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Sharpen

from Sharpen by ASYLUM

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    Our brand new 2021 album! “SHARPEN” is the second album by technical death metal band ASYLUM. A collection of thirteen meditations, “SHARPEN” touches on a variety of topics from current societal issues to mental health, lifespan development, and psychedelic exploration. Ultimately, the purpose behind the album is self-improvement, hence the title “SHARPEN”. The album was composed and arranged over the course of four years, which becomes obvious when one takes note of the depth and rich texture of each track. Like an exotic dish or a fine painting, “SHARPEN” satiates the hungriest of musical palates, exhibiting a broad variety of genre-defying expressions. This music transcends modern technical metal parameters and permeates the subconscious like nothing before.

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    "Critical Thinking" Sticker
    "Neuroslave" Sticker

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lyrics

"Sharpen"

Tell us
When we can and can’t die
Here at the very end of it all

Thrash, rehabilitate
Stumbling imbecile returning to earth
Pineal somnambulism, if you will
Following an unknown amount of time in a dream

Is it all just a haunting coincidence?
Or of some greater significance?
This coming togetherness of events
And the spaces between them
Now having seen them, we’re a little less innocent

I’m sick of it all
If you see the writing on the wall
Then congratulations, you’ve been paying attention
You’ll be among the last to fall into line

Follow primordial drive,
And leave the rest behind!
But with your head buried in the sand,
You're only living half alive

Then I – I saw the eyes, they spoke a language not of man
They spoke of ego, and avarice

I was shown one path right through this vice
But it took my vision as a price

Tell us why it is
That you’re a slave to the impulse
Without the hunger and discipline to evolve

Do not make peace with the enemy
You must destroy it
The hardest times are still ahead
Not behind us
The frailty of the psyche
Is mocking us

Forward in time we’ll carry on to arrive
But with your face buried in the phone
You’re only living half alive

I can see quite clearly through this vice
But it took my vision as a price.

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from Sharpen, released July 22, 2021

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ASYLUM Fort Worth, Texas

ASYLUM has developed in sound and design to become a statement on current societal trends concerning humans today. While plenty of musical acts flirt with the edges of sensitive topics, ASYLUM strikes at the root, explicitly and unapologetically, discussing uncomfortable subjects ranging from technology addiction to psychedelic research and mental health. ... more

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