Slackjaw

from A Tunnel To Eden by Alustrium

	/

Buy the Full Digital Album
A Tunnel To Eden (Physical)
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

Physical copies of 'A Tunnel To Eden'

Includes unlimited streaming of A Tunnel To Eden via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Sold Out
Limited Edition Double Vinyl - Transparent Green
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Limited Edition Double Vinyl of our sophomore record A Tunnel To Eden. Pressed on transparent green colored vinyl. Only a few left in stock, once they're gone, they're gone.

Includes unlimited streaming of A Tunnel To Eden via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Sold Out

lyrics

In a world based on social norms, there are those who don’t fit the mold These people... are called insane
The machines work feverishly throughout night
Never ceasing, always driving
Working to keep up the pace, continue producing
Dangerous, overheating
The surveyors pick those who underperform, the stupid to hold them back, to replace their parts
Make them fit in, fix all their problems
The slow undergo a furious process to make them right
Never ceasing, always changing
Working to become the best, to get back in line
Constantly made to appease
The elites are well versed in machinery
Built to coerce the ones who are broken to make them function
Why is it that you refuse to stay in the lines?
I am asking you please just shut up and give in
I know it doesn’t make any sense to you now, but I promise by the end that you won’t even care
We’ll medicate, put him under
Get the restraints, tie him to the bed
Now behave, be one of us
Why are you screaming?
He resisting, he’s so sick
Just listen to us, we know what’s right
Why is it that you refuse to make up your mind?
I am asking you please just shut up and give in
I know it doesn’t make any sense to you now, but I promise by the end you won’t even exist
We’ll medicate, put him under
Get the restraints, tie him to the bed
Now behave, be one of us
Why are you screaming?
He’s resisting, he’s so sick
Just listen to us, we know what’s right
Crash, burn, now learn
This will not work
In our world of social norms, this one does not fit the mold
This boy has gone insane
Now, tie him down nice and tight, this is not going to go very smoothly
I’m going to shove this long metal rod into his eye and fix his brain
Good boy, now hold still
I would not want to slip up and destroy your mind
Good boy, now hold still
I would not want to slip up and destroy your mind
You have been fixed
The empty shell is all that remains
The person before now is dead
Staring slack-jawed at the wall
He’s now much less of a burden
We’ll parade him around, a triumph for science
Once guilty, now innocent
A sweet little angel, he’s helpless now but surely it’s an improvement
You have been fixed
Now offering a one time solution
A cure for mental illness
A crude, bloody, but easy trick capable of bringing them into the flock

credits

from A Tunnel To Eden, released July 24, 2015

license

about

Alustrium Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Emerging from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Alustrium is introducing the world to their unique form of progressive death metal. With intense, technical riffs to soulful ear-bending solos, Alustrium creates a unique blend of melody and brutality that sets them apart. Following up their 2020 EP 'Insurmountable', their new concept record “A Monument to Silence” is out NOW on Unique Leader Records. ... more

contact / help

Contact Alustrium

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Alustrium, you may also like:

Esoteric Malacology
by Slugdge

supported by 200 fans who also own “Slackjaw”

I dig this album so much, definitely a keeper. Subtly and masterfully mixing death metal subgenres, backed with an over the top production. They're true professionals. Can't wait for their next release! doive
go to album
A Monument to Silence
by Alustrium

supported by 147 fans who also own “Slackjaw”

This is probably the most melodic Death Metal album I've ever heard. Not really in the Melo-Death sense tho. It follows more progressive and technical flavors with its riffs and leads. But the riffs are often big and memorable as well as the solo's. There is just as much melody and bending as any shred therein. One of the most memorable Death Metal albums of all time! They've crafted all the parts in equal measure for a complete and exciting Metal work. Salami Dick Death
go to album
Bleed the Future
by Archspire

supported by 139 fans who also own “Slackjaw”

First WTF was google music actually throwing something good into my feed. Second WTF was everything every goddamn member of this band does. This and the previous album have been on repeat for weeks. All other music tastes like diet water. Help. Gruso
go to album
Sage of Shekhinah
by Contrarian

featured on Bandcamp Radio Mar 17, 2023
go to album
Broken Archetypes
by Cosmitorium

Knotty prog-death from Cosmitorium combines raw fury with head-spinning instrumentation. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 7, 2023
go to album
Stare Into Death And Be Still
by Ulcerate

featured on Bandcamp Radio May 12, 2023
go to album
Relentless Mutation
by Archspire

supported by 137 fans who also own “Slackjaw”

Archspire is wholly unique for their ability to write music that is this insanely technical, but also actually catchy and memorable. Absolutely one-of-a-kind band. Kadin Wisniewski
go to album