You think you fucking know me,
But you don’t know a fucking thing.
So much bullshit - it surrounds me,
It won’t effect the way I live.
Trouble has always been there,
Always there by my side.
I do the best with what I’ve got,
It’s not a lot but I know I’ll survive.
There’s another face, won’t be around very long.
And another day, best believe I’m pushing on.
Everyone, Everything - has changed so much.
Time and time again, I’ve fucked this up.
All my hopes and dreams, been gone so long.
Now I know, my future is fucking dead.
Nothing was ever handed to me,
But fuck that now, I can’t complain.
No one ever showed me the way,
So I fought through the life to find the next day.
A lot of ugly shit I’ve found,
Slapped me right in the face.
Overcome, truth before trust.
In myself I must believe.
Oddly, this record's pulverizing grooves make me think of a hardcore version of Dying Fetus' "Destroy the Opposition". The songs are finely tuned for maximum pit destruction, rotating through a beautiful array of drum beats, with the core one being a stumpy polka beat that just screams "circle pit". The Siouxsie & the Banshees cover is both surprisingly faithful and surprisingly not out of place. I hope the band explores that melodic direction a bit more. fyeahmetal
A fantastic debut showing from Baltimore metal band Born of Plagues, uniting post-metal's expansive textures with sludge's almighty muck. Bandcamp New & Notable May 19, 2021
The stygian duo explore themes of gender dysphoria and oppressive institutions through sludgy doom with a pitch-black underbelly. Bandcamp Album of the Day Apr 26, 2021