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Mindless Hope is composed of five distinct personalities, each contributing their own unique influences to create a rich, textured auditory experience.
Hailing from the underground scene of Philadelphia, Mindless Hope fuses uncompromising progressive metal with a kaleidoscope of sonic experimentation. Their sound is an intricate maze of abrupt tempo changes, challenging time signatures, angular riffs, and a dual-vocal assault that swings nimbly between hardcore aggression and alternative melody. Tracks like Paradigm, "Into the Birth Canal", The Hornets' Revenge, and the explosive A Bleak Scenario usher listeners into a realm where double bass precision and vocal surprises create a dynamic atmosphereone that challenges and ultimately captivates with its emotional sincerity. The bands landmark release, Mental Truancy, offers a sprawling 79-minute odyssey of musical exploration. From sprawling workouts that blend crushing deathcore assaults with djent passages to more intimate, atmospheric forays reminiscent of progressive rocks expansive moods, each song serves as a chapter in an emotional and technical journey. The epic 17-minute Eugenics epitomizes their ambition, harnessing a mix of intricate guitar solos, innovative percussion, and relentless rhythmic shifts that keep the listener on alert throughout the voyage. Mindless Hopes art lies in their fearless defiance of genre boundaries. While primarily rooted in progressive metal, their work weaves together elements of thrash, melodic death, and even hints of atmospheric rockcreating a sound that recalls the experimental spirit of bands like Opeth, Dream Theater, and Yes. Beyond technical mastery, their lyrics and sonic explorations confront the messy realities of modern life: grappling with issues of self-importance in the digital era, confronting personal hardships, and ultimately urging empathy as a way to navigate our individual struggles. Renowned for their immersive live performances, the bands complex interplay of three lead guitars, robust bass, and multifaceted percussion work transforms each set into an intense, communal experience. Whether its dismantling conventions with intricate instrumental passages or shifting effortlessly between aggressive and melodic vocal styles, Mindless Hope invites audiences to embrace the chaos and find hope within the turbulence. If the intricate layers of their studio work have you intrigued, you might also appreciate exploring how their live performances magnify these shifts in emotion and technique, or how their evolving sound challenges conventional approaches to heavy music. To date, Mindless Hope has released three full-length albums and one EP: Verbatim (2013) Unlocking a New Realm of Existence (2016) Speechless EP (2017) Mental Truancy (2022)
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Genre
Metal • Progressive Metal
Charts
Peak #48
Peak in subgenre #11
Author
Music Written by Matthew Grosse, David Elliott III
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2022 Matthew Grosse
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September 25, 2022
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MP3 23.7 MB • 192 kbps • 17:15
Story behind the song
Eugenics Determinate Progeny Widowed Black Male, 63 Walter Green Still evaluating. PhD in Genetic Engineering. Wife died of questionable circumstances. Multiple displays of open racial aggression. Arrested for multiple violent batteries and outbursts. Escorted by armed guards. Observed, but not recorded. Must maintain 30 feet between patient. One guard watches through 2-way glass while other guard has high-powered rifle at the ready on the other side of the door in case Mr. Green becomes violent. I’ve assured them this isn’t necessary, however they have their protocol. Mr. Green dreams of creating a “Master Race.”
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(:07) Faced with the scrutiny of my peers, I’ll study all the traits that are of little use to our race. (:30) It needs to be done with expedience and with an iron fist. (:53) Efficiency and rapid speed are keys you need when saving humanity. (1:11) We need to seek a way we can sneak at a peek and identify those who are weak. (1:59) The root of the truth is so long in the tooth And the age of the world that conceals all the proof Will continue to hide and will make us all blind Of a singular time when we all stood in line And we took up an oath that did promise our growth But our differences shine and our race so unkind To commit such a crime that the strongest survive Means we leave them behind and we leave them to die! (2:39) The first step in cleansing is putting an ending to those who depend and beg. It’s been boldly suggested that those who are tested be subservient and oppressed. (3:21) Prey on those who can’t themselves. Eat up! Help yourselves (3:49) Leave what you don’t need, the big and the small, preserved in some alcohol (4:02) Now, let’s see herewhat is it that you do? I can make this completely new A better, outstanding you (4:57) This time I’ll strive to define perfection within our kind Such a shame that it took so long We will work to keep our species strong. Discard the ones who are wrong. Utopia here we come! (5:49) Dissect a kill, research with a thrill Science is fun on those we shun Rivers of red contain the genes they spread (6:19) Dirty and contaminated It’s plague-like and a black disease The human race has been decimated Let’s hope our kids will never see (6:41) The horrors we inflict to be clean! (7:12) There’s going to be substantial loss, but we’ll bear the cost As grown adults, we expect results! (7:35) Isn’t this what we all wanted? To purge this infirmary Of the feeble we’ve supported? (7:50) Rid of all emotion from the task at hand (8:58) Dig until the answer’s clear and ease the population’s fear Erase the residential waste of those we deem disgraced Practice what we preach without the need for speech (9:47) This answers the question of our predicament As long as we all agree, we’ll be rid of all debris (10:46) It doesn’t matter much to me How we decrease society (11:34) We’ll gather them, put them in a pen, and deprive them food Or suffocate, incinerate, or whatever suits your mood (11:53) We’ll control it all And we’ll decide who lives And we’ll determine who falls We’ll use their bodies to further our research of Biology (12:22) Strip them away! They’re no longer human! Devoid of rights forevermore! (12:45) No more talk, we’re past the time to act, we need to execute our Final Plan A mindless hope we’ll give to millions over, a solution to every need Raise their courage, then crush their spirit, revealing our evil sham A false perspective, not unexpected, it’s truly a righteous deed (13:21) Grieve for what we were because we’re born anew We’ll all be free from sin. We’ll all be perfect for all of eternity. (14:25) Such is the vision I share with you. There’ll be no hunger, no death, and no disease. At least until I was stoppedso much for Gattaca! (15:11) Alone in solitary I still dream of isolating To isolate the fragile, the lame, the sick, and the different. Experiment to weed out the useless and the incompetent. I’ll wield an iron rod to keep us all safe from imminent regress No one left to protest, no one to rise against
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