The Guise and Traits of a Regressive State - EP [Re-Issue]

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1.	Grindstone 05:42	lyrics	buy track
Your knees to the floor You've lost this war This time you're overpowered Your face to the stone It grinds to the bone Crushing your skull beyond dust Your helpless cries And clear cut lies Won't save you from This torture Your bones will snap Feel your face collapse Returning to the earth Grindstone Grindstone Pay the price The cost it is your life Your memories and thoughts Are conscious no more Hear your own cries Make sure you say goodbye This is the end Be sure of that You're never coming back You've failed in this life An arbiter of strife You see what you want Though narcissistic eyes But now you'll pay the price Your eyes will shut tonight The black that surrounds you Will become all you know Malice and hate Both devastate Ground into dirt Beyond dust The grindstone Sharpens all Ground into dirt Beyond dust The grindstone Sharpens all
2.	The Guise and Traits of a Regressive State 05:00	lyrics	buy track
Democracy is flawed Decrepit creatures Walking parliament halls Select and elect, repeat The voters buy every line they speak Cretinous upper classes Produce laws that control the masses They'll sell you down the river Without a paddle They're untouchable Kings of the realms, whores of the law Do as they say Not as they do A false dichotomy ensues Slap on the wrist Pat on the back Punishment is a concept they lack They've sold you down the river No moral compass They've sold us down the river Their guise And traits Regress this state I will never conform I won’t be part of this masquerade I will repeal my vote And watch this state consume itself They exist in their suits sewn with lies Bought with ill acquired wealth used to disguise Redfaced and obsucre Absent until it suits them Death can’t be justified Theres no respect in war No moral compass They’ve sold us down the river Their guise and traits Regress this state
3.	Iron Sharpens Iron, Man Sharpens Man 05:46	lyrics	buy track
A culture of Hypocrisy Breeds hate within society Wars of hate And race disgrace This secularised system Prejudice and Bigotry Fanatic views based on faith The rich grow rich and The poor emplore That wealth be shared from door to door Iron Shaprens Iron, But only Man, sharpens Man Politics And redirect Are nothing more than semantics Our social class And wealth amassed Speaks nothing to our character I believe we have passed the point Of no return We have failed, our system is floored Humanity is forsaken We take it for granted And throw it away A most dangerous race In this world I have seen what we have A future so bleak A long for freedom We take it for granted And throw it away A most dangerous race Compassion we lack As Sociopaths A race that will be forgotten And die Young

about

"The Guise and Traits of a Regressive State"is the second EP from Hull based thrash metal outfit, Underkript. This release is the last to feature original members Kane Avery, on guitars and backing vocals, and Patrick Ralph, on drums.

This EP was originally 'lost' due to the band's line up changing in 2017. However, the release was resurrected in 2017 by MJ Anderson who mixed and produced the music to match the style of the band at the time it was recorded. "TGATORS" was recorded throughout 2016 and released in

credits

released July 29, 2018

MJ Anderson - Lead vocals/guitars
Kane Avery - Guitars/vocals
Josh Wilkinson - Bass guitar/vocals
Patrick Ralph - Drums

String quartet (featured on songs 1 and 3) - 'The Ventor Quartet' made up of Sophie Nichols, Anna Kent, Helen Sugden and Beth Nicholson.

Recording - Ashley Cantwell, Patrick Ralph and MJ Anderson
Mixing and production - MJ Anderson
Mastering (using original chain) - MJ Anderson and Kane Avery