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The Pit of Suffering

by FOREBODE

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Colin M.
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Colin M. I was hooked as soon as those throat-shredding snarls brought the doomy blackened sludge full circle. Absolutely wicked. Favorite track: Bane of Hammers.
satangutsandchristcorpsepaint
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satangutsandchristcorpsepaint I almost saw you boys at The Lost Well- was really hoping to catch a live show before i left texas. I'm lookin forward to this tape being in my hands soon, and fingers crossed i'll see ya'll live in the future somewhere in Virginia.
Classy Metal
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Classy Metal I have been absolutely hooked on this release since I first found it. The fact that the tracks are so diverse yet still come together as a force of uniformity is mind blowing. My only complaint is that the release was just an EP and not a full fledged album because it leaves me craving more. The title track is pure perfection. Favorite track: The Pit of Suffering.
Heddbuzz (I.R. Puffinstuff)
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Heddbuzz (I.R. Puffinstuff) maybe the hevviest Texas underground band heard by these ears - definitely the state’s hevviest music in this collection. snatched up the debut tape a few years ago. Favorite track: Devil's Due.
Hurricane G.
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Hurricane G. It doesn't get heavier than FOOOORREBODE!!!
Michael Anstice
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Michael Anstice FOREBODE absolutely rips. New recordings sound even more massive than the band does live. FFO catchy-yet-heavy-as-hell sludgy/doomy/groovy riffs. Favorite track: Metal Slug.
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1.
Metal Slug 05:28
Walking through a desolate place Saw something I'd never seen A ploom of smoke from his water pipe A slimy celestial being Planting seeds in the broken earth Plants with 7 leaves A Metal Slug from an ancient time When the world was soilent green “Do not approach, in fear of me. Rip on my bong, and be set free” Silence for me, forty nights in the lowest place I’d ever been. Forty nights Forty nights, in the lowest place I’d ever been, wanting to be free of me. Took one hit, and I floated away, One thing I never thought I’d say “Weed Saves.” “Do not approach, in fear of me. Rip on my bong, and be set free”
2.
Devil's Due 07:02
Drag me through hell, and I’ll bring hell to you Suffered for my whole life, but I made it through Don’t walk my way cus the devil’s due. Drag me through hell, and I’ll bring hell straight to you One life to lose, you choose, I’ll be the death of you Don't walk my way, because the devil’s due I've been pushed and I've fallen so far for a life I can't prove Brainwashed to thinking my purpose in life is spent in the pew. Why believe in a god in the sky when I'm battered and bruised From the mental torturing death culture, man has abused. Drag me through hell, and I’ll bring hell straight to you One life to lose you choose, I’ll be the end of you Don't walk my way, because the devil’s due I'm released from this darkness you’ve placed in my heart and my soul. Never will I be complacent until I see your head on a pole. You dragged me through hell, now I’ll give hell to you Don't walk my way, the devil's due.
3.
The greatest illusion in life Is circumventing the pit of suffering No matter how hard we try Escape is the one human lie The greatest illusion in life We all fall to a pit of suffering The greatest trick the devil will ever pull on you is making you think you are worth his time The only ones with time are dead The Human truth, embrace suffering The greatest illusion in life Is circumventing the pit of suffering No matter how hard we try Escape is the great human lie
4.
Act. I: Loss Through the highlands painted crimson red we ride Towards the fortress at the other side Rage built up from the endless strife To slaughter the man who scorched my wife Oh ya let's ride Through the hills, we ride Forward, onward Towards the fucking bastards I'm living not losing sight of the pain it fuels me My mission to see the bastard smashed to pieces. Upon the great hill is where I finally see The crooked fuck who took my wife from me "Come down and face me wicked swine," I say "I'm the butcher who has come to smash my prey. Know me, fear me. And thine hammers" I'm living not losing sight of the pain it fuels me My mission to see the bastard smashed to pieces. "I hear you young heathen now prepare for your judgment. Your will is unbroken but know I am the devil." Act. II: Revenge Toward the castle gates, we ride, hammers at my side Pain is my reward, Death by the sword. “Now you will know my Zeal, and suffer by my steel” The hammer swings as I strike forth Clattering with armor sends sparks throughout the cold Flames of iron born from dragons breath Unaware my fate was sealed long before my death But yet I crave the heart of the man upon that throne And to drink its blood, a taste I have craved but never I will never know. “I am pain and when I have crushed you the realm shall know my name. Through many winters I have trained, and my vengeance has been ingrained by the bane of my hammers! Life taker, Soul breaker.” Act. III: Despair The illusion of having the upper hand is what has cost me in the end Sword ripping through my flesh and bone, my wife I will soon join you home A journey squandered this burden I bear. Let my anguish fill the air.

about

"There is death, and there is sludge. Do doomers mosh in Texas? “Devil’s Due” might provide an occasion to find out, as the second EP, The Pit of Suffering, from Austin extremist slingers Forebode follows 2019’s self-titled short release with plenty of slow-motion plunder, “Metal Slug” opening in grim praise of weed before the rest of what follows moves from shortest to longest in an onslaught that grows correspondingly more vicious. Rest your head on that bit of twang at the start of “Pit of Suffering” if you want, that’s only going to make it easier for the band to crush your skull in the stretch before it returns at the end. And oh, “Bane of Hammers.” You build in speed and get so brutal, and then you do, you do, you do slam on the brakes and finish out as heavy as possible, an ultimate eat-all-in-its-path tonality that would be off-putting were it not so outright gleeful in its disgusting nature. What fun they’re having making these terrible sounds. Love it." - The Obelisk

"Fans of Yatra should check this one out: for whatever reason, there's not a ton of bands combining IQ-erasing heavy tones with sharp riffs and scowling vocals but Forebode is a promising offering in the category. The band leans into bluesy swings, but even the lead single on its own shows their penchant for introducing more aggressive meters as well." - Invisible Oranges

credits

released September 17, 2021

Recorded during the 2021 Texas Winter Storm on February 13th & 27th in Dripping Springs, TX

TJ Lewis - Vocals
Guillermo Madrigal - Bass
Zach Donnelly - Drums
Eddie Konopasek - Guitar


All Music written and performed by Forebode

Lyrics decomposed by TJ Lewis

Engineered and Mastered at Test Tube Audio by Kevin Butler

Mixed at New Alliance Audio by Alec Rodriguez

Art and Layout by Misha Mono

Logo by John Fossom

Photography by Jake Villarreal

Forebode proudly abuses Worshiper Cabs, Nerd Knuckle Effects, Idiot Box Effects, Mr. Black Pedals, Fuzzlord Effects, Sunn Amps, and Peavey Amps.

Dedicated to the memories of Riley Gale and Wade Allison. Texas Forever.



TJ would like to thank To Guillermo, Zach, and Eddie, I love you guys so much and I am so proud of this record and the music we have created together. Thanks to all my friends, especially Kevin Alvarado, Juan Colmenero, and Jake Villarreal, the fifth member of Forebode. Much love to Justin, Preston, Tim, Alan, Carcass, and Metal Rob, and Erik Shtaygrud, welcome to the family brother! My Mom, Dad, Robert, Linda, Brett, McKenzie, Emily, Steele, and my Granny and Happy, rest their souls. Peter Steele forever. Thanks to Kevin Butler and Alec Rodriguez for putting up with us again. Massive thanks to Jason Tarpey for the mic stand which is no longer the bane of my existence. The Music Lab, Not Elon Musk. Dedicated to anyone who has lost friends, family, or heroes during 2020. Hug your friends and tell them you love them. Texas Forever.

Guillermo would like to thank my beautiful wife Sarah and your mom.

Eddie would like to thank Julia, Clare, Mom, Dad, Courtney, Mary, Paul, Sugar, Chris, Carcass John, Metal Rob, Leslie, Nelson, Erik, Justin, Preston, Tony, Alan, IdiotBox Effects, Worshiper, my amazingly loving and supportive friends, family, and bandmates.

Zach would like to thank All our friends in DFW, Houston, and San Antonio. Stefania, My parents and sisters. UFC fight nights with the boys. Craigslist.

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