Eleven years of studio silence – now a kick in the shins. Pro-Pain have dropped the lyric video for "Stone Cold Anger," the title track of their album of the same name. Gary Meskil comes out swinging like a boxer after a forced break.
The track hammers away relentlessly. Dull, swaggering, riff-heavy, with that Pro-Pain wall of bass and fury that leaves no room for feel-good lyrics. Meskil's vocals sound like they were distilled from a container full of worn-out martial arts gloves. No trendy punk, no Auto-Tune crutches – just hardcore that reeks of sweat and concrete. The lyric video shoves the lyrics like explosives over brutal riff volleys – no dance moves, no panning camera art, just the message delivered with a fist. According to Meskil, "Stone Cold Anger" gives voice to "the raw frustration that millions are currently feeling." In other words: protracted conflicts, persistent corruption, civil rights melting away faster than Arctic ice at a NATO press conference.
Meskil's closing question, "If not now, when?", remains rhetorical—and that's precisely where the irony begins. Where were these hardcore veterans for the past eleven years, while the powder keg was already smoldering? But well, better late than never. The album was released on May 15th, their first studio album in eleven years, exactly in the band's 35th anniversary year. Textbook marketing timing. Pro-Pain deliver the soundtrack to the rage…
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