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ORDER HERE: Resurfacing from both global and deeply personal unrest THE MACHINIST have returned and are set to leave their own indelible mark on 2022 with their idiosyncratic blend of extreme metal and hardcore on their new album, All Is Not Well, set for release via Prosthetic Records on July 8. Resuming recording as the world tentatively took to recovery, THE MACHINIST teamed up with Daniel “DL” Laskiewicz (Bad Wolves, ex-The Acacia Strain) to produce, mix and master their sophomore effort, with help from Ice Nine Kills’ Ricky Armellino for vocal tracking. The time spent in isolation and witnessing the horrors of police brutality (explored on lead single, PIG), inflammatory politics and minority communities coming to terms with loss sits restlessly within the marrow of All Is Not Well’s lyrical themes. Sonically, Gomez’s penchant for converging both death metal brutality and intricate melodic metal and hardcore serves as a counterpart to All Is Not Well’s excoriating kickback at a world in crisis. Standing tall in 2022, THE MACHINIST discards solipsistic tunnel vision for a wider scope of the personal and political. All Is Not Well refuses to resign in the face of the current climate's ongoing political and personal divisions, opting instead to shine a light and give a platform for the chance of hope. THE MACHINIST is: Amanda Gjelaj - vocals Josh Gomez - guitar Steve Ciorciari - drums LYRICS: I am now god Once a sheep and now a wolf Third eye can see trauma, stress, anxiety We Hide and Seek no more in the shadows The fright is real welcome to the gallows I am now god Once a sheep and now a wolf Third eye can see trauma, stress, anxiety The genocide Beginning right before your eyes You are the lie The truth is the cyanide Anguish gave your life a meaning You’re losing too much time Fearing, the unknown, the uncertainty It’s all too much to bear Surrender to all your luxuries Cause we’ve all been betrayed I am now god Once a sheep and now a wolf Third eye can see trauma stress anxiety We Hide and Seek no more in the shadows the fright is real welcome to the gallows I am now god Bow to me you asshole You pray to me Perish with your piety Breathe in the plague Find salvation The destruction of entire nations Can you feel the planet mourning? The horror of this life is Feeling, the unknown, the uncertainty It’s all too much to bear. Surrender to all your luxuries To cover your despair They lie to keep you at bay I will expose their face I will erase their name this purgatory must be escaped must be escaped must be escaped As Above So Below fear me now I am awake fear me now I am awake I am awake Fearing, the unknown, the uncertainty It’s all too much to bear (The world must end) Surrender to all your luxuries Cause we’ve all been betrayed (The world must end) Fearing, the unknown, the uncertainty It’s all too much to bear (The world must end) Surrender to all your luxuries To cover your despair The world must end For everyone to get what they deserve The world will end And everyone will get what they deserve
