#282: Vindicator - 7 Horns 7 Eyes

Vindicator

7 Horns 7 Eyes

Genre: Melodic Death Metal

7 Horns 7 Eyes on: Facebook MySpace

Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck
I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold
I have come into the deep waters, the floods engulf me
Fear and trembling have beset me, horror has overwhelmed me

I am worn out calling for help, my throat is parched
My heart is in anguish with me, the terrors of death assail me

Many are my enemies without cause, those who seek to destroy me
They sharpen their tongues like swords, and aim their words like deadly arrows
When they draw the bows let their arrows be blunted

O Lord, how many are my foes!
But You are a shield around me, O Lord, You bestow glory on me

I cry aloud, and He answers me
I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me

#281: Wake Up, #37, Wake Up - Not One Is Upright

Wake Up, #37, Wake Up

Not One Is Upright

Genre: Mathcore

Not One Is Upright on: Facebook MySpace

You bolt the door
And swallow the key
That's right, say you can't believe
There's no need-when you're freed-will to be
This is art.
Cannot see-can't perceive-cannot be
The coming of the end
Wince:
Strain to see-in this void-we're losing it
Is the art of man

Wrench these words from my jaws, drain, dehydrate

Because these words are fallible imperfect vessels tossing in a sea of thought
I can't tell you the truth but I can tell you where it is.
Dilettante
Settle or panic,
Passion blurs your vision
Midst your stride,
Risk it
You start to fade

Drop anchors. I can show you where it is.

Drop anchors.
Unrefined, my paradigm

Function, form, and fashion:
I know that what I am saying is raw, but witness the turning wheels of this global economy, grinding up man into ever smaller pieces. I see blank eyes and restless drawls responding to the emerging crisis of modern life, ringing emotions out. Don't invent inside what is out. Reason knows perfection as thirst knows water. If you're thirsty, then believe and satisfy your thirst. Drink from this cup. Come on bended knee. Don't let passion brand your battle, it'll only wear you out. Drink at the cross of redemption.

#280: Crowns - Phinehas

Crowns

Phinehas

Genre: Melodic Metalcore

Phinehas on: Phinehas.us Facebook MySpace

Draw your depiction

Stars become scars in the palm of Your hand bridged by blood

Your blood paints the paragon of unrequited love

Do you remember pain followed by reassurance and the light shining through

Bearing the poise of a Redeemer choking the shadows defeating death

Providence: laid out before us

A father's arms reaching as

The nations will hear a new song

As we're lead to the water

The nations will hear a new song

As we're lead to the water

Give us discernment

Doors that glow at the sound of forerunners' words

We are empty until you sit at the throne of our hearts

Break us free; unshackled from our dire condition

We have hope

Kings of earth bow down lose your crowns

Kings of earth bow down lose your crowns

Bow

The nations will hear a new song

As we're lead to the water

The nations will hear a new song…of rebirth

#279: Apostle - Hail the Blessed Hour

Apostle

Hail the Blessed Hour

Genre: Metalcore

Hail the Blessed Hour on: Facebook MySpace

The hearts of men are ravaged
In this age of destruction

This world seeks only to destroy itself

Seek what this Rotting flesh offers only for a time
Mankind is blinded feasting on the broken

And in the darkness the earth cries out
For the tongues of man no longer cry
They no longer sing of the glory of the lamb

Can my voice be heard or will I stand alone
As I sing of the Glory of the lamb that was Slain
The lamb that was Slain

The truth has grown silent

For the tongues of man no longer cry

They no longer sing of the glory of the lamb

The lamb that was Slain

Of the glory of the lamb that was Slain

That was Slain

Will I stand alone

#278: The Wishing Well - Phinehas

The Wishing Well

Phinehas

Genre: Rock/Metalcore

Phinehas is ridiculously good and deserves more attention. This song stood out to me, being a large departure from the style of the rest of the album. All of thegodmachine is incredible, though.

Phinehas on: Phinehas.us Facebook MySpace

A thunderstorm, a distant shore; I've witnessed this before

Patience was fleeting

If a thousand coins on the ocean floor would bring back love to me

I'll wait forever

Fill the sea with dreams of a wishing well

Waves bring back my coins to me

Drain the deep that teems with my empty shells

Slaves of sand still call for me

I once had love to give

I once had hoped to live

The rarest stones will break my bones and golden salt stops my lungs

The perfect limbs and haunting eyes begs the seas: begin to rise

Fill the sea with dreams of a wishing well

Waves bring back my coins to me

Drain the deep that teems with my empty shells

Slaves of sand still call for me

Man: And when these delusions come to fruition

Believe you me

I will strangle my self into nothingness

And be reborn from the dream of a blasphemous fool

In my sordid pelt of mold

I'll earn back years to me

The god of a nightmare will fall as I take back what is…

Devil: Mine!

Worthless swine enraptured by my vanity

Your soul sank under the weight of gold you offered me

Man: a waste of a life, squandered my heart until it rests upon the ocean floor barren

Watching the light descend deeper and deeper

A deadening feeling starts to grow in my ribs

Man: From where I lie, the waves overflow, with my blood

Devil: From where I hide, the snakes overgrown, with your blood

Man: Where are my years

I'll bleed dry by myself

I wish I was someone

Devil: You wish you were someone else

#277: Water - Hands

Water

Hands

Genre: Hardcore

Hands on: Facebook

Forgive me for falling out,

it's just not the way I see you.

Take me to the water.

Let there be light!

To reveal everything we've become.

Take me to the water.

I'm losing my faith

at the hands of the dynasty.

Take me to the water.

I just want something real.

From the shore, with the waves to my back.

I can see a wasteland of blasphemy.

Spoiled fruit, reaped from crooked trees.

God, are these your seeds?

Are these your branches?

I'm so disgusted with all of this.

I want to recover.

Forgive me for falling out,

it's just not the way I see you.

Take me to the water.

Let there be light!

To reveal everything we've become.

Take me to the water.

Be still my brother.

Be still so we may hear His voice.

Let there be light!

Take me to the water.

#276: Eyes Wide Open - Sleeping Giant

Eyes Wide Open

Sleeping Giant

Genre: Hardcore

Sleeping Giant on: Facebook MySpace Music Video

They try to silence my voice

they try to hold me down

but I'm still screaming out, I'm still screaming out

They try to silence my voice

they try to hold me down

but I'm still screaming out

"You better pray"

They call me fanatic 'cause I can stand on my own.

I speak revivalist. I got this fire shut up in my bones.

They call me fanatic.

And all the church doors they stay closed because I testify.

They preach sermons but they still don't know.

The fanatical forerunner. I prepare the way.

I speak a message of truth. Take heed- I mean what I say.

You better pray.

So hide yourself in the darkness.

Keep your prayers to yourselves

because any fool can pray

just to get recognized by someone else.

The secret life of fanatics,

they can stand on their own

they recognize the church doors stay closed.

They call me fanatic 'cause I can stand on my own.

I speak revivalist. I got this fire shut up in my bones.

We pray with our eyes open to see the victims of injustice.

I’m not just one man- all heaven stands with me.

I've got a message for the world: It's not just us.

You better pray.

#275: Forgive Me - The Crimson Armada

Forgive Me

The Crimson Armada

Genre: Hardcore

The Crimson Armada on: Facebook MySpace Twitter

Forgive me
For I can't keep quiet anymore

Just so you know these words you say mean everything to me
The very sounds are the strings to my heart
I am overwhelmed and can't be silent
So please forgive me if I can't keep quiet
I'm so fulfilled and so inspired
I've got to tell the world

Forgive me
I just can't keep this joy in me

I’ve got to let the world know
Why my heart won’t stop racing
Believe me
I swear there is no better feeling
I’ve got to let the world know
That there is nothing else that I'll be needing now

Forgive me for I can't keep quiet
The voice of heart cannot be silenced
Believe me because I know, I’ve tried it
And he always pulls me back to him

I breathe for you, I sing for you
I will scream with all my heart
This is everything that I believe
And you are everything I need
So I will scream with all my heart
This is everything that I believe

Forgive me
I just can't keep this joy in me

I’ve got to let the world know
Why my heart won’t stop racing
Believe me
I swear there is no better feeling
I’ve got to let the world know
That there is nothing else that I'll be needing now

I’ve got to let the world know
That there is nothing else that I'll be needing now

Forgive me for I can't keep quiet
The voice of heart cannot be silenced
Believe me because I know, I’ve tried it

This is everything that I believe