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Soundtracked napalm smell, rock instrument-produced dynamite, grindcore lead, death metal bullets, war sirens in growl vocals, corpses from the fields of Vietnam and Afghanistan, and something apocalyptic. These are, in summary, the sensations and visions that a machine gun like "World Downfall" can provoke in anyone capable of handling it without boring "politically correct" prejudices.
But who were these furious lunatics and, more importantly, why were they so pissed off?
The musician-butchers who gave birth to this album answer to the names of Oscar Garcia (vocals), Jesse Pintado (guitar), Dave Vincent (bass), and Pete Sandoval (drums). The last two made their careers in the much more famous Morbid Angel, Jesse Pintado (R.I.P) found a home with their cousins Napalm Death, while Garcia, after the experience with Terrorizer, continued his activity with Nausea.
They were genuine cavemen raised on bread and Discharge, without, however, disdaining the typical sound of the feral thrash metal progeny (Venom and Slayer, to be clear). The boys did not love the liberal-capitalist society and didn't appreciate the conservative ideology that reigned supreme in the Reagan-era '80s. They had, as they say, their good reasons to detest the "system" in which they lived and had the most fascinating tools to contest it.
Taking cues from the already mentioned bands and the lesson of the early Napalm Death, the youngsters took up their instruments and entrusted themselves to the "care" of the then-young Scott Burns, a talented producer, who would later be remembered for his future works with Deicide and Death.
But how does this album sound? Infernal!
Crushing blast-beats, killer riffs, wolfish growl vocals, absence of solos and technicalities, a hardcore approach, and an insane metallic inclination are the salient features of "World Downfall". In a sense, these are the ingredients that made Terrorizer famous throughout the grindcore community.
Go listen to the ferocious "Corporation Pull In", the overwhelming "Storm of Stress", and the annihilating "Enslaved To Propaganda"! If you're still alive, you can agree with me and, with your head bowed, you will dare no longer shrug at "old" or "outdated" bands.
I would play this album for Karl Popper's spirit, blast it in the headphones of that fat Giuliano Ferrara, and force fake nonconformists like Oliviero Toscani and Vittorio Sgarbi to endure it from beginning to end. Their charming plastic world, in front of the sonic dynamite contained here, will blow up!
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
04 Human Prey (02:08)
See into the future
what will be
devastation, mutilation
of mankind
multi-million slaughter
killed in torture
by the final seize
of pure hatred
Live to die
In a world
Far beyond
Another time
A race is gone
with his words
to keep his faith
proud and strong
the pain we gave to millions
the only escape is to die
Last hope
Human prey
05 Corporation Pull-In (02:21)
Big money business
take what they can
always for a profit
never for the consumer
using all tricks
using to trap
taking all for money
for their personal gain
Corporation pull-in
Corporation pull-in
The rich get rich
the poor stay poor
working hard
all for nothing
life of dreams
shatter faith
down and grim
there's no answer
Corporation pull-in
Corporation pull-in
Always in it for the money
government bastards are to blame
no-one cares anymore
about society and economy
millions die
loss of values
corporation takes control
no way out of this misery
always backing big business shit!
The economy of this nation
is slowly drifting away
self-righteous bastards
never caring about society
Who - suffers - pays the price
People - prisoners - to the system
The wealth and greed
the power to gain
fucking over others
just to stay ahead
Can't they - see - they must help
Stop - the Pain - of mankind
Racial powerkeeeps minorities down
who died and made them god
If they want an apartheid state
then take your shit and fuck off
06 Strategic Warheads (01:38)
Nations falling, to defeat
burning ash, who's to blame
human suffer, left in torture
rise and fall, fear of war
Fear the future of mankind
nothing left but wasted years
Can't escape, world downfall
cut-throat system, spare no pain
life and death, meet together
why must one, lose like this
Fear the future of mankind
nothing left but wasted years
07 Condemned System (01:22)
Do you see the Pain
Do you see the Power
Do you see the Hate
Do you see the Shit
You say you're for the system
What harm can it really do
to back up some deceiver
the promises they made to you
09 Enslaved by Propaganda (02:14)
Entrapment
by society
corporation
propagandist
Money making
gain for power
gimmicks and lies
slaves to the system
Why?
Irresistible
Break down system
to the game
the economy suffers
Third world nations
suffer most
takes for granted
just for their dollars
akways helpless
being fucked over
other nations use them
as stepping stones
10 Need to Live (01:17)
Birth from wound
life begins
sin from start
hell of living
no-one cares
no-oine listens
to the cries
of lost defeat
(Need to Live)
Why must one
suffer through life
always take second
Price to pay
can't stand society
can't stand lies
Born to live
Then to die
(Need to Live)
11 Ripped to Shreds (02:52)
So damn tired of these lies
It looks so nice on the TV screen
animal slaughter killed for profit
one just buys and gives no thought
Big Bad Business killing millions
for their greed, love for money
always trying to make a buck
can't you see we want some truth
Ripped to shreds
nothing to gain but murder
bloody, animal slaughter
why can't understand life
12 Injustice (01:28)
Bullshit lies they make to us
take our money for their gain
never give a damn about this life
living in a world just to die
13 Whirlwind Struggle (02:16)
You know what makes us really sick
Are these fucking assholes in control
With their power, greed for money
they take it all from the poor
Whirlwind struggle for survival
Taking force on the innocent
take what rights, what little we have
thay say we're free as can be
but we're all slaves to the governments
Whirlwind struggle for survival
Understand there's too much pain
the suffering of man continues
will we ever learn from this
or will war be the final destiny
Whirlwind struggle for survival
14 Infestation (01:55)
So wrapped up in the system
Prisoner of the government
fall into a brainwashed state
you're just a number in their eyes
Selfrighteous Bastards live for greed
never caring about society
fear the future what it holds?
Guess who pays the final price
never run from the system,
face it strong, standing proud
never let them take control
uphold your words and don't back down
15 Dead Shall Rise (03:05)
(Only known lyrics)
The dead shall rise
From their grave
To destroy
All mankind
16 World Downfall (02:36)
You fall into their trap
They con you to believe
that they'll make everything better
they're running for the people
Can one trust these lying bastards
Squeezing every cent from you
Using one to gain more power
One must put a stop to this
World downfall
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By Francescobus
"World Downfall’s legacy resounds in ‘Altar Of Madness’ by Morbid Angel and more sedately in ‘Harmony Corruption’ by Napalm Death."
"Immense Garcia with his powerful, guttural, beastly growl, like an enraged puma against honest society, against the profit of multinationals."
