Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees
Track Listing:
The Falcon Cannot Hear The Falconer
Build No System
Without Blazon (It Is The Flag I Hold Up And Do Not Wag)
We Are Not Afraid Of Ruins
Class War Never Meant More Than It Does Now
Rise Like Lions After Slumber
That Which Is Given Not Taken
Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees
Usurious Epitaph
Revolution’s Wick Burning Quick
99 To 1
Sweat For Blood
Barbarians At The Gate
When We Can’t Dream Any Longer
It Is The Secret Curse Of Power That It Becomes Fatal
I Am Spartacus
Feast Of Industry
Rating:
3
This is a ferocious anarcho grindcore project brought to life by Matthew Widener (Cretin, Citizen). Liberteer are bandied as the ‘soundtrack to the populace casting off the chains of state, church and economic oppression’.
The 17 tracks on the album are all short, ranging from 30 seconds to 3 and a half minutes long. The songs run through into each other, so there is no real stop in the album. The vocals are growly and deep, and can be understood. The instrumental is fast, hard and sharp, with the squeal of the guitar making itself known amongst the clash of cymbals as the album progresses.
This is completely different from anything I’ve heard recently, and this debut from the one man band of Matthew works surprisingly well. The genre chops and changes, from the darker and harder to the lighter and more epic, and it’s nice to hear innovation instead of repetition. There’s not much I can say about this album, except the disjointed ordering suits the genre being worked in perfectly. This needs to be heard to be believed.
