Fragile Immortals by Phantom Heir

All empires fall. The cycle of history has demonstrated as much. But despite this, we see the meteoric rise of new regimes — and the further ascension of existing ones — every day. With each spawns forth an iron grip of oppression, fear, and violence. Genocide, terror, autocracy, and slavery to false ideals — these are the bastions that shape our new dark ages.

This release challenges the complacent resignation that this must forever be the way. Resistance is only futile in the throes of despair. To fight against these overlords and their unjust reign, one must first look deep within and channel the intrinsic power of human perseverance and empathy into a sustained cry that refuses to go unheard.

This record is one of those cries. In unison with others, it creates a voice too deafening to ignore — regardless of ethnicity, religion, or creed. This plight we collectively exist within transcends borders and polarizations; it is a series of human injustices and crimes that must be condemned and rectified.

This is for those who endure and suffer the horrors and atrocities of imperialism and apartheid. This is for those repulsed by witnessing and experiencing this inhumanity of humankind. This is for those sickened and mortified by the myriad betrayals to our beloved earth and its inhabitants. This is for the wicked forces who yearn for nothing but profit and domination — the end of their reign is nigh.

Free the countless marginalized and enslaved victims across this earth whose land has been stolen and whose identities have been colonized. Liberate the oppressed and amplify the voiceless. End the senseless bloodshed and strip away the shackles of capitalism. Resist techno-feudalism and attention economy diversions. Reject corporate entities and their corrupt machinations — from gentrification, to planned obsolescence, to insipid spectacle, to the glorification of automation and its erosion of human creativity.

Preserve the earth, its finite resources, and all that live upon it while time still allows. An end to apartheid states and genocide. An end to the destruction of civil rights and liberties. An end to the erasure of indigenous cultures — an end to the murder of all living beings, animals, and creatures. An end to the plundering and exploitation of the environment for objectivist gain. An end to the apathetic complicity imposed and exhibited by the ruling classes. An end to the superficial revelry of blind hedonism as the earth burns.

A mirror to the fallacy of immortal supremacy. May it eternally shatter.

Phantom Heir fuses contemplative and tranquil atmospheres with a visceral tenacity drawn from metal and hardcore.

Together, this culminates in soundscapes guided by conceptual narratives and punctured with emotional depth.

Defy all masters. Be free.

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