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Programmed Dichotomy

by Wartooth

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davemadman
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davemadman It's hard to be original in the world of modern thrash, but these guys pull it off, creating their own identifiable style. Plenty of "Holy Shit!" moments- well worth picking up if you're a fan of thrash, new or old. Favorite track: Predator.
Ragnaroek Records
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Ragnaroek Records It’s just cool thrash metal! I asked for a deal with my label months ago, but unfortunately never got an answer.
Anyway, good album!!
Ps; say hello to Shaun whose albums I all reviewed over the years!!
Bernhard Henning
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Bernhard Henning It's fresh and interesting and making fun. that's all we want. Support the underground.
For friends of 80ties thrash Favorite track: Scourge.
poolzy71
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poolzy71 One of my favourite albums from last year, this track is classic old school thrash. Favorite track: Benevolent Destroyer.
michaelhudson72
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michaelhudson72 Has that early trash sound that will appeal to the older generation.well worth a listen. Favorite track: Venomhead.
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1.
Wired to Die 07:12
Brain crash looming near everything begins to fade Mind, shocked, frozen still I can’t take another day Distance irrelevant, there's no way that we can lose Existence limited by the worlds we choose to use Spreading the malignant virus Control within the plague Engulfed in temporality Ultimate dependency Power with no stability YOU'RE WIRED TO Suicide, going back to the game of reality Power in your hands erasing history I need some time to vent; memory overload Dumping, I am spent ready to explode Hashtag or it didn't occur, documenting our lives Futurephobia overwhelms me, this will be our demise MINDLESS living for the update HIDING but you will soon be found WORSHIP the machines, OBEY their orders Surrender to the electric crown Spreading the malignant virus Control within the plague Engulfed in temporality Ultimate dependency Power with no stability YOU'RE WIRED TO DIE! Only with time will you see that this is how the story ends They feel no pain, man verse machine; I think I know who's gonna win They will enslave the mighty race. The slaves will bring the master down Creation lives, creator dies, there's no one left to save us now Watch it burn see her die; your mother on her dying bed No one to blame you lit the match and now you must watch her collapse See the tubes giving her life; the only thing that keeps her ill The pain consumes mind overthrown, her life becomes a living hell A living fucking hell Fatal error the planet's crashed, begin to wipe the mind of time Its face turns blue the first to go damaged file: human kind MINDLESS living for survival FIGHTING but soon to be enslaved WORSHIP the machines, OBEY their orders Welcome the dawn of the electric age! Spreading the malignant virus Control within the plague Engulfed in temporality Ultimate dependency Power with no stability YOU'RE WIRED TO DIE! WIRED TO DIE
2.
Scourge 05:23
Shadows consume all life beneath your wake Impending doom our ecosystem you forsake We all starve while in gluttony and greed you thrive Prioritising the bottom line over our lives SCOURGE Not satisfied until you’re drowning us all in our own blood Like a maelstrom That’s how you get what you want CORRUPTION We’re trapped in a battle of wills Where only greed succeeds Don’t you know THE WORLD DOESN’T TURN FOR FREE A quest for gold a race we're all against the clock To build our empires, feed on the weakest in our own flock Driven by pipe-dreams fed by the leaders of the game No remorse, no consequences, bureaucracy shifting the blame They SHIFT THE BLAME TO US The best friends brigade a handshake filled with others’ cash A closed party we weren't invited but we're paying for the flash Investing for us our lives into whatever feeds your desire Sitting smugly atop your pile you throw us all onto the pyre SCOURGE Not satisfied until you’re drowning us all in our own blood Like a maelstrom That’s how you get what you want CORRUPTION We’re trapped in a battle of wills Where only greed succeeds Don’t you know THE WORLD DOESN’T TURN FOR FREE Your selfish apathy no concern for those around The world is yours you claim as you BURN IT TO THE GROUND Take everything it's all for one and one for you The system is broken like our trust, we’re born to lose SCOURGE Not satisfied until you’re drowning us all in our own blood Like a maelstrom That’s how you get what you want CORRUPTION You line their overflowing pockets And you grease their palms Keeping us down SCOURGE Not satisfied until you’re drowning us all in our own blood Like a maelstrom That’s how you get what you want CORRUPTION We’re trapped in a battle of wills Where only greed succeeds Don’t you know THE WORLD DOESN’T TURN FOR FREE
3.
As I look down to see these beings dispersed Can’t help but think of all the time I’ve immersed Into a plague, upon this land Your extinction is near, die by my hand My heart is full of sadness I can no longer stand this madness And now to destroy my passion My creation, my pride! Arggghhhh! Burning buildings, twisted metal, gas fumes fill the air There's no choice, in your demise the concept of extinction isn't rare Your rise will bring your fall; these eyes have seen it all Rage, cheating, anger and disposition, they don't shock me any more Evolve to recede Repeat after me I’m human I AM FREE Chasing destiny You’re blinded by greed No choice but to destroy this disease These hands, they've built empires then crushed them where they stand Where once stood exuberant palaces lays nothing but shifting sands I am the leader, destroyer and conqueror; none shall live, you all shall know The plans of your destruction; the grandest of my obstructions Evolve to recede Repeat after me I’m human I AM FREE Evolve to recede Repeat after me I’m human I AM FREE Regression: Back to a time of suppression Aggression: Now is the time to fight Obsession: A constant quest for possession Digression: The world has gone awry And now you all must die! Encaged is the mind, break out or die; confined within insanity A broken mirror reflection blurred. Is it them or is it me? A walled in city but who's protecting who? None are free 'til all are free A flattened planet, none shall survive. My last plea: awaken your mind!
4.
Predator 04:54
Fleeced by the predator Following the herd Mindless naïveté Sure seems absurd The exploitation of the innocent Total confusion is the name of their game RIGGED FROM THE INSIDE The more you know the more power you hold But knowledge is fastened under heavy locks and chains There’s no end in sight Their words are not in black and white BLOODSTAINS red on the page Exploited and broken left to rot in your contractual cage Predatory wolves Devour the dumb In complex pastures There's no room to run Into their life grinding funnel Fed by self-serving advice You’re left to die in a tunnel With no ending, no light There’s no end in sight Their words are not in black and white BLOODSTAINS red on the page Exploited and broken left to rot in your contractual cage Aw c’mon! LOST IN AMBIGUITY THERE’S NO MORE SECURITY SUFFER FOR ETERNITY Spend your life in chains ENTER THE PREDATOR They own the fields, they pay the Shepard his wage They built the fence, they sell the wool And they open the gate for the wolf every morning And when a lamb is taken they’re the first to play the fool! The exploitation of the innocent Total confusion is the name of their game RIGGED FROM THE INSIDE The more you know the more power you hold But knowledge is fastened under heavy locks and chains There’s no end in sight Their words are not in black and white BLOODSTAINS red on the page Exploited and broken left to rot in your contractual… YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A PREDATOR FEEDING ON THE INNOCENT PREDATOR!
5.
Revel in victory but what you say ain't what I see I'm raped of liberty, you must repay River running red, drown in our own blood You’re carving it in stone, only proving what they say You're in my world, merely my pawns Embrace your king, do exactly as I say Dripping from your eyes, bleeding tears of lies Soldier on the front you're not going home today (No way) Your pedestal high Drunk deep in pride But you're no God of mine Your kingdom comes Your will be done Your kingdom Kingdom of fear Who's got the biggest dick? Insecure prick Safe upon your throne, feeding scraps to the state Unrelenting lies, still we must abide You will never stop until oppression is embraced (Embrace it now) Your pedestal high Drunk deep in pride But you're no God of mine Your kingdom comes Your will be done Your kingdom Kingdom of fear ONWARD WE FIGHT KILL ALL IN OUR SIGHT For a CAUSE THAT AIN'T RIGHT So OUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT Your pedestal high Drunk deep in pride But you're no God of mine Your kingdom comes Your will be done Your kingdom Kingdom of fear Open our eyes To see the lies Meet your demise I will be the fall of your kingdom!
6.
Sabotage 05:12
Born to inspire not impede change We’re growing tired of this power race All you do is vilify You run your mouth running them down Laying to waste all of the things you have built Just to spite your foe; you can’t let him win Fight at all costs; it’s all or nothing Sabotage! SABOTAGE! Out of principle alone, it’s red versus blue It’s black verses white; opposites through and through Dogmatic one-eyed machine on a straight beaten path If you can’t beat them, join them in destroying all class Sabotage! SABOTAGE! Nations flushed down the drain for a bullshit ego war Every point you can steal is a point on the board Criticise every move, argue every single thing With fire in your eyes, too blind to see the world burning Sabotage! Destroy your confidence through fear Though they’ve nothing to give A war of words no one wins It’s all lies and deceit They make it easy to believe Until they’re under the gun Now the tables have turned And there’s nowhere left to run You choose the lesser of two evils But both are just the same They’ll screw and rape and beat you, Say the other is to blame They’re both the devil in disguise The illusion of choice You can scream all you want But they won’t listen to your voice GUTLESS POWERS FULL OF SHIT Safe on your soapbox you talk it tough VULTURES TEARING US TO BITS Appointed leaders that no one wants WHY MUST YOU PLAY WITH OUR TRUST? Selfish deceivers while the people are ignored WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN US?
7.
Venomhead 03:59
A beast among the herd Terrified they've always served Sick with fear and blind with greed Religious fear that breeds inside Witches beaten and burned alive Kill for your honour or die with your pride Sentry rounds light up the sky Billions spent while millions die Knowledge serves to fuel the flames Watch them as they burn higher Worldwide shock therapy Mankind's irreversible lobotomy They manufacture meaning to your life A SURGE of poisonous hate flows through my veins IT BURNS, don't worry you'll soon know my pain VENOMHEAD Indulgent fiend, controller cradle to the grave VENOMHEAD Venomhead; beware the poison in my brain An insincere and wicked beast Traditions twisted for the feast Preach your salvation in the streets (Preach) There's no way out once you get bit Donate your life as the poison hits Death will surely find you if you flee YOUR LIMBS sawn off while you are still alive DEEP BREATH as your head is severed with a smile VENOMHEAD Indulgent fiend, controller cradle to the grave VENOMHEAD Venomhead; beware the poison in my brain A SURGE of poisonous hate flows through my veins IT BURNS, don't worry you'll soon know my pain VENOMHEAD Indulgent fiend, controller cradle to the grave VENOMHEAD Venomhead; beware the poison VENOMHEAD Indulgent fiend, controller cradle to the grave VENOMHEAD Venomhead; too late the poison has you…
8.
Listen up You got me forced to crack my lids in two I'm still stuck inside this rubber room I gotta punch the clock that leads the blind I'm just another gear in the assembly line… oh no! The noose gets tighter around my throat But I ain't at the end of my rope 'Cause I won't be the one left behind You can't be king of the world If you're SLAVE TO THE GRIND Tear down the rat racial slime You can't be queen of the world If you're SLAVE TO THE GRIND You gotta get it! A routine injection, a lethal dose But my day in the sun ain't even close There's no need to waste your prayers on me You better mark my words 'cause I'm history Yes indeed You might beg for mercy to get by But I'd rather tear this thorn from my side 'Cause I won't be the one left behind You can't be king of the world If you're SLAVE TO THE GRIND Tear down the rat racial slime You can't be queen of the world If you're SLAVE TO THE GRIND They swallowed their daggers by turning their tricks They tore my ambition apart brick by brick I'm sick of the jive They talk verbal insecticide They swallowed their daggers by turning their tricks They tore my ambition apart brick by brick I'm sick of the jive They talk verbal insecticide Well I won't be the one left behind You can't be king of the world If you're SLAVE TO THE GRIND Tear down the rat racial slime You can't be queen of the world If you're SLAVE TO THE GRIND I said SLAVE TO THE GRIND SLAVE TO THE GRIND SLAVE TO THE GRIND
9.
A storm rolls in on the horizon The clouds are brewing black as night Thunder roars, the lightning cracks across the sky USHER FORTH THE END The beast of time has been awoken, unleashed The rising force of equilibrium The scales are tipped now we must pay the ultimate price NO ESCAPING YOUR FATE We think we're safe in the great eye's unblinking gaze She wants us gone, we've overstayed our time It watches on waiting to strike at any moment OUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED I see the rising of disease and allergies Super viruses are not coincidence Biological warfare we're getting weaker IT’S NATURE'S SIGN You have been selected There’s a target on your back For carelessness and apathy Humanity has met its match THE PERFECT STORM BEGINS THE END Our future is looking grim We're in a war Humanity can never win BATTLING A FORCE that cares NOT FOR OUR CAUSE Human existence in the bin Take one last look at the light as darkness comes For every action we’ll be held accounted A hundred years of abuse will be avenged Judgement is ours to bear for all that we have done BRING DOWN THE HAMMER Cities that once stood tall and proud levelled in seconds An entire race brought to its knees before the beast Its monstrous form will devastate us all with vengeance WE'RE OUT FOR THE COUNT Justice will bring the end A powerful enemy we’ve made With greatest ease it devours And turns the human race to waste THE PERFECT STORM BEGINS THE END Our future is looking grim We're in a war Humanity can never win BATTLING A FORCE that cares NOT FOR OUR CAUSE Human existence in the bin Take one last look at the light DARKNESS…RISES DARKNESS…ENGULFS Who are you to choose my fate? Carelessly watch as we degenerate Whether by storm, flood or FIRE, or our own DESIRES Time will tell how we terminate So can tell me what do you know? Destroying everything you think you own The decimation of TRUST, pillaged, plundered and BUST Now we wait for the final ...blow As you suffocate, on your self-served hate You realise it’s too late you’ve lost it all Asphyxiated on greed, confusing what you want and need You’ll see the human empire fall The seas swell will blood The lands left barren The skies turn black The earth is poisoned Arrogance and apathy Ticking like a time bomb Ready to explode An ever-mediating force it will always find a way

about

Programmed Dichotomy:

All things exist in opposition to others: conflict of opinion, good vs evil, red vs blue, nature vs humanity, life vs death, yin and yang. There is no issue with that. It’s the dogmatic approach to religion, politics, race, ideologies and sexuality, amongst a myriad of other things that is dividing, and subsequently, poisoning this world (or rather, the people that comprise it).

There seems to be ONLY red and blue, instilled into us from a young age through upbringing, the media, entertainment and ultimately through group identity politics. It’s ‘tribe vs tribe’. It’s ‘ideal vs ideal’. It’s ‘the immoveable object vs the irresistable force’, forever sticking hard to their guns, never meeting agreement or compromise. It’s red and blue juxtaposed with a hard line, never blending into a purple, ignoring green and yellow and pink and orange and the 256 million other colours of the world.

Group identity seems built on fear, hate, ego and insecurity. It seems that you can only be either right or wrong, and God forbid you're wrong! We feel ‘safer’ in a group of like-minded individuals where our ideas aren’t challenged, and if they are, it’s all-out war. We are regressing as a species and hindering individual growth with this tribalistic mindset evident not only in politics, but in social groups, gender, economics, race, religion, and even music (heavy metal sub-genre division is a perfect example). This has only been strengthened and enabled by social media, where arguments become very dogmatic. You're either with us or against us, right?

What if opposing ideas could coexist? What if two opposite ideals could both be right... or better yet, what if we could work to find a resilient and sustainable middle ground? The devil is in the detail, and the solution is usually in the compromise; but think not of a compromise as what you may lose, but as the great addition of 1 and 1 to make 3!

The cover of this album depicts a conceptual futuristic factory where fetuses are separated before birth and raised in either red or blue vials, protected from each other in isolation; not knowing anything but their colours and pitted against one another immediately upon entering the world. Hopefully, these children are more intelligent than a lot of our world today and once released to the world, can establish their own thoughts and ideas, eventually gelling into a world of not only purple hues, but all the colours of the rainbow!

We call on you: in a world of red versus blue, wave a flag of individuality!
When everyone is towing their respective team lines, open your mind: think for yourself.

In a world of mouths, be ears.
In a world of tribes, be an explorer.
In a world of right and wrong, be a seeker of the truth.
In a world of flags and teams and parties, wear your own damn colours.

Break the program. Because your future depends on it.

credits

released April 9, 2020

Ando Knappstein - Guitars, Vocals
Wally Knappstein - Drums, Backing Vocals

Shaun Farrugia - Backing Vocals
Andrew 'Frosty' Morris - Backing Vocals
Dylan Gatt - Backing Vocals

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Wartooth Brisbane, Australia

WARTOOTH fiercely wield a unique melodic, yet ferocious style of thrash metal, taking influences from old school bands like the Big 4, Overkill, Testament, Iced Earth, Nuclear Assault and Exodus, combined with a number of other various music styles & bands.

WARTOOTH are a high-energy, high-impact Aussie THRASH ATTACK and are ready to strike at a moments notice!
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