There are more than one artist with this name.

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.

Money Infection
Amen Lyrics

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Rip off the willing
Rip off the dead

Rip off this empty child

Then wishful overheads

We live here in believe?
We're here to be obscene

Through broken windows
Reckless to (the) homeless said

Do you believe in me?

'Cause I bleed in you

I don't care what they say

Money's infected!

Do you bleed in me?

'Cause I bleed in you

I don't care what they say

Money's infected!

Well I got your witness

We've got your empty noose

We wait with broken claws

And sit on your avenue

We live here to believe
We're here to be obscene

With broken windows

And the SARS of avenue

Do you bleed in me?

'Cause I bleed in you

I don't care what they say
Money's infected

Do you believe in me?

'Cause I bleed in you

I don't care what they say
Money's infected

We're all infected!

Money infection!

Join the Navy, slave
We keep cummin for you

Calling for you

Do you believe in me?
'Cause I bleed in you

I don't care what they say

Money's infected

Do you believe in me?

'Cause I bleed in you
I don't care what they say

Money's infected
WE'RE ALL INFECTED!

MONEY INFECTION!

Slave, save

Slave, unsaved

Join the army, slave

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Amen’s song “Money Infection” speak to the corrupting influence of money and power. The opening lines “Rip off the willing, rip off the dead, rip off this empty child, then wishful overheads” clearly suggest that people are being taken advantage of, even to the point of death. The lyrics describe a world where people are willing to do anything for money, including taking advantage of those who are vulnerable. The lines “Through broken windows, reckless to (the) homeless said” further highlight this point, as the singer suggests that people are not even taking the time to be kind to those who are homeless and vulnerable.

The chorus of the song emphasizes the corruption of money by saying “Money’s infected!” repeated multiple times. The lyrics also suggest that the idea of the American Dream has turned into a corrupted nightmare, as people are “calling” for others to join the military and navy, suggesting that these institutions perpetuate the cycle of greed and corruption. The song suggests that people are not actively opposing the corrupting influence of money, but rather blindly accepting it as a way of life.

Line by Line Meaning

Rip off the willing
Exploit those who are willing to be taken advantage of

Rip off the dead
Take advantage of the vulnerable and those who are no longer living

Rip off this empty child
Exploit the defenseless, young and impressionable

Then wishful overheads
Benefit from unrealistic hopes and dreams

We live here in believe?
Do we exist in faith and hope?

We're here to be obscene
Our purpose is to be scandalous and controversial

Through broken windows
Despite obstacles and challenges

Reckless to (the) homeless said
Disregard the needs and feelings of the homeless

Do you believe in me?
Have faith in me

'Cause I bleed in you
I care about you deeply

I don't care what they say
I am not influenced by others' opinions