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Cataclastic

by APRIL WEEPS

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Pentakilljoy What started as a casual Googling of song titles surprised me with one of the most riveting musical experiences this year so far. April Weeps combines nimble, progressive songwriting with the right amount of heaviness to keep me fully engaged. Both of the vocalists display impressively varied and emotive performances as they tell a relatable story of an individual trying to find her place in society. Favorite track: Fundamental Ingressions.
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Funeral Fog Marta crying and turning it into growls gave me goosebumps. Love this band! A must own once again!
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1.
Igneous 07:10
you are sunshine you are mommy's sunshine hush little baby, don't you cry I will be up for you all night above you there's a sky full of stars ahead of you all the wondrous life bring meaning to my being teach me how to love living mother, mother you're mommy's sunshine don't spoil it for me with your cry bring light to my sorrow, be the joy, sunshine you're mommy's, mommy's sunshine hush, little baby, hush… hush... mother, mother you are sunshine my sunshine
2.
I love mommy above all I want to give her a flower I love daddy above all I want to be his good, good, good, good girl you've been brought here by the ones to whom you entrust your being but there are others, let me show you let me tell you how to befriend them and she loves me when I behave when I stay clean, calm and obey and he loves me when I am nice when I please him with my smile they like you, if you behave you should listen and adjust we'd love to show you, we'd love to teach you how you will become the world I love my mum above all I want to make her prouder I love my dad above all I need to stay his good, good, good, good girl and she loves me when I behave when I stay clean, calm and obey and he loves me when I am nice when I please him with my smile
3.
by hand we'll take her, she's already come to age we'll break, then mold and leash her as she breaks your game has been long but ended we will take it from here obey what's preached and die happy in the end fed on illusions trapped by their vows it's a vicious demand to give up myself manipulated mislead I'm longing for acceptance, to be seen, to be heard I'm dreaming of affection, how can I earn your love? if I give in, will you let me be? will you let me be? there are many plans we have with you and none of those would you had ever wanted we will guide you, we will shape you to lead by example, you are what fuels us and what makes us stronger stand in line and await your instructions fed on illusions trapped by their vows it's a vicious demand to give up myself manipulated mislead I cannot let you I cannot let you make me I cannot let you take
4.
she reaches out, so naive gazes too far beyond let her dream, let her lose herself let her jump off her life's edge and never touch dirt again by birth I've got a chance to try one and only attempt to fly high, higher, higher, higher, higher, touching the stars caution, steep way down, it's a one way ride touch your stars, fly away never look back touch your stars, fly away not first, not last I just need to keep up work hard on self-improvement be nicer, smarter, thinner, ideal… thus nearing my triumph a day must come when I will leave behind all my deficiencies would I finally earn my happily ever after? I envision a huge crowd of people all gazing upon me with tears in their eyes deeply moved, compassionate all their faces covered in bright light as I shine I am loved at last it all comes so naturally… as if they were predestined to take the same path the path a single tear takes while following the current time and time again they revolt they feel the need to destroy everything everything that was built for them and what for? it never stops the stream never stops submission is strongly required time will enforce it a day must come when I will leave behind all my deficiencies would I finally earn my happily ever after? touch your stars, fly away never look back touch your stars, fly away not first, not last
5.
empty bodies, ghostly figures hollow shells made of flesh devoid of meaning, saved from the burden of thought devoid of reason, left to exist with no remorse the pungent smell, the rot of mind they gradually decline another cycle, another set in succession they had succumbed the barely hanging minds drugged to a dream state dependent, weak, fragile, beaten to a wreck they are the rotted empty bodies, ghostly figures hollow shells made of flesh devoid of meaning, saved from the burden of thought devoid of reason, left to exist with no remorse the pungent smell, the rot of mind they gradually decline another cycle, another set in succession they had succumbed
6.
Ruptures 04:23
7.
Cataclasis 06:07
exhausted, overwhelmed too much tension got me wasted colors are shady background noises tuned down, slowing down I hear my voice from afar I'm collapsing sinking into deep, cold darkness flooding the inner desert of emptiness I become alive or die it's summertime, it must be warm outside I see my body shaking from cold air is getting thicker and heavier trapped in my lungs, my personal ball and chain she had been making all the bad choices kept mistraced by others' wishes just a neglected child, unskilled for life, not worth enough never worth enough to count, unsuited to survive left alone to destroy herself her existence was a mistake she is being pulled in, light flickers her body slowly dissolves, it fills her with warmth another one lost to the waves, to the flock I'm collapsing sinking into deep, cold darkness flooding the inner desert of emptiness I become alive or die
8.
Lithos 08:03
she grabs what is left hesitantly a black frame with a picture it took so long to get here fall, accept the warmth and reconnect it consumes, swallows, the vocal current one voice lost in the burble of generations carried out to become none with everyone fall, accept the warmth and reconnect but she never had a choice names, people, tears… they mean everything, they mean nothing she was never here to take charge you were never meant to last it ends now as it ended before every cycle more futile than the last no answers, no questions, no purpose you are my sunshine

about

"Cataclastic" is a photo documentation in the form of pictures of stones from underneath the microscope. A unique gallery of rocks in different phases and shapes of existence in which a collection of phenomenons from the inanimate nature comes to life by the power of ideas forged into words and feelings substantiated by music.

On the other hand, "Cataclastic" is a testimony of the life of an individual. An individual born into a modern society that suppresses their needs, a society that is always hungry for more. An individual under the pressure of the expectation of the generation prior. Searching, struggling, succumbing, losing themselves, deadened as a stone. Is it even possible to rediscover the purpose of existence?

credits

released June 3, 2022

APRIL WEEPS 2022

N – growls, screams
MARTA – vocals, screams
MARIO – guitars
ARCHMAGE – guitars
THOMAS – bass
PITRS – drums
STRONGHOLD – atmospherics

All music and lyrics by yours truly.
Recorded and mixed during various sessions of the pandemic at Shelter by Peter Vavra.
Mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios.
www.fascinationstreet.se

Graphic excavations executed by Tomáš Potočný and Tamás Csibri.
Artwork design and layout handled by Matúš Novanský.

We would like to thank to all our families and friends, to those who believed in us, to everyone that has been supporting and helping us throughout the years – without you, this wouldn't be possible.

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April Weeps Dunajská Streda, Slovakia

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Hi. We're April Weeps, 7 individuals with different interests and lives, with different priorities regarding musical genres, who are joined through their love for music in an atmospheric metal band. We meet regularly for rehearsals at an unused nuclear shelter in a little town - Dunajská Streda in a little country - Slovakia. ... more

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