Spit in the face of the corporation.
Shovel away the dirt and blood.
The walls of this place are much colder.
They can weep at my feet.
They can beg for mercy.
Will you be mine when the gates finally open?
Suffering for a single release.
Pain only numbs me for the next time.
For the last time.
Plagued by fear, I lay here paralyzed.
My demons are at war above me.
Winner take all, I accept my fate.
I become one with myself and the world around me.
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
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021