1) Defiance is a punk rock band from Portland, Oregon formed in 1993 from the ashes of Portland’s anarcho bands Deprived, Resist, and The Unamused. Their album “No Future, No Hope” has been sited as a major influence on other ’90s anarcho and street bands such as The Unseen. Since being together Defiance has released 5 E.P.s and 4 full lengths. They finished their latest album in February of 2010 and will release it on Unrest Records.
2) Defiance is a Thrash Metal band from the bay area formed in 1985 by Brad Bowers, Mike Kaufmann, and Matt Vander Ende. They are known as one of the classic second-tier thrash bands to come from the Bay Area thrash metal scene. They played a decidedly technical style of thrash originally evoking bands like Testament, though they would later move on to playing in their own unique, more progressive thrash style. They recorded and released 3 albums for Roadrunner Records before splitting up in 1994. In 2005 the band regrouped and signed on with Candlelight Records. They released their 4th full length studio album entitled "The Prophecy" in October 2009.
3) Defiance was a d-beat rawpunk band from Osaka, Japan. Pre Gloom. Demo and some compilations.
4) Thrash metal/crossover from Caen, France
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Product Of Society
Defiance Lyrics
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To fill that empty space
Glaring at you so coldly
But yet he has no face
Driven to mindless murder
By a world that's so cold
Product of our society
Packaged and ready to be sold
Subconsciously sadistic
To live he has to maim
His bloodsheds will continue
As long as the world's there to blame!
He awakens every single night
With a burning urge he needs to fill
Nothing to suppress the need
Nothing that will give him such a thrill
So every night he'll lose all grip
Guess he has no will
Destroying life's his destiny
He was born to kill
It's true you can't deny it
We live in a peaceless place
Here he comes stand still and ready
Or he'll rip off your face
Subconsciously sadistic
To live he has to maim
His bloodsheds will continue
As long as the world's there to blame!
So every night he'll lose all grip
Guess he has no will
Destroying life's his destiny
He was born to kill
To kill!!!
The lyrics of Defiance's song Product Of Society depicts a disturbed individual who has lost his mind and his grip on reality. He has been driven to commit mindless murder due to the coldness and brutality of the world around him, and as a result becomes a product of the society he lives in. The lyrics suggest that this person is subconsciously sadistic and enjoys the thrill of taking the lives of others. He is a dangerous and unpredictable force, compelled to kill by some inner urge that he cannot control.
The lyrics also bring attention to the world we live in, which is described as a "peaceless place". It highlights the way in which the society we live in can have a detrimental effect on people, such as creating violence and causing people to become so desperate they feel the need to murder to fill a void. The song advocates for the need to acknowledge and address such societal issues, which can ultimately lead to dangerous individuals like the one described in the lyrics.
Overall, the lyrics of Product Of Society are a commentary on the effect that the world around us can have on people, and how it can shape them into dangerous and violent individuals. It calls for society to pay attention to the root causes of such behavior and to work towards creating a safer and more compassionate world.
Line by Line Meaning
Lost mind looking for something
He doesn't know what he's after, but he's searching aimlessly
To fill that empty space
He's trying to find something to fill the void he feels inside
Glaring at you so coldly
He looks at others with a harsh, unforgiving stare
But yet he has no face
Despite his aggression, he has no discernible identity
Driven to mindless murder
He feels compelled to commit senseless acts of violence
By a world that's so cold
The harsh and uncaring nature of society has influenced him
Product of our society
He is a result of the values and norms of the world around him
Packaged and ready to be sold
His aggression has been normalized and accepted by society
Subconsciously sadistic
He enjoys inflicting pain on others, but may not even be aware of it
To live he has to maim
Inflicting harm on others is a necessary part of his life
His bloodsheds will continue
He will continue to commit acts of violence
As long as the world's there to blame!
He believes that society is responsible for his behavior
He awakens every single night
His violent impulses haunt him constantly
With a burning urge he needs to fill
His desire to harm others is overpowering
Nothing to suppress the need
He has no means of controlling his violent impulses
Nothing that will give him such a thrill
The excitement of hurting others is what drives him
So every night he'll lose all grip
He can't control his violent tendencies and gives in every night
Guess he has no will
He lacks the ability to resist his violent tendencies
Destroying life's his destiny
His fate is to cause harm and destruction
He was born to kill
His violent nature is innate and cannot be changed
It's true you can't deny it
The reality of the world we live in is inherently violent
We live in a peaceless place
The world is devoid of true peace and harmony
Here he comes stand still and ready
He approaches with violent intentions and without hesitation
Or he'll rip off your face
He will cause extreme harm if given the opportunity
To kill!!!
His ultimate goal is to cause harm and take lives
Contributed by Connor Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Chalice Of Blood
Side A
1. The Fault 03:09 Hide lyrics
Danger lingers in the air
Tonight - don't feel right
Something tells you to beware
Your head hits the wall
The floor drops beneath your feet
In a rage of panic
Buildings crumbling to the street
Earthquake... Earthquake
Screams fill the air
Earthquake... Earthquake
Your head hits the wall
The floor drops beneath your feet
In a rage of panic
People running thru the street
Earthquake... Earthquake
Where do you run to now?
Earthquake... Earthquake
Glass falling from the sky
Cuts you like a knife
Desperation fills the air
Shelter is their only care
Didn't hear it's silent plea
Didn't take it's warning
As the city starts to slip
Deep into the sea... deep into the sea
Danger lingers in the air
Tonight don't feel right
Something tells you to beware
Earthquake... Earthquake
Your head hits the wall
The floor drops beneath your feet
In a rage of panic
People dying in the street
You better catch a plane or die
You better catch that plane or die
2. Death Machine 03:54 Hide lyrics
Take a look into the future
See a time that will exist
But you can't seem to find out
When it really is
There's talk about a legend
It rides across the land
They call it death machine
He rules with metal hand
Yes, he'll ride
To run you down
Silently
Without a sound
Only way to live safe
Was to never leave a trace
On his bike
A death machine
Through the barren waste
All he's really looking for
Is forgotten place
'Cause he rides through the night
It chills him to the bone
Just one thing he wants to find
Is some piece of mind
Hiding under ground
Fearing that you'll be found
Take your life at hand
As he storms the land
Yes, he'll ride to run you down
Silently
Without a sound
Only way to live safe
Was to never leave a trace
On his bike
A death machine
Through the barren waste
All he's really looking for
Is forgotten place
'Cause he rides through the night
It chills him to the bone
Just one thing he wants to find
Is some piece of mind
3. Product of Society 03:27 Hide lyrics
Lost mind looking for something
To fill that empty space
Glaring at you so coldly
But yet he has no face
Driven to mindless murder
By a world that's so cold
Product of our society
Packaged and ready to be sold
Subconsciously sadistic
To live he has to maim
His bloodsheds will continue
As long as the world's there to blame!
He awakens every single night
With a burning urge he needs to fill
Nothing to suppress the need
Nothing that will give him such a thrill
So every night he'll lose all grip
Guess he has no will
Destroying life's his destiny
He was born to kill
It's true you can't deny it
We live in a peaceless place
Here he comes stand still and ready
Or he'll rip off your face
Subconsciously sadistic
To live he has to maim
His bloodsheds will continue
As long as the world's there to blame!
So every night he'll lose all grip
Guess he has no will
Destroying life's his destiny
He was born to kill
To kill!!!
4. Forgotten 03:43 Hide lyrics
Forgotten, men who fought for shit
Went through hell, lived in pain
While our leaders just sit there stupid
Worthless fucking war
All it did for the world
Is to shut a lot of doors
Was it right for men to fight?
And to risk all their lives...
Left behind enemy lines
Trapped behind
Cut the crap, bring them back
Wake up from your fucking nap
You know they're out there
But you don't care
Jesus, ain't this a nice place
You fight for it
Then you come home
And it spits in your face
Forgetting that you had no choice
To the clowns that pulled the strings
Opinions you could not voice
Was it right for men to fight?
And to risk all their lives...
Left behind enemy lines
Trapped behind
Cut the crap, bring them back
Wake up from your fucking nap
You know they're out there
But you don't care
Politics the chains that hold them down
At the rate that we've going
They are never to be found
So let's quit sitting on our thumbs
Get some balls, take control
And get the job done
I'm so sick of hearing lies
While as they sit helpless and die
Is it all that much to ask
To get off your ass and bring them back
To bring them back
Aren't you sick of hearing all the lies?
Aren't you sick of hearing all the lies?
All of their lies
Bring 'em back!
5. Lock Jaw 03:40 Hide lyrics
Have you ever felt a puncture thru the skin
From a piece of metal that is rusty, dull and thin?
And the pain it brings you as it plunges deep within
Your tears have not yet started, but soon they will begin
I don't have to warn you about the feelings it will bring
But when you step down on it your ears will start to ring
So always keep one eye looking on the ground
You will see there's danger all around
On the ground, you'll be screaming
In your veins, the poison's seeping
Lockjaw's coming, feel it creeping
Finally realize that you're bleeding
You feel the lockjaw
Feel the lockjaw
Can you feel the lockjaw?
Feel the lockjaw
Now you're not feeling well 'cause lockjaw it's a living hell
Can you fight the pain within as it cuts up in your skin
You feel the lockjaw
Feel the lockjaw
Can you feel the lockjaw?
Feel the lockjaw
Didn't see it lying there, with it's point up in the air
Can you bear to pull it out, take the pain with a shout
For the dangers that lurk above the ground
Now you're not feeling well 'cause lockjaw it's a living hell
Can you fight the pain within as it's stuck up in your skin
You feel the lockjaw
Feel the lockjaw
Can you feel the lockjaw?
Feel the lockjaw
Side B
6. Insomnia 03:55 Hide lyrics
What is it called
When you can't sleep at night?
The shadows on the wall
Gives you such a fright
Wish you had a switch
To turn off the light in your head
Could it be that what
Makes you lie awake in your bad?
What will you do
To make yourself fall asleep?
Well - have you ever tried
To count some sheep?
Toss and turn
You're all tied up in your sheets
Now Freddy's face
Is the one you'll finally meet
Insomnia
You can't sleep at night insomnia
Gives you such a fright
Insomnia
Insomnia
What is it called
When you can't sleep at night?
The shadows on the walls
Gives you such a fright?
Wish you had a switch
To turn off the light in your head
Now could it be that what
What makes you lie awake in your bad?
As you lie awake in bed
Insomnia
You can't sleep at night insomnia
Gives you such a fright
Insomnia
Insomnia
You can't sleep at night!
7. Deadly Intentions 02:53 Hide lyrics
My life seemed so perfect
Until that one night
When the anger grew inside me
And the moon lost its light
Now I find myself with
An uncontrollable need
To kill my victim slowly
So I can hear her plea
Deadly intentions
Is all my mind cries out
Deadly intentions
Wanting to kill without a doubt
By some stroke of luck
I escaped possession
God above convinced me
That it was only a lesson
Always to be second
And waiting to be nexted
I was never good enough
For her love and her sex
Deadly intentions
Is all my mind cries out
Deadly intentions
Wanting to kill without a doubt
Now that you will listen
Look deep into my eyes
I've been drained of feeling
And I'll tell you why
I have gave her flowers
And all I could afford
Only to discover
She's just a fucking whore
Deadly intentions
Is all my mind cries out
Deadly intentions
Wanting to kill without a doubt
Dare to play the game
Watch her plan unfold
She knows you will give up
Your body and your soul
You give up all your morals
Your conscience and your heart
Then you will be trapped
'Till death do us part
8. Aftermath 01:27 instrumental
9. Tribulation 05:04 instrumental
10. Hypothermia 05:18 Hide lyrics
Walking lost in the snow
Can't decide which way to go
Feel the chill take control
As the avalanche starts to flow
See your life before your eyes
No one there to hear your cries
Feel the ground start to shake
As you lose all your fate
Try to scream
Convince yourself it is just a dream
Blood flows slow
I tell you that there is no death more slow
Hypothermia in your brain
As you panic you go insane
Blood's pumping very slow
'Cause you fight, the deeper you go
Life you know starts to slip
As you lose reality's grip
Take a breath and make it last
As your dreaming of your past
Try to scream
Convince yourself it is just a dream
Blood flows slow
I tell you that there is no death more slow
Try to move, have no power
It's getting colder by the hour
Wishing you were in your bed
There's no feeling in your head
Death you meet face to face
Hypothermia takes it's place
Better kiss your life goodbye
Tears are freezing as you cry
Try to scream
Convince yourself it is just a dream
Blood flows slow
I tell you that there is no death more slow
Froze to death
For all to see
Souls now trapped
Never to be free
Walking lost in the snow
Can't decide which way to go
Feel the chill take control
As the avalanche starts to flow
See your life before your eyes
No one there to hear your cries
Feel the ground start to shake
As you lose all your fate
Try to scream
Convince yourself it is just a dream
Blood flows slow
I tell you that there is no death more slow
Tell you that there is no death more slow...
Dargombez
* Band : DEFIANCE
* Album : "Product Of Society"
* Copyright : 1989 Roadracer Records
* Genre : Thrash Metal
* Origin : USA (Oakland, CA)
* Years Active : 1987-1993, 2008 - 2011
* Producers : Jeffrey Bruce Waters & DEFIANCE
* Recording & Engineering : Frank D'Onofrio
* Mixing : Paul Blake
* Masterings : Tom Coyne at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs, NYC
* Execuitive Producer : Monte Conner
* Cover Artwork : Edward J.Repka
* Photography : Dee Lippingwell
* Album Design : Deborah Lauren
* Recorded & Mixed at : Fiasco Bros Studios, New Westminster, BC, Canada on Sept-Oct 1988
* DEFIANCE are :
1. Ken Elkington (Vox)
2. James Adams (Guitars)
3. Douglas McMackin Harrington (Guitars) RIP
4. Michael Kaufmann (Bass)
5. Matthew Van Der Ende (Drums)
* Guest Player :
1. Jeff Waters of ANNIHILATOR (Lead Guitars on trax.7)
TerminatedEfficiency
This is the kind of thrash I’m always on the lookout for.
Well thought out drum tempos, really well written guitar riffs and impressive vocal structures. Hearing this for the first time…
If anyone can recommend more gems like this, I would really appreciate it! 💀
Jamesir Bensonmum
You sure will know Testament. So check out albums like Forbidden Evil (Forbidden), Eternal Nightmare (Vio-Lence) or Socialiced Hate (Atrophy).
Simone Cignetti Mania
Holy Moses - finished with the dogs
Bob
Sacrifice - Soldiers of Misfortune
Chalice Of Blood
Side A
1. The Fault 03:09 Hide lyrics
Danger lingers in the air
Tonight - don't feel right
Something tells you to beware
Your head hits the wall
The floor drops beneath your feet
In a rage of panic
Buildings crumbling to the street
Earthquake... Earthquake
Screams fill the air
Earthquake... Earthquake
Your head hits the wall
The floor drops beneath your feet
In a rage of panic
People running thru the street
Earthquake... Earthquake
Where do you run to now?
Earthquake... Earthquake
Glass falling from the sky
Cuts you like a knife
Desperation fills the air
Shelter is their only care
Didn't hear it's silent plea
Didn't take it's warning
As the city starts to slip
Deep into the sea... deep into the sea
Danger lingers in the air
Tonight don't feel right
Something tells you to beware
Earthquake... Earthquake
Your head hits the wall
The floor drops beneath your feet
In a rage of panic
People dying in the street
You better catch a plane or die
You better catch that plane or die
2. Death Machine 03:54 Hide lyrics
Take a look into the future
See a time that will exist
But you can't seem to find out
When it really is
There's talk about a legend
It rides across the land
They call it death machine
He rules with metal hand
Yes, he'll ride
To run you down
Silently
Without a sound
Only way to live safe
Was to never leave a trace
On his bike
A death machine
Through the barren waste
All he's really looking for
Is forgotten place
'Cause he rides through the night
It chills him to the bone
Just one thing he wants to find
Is some piece of mind
Hiding under ground
Fearing that you'll be found
Take your life at hand
As he storms the land
Yes, he'll ride to run you down
Silently
Without a sound
Only way to live safe
Was to never leave a trace
On his bike
A death machine
Through the barren waste
All he's really looking for
Is forgotten place
'Cause he rides through the night
It chills him to the bone
Just one thing he wants to find
Is some piece of mind
3. Product of Society 03:27 Hide lyrics
Lost mind looking for something
To fill that empty space
Glaring at you so coldly
But yet he has no face
Driven to mindless murder
By a world that's so cold
Product of our society
Packaged and ready to be sold
Subconsciously sadistic
To live he has to maim
His bloodsheds will continue
As long as the world's there to blame!
He awakens every single night
With a burning urge he needs to fill
Nothing to suppress the need
Nothing that will give him such a thrill
So every night he'll lose all grip
Guess he has no will
Destroying life's his destiny
He was born to kill
It's true you can't deny it
We live in a peaceless place
Here he comes stand still and ready
Or he'll rip off your face
Subconsciously sadistic
To live he has to maim
His bloodsheds will continue
As long as the world's there to blame!
So every night he'll lose all grip
Guess he has no will
Destroying life's his destiny
He was born to kill
To kill!!!
4. Forgotten 03:43 Hide lyrics
Forgotten, men who fought for shit
Went through hell, lived in pain
While our leaders just sit there stupid
Worthless fucking war
All it did for the world
Is to shut a lot of doors
Was it right for men to fight?
And to risk all their lives...
Left behind enemy lines
Trapped behind
Cut the crap, bring them back
Wake up from your fucking nap
You know they're out there
But you don't care
Jesus, ain't this a nice place
You fight for it
Then you come home
And it spits in your face
Forgetting that you had no choice
To the clowns that pulled the strings
Opinions you could not voice
Was it right for men to fight?
And to risk all their lives...
Left behind enemy lines
Trapped behind
Cut the crap, bring them back
Wake up from your fucking nap
You know they're out there
But you don't care
Politics the chains that hold them down
At the rate that we've going
They are never to be found
So let's quit sitting on our thumbs
Get some balls, take control
And get the job done
I'm so sick of hearing lies
While as they sit helpless and die
Is it all that much to ask
To get off your ass and bring them back
To bring them back
Aren't you sick of hearing all the lies?
Aren't you sick of hearing all the lies?
All of their lies
Bring 'em back!
5. Lock Jaw 03:40 Hide lyrics
Have you ever felt a puncture thru the skin
From a piece of metal that is rusty, dull and thin?
And the pain it brings you as it plunges deep within
Your tears have not yet started, but soon they will begin
I don't have to warn you about the feelings it will bring
But when you step down on it your ears will start to ring
So always keep one eye looking on the ground
You will see there's danger all around
On the ground, you'll be screaming
In your veins, the poison's seeping
Lockjaw's coming, feel it creeping
Finally realize that you're bleeding
You feel the lockjaw
Feel the lockjaw
Can you feel the lockjaw?
Feel the lockjaw
Now you're not feeling well 'cause lockjaw it's a living hell
Can you fight the pain within as it cuts up in your skin
You feel the lockjaw
Feel the lockjaw
Can you feel the lockjaw?
Feel the lockjaw
Didn't see it lying there, with it's point up in the air
Can you bear to pull it out, take the pain with a shout
For the dangers that lurk above the ground
Now you're not feeling well 'cause lockjaw it's a living hell
Can you fight the pain within as it's stuck up in your skin
You feel the lockjaw
Feel the lockjaw
Can you feel the lockjaw?
Feel the lockjaw
Side B
6. Insomnia 03:55 Hide lyrics
What is it called
When you can't sleep at night?
The shadows on the wall
Gives you such a fright
Wish you had a switch
To turn off the light in your head
Could it be that what
Makes you lie awake in your bad?
What will you do
To make yourself fall asleep?
Well - have you ever tried
To count some sheep?
Toss and turn
You're all tied up in your sheets
Now Freddy's face
Is the one you'll finally meet
Insomnia
You can't sleep at night insomnia
Gives you such a fright
Insomnia
Insomnia
What is it called
When you can't sleep at night?
The shadows on the walls
Gives you such a fright?
Wish you had a switch
To turn off the light in your head
Now could it be that what
What makes you lie awake in your bad?
As you lie awake in bed
Insomnia
You can't sleep at night insomnia
Gives you such a fright
Insomnia
Insomnia
You can't sleep at night!
7. Deadly Intentions 02:53 Hide lyrics
My life seemed so perfect
Until that one night
When the anger grew inside me
And the moon lost its light
Now I find myself with
An uncontrollable need
To kill my victim slowly
So I can hear her plea
Deadly intentions
Is all my mind cries out
Deadly intentions
Wanting to kill without a doubt
By some stroke of luck
I escaped possession
God above convinced me
That it was only a lesson
Always to be second
And waiting to be nexted
I was never good enough
For her love and her sex
Deadly intentions
Is all my mind cries out
Deadly intentions
Wanting to kill without a doubt
Now that you will listen
Look deep into my eyes
I've been drained of feeling
And I'll tell you why
I have gave her flowers
And all I could afford
Only to discover
She's just a fucking whore
Deadly intentions
Is all my mind cries out
Deadly intentions
Wanting to kill without a doubt
Dare to play the game
Watch her plan unfold
She knows you will give up
Your body and your soul
You give up all your morals
Your conscience and your heart
Then you will be trapped
'Till death do us part
8. Aftermath 01:27 instrumental
9. Tribulation 05:04 instrumental
10. Hypothermia 05:18 Hide lyrics
Walking lost in the snow
Can't decide which way to go
Feel the chill take control
As the avalanche starts to flow
See your life before your eyes
No one there to hear your cries
Feel the ground start to shake
As you lose all your fate
Try to scream
Convince yourself it is just a dream
Blood flows slow
I tell you that there is no death more slow
Hypothermia in your brain
As you panic you go insane
Blood's pumping very slow
'Cause you fight, the deeper you go
Life you know starts to slip
As you lose reality's grip
Take a breath and make it last
As your dreaming of your past
Try to scream
Convince yourself it is just a dream
Blood flows slow
I tell you that there is no death more slow
Try to move, have no power
It's getting colder by the hour
Wishing you were in your bed
There's no feeling in your head
Death you meet face to face
Hypothermia takes it's place
Better kiss your life goodbye
Tears are freezing as you cry
Try to scream
Convince yourself it is just a dream
Blood flows slow
I tell you that there is no death more slow
Froze to death
For all to see
Souls now trapped
Never to be free
Walking lost in the snow
Can't decide which way to go
Feel the chill take control
As the avalanche starts to flow
See your life before your eyes
No one there to hear your cries
Feel the ground start to shake
As you lose all your fate
Try to scream
Convince yourself it is just a dream
Blood flows slow
I tell you that there is no death more slow
Tell you that there is no death more slow...
Death Metal Supply
Thanks man !
Jx Mx Px
Beauty
Matt Penny
Reading along with these lyrics it hilarious just how wrong I was.
Damian NWOBHM
The Fault: 0:00
Death Machine: 3:08
Product of Society: 7:01
Forgotten: 10:25
Lock Jaw: 14:07
Insomnia: 17:46
Deadly Intentions: 21:41
Aftermath: 24:33
Tribulation: 26:02
Hypothermia: 31:06
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Underrated band ! Finally got to cover one of their songs! Badass !