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Finland Means Murder

by Sick Urge

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1.
No Escape 00:43
Full speed ahead on a dead-end street Technically out of gas We knew all along what was coming But did nothing A u-turn? What a brilliant idea while ago now the street is one-way Hey driver! No need to hurry because there is no escape
2.
Ask for work Ask for bread Take that bread Take that bread If they don’t give you work If they don’t give you bread Take it
3.
Bullshit racist conspiracy Also pure insanity You can’t for fucks sake be serious Your own google-search over actual research? Talk shit, get the shot! Vaccinations are probabl the single most important invention ever apart from beer of course Talk shit, get the shot!
4.
Reagan gone, Gorbachov gone They never got their barbeque party But there are other crazy ass motherfuckers Who just may be ready to push the button Nuclear barbeque mosh fest Join the treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Now is the time, like right now Come on Finland just DO IT
5.
Fatal Error 00:51
Self-destructive economic system Self-destructive political system All the good and beautiful we have are accidental by-products of annihilation All we do, all we say - Fatal Error All our hopes, all our dreams - Fatal Error Downfall of the consumer-mindset means nothing Downfall of the consumer-society means even less Surely the capitalists have already monetized their own ruination Just this time there will be no sequel All we do, all we say - Fatal Error All our hopes, all our dreams - Fatal Error Downfall of the consumer-mindset Downfall of the consumer-society
6.
Work, eat, sleep, repeat Life can not just be a rat race everyone needs a chance to lay back Or to do whatever the fuck they like Lifelong nightmare Expectations from all around Beware! Or they may get you You have to take things into your own hands Or else you risk a lifelong nightmare Lifelong nightmare A fucking nightmare
7.
Hold the line Love isn’t always on time But the knife is Rather stab me in the face than in the back Hold the line No one needs a fair-weather friend Hold the line
8.
In the case of Sick Urge versus the Police Department Prosecuting attorneys are equality and justice The system is rotten Abolish the police department
9.
Your bullshit prevention policy does not work Illegality only serves the underworld Legalize heroin Legalize drugs It should be a health-policy issue But instead you force it to be a criminal one Man that’s fucked Legalize heroin Legalize drugs
10.
Aryan soldiers are about to relive their nightmares There will be no mercy or liberating death It’s about time to be born again The return of the Black Mannerheim
11.
Finland is the only remaining country in Europe to cherish fur farming Fuck Finland, seriously fuck us Fur is murder Fur is murder Fur is murder Open the cages and burn down the farms No one with a human conscience can support this bullshit
12.
Your development and your freedom must come from and through yourself You alone can do it There is no authority but yourself Forget God, be independent Forget state, be independent There is no authority but yourself Free yourself from the fear of public opinion and public condemnation Forget God, be independent
13.
Time after time again these power-hungry bastards arise System does not fail, over the years It was built to support assholes Take away their power to govern Grassroots – take a stand! Do it yourself! Take control Rock Against Lipponen Once an idealist Next day a brutal capitalist And a shameless opportunist Fuck you Lipponen Fuck you Kankaanniemi Fuck you Väyrynen Fuck you Aittoniemi Fuck you Viinanen
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Conformist middle-class wankers can go to hell straight away There is no reason to obey their crap Basis for that fucked up lifestyle will not exist in the future Like they really cared about that We are all gonna die anyway Why not try to make the best of it? Extinction Rebellion Join the rebellion Revolt and exist White middle-aged men have already shown their true colors There can never be a protest these crybabies would approve
15.
Counter-culture, diy-shows No room for rock'n'roll egos Why don't we just draw the fucking running order? What matters is the feeling of unity Where every band is of equal quality Like that time we played in Joensuu Sweat, love and kilju You can join Megadeth if you give a shit who is headlining First slot is not a punishment First slot is not a problem
16.
The Progress party of Norway Alternative for Germany True Finns, Sweden Democrats Law and Justice in Poland There ain't no need for you Go straight to hell The Freedom parties of Holland and Austria National Front in France Orban you fuckin asshole Go straight to hell
17.
Sick Urge was born in Sörnäinen Learned how to blast away in Malminkartano Settled down in Herttoniemi Respect your local, think global No borders, no nations Herttoniemi hardcore worldwide Join the Sick Urge pub crawl: Flagon, Bar Kissa, Siilinpesä
18.
LAURI Faceless carcass of a rotting cop under the parching sun The show is over! No more beating up hobos and junkies No more fucking asses of police dogs or horses Only black mutated corpse left Blood mixed with shit, mixed with vomit TOUKO Everything’s gone to hell But that’s no reason to go full nazi We can do so much better We can breathe life back into the fallen good guy The pig’s carcass finally turns its face to light VALTTERI Blistering heat scorches rotting face Burning skin signals immense pain This hellish wasteland used to host life HELENA Enormous doors slamming right at my face Trying to get in by force but they will not let me in Walking in the apocalyptic Wasteland Surrounded with hatred and poison Acid in my veins, acid in my veins BÖRSE Eating fucking kebab, sleeping in a toilet If you find my piece you better boil it Roll it, smoke it, lick it, control it I'm Satan's son, I'm the only one And when I'm gone, I'm yet not done HAGA Plastic seas, corporate lies All I see, world that dies Selfish minds all over We are part of this waste We are all in hell OULA Mentally preparing to burn everything Accepting that this ain't lasting Clinging to these straws And hoping that we still get pulled up Or willingly sinking below the surface for this is our world now Abandon hope! Let go! Never give up

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One-sided 12" black vinyl, edition of 330.
Released by Puukotus-levyt & Regurgitated Semen Records

August 28th 2021

Like all the other bands in the world, we too did a lockdown-album. Here it is, written in April-May and recorded in July 2021 in Helsinki. The idea was to tighten the screw to the max on all fronts from songwriting to production. That means less distortion and less feedback. More room for the blood, sweat and lively groove while doing interval-training with our instruments. No tricks. As fast as we possibly can.

During the summer two events took place that would forever leave their mark in what Sick Urge does. First came the heatwaves in Canada, drought in Turkey and flooding in Germany. Finland, like all of northern Europe, suffered from a ridiculously hot July. We´ve had natural disasters as a lyrical theme from the very beginning, but during these recording sessions the extreme weather events shook the world like never before and it is now painfully obvious to even the most ignorant that the climate catastrophe is not something that is on the way but something to cope with right now. Lyrically ‘Finland Means Murder’ deals a lot with nature’s meltdown and climate catastrophe with necessary side steps into despising authorities, structural oppression and nuclear war and finally supporting your local hardcore scene. Also fuck the cops.

Then, after we had already finished recording, came a wave of calling out sexual harassment and abuse in the Finnish punk scene. This time with such a force that even the most ignorant must have realized that we have a deep-rooted cultural problem, not just in the mainstream-society but within the punk/hc counterculture we so deeply cherish. Everyone understands that rape is wrong, but to really combat sexual harassment and abuse we have to stop sexism where it starts. We, you and me, all the men in the scene, must reflect on our own behaviour and under-lying thought-patterns and prejudices. I'm sure many of us have at least passively contributed to or upheld toxic behaviour. Talk out loud, talk with your friends, intervene with a low-threshold. Offer support. Respect. Make punk finally the safe space it should always have been.

It is not nearly enough to be a non-abuser, we must be anti-abusers.

-- Sick Urge

credits

released November 9, 2022

Touko Renko - vocals, guitar
Lauri Koskinen - vocals, bass
Valtteri Lindholm - drums, backing vocals

Helena - violin in "Pig Carcass"
Ville Valavuo - lead guitar in "Fatal Error"
Guest vocals in "Pig Carcass": Helena, Börse, Haga and Oula
Recorded in Helsinki in July 2021 except Oula recorded his own vocals somewhere far away
Recorded, mixed and produced by Ville Valavuo
Mastered by Jack Control at Enormous Door
Cover artwork by Simo Pitkänen
Layout by Lauri Koskinen
Liner notes by Touko Renko

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Sick Urge Helsinki, Finland

HARDCORE PUNK from Helsinki, Finland since 2015

Touko - guitar & vocals
Lauri - bass & vocals
Valtteri - drums

Contact: koskinen.lauri (a) hotmail.com

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