The Harbinger

Resurrected, forged in the shadows. Forked tongue spewing venom and flames. A message of hope coupled with a promise of change. A subtle overhaul in appearance and disposition, a clever distraction forged to subdue the population.

They call him FUEHRER!!
I say DECEIVER!!
He calls himself UNITER!!
We say DIVIDER!!

He is here to deliver domination.

HARBINGER!
HARBINGER!

DECEIVER OF OUR HOPE!

Resurrected, forged in the shadows. Forked tongue spewing venom and flames. A message of hope coupled with a promise of change. A subtle overhaul in appearance and disposition, a clever distraction forged to subdue the population.

So this is the order of the new world?
I see only a revival of the oldest and worst forms of what can only be tyranny. In which there is no happiness, hope, or liberty for the rest of humanity.

We will reject your false message of security. We will destroy your vision of tyranny.

 HARBINGER!
The Awakened Preacher.
HARBINGER!
The Worlds Deceiver.

DECEIVER OF OUR HOPE!
DECEIVER OF OUR HOPE!
I will rip out your lying tongue and shove it back down your fucking throat!
OH!

Freedom is ours!

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Living Proof

We are being cornered, the danger will never fade, an unholy alliance of power to dominate and enslave the human race. They’re sponsored by the mandrake mechanism, which creates power out of thin air.

That’s what you get when corporations would rather profit from our pain than help improve their nations. Instead they use our suffering as means to get what they need, maintaining constant dependency so that their plans can proceed.

We are being watched, monitored every day, from what we buy to what we eat and think and fucking say. So now they want us to carry a tracking card or “get chipped”, well fuck that shit I say we show them that we’re sick of this.

What’s the price of a better life, free of corruption and dishonesty?

We the people deserve a fucking explanation for the life we’re forced to endure!
We the people will not stand for this exploitation anymore!

WE THE PEOPLE!
DESERVE A FUCKING EXPLANATION!
WE THE PEOPLE!
WILL NOT BE EXPLOITED ANYMORE!

We are being bought, in the worst possible way, to strive for a corporate pushed lifestyle, one of which is portrayed in almost every form of entertainment so that we become what they want and think what they permit.

That’s what you get when corporations would rather profit from our pain than help improve their nations. Instead they use our suffering as a means to get what they need, maintaining constant dependency so that their plans can proceed.

Kill! (x4)
Our freedom and our only hope for tomorrow.
Kill! (x4)
All of us or watch your dreams fall dead because…

We Are Living Proof That Humanity Has a Right To Choose! (x2)

SOUNDING OFF: Molotov Solution new disc a safe bet

They trade in death, but that doesn't make it any easier to deal with when it comes beckoning for them.

"There have been people who've told us that they're going to kill us, that they're going to take us out," says Robbie Pina, guitarist for outspoken Vegas death metal band Molotov Solution, sporting a slightly incredulous grin. "We'd laugh about it, but then we'd sit there and seriously think about it and go, 'Oh man, could that really happen?' "

Molotov Solution's sound is polarizing -- fast and unforgiving, with swarming riffs and guttural vocals spat out like poison darts -- and their viewpoints are even more so.

The band's catalog comes on like a libertarian manifesto with blast beats, rife with warnings about the dangers of neo-feudalism and excessive privatization, inspired by the likes of hip-hop firebrand Immortal Technique, syndicated radio host Alex Jones and controversial 9/11 documentaries such as "Loose Change."

But their lyrics, while proactive, aren't overly partisan or rife with the kind of jingoist sloganeering that often infects bands of a political bent.

"It's not heresy or our viewpoints, for the most point, it's very factual. We do our homework," says Pina, clad in a "Power to the People" T-shirt while having a beer at the sports-themed bar Home Plate. "For this album, Kyle read 10 to 12 books just to prepare himself for what we're writing about, because we never want to write about a subject that we're unsure about. We don't ever want to misinform anybody."

Molotov Solution's latest release, a self-titled full-length that comes out today, is a big step forward for the band, a much more groove-oriented affair that sees the group toning down the grindcore influences once prominent in their sound for a much more immediate, focused attack.

"I was kind of tired of writing riff after riff after riff, not really repeating anything," Pina says, flanked by heavily tattooed new guitarist Joe Brady, who boasts more ink than "War and Peace." "I wanted to make very solid songs and make things distinguishable on the album."

What results is a disc that will surely rank among the best Vegas metal releases of the year. It's also a safe bet that the album will land the band on one of the more sizable metal indies, a step up from the band's current label, San Jose's 12 Gauge Records.

The Molotov lineup has been in flux lately, as the band's former singer Kyle Davis left the group to return to school and Pina also had to recruit a new drummer. But no matter who's in Molotov Solution these days, the band's world view is likely to remain as combustible as its namesake.

"There can be no Molotov Solution without politics or social consciousness. It's just not possible," Pina says matter of factly. "I would never let myself be in another band that isn't like that. Knowing what I know now, it's not something that you can just turn a blind eye to."

Jason Bracelin's "Sounding Off" column appears on Tuesdays. Contact him at (702) 383-0476 or e-mail him at jbracelin@ reviewjournal.com