THE BEAST

Twisted Prayers is due out June 1st on CD/LP/CS/Digital Order via Relapse Records Here: http://bit.ly/GruesomeTP Digital Downloads / Stream: http://smarturl.it/GruesomeTP Subscribe to Relapse Records Channel: http://youtube.com/relapserecords Gruesome Comments: “‘Fatal Illusions is a track that was truly co-written by Dan, Gus and myself musically and it was a lot of fun to arrange everyone’s riffs while we put the song together. One of the coolest things about this new record, for me personally, is that the writing has become more and more of a team effort, which is invigorating and keeps things interesting for us. When looking at Spiritual Healing for inspiration, one of the more depressing realizations that I came to as far as the lyrics, was that many of the topics that DEATH were addressing back in 1990 are still major issues today. As everyone knows, mass shootings have reached epidemic proportions in this country and we felt that it was a very ‘death metal’ appropriate topic to tackle. This tune is more about the delusions that lead someone to commit this kind of violence; the mindset that would make someone take such a drastic and tragic course of action. Before anyone starts projecting their own politics on the song, this is not an anti or pro gun song. This is an anti-mass shooting song. And if you think that there’s anything controversial about that, you can fuck right off.”' Pre-Order on Bandcamp: https://gruesomedeathmetal.bandcamp.com/ Pre-Order on iTunes: http://geni.us/GruesomeiT Pre-Order on Amazon: http://geni.us/GruesomeAMZ Pre-Order on Google Play: http://geni.us/GruesomeGP Official Links: Gruesome on Facebook: https://facebook.com/gruesomedeathmetal/ Gruesome on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gruesomedm666 Gruesome on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gruesome_de... Gruesome on Bandcamp: https://gruesomedeathmetal.bandcamp.com/ http://www.relapse.com http://www.facebook.com/relapserecords http://www.relapserecords.bandcamp.com http://www.twitter.com/relapserecords https://www.instagram.com/relapserecords Lyrics: Living, in constant fear, about to snap Believing all you see and hear, caught in their trap Hatred, drips from your every word Dictated and brainwashed to believe in the absurd Confused - in heart and mind Paranoia - makes you blind Violence - the only answer that you want to find So certain, in your convictions You can't tell, fact from fiction Existing, in confusion Led astray by fatal illusions Lives brought to their conclusions Betrayed by fatal illusions Fatal illusions Fatal illusions Blinded by ideology Out of touch with reality Off the edge of insanity A pawn in their conspiracy Solo – Dan Fanatic, for years you fantasized Ecstatic now you finally take a life Bodies, lie bleeding, ignore the screams of pain One bullet left, to put through your own brain Confused – you see signs everywhere Paranoia – fear things that aren't there Violence – committed with an empty stare So certain, in your convictions You can't tell, fact from fiction Existing, in confusion Led astray by fatal illusion Life brought to a conclusion Betrayed by fatal illusions Fatal illusions Fatal illusions