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⋘"Doug Flutie Loves His Kiddie Porn" is taken off of the full length record "The Anatomy Of A People's Bondage" by PARADE OF THE LIFELESS (DeadAlive Records; 2000).⋙
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Being the true sonic terrorists, PARADE OF THE LIFELESS (named after a song of the same title by grindcore legends Assück) love nothing more than breaking the boundaries of extreme music. It would be a rather pointless activity trying to classify a band such as this, but for those who still need labels, the easiest thing would be to place them in a metalcore, or rather noisecore category. POTL continue in the tradition of radical metalcore extremists like Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge, Botch, Coalesce but attempt to take it even further. On the course of about thirty minutes they manage to deftly combine calculated chaos and mathematical complexity of the above mentioned bands with mellow jazz and acoustic breaks, punishing noise freakouts, and insane grindcore excursions. As you can imagine, the end result constitutes a very intense, disturbing and challenging experience.
The cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Wind Cries Mary" as well as the usage of exotic instruments such as Kenyan guitar and Ghilakid (whatever the hell that is) further emphasize seriousness of the band's intentions.
Lyrically, POTL proficiently tackle subjects of existential and socially conscious variety, which fit their musical canvas just fine. With such uncompromising levels of depth, chaos, complexity and brutality, this band is doomed almost automatically to complete obscurity. Those few who actually feel the need for something like that can get their hands on this neatly packaged CD and let it all loose.
<Band Members>
Derrick Kowalewski (ex-Avulsion/Black Mass Of Absu/Soiled) - Vocals
Jim Miller (ex-Avulsion) - Drums
Paul Kozlowski (Casperous Vine) - Guitars, Bass, Samples, etc.
<Hometown>
Buffalo, NY
<Discography>
-Parade Of The Lifeless / Noisear 7" Split (1999; Mortville Records)
-The Anatomy Of A People's Bondage (2000; DeadAlive Records)
-Parade Of The Lifeless / Dahmer 7" Split (2001; Mortville Records)
<Current Status>
Split-Up
<Contact Information>
Since the band is no longer together, there is no manner in which to contact them. However, after the split, multi-instrumentalist Paul Kozlowski went onto form Casperous Vine. It started out as a solo project that was mostly classical-based, yet slowly evolved into a three-piece and eventually into the current incarnation as an acoustic chamber quartet. You can find Kozlowski by searching for "Casperous Vine" on Facebook. Perhaps he wouldn't mind inquiries about his long-dead grindcore/death metal/mathcore project.
lyrics
Pro sports is more than entertainment,
It's fans portraying unfinished dreams of heroism.
Rooting for their favorite teams,
They pin their lost dreams,
Their feelings of inadequacy gives authority to sports stars,
As the game hangs in the balance...so does happiness
Opposing teams symbolize the obstacles in life that prevent you from attaining your concept of success...
You hate them...the NFL commands you!
Fill our stadiums or....your dreams will not be televised.
Ticket prices justified by people's need for paragons,
Fans,
They love to deify...giving way to enormous salaries,
Life passes you by as a spectator,
If your team loses....blame follows anger.
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