Memoirs of the war

by VASSLINE

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1.
Is it dying? Is the flame of your brightest determination like a candle in the wind? Is it lost? Is the promise for the better era lost in nowhere? Honor and glory are the only things that mattered most. Not just fame and fortune. But i bet you knew all along that they wont last forever. Now its time to forget Or you will regret Now its time to forget Or you will regret Throw out the old rusty knife. Write your own history with this new one. No need for a shield. Get back to the field. No need for a shield. Just get back to the field. Bones crushing and you can't move an inch Blood gushing and there's no way to stop this Heart breaking, now you can't feel a thing It's the reality you just can't get away Face the fact, the past is dead Fight your way, face the reality So how long are you going to just stand there looking back the way? You have to realize you were given this life, because you're strong enough to live it. I hope you take my sincere dedication, an ultimatum and an invitation, that are going out to all of you my friends at the edge of a desperation. Even when you are on your knees With bear fists punching down the floor, There is always hope. There is always hope. Bones crushing, blood gushing. Heart breaking, it's the reality. Face the fact, the past is dead Fight your way, face the reality It's the reality.
2.
The howl of a angry beast cried out 12 times The sun now blinds the moon the moon now blind the sun A beauty is lost lies fill the air Slaughtered to the last one of them With my blade of rust with my own judgement final revenge has been made A point of no return Birth of tragedy Course of inequality Death of hope Hell awaits me devil tricks me I sold my soul my worst karma Kept a distance to the choices never knew what is right or what is wrong But devil showed me what it means The great misfortune's born the hatred fills the souls There is no destination No wrath of god for me After all We're born to fade in this solitude This is my fate Take a deep breath and standing here under the sun Take the last breath A Whole New World Awaits Take the last breath A Whole New World Awaits Take the last breath A Whole New World Awaits
3.
Voice of the violence is getting louder, while the angry crowd is silent. Angry victims think as one voice. Angry victims shout as one voice. Angry victims move as one voice. Lord of the purgation wiping out the innocence. We cannot stand the fact that no one`s crying out what they believe. Mindless action, faithless speech. Majorities overcome, minorities defeat. Only we can end this war. Give me the strength to change and take it all away. Rise and fight for the glorious day. Will you live as a coward? Will you die as a hero? Destroy your master, you`ll get your freedom. Angry victims hate as one voice. Angry victims rise as one voice. Angry victims fight as one voice. Lord of the purgation wiping out the innocence. We cannot stand the fact that no one`s crying out what they believe. Mindless action, faithless speech. Majorities overcome, minorities fight back. This day we`ll rise. The wait is over. Right here we will tear down this wall. This day we will rise.
4.
Reaching The Limits Of Ideals And Reality Trying To Overcome Hardships Break My Ring Of Fatality ...Unsafe My Last The Room Of Silence Is Like A Wordless Criminal Cage A Sinner And Control His Thoughts The Crippled King Sends Himself To Hell Where Do We Go From Here? The Truth Will Lead Your Way! Eyes Are Dug Out, Ears Are Cut Off, And Lips Are Sewn
5.
No blood. No life. No more dignity. No pain. No death. No existence. Spread the darkness and fearful nights. Invite me death, and shatter your rage. Prince of darkness. You're the power and the subsistence. Please, have mercy. And burn my useless soul. Prince of darkness. I worship ruthless fear. Please, have mercy. And tear me into shreds. "This is my blood, so drink it all." "This is my body, so take it all." Come to the moonlight and bloodstained nights. Come and dance around, with the blessed ones. Sign this holy song, with the baptized ones. Scream in insanity, with the subped ones. Spread the wings of dawn, with restriced ones. We turn into... Into the ashes... Shadow of moonlight and wrap around me with your wings. I am everywhere. And I won't rest in peace forever...
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The fear, my weapon. A great weapon to hunt you down. The hatred, my power. A fierce power to keep my crown. Pray, to all the god you know, to all the forgotten sages. Pray, pray just once more. No one will listen. Don´t you worry, the truth remains. Look into my eyes. I´ll find you no matter what. There is nowhere to hide in this burning hell. So just prepare yourself, I will tear you down. Welcome to the world of hatred, where dreams are broken and dead. Arise, you´ll feel this hell. Your nightmare, Your everyday life. Bloodstained hands can never be cleaned. Do you even know what is the most important thing for you? What you need is a right decision, not forcing you just think harder. A hostile. A punisher. A proxy. Hopes fall to the ground. Despair, you´re everywhere. You will pray for nights and days for a death to come. Pray.
7.
A saber of moment which cut through the path of chaos. The time will last, while the devils are on your back. Discard honors and leaves on your grave. (The grave) with no flowers and with no name. I lost my hand. I lost my eyes. I lost my faith. I lost my soul. Passionate battlefield. The cycle of life and death. Tough soul without a breakdown. Prepare with silence before you fight. I stand behind you. Prepare for your death. GET YOUR OWN SWORD. LIFE AND DEATH IS YOURS. Within the darkness of life... Buried alive and ungranted with no salvation and no dignity. Life and death... Life and death is just worthless.
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Angels of destiny reaching out silently. The words of wisdom, speaking uncertainty. Looking down from the top, This time I will strike you down. The times of solitude had been carved alone. Wounds won't heal, the pain will stay until the end. Curse of destruction remains, End of downfall comes near. Endless probation drilling down the weakness. Blood has been shed for the survival. My eyes stare at the end of the world When hope is lost, death awaits us. Remember to pray for your only chance. God's dice of the destiny starts to roll at the final dawn. A destiny, can never bring me down. A destiny, can never tear me down. I will stand against, I will fight against. It's my final blaze.
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Greed!!! Freedom And The Blank Space Wildness Which Is Mutated Bigger Bigger,Brighter Or Smaller And Darker One Ccorner of Mind Is Pure The Artistic Instinct Just Leave It As It Is. As Selfish As Practical As Rational life can be free and beautiful but we have lost our ways greed has corrupted the human soul made a wall og hate in this world so many thoughts, but no emotion humanity is more crucial than machines to us Longing Reason Love Travel Friends Habits Shadows Think Passion
10.
Like A Corpse, I Am Short Of Breath. I Cant Breath Just Hear The Voice Of Silence Used Up Mind, Ruptured Faith I Dont Wanna Change,I Am Tired Eternity Is An Unpleasant Word There′s Nothing Left I Seal My Wounded Soul No Other Way Out Infected All My Broken Hope I Cant Escape From My Bleeding Heart Everyday I Kill Myself Nuthing Left In My Empty Heart Everyday Everyday Everyday Everyday I Kill Myself I Am Short Of Breath
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Win Your Ambitions And You Between Livings And Deads, Never Betray Your Wills And You Even Your Anger Leads The Abhor Takes Over Pay Attention, Stand Against The Die Is Cast No Resistance Should Take Place This State Isn't The Last Though Existence Becomes Menace Tides Washes What Thy Expect, And Blood Dyed Sight Now Becomes Reality While Fistful Of Frustration Speculates The Effacement Fallen Toughts Of Hopes, Deformity Of These Abhorate, Continuous War Of Ignorance Only Thing That Wont Annihilate. But Don't You Care Wherever All These Despair Leads Your Dreams To. Except your Destroyed Body There Lies Plenty More To Expect Don’t Lose Sight Of This Fact No Longer The Fact That Your Existence Will Always Be True To Find True-self In This Madness
12.
떠날 수 밖에 없는 긴 여정의 시작 난 무엇을 얻고,또 무엇을 잃게 될 것 인가? 이 길은 더 날 강하고, 때론 무너지게 하겠지만 맨발로 다시 딛고 일어서 목적지를 향해 달려가네. 의지,신념 모든게 쓰러져 (쓰러져) 갈 때 흘렸던 눈물. 그 눈물은 메말라 사라지네. 절망의 순간 마주한 경험의 패배 베이고 깎여져 버린 두 손과 두 발 길을 찾아 헤매고 외쳐 보아도 돌아오지 않는 대답 되돌아오는건 비수로 둔갑한 혓속에 단어들 그 어느날 다시 일어설 때 먼 훗날 다시 눈을 뜰 때 그 언젠가 다시 눈을 뜰 때 꺾이지 않는 모래 위에 꽃으로 다시 태어날테니.
13.
The 24 hours inside my hand. God damn it, this day must be the longest day. All of a sudden, everything falls apart. Unjustified, untruth guns are filling the earth. One day, I found no one around me. What the fuck is this? You will regret everything today. Finally, I`m here. Got something to pay, Got something to take. Just wait a while, soon the dark angels without a name will come to me. I will blow your fucking head off. Believe it or not, I am a fucking ghost. Back stabbing fucks, your misery ends here. Day by day. It`s my life. All I want is pain for your sins. Wherever you are, I will find you. Nowhere to hide, I can smell your sweet scent of fear. Whatever, at least one thing`s clear. Even if I fall, I am taking you down with me.
14.
My dearest friend, you finally came crawling back. After all these years in pain and vanity. For a little while, you trusted the mankind. But for what? From one vein to another vein, the blood inside gets more polluted. You died a hero, unaccepted. And reborn as a villain, identified. And my friend, mark my words. Because you're so pure, you're wasted. You can't deny that the evil is the only providence. To defeat the evil, you’ve got to be more powerful evil. Evil red raven now has spoken. Forget your god who never cares and bystands forever. So my friend, take this undeniable, undeclinable suggestion. Cut the vein, stop the mistake. I can see your shadow, cowardly hiding behind you. i can see your shadow. You betrayed them all. You destroyed them all. Look at yourself. You are one of us.
15.
Against the tide of all negativity and anxiety, we rise and stand here to keep the pride. Yes, this could be the hardest time for you. But look back in the old days. Every time you face the wave, did you always just give yourself up? Now it’s time to take another stance. Don’t turn your back on yourself. This is the only chance. Fist to the wave of sound of despair. Your will is everything that you need to prepare. Take your stand, we fight against the tide. The last stand, we rise to keep the pride. Each day is a battle, life is war. We may lose the battle, but we will survive the war. Are you scared? Of what?! We are all prepared! Now it’s time to take another stance. Don’t turn your back on yourself. This is the only chance. Fist to the wave of sound of despair. Your will is everything that you need to prepare. Take your stand, we fight against the tide. The last stand, we rise to keep the pride. Take your stand against the tide. The last stand to keep the pride.
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Sometimes I ask myself, If life was a never-ending cycle which repeats itself like a Ferris Wheel, Where everything that I see and feel today will happen exactly the same in the future, If my today was a “today" for the rest of my life, Would I have lived today the way I have lived today? Would I listen to what “they” have to say as an advice? Would I let the others bother me with their fatherly ways? Would I sacrifice my life goals for the sake of filial piety? Would I follow the guidelines set by the society? No, undeniably, and I say it proudly. I would live my life to the fullest, and there’s nothing more to it. I know that the present moment is the best present given to me. And I won’t give it up for anything. Even if it means losing everything. You see, I visualize my life as a life-long movie That I’m producing, acting, directing, and shooting all at the same time Like I was born to do it, until my doomsday, ain't nobody can substitute me Other people’s approval, I ain’t subject to it I mean, truthfully, I’m just trying to create a work of art that comes straight from the heart I want my movie to be a classic, full of only eccentric characters Breaking all the parameters, the has-beens will consider me a catastrophe But I don’t give a single fuck about it. If it’s fun, I’mma do it. If I want it, I’mma have it. Opportunity, I'll take it. Momma, I’mma make it, happen. It’s my life, and I’mma live it, happily Once again, If it’s fun, I’mma do it. If I want it, I’mma have it. Opportunity, I'll take it. Momma, I’mma make it, happen. It’s my life, and I’mma LIVE it, happily I’mma live it… happily I’m a modern day Dionysus, "Beyond Good and Evil" I’m Nietzsche’s ubermensch reincarnated, with the might of a 300 Leonidases I don’t even care about what you think is right or wrong. So don’t you tell me what to do, I’ll go Mike Tyson on you, fool I’m a typhoon on the calm sea, I’m not at your palm’s reach "And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger Those who would attempt to poison and destroy my [dreams] And you will know my name is the [King] when I [accomplish my deeds]” (Ezekiel 25:17) Peace, and Carpe diem.
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Sitting there, just thinking things It's everything that you do. In your head, so full of shit, doesn't work like normal brain. Get up and look around, and find something that you can do. If you want to make some change in your life, then you've got to CHANGE YOURSELF! Do something, IT'S TIME FOR ACTION!! Want something? then PAY YOUR DUES!! Nothing's done till you begin. Sitting there won't get you anywhere. When you are let down, have a will to get up. Chances never comes to bystanders and surrenderes. Try to get yourself out of your own well. Try to get yourself out of your own well. Do something, IT'S TIME FOR ACTION!! Want something? then PAY YOUR DUES!! Nothing's done till you begin. Sitting there won't get you anywhere. It doesn't fucking matter, you've got to try. Resist when you've got to, It's the only way. Fuck it, don't give yourself up, you're on your way to victory Your fucking god is not needed anymore. Burn them fuckers all. Till they are nothing but ashes.
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Preparing the end of darkness, the red frozen sun now rises. Wishing for one ordinary day and it was your only prayer. The young lost their chances, and the old sovereign now glances. This is where the sacrifice and irrationality only exists. This march will never end. This march will never end. The worst situation, you can choose to be a hero or another coward. No more destroyed hopes, and no more broken dreams. Take a step forward with the courage, that dwells inside your deepest rage and cry out. Your time is up! Times of pain and disgrace. All the suffering we faced. We are prepared to take a stand. This is it, now. Against the cold breeze, the blaze lit the molotov. The trigger to take down the ruthless fuhrer. Lit the fuze and return to dust. Until my last wrath, until my last breath. My body is a blaze and a small knife of victory. This march will never end. We are not coming back.
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(The world has shown me. Dark, fearful and driving us crazy. Already, the world is full of rejected spirits from hell. And the pain spreads inside me, like trees in dismal forests) Words can't tell pain [and tragedy] The pain cut from me is the pain you fell. [pain you fell] A man lives and dies only for themselves. [no remorse] No such a thing as sacrifises. [you are on your own] Men are the same when they're left alone. They don't live for you always. Stop using your eyes and use your ears. You will feel the fear coming. Your death changes nothing. Just a number of the rooms in hell adds up. No meaning in this life. The door to heaven never opens. Carving on the door to heaven; "This is the hell, indeed. The inferno without salvation." Thus, I hereby resurrect now. SAVE ME, SAVE ME.
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These are the memories that will never fade. No matter what we face, some things never change. I will do everything I can to keep this day alive. Alive in my thoughts and my ways. Because the memories become a fuel to light the ways we decided to walk. I will do everything I can to keep the promises. To Keep them true in my dreams and hearts. We have to face no matter how hard we try there ain`t no way we can turn back time. This very hour, this very moment. Let`s try to make it count. They never fade, they never change. These are the memories of one. What do you remember? Don`t forget what we had. These moments will turn into the most precious strength you have. Memories of one. Some things never change. Memories of one. Some things never fade. Memories of one.
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Walked through this state of completion I feel the end is near I couldn’t tell anyone, anyone I know. This time, I reached the shore. But still, I can’t be sure. Lost in this, this bitter cold. I had no reason to wait. I wouldn’t look anyone, anyone I know. This time, I reached the shore. But still, I can’t be sure. Although you feel left out from the world, it's not the end. There's another road ahead. In this pouring rain, just like flowers in the sand.
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Since the beginning of the time, walked through the white darkness. I am the law, this must be perfectly clear. Cause I was brought to this world during the times of sympathy. I was there in every rise and fall which everyone remembers and praises. I was there. Repeated memories of mankind, during the unmeasurable time. Those dark and shallow thoughts. Enumerating weak desire. Your languages from different era. Your stories of different truth. Not being overpowered, not exploiting the reality. Filling the space of the life with one single breath. I was there in every rise and fall which everyone remembers and praises. I, the eternal surveilent, speak with silence and display with nothingness. Times disappear in vain and then it leaves an epic in memories. In time, we are the same In time, we dream the undreamable In time, we hope and desire The never ever ending prosperity Times. Today we equally walk toward the end of destiny. Times. Infinite flow of time is the reason why we should treasure today. We are, Yes we are Tracing the untraceable Through the times, we should learn to let go of all, all the anger inside us. Through the times, we might even learn to embrace and bless all the pain and sadness. Through the times, we should learn to let go of all, all the hatred inside us. Through the times, we might even learn to embrace and bless the death. We are, Yes we are Tracing the untraceable
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Instrumental

about

We made this album to celebrate 20 years of our formation. We wanted to make some sort of compilation album, but we didn't want to do just bring out our old recordings and cram them into one album.

Instead, we wanted to re-record our songs or even totally re-arrange or re-write by the help of our friends in Korean underground music scene. 35 incredibly talented artists came to help us make this happen.

The list of artists include some of the finest of Korean hardcore / metal scene, but we didn't limited our boundaries. You can also see indie/blues/hiphop/punk/electric artists in the list.

Since we had so many artists to take care to arrange recordings and so on, it took about 2 years to produce. Physical album contains 23 songs in 2 CDs. But of course, we added a new tune in it, too.

So yeah, we may should have focus on new materials, but hey, this IS somewhat of new materials. Some of it you've heard it, but some of it could feel totally new and even better than the original!

So we hope you enjoy this album as much as we did making it.

Thank you!

- VASSLINE

credits

released August 7, 2017

[The Warriors]

Vocals : Woo-seok DoubleAxe Shin
Guitars : Dong-woo Son
Guitars & Shouts : Min-young Chainsaw Cho
Bass & Growls : Ki-ho BluceTripleSix Lee
Drums : Seung-moon Jung

[Reinforcements from hell]

“Against the tide”
-Carlos Guerrero (Day of mourning)_Vocals
-Hyunjin Choi (Seotaiji Band, ex-VASSLINE)_Drums

“Boredom in the pressure”
-SungWoo Lee (NoBrain)_Vocals
-TOP_Guitars
-Boram Lee (Samchung)_Bass
-WanKyu Kim (Method)_Drums

“Crane”
-ByoungJoo Yoon (Lowdown30)_Guitars
-Hyunjin Choi (Seotaiji Band, ex-VASSLINE)_Drums

"Pure"
-YongBin Park (Remnants of the fallen)_Vocals
-JaeHa Kim (Method)_Guitars
-WanKyu Kim (Method)_Drums

"An ode to my friend"
-JinSu Bae/TaeKyun Kwon (Gwamegi)_Vocals
-Vovo Jung (NoBrain)_Guitars
-Hyunjin Choi (Seotaiji Band, ex-VASSLINE)_Drums

"Fear coming"
-SangHyun Cho (Knockdown/MOL studio)_Vocals
-MyungHo Wang (Formal apathy)_Drums

"Blood of immortality"
-GunWook Noh_Vocals
-KyungHo Sohn a.k.a Senyt (Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy)_Guitars
-KyungSeon Kim a.k.a Material Pneuma (Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy)_Orchestra MIDI
-HyeSeok Oh(Hooligan/MOL studio)_Bass
-MyungHo Wang (Formal apathy)_Drums

"24HRS"
-Showman (Abyss)_Vocals
-Alex (Downhell)_Guitars
-Hyunjin Choi (Seotaiji Band, ex-VASSLINE)_Drums

"New world awaits"
-Chris Yoo (Noeazy)_Vocals
-Hyunjin Choi (Seotaiji Band, ex-VASSLINE)_Drums

"Outcry"
-KwonMo Yang (Metamorphosis)_Vocals
-Hyunjin Choi (Seotaiji Band, ex-VASSLINE)_Drums

"Dawn of the apocalypse"
-KangHyun Park (Scarlet forest/In your face)_Vocals
-MyungHo Wang (Formal apathy)_Drums

"Black forest"
-JunTae Joh (Doxology)_Vocals
-MyungHo Wang (Formal apathy)_Drums

"Aspera fortunae"
-Alex (Downhell)_Guitars
-RockGun Kim (Lowdown30)_Bass

"Memories of one"
-YongWon Lee (Sonic stones/Yellow monsters)_Vocals
-Avail Ahn (JohnnyRoyal/Lazybone)_Bass,
-HyunSung Hwang (NoBrain)_Drums
-InSoo Kim (CryingNut)_Keyboards

"Mind control Pt.2"
-HwanTakk Lim (Hollow Jan)_Vocals
-Hyunjin Choi (Seotaiji Band, ex-VASSLINE)_Drums

"Eternal Recurrence"
-KyungHo Sohn a.k.a Senyt (Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy)_MIDI
-Changstarr_Spoken poetry

"Tracing the untraceable"
-HwanTakk Lim (Hollow Jan)
-JooHyun Lee/JongHyun Park (Galaxy express)
-JinSu Bae/TaeKyun Kwon (Gwamegi)
-InSoo Kim (CryingNut)
-GunWook Noh
-SungWoo Lee (NoBrain)
-YongBin Park (Remnants of the fallen),
-Cha cha (The monotones/The moonshiners)
-KwonMo Yang (Metamorphosis),
-Chris Yoo (Noeazy)
-Carlos Guerrero (Day of mourning)
-Mark Choi (Downhell)

[Casualties of war (Former members & tour mates)]

Top (G), Tiger Jin (G), HyunJin Choi (D),KangTo Lee (G), HongGu Yoon (D),HyunJun Yeo (D)
MinChul Han (G), SangHyun Cho (G), Gorilla (G), SungHwan Kim (G), JuWon Sohn (B)
MyoungHo Wang (D), WanKyu Kim (D),JinMan Cho (D), SungWon Shinji Kim (D)


All music and lyrics written, arranged and performed by Vassline, except below.
--"In this madness" arranged by SangHeum Park, performed by Apple Kim
"Flowers in the sand" lyrics rewritten, music arranged and performed by LoveXstereo
"Blood of immortality" arranged by KyungHo Sohn a.k.a Senyt (Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy)
"Blood of immortality" orchestra MIDI arrangements by KyungSeon Kim a.k.a Material Pneuma (Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy)
"Eternal Recurrence" poetry composed by Changstarr, music arranged by KyungHo Sohn a.k.a Senyt (Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy)
"Pure" arranged by JaeHa Kim (Method)
"Mind control Pt.2" lyrics rewritten by HwanTakk Lim (Hollow Jan)


Executive-produced by YongWon Lee and Vassline
Produced by Vassline and SangHyun Cho
Engineered, recorded, mixed and mastered by SangHyun Cho @ MOL Studio, except below.
--"Assassin of death", "The protester" live tracks recorded @ Sangsangmadang (Naver on-stage)
"Ferocious reality" mastered by Francis Jihoon Seong @ JFS Mastering


Photos by ROTTA, JuneKyung, KangYoung Hong, Sima, Esthero
Album artworks by Bluce666 (www.facebook.com/blucetriplesix)



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