Peace is equality, not an order from above. 'Order From Above' was recorded during the Sculpture Of Violence sessions last year. It is a song about police brutality and the racism that still dwells within the powers that enforce the laws of our society. While writing, we were thinking of far-right German terrorist group The NSU-Complex, a case still unsolved. We kept the song until a time where it made more sense to release it, and feel that time is now. Even though we are five white dudes who can’t imagine what racism feels like, we stand in deep solidarity with the protest in the USA–no matter what form they may take for that is not ours to judge. Download it on Bandcamp, who are waiving their fees again today. 100% of the money raised will be donated to the ISD (Initiative of Black People in Germany): isdonline.de/"
lyrics
ORDER FROM ABOVE
After all, what does remain but an echo from brick walls
When the dead are dead and living fed awe of crooked laws?
The system doesn’t weep for its unwanted children.
It drowns them out if no one breaks this silence of asylums.
The sooner the better we realize that supremacy
Will not do a damn thing to set us free.
No need for a shepherd when you`ve been raised by wolves.
Won't leave this unresolved.
Glazed eyes of dead statistics.
Dry mouth of confidence.
Deaf ears to alleged suspects.
Nose that smells no consequence.
Arms that will not let go.
Never, never, never.
Legs that run after you.
Ever, ever, ever.
There's a modern darkness here, you can't see what you should fear.
Cause the creature is everything. It is the shape we're in.
One man with a gun controls a hundred without one.
And I can't see freedom here. I just can't see freedom here.
The sooner the better we realize that supremacy
Will not do a damn thing to set us free.
No need for a shepherd when you´ve been raised by wolves.
Won’t leave this unresolved
In silence.
Domination of you by me is not the answer.
Exploitation of me by you is not the answer.
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I generally appreciate the album by album move away from hardcore towards extreme metal. Yet for me personally, this is where the balance is perfect. Kind of like Metallica's Ride the Lightning: subsequent albums were more sophisticated and complex, yet less intense, too. Great to come back to, again and again. jornfin
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Beauty Is A Destructive Angel is basically everything you’d want a metalcore album to be. It manages to adhere to a classic sound while not being cliché and it slaps big time.
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Dead Cross, Retox, and Qui members dish out subversive hardcore with an indignant smirk; come for the riffs, stay for the synth experiments. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 31, 2024
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Seeing Portrayal of Guilt 11/14 front row absolutely destroy a small club in Baltimore on the Christfucker tour brings new meaning to the concept of tortured emotional dissonance. My head is still spinning of how scary talented these three individuals are. Completely awe-inspiring. bcb723