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The Defragmentation Begins​.​.​.

by Malignant

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1.
Shattered 03:16
The defragmentation begins. The synapses collapse, Let it get out, let it out. Shattered, left to disintegrate. Shattered, pain dominates. Feel the panic engulf your mind. Feel the loss ignite your bones. From within The spirit withers From within Sickness is spread. This process is calculated. Snap out - Snap out of it all. (Drain your skull from the filth that they spill.) Every synapse on fire Every fiber is leaking The revelation of disgust: Your defragmentation begins. The synapses collapse, Let it get out, let it out. Shattered, left to disintegrate. Shattered, pain dominates. Shattered, you feel it? Shattered, from within. Now is your time... your time to escape. INCINERATE YOUR MIND AND START ANEW
2.
A putrid fascination For willful ignorance Bashing empathy And compassion For the ones around us No, I wont conform. For the sake of artificial comfort You find it necessary to escape Without truly surving. The mud has swallowed Your body whole Folding your soul In a state of misery. Killing your heart Keep killing your heart You trust them, as they say that you are Better off this way. Keep sinking into Your nihilistic hedonism To violently carve This numbness within you. Staring at death in the eyes Mental and physical And chosing to cynically Move past it - Move past it How can we move past it? Oh how blessed To see but stay silent How blessed, to see but stay silent. No more disregard For their seeds of pain and misery. No more disregard For this systematic oppression. No more disregard For this mental attrition and terror. NO MORE This perpatuation Of your distorted Unnatural reality Will cease at my hands (Will cease at my hands).
3.
Mechanical existence Fueling a frail resolve Your attempts to stay divine reek of your world of doom. A vengeful fire that Runs in your bones. Rusted from within Brought by your system. Greed feeds you all I will restore the natural balance You will be no more. Chained to a throne That we'll use for fodder Chained to a realm I will fucking shatter. I WILL FUCKING SHATTER. Unbound from your demise I overcome Unrestrained from all you built I reach beyond. I reach beyond your madness To bring a world of balance. Mechanical existence, Fueling a frail resolve. Greed feeds you all You will be no more. OVERCOME YOUR SICKNESS REACH BEYOND THE VOID I AM UNBOUND - I AM UNRESTRAINED.

about

ALL DIGITAL MUSIC SALE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO MECA FOR PEACE. FREE PALESTINE. END APARTHEID. NONE IS FREE UNTIL ALL ARE FREE. TOTAL LIBERATION: IN PALESTINE AND EVERYWHERE.

A sonic assault built upon the visceral sound of "WDBOT", "The Defragmentation Begins..." is an evolution of everything Malignant represents. After touring across Europe in 2022, Malignant solidify themselves further as a major upcoming powerhouse in the balkan scene and beyond.
With this release, Malignant seeks to further establish their distinctive sound. Metallic hardcore that feeds on 90s heaviest, death metal and European 00s vegan edge metalcore aggression. Only bigger, heavier, more relentless and vicious than before.
Fueled by the struggles of a collapsing late-capitalist society, its oppression, rampant control and the reality of unfolding climate collapse, Malignant strives to keep establishing themselves as a force of resistance and defiance against those who rule. The lyrical themes express these urgent feelings of inner revolt and collective liberation for all, humans and the planet.

OVERCOME YOUR SICKNESS
REACH BEYOND THE VOID
I AM UNBOUND - I AM UNRESTRAINED.

credits

released November 17, 2023

Aimilios - Vocals
Mario - Guitars, backing vocals
Giorgos - Guitar, backing vocals
Paris - Drums, backing vocals
Michalis - Bass guitar, backing vocals

All music and lyrics written and performed by Malignant, except bass performed by Kostas Katsantonis.
Guest vocals on “No More Disregard” by Alex Gyoshev (No Half Measures)
Guest vocals on “Unrestrained” by Cosmo Vidussi (Contention)

Recorded at StudioLabMat and NoMad Studios by Kostas Katsantonis
Reamped and mixed by Wyatt Oberholzer
Mastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios

Artwork and layout by Ozan Güner

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Malignant Athens, Greece

5-piece metallic hardcore act from Athens, GR.
We stand firmly against all forms of fascism, oppression and exploitation.

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