In my sleep all I ever see is rotting corpses of Winter trees. A twisted cypress that holds no leaves give a violent, lifeless, freezing scream. Black, the colour of my true loves hair. It matches the black in the ice of her stare and the blackened core of the corrupted thoughts I think. Black everything. Fade away, fade away. Waste away wraith, I don't want to see you again. She looked to me to be a rock and I promised her that I was but time stuck it's foot in again, tested me, turns out that I was dust. All you need is some help but the black of my anger, it white washes everything else. I can't help thinking if you mention suicide again, I swear I'll kill you myself. Every single morning I fight through the same fog of painkillers and sleeping pills. What the fuck did I wake up for, when each and all my actions, every step I take are just slow motion replays of previous mistakes
I generally appreciate the album by album move away from hardcore towards extreme metal. Yet for me personally, this is where the balance is perfect. Kind of like Metallica's Ride the Lightning: subsequent albums were more sophisticated and complex, yet less intense, too. Great to come back to, again and again. jornfin
Awesome psychedelic sludgy metal with some post-metal influences that build and morph often enough to stay fresh throughout each of the lengthy runtimes. Highly recommended for anyone looking for some psych-tinged sludgy goodness! Colin M.
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021
It's hard to describe why I love this album so much. It's just perfect in every way. Every track is so spectacular, but Knives and it's build up to that spectacular heavy part just takes the cake. Fantastic album from a fantastic band that needs to get back together. whatwasallthisfor