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Hellas Chasma

by PALACES

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1.
Swarm 02:42
Swarm Swatter My path worn out and dusted My lungs torn down and rusted They swarm at you They swarm at me They swarm at you They swarm at me Crumpled under pressure Named the world my stressor They swarm at you They swarm at me They swarm at you They swarm at me And I'm so thankful Yet I'm so angry I just can't face it Goddammit I've lost my way Goddammit I've lost my nerve I've truly lost the plot Once had ambition in life All it gave me was heartache and strife Black heart in a black hole My body beside the scene Once had reason to give All my reasons left me worthless They swarm at you They swarm at me They swarm at you They swarm at me Stay out of my lane Don't mow my lawn Fuck Off
2.
The face of betrayal Lost soul lost eyes Mass scale Confusion Asleep at the wheel In love with the rope Barefoot on fire and coals Headfirst through endless potholes Blind hope Tranquil Minds eye Betrayed Afraid of my shadow Afraid of the light I'm growing weak and perspired Hope's left me so uninspired But I don't need my teeth to keep me sharp Or dreams that fill me up, swell my heart The things I can't let go keep me down And I'm so full of doubt 'til I'm without And all my dreams leave me high and dry And all my plans, they won't stick with me And all my fears just won't leave me be So I'm told so RED WHITE DARK LIGHT I know I know RED WHITE DARK LIGHT Can't cope Let go RED WHITE DARK LIGHT There's no way out Life cracks under light stress Thin layers of trust Bad look Violence And I don't need my teeth to keep me sharp Or dreams that swell my heart, I've come apart Live without Die in doubt
3.
Quiet new light arrives Glistening upon a wakened life easy in it’s flow Infinity Seems as fact for now As a slight rain Begins to extinguish Silently working As a slight rain Intermittently Begins to blur and drain Watching the day explode Dispersing like tiny meteors Slick spit of rotting fruit A splattering A smirk of recklesness As a slight rain Begins to extinguish Silently working As a slight rain Intermittently Begins to blur and drain So Long Hope Now Ride Due North Go On This City Rise Save Me Do Ya? Cause I Still Can Dry the rain pours Rise day after day It’s why we are So wet and shivering
4.
Illuminate the signs The cameras and the big red lights That turn all heads to here Until we disappear Another victim in the streets Another blackened night Another one sided fight Another ratings spike Hands in the air Head on the ground Don't make a sound And die face down Another victim in the streets Another blackened night Another lie in blue Another weak excuse But in the meantime I'll keep myself blind Bleach both of my eyes Until all I see's white When they find you Dead eyes, hold tight When they find you Pull that thorn from his side Show your guts, man And reach down inside This is homicide This is genocide There's nowhere to hide Televised
5.
How’d I find myself here Behind false doors I swear there’s no one to talk to No one is speaking Keeps me down Won’t let me be The pressure keeps Keeps on pressing Defeated Resolving An isle of palms is my relief How’d it all come out like this Walls without windows Not as though that they know What’s going on Or what I’m thinking Keeps me down Won’t let me be The pressure keeps Keeps on pressing Defeated Resolving An isle of palms is my relief They, See The Light No right No ritual No resignation I've found my way out Exsanguination
6.
M7 04:15
Once there was a man Carved his flutes and clarinets Out of human hands Drugged and sunken in Bite my lip, hold my lungs Peel back those fingertips Blurs the notes Pure and sweet Corrupt curator Of arts and crafts Hanging wires an Orchestra of drying bones Crazed creator Perfectionist Hanging wires an Orchestra of drying bones Gloomly plays Seress A lethal sound of fifty cobras Dancing through my head Blurs the notes Pure and sweet Corrupt curator Of arts and crafts Hanging wires an Orchestra of drying bones Crazed creator Perfectionist Hanging wires an Orchestra of drying bonesCan’t Hold A ThingDrain The Spit Out
7.
Wedge Hammer 07:05
Up in the clouds where they take a look in you Down underground where the world is in clear view (I don't mind, I'll walk in a straight line) Days turns to weeks, always ends up the same Stand and wait, follow suit, feel no shame (I walk in a straight line) Speak in turn (I walk in a straight line) Stand and wait (I walk in a straight line) Love your work (I walk in a straight line) Feel no shame Forced to sleep in their shit at night Glass and steel keeps us out of the light Head held down Eyes set straight No ideas (I don't mind) Feel no pain (I don't mind) Forced to sleep in their shit at night Glass and steel keeps us out of the light Fear of freedom, weighing you down Follow the hand all the way down to the ground I'l start a fire on my own, I'll start a fire on my own Speak in turn Love your work Stand and wait Eyes set straight Burn it down No way out I'll Start A Fire On My Own Start A Fire On My Own
8.
Hypertension 04:50
Push the max past the red line Synthetic captured sight Crush the soul against the light blue sky Embracing gravity’s weight Fearlessly into fall Free from noise that circles around us all For the love of the journey The thrill of the ride Went out on your own terms Within joy misjudgement lies The high life hanging low Crushed on cold and then withdrawn from flight Scarred the rail a splotch of red dye No exit descend death Sound of sirens in a moment gone wrong For the love of the journey The thrill of the ride Went out on your own terms We Are The Sun Drift along and hang On slow motion tape Pulsating through space Of magnetic waves A shocker of colossal force A fatal attempt at amazement We lost a good one that day There’s no rest for the living Stay Fire Within It Begins Within Where It All Ends
9.
Trainwreck 05:15
I should've seen the signs The rusted gate, the bleeding lines Roll right, roll back Roll right, roll back, right off the tracks I shudder to think, a grotesque sight I tremble to speak about that night Roll right, roll back Roll right, roll back, right off the tracks It's gonna lead us off the tracks It's gonna leave us all in scraps As the smoke piled high As the embers rise A voice shot straight through my soul "You always reap what you sow" Lost and bound, dead to rights Wanderlust, gift of light Cross of Lorraine Death knows your name (Aerials) Dead to rights (Burials) Gift of light (Virial) Cross of Lorraine (Serial) Death knows your name and has your eyes

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"The chaos is simply fascinating. The way that Palaces consistently stick the landing speaks to their overarching talent. The songs are compelling and the grooves crushing." ~ Metal Injection

"The deep undertones of Week’s basslines on “Black Pendant” is thick with pure unadulterated insanity that the rest of the band can do nothing but expand on. Balsamo is a beast when it comes to keeping time. His cadence is spot on, especially on a song like “Finger on the Pulse.” Add in Searle’s guitar work of combining precision riffing and delusional guitar blasts to create the raging fullness in this band’s sound. Coming from a three piece, it’s rare, but this band fills in the gaps with a psychedelic madness that will send you down the rabbit hole." - Selective Memory Magazine

"Hellas Chasma doesn’t fuck around, so neither will we. “Swarm” launches out of the gate with some serious gusto, just a squeal of feedback, a quick stomping rhythm section intro, and a scream to let you know it’s Go Time. If you don’t immediately have the urge to disrespect your surroundings, there may be no hope for you. This fist-pumping ripper sets the stage for a rowdy, rollicking 40 minutes of noisy rock, punk, and hardcore." Your Last Rites

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released September 18, 2020

Jonathan Balsamo - Drums
Eric Searle - Guitar / Vocals
Jeremy "Bumpy Bronson" Weeks - Bass / Vocals

Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Eric Searle at MetroTracks
Album art by Alaina Lyle
Layout and Photos by Eric Searle

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PALACES Atlanta, Georgia

Jonathan Balsamo - Drumkit
Jeremy Weeks - Bass/Vocals
Eric Searle - Guitar/Vocals
Steven McLaughlin - Guitar/Vocals

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