Mene Mene Tekel u-Pharsin. The writing is on the wall: “Babylon falls tonight.” We lay Moloch out upon the altar. We will melt down that furnace for ourselves to prove that steel is still fragile. We left that god in ruins. And god I don’t feel ashamed. Our greatest sacrifice will be our last. We set off to slay Death like the three rioters who failed because of their own greed. We have found harmony in dissonance and a life that is truly worth living. This is our cry… our manifesto… our only hope. We've been granted just one chance to make this last; every moment stretching out for eternity. Every action, every choice adding volume to a voice that topples empires, subverts the norm, and balms our suffering. We cry out, “There will be no future without perfection! Babylon must fall tonight!”
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021
supported by 12 fans who also own “Perfect Future”
This album finely articulates the roller coaster of emotions that come with every relationship, especially those that ultimately fail. Gloomy yet cathartic. frank!