PRESS RELEASE:
Mind Pollution
by LIES!
New album "Mind Pollution". Album Out On December 8th 2023.
Digital album release exclusive on Bandcamp: Dec 1st!!!
CD Digipack 9.99
Digital download: 6.66
CDs and merch shipping in the first week of December.
From the Coretex Records website:
For those who want to listen to anger and energy in their purest form, they quickly think of TERROR. For those who want to listen to pounding or apocalyptic thrash riffs with hardcore as in 90s metalcore, they quickly think of ALL OUT WAR or MERAUDER. LIES! from the Netherlands combines both forms and puts it in its own style. A very robust style and truly extremely hard-hitting. It sometimes reminds one of SIMULAKRA. "Mind Pollution" is overwhelming, all packaged in a very compactly written full-length album recorded at 3181 Studio. The song "Propaganda" features the singer from the French metallic hardcore metal band Worst Doubt. If there's one band in the Dutch scene poised to carry on the legacy of Born From Pain, Hawser and No Turning Back it is LIES! If you've ever seen them live you know they can completely tear up the floor with guaranteed moshing. Don't expect beatdown galore but pure rage.
The cover of this record depicts an enormous vortex in a lightning storm. It crushes and devastates a city and you can see brains emerging from the surface. It would refer to what you hear when you put this record on, but it also alludes to the lyrics about the chaos in the head caused by the immense pressure we put on ourselves, the disconnect from the world by desire, fear of missing out and needing too much. All stimuli kill our brains; it destroys humanity, as you witness and hear here. Credits to Hugo Zerrad the artist who completed this 9-track metallic hardcore vortex called "Mind Pollution".
Tracklist:
Mind Pollution
Wounds into Wisdom
Propaganda (featuring Worst Doubt)
Setsunai
Resurrect
World / Inferno
Hunting Season
No Blood Left to Bleed
The Cleansing A.D.
About the album:
"In the midst of our chaotic lives, a form of pollution has emerged – ‘Mind Pollution.’ This pollution warps our thoughts and perceptions, driven by constant urges and misleading influences, all fueled by an unending need for connection. The fear of missing out and the fear of loss perpetuate this cycle. Within our minds, a storm rages — a tornado of anger, opinions, and external influences. This mental turmoil threatens our core beliefs and even our ability to reason. In the midst of this turmoil, we risk losing our true selves, pulled away by external forces. This internal storm can be overwhelming, capable not only of shattering our world but also leading to complete estrangement or even more dire consequences".
The internal storm portrayed in the album cover — an enormous vortex in a lightning storm crushing a city with brains emerging — parallels the chaos depicted in the lyrics, exploring the impact of pressure, desire, fear, and neediness on human cognition and the potential destruction of humanity.
releases December 8, 2023
All the songs were recorded and produced by Sander, the guitarist of LIES!, at 3181 Studio. He was responsible for recording and producing all the previous recordings of LIES! as well.
Adding to the collaborative effort, Hugo Zerrad, vocalist from the French metallic hardcore band Worst Doubt, not only contributes as the cover artwork designer but also lends his guest vocals on the track “Propaganda.”
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