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about
Chornobyl was a horrific disaster that took the lives of many people and affected countless others. The main factor that led to this disaster was pride, which can be defined as overconfidence in one's abilities or accomplishments. In the case of Chornobyl, the pride of those in charge led to a series of fateful decisions that ultimately resulted in the meltdown of the nuclear reactor.
One of the key factors that led to the disaster was the decision to continue operating the reactor despite safety concerns. Those in charge were proud of their achievement and didn't want to believe that anything could go wrong. This arrogance ultimately cost many people their lives. Furthermore The Soviet Union was a proud country and its people were very proud of their accomplishments. They didn't want to admit that anything could go wrong and that their country wasn't perfect. This also led to a lot of secrecy surrounding the accident, which made it much worse than it needed to be. This deadly combination of arrogance and complacency led to a series of poor decisions that had catastrophic consequences. The lessons learned from Chornobyl should serve as a warning against letting pride get in the way of making sound decisions
Pride however is much more complex than the one that just shows arrogance and sows pain but there’s also the one that shows dignity and satisfaction in yourself and others. Voices of the Unheard are the silenced voices of the liquidators - people who are hailed as heroes, but many of them are left with physical and mental scars that continue to this day.
"We all thought we were doing something great. We were cleaning up other people's messes and we thought we were invincible. But now I know that we paid a terrible price for our pride. It's hard to talk about what we went through. For a long time, we kept it all inside, thinking that if we talked about it, people would think we were crazy. But the truth is, we're the ones who are still sane. We saw things that no one should have to see.
We were told that we were doing something important, that we were saving lives. And in a way, I guess we were. But it came at a great cost. Many of us didn't make it out alive, and those of us who did are never going to be the same. It's hard to take pride in what we did when so many people died and so many more were affected by the radiation. But I guess in some ways, we have to be proud of ourselves for what we did." - Nikolai, liquidator
lyrics
Spring has just calmly fallen
But only into shades of red
Mother cuddles her new-born child
Fisherman son's ambition engorges to explode
The paddock has been mounted
Tacit voices of disagreement
Suppressed minds controlled by its mother
The greed of some was the bread of many for today and tomorrow
Man against man, will against system, reason against command
Thinking is not your work, you don't do it, others will
Someone has to do it
Human mistake, inhuman tragedy
Pride has turned into a ticking bomb
Blasting into air all the promotion and superiority
So easy to underestimate, so hard to remedy
Strategy invented ad hoc
Splendid hubris comes to ruin
The most magnificent rainbow spreading disease
An aurora borealis of death
Their own enemy has been created, the shadow of corruption
Don't panic come and help, come and die without panic
You are a soldier now, you fight although not in a war
Your enemy is divine, you cannot see it although you are not blind
Man against man, will against system, reason against command
Thinking is not your work, you don't do it, others will
Someone has to do it
Atomic refugees having nothing but pain
Lives left behind without any concern
A history marked into an invisible enemy
Culture ripped from its land
A new syndrome has been created
Slowly wasting away
Don't panic, just leave... leave without any panic
There's still an echo of naive conviction heard all across the ghost town:
"They will be back, they have to…"
The dream city is now a ghost gap
Misleading Правда covers everything up with the red paint
MayDay celebrated with a parade of death
Одвічний металевий присмак у твоєму роті
Зробить тебе смирним назавжди
Його образ закарбується повік
На знівечених онуках великої матінки
Хтось мав це зробити
credits
from The Absence,
track released April 26, 2023
itSELF is:
Ricardo Falcon - Guitars
Estevan Furlan - Drums
Lyrics by Ricardo Falcon
Produced by Ricardo Falcon and Wieslawski Brothers
Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Hertz Studio*
*Except vocals - Recorded at Crawlspace Productions
Artwork by Bjorn Goosses
Symphonic Death Metal featuring members and ex-members of Psycroptic, Sinister, Belphegor, The Monolith Deathcult and Obscura also featuring several other guests from bands such as Suffocation and Ignea.
supported by 11 fans who also own “Voices of the Unheard”
This is fantastic! Some seriously tasty brutal tech death, with absolutely crushing riffs, rhythm, and vocals.
The album's production and mixing is also perfect, it's very balanced and allows the music to shine through the brutality.
Highly, highly recommended! somethingsomething9
supported by 9 fans who also own “Voices of the Unheard”
Absolutely crushing dissonant death metal!
With great production and tight performance from these meat sacks, this dark brutal dissonant masterpiece will be on my favorite list forever.
Don't pass up this album, trust me it's fuckin great!
9/10 ChrestusV
supported by 9 fans who also own “Voices of the Unheard”
Old school Death Metal in its purest form. Thanks to Transcending Obscurity for this little gem. Found it on Bandcamp Friday. The clean singing part in „Rot of Ages“ is epic - i did not expecting this. Highly recommended for everyone who loves old school Death Metal! Sælzer Bub
