J’ai une vision bien particulière de l’humanité et de ses artisans (a.k.a. humain). Je ne les aime pas. Comme j’ai pu lire dans une entrevue de Tom Warrior (Triptykon, ex-Celtic Frost), je ne suis pas le seul (entrevue Terrorizer): « I feel what human beings are doing on this planet, to the animals, to themselves, to our surroundings, and I loathe it »… « We live completely irresponsibly, we have no respect for anything on this planet, we are a greedy, egotistical race, and I don’t enjoy being a part of it. I’m a human being myself, I don’t exclude myself from this »
Je pense la même maudite affaire et regarde les chiens, par exemple, comme supérieur à nous à tous le niveaux. Ces mêmes canins m’amènent à vous présenter The Lion’s Daughter de St-Louis, un band de Blackened Sludge qui me fait vraiment tripper et qui a sorti « Black Sea » en 2013. Ils reviennent à la charge en 2014 avec un split accompagné de Nights Like These (Good Die Young/Encapsulated Records, limité à 500 copies). Où le projet me tient à coeur est que les fonds recueillis avec cette sortie seront remis à des organismes qui prennent en charge les chats et chiens abandonnés dans la région de St-Louis. Le vocaliste/guitariste de la formation explique le projet et sa dernière phrase m’a frappée, car c’est rare quelqu’un qui pense comme moi à ce niveau. Juste après, je vous présente leur nouvelle composition, « As the Sick Dream« , qui demande à être écoutée encore et encore et encore…
The stray dog problem in St. Louis is completely out of control. Dogs wildly roam the streets starving, missing appendages, crawling with parasites, braving freezing winters and smoldering summers and generally exist in a constant living Hell. Many of us involved, including myself, have dogs that have been rescued from the streets so this is an issue that is near and dear to our hearts. The reports of abuse on these animals by humans is beyond repulsive. These dogs have been shot, beaten, burned alive, and a variety of other horrors too terrible to mention. We’re a very misanthropic band for these exact kinds of reasons. Human beings can be cruel and disgusting creatures. And dogs are fucking awesome. Anyone who’s ever bonded with a dog and felt the love that these companion animals are capable of knows this, but still so many needlessly suffer. The St. Louis end of all record sales will go exclusively to Stray Rescue of St. Louis, who are the ones out there dealing with this disaster every day. They feed these animals, offer medical care, and whenever possible take them in and find them new homes. They save the lives and give hope to dogs that are otherwise cold, hungry, alone, abused, and forgotten. They are an organization with a mission that is beyond important, one we back fully and are honored to offer support through our music. This record gives us an opportunity to release a new song, put out a 7″ with a great band of old friends, and most importantly contribute funds to an organization that saves the lives of awesome creatures who, in our opinion, are far superior to humans. – Rick Giordano
