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Savage Peace

by Starborn

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LexMetalUndergroundAustria Riff Crushing Power of classic Metallica meets majestic melodies and soaring vocals of High Quality US Power Metal like Crimson Glory.
A masterful debut. Favorite track: Beneath an Iron Sky.
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Jack Schonher Excellent Traditional Metal in the style of Fates Warning and Crimson Glory. My 2019 AOTY. Favorite track: Inked in Blood.
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Andrew Halliday Some of the best Power Metal I've heard in years! Unbelievable that the lads could one up The Dreaming City but they did with style! :D Favorite track: Beneath an Iron Sky.
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jasonsdominion Really awesome album with fantastic performances all round. Hi-res wav/flac versions sound extra fantastic. Dynamic, interesting and great aggressive edge. Favourite tracks so far, Inked in Blood, Savage Peace and Existence Under Oath. Music that promotes repeated listens and revisits. Favorite track: Inked in Blood.
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1.
Today the trial begins, yet again the system wins Even the score of those who serve and protect With haste they hunted me, for crimes against humanity My presence is a virus ardent to infect I’ve lived a life of evil, I’ve dwelled in years of pain I’m in contempt of all that’s moral in this game All rise before the jury, do you uphold the truth? You are assigned to judge the acts of this troubled youth The verdict is in: guilty as sin Sentenced to death Beyond prison walls, you will hear my call Till my dying breath Vengeance is mine, you’ll see in time Where I have been, others will follow By the light of a blood red moon, the black star will arise Torrential acid rain comes thundering from the skies This is my wicked art, my blackened sorcery Judge, jury, executioner, how do you plead? How do you plead? Solo - Atkinson Solo - Foley Solo - Atkinson Solo - Foley All accusers, every witness, I will slay All the jurors, every victim I shall not pray, shall not pray for thee! Lead - Foley How do you plead?
2.
Unwelcome 05:27
Solo - Atkinson From a castle on the hill comes the sound of shrieking still A voice that screams and shouts A girl without a name, my mistress and my bane Cast this sinner out Throw her into the flames, and watch her burn Our eyes turn away in shame Goodbye, adieu: I bid you farewell Our story is over, there’s no more to tell Bonsoir, take heed: stop, turn and run You’re welcome no more What’s done is done Abhorrent to the Lord, seeking oracles Banished to the stake Ash rises to the sky, all the children cry Salvation starts to shake I’m not the one on trial, but still I burn The smoke can be seen for miles Draw tight the halter, lay down the fuel Beg for forgiveness no more You look to the heavens, but God is not there Now we will settle the score Solo - Foley
3.
March, march - into the chambers of the damned March, march - a fate no God will understand March, march - toxins ride a silver breeze March, march - our loved ones perish in the heat In my country, I was king I was a giant among men Until the shadow crossed our path It spread its claws throughout the land Devoured cities in its hand There was no mercy to its wrath Our homes in ruins lie, beneath an iron sky All innocence will die, beneath an iron sky “Fill the pits with cyanide Fan the flames of genocide Tear the tears out of their eyes Disregard their feeble cries Inhale the Zyklon!” Solo - Atkinson Solo - Foley Solo - Atkinson Lead - Foley Can’t remember who I was Or what exists behind these walls The pendulum, it swings for me I say to you, my masochist “One day we’ll wield the iron fist The guillotine, it thirsts for thee” Our homes in ruins lie, beneath an iron sky All innocence will die, beneath an iron sky Oh, the humanity Oh, the humanity
4.
Solo - Foley Along the brittle pathways opening before me in the dark I trace the footprints of a man who left without making his mark I sat and watched, I waited, for almost nothing, just to pass the light of day And then she came to me, my mistress of the swamp, the earth, the clay The soil is wet and I’ve been digging for such a long time It lay there in the mud, too deep to reach, a love that once was mine When I close my eyes, she is still alive And her life is there to save But out here in the cold, in dirt too weak to hold I am the clay that binds her grave All these dark years, watching, waiting Changing as the seasons fall Naked rooms once so familiar Nothing left but flesh and bone Beneath the earth, there are booming voices Beneath the ocean, there are terrible lights My hands are shaking, I’m at war with my choices In the trees, there are unbearable cries Twisting tendrils cloak my destination Memories linger like the stench of rain In the mist there lies a revelation: We will never be as one again Solo - Atkinson Solo - Foley Once she told me that we could have it all “We are the world. We are the world.” I held her close through winter, summer, spring, and fall “We are the world.” We are the world. Summer solstice, winter’s twilight Time is all that seems to pass Good and evil, wrong or right There is nothing: all has passed
5.
I awoke and wanted Mars like a junky wants to score I tell myself it’s a futile dream, but it makes me want it more Lead - Foley Waves of light across a darkening sky A living hive of government spies Alone, without rest, it catches my eye A neon sign... Now, the door is opening; what strange illusions lie within? A wholesale price for your memory With consequences unforeseen “You are a secret agent, with Interplan This is not a fantasy, believe it if you can!” Now the dark is chasing me, I can’t tell what is real The implant’s got me paranoid, these wounds will never heal All the boundaries I have known, the seeds that I have sown Trapped inside this labyrinth, a million miles from home The towers of Olympos Mons are rising in the east The moon hangs solemn, gaunt and pale, like a murdered priest Am I Hauser, am I Quaid? What’s the highest price you’d pay? To live your life out on a stage, where your dreams reverberate Solo - Foley Solo - Atkinson Solo - Atkinson Solo - Foley I awoke and wanted Mars...
6.
Solo - Foley Beneath such sinful skin, there is a child that lies within Juvenile and maladjusted, fingers balanced on the rim Mother told me I was cruel, for what I did at school But looking back, it makes me grin, it’s where my tale begins. I stalk, I leer, I watch your windows Your home, my abode, I dream to infiltrate It calls my name with a voice as clear as crystal Silhouettes against the shades: perfection Blood is the wine on this table of mine What would it take for you to dine with me? I’ll play the butcher if you play the swine My valentine, frozen in time One with the shadows, a wolf dressed in black Tormented by demons, there’s no turning back My widow awaits me in her virgin shrine Plucked from the vine, darkness divine. Solo - Atkinson A tidal wave of emotions Agony and ecstasy Continual, like the ocean Frightened by such rigidity Come back to me... Solo - Foley One with the shadows, a wolf dressed in black Eternal damnation, there’s no turning back My widow awaits me in her virgin shrine Plucked from the vine, plucked from the vine. My widow awaits me in her virgin shrine My valentine, plucked from the vine My valentine, frozen in time.
7.
Solo - Foley I thought the dreams would come to pass Thought they’d leave me be at last Night or day, it’s all the same I see pictures in my head, I see letters carved in red Something wicked calls my name Please, someone save me from this hell, I’ve got stories left to tell Premonitions, telepathy “What you’ll see is what you’ll be” Laughter cackles down the hall, blood drips slowly down the wall I’m too young to understand how this madness all began I tell myself it’s just a dream, a picture show, a tragic scene Something lurks beneath the light waiting patiently to strike A dark, disturbing history, a place where evil comes to feed Cannot escape the imagery, when I’m awake, when I’m asleep With rictus grins the children sing Shine on, shine on Pain and suffering they’ll bring Shine on Can’t describe the things I saw Through every window, every door Imprisoned here forevermore Shine on Murder, murder, cold malicious bloody murder Evil, evil, poisoning the air Whisper, whisper, all day long I hear them whisper Father, father: Take your medicine Solo - Foley Solo - Atkinson Memories wash me like a flood The days ahead are inked in blood Seems there’s nothing left to save Late at night, I hear the rain As it patters on the pane Something wicked calls my name Calls my name…
8.
Savage Peace 09:31
Solo - Foley Here on earth, we inhabit a war zone, a cold and battered world Far beyond the distant skyline where our plans unfurl Four rogue replicants, their hearts of steel and stone Assigned to forced retirement, for their sins they will atone Suddenly, within a dream, a unicorn runs free What does this puzzle mean? No more pastures proud and green, livestock runs on kerosene Artificial reality, am I an accessory? Am I an accessory? Stabilise my vital signs Take my pulse to see if I’m alive Is my heart beating? Am I breathing? Stabilise my vital signs Check my pulse to see if I’m alive Are my wounds bleeding? Like tears in the rain? Solo - Atkinson Lead - Foley Do your memories break like glass before you know what they’re about? Do your words evaporate before you can get them out? Do you recognise the reflection in the rain-scudded grates? Is it oil or blood that draws the line between love and hate? Smoke and mirrors, play on fears, let’s tear the future down Blooded moon, iron sky, the swamp will surely drown Imprisoned in this cell, how soon man falls to wretchedness The trap is set, now place your bets, who will emerge from this mess? Heaven knows where your bones are scattered Heaven knows where your bones are scattered now Solo - Foley Like tears in the rain Is my heart beating?

about

Debut album by UK Heavy/Power Metal band 'Starborn'.

"With a willingness to throw curveballs in their songwriting and play at tempos that many other power metal bands might otherwise struggle with, Starborn are armed with a new lineup and an even sharper vision; they’ve cemented themselves as not only genre titans but one of the leaders of the classic metal resurgence. The fusion of big fucking star-destroying riffs and triumphantly bold songwriting creates a sound where one can track down the individual influences yet at the same time struggle to find a particular band to compare them to as a whole."
- 4/5, Toilet ov Hell

"Starborn offers the best (progressive) US Metal that has not been heard so well in a long time. Fans of Crimson Glory, Fates Warning, Queensryche but also of the Swedish portrait are not allowed to miss this album."
- 9/10, Rock Castle Franken

"With fifty-two minutes of playing time you can determine that it is generally long songs that the band recorded. Where this often results in long-winded or endless repeating of riffs, this is not the case with Starborn. Both guitarists know how to surprise with the necessary beautiful melodies and pounding riffs."
- 8/10, Arrow Lords of Metal

"Starborn is a band that is both improving as well as fine-tuning their sound. If you are looking for another round of songs from The Dreaming City, you aren't going to get it on Savage Peace. It is still Starborn, but they've thrown a middle finger at the thought of stagnation."
- 4/5, The Metal Crypt

credits

released September 27, 2019

All tracks written by Christopher A. Foley, except for tracks 5 and 6 by Christopher A. Foley and Sean Atkinson
All lyrics written by Bruce Turnbull except for track 5 by Bruce Turnbull and Sean Atkinson

Guitars recorded between July–September 2018 at The Studio of the Brave by Christopher Foley, Sean Atkinson and Dan Rochester
Bass recorded in August 2018 at The Studio of the Brave by Christopher Foley and Dan Rochester
Vocals and backing vocals recorded in July 2018 at First Avenue Studios by Dave Curle
Drums recorded in June 2018 at Base HQ at Downcast Studios by Phil Davies

Reamped, mixed and mastered by Damian Herring at Subterranean Watchtower Studios

Album and booklet artwork drawn by Luke Oram — lukeoram.com
Photography by Keith Fusco at Fusco Media — fuscomedia.co.uk

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Heavy/power metal from Newcastle, England.

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