Matthew Brooks has been beating his head against the proverbial music wall … Read Full Bio ↴Matthew Brooks has been beating his head against the proverbial music wall since the late '80's. Time after time he watched as projects that seemed to be on the brink of fruition collapsed due to; financing problems, label collapses, ego's, personality clashes, girlfriend/wife interference, or cold feet on the part of involved individuals. Finally deciding that putting together a complete album first and THEN looking for bandmates and a label would circumvent these plaguing issues, he wrote and recorded his latest project: "Steel Testament/RISE UP" over the course of the last year at the recording studio he built on his 6 acre property in Hubbardston, MA. The songs that make up his latest effort: "Rise Up", are born of such diverse experiences as: living through the artificially inflated skyrocketing gas prices of recent memory, a 10 year battle with depression and the horrific effects of SSRI anti-depressant medications, the peace he was trying to bring to feuding family members, and the more general evil that results from the vacuous self-involvement which is so prevalent in modern society. In addition to being part of bands that headlined shows whose opening acts included "The Dream" (which later became Ex-Dream - or as most people know them: Extreme) and opened for rising stars like: Joan Jett, Queensryche, and Cinderella, Matthew has done virtually every other job the music business has to offer. He has crewed for acts like Styx and Stevie Winwood; he has done security at several large rock festivals, including the long running "All Good Music Festival" in West Virginia; he has been a popular engineer at several small to mid-sized recording studios; and then progressed to producing acts like Thrashqueen and Killerfoxx. He has done stints in the A&R capacity at several indie record companies; he has worked as a marketing consultant both in the US and in England; and done graphic design and copywriting work for several start-up independent record companies whose ads appeared in publications including "Circus" magazine and "Hit Parader". Matthew Brooks was also a successful artist and sculptor through the '90s whose work was documented in the book: A Glimpse Beyond The Veil, The Art of Matthew Brooks; published in 1998 of which the (then) European minister of culture remarked: "It is a rare thing to find such talent in this modern age.". He painted the image that is used on the cover of the "Rise Up" Demo CD and displayed on the main page of this EPK. What the future holds is anyone's guess, but Dr. Gil Markle- former owner of Longview Farm Recording Studios (Think Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, Cat Stevens, etc.)- was kind enough to critique the mixes, providing invaluable assistance. Matthew is quick to point out, however, that "Whatever is good is to the credit of Dr. Markle, all the flaws are my own." Enjoy!
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Rise Up
Steel Testament Lyrics
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Thiago lima Dahmer
Rise Up
When I say rise up
When I say war
That means the time is now
To even up the score
The leader speaks
His plan has failed before
Enlisted soldiers
Awaiting orders
It's time for justice
Just like before
Our troops protect and serve
Are they ever coming home
So much regret
Another killed by war
Such a tragedy
Enlisted soldiers
Obey their orders
When I say rise up
You say war
When I say rise up
You say War!
Rise Up... War!
Rise Up... War!
Rise Up... War!
Rise Up... War!
The smell of death
Reeks through the air
The stench of burning bodies
Bloodshed everywhere
Scattered remains
And bullet shells
Send in the dogs of war
Unleash the hounds of hell
It's time to rise up!
It's time to rise for war!
It's time to rise up!
Black is death!
And red is war!
Yeah I said rise up
And you said war...
All for one and one for all
The perfect world war
All of the rest
Will fail just like before
Such a tragedy
The fallen soldiers
They followed orders
When I say rise up
You say war
When I say rise up
You say War!
Rise Up... War!
Rise Up... War!
Rise Up... War!
Rise Up... War!
Levantar
Quando eu digo levantar
Quando eu digo guerra
Isso significa que a hora é agora
Para igualar o placar
O líder fala
Seu plano falhou antes
Soldados alistados
Aguardando ordens
É hora de justiça
Assim como antes
Nossos soldados protegem e servem
Eles estão sempre voltando para casa
Muito lamentamos
Outro morto pela guerra
Essa tragédia
Soldados alistados
Obedecem suas ordens
Quando eu digo levantar
Vocês dizem guerra
Quando eu digo levantar
Vocês dizem Guerra!
Levantar... Guerra!
Levantar... Guerra!
Levantar... Guerra!
Levantar... Guerra!
O cheiro da morte
Exala através do ar
O fedor de corpos queimados
Derramamento de sangue em todos os lugares
Restos espalhados
E cápsulas de balas
Envie os cães de guerra
Liberte os cães do inferno
É hora de levantar!
É hora de levantar-se para a guerra!
É hora de levantar!
Negro é a morte!
E o vermelho é a guerra!
Sim, eu disse levantar
E você disse guerra...
Todos por um e um por todos
A guerra do mundo perfeito
Todo o resto
Irá falhar como antes
Essa tragédia
Os soldados caídos
Eles seguiram ordens
Quando eu digo levantar
Vocês dizem guerra
Quando eu digo levantar
Vocês dizem Guerra!
Levantar... Guerra!
Levantar... Guerra!
Levantar... Guerra!
Levantar... Guerra!
Nuclear Blast Records
Production value adds to the experience ;) It's something that many can appreciate!
Biff Butkus
Don't let music like this disappear into history. support bands like this so they can continue making great records like this one
Ramsey1010
All of Alex's solos are just so good. He really deserves wayyyyy more recognition for his brilliant guitar playing.
Saul Martinez
Yeah, and erick is great also
João Ferreira
One of most underrated metal bands ever
Comrade Kappa
Testament is legendary !
Othmane CHENGUITI
Metallica is better than you, Dave.
becks0816
You really want to compare a band with an album called "lulu" with these guys here?
bodomsticker
Metallica is not thrash
becks0816
Well, you must be young then. Otherwise you would remember the Bay area thrash metal (search wiki for it). Both bands - Testament and Metallica - are part of it, and in the past when Metallica played harder metal (before the black album), they could be compared. The "and justice" album appeared in the same period like the "practice what you preach"...