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Immortal e​.​p.

by system of hate

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    SYSTEM OF HATE are a new punk band currently doing the live pub/club circuit. Three of its members were/are actually in Total Confusion, another punk band which had been active since 1978 – give or take the odd decade they had a lengthy hiatus. 2012 sees System of Hate launch their debut gigs alongside a debut record, the Immortal EP.
    The EP opens with it strongest tracks. These are the ones that are furthest removed from Total Confusion. There was nothing wrong with Total Confusion – they are a brilliant band, but this is a different band, so it’s better to at least sound different. Dark Winged Immortal instantly has more of post-punk feel, especially in that bass and the hook in the chorus has a similar feel to Babylon Is Burning. And with added dark, comic book themed lyrics, what a great start?! Second track Am I Evil? opens with more of Warsaw-era Joy Division bass line – or could it be The Cramps. Even the production sounds like it’s come from 1979. No bad thing at all. It’s timeless yet fresh because of it. The anthemic backing vocals give it a great edge that you know will come across great live.

    The second half of the disc has more in common with Total Confusion material than the first half, albeit darker in tone. Parasites in Paradise is angst ridden, energetic old school punk and Sins of Father could be taken as either an anti-catholic stance but is just as likely to be an anti-bankers rhetoric. It’s a fine cut of prime dark punk.

    I reckon this short four song burst works even better than the last Total Confusion album, and that is some feat. The sound has the right balance of the raw, the aggressive, the gothic and to be honest, the timeless. It could have been recorded now or thirty years ago. I think it would have worked better with the first two tracks opening and closing the disc, but that is just my humble opinion. However, if those two tracks are a sign of things to come, then we are in for a very nasty treat.

    Review by Alternative Barnsley

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Dark Winged Immortal 03:00
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Dark Winged Immortal Heavens shall burn Dark minions will rise Fire and thunder Shall rain from the skies Eden will crack The sacred will fall Deep in the shadow The righteous will crawl Chorus Dark Winged Immortal Hallelujah - Hallelujah Viper Tongued Disciple Hallelujah - Hallelujah Honour the damned The black dogs of war Famine and death Through darkness will grow Angel of Death Black wings of the storm Carry the souls Of the tortured and broke Repeat Chorus
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Am I Evil? 03:11
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Am I Evil ? See them run there's nowhere to hide See them pray, see them cry Don't struggle in vain, your life I claim I Am Evil! I will watch you die Chorus Am I Evil ? Or going insane Am I Evil ? Mentally Deranged Am I Evil ? Or going insane Am I Evil ? Am I Evil ? Do as I do, don't question why I will send your soul to the sky Fearing no one, not afraid to die I Am Evil, never hear me cry Repeat Chorus See them run there's nowhere to hide See them pray, see them cry Don't struggle in vain, your life I claim I Am Evil! I will watch you die
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Parasites In Paradise 03:44
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Parasites In Paradise Sold my soul to fight for lies Fed my greed while children died I must have took a 1000 lives Sent their souls to Paradise Chorus Don't sell my soul to Paradise I'd sell my soul I'm a Parasite Don't open your arms to guns and knives I'm sending you all to Paradise I've witnessed Death and atrophy You bought my gun not my sympathy I have no soul or morality Just the lust for brutality Repeat Chorus I have the will to kill for cash The next assault with by my last I need no praise from anyone Just the words thy will be done Repeat Chorus I pledge my gun to the highest bid Keep my faith and my feelings hid I don't care if it's right or wrong The Resistance will soon be gone Repeat Chorus
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Sins Of Father 02:22
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Sins Of Father Half poisoned truths Full blooded lies Cold broken promises Thorn in my side. Chorus Sins of father Kill sons of father Dark twisted faiths Blessed holy things Every sacred order Paying for their sins Repeat Chorus One Judas kiss Ripping through the heart No new horizons Hope just blown apart Repeat Chorus Neo chemical death Creeping all around The greed of tomorrow Puts us in the ground. Repeat Chorus

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released December 1, 2012

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system of hate Barnsley, UK

“It’s a great powerful Punk Rock take on the Killing Joke kind of thing. They've got the intensity, the feral power, the tribal drumming. Really great live, a fantastically intense show live and they are good players as well, a good tight band. Also, the songs show a little bit of imagination.”

John Robb (Louder Than War, Goldblade / The Membranes) said of System of Hate: ... more

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