Don't give up, I tell you
Today, when I heard Germany, at the same time I evoke zionism, racism or suppression - Suppression of Speech!
Fuckin' racists seem to learned nothing but eugenic trash from experience of Nazis,
while I studied rage against such shit from Thrash Metal.
Thrash Metal - Of course, it's part of counter culture. I have kinda feeling that it's lost the strength as early of the genre while originators became big name, however it's still has the energy that saves our sanity.
Although present releases maybe good, I - kinda nostalgist - wanna display two masterpieces of early 90's German Thrash in my opinion..
Entophyte - "End of Society's Sanity" (1992)
This indiscribable - clearly Surrealistic - cover art shall represents lyrical but uncanny,
anxiety filled atmosphere of the sound.
Melodious leads, "almost melancholic" vocal and mindless riffs crossing to emanate complex feelings that distopic.
The band name, Entophyte, means "Any plant growing as a parasite within another organism.
Also, a vegetable parasite subsisting in the interior of the body".
Re-released in 2019 from Awakening Records (China), I refered its booklet for this article.
Track 1 - End of Society's Sanity :About to realize what's hiding behind "a seeming intact world" - Cruelty, misery, prejudice and lies.
So guilty suffocates us, insane we will "ignore the end of sanity" to be insensible - Such context seems as same as today's our world. Deception has never died.
Track 2 - Rat Race :Wriggling riffs with middle tempo, have depressive feelings throughout the song.
Vocal sounds like "moanful", crying for release from his hell. Tensional and kinda addictional song.
Track 3 - Random Victims (Potential kiilers) :People who alienated by the "fuckin' better society"
often commit a crime, but their kind is also victims of prejudice.
Such themes also still alive in modern society, this song maybe gives us a mind which for resist to such a structure.
This article's headline is quorted from the lyrics -
"Ideology spinning it's net Trying to force us to swim with the stream But don't give up, I tell you"
The Art of Legendary Tishvaisings - "Catharsis" (1991)
This also, the cover art is strong - although there's a need to beware to fall into lookistic mindset by objectifying of such representations - gaudily illuminated flesh and face full of agony or misery in the dark, bring senses of mental confusion with the sound.
Spitting vocals and melodic guitar phrases are bizarrely crossing, and bass also sometimes lyrically behaves.
Take us to the Backwoods of mind with aggressive, kinda funny, but sometimes melancholic atmosphere.
Re-released by Vic Records in 2024, its including all tracks of the EP "Trief..." ('90).
I don't know lyrics btw, because the booklet doesn't have them.
So this writing might be simple, but I love this album as same degree as above one.
Track 2 - Gotta Bad Taste :After the intro track, comfort mid-tempo sound has gloomy mood. You'll get Bad Taste.
Track 5 - Midnitemeattrain :You forced to ride the Train, then running through riff, lead, riff, and lead.
Track 6 - Total Sellout :Crying vocal, exquisite expand structure and almost dramatic flow from chorus to guitar solo. Most melodious song in this album I think. Catharsis will come.
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Both albums you can listen and buy at Bandcamp, I wish you interested to them - however you feel about my words. But, thank you for read my poor text!
And Germany has other great bands - such as Rage, Protector, Blood, etc.
it's interesting that digging German Metal if you like, maybe.
If you have knowledges about current good band or opinion for this article, please send to me.
12.6.25 (thu)