A.O.A was formed by brothers Van Zyl (guitars/vocals) and Anton (drums/vocals) Alberts in 1995.
Ex-members: Brian Liebenberg (bass),Nardus (Bass),William Bishop (Bass)
ACHIEVEMENTS
Architecture of Aggression is one of the longest standing and well known South African Metal bands.
Architecture of Aggression have successful recorded three demo’s, one EP and two Albums.
Architecture of Aggression opened for Swedish Death Metal legends Entombed on their second South African tour in 2004.
Architecture of Aggression opened for Carcass in 2008 at the Witchfest Festival in South Africa.
Architecture of Aggression have played most of the major South African festivals including Woodstock, Oppikoppi, Motherfudd, Witchfest, Thornfest and The Lucky Fish Festival.
Architecture of Aggression signed an album deal with Witchdoctor Records for three albums.
Architecture of Aggression has toured South Africa nationally more than once. (The Domination Tour, African Chaos Tour, The Detonation Tour, Acts of Aggression Tour.)
Architecture of Aggression have performed in Botswana twice and headlined the Windhoek Metal Festival.
The controversial Rock against Religion show in 2007 organized by Architecture of Aggression threw the band into the limelight and they received major media exposure and recognition.
Architecture of Aggression have played all the well known venues in South Africa and with some of South Africa’s best bands.
Architecture of Aggression was set to open for international acts Nile and Devil Driver until the shows were canceled.
CONTACT
E-Mail: aoa666@gmail.com
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-The world has the year 1995 and the city of Pretoria to blame for heaving this progressive thrash-death metal band up in a steaming puddle, as well as the following influences: Sepultura, Slayer, Testament, Fear Factory, Meshuggah, Obituary, Deicide, Death, Malevolent Creation, Suffocation, Gorefest, Carcass, Sammael, Cynic, Dream Theater and Tool. Brothers Van Zyl (guitars) and Anton Alberts (drums), while still in high school, were offered a career in rock 'n roll by an elderly gentlemen in black with a red face and a top hat, in exchange for their souls. Soon afterward Brian Liebenberg was initiated as bassist.
The rest, as they say, is mystery. By 1996 the band began to hit the Pretoria metal scene in venues like Shaft, Wings Beatbar, Inferno, Cafe Galleria, The Pump Pub, etc. As soon as high school was finished with all three members, AOA left for London in early 1998, where it was to spend the next two and a half years living, gigging, and exposing itself to children on the Underground. Upon its return to South Africa in October 2000, AOA disgorged bassist Brian Liebenberg.
--None of the bassists available being quite base enough, and because William Bishop was still working as a professional Hanson groupie, the Alberts brothers decided to attack the scene as a 'two-man' band for over a year, relying on their Visigothic stage presence and beard topography to carry the day. At the end of 2001, then-Shadowlord bassist Nardus joined, until early 2003. It meant a return to the 'two man' attack until early 2004, when Big Willy finally got big enough.
--All seems poised for a sonic catastrophe the likes of which the country has never seen. Gathering speed, momentum and a dedicated following wherever it inflicts itself on unsuspecting populations, AOA has made its name synonymous with passionate, intelligent, outspoken, go-fuck-yourself-heavy metal.
--die koeel is deurrie kerk en tussenie dominee se fokken oee!
Vanzyl surfaced in 2011 in Bloodbeast
Disko
Under Destruction - Demo - 1997
Architecture Of Aggression - Demo - 1999
Cruci-fiction - Demo 2000
Manifest Destiny - EP - September 27th, 2004
Democracy: Consent To Domination - Full-length - September 11th, 2006
777 Rock Against Religion - Live album - July 7th, 2007
Acts of God: 4000 Years of Phallusy - 2009
Covenant
Architecture Of Aggression Lyrics
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To seek the Lord
The God of their fathers
With all their heart and soul
And everyone who wouldn't seek the Lord
The God of Israel
Was to be put to death
Whether great or small
(2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)
"Ye shall destroy the places
Where they served their gods
Upon the high mountains
And under every tree:
You'll overthrow their altars
And break their pillars
Burn their groves
And destroy graven images of their gods
And destroy the names of them out of that place"
(Deuteronomy 12:2-3)
"Every one found shall be thrust through
And all their family shall fall by the sword
Their children also shall be dashed
To pieces before their eyes
Their houses shall be spoiled
And their wives ravished." (Isaiah 13:15-16)
Their children also shall be dashed
To pieces before their eyes!
"And we took all his cities at that time
And utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain." (Deuteronomy 2:34)
"Make ready to slaughter his sons for the guilt of their fathers, lest they rise and posses the earth, and fill the breadth of the world with tyrants"
(Isaiah 14:21 NAB)
"Cursed be he who does the Lords work remissly, cursed is he who holds back his sword from blood"
(Jeremiah 48:10 NAB)
The LORD then gave these further instructions to Moses:
'Tell the people
Of Israel
To keep my Sabbath day
For it is a sign
Of the covenant
Between me and you
Forever
Anyone who desecrates it must die
Anyone who works on that day will be cut off (from the community)
Anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death'
The lyrics of "Covenant" by Architecture of Aggression are taken from various passages in the Bible that illustrate the Old Testament concept of covenants with God. The first set of lyrics are taken from 2 Chronicles, which describes how the people of Israel entered into a covenant to seek the Lord with all their hearts and souls. The consequences for not following the covenant were severe, as anyone who did not seek the Lord was to be put to death.
The second set of lyrics are taken from Deuteronomy and describe the destruction of the places where people served their gods. This was meant to eliminate any temptation to worship false gods, and to establish the worship of the one true God. The destruction was to be complete, with altars, pillars, groves, and graven images burned, and the names of false gods destroyed.
The final set of lyrics are taken from various passages, including Isaiah and Jeremiah, and describe the brutal consequences for not following the covenant. These consequences include the slaughter of children and families, the rape of wives, and the destruction of homes and cities. The idea is that the covenant with God must be taken seriously and fully followed, or there will be dire consequences.
Line by Line Meaning
They entered into covenant
They made a promise or agreement.
To seek the Lord
To search for God.
The God of their fathers
The God their ancestors worshiped.
With all their heart and soul
With complete devotion and commitment.
And everyone who wouldn't seek the Lord
And anyone who did not search for God.
The God of Israel
The God of the people of Israel.
Was to be put to death
Was to be killed.
Whether great or small
No matter how important or insignificant they were.
Whether man or woman
No matter if they were male or female.
Ye shall destroy the places
You must destroy the locations.
Where they served their gods
Where they worshiped their deities.
Upon the high mountains
On tall hills or mountains.
And under every tree:
And below every tree:
You'll overthrow their altars
You'll destroy the raised platforms they used for worship.
And break their pillars
And shatter the columns that support their gods.
Burn their groves
Destroy their sacred places in the woods.
And destroy graven images of their gods
And destroy the carved images of their deities.
And destroy the names of them out of that place"
And eliminate the names of their gods from the area.
Every one found shall be thrust through
Everyone discovered will be killed.
And all their family shall fall by the sword
And all their relatives will be killed with a sword.
Their children also shall be dashed
Their kids will be smashed.
To pieces before their eyes!
In front of them, so they can see.
And we took all his cities at that time
And we captured all their cities during that period.
And utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones
And killed all the adult males, females, and children.
Of every city, we left none to remain.
In every city, no one was left alive.
Make ready to slaughter his sons for the guilt of their fathers, lest they rise and posses the earth, and fill the breadth of the world with tyrants
Prepare to kill his sons for the sins of their fathers, to prevent them from taking over the world and becoming cruel leaders.
Cursed be he who does the Lords work remissly, cursed is he who holds back his sword from blood
May that person be cursed who does not do God's work sufficiently or who refrains from using their weapon to spill blood.
Tell the people
Instruct the individuals.
Of Israel
The people from the nation of Israel.
To keep my Sabbath day
To observe and honor the day of rest that God appointed.
For it is a sign
Because it is a symbol.
Of the covenant
Of the agreement.
Between me and you
Between God and the Israelites.
Forever
For all time.
Anyone who desecrates it must die
Anyone who violates it will be killed.
Anyone who works on that day will be cut off (from the community)
Anyone who works on that day will be excluded (from the group).
Anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death
Anyone who works on the Sabbath will be killed.
Contributed by Julia D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.