OR NOT - Violence & Grace (OFFICIAL VIDEO). Taken from the album “Violence & Grace", out June 2024.

The long awaited double album “Violence & Grace” with 90 minutes of ruthless Epic Thrash Metal, combining the raw energy of old school thrash with epic orchestration and a super tight massive sound is out now via No Dust Records and Suburban! Brace for impact!
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SONG DESCRIPTION
The song starts in a subtle, hypnotizing way with the epic one-minute prelude “Cyberia”: a delicate mix of gracious guitar playing and impressive orchestration, building up to a melodic and bombastic climax before morphing into the thrash grenade “Violence & Grace”. “Violence & Grace” starts with a brutal riff, slamming in with a wall of sound before reaching a headbanging chorus. The message is clear: brace for impact! During the whole song father and son musically duel with each other like madmen, armed with power vocals, ferocious drum fills and vicious guitar shredding, supported by the brilliant orchestration of Carsten Altena (The Monolith Deathcult).
CREDITS
Album produced & mixed by Hans Pieters of The Peoples Noise (Gorefest, Elegy & Epica). Album mastered by Peter van ‘t Riet of Finetune Mastering (Dream Theater, Symphony-X, Epica & Ayreon). Album artwork by Rafido. Album orchestration by Carsten Altena of One Man Orchestra (The Monolith Deathcult). Album background vocals by Franky Nendels (Exploder), Rick Maas (Hidden Remains, D-Grade), Ivor van Beek (Non-Divine), Herman de Kok (My Own Army), Thijs Ronteltap (Epistulum), Mark van Maurik (Deliberate Jeopardization), Eric Pinas (Too Different) and Mike van der Vaart (Too Different). Photography by Hans Blomhert. 3D video designs by Jeroen Helmer of Blue Lake Vision. Video productions by Sebastiaan Spijker of Metal Media. Music & lyrics by Dolf & Daniël Blomhert.
DISTRIBUTION
The album “Violence & Grace” is distributed and marketed worldwide by No Dust Records and Suburban and will be both physically available as 2CD Deluxe Mediabook as digitally available on Spotify, Apple Music, AmazonMusic, Deezer, Tidal, UA-cam, Pandora, YandexMusic and Soundcloud.
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LYRICS “VIOLENCE & GRACE”
And then there was chaos, let all hell break loose.
Welcome to mayhem, prepare to be bruised.
Down in the pit is where we come alive.
This is the place where we go wild and where we catch who ever dives.
Now be part of it or watch it from the side.
Just realize what you are missing when you haven’t even tried.
Nurture & embrace violence & grace!
Remember to hold on to violence & grace!
We don’t need psychiatrists, hot yoga or pills
to forget our worries, our struggles, our bills.
Down in the pit is where we come alive.
This is the place where we go wild and where we catch who ever dives.
Now be part of it or watch it from the side.
Just realize what you are missing when you haven’t even tried.
Nurture & embrace violence & grace!
Remember to hold on to violence & grace!
Brace for impact! Are you ready?
Make it count! Show me chaos!
Violence & Grace!
Ignore all the rules. Fuck what people may say.
We’re down in the pit and we like it this way!
Down in the pit is where we come alive.
This is the place where we go wild and where we catch who ever dives.
Now be part of it or watch it from the side.
Just realize what you are missing when you haven’t even tried.
Nurture & embrace violence & grace!
Remember to hold on to violence & grace!
Destroy!
This is it!
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[@gustaafkouwenberg3001]

Ik heb net over jullie in de Aardschok gelezen en was zeer benieuwd naar het resultaat , maar had niet verwacht dat het zo WAANZINNIG GOED ZOU ZIJN!!!!!!! I read about you in Aardschok magazine and was cutious about the result and Damn this is AWESOME!!!!!!!! tHIS COULD GO INTERNATIONALLY VERY big!!!!!!!

[@Vanhaltotachterdeur]

Het was fantastisch om hier deel van te mogen zijn, en het resultaat mag er wezen! Harstikke gaaf❤

[@DerEddi]

you guys are my "newcomer of the Year!" Fantastic album!!!!

[@frankynendels]

Goddamn! complimenten Dolf en Daniël!! Het geheel mag er wezen! Zo professioneel! De dagen spierpijn erna zijn het tóch waard geweest!! En ja... wat waren we weer een middagje 'jong'... hihi.. 😎

[@claudevieaul1465]

Wat is dit ontzettend gaaf geworden, guys!!!
Was enorm leuk om hier aan mee te doen, met dit stapeltje ouwe metal-veteranen (èn Daniel) bij mekaar 🤣🤣🤘😎🤘
We waren weer eventjes jong... 😜
Klinkt erg vet - heel benieuwd naar meer 👍😎🤘

[@JanHoogeveen]

Geweldig, de Fun spatte ervan af! Watch me go ballistic😂

[@carstenaltena]

Niiiice!

[@highmarsmusic]

Vette track!

[@Drummerth]

Ziet er gelikt uit mannen!! Super middag gehad. Pogo met jong bejaarden!😅 Top dat ik erbij was! From now on all comments in english! This is going global!!🤘