Information:
- History Of Guns signed to Line Out Records midway through their planned year long bi-monthly free cd release schedule which started in March 2006 with Issue One: Udders. Originally planned to be 3 electronic releases followed by 3 guitar releases, shortly after signing to Line Out History Of Guns announced that the guitar releases would be pulled and the tracks would be developed up into a new album (what became ACEDIA). The remainder of the free CD releases became compilations, live in session and archive releases.
- This is the only release to date to capture the full 5-piece rock band version of History Of Guns with live drums, additional guitars and co-production handled by gifted multi-instrumentalist Gary Hughes.
- The album generally met with critical acclaim across the board including a 9/10 review in ROCK SOUND Magazine.
press quotes include:
"Musically this albums sees a big change in direction for History Of Guns, but they haven't lost any of their dark edge as lyrically it's as dark as anything they have done in the past, none more so than on the thought provoking and haunting 'Exhaust Fumes'. Deep, dark and as depressing as fuck, History Of Guns have truly nailed it with this album" - Insomnia
"The guitars establish a wall of rage, delivering grinding chords that burrow into your ears with feverish determination and infect your cortex with a discontent for apathetic acceptance.
The electronics are dark and vehement. Savage waves of keyboard instigated sounds assault the listener with dire sweeps that wash away shock and pave the way for the lyrical messages of social rage.
The percussion is brutal and relentless, achieving rhythmic patterns that are capable of penetrating steel bulkheads.
The masculine vocals are overtly confrontational, sparing no respite in the pursuance of imparting their incensed missives. These communications refuse to be ignored or brushed aside as fringe voices." - Sonic Curiosity
More reviews can be found on the press page: PRESS
LYRICS:
Born, Brutalised, Bought then Buried
(Hughes/Rael) lyrics by max
Welcome to the world little c**t
It's just to start you breathing little c**t
Now wipe that look of wonder off your face
You won't believe what's waiting for you
Your purity disgusts us
And it ends… NOW!
The first lesson at school is
Now shut the f**k up
The second lesson is don’t be too clever
The third lesson is how to hide yourself
The last lesson is all about compass ART
Chr:
Born, brutalised, bought then buried
Born, brutalised, bought then buried
Born, brutalised, bought then buried
Born, brutalised, bought then buried
Mid:
Born, brutalised, bought then buried
Born, brutalised, bought then buried
Now you're finally free from forced education little c**t
Inked up and ready for anything that anyone throws at you
Bravely enter the capitalist system
And years and years
Years flash by
You watch your whole life drain away
And no matter how hard you work,
There's never going to be quite ENOUGH
repeat chorus
End: until you’re spat out... knackered...
(c) 2008
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It's Easy (To Go Blind)
(alien/rael) lyrics by del
It's easy to go blind
When I don't see through another's eyes
It's easy to go blind
It's a reason to be left behind
Reconnected to, concluded mind
It's easy to go deaf
In a world where we can't be left
It's easy to go deaf
'cos I don't hear through another's ears
It's easy to go deaf
It's easy to go blind
'cos there's no reason to go blind
It's easy to go blind
RECONNECTED, CONCLUDED MIND
Who we cut today
I'm gonna bleed anyway
Now who we cut today
Sat there in silence
With another... just to say...
GO BLEED IN SILENCE
GO BLEED IN SILENCE
GO BLEED IN SILENCE
GO BLEED IN SILENCE
Who cut me today?
I'm gonna bleed anyway
Who cut me today?
I'm gonna bleed anyway
Now who cut me today?
Sat in silence with nothing to say
We step of centre
To find the centre of mind
(c) 2008
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...But I'll Be Waiting
(alien/hughes/rael) lyrics by del and max
Cold lonely feel the dark
Close if off to hide the past
Bury it deep in the abyss
You'll never see what you did
But I'll be waiting for you
Just when you least expect it
With all my years of focussed hatred
And weak thoughts grown strong
You are pathetic
You think you've had it harder
Than everyone else who's ever struggled
I hope you die soon
Cold lonely stepped on cold stone
Ripped up fake like your last
Fury is lost in my fist
You'll never see what you did
But I'll be waiting for you
Just when you least expect it
With all my years of focussed hatred
And weak thoughts grown strong
You are pathetic
You think you've had it harder
Than everyone else who's ever struggled
I hope you die soon
We're all drawn from our conclusions
Creating our illusions
We are pulled force
That caused this intrusion
Cold lonely wanted nothing else
I fell through an open hand
With nothing left to understand
Just I will be waiting
But I will be waiting
But I will be waiting
But I will be waiting
And if you want any more
Don't talk at me
I'm all I can ever be
So take, take all you can't leave
Hurt me, I won't hurt back
So lie you know it's twisted
So burn, burn you have it coming to you
You, you have it coming to you
(c) 2008
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Exhaust Fumes
(rael) lyrics by max
tricked
tricked tricked
tricked by a
carefully
carefully planned
aborted suicide
an aborted suicide
carefully planned
aborted suicide
your father
your father your father
has killed has killed
your child child
your child
with gas gas gas gas
your father
has killed your child with gas
gas gas gas
exhaust fumes pinch
exhaust fumes pinch
exhaust fumes pinch
pinch your lungs lungs
lungs
exhaust fumes pinch your lungs
you arrive
you arrived you arrive you arrived
you arrive too late
late late
you’ll never forget the look on his face
face face face face
face face face
face face
face
(c) 2008
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What Have They Done To Us?
(alien/hughes/rael) lyrics by del
What have they done to us?
Now my lungs are full and I can't breathe
Looked in a mirror with mind to deceive
I/It went dark as you entered the door
In the mirror do you see what I saw?
What have they done to us so we are weak?
What have they done to us so we can't speak?
Now what have they done to us?
What have they done?
Now in the mirror do you see what I saw?
(c) 2008
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Never Forgive You
(rael) lyrics by max
I've heard, all your excuses
I've heard how har it was for you
I've heard it's best to move on
I've heard Jesus said "forgive"
But
I'VE REALLY TRIED BUT I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU
I'VE REALLY TRIED BUT I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU
I'VE REALLY TRIED BUT I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU
I'VE REALLY TRIED BUT I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU
I've heard, all your excuses
I've heard how har it was for you
I've heard it's best to move on
I've heard Jesus said "forgive"
But
I TRIED REALLY HARD BUT I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU
I TRIED REALLY HARD BUT I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU
I TRIED REALLY HARD BUT I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU
I TRIED REALLY HARD BUT I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU
(c) 2008
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No Eternal Reward
(rael) lyrics by max
There is nothing
There is nothing
There is nothing
Staring at the void, for all you have destroyed
Naked and alone, all your wasted skin and bone
A mouthful of debt, for all your worthless comforts
Now you finally see how stupid you really are
And now all your wealth, and all your vicious hatred,
All your snobbish pride, in your religion, race and country
Joins your pointless IQ score, and all your stupid hatred
And you will watch it all turn to nothing.
You really thought you were better?
There is nothing
There is nothing
There is nothing
No eternal reward awaits you
No eternal reward awaits you
You have lived your whole horrible life for nothing
(c) 2008
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Empty Eyes
(alien/hughes/rael/schuster) lyrics by del
She's got empty eyes
Now she's got empty eyes
She's got empty eyes
Now she's got empty eyes
We'll bring her down
Down to her knees
We'll bring her down
And eat at her disease
So hate
Now she's got empty eyes
Now she's got empty eyes
Now she's got empty eyes
Now she's got empty eyes
I gave one, made her swell with pride
But that baby died
Now she's got empty eyes
Now she's got empty eyes
(c) 2008
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Drag On
(alien/rael) lyrics by del
So this has happened again
Stripped naked how like revenge
So this has happened again
Turn back time like it will end the same
What it is you want to see?
A grip like cut, a paradox, a burnt out mind of insanity
What is it you want to see?
Never has field been so bright
A catacomb above this land
Never has it been so dull
It's torn and screamed torn
And ripped up soul
What it is you want to see?
A grip like a paradox a burnt out mind of insanity
What it is you want to see?
They're going nowhere without their control
They think they can freeze your soul
This is nothing like reality
All we have is you and me
What is it you want to see?
A grip like cut, a paradox, a burnt out mind of insanity
What is it you want to see?
So this has happened again
Stripped naked how like revenge
This is nothing like reality
Now I never thought we'd get to see this
As if I am we and you and are me
Sitting, standing, lying just waiting
As if I am we you are and me
A darkest light, the open eye
So stopped it, no unlike
Not unlight
No unlike to another time
Not any reason
But feels the same
If it wasn't for you would it exist?
If it wasn't for you would you be here?
It's reality clutching the next drink
It's as if it gives me time to think
Leaning back or turning head
And feeling so real, but it can't feel itself
What is it inside? Something for you to keep?
A drag on
A drag on
A drag on
It's a drag on time
(c) 2008
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Killing Myself Until I Die
(alien/rael) lyrics by del and max
(c) 2008
Mouthful of bricks I've watched sunsets die
Won over by pricks I've even heard you all lie
Face full of beer I crawl to this place
Even now I imagine you here
Mouthful of bricks I've seen everything lie
I've spent it all living for kicks
Gonna kill myself until I die
I'm gonna kill myself until I die
You can't help me
Mouthful of bricks I've see everyone high
If you want to get here, want to see you try
I'm gonna kill myself until I die
Kill myself until I die
First look first hate first fault
First demon first reason to step
First OD first cut
First OD and first cut
You can't help me
I saw a man yesterday who won't see tomorrow
(c) 2008
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