Illusions of Dominance

by Bitter End

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aquahead The final showdown in the house of ashes Favorite track: Conversation With Death.

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1.	Power And Control 03:05	buy track
2.	Truth, Lies, Fear 04:22	buy track
3.	Realm of Despair 03:19	buy track
4.	Long Time Gone 03:20	buy track
5.	The Crushing Madness 02:15	buy track
6.	Conversation With Death 03:29	buy track
7.	Sting of Betrayal 03:05	buy track
8.	Pleasure and Pain 02:32	buy track
9.	Into The Unknown 03:09	buy track
10.	No Man's Land 02:51	buy track

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"Illusions of Dominance" was recorded and produced by Nick Jett (Terror, Piece By Piece). Thematically the album takes on the subject of mankind’s fragility in the face of nature’s overwhelming and unescapable power.

Opening crossover anthem "Power and Control" sets the tone with the potent lyrical statement "...Hammer coming down with overwhelming force, we’re on a collision course. Power and control, illusions of power and control..." From there Bitter End's dust storm simply never lets up. Introspection and anger blankets everything in "Truth, Lies, Fear", "Realm of Despair", "Long Time Gone", "The Crushing Madness", and "Conversations with Death". Each one, writhing and clawing with thrash precision and hardcore aggression. It’s not all speed and violence though; songs "Sting of Betrayal", "Pleasure and Pain", "Into the Unknown", and closer "No Man’s Land" choose to churn at a slower rpm but are just as lethal. Opting to let their hybrid hardcore/metal heaviness shine through the eye of the storm with mid-tempo battery and epic breakdowns.

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released June 30, 2015

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