The group was led by vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Sean Muttaqi, who, utilizing some friends from the band Naturecore, recorded his first song to place on a compilation intended to benefit the militant Animal Liberation Front. In 1990, Vegan Reich--now comprised of Muttaqi and drummer Jon Ewing--released a 7" by the same name through Hardline Records. The pair was assisted by Sergio, then-bassist for Southern California punk band Amenity, until Dom Ehling joined up in 1991 and shortly after, Florida native Ray Titus relocated to Laguna Beach, CA, to replace Ewing. In 1992, that lineup released a cassette tape-only EP, The Wrath of God, that was as heavily influenced by Iron Maiden as the previous release was inspired by Crass.
The band went on hiatus after that, with the lineup first morphing into the reggae-tinged Captive Nation Rising, and later the back-to-basics punk band Pressure. In 1996, Uprising Records compiled all of Vegan Reich's material and released it as the Anthology CD. Vegan Reich reconvened briefly in 1999 with Muttaqi playing guitar and bass and singing on a new EP, "Jihad", backed by Racetraitor (and future Fall Out Boy) drummer Andy Hurley.
Stop Talking
Vegan Reich Lyrics
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The lyrics of Vegan Reich's "Stop Talking" describe the horrors of animal testing in American laboratories, the cruelty inflicted on helpless animals to satisfy the pleasure of vivisectors who burn, crush, mutilate, starve, poison, and assault them. The song highlights the similarities between the oppressions of animals and humans, as both are exploited for profit, money, and power. The chorus reinforces the belief that murder is murder and tries to justify the torture of animals as a sacrifice for society's benefit.
The song urges people to take action against animal testing and put an end to the cycle of oppression by burning down laboratories of death, breaking through the walls, and giving the filth what they deserve. The lyrics demand an end to the needless suffering of innocent animals who bleed just like humans, waiting to die while people continue to sit and talk.
The song's powerful message is intended to provoke a reaction by making people realize the brutality of animal testing and motivating them to take action to stop it. The lyrics suggest that compassion and understanding are not enough, and only direct action can bring about change.
Line by Line Meaning
Every second three animals die in American laboratories tortured by crazed vivisectors who burn crush and mutilate starve poison and assault animals to fulfill their sick pleasure.
Animals are dying every second in laboratories due to the evil actions of vivisectors who torture, burn, mutilate, starve, and poison them to satisfy their perverse desires.
Inflicting pain and suffering to gain more money and power.
Vivisectors subject innocent animals to unspeakable suffering to further their own financial and societal gain.
Sucking their wealth (the blood) out of others just like the madmen at the top who fuck our lives just for profit.
Vivisectors are as cruel and profit-driven as the wealthy elite who make life unbearable for the rest of us.
can't you see there's no difference between government exploiting people, people exploiting animals, it's all the fucking same, just another facet of oppression in this society.
Whether it is the government exploiting people or individuals exploiting animals, it is all part of the same oppressive system that persists in our society.
Murder is murder it's still the same.
Killing is killing, whether it is a human or an animal, the act is equally reprehensible.
From behind their walls come silent screams victims of mans cruelty.
The pain and suffering of animals in laboratories are invisible to the outside world but the screams of the victims can be heard.
â??For the good of manâ?? they proclaim, their conscience eased but not the pain.
Vivisectors justify their actions as being necessary for the betterment of humanity but they do so without acknowledging the pain and suffering they inflict on innocent animals.
Justification from dark cold eyes (what they well is full of lies) â??A sacrifice for societies gainâ?? whatever reason they're still to blame.
Vivisectors lie to themselves and the public in order to justify the torture of animals in the name of human progress.
'cause animal experiments do not save human lies, and even if they did it wouldn't make an ounce of difference 'cause we've no right to decide who's to live and who's to die.
Animal experiments are ineffective and even if they were, it would still be morally wrong to decide the fate of animals based on human needs.
Every second we just sit and talk three more are killed and the clock ticks on.
While we discuss and debate, more innocent animals are dying in laboratories without justice.
Those still alive just wait to die, their blood flows red like yours and mine.
Animals that are still alive in laboratories are waiting for their turn to be tortured and killed, just like any human.
The time for action is here today but what path do we fucking take when the animals that we liberate just always seem to get replaced?
It is time to take action against vivisectors but it is essential to find an effective path that will not result in more animals being tortured and killed in their place.
We must put them out of commission break their cycle of oppression burn down their laboratories of death and if they too get burn well they've had their warnings.
The only way to end the torture of animals is to destroy the laboratories and facilities that enable such crimes, even if the vivisectors get hurt in the process.
Yet they still continue the bastards have it coming.
Despite warnings, vivisectors persist in their cruel ways and deserve whatever consequences come their way.
They've made a choice (not theirs to make) to kill and maim, its life they take.
Vivisectors have chosen to take the lives of innocent beings, even though it is not their right to make such a choice.
Innocent? Fuck no they're not its blood they spill.
Vivisectors are not innocents, they are responsible for spilling the blood of innocent animals.
They must be stopped no time for love and understanding they don't deserve our â??compassionâ?? what those murdering scum deserve is a dose of their own medicine.
There is no room for compassion for those who torment and kill animals. Instead, they should face a punishment that befits their crimes.
So let's smash them now, once and for all, break through their walls/skulls.
It is time to confront vivisectors directly and permanently eliminate their facilities and practices that result in animal torture and death.
Put an end to their sick reign they've carried on for far too long, we know that they're in the wrong so stop the talking â?? start revenging and give the filth what they've got coming!
Vivisectors have been getting away with torture and killing for too long. It is time to take revenge and bring them the consequences they deserve.
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