Germany’s Peace of Mind returns with “Blood Is The Price,” their third single from the upcoming full-length album, recorded at The Pit Recording Studio in Los Angeles with producer Taylor Young (God’s Hate, Nails) and mastered by Audio Siege.
The track features a fierce guest spot from Speed’s vocalist Jem, anchoring this as a heavyweight collaboration between German and Australian hardcore scenes.
The band made it clear they weren’t interested in half-measures. “Back in 2023, we made a pact: if we ever recorded another album, it had to be under perfect circumstances for us as a band.” That meant heading to LA and working with Taylor Young. “It was a no-brainer,” they said.
Young, known for his deeply involved approach, began shaping the sound before the band even landed. “He immersed himself in our pre-production tracks long before we arrived, showing up with incredibly strong ideas to sculpt our sound.” One moment still sticks: “We initially planned to use a 5150 amp for the second guitar – Taylor just flat-out said no, which we still laugh about!” Instead, Young brought out his own collection, and the tones they found together set the foundation for the record.
“Spending day after day in a recording studio, especially for a full album, can definitely be intense. But honestly, with Taylor, it was genuinely a joy. We shared so much laughter, traded touring tales, debated American sports, anticipated good meals, and simply had a great time together.”
They call it the best music they’ve ever written. “For that experience alone, the journey to LA was absolutely invaluable.”
As for the track itself, “Blood Is The Price” is a bleak but unrelenting anthem, lyrically rooted in betrayal, disillusionment, and the price of truth.
“I can give you heaven, I can give you hell, but the price of paradise is a story I don’t tell.”
The song leans into dualities: power and decay, illusion and reckoning. The lyrics spiral from existential observations into something more personal — still collective, but laced with individual scars.
“Life don’t give, it takes away, you will see it clear as day. Blood is the price u have to pay. Don’t u abandon me.”
“The message is a huge part of what this album is all about,” the band shared. “When we started sketching out ideas for these songs, often online, it was clear we weren’t interested in anything soft. We aimed to capture a raw, authentic feeling of where we are as a band and as individuals.”
They describe their lyrical world as one that looks directly into power, corruption, and the weight of truth. “Life, as we see it, takes more than it gives, often at a steep cost.” It’s a record shaped by personal experience — disappointment, hypocrisy, and the messy lines between good and evil.
There’s a shift, though — from being crushed to pushing back. “It shifts from being a victim to a fierce, unyielding decision to forge our own path, a deliberate act of tearing down what’s false.” Isolation shows up, too, but not as weakness. It’s part of the process of finding a collective strength in clarity.
“Ultimately, we want these lyrics to resonate profoundly, allowing people to sing them from their deepest convictions. This isn’t about comfort; it’s about confrontation, provocation, and sparking a deep connection.” The repetition, they say, is intentional. “They’re always meant to be sung along to, and they are always honest – from the bottom of our hearts.”
“Blood Is The Price” is the sound of two scenes crossing oceans but landing in the same place — demanding more than surface-level truths and refusing to look away.
The band made it clear where they stand — and if you’ve been keeping tabs on what’s been bubbling in the Germany/Mid-East-Blood hardcore underground, names like Pure Devotion, Slow Burn, Losing Game, Blossom Decay, Dethroend, Risk It, Words of Concrete, Wrecked Culture, Dogbite, Swoon, or Collisions should already be on your radar.
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