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There Is No Madness Here

by system of hate

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    Two years after their promising debut Hallowed Ground hit the streets with that doom laden sound the Barnsley noise merchants are back as dark as ever and have upped the stakes with this riff filled thriller that doesn’t let up from the start!

    Post punk has been shifting and changing direction quite a lot recently. There are that many variations around that sometimes you just don’t know where it’s heading and that’s the beauty of good punk. This band of mature punks from Barnsley rose out of the ashes of Total Confusion as a side project and out of sheer boredom. After recording a couple of EP’s they released their debut on their own label to critical acclaim and have appeared at Rebellion numerous times now. Louder Than War stalwarts John Robb and Phil Newall are big fans and have decided to release this album on their own label. It doesn’t disappoint one bit.



    If it’s not broke don’t fix it they say, as SOH haven’t changed their sound from their debut. The difference is how much the songwriting has evolved and the production makes their sound more menacing. They describe themselves as hard dark street goth punk which covers the basis of a lot of the songs on the album. The whole album is relentless and they don’t stop for air once. From the thunderous straight up punk of There Is No Madness Here which drags you straight in, to the Killing Joke likeness of Pandemonium era, Black Fire and next track We Who Walk With God both with clever basslines and darkness.

    In The Shadow Of The Cross delves into religion which is a theme heavily involved throughout the album and I don’t mean in a born again way you heathens! It’s got an 80’s punk goth feel to it with the added SOH rawness.



    Following this is the great love song (I’m fuckin’ joking) Your God Is Dead. Just the title gives you the idea of what you’re in for. It chugs along like a monster and you can hear the keyboards giving it that bit of magic to the heaviness of the chants of ‘Your God Is Dead’.

    My two favourite tracks are next Tears Of Blood, and Resurrected. Tears Of Blood is heavy as fuck and I’m gonna put my neck on the line here and say it has smatters of early Metallica and Slayer going on in there which is not a bad thing. Old school punks may disagree but it’s my review and you know where I live… Resurrected recalls Killing Joke again and the drumming is powerful and immense. I can’t wait to see this one performed live as the bass and drums are cooking on gas.



    Rising is another great track with loads of guitar layers and recalls eighties era punk goth to a tee. Great bass lines going in there too.

    They must have been drinking with The Blizz when they wrote Ill Are The Cursed as the keyboard intro is uncannily similar to Hello from WSOE. It all changes when the guitar kicks in following the tight bass with some cracking hooks and great vocals. Again brushing on eighties punk goth with added grit.

    Last track System Of Hate is a great album closer with hints of Sister Of Mercy. Again, great vocals, bass and guitar with a grandiose feeling and a huge slab of sound. You just want to put the whole album on again.

    They have introduced that 80’s punk rock gothic sound back to the masses but filtered it through their own soundscapes to make a hell of a sound they can call their own. This is a band that have just been added to the ‘must see live list’ in my head. Great stuff!

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    This is the first time SYSTEM OF HATE have been on VINYL.

    Two years after their promising debut Hallowed Ground hit the streets with that doom laden sound the Barnsley noise merchants are back as dark as ever and have upped the stakes with this riff filled thriller that doesn’t let up from the start!

    Post punk has been shifting and changing direction quite a lot recently. There are that many variations around that sometimes you just don’t know where it’s heading and that’s the beauty of good punk. This band of mature punks from Barnsley rose out of the ashes of Total Confusion as a side project and out of sheer boredom. After recording a couple of EP’s they released their debut on their own label to critical acclaim and have appeared at Rebellion numerous times now. Louder Than War stalwarts John Robb and Phil Newall are big fans and have decided to release this album on their own label. It doesn’t disappoint one bit.



    If it’s not broke don’t fix it they say, as SOH haven’t changed their sound from their debut. The difference is how much the songwriting has evolved and the production makes their sound more menacing. They describe themselves as hard dark street goth punk which covers the basis of a lot of the songs on the album. The whole album is relentless and they don’t stop for air once. From the thunderous straight up punk of There Is No Madness Here which drags you straight in, to the Killing Joke likeness of Pandemonium era, Black Fire and next track We Who Walk With God both with clever basslines and darkness.

    In The Shadow Of The Cross delves into religion which is a theme heavily involved throughout the album and I don’t mean in a born again way you heathens! It’s got an 80’s punk goth feel to it with the added SOH rawness.



    Following this is the great love song (I’m fuckin’ joking) Your God Is Dead. Just the title gives you the idea of what you’re in for. It chugs along like a monster and you can hear the keyboards giving it that bit of magic to the heaviness of the chants of ‘Your God Is Dead’.

    My two favourite tracks are next Tears Of Blood, and Resurrected. Tears Of Blood is heavy as fuck and I’m gonna put my neck on the line here and say it has smatters of early Metallica and Slayer going on in there which is not a bad thing. Old school punks may disagree but it’s my review and you know where I live… Resurrected recalls Killing Joke again and the drumming is powerful and immense. I can’t wait to see this one performed live as the bass and drums are cooking on gas.



    Rising is another great track with loads of guitar layers and recalls eighties era punk goth to a tee. Great bass lines going in there too.

    They must have been drinking with The Blizz when they wrote Ill Are The Cursed as the keyboard intro is uncannily similar to Hello from WSOE. It all changes when the guitar kicks in following the tight bass with some cracking hooks and great vocals. Again brushing on eighties punk goth with added grit.

    Last track System Of Hate is a great album closer with hints of Sister Of Mercy. Again, great vocals, bass and guitar with a grandiose feeling and a huge slab of sound. You just want to put the whole album on again.

    They have introduced that 80’s punk rock gothic sound back to the masses but filtered it through their own soundscapes to make a hell of a sound they can call their own. This is a band that have just been added to the ‘must see live list’ in my head. Great stuff!

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THERE IS NO MADNESS HERE Cursed upon this clogging earth, Crushed beneath the cross. The Antichrist is risen, We’re counting up the cost. There is no madness here… Barren like a desert, Crystallized in fear. Everything abnormal, There is no madness here. Praying like a mantis, Forged by ancient flame. Nothing ever changes, There’s hatred in our veins
2.
Black Fire 04:18
BLACK FIRE Black fire, Sable flame. Silk shadows, Ancient rain… Claws of death, Drag me down. Would your God, Watch me drown? Black fire… Leather flails, Singing whips. Visit flesh, With stinging lips. Everything, Has turned to grey. All the pain, Has gone away. Pagan rites, Feed the fear. Of everyone, That’s gathered here… Steel jawed, Titan skies, Blessing me, As I rise.
3.
WE WHO WALK WITH GOD Annihilate, obliterate, Scatter to the winds. Nullify, crucify, Absolved the martyr’s sins. Violate, desecrate, Rip the face off God. Stigmatise, idolise, Throw it to the dogs. We who walk with god… Analyse, emphasize, Reach into the soul. Emulate, eviscerate, Stand where others crawl. Terrorise, brutalise, Kill the god of grace. Paralyse, desensitize, All the human race.
4.
In The Shadow Of The Cross Stand before you naked, In the shadow of the cross. We watch your Eden burning, Our inner child is lost. Tears of your forgiveness, Fall on stony ground. Impotent and faithless, Bejewel the Serpent’s crown. The shadow of the cross… Temple of illusion, And choirs of innocence. Disguise the propaganda, So subtle and intense. The blood of all your martyrs, Stain the flesh of Christ. You are not the father, There’s falsehood in your eyes.
5.
Your God Is Dead Streets of death infected youth, Fed on lies, crushing truths. The genie’s out, the bottle broke, This body count will make you choke. Toxic hues from viral skies, Tortured skulls no paradise. Your God is dead, no cross to bare, The fruits of hell are everywhere. This bleeding earth’s a killing ground, Seas of blood, all hell unbound. The iron chill, the darkened sun, The end of days has just begun. The crawling dead are shadow free, Their judgement day just fantasy. The world awakes to the bitter taste, Of acid tears that burn the face. Cult of Christ, fools of faith, Onward bound to fall from grace. Crooked cross crying out, Seven words of sacred doubt. Your God is dead…
6.
Tears Of Blood Eradicate, feel like God, Justify all wars. Drain out your tears of blood, Exonerate the cause. Blind your eyes to suffering, Sacrifice your faith. Cauterize the crimson tide, That hides its shallow grave. Barricade your blackened hearts, Ridicule the guilt. Say goodbye to all you know, And everything you built. The land will bleed relentless, Retching on your lies. Drained of all but hatred, Corrupt and paralysed.
7.
Resurrected 03:53
Resurrected When at last the light did die, From the depths did hell decry. A shadow lost in wretched gloom, Death awaits this empty tomb. Twisted root and sinew tight, Crushing hope with such delight. I was dead but did not die, Resurrected tell no lie. Resurrected… Hanging in this habitat, Strangled like a gutter rat. Raise me up and give me pain, I am God in all but name. I built a world of shade on sand, Called this waste my promised land. I was dead but never died, Guilty born and duly tried.
8.
Rising 04:04
Rising Malnourished sick or dead, The shepherd kills the weak. Many souls cursed or dead, Know not what they seek. Come to me my sacred child, I’m the Lord of Hosts. Answers in the dark, Rise with all your ghosts. Rising to new depths… Judas, follow me, Dry those burning tears. I will erase those scars, Take away your fears. Bow down, believe in me. Curse your mother’s soul. Confess blasphemy, Watch your martyrs’ fall.
9.
Ill Are The Cursed A plaintiff cry in the velvet night, Drawing down the ashen light. A broken image in a shard of glass, Your prophecy has come to pass. Sorrow drops like a falling leaf, Another shade of autumn grief. One last draught from the cup of life, To dull the edge of winter’s knife. Ill are the cursed, Consigned to the flames. Ill are the cursed, Weighed down by your chains. Drag your sin to the house of shame, One last supper to ease the pain. Break the bread, drink the wine, Taste the wrath that will be thine. A stone cold rose on sterile ground, Impious thorn my flesh has found. Nailed to the cross your faith will bleed, Now forsaken by word decreed.
10.
System Of Hate Beneath a dark cross, A mother weeps. Alone with her loss, While her God is asleep. Mercy a myth, A whisper on tongue. Belief in the heart, Is a song unsung. Each bite of the lash, Each thorn in the crown. Each nail through the flesh, Rips the dead from the ground. Forgiveness a joke, False pity a lie. A sadistic clown, That spits in your face. A SYSTEM OF HATE, Regime of distrust. A reiver of faith. Leaving nothing but dust. Mercy a myth, A whisper on tongue. Belief in the heart, Is a song unsung. SYSTEM OF HATE…

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Two years after their promising debut Hallowed Ground hit the streets with that doom laden sound the Barnsley noise merchants are back as dark as ever and have upped the stakes with this riff filled thriller that doesn’t let up from the start!

Post punk has been shifting and changing direction quite a lot recently. There are that many variations around that sometimes you just don’t know where it’s heading and that’s the beauty of good punk. This band of mature punks from Barnsley rose out of the ashes of Total Confusion as a side project and out of sheer boredom. After recording a couple of EP’s they released their debut on their own label to critical acclaim and have appeared at Rebellion numerous times now. Louder Than War stalwarts John Robb and Phil Newall are big fans and have decided to release this album on their own label. It doesn’t disappoint one bit.



If it’s not broke don’t fix it they say, as SOH haven’t changed their sound from their debut. The difference is how much the songwriting has evolved and the production makes their sound more menacing. They describe themselves as hard dark street goth punk which covers the basis of a lot of the songs on the album. The whole album is relentless and they don’t stop for air once. From the thunderous straight up punk of There Is No Madness Here which drags you straight in, to the Killing Joke likeness of Pandemonium era, Black Fire and next track We Who Walk With God both with clever basslines and darkness.

In The Shadow Of The Cross delves into religion which is a theme heavily involved throughout the album and I don’t mean in a born again way you heathens! It’s got an 80’s punk goth feel to it with the added SOH rawness.



Following this is the great love song (I’m fuckin’ joking) Your God Is Dead. Just the title gives you the idea of what you’re in for. It chugs along like a monster and you can hear the keyboards giving it that bit of magic to the heaviness of the chants of ‘Your God Is Dead’.

My two favourite tracks are next Tears Of Blood, and Resurrected. Tears Of Blood is heavy as fuck and I’m gonna put my neck on the line here and say it has smatters of early Metallica and Slayer going on in there which is not a bad thing. Old school punks may disagree but it’s my review and you know where I live… Resurrected recalls Killing Joke again and the drumming is powerful and immense. I can’t wait to see this one performed live as the bass and drums are cooking on gas.



Rising is another great track with loads of guitar layers and recalls eighties era punk goth to a tee. Great bass lines going in there too.

They must have been drinking with The Blizz when they wrote Ill Are The Cursed as the keyboard intro is uncannily similar to Hello from WSOE. It all changes when the guitar kicks in following the tight bass with some cracking hooks and great vocals. Again brushing on eighties punk goth with added grit.

Last track System Of Hate is a great album closer with hints of Sister Of Mercy. Again, great vocals, bass and guitar with a grandiose feeling and a huge slab of sound. You just want to put the whole album on again.

They have introduced that 80’s punk rock gothic sound back to the masses but filtered it through their own soundscapes to make a hell of a sound they can call their own. This is a band that have just been added to the ‘must see live list’ in my head. Great stuff!

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released January 1, 2019

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“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.”

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