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Rough On High Seas

by Above Us The Waves

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Prasenna Raghavendran "Bloody amazing!" - is still very much an understatement to what these guys have crafted here. Keep it up, AUTW! Favorite track: Homefront - feat. Jay Maas.
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1.
Follow me down to the wreckage of the hardest of hearts pay your dues to the temple of the hard loved ones my weary muse, oh I've drunk all your juice now Im stranded here without a purpose in life As we're reaching the newest low down this road we could have it all could you please set the tone and spare me the passion it will end with compassion this time it feels like we're redeemed the tension you harbor, is the key to a new world I built this maze to hide my fears so caught up in belonging, we forgot what is to feel This is a frantic escape I cannot keep still could you set the tone, cause I'm offbeat oh! With arms widespread I accept the fall down below, this mess we're in... Feel my pulse is dancing to this tune I hate All I've got this rusty song to praise defeat As we're reaching the newest low down this road we could have it all could you please set the tone spare me the passion it will end with compassion this time it feels like we're redeemed the tension you harbor, is the key to a new world hold my hand , cause I drown in it you know all I ever wanted, feels like I cant put these things straight in my mind I'm at a loss for words for all the things that I feel you know all I ever wanted it's you to hold me and never fail me cause you know I'm drowning, you know I'm drowning All I ever wanted - All I ever wanted cause I thrive in chaos and I long for the mess - save me the tension you harbor the key to a new world - fail me drown me, save me, waste me hold me dearly, fail me
2.
Afterlife 04:01
Brace yourselves, it's a duel to the end sadness comes in colors and I saved the brightest for you I cut you off to save myself and see my life derailed with a pair of broken wings and the shame that comes with hurt in this life we're holding hands and fight with words our temper so precious and divine it builds a crust to keep us so safe and all the vows sworn to keep us whole another cross to carry You promised life filled with colors you know that dark hearts wont sprout you promised life filled with colors your face still shines bright if you bear the marks of neglect and horror's the only truth you witness you see that time won't heal the pain and waste your life away the well of our wilderness gives the fuel that drives this world in this life we're holding hands and fight with words I waste away, you promised life filled with colors, and I fade… and as I crave an answer, you're pulling me under You promised life filled with colors you know that dark hearts wont sprout you promised life filled with colors your face still shines bright you know that dark hearts wont sprout and all the vows in such comfort sworn another cross to carry
3.
Youth is a privilege of those who own it and if it's not your scene, it's a dead man's seed Not a subject to intention not a code to live by poor soul just ignite, a spark to feel alive Just give us a war and I'll be second to none this old feeling I can’t shake it off me Two dates and a name is what our future holds how could we miss the greater calling This road is paved with nails Seek tragedy to find the meaning and reflame our needs A lifetime of thrills, this battle is raging it's calling me I won't stop till the fire is lit, my steady steps to infinity and we can make it count all rules are bending you can fix the truth, but we're living proof A saint to all, absorbing the fall, still perfectly recall the path to freedom Just give us a war and I'll be second to none this old feeling I can’t shake it off me two dates and a name is what our future holds were missing our greater calling A fine tragedy is the flare that we need passion's a weapon in hands that shape fate walk down this hell, stand back or prevail Dare to collapse! I pull a whole world with me… Dare to collapse! I pull a whole world with me… Light the flare faces buried in the sand so long, have a chance to shine again Fight, don’t let dreamers give up without a fight and rise...Rise!
4.
Seaside Junk 03:51
5.
This thread that ties our future a crown for no man has turned so stiff in my palms I can’t hand it over I'm bound in chains I want it all can’t help this feeling the hope you give feels like a cage and it's never pleasing Tyrants you tyrants both feet in the chains both hands in a prayer no sign of surrender just weather the storm and don't curse the weather Still rough on high seas screaming this sacrifice a world denied our hopes held high but the ground is shaking the grateful wont plead it's so deceiving they feed us, feed on us and breathe down our necks like leeches Tyrants you tyrants both feet in the chains both hands in a prayer no sign of surrender just weather the storm and dont cu'rse the weather Cowards you cowards we let the devils rule still rough on high seas with a curse on our sails With high hopes and wanders this life I’ve led, to find myself… ...still rough on high seas screaming
6.
Windcheater 03:44
Purest (of) souls in the worst of occasions, Their shining eyes, scarred beauties at birth Save for rainy days its an act of redemption Its the age of disbelief, never cling to memories Preserve the feeling and don’t let these words diminish the hand that reaps the youth comes with a face of a saint, a sense of sympathy but before disclosure it drowns the aspirations of a lifetime We never asked for saviors but we can’t stay withdrawn So full of charms but not taught exactly how to take the fall This part of sky we learned to love This part of sky we learned to love This soil moist with blood, the land we made our home Save yourself Day in day out we live Save yourself But I will stay, these scars are there to remain A broken promise of sailing away Will never fail, these dreams are yet unattained A broken promise can shine a ray on fate You can keep still there is nothing left to fear But I will stay, these scars are there to remain A broken promise of sailing away Will never fail, these dreams yet unattained A broken promise can shine a ray on fate Is it the price we pay We'll never stop dreaming of better days, so dont flee the scene we are lost when we are apart We are lost when we are apart We rushed to crown our success, but it’s a man’s right to feel blessed When did all become a mess Were dying here and all our dreams stood back
7.
We're taking sharp turns and fighting death so inexperienced this place we called home was a trap all along a heavy load that’s still swinging over us Living life in these waters safe and shallow but fear's the gospel of the weak like cutting glass feels every mile it's rise or fall, its game on fuckers I'm gonna push my luck and find a place to belong Stick to vision with a meaning may your dreams shake up this earth they feel like fire, break through the ceiling weathered guns in the arms of the passionate Rise above things we did wrong out of touch, still not safe from harm. It’s getting harder to admit this. I'm only happy when I'm restless the gutter we're born not a sight to behold aim for the challenge not this hideous balance no Living life in these waters safe and shallow but fear's the gospel of the weak All roads turn bleak… So heavy lie in my arms all the years we left to rust still chasing ghosts Stick to vision with a meaning may your dreams shake up this earth they feel like fire, break through the ceiling weathered guns in the arms of the passionate
8.
How we let people slip away what held you away these days tear our hearts with these lonesome hands your absence fuels my weakness I'll dare this life may darkness come I’m so willing instead of drifting out of touch stand this ground we'd never trade bliss for certainty what keeps you asking for more More than I could care For the time we shared Who is me to question things that make you whole just naked souls against the world We're the Homefront! We'll never, we'll never trade bliss for certainty you know time is not a healer it's just a witness, a witness… you know that words can leave a stain the kind you take to the grave and souls are trapped in promises made more than I could care, words we couldn’t bear If I can’t be your wings I'll be your stepping stone How we let people slip away what held you away all these days tear our hearts with lonesome hands it tears my heart, your absence fuels my weakness I won’t dare to question things that make you whole in my darkest hours when you're missed the most More than I could care for the time we shared who is me to question things that make you whole just naked souls against the world We're the Homefront!

about

Rough on High Seas is the sophomore album by Above Us The Waves, a record that clearly depicts a more mature and darker approach to their sound. AUTW, while keeping the main characteristics of their riff oriented and melodic modern metal/hardcore intact, have moved to a more raw and organic sound, away from the repetitive and highly processed norms of modern day metalcore. Assisted by the characteristic “punkish” approach of ex-Defeater’s Jay Mass and the guidance of their producer Jim Siou, they have shifted the focus to delivering a high energy performance that could bring the energy of their live shows and the raw emotion of the lyrics into the spotlight. The music sets the dark tone to the concept of loss that runs through every song of the album. Loss of safety, love, youth, innocence, freedom, home, aspirations, promises, as experienced on various aspects of our lives, but also loss as a means to rebirth. Rough on High Seas can also be seen as a metaphor for one of the most hard and struggling periods of the band that “gave birth” to this album.

Official Release Date: 08/06/2018 - Growl Records

Track List
1. Drowning Not Waving
2. Afterlife
3. Light The Flare
4. Seaside Junk
5. Still Rough On High Seas
6. Windcheater
7. Poor Man’s Monaco
8. Homefront - feat. Jay Maas (ex-Defeater)

Mixed/Mastered by Jay Maas (Defeater, Bane, Vanna, Capsize and more)

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released June 8, 2018

Produced by Jim Siou and AUTW
Engineered by Jim Siou
Mixed and Mastered by Jay Maas at Getaway Recording

Guest Vocals on Homefront by Jay Maas
Guest drums on Afterlife by Nick Pavlakis
Guest keys on Homefront by George Sechlidis

Choir: Rodanthi Aslani, Amanda Kontopoulou, Jo Anastasiadou, Jeremy Amvrosiadis, George Sechlidis, Jim Alexandridis, Dimitris Kontonikas.


Drums Recordings by Fotis Dermetzis at Mix Studios, Thessaloniki GR
Drums edited by Daniel Sebastian Fraser at Getaway Recording

Artwork design by Manthos Stergiou
www.mansterdesign.com

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Above Us The Waves Kavala, Greece

Above Us The Waves is a band from Kavala, Greece. Their sound contains elements of melodic hardcore and metal and are best known for their energetic live performances.

Their latest endeavor called Rough On High Seas (mixed/mastered by Jay Maas) marks a step ahead for their sound, focused on a more organic sound, intense lyrics and songwriting, keeping though their melodic approach intact.
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