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Factions

by The Without

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1.
Play Tricks 03:36
I don't think I can make it Not this time I don't think I can fake it Not in my heart Not in my mind We can't stay stationary The worlds on fire at our backs We'll find no sanctuary Searching for safety while under attack Your body wants it bad And that's good Cuz your mind will play tricks on you Can't find an emissary The message lost A voice I lack Forgive my savagery Looking for light I was lost in the black You must have lost your mind
2.
Dead Gold 04:00
i don’t have to let you know i don't deserve you you will find out either way I pollute you brought back to life to serve your will however cruel we will find out either way here’s a compromise i’ll take whats mine she said i will end it with your ends death is certain my golden man don’t get caught up in the truth it’s so subjective i can spin this how I want i’m protected was it for you who was it for you? even the score always more i will take on different shapes i’m quite convincing can’t continue at this pace I think I’m losing one thing at a time quiet the world so I can hear myself over and over these dreams tearing apart at the seams pure and unnoticed the safest moment the future unmoved wide open and free we’ll plot a course of inevitable decay but we’ll never deviate this is how we survive
3.
Two Wolves 04:15
today i won’t rely i’ll go it alone the cold the dark the fear these thoughts they cling to me like leaves on trees no storm will cause the fall i know what i must do follow my joy but doubt’s firm hold won’t slip you call it ordinary I call it all wrong you call it ordinary but you’re wrong carry the weight the world i can't fall apart I’m the boy who cried wolf i know what i must do tighten my grip lean into what comes next all these dreams continue to fuel a start one by one they tell me i'll be fine but I just stood there waiting for my time and I watched as my life passed me by crying wolf
4.
Rat Party 03:20
Pandemonium pulling the reins take the fangs from my back i have no love left to give i have no blood left to give your cold breath and your broken throne there’s no fire here there’s nothing to fight the fear our short lives with our claws ripped out my word is war i’m done with lies we’re running out of light RATS we’ll never make it alive KEEPING SECRETS too afraid to fail RATS we’re running out of light it’s not what you said it was my cup is empty full of thirst full of ache old bones want but never take and it’s not what you said it was when the light dies down and the rats come out you’ll find me here lost at the brink i’m paralyzed can’t fall in line you’ll find me here lost at the brink it’s all of my fault there is no future there is no fight all of your chances to make it up to yourself are falling apart we’ll never make it alive if you breathe you survive i would follow you to the ends of the earth but I don’t think I can make it not this time

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"With “Factions” I came away realising it was an EP full of surprises. Perhaps this gives the impression I approach everything I listen to with an insurmountable level of scepticism but in the ways, newer artists could be faulted “the without” simply cannot. Even looking past the high production value, at its very heart this EP is superbly crafted, hooks never fail to draw you in, but you better be ready for the fistfuls of grit, attitude and passion these lads have so brilliantly encapsulated into their style."
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"With the closing ‘Rat Party’ I was saddened that it is almost over but still sat smiling faced as the beckoning lines, riffs and the whole shabang rattles, rumbles, and triumphantly thuds victoriously down your ear canal in a way that makes Caesar’s return to Rome look pathetic."
-musicallyfresh.com

"Opening song, Play Tricks, should totally be getting a lot of radio airplay right now. Maybe it does somewhere, I don’t know, but it is by far so much more satisfying than the majority of bands getting the attention these days. With its aggressive melodies combining modern hooks with an air of punk/hardcore greatness floating around, this would surely appeal to a lot of folks out there."
-cauteriserblog.wordpress.com

"THE WITHOUT sounds like a combination of bands like Every Time I Die and Cancer Bats with a clear influence of the likes of Deftones and Soundgarden. It’s truly an intriguing combination that is brought to life by their excellent debut EP." - GIGRADAR.com

"The Without are definitely one to keep an eye out for and hopefully will become one of the new icons for other bands to follow. Until then, get listening to Factions, you won’t regret it." - MUSICNERDREVIEWS.com

credits

released March 7, 2017

The Without

Spencer Arnold : guitar
Michael Draper : vocals
Joseph Graham : drums
Wade Nelson : bass
Adam Smith : guitar

songs : The Without
artwork : Joseph Graham
lyrics : Michael Draper

recorded, mixed and mastered by Stephan Hawkes in Portland, OR

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The Without Portland, Oregon

THE WITHOUT is a creative venture between five lifelong friends. Their sound is highly influenced by the grit and vigor of their hometown, Portland, OR. They deliver a unifying sound composed of elements of rock, post-hardcore, punk and perhaps even a touch of thrash. Sonically brash, with a message of urgency and action, THE WITHOUT attempt to create music without ego. ... more

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