My immediate instinct is that this must refer to Palestine, more specifically Gaza but it could be Ukraine, or even autonomous regions of Kurdistan.

Whilst the civilians under attack could be in any number of locations, the song goes on to reference “A tiny strip of land surrounded on all sides” and mentions snipers. What price humanity? Death falls from the sky”. There is a thematic segue of sorts into Thousand Yard Stare which starts off asking the question “What price democracy? As I’m watching children die. House of Cards pulls back the curtain on the sham of democracy, recognising that a small class of people really control this country with “elitist rich hypocrisy”. Evil walks among us hiding in plain sight.” War, hunger, death, how do you sleep at night. “Reality Asylum I wanna close my eyes to the facts and the truth cause I know it’s not right. They choose the latter even though it’s not the easier road to travel. We face a choice of whether to ignore or acknowledge the insanity of everyday life. Other songs are more introspective, personal, dealing with emotion and anxiety.įirst track Reality Asylum is a three and a half minute manifesto for the band.

To borrow an analytical methodology from fellow LTW writer Ged Babey, “They mean it, maan”. Protest punk, anarcho-punk, call it what you like. Some of Reality Asylum’s lyrics are angry and political and I don’t doubt the sincerity of the messages. The black and white grainy cover art fits this aesthetic. Hell, even the band name is taken from the first Crass 7 inch, a song that was so blasphemous it got the band in trouble with the cops and the pressing plant refused to press it when Feeding of the 5000 was first released. Transpose the numbers for letters, 1 for A, 2 for B, 3 for C and see what you get. FFO Toxic Waste and The System.Īs any good anarchist, street punk or ultra will already know, the 1312 Overture is not a historical concept album about the year that Pope Clement V forcibly disbanded the Knights Templar.

Scots protest punks blend together elements of punk, Oi and metal on a debut album that has a serious anarcho-punk feel to it according to Nathan Brown.

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