THIS HORROR IS REAL
YOU SCREAM FOR DEVASTATION!!!!
MY CITY IS SICK
MY COUNTRY IS SICK
MY WORLD IS SICK
HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL???
HEY!
YOU IT WAS YOU WHO LIED TO ME
YOU WON THIS ONE
AND WE COUNT ANOTHER DAY
THE SHOW AIN’T OVER UNTIL THE FINAL CURTAIN FALLS
POISON MY SOUL
MADE YOU LOSE CONTROL
HEY! JOIN THE UPROAR!
HEY! TAKE IT UPTOWN FOR ME!
HEY!
I BROKE THE LAW
AND I FOUGHT WITH GOD
NOW OR NEVER!
IT’S GONNA BE JUST YOU AND ME
STOP YOUR WAY OF EXPLOITATION!
SO STOP YOUR LIES!
NOW OR NEVER!
IT’S GONNA BE JUST YOU AND ME…
10 In Disguise (03:45)
IT SUCKS OUT ALL YOUR DREAMS
WIPES YOUR MIND AND LEAVES YOU CLEAN
THE DEEPER YOU DIG THE MORE DESTRUCTION YOU’LL FIND
YOU WON’T FORGET ITS TASTE OF BITTERSWEET
I DON’T BELIEVE – I JUST KNOW
AND INSIDE MY ANGER KEEPS ON GROWING
I WATCH THOSE WHO COMMIT CRIMES UNDER YOUR NAME
BUT I DON’T CARE CAUZ I SEE THEM FAIL
I DON’T FALL FOR YOU
I DON’T DIE FOR YOU
I DON’T FALL FOR YOU
YOU’RE IN DISGUISE AND I DISLIKE YOU
I’M STANDING IN THE CORNER OF A REALLY SUCKASS PARTY
SOME PEOPLE WORM THEIR WAY
TO AVOID A FUCKING FIGHT WITH ME
THE NOISE IN MY HEAD WON’T QUIET DOWN
LIKE AN ARMY OF KILLER BEES TRAPPED INSIDE ME
WE ARE ALIVE AND NOT ALONE
BOREDOM MAKES US WANNA KILL
AND OUR TRESHOLD FOR BOREDOM IS VERY LOW
STEP AWAY FROM EVERYTHING YOU KNOW
EVERY CLUE HELPS, EVERY TRICK PLAYS
THEY GIVE YOU A NAME, AND THEY GIVE YOU A HISTORY
THERE’S NOBODY ELSE TO BLAME BUT OURSELVES
WE GONNA BE BRINGERS OF CHAOS – BROTHERS IN BLOOD
I THINK I COULD DIE THIS WAY
MY MIND RACES IN CIRCLES WHILE A NEW DANGER EMERGES
WE MAKE OUR MOVE TONIGHT
I DON’T CARE CAUSE YOU’LL NEVER KNOW
YOU’LL NEVER FIND OUT NEVER FIND OUT
YOU’LL NEVER FIND OUT WHO YOU ARE
CAUZ YOU’RE IN DISGUISE AND FALL APART
I DON’T FALL FOR YOU
I DON’T DIE FOR YOU
I DON’T FALL FOR YOU
YOU’RE IN DISGUISE AND I DISLIKE YOU
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