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SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM EP

by THOUGHT CONTROL

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IN YOUR HEAD PULLING ON THE STRINGS LAUGHING DANCIN' ON YOUR BRAIN THOUGHT CONTROL YOU ARE THE THOUGHT CONTROL THE DEAF, THE DUMB, THE BLIND, AND POORLY SOLD I SEE YOUR SKIN AS IT MELTS OFF YOUR FACE LYING THROUGH YOUR TEETH YOU CAN'T ERASE THE HATE IN YOUR EYES SILVER BEAMS SHOOT OUT THE SCREEN THOUGHT CONTROL IN YOUR FUCKING BRAIN
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IT'S THE COST YOU PAY CAN'T TAKE YOUR EYES AWAY SCARED LOATHING FOR SOMETHING YOU'RE NOTHING TAKING OVER YOUR MIND PARANOID FEAR FOR YOUR LIFE FEED THE HAND THAT YOU DON'T SEE IT TAKES AND TAKES YOU'LL NEVER GET AWAY YOU BARE THE MARK YOU'RE FUCKED STILL SCARED AND LOATHING YOU'RE STILL NOTHING
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WE'LL PUT YOUR HEAD ON THE BLOCK YOU DON'T SHUT THE FUCK UP PREY ON THE WEAK THE SOULS AND THE MINDS OF THE ONES LEFT BEHIND GET OUT OF MY HEAD YOU NAZI FUCK WE FUCKING DON'T LIKE YOUR KIND WE'LL SEE YOU HUNG BY YOUR FEET BEHIND A TRUCK DRUG DOWN THE STREET JUST A WASTE OF LIFE
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TAKE A LOOK AROUND TAKE A LOOK AROUND GREED AND SUBSTANCE OVER RUNNING THE TOWN DISMISS THE WORLD IN FRONT OF YOU FOLLOW COURSE NUMB YOUR MIND WE'RE THROUGH WE'LL ALL BE FINE IT'S BY DESIGN KISS IT GOODBYE WE DON'T NEED YOU TAKE A LOOK AROUND CONFEDERATE FLAGS ALL OVER THE TOWN LIGHT A MATCH THROW A TANK OF GAS LOCK THE DOORS YOU BETTER RUN FUCKING FAST
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CAN'T EVEN BREATHE CAN'T THINK YOUR HAND MELTS RIGHT THROUGH YOUR FACE TEETH EXPLODE OUT OF YOUR HEAD BRUTAL DREAD A STRAKE THROUGH THE BRAIN THE CYCLE REMAINS SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM EXPECT THE WORST AND GET THE WORST

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Available on 7" at NFTWRECORDS.COM
Available on cassette at NEWMORALITYZINE.COM

Hardcore’s sonic evolution has taken its share of turns over the course of its 40 year history, but its wisest adherents understand a simple fact: The progenitors got it right the first time. In that regard, New Jersey’s Thought Control can count themselves among the enlightened.

Thought Control favors a perfection of execution over novelty. Instead of aiming to innovate, they demonstrate why a band playing fully optimized, razor sharp hardcore is still a revelation even four decades into the genre’s lifespan. When you think of hardcore—no modifier, straight-up hardcore—this is the sound that should come to mind. Like the form’s originators in the 80s, revivalists like Government Warning in the 2000s, or likeminded contemporaries such as Armor or Electric Chair, Thought Control trims the fat and delivers only the most critical components.

Formed as a solo project by John K. in mid-2020, Thought Control quickly coalesced into a proper band, featuring members of Sunstroke, The Dividing Line, and Electric Flesh. Their debut EP, Shock to the System, was written and performed entirely by John K., and was engineered/mixed by Dom Maggi at The Lumberyard. Mastering duties were handled by the ever-capable Will Killingsworth of Dead Air Studios. The result is a no- bullshit affair that’s seeing life as a physical release in the form of a cassette via New Morality Zine and Government Check Music.

The merits of masterfully executed hardcore can’t be overstated. There’s a reason this music attracts hordes of fanatical devotees with each new generation, and bands like Thought Control are it. No bullshit. No gimmicks. Just hardcore done right. And even in 2020, 40 some years on, there still ain’t nothing better.
-Grey Gordon

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released October 22, 2020

ALL SONGS WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY THOUGHT CONTROL
RECORDED @ THE LUMBERYARD JUNE-AUGUST 2020
ENGINEERED & MIXED BY DOM MAGGI
MASTERED BY WILL KILLINGSWORTH @ DEAD AIR
ART BY THOUGHT CONTROL

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