Veteran Roma hardcore punks STRENGTH APPROACH are back with their new self-released EP “Revenge Is Mine”, a concise, powerful encapsulation of their hard work, dating back to 1996! Today, we’re giving you the first listen of all 4 tracks, along with their first-hand commentary below. Check it out below and stay tuned, as they are working on some European and Chinese shows this year, and another full length record, dubbed “The Way It Is”, to be released in late 2019!
The whole e.p. just came out very easily in one day since our old drummer, who lives in Frankfurt, rejoined the band after 4 years. We just took it easy and met up one day at the studio (Hell Smell Studios) and tracked everything with no band practice at all. We wrote all the music and the lyrics the night before and it felt like we never stopped playing with him.
Asked about the meaning and the content behind the EP, the band stated:
Kinda hard to explain but you can be the best musician in the world and not feeling it but if you are in the right place at the right time everything comes easy and smooth and at the end of the day we dropped four brand new songs the only way we can do it… hardcore at its best and the way we grew up with. Once again I can assure you that the best things when it comes to this kinda of music come from the hardest feelings you can experience such as anger, disillusionment and frustration and those are the tools to deliver a perfect picture of what you are up to in that frame of your life. All of this is well summed up in the title ‘Revenge is mine’ which basically is a take over of all the negativity we go through on daily basis and definitely a punch in some people faces sooner or later.
FEEDING THE FIRE:
Lyrics:
We play it fast and we play it loud
The Turkey’s back to hold it down
Feding the fire
We play it faster and we play it louder
Just stick together support one another
Feeding the fire deep inside and what you see is what you get
HERE TO STAY:
Lyrics:
We’ll never surrender We’ll never go down
The music and the message we stand our ground
You faded away we still standing proud
Keep fooling the world where are you now
We are here to stay-the diehards remain
We’ll never surrender We’ll never go down
The music and the message we stand our ground
You faded away we still standing proud
Keep fooling the world we never sell out(you sell out)
What goes around comes around
Your talk is cheap we shut your mouth
What goes around comes around
You fooled the world but you can’t fool us now-cant fool us now
Just look my way and you’ll find out you faded away
We are here to stay
THE BLAME:
Lyrics:
The blame-when I carried the weight of your world you never cared
The blame-you walked away in times of need/trouble
The blame-I’m not like you,I’ll never will
The blame-now hide your face in shame for what you did
Be ashamed of yourself-no respect for what you put me through
It was your mistake to let me down-I can’t take no more-no more
(solo)
you faked a smile but you never cared-You made a choice you will regret
You closed your eyes and turned your back-You made a choice you will regret
Now it’s too late-It’s your mistake-the blame you carry away
MY RULES:
Lyrics:
Who are you to say whats wrong and whats right
The rules you make are the ones I despise
Who are you to judge how I live my life
You make me sick I’m ready to fight
Who are you to say what’s wrong and what’s right
The rules you make are the ones I despise
Who are you to judge how I live my life
You better watch out No end insight
Ready or not-your time has come-I’ll take what’s mine(Revenge is mine)
Ready or not-you can’t hide-you crossed the line(revenge is mine)
You forced my hand-the fight is on-forgiveness denied-denied
bust it
Ready or not -your time has come -I’ll take what’s mine(Revenge is mine)
Ready or not -now it’s too late- to apologize-(Revenge is mine)
Your forced my hand-the fight is on-forgiveness denied
Who are you to say what’s wrong and what’s right
The rules you make are the ones I despise
Who are you to judge how I live my life
I’ll prove you wrong(I set it straight)because I’m ready to fight
