The Agony of Perseverance

by Slug Shell

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1.	Tenebrous Inquisition 01:15		buy track
2.	What The Dark Conceals 04:51	lyrics	buy track
What The Dark Conceals Lyrics: Patrick How does it feel to be the target? How does it feel to be in pain? Darkness swallows you soul whole Darkness is me, your foe How does it feel to be betrayed? How does it feel to be alone? Leave this realm, this home, your hell and break this curse bestowed on me What the dark conceals won't fade Haunting you 'till your grave It's only worse as you fall to your fear and you shall see what the dark conceals
3.	The Agony of Perseverance 05:10	lyrics	buy track
The Agony of Perseverance Lyrics: Natalie My heart quails in the midst of this landscape Stretching out unending before my eyes I cannot weep The shadows of evening befall me Crying out An echo over the hill Alone in a dark land The spires that loom above me seem to pierce the sky A barren heaven devoid of starlight With only the moon to guide my way The agony of knowing I will not return "Terrible wonders walk the earth but none the match for man" (excerpt from Antigone, (Sophocles play) Solo: Patrick
4.	Mid-Evil 04:17	lyrics	buy track
Mid-Evil Lyrics: Patrick Bloodshed, power Evil Kingdom Knights in armor Fight for freedom The people call for their rights Hierarchy to be brought down No more suffering Medieval is taking me Back in time so I can see Mortals battle Swords and shields strike Deadly legions Revolution Solo: Patrick
5.	Razing 03:44	lyrics	buy track
Razing Lyrics: Patrick Rise my creatures of chaos and doom Conquer this land till gloom Strive for the lives of higher greed Decimate the fields in flames and horrid gore Rise from the grave Follow my lead and take their names Leave through ash and bones Crush their bodies one by one Rise from the grave Follow my lead and take their names Carnage for our hymns Razing to tear them limb by limb Listen my undead warriors Slaughter all who oppose Eat and destroy this fruitful land Through hell’s fire and mortal bloodshed Rise up Destroy Ravage This is the kingdom that I call as mine
6.	Lighter Fluid 03:18	lyrics	buy track
Lifter Fluid Lyrics: Patrick Who is right, who is wrong, who’s to judge, this circumstance Minds on the edge Left wing, right wing, who cares, deceit Cares not for me We stand to fight this plague Have strength in me and rise up Burn down the earth, this is their plan Swarming all land, this is the world genocide Wasted fuel, burning crude, diluted hue, nothing's true Killing all life Fake plants, habitats, smog for air, without a glare Red white and blue Force fed instead, control Eat this toxin, breathing death
7.	Possessed 04:24	lyrics	buy track
Possessed Lyrics: Natalie I am the demon of lust in your dreams Whispering carnage in your ears Blood that drips upon my voice As I prey upon your fears I am creating hostility Spiraling down Perpetual insanity Darkness falls I watch as you crawl Haunting your mind In vain you run from me Clawing Ripping at your head Eternally you bleed Haunted like one possessed I revel in the chase The thrill of the ride The gnawing hunger of this monster inside Overtaking your mind and your soul Bending you to my will Making you realize You were born to kill Solo: Natalie Solo: Patrick
8.	Systematic Destruction 06:09	lyrics	buy track
Systematic Destruction Lyrics: Patrick & Natalie Ignorance is not bliss, but you won’t see The true story covered, forced to be Mass media propaganda all in place Redirected vision, complete control Innocent and careless, like nobody knows Global body bags, dark history grows Some of us will see it, the tyrants rise Distractions reign over all foreign cries Lies told directly to you face Send them to die, burning at the steak Implicit you’ve all become (Victims of) Systematic Destruction Evil minds, evil times Twisting their philosophy Poison eyes telling poisoned lies Venomous hostility Darkness behind their eyes Siphoned alive, Drained of life Skeletons lie behind their graves A dark cloud of plutocracy Chaos, darkness, forces within, Live by their whim Chaos, darkness, forces within, Die by their sins
9.	Sleepless 05:00	lyrics	buy track
Sleepless Lyrics: Patrick Conquered night by night, laughing at my fright Corrodes sanity, living becoming a useless entity Wicked is day, and Wretched is night, Living becomes an endless fight Slipping into a dimension of pain, Never will I sleep again Sleepless, the nightmare begins tonight Hopeless, endless tremors Solace denied, slumber-less nights, eyes continue to drag Mental slump, aching my back, Slipping from my conscience Living in a silent dream, awake, disrupts the stream Ghosts they call your name, taking your mind to rot away Soon you will see, the horror I live, cursed by my past Strung out and left dry, abandoned by all hope, Never will I sleep again
10.	Wrath of Ra 07:56		buy track

credits

released August 12, 2016

Guitars: Patrick Gunderson, Natalie Ricciardi
Bass: Cameron Scott
Drums: Dave Norman
Vocals: Patrick Gunderson & Natalie Ricciardi

Additional writing/arrangement support: Kyle Semski, Alex Rizzo, Jake Adamczak, Cody Steinman, Ed Dorn

Engineered & Mixed by Shane Hochstetler at Howl Street Recording, Milwaukee, WI
www.howlstreetrecordings.com

Mastered by Mike Wells at Mike Wells Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
www.mikewellsmastering.com

Album Artwork by Moonringdesign.com
www.moonringdesign.com

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Slug Shell Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Four piece heavy metal band from Milwaukee Wisconsin have formed to reignite the flame for heavy metal and bring fourth a new, yet familiar crushing sound.