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The Rise​.​.​.​.​The Fall

by If He Dies He Dies

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1.
Heroine 05:03
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closer, closer to home go serve proudly go defend proudly it’s no secret the way I feel for you, you are my heroine my god you’ve got to see her through closer completely incomplete and waiting right here for you go serve proudly go defend proudly the hand of god pull her through seeing eyes travel for all we endure pull her back safely you’re beautiful hold on hold on may you march through the flames come home come home may you march through the flames.
2.
Clarity 03:43
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you seemed to see the best of me overtake the rest of me coming out and into me overtake me all I tried to overcompensate against my will against the grain stop the pulse to stop the pain there is no fate but what we make throwing lines at sanity finding strength in me slow now dead weight you seemed to see the worst of me turn into the rest of me coming out and into me overtake me all I tried to overcompensate against my will against the grain stop the pulse to stop the pain there is no fate but what we make throwing lines at sanity find the strength in me growing tired of suffering finding clarity divided we fall why cant you see that you’re killing me only you kicking and fighting and begging and pleading to you throwing lines at sanity find the strength in me growing tired of suffering finding clarity slow now dead weight kick fight beg plead scream.
3.
Destroyer 03:10
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destroyer hunt them down may you cast a thousand shadows under ground spread your wings and rise down set the world ablaze fill red sky with hell-fire take our breath away destroyer hunt them down may you cast a thousand shadows under ground lay the world to waste hell fire reign down spread your wings and rise down set the world ablaze fill red sky with hell-fire take our breath away destroyer.
4.
....Like a Man Possessed 04:02
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it’s like a man possessed blood shot eyes leak distress let temptation leave you loveless this is nothing short of progress where there’s a will there’s a way a tale to be told another day let it be told to them all this is the rise and the fall you complete me the rise the fall of all still you compete with me the rise the fall of all instead of losing sight we’re gaining ground turning weight inside and out we’ve broken ground push back the frequency feel you breaking down come down too see me breaking up falls on you.
5.
Storm.... 03:04
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stuck in the eye of the storm cold wind blows eyes burn like man of old kneel forward we’re fucked for sure we rise we fall awake storm bringer bring pain like man of old kneel forward we’re fucked for sure the lord giveth and taketh away hell will be thy name awake.
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....bringer 04:03
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Into this world we’re thrown unleash the hounds unto the darkness Jesus bless me with the power obliterate them the defected and the weak will bow down suicide comes with the storm and brings us all away.
7.
(Save Your) Savior 03:57
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save savior watch it all wash it all away wash it all away save savior save your savior save yourself are we led astray waiting for you have we gone astray waiting for you save your savior.
8.
Paralysis 05:16
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the saints go marching on blinded by the seamless vision divine denied this is our call to arms call to freedom the saints come crawling out dead upon arrival beaten denied divine this is all wrong we were spoon fed dead upon arrival fall away pray, pray for rain I’ve felt before I feel no more I’ve felt before I feel none.

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"So if you took the angular, earthy percussive assault of Kylesa or Leviathan era Mastodon, threw in the stoner heft of High On Fire, the sorrowful dirges of Crowbar and a very slight hint of psychedelic doom like Rwake, Minsk or Samothrace then name the band after Ivan Drago’s famous line from Rocky IV, you get Michigan’s If He Dies, He Dies and their very impressive third album, an album which will make me seek out the prior two releases.

Mastered by Scott Hull, The Rise…The Fall is 10 tracks of earthy, riff driven metal than crosses an number of genres from stoner doom, prog rock, Southern tinged sludge, traditional doom and post rock. However, it all comes together to form one excellent album and surely bring the band some well deserved attention.

With Brent Eckhart’s gravelly, gruff voice and drummer Daine Hammerle’s choppy but steady backbone, The Rise … The Fall has no weak points or filler as if shifts from rollicking, sturdy, lurching numbers like “Heroine”, “Destroyer”, “Paralysis” and “Storm…” to more draining, doomy textures as heard on “…Bringer”, “…Like a Man Possessed”, and personal favorite, the rending “Feels Like the Very First Time”. Heck, there’s even some elegant swirling instrumentation and post rock shimmer on “Save Your (Savior)” and 7 ½ minute closer “Baptism By Fire”.

The end result is 44 minutes of perfectly paced and delivered music that keeps your attention from start to finish as the various hues and textures intertwine, separate and rejoin within the crumbling, doomy framework of sludge metal’s nervous ear and post rocks introspection.

Excellent stuff."

By Erik Thomas for teethofthedivine.com – February 19th, 2009

credits

released November 25, 2008

Engineered & edited by:
Lance Eichler at Eastown Recording Co. in Grand Rapids, MI

Additional vocals and all preproduction recorded by:
Addison "The Doc" Eilers at Gutter Slut Studios in Muskegon, MI

Guest vocals on track 6 recorded by:
Rick Franzo at Balance Studios in Mandeville, LA

Guest vocals on track 6 performed by Mike IX Williams (EYEHATEGOD, Arson Anthem, Outlaw Order)

Mixed by:
Lance Eichler & Al Macavoy at Eastown Recording Co. in Grand Rapids, MI

Mastered by:
Scott Hull at Visceralsound Audio in Bethesda, MD

Album Artwork by:
Brian Mercer - www.mercerrock.com

Digital Layout and Graphic Design by:
Chris Johnson - www.myspace.com/cmfjgr

The Video Wizard:
Tommy Jones for The Studio NJ - www.myspace.com/thestudionj

Photos by:
John B. - John B. Photos

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