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Kindness Ends

by Kind Man

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ronnie dion
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ronnie dion this is a special album to me for several reasons. i would have never listened to it if not for the concept. i love all the vocals and lyrics, theyre both refreshing for this genre, nail the personality of the incel, and serve purposes beyond aesthetics. Favorite track: Kindness Ends.
Ertugrul Bircan Copur
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Ertugrul Bircan Copur Two and a half months into 2017 and this is by far the best record of the year yet. An amazing experimental black metal record with spectacular elements at each step, and an ending that gives the listener goosebumps, fitting to an eerie overall concept. I have listened to this countless times in a month and got a few friends hooked as well. If you guys ever release a physical version of this (be it CD or vinyl) sign me up for #1! Favorite track: A Century Forlorn.
Lordarticus
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Lordarticus Post-Vapormetal? WTF is this? All i know is its excellent.... These guys are going to go far. All of the trendy Gazy stuff with some weird take on Post and still keeps the chaos...

Glad to be witnessing the birth of a genre.

Chilling sample of the SC mass-shooter. Favorite track: Kindness Ends.
Nihil's Maw
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Nihil's Maw What a fantastically disturbing and addictive album, made from the strangest but most epic mix of sounds and genres. Evokes a similar feeling to the darker tracks of Porcupine Tree's "In Absentia", dealing with disturbed individuals from their perspective, with the sound and songwriting perfectly fitting that theme. This album deserves far more attention, and I can't wait to hear more from this band. Favorite track: A Century Forlorn.
suhrim777
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suhrim777 I`m speechless. This is brilliant. Seems to be that David Bowie (RIP) is back and is making some Black Metal right now. Interesting soundscape und electronical parts. A Century Forlorn really... you need to hear this!!! You`ve got a new follower. Favorite track: A Century Forlorn.
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1.
The Liner 05:27
Take my hand for you and your young must survive I will become the pariah of this tragedy For yourself this will mean life For oneself, I will be bones beneath the sea Take my hand, sweet lady For I am kind A Kind man I am Tell them I was kind Place your praise in my palm One hundred years go by to meet the damned Take me below, beneath the living Keep me inside Tell them I was kind
2.
Hourglass 05:35
Loving thoughts meld with rich fabrics She is close, but I am closer Instinct driven by perfumes and conversation She showed me interest, I showed her obsession I am her loving predator Cloaked in shadows, I make poetry of her form Watching, waiting, loving I knelt at the hourglass She let me in The sands are paradise but they fall to sin She let me in Into our paradise, into our sin A glimmer of a life beyond my plasma prison Always the same, met with disdain She offered the only way of change The sinkhole drags me in A rumble sounds inside, a deepness oceansize The freezing soak sets in Bones beneath the sea her heart floats above me There she is sailing gently away from me This is not goodbye You will thank me repay me in kind For I was kind, so kind I knelt at the hourglass She let me in The sands are paradise but they fall to sin She let me in Into the freezing depths, a sea of sin
3.
Say, can you hear the horn resound? Vesicles of chivalrous endow Reach for the half-hour waist where bones meet sand turned black Can you feel a century forlorn? Kind man, oh so kind perfect guy, please be mine Blind man, fractured mind deluded, a hopeless bind Courtly pleasantry chivalry is all I need Pity brought you me rejection my final deed I don't understand your callous retort You are obligated to be with me Between two mottled worlds we met by ice I was kind then, I am kind now But nothing more Kind man, not so kind Wanton vice for you to find Blind man, not so blind Impetus moral decline I won't go back to my prison Its comforts greyed by correlation I see a new cage I dare not name Zoned with your derision Say, can you hear the horn resound? Vesicles of chivalrous endow Reach for the half-hour waist where bones reap their marrow You will feel the century I've worn
4.
Seeds but no soil The earth, in my time away, sowed with salt Once I was true, before I knew the cold, the dark, the deep And now you will know them and I won't be alone again Draft shadows bending to woes Severed by dripping windows White walls protect from debts past due Sleek white walls too shallow to keep him from spilling in Salt mixing with fresh Arching up to take a breath Tension won't break Once I was true, before I knew the cold, the dark, the deep And now you will know them and I won't be alone again Alas, the kindness ends to see the man underneath A boy denied a grape is scorned but a grape is not wholly for wine Bear a wrath stomped down through time Guess the bite of false widows Minor harm done unto foes White walls instead victimise you Venom fills you in Please why don't you keep your head under there like I did for so long Fill the cask with a gravel freeze Plug the cave underwater with an iceberg arm Soft curves sink in linoleum Drip drip drip drop down pale blue Sweet curves touch vinegar skin Scorched by my prison, my plasma prison Take my bleeding warmth, now you want me The cold, dark, deep, I've known it twice We'll never make it to the city, never make it We're bones beneath the sea The cold, the dark, the deep Tell them I was kind A kind man And now you've come to know them we will never be alone again Alas, the kindness ends to see the man underneath A boy disguised a saint for gain but a saint is not promised heaven Step in white One hundred more

about

Created entirely on a burnt out computer in a room just large enough for a fold-out bed and a small computer desk, Kindness Ends is a bedroom metal album with ambition.

Kind Man began as an all-in-one-day collaborative recording project by Luke Powell and James Walsh, having previously released another project following this one-day framework, 2014's NeckPuncher (other creative outings by Luke and James include Wyrdforge and IxHxJxLx which can be found on Bandcamp).
Fortunately, the all-in-one-day creation plan was a failure, only getting half way through the first track (to become The Liner). Kind Man was shelved for several months until Luke, liking the initial tone that had been set, decided to continue the project, piloting it with occasional guidance from James.
What had in concept began as an inside-joke eventually grew into something more sinister and damning, putting the "kind man" AKA the "nice guy" -an individual who believes being nice to a person they are attracted to serves as entitlement to sex with them, throwing their toys out of the pram when sexual or romantic advances are denied- in the spotlight for ridicule. Commentary on the kind man's unbalanced, misguided view of exchange was coupled with paranormal themes and a somewhat dramatic, sadistic end to exacerbate the overall concept, but let's not spell it all out...

Kindness Ends is an experimental odyssey comprising of musical styles such as black metal, doom metal, progressive rock, shoegaze, synthwave and rock opera; an ambitious endeavour by Luke Powell, with the help of some genuinely kind men and women.

Thank you for your interest, and keep a look out for any future kindness.....

credits

released February 6, 2017

Lead vocals - Anthony Trimming

Harsh vocals - Anthony Trimming, James Walsh, Will Jennings, Luke Powell

Pickup vocals - James Walsh, Luke Powell

Female vocals - Joanne Robert

Choir vocals - Amée Chanter, Benji Hall, Glenn Thomas, Joanne Robert, Julia Haas, Luisa Lehmeyer, Luke Powell.

Guitar - Luke Powell, James Walsh (The Liner)

Bass - Luke Powell

Synth and drum programming - Luke Powell

Lyrics by Luke Powell, James Walsh (The Liner, Hourglass)

Artwork by Luke Powell

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Luke Powell

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All music and lyrics written by Luke Powell except where noted.

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