1) Amen is a cross-ge… Read Full Bio ↴There are more than one artist with this name.
1) Amen is a cross-genre rock band mainly taking influence from 1980s hardcore, punk rock and black metal.
2) Amen is crust/hardcore/grindcore band from Finland.
3) Amen is a Speed/Thrash Metal band from Medellín, Colombia, formed in 1986.
4) Amen is an up & coming emcee from Columbia, South Carolina who is working with MIDIMarc.
5) Amen is a death/thrash metal band from Požega, Croatia, formed in 1990.
6) Amen is a punk-rock band from Lima, Peru, formed in 1995.
1) AMEN is a cross-genre rock band mainly taking influence from 1980s hardcore, punk rock and black metal. They have had a number of different band members, with lead vocalist Casey Chaos the only surviving member of the original lineup. They had been voted "Overall Best Band in the World" and "Best Live Band in the World" by readers of Metal Hammer Magazine. Like iconic industrial rockers Nine Inch Nails, the band's music and lyrics are written entirely by the frontman, who also performs all instruments for studio recordings except for drums which are played by Shannon Larkin.
Early recordings were created in 1994 by Casey Chaos in the basement of his Los Angeles home, playing each instrument himself and using the name Amen to release the subsequent EP. Chaos later met Paul Figueroa through the LA music scene, and they formed a partnership. In the following months and years, the band expanded to include drummer Shannon Larkin, guitarist Sonny Mayo and bassist John Fahnestock, and they were signed to metal label Roadrunner Records.
Following the release of their eponymous album, produced by Ross Robinson, the band were set to tour Europe in December of 1999. This did not happen, with the band blaming a last-minute withdrawal of funding shortly prior to departure. Following this incident, Amen and Roadrunner went their separate ways. Subsequently several band members left, accompanied by a perceived drop in popularity. Chaos was helped out by friend Daron Malakian, whom he had met while both Amen and Malakian's band System of a Down were touring Australia as part of the Big Day Out music festival. Amen were the first band signed to Malakian's EatUrMusic label, and their subsequent release, Death Before Musick, was regarded as being a mild commercial success.
The 2005 tour supporting the album Death Before Musick was postponed when Chaos was rushed into hospital. Apparently against medical advice the tour was restarted a couple of months late.
At the last few shows the band played during 2005 they performed a couple of new songs.
Discography:
Slave - (1995, Drag-U-La Records)
Amen - (1999, Roadrunner Records)
We Have Come For Your Parents - (2001, Virgin Records)
Join, Or Die - (2003, Refuse Music)
Death Before Musick - (2004, EatUrMusic/Columbia)
Pisstory, A Catalouge of Accidents/A Lifetime of Mistakes - (2005, Refuse Music)
2)Amen is crust/hardcore/grindcore band from Finland.
3) Amen is a Speed/Thrash Metal band from Medellín, Colombia, formed in 1986. Participated also on the RODRIGO D' NO FUTURO soundtrack sampler LP in 1988 with the song "Sala Negra".
4) Amen is an up & coming emcee from Columbia, South Carolina who is working with MIDIMarc.
CK Killer
Amen Lyrics
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Who can't turn and pledge allegiance
We just fall inline + we just fall behind
We default your procreation
We default your assassination
Paralysed
We're paralysed
We are born from you-we've come to
Calvin Klein's the killer
They want to, look like you
Calvin Klein's the killer
This fashion is a warning sign
You were shot for your division
We just fall behind and we just fall inline
Paralysed
We're paralysed
Cause Calvin Klein's the killer
Versace now is the killer
Calvin Klein's the killer
Versace now is the killer
Paralysed
The lyrics of Amen’s song “CK Killer” are a critique of contemporary culture, wherein everything from fashion trends to popular ideologies is tantamount to control and oppression. The first few lines of the song point to a sense of inadequacy and helplessness felt by the singer, who admits to feeling “paralysed” by the systems at play. The reference to amputation suggests a sense of alienation and detachment from the world, coupled with an inability to fully engage with or subscribe to its norms.
The reference to Calvin Klein being a “killer” is figurative, yet powerful. Amen is suggesting that the fashion industry is responsible for killing individuality and creativity, forcing people to conform to a certain standard of beauty or style. The idea that people “want to look like you” refers to the subtle brainwashing of the media, where consumers are fed a steady diet of images, ideas, and products that create a particular worldview. The line “you were shot for your division” seems to reference the death of Malcom X or other Black leaders, who were actively pushing for liberation and equality in the face of systemic oppression.
In conclusion, Amen's “CK Killer” is a bold critique of popular culture, capitalism, and the media. The song is an indictment of the way that the fashion industry insists on conformity and control, subverting individuality and promoting dangerous ideals. It is a call for resistance and rebellion against the conformity of American society, and a reminder that true beauty can never be manufactured or mass-produced.
Line by Line Meaning
I was born an amputee inside here
I am incomplete and lacking something essential from within
Who can't turn and pledge allegiance
I am unable to swear loyalty or pledge allegiance to anything or anyone
We just fall inline + we just fall behind
We blindly follow what everyone else is doing and never question it
We default your procreation
We conform to society's expectations of what it means to have children and raise a family
We default your assassination
We conform to the system's ideology of who is worth killing and who deserves to live
Paralysed
We are unable to take action or make decisions for ourselves
We are born from you-we've come to
We are a product of our environment and upbringing, but we have arrived at a new understanding of the world
Calvin Klein's the killer
The fashion industry, particularly Calvin Klein, is responsible for perpetuating harmful ideals and behaviors
They want to, look like you
People aspire to emulate the image and lifestyle portrayed by the fashion industry
This fashion is a warning sign
The fashion industry's influence is an indication of deeper societal issues and values
You were shot for your division
People are discriminated against and persecuted for their differences and identities
Cause Calvin Klein's the killer
The harmful impact of the fashion industry, particularly Calvin Klein, is a major factor in perpetuating societal problems
Versace now is the killer
Another fashion brand, Versace, is also guilty of perpetuating harmful ideals and behaviors
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CASEY KARIM CHMIELINSKI
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