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Acts of God

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HighTechLowLife
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HighTechLowLife This is a incredible release. There are bands out there with more clout, more followers and listeners, that can't put out the a fraction of the quality on offer here. Genre blending, heavy, catchy, melodic, well produced, and just fucking awesome. Hard for me to pick a fave track. Looking forward to seeing what is next. Favorite track: Pestilence.
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Alex Brown I've been left speechless before by how amazing an LP was, but this one... I really needed this in my life. Favorite track: Eternal Plight.
Joe Ramirez
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Joe Ramirez This record won't be leaving my daily playlist anytime soon. It is one of the most gnarly, innovative, and creative metal records to date. Favorite track: This Is The Dark Era.
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1.
What do you expect in return when you dip your hands into the well? The buildings are painted in black. Dirt fills the air, the wind is thick. My only hope is for return. All for a story, all for a lie. The skies above weep at the sound of the wretched being, our demise. We're all slaves to a "master." (This is the dark era.) It's the mental anguish, an acquired fear. Pierced through my soul, bringing only tears. The city is burning, this is our fate. A rotting regime only built by hate. My thoughts begin to diminish. A lifetime for an hour of "paradise," yet in the end there is no resurrection. No hope. No control.
2.
Pestilence 05:17
This is my death sentence, my pestilence. You'll never take this away from me. Unnatural feeling. Ashamed of nothing. Your head to the ground, becoming one with reality. As I taste the earth crumbling beneath me, this is everything I could've hoped for. The tears of blood fall, so deserving. This is the end.
3.
Iron Rain 04:33
When will I know everything will be alright? Chased away from what I know, it wasn't meant to be like this. Constant fear in my eyes, I prepare for the iron rain to pour down on me. Was this an act of "God," or was this meant to be?
4.
Libation 01:56
(Instrumental)
5.
The pain we see in truth is the way to light. What is it that we seek, seen through a fearful eye? Knelt under the altar, raising my hands in guilt. Beg for forgiveness. Wind passes down my spine. Running and hiding. Blood for money. Running and hiding. This will be left behind. This is the great demise. This road leads nowhere. Transparency is sacred.
6.
Harrowed End 03:43
Do you remember when eternity didn't feel so far away? The winter doesn't seem so cold anymore when you're in heaven. Look in my eyes, do you see the fear? Look in my eyes, I can't do this alone. Alone I lie awake listening to the rain. I don't want to get hurt, but I envy the pain. Looking for bliss, hopelessness. Looking for bliss, waiting for the kiss.
7.
The tide is rising. The water is shallow. It's hard to speak when we are hidden. Are you listening? I feel so far away. Is this a disorder or beauty in disguise?
8.
I am a prisoner. Endless pain, only the pure. Plagued and sick, I envy release. Tortured and driven, I fall to my knees. Is this what I've become? A glutton for punishment? The dark days, the ones we regret. Thoughts of beyond are haunting, yet pleasuring. The devil calls out for me to agress. The devil calls out for me to attest. Suffering. My faith is suffering. Wasting away.
9.
Erased by all, they are the fire that lights the air in days of darkness. Shameless and cold, a carnal game. Nothing but hate, into oblivion. Born into nothing. Lost from the start. Did we ever stand a chance? All hope is gone. The empty feeling. Oblivion. The world's demise was dealt by your own dirty hands. Endless defeat will not bring me down to my knees. War have mercy. Lord have mercy.
10.
She turned back around, I won't forget the stare. Uncomfortable numbness. Gloom everywhere. The feeling has left me. Was it always so wrong? I don't want to wake up. It was real all along. I see through you. I've always known. I feel better knowing you're gone. Knowing I'm gone.
11.
(Instrumental)
12.
To live a lie, to die alone. Take my soul. In the end of all things, I chose to suffer. Alone, where I belong. All for nothing. Nothing for it all.

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released May 26, 2017

Engineered by Chuck Macak at Electrowerks Recording, Aaron Bastinelli at Big Orange Recording, Justin Douglas at Shine Studios & Nicodemus Gonzalez at Public Profile

Produced & mixed by Nicodemus Gonzalez

Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege

Additional production by Joaquin Ramirez, Chuck Macak, Cesar Bernal, John Issac Torres & Edgar Castillo

Saxophone on "Pestilence" & "War Have Mercy" by Bruce Lamont

Field Recording on "Last Communion" by Raymond Linares

Tape Manipulation on "Eternal Plight" by Justin Douglas

Artwork by Ian Pollard

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