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Unworthy of a Man's Name

by Blackmail

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Roman Yagodka Inventive and highly diverse piece of modern metal. Reminds me a lot the way some french progressive metal bands create their music - not sticking to any particular rules and templates Favorite track: Obsession.
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1.
This is a war, which not exists Created by them and shared with us The propaganda tool for bringing hate into the masses Most powerful engine which creates a cancer inside the core A first and biggest step To force the people to unleash the war Turn on TV. You’ll find your neighbor is your enemy If you’re a docile puppet Aggravate the situation The media blackmail Will decide for you where to belong Don’t be afraid Be strong to resist You have a power to mind by your own So what you’re waiting for? Savior, defender, liberator Open mouth and close your ears Brother, friendship of the peoples Eat the food that flows so well Burglar, aggressor, imperialist Open eyes, open mouth it principally concerns yourself Shout so loud, you’re disagree The media blackmail Will decide for you where to belong Don’t be afraid Be strong to resist From the media blackmail "Семьи проживающих в донецкой области стали получать посылки с отрезанными головами своих родных. Все убитые - это ополченцы, которые попали в плен к боевикам правого сектора." "Проект "Украина" задумывался как "Антироссия", то есть против всего русского, против России. И самое главное - это уничтожение православия." "Моего сына одевают в костюм Путина. И люди становятся в очередь чтобы насиловать моего четырехлетнего мальчика." "Даже сейчас уже молодых девушек убивают, и с них делают консервы мясные. Climb the highest point of your land Look on all sides, to the horizon Woods, fields, seas, mountains All of this belongs to you Not to those who teaching you You are the master of this land bear force to protect and stand The media blackmail Will decide for you where to belong Don’t be afraid Be strong to resist From the media blackmail
2.
The Monument 03:47
Until you’re standing on your feet You’re recreating a hope inside us The time will pass and we’ll have win This bitter battle for our freedom Was that monument made to you? It’s shining by the river You've raised your sword and shield to the sky And turn it on your enemy The ground will burn out when you’ll raze your wings And flap them over heads of invaders. And hot wind will purify our Motherland Get free from this cell Shoot up above us and Rise our will to being free Until you stand – you inspire us You’re symbolizing the brave of nation Shoulder to shoulder we will fight Will fight until we keep the hope inside that monument was made for you it shining by the Dnipro river the ground will burn out when you’ll raze and flap them over their hads and hot blastwave will purify your motherland
3.
Світе тихий, краю милий,  Моя Україно, За що, мамо, гинеш?  Чи ти рано до схід сонця Богу не молилась,  Чи ти діточок непевних звичаю не вчила?  Виростали мої квіти, мої добрі діти,  Панувала і я колись на широкім світі,  Панувала… Ой Богдане, нерозумний сину Подивись тепер на матір, на свою Вкраїну,  Що, колишучи, співала про свою недолю,  Що, співаючи, ридала, виглядала волю.  Ой Богдане, Богданочку, якби була знала,  У колисці б задушила, під серцем приспала.  My sons in exile Working on their own Mighty Dnipro has dried up Left me alone Muscovite is digging All my native graves Let him dig them deeper Reach my holy caves Devastated open grave What do they search there? Who’s buried there? Let the werewolves grow up Help the beasts to rule your lands Grab a patched shirt from poor mother Unworthy of a man's name! Devastated open grave What do they search, who’s buried there? Anwers of grand ancestry? Not a half. Not a bit of it. Devastated open grave If they found out What’s buried there Children wouldn't cry Mother wouldn't die
4.
This is it The call of instinct of the Dog, that searches A possibility to Work, evolve Create itself in what it Wants to be best To be best! Feel the strength You’re ready as never before You strike Your enemy and show who’s First in sprint Of mighty mind and will You’re on your way This is it The call of instinct of the Dog, that searches A possibility to Work, evolve Create itself in what it Wants to be best To be best! I am a running dog Last action is to win Running for the wheel To prove my meaning I am a running dog In a step from the goal Must catch up with this wheel Escape the despair This is a time to decide what you are standing for Be sure and honest, you’ll chose the right way This is a chance to achieve your objectives Everyone waits for what you can display The killing road will try to beat you to the ground You’re battle-seasoned sprinter, fight for your crown Can’t you see Everything is in your hands You’re free To choose your weapon and to strike But still This wheel increasingly moves away from you Feel the strength You’re ready as never before You strike Your enemy and show who’s Run and growl Ready to catch this wheel and Show them what you’re made of I am a running dog Last action is to win Running for the wheel To prove my meaning I am a running dog In a step from the goal Must catch up with this wheel Escape the despair
5.
It’s only the desert that’s shown to your eyes But you must keep them open wide To see how they go under cloudless skies Symbolizing endless motion How can I find the alternative way People, tell me, explain me again I don't want to be the part of this endless caravan Along the horizon they crawl like a snake And you have no time to decide If you want to live - their hand you must take And always show them your devotion We will wend our way Then you’ll never reach and find us That’s the price you pay No thoughts and no talks Only point of destination You may fall and lag behind us We will wend our way He’s safe just who walks And believes in our salvation Been stone faced, with cleared minds With no thoughts to turn from the right path We will wend our way By the hot sand-hills to the endless horizon Along the horizon they crawl like a snake And you have no time to decide If you want to live - their hand you must take And always show them your devotion Then you’ll never reach and find us That’s the price you pay No thoughts and no talks Only point of destination You may fall and lag behind us We will wend our way I don't want to be the part of this endless caravan part of this endless caravan
6.
Obsession 05:18
I am standing on a big mountain built of my deeds, of attempts that I have made over my existence. I am looking at the world at my feet, at this endless vault of heaven and cannot see them I am so accustomed to the wetness of the waters the hardness of the ground, the clarity of the sky, Like a  beast of prey hunting for the turning Anomalies lead my way I cannot abandon And each passing day becomes faded The more I’m interested in, the more I’m wasted Like a drunken hurricane, it will sweep me from within And everything will grow faded in no time Live in my wheel in which I run day after day I cannot appreciate their nature any more I need my way to reach the crossroads And every path will lead upward Like a hungry wolf On a trail of victim Anomalies lead my way Tamers of my mind And each passing day becomes faded The more I’m interested in, the more I’m wasted Like a drunken hurricane, it will sweep me from within And everything will grow faded in no time Like a drunken hurricane, it will sweep me from within And everything will grow
7.
Beauty 05:25
8.
The drag of painful memories I always leave behind For each ten minutes I get rid of them, my friend And while the others see the end A new beginning comes alive within my frame I have no other memories, just point of destination And in this life where everything is bought and sold I just create my own world With its own actors, scene and decorations Don't care about my way It cannot bring me sorrow 'Cause if I die today I will be born tomorrow Please, forgive me if can't recognize you I don't remember even myself Don't need your pities because I will surprise you: I'm glad my head is not a bookshelf Don't worry about who you'll be in my play Cause when it begins I'll forget anyway Don't care about my way It cannot bring me sorrow 'Cause if I die today I will be born tomorrow
9.
Redhead Owl 07:03
On the stone, stone cold ground I was lying exhausted Got lost, lost at last In search for heavenly medicine Mad vultures flew Above the silent body They took me up high And in that journey they told me: “Beyond those hills there is a forest Inhabited by magic bird Spend your time just to find her And peace of mind is to unfold” Above the endless wood Their claw has weakened Thousands, thousands of blades The branches managed to hurt me I fell and turned off Beheld the coloured dreams All shades, shades of red I woke up under the tree... Redhead owl – I was amazed Magic bird, but she sounded weird Redhead owl – driven me crazed Chanting again... and again! I’ve heard a magic song Raised my head... and saw A redhead owl – on the highest top She was beautiful But her song sounded strange I believed in what I need And climbed up the tree Never thought of consequences I believed in what I need! Never mind the time to find her I climbed up to the tree Redhead owl – I was amazed Magic bird, but she sounded weird Redhead owl – driven me crazed Chanting again... and again! Now it’s getting dark The more I used to crawl up – The more she used to sing it loud and clear I am on the edge I wished to catch her, take her in my hands. I decided to make my final step But it frightened her She’s turned her back and flown away And I am... under the tree again Through the leaves like blades I fell on the ground Shattered and cannot move my limbs Paralyzed... distorted face... I’m left alone No wish to go ahead again In quest for useless medicine All that remains – is to lie in the forest’s maze Just watching how the redhead owl appears to flee Away beyond – from good and bad That’s quickly burying your dreams

about

"Unworthy of a Man's Name" - is a first full-length album of the band after EP "Tamer Of Feelings" and the "Shame" single released in 2013. The album, was recorded and mixed by the band-leader Dmytro Kenda in his own studio "Kenda.bro", includes 9 songs of a total duration of just over 50 minutes.

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released September 12, 2018

Blackmail is:
Dmytro Kenda - vocals, guitars;
Denys Karpov - guitars;
Ihor Shnurenko - bass;
Vitalii Petrenko - drums.

Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by D. Kenda at Kenda.bro Studio.

Artwork by I. Vitkovskyi.

Lyrics by D. Kenda, I. Shnurenko, M. Tkachenko.
An original poem "Розрита могила" by Taras Shevchenko was translated for the song "Devastated Grave".

Many thanks to our parents, relatives, friends and all who have been with us for all this time and supported us during the making of this album!

2018, Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Blackmail Kyiv, Ukraine

Blackmail is a team of young musicians from Ukraine, who play their music
in the genre of modern
thrash metal. The songs are characterized by fast tempos, modern sounding of instruments, low-pitched guitars,
extreme vocal techniques combined with clean singing. The lyrics are
about the nature of human, his place in the universe. Also
some texts raise acute social issues of the Ukrainian nation.
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