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Nocturnal Escape

by Nocturnal Escape

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1.
RELIGION - THE SCOURGE OF HUMANKIND TERROR - THE WEAPON OF CHOICE FEAR - THE DRIVING FORCE HATRED - THE BONDING SENSATION MASS MEDIA - THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE EDUCATION - THE ENEMY OF ASINITY CIVIL WAR - THE FIGHT OF THE OPPRESSED SUICIDE ATTACKS - THE WAY OF THE DESPERATE THE LEADERS THEY DRIVE YOU MAD YOU GIVE THEM POWER WHICH THEY NEED THEY CONTROL YOUR LIFE IF YOU ARE WEAK ULTIMATE POWER IS WHAT THEY SEEK CRYING CHILDREN SOBBING MOTHERS EVIL ONES ARE ALWAYS THE OTHERS TUMBLING BUILDINGS TREMBLING STREETS SCORCHING CITIES IT ALWAYS REPEATS HE STARTED TO FIGHT IT’S ALL HIS FAULT HIS GOD IS WEAKER APPROVES OUR ASSAULT GET OFF MY LAWN INFRINGE MY BELIEFS FULL RETALIATION IS WHAT YOU’LL RECEIVE TOTAL WAR IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN LIMITED BELIEFS ON WHICH MOST DEPEND OBSERVING THE SLAUGHTER QUESTIONS MAN’S SANITY LET’S KILL THEM ALL THERE’S NO TIME TO REPENT EXTINIGUISH EVERYONE WHO’S NOT ALIKE HURRY NOW TO GET THE FIRST STRIKE THE KILLING GOES ON THAT’S HOW IT’S ALWAYS BEEN THE FIGHT IS RAGING IT’S OURS TO WIN PROPAGANDA - THE PRACTICE TO HERD THE SHEEP DECEIVING SECURITY - THE TRICK TO GET SOME SLEEP SURGICAL STRIKES - THE WORD FOR BLOOD AND THUNDER INDOCTRINATION - THE WAY TO KEEP US UNDER FLYING FORTRESS - THE EUPHEMISM OF THE BRASS VOLUNTARY MARTYRS - THE INSTRUMENTS OF VENGEANCE REFUGEES - THE ONES WITH NO GUILT HUMANE WARFARE - THE BLATANT LIE POLITICS ARE AN INIFINITE LOOP INFERIOR MOTIVES DRIVE MOST GROUPS DIFFERENT BELIEFS ARE AN EXCUSE IN THIS GAME WHERE EVERYONE WILL LOOSE WAR OF BELIEFS WAR OF BELIEFS
2.
SCREAMING INTO OPEN SPACE EVERYBODY’S SCHEMING JUST TO WIN THE RACE PEOPLE LOOSE THEIR FEELINGS FOR EVERYTHING AROUND HATRED AND DISGUST PULLS ME RIGHT DOWN LIVING ON THE EDGE OF SOCIETY THIS MARKS MYSELF AS THE PERFECT ENEMY THEY ARE DRIFTING COMPLETELY AIMLESSLY WHEREAS MY PURPOSE IS TO BE FREE STAND UP AND KEEP YOURSELF AFLOAT THIS HAS NO MEANING AS LONG AS YOU ARE PROUD SHARPEN YOUR SENSES BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE FIGHT FOR YOURSELF TO ESCAPE THIS WORLD’S FATE DON’T FOLLOW LEADERS FOR WHOM YOU ARE LIFESTOCK PULL OUT NOW TO PREVENT THE SHELLSHOCK CLUELESSNESS IS BLISS OF THE MINDLESS HERD SET YOURSELF ASIDE AND FEAST ON YOUR HATE THRASHING ALL THE BOUNDARIES WHICH THEY KEEP AROUND MINDING JUST OURSELVES IS WHAT KEEPS US DOWN IF THEY ALL COULD WAKE UP FROM THEIR PARALYZING SLEEP WE COULD COME TOGETHER AND LIVE IN HARMONY WAR IS JUST A BUSINESS WHICH PAYS THEM ALL SO WELL SO LET US KEEP ON KILLING TO FULFILL THEIR WILL WE ARE TOLD THERE IS NO CHOICE FOR REAL DEMOCRACY BUT LET ME TELL YOU THE HUMAN RACE NEEDS TO BE FREE THEY DEMAND OUR SOULS WHICH WE GIVE THEM WITH NO DOUBT IF WE KEEP ON WAITING WE MIGHT SEE A MUSHROOM CLOUD IT IS YOUR PURPOSE TO DISSECT THEIR LIES COME TO A CONCLUSION WHICH ENDS IN A SIGH HUMANITY IS DOOMED IF THIS ALL KEEPS GOING ON WE NEED TO STAND TOGETHER AND BE STRONG IF ANYTHING WORSE THAN THIS IS HAPPENING IT’S OUR DUTY TO RISE AND PLAY THE GAME GOVERNMENTS ARE PULLING STRONG AND THRIVING ON OUR FEAR DISAPPROVE THEIR TERRORISM THAT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR
3.
A Lucid Mind 06:52
FLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS BLACK SKY SURROUNDS ME NOW DOWN I SEE ALL THIS MISERY HELPLESS I AM UP HERE IN TRANCE WHAT’S GOING ON EVERYTHING’S STRANGE CAN THIS BE HAPPENING OR AM I INSANE LUCID I FLOAT MY MIND BREAKS DOWN IN HORROR I SEE OUR FINAL DESTINY SPINNING THOUGHTS ALL AROUND THIS IS TOO BIZARRE SOMEONE PLEASE TAKE MY HAND AND GET ME OUT OF HERE TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP NOW WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP NOW WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP NOW WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP NOW MURDER RAPE GENOCIDE HATE DEBAUCHERY AND CRIME EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME THIS IS A NIGHTMARE IT CAN’T BE REAL HUMANITY IS DYING WHILE EVIL PREVAILS NOW MOVE YOUR FEET AND CATCH YOUR THOUGHTS IT’S TIME TO TURN THIS WORLD AROUND I AM THE GOD OF APOSTASY OUR WORLD IS DYING TO SET ME FREE
4.
SILENCE BUT I WANT TO SCREAM LACERATED WOUNDS REMEMBER OF WHAT HAS BEEN WHEN I WAS YOUNG MINERVA LOOKED AFTER ME NOTHING COULD DO HARM I NEVER FELT AS FREE GETTING OLDER DAY AFTER DAY THE WALLS BEGIN TO CRACK REALITY WAS CLOSING IN MARS WAS GETTING READY TO ATTACK THIS IS INSANITY WAS THIS SUPPOSED TO BE APOLLO LAUGHS AT ME DISILLUSION ENCASES ME THESE INSIGNIFICANT THOUGHTS ARE DISTURBING AND CORRUPT THANATOS I BEG OF YOU PLEASE COME AND RELEASE ME ALL THE TIME MY HEAD IS SPINNING WHILE THE FACE OF DEATH IS GRINNING FOR SO MANY YEARS I GOT AWAY THE FEAR OF YOU LEADS ASTRAY CALL ME WEAK AND PUNCH ME DOWN I’LL STAND UP WITH A FROWN THIS LIFE OF MINE IS NOTHING BUT INGLORIOUS IN THE END YOU’LL BE VICTORIOUS
5.
CLOUDY NIGHT ON THIS EVENING OPEN SPACE ALL AROUND ME OUT IN THE FIELDS THAT’S THE PLACE TO BE TO GET AWAY FROM WORLD’S INSANITY MY VIEW REACHES FAR A WIND GOT UP I CAN SMELL FRESH AIR WITH NOBODY AROUND IT’S EASY TO UNWIND AS I AWAIT SOOTHING CLARITY SHADOWS CAST BY THE MOONLIGHT FULL SECLUSION THAT’S THE GOAL TONIGHT THIS EMPTINESS IT’S WHAT I SEEK IT’S BEAUTIFULLY QUIET WHEN NO ONE SPEAKS BREAKING TWIGS UNDER MY FEET AS I MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS AN OLD TREE THE BODY WANTS TO REST BUT THE MIND MOVES ON SYNAPSES ARE FIRING AS I CALM DOWN GLOOMY NIGHT AS I GAIN INSIGHT DEPRESSION COVERS ME LIKE WARM DRAPERY OVERWHELMING THOUGHTS BRING ME TO MY KNEES IT’S THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO BREAK FREE I NEED THAT PAIN RIGHT INSIDE MY CHEST IT IS WHAT KEEPS ME AT MY BEST AGONIZING SUFFERING IS WHAT I CAME FOR A RESTLESS SOUL WHICH FEASTS ON MISERY SILENT SCREAMS HALLOW THROUGH THE NIGHT A TORTURED HEART PUTS UP A HOPELESS FIGHT THE PANIC STRIKES WITHOUT A WARNING A QUIET DEATH WITH NO ONE MOURNING SWEAT POURS DOWN FROM MY HEAD AM I DREAMING OR AM I DEAD MY LIMBS SO NUMB MY BODY SO COLD ALL ALONE IN NATURE’S VAULT THE PAIN FEELS GOOD THE PAIN FEELS RIGHT THIS CLEANSING TORTURE DRIVES ME THROUGH THE NIGHT I FOLLOW THIS PATH AND COME TO ME WITH THIS AQUIRED TASTE IN HUMAN TRAGEDY MOVE GET UP AND RUN PURIFICATION IS COMPLETE THE VOICES IN MY HEAD WERE QUIET FOR SO LONG ALL PAIN IS FORGOTTEN AS I AM HEADING HOME THE SUN BEGINS TO RISE AND THE MOON’S GONE I FOUGHT MY DEMONS AND I HAVE WON THE VICTORY IS MINE THE HAUNTING THOUGHTS MOVED ON THE QUESTION IS FOR HOW LONG
6.
ALL ALONE YOU ARE LONG GONE I GAVE YOU MY HEART AND YOU GAVE ME MISERY SHATTERED MY DREAMS YOU WERE OH SO KEEN ON MY LURKING DECLINE HERE YOU GO STAB RIGHT INTO MY CHEST I OPENED UP FOR YOU IT’S ALL MY FAULT I GAVE YOU TRUST NOW GO AND PULL IT THROUGH OH MY HEART SCREAMING SO LOUD IT IS PLEADING FOR YOUR MERCY NO DOUBT
7.
FADING AWAY FOR EVERY DAY JUST TO GO HOME INTO A FESTERING DOME LOSING YOUR LIFE JUST TO SURVIVE IN THIS FUCKED UP WORLD FIGHTING THE DEMONS OF DAILY GRIND ALL SEEMS HOPELESS IT WASTES MY MIND MOVING FORWARD TO STAND IN PLACE ALL THESE PEOPLE CAN’T LOOK IN MY FACE IT STRIKES ME HARD THIS UNEXPECTED THOUGHT MY BRAIN IS SCREAMING IT ALL SEEMS TO BE LOST GAIA IS DYING AND WE CAN’T STOP TO EVISCERATE OUR OWN LIFELIHOOD AS PROFITS INCREASE MAN’S SANITY GOES DOWN HUMANITY IS POLISHING IT’S DECEIVING CROWN IT’S ALL SO CLEAR WHY CAN’T THE SEE THE IMPENDING DOOM WE’RE ALL LOST IN APATHY
8.
ALRIGHT LET’S GET THIS STRAIGHT MY LIFE IS DIFFERENT IT’S MY OWN FATE I BELIEVE IN FREE DEVELOPMENT OUR SOCIETY IS JUST DECADENT UNBIASED EXPOSURE ISN’T JUST A TREND DIVERSE BELIEFS ARE PART OF HUMAN BLEND COME TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT YOUR FEARS DIVERSITY IS ALL AROUND LET THE SPIRIT BE UNBOUND STAND UP THIS CYCLE HAS TO END OUR FUTURE SHOULD BE RELEVANT FEEL YOUR POWER AND USE IT TO PREVENT THESE FUTILE KILLINGS WE’RE CLOSE TO OUR END QUESTION AUTHORITY AND USE YOUR OWN MIND LISTEN TO YOUR HEART AND LET THE SPIRIT FLY THE FREEDOME OF SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF OUR THOUGHT ARE THE GREATEST GOODS PROTECT THEM AS YOU SHOULD STEP ASIDE TO GET A BETTER VIEW WE’RE ALL BUT BROTHERS THIS IS NOTHING NEW LET US JOIN IN PEACE EMPOWER LIBERTY FOR OUR CHILDREN TO GROW UP FUCKING FREE

about

Nocturnal Escape was recorded between January 2014 and July 2015.

All music and lyrics written by Leo Bergmann.

"NOCTURNAL ESCAPE have created a very Death Metal-themed album here that is quite doom-y and gloom-y and talks a lot about, well, death. There is quiet a bit of groveling and growling in the vocals as well as moments that shows the brilliant melody of NOCTURNAL ESCAPE's vocalist. The song-writing is quite unbelievable as well, and gives the listener a lot to thing about through some pretty substantial lyrics that really have a lot of depth to it. There is also a large dose of reality that people can relate to as humanity slowly goes crazy even today in our world. NOCTURNAL ESCAPE wrote something that a lot of people can relate to, and understand." 10/10

www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/reviews/unsigned_3/nocturnal-escape.htm

"This is a great opportunity for fans of progressive and aggressive music to witness the inception and rise of a talented metal act from Germany who are not afraid of experimenting and adding different layers of complexity to their compositions, creating a unique sounding that, as aforementioned, will beautifully reach to your heart and definitely make you bang your metal head."

theheadbangingmoose.wordpress.com/2015/09/28/album-review-nocturnal-escape-nocturnal-escape-2015/

"...this work shows eight themes entrenched in a sort of death / black progressive, modern metal, with good space for technique and virtuosity, as well as the bands aggressiveness and emphasis on some melodic and nearly gothic aspects."

rockarollazine.blogspot.com.ar/2015/11/nocturnal-escape-nocturnal-escape-2015.html

"... The whole album revolves around these weird combinations of styles and smashing diversity, always neat and sometimes bizarre, however to appreciate, because thanks to them the work is interesting and varied, played with a guitar technique that explodes in kaleidoscopic solos...Very good debut. Is this the birth of a new star in the metal cosmos? 80/100"

thepitofthedamned.blogspot.de/2015/11/nocturnal-escape-st.html

credits

released September 1, 2015

Leo Bergmann - Guitars, shout vocals, keyboards, drum programming, mixing & mastering, design
Klaus Bergmann - Bass
Thomas Zimmermann - Clean vocals

Special guests on Call To Humanity:
Paul Perlberg, Joscha Radaj (Zerfetzer, Musikalischer Gesundheitsdienst), Tobias Ruf (Disgusting Perversion), Julian Gruber (Ex - Running Death), Simon Bihlmayer (Running Death)

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Nocturnal Escape Germany

Nocturnal Escape is a recording project of Leo Bergmann, Klaus Bergmann and Paul Perlberg. Founded in 2014 after Klaus and Leo's previous band Bleak disbanded. The first incarnation for the self-titled first album featured Thomas Zimmermann (ex-Bleak). The second album Uncharted Pathways is out now with new shouter Paul Perlberg instead of Thomas Zimmermann. ... more

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