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Crimes of Despair

by Anxious Arms

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1.
Intro 02:01
I can see the setting sun…
2.
Born angry and left alone A holy ghost in tattered clothes You never cared, you never will A part of you left undone Your dark disguise hides the shining light In your eyes there is my only compromise A beating heart, a living soul But only fools will let it show
3.
Catastrophes 03:22
Trampled under heavy stone A created past that no one knows To be denied a lasting hope To wade, to crawl for life In my self-inflicted demise Now that you have got to see a lesson in catastrophes Now you learn we are all nobody It could be you… You never cared and you never will A fate undone by conquered will
4.
Foundation 04:03
Can’t you see the foundational remedy? The system unleashed on the hands that feed Can’t you see that you’re the one crushing But now I find in memory You’re the chain that’s dragging me So many flames, so much to burn A sustained dying word
5.
There’s thousands of eyes staring at your entropy A beacon of hope or demon released is what you’ll be All the times I failed you Reach for the burning light Looking at me A soul full doubt and apathy It could be you…They clip your wings
6.
Lay me to rest so I will have no fall from grace What do you think you’ll see? Something to set you free? But on your hands and knees you’ll cry to me Trust me and embrace the promises I will make to you It’s always something else
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Fate is not my concern To bleed all alone You claim it’s hard to see the change in me In an ever-changing world you are there Wasted Days, Wasted Years I’ve been dying to know What it means to stand alone Like a future with no hope I’ve seen it all and I am letting go Have I gone and left you here? Can I break the chain that holds me down against my will I can’t hide anymore There is no light, no sound to solve this malady I must be blind or too weak to face this memory Now the truth is reality
8.
Memoriam 02:36
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I've been dying to know What it means to stand alone Like a future with no hope I've seen it all and I letting go Have I gone and left you here? Can I break the chains that hold me down against my will I can hide anymore There is no light, no sound to solve this malady I must be blind or too weak to face this memory Now the truth is reality There is no future I can see
10.
Faust 02:23
Left behind by the rats who run the race Feel the tears as they fall from your face There is nothing left that you can say Your dreams are theirs and they feel no shame Torment, as they leech on your soul Punishment, chased by a deadly sound

about

“Crimes of Despair” is the first LP from Sacramento metal/post-hardcore band, Anxious Arms. Over 5 years of being a band, releasing singles and EPs and touring, Anxious Arms has continuously honed in on what their sound is today. Beginning in the early days as an emo band and progressively introducing new sounds from metal and hardcore, the band organically evolved sonically.

Crimes of Despair does a great job displaying this. You can still hear bits of early Anxious Arms throughout the record, but sonically, there are many more layers and dynamics happening. This is quickly introduced on ‘Intro’, where a soundscape of Black Sabbath & Sleep-inspired guitars take over the song with lingering vocals, then loops into the title track—which explodes with heavy bass and shouting from vocalist, Kyle Bolla. Later tracks like ‘Foundation’ do a great job of switching the tempo at perfect points within the record–creating a more driving and urgent feeling.

Lyrically, Bolla is at his best. Emotions of loneliness, anger and doubt are poetically described in a doom-like world. There is an underlying through line of despair that tends to linger throughout the whole record. This theme, paired with the slow and heavy doom metal to post-hardcore dynamic works great. Anxious Arms are able to craft a concise and consistent LP, where a range of influences from Crowbar to Deftones and Cave In makes perfect sense.

credits

released November 11, 2022

Album art by Neo Sabbath
Layout and design by Jonathan Lee Gonzales

Music written by Anxious Arms // Lyrics by Kyle Bolla
Track 5 written by Zach Detamore and Anxious Arms

Kyle Bolla – Vocals, Guitar
Tuan Purser – Drums (Tracks 1-7), Guitar
Jack Wittich – Bass, Backing Vocals, Guitar
*Zach Detamore – Drums on Tracks 9-10
*Summer Bolla – Flute on track 8

Music written by Anxious Arms // Lyrics by Kyle Bolla
Track 5 written by Zach Detamore and Anxious Arms

Recorded/Mixed/Mastered at Earthtone Studio by Patrick Hills
Track 9-10 Recorded by Joshua Unitt

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