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The Last Man

by Damn The Machine

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    Hey you lovely humans, supporters of DTM for 3 + decades, we salute you. These are our demos, from Cassette, saved, mastered, mixed live by DJC in the practice room, mastered by Andi Dog Young in Berlin, many years later. The guitars, split left right, The incredible magic captured, and luckily by the fate of the Analog gods themselves, held tight for this release, enjoy, DTM
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    With artwork and design from the amazing Chris Corrado (Day One/Tribe & Throne/Lights For The Living) includes a 16 page booklet, packed in a high quality clear jewel box with clear tray

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1.
Quiet now listen to the holy people pray „You are not part of the system we say“ Quiet now listen to the new order breathe Up-churning past problems of society Exposing rich for the greed they commit Lift the abusive from thrones they do sit Trusting the trustful, set fire to the liar Man vs. Man in the new world empire Unchain truth, release me We shall lead the youth to safety Future in waiting, for The Final Ammend Unveil the secret survival Join in the new world revival Future in waiting for The Final Ammend Solo Chris Quiet now listen to the children today Quiet now listen to what they have to say Quiet now listen to the children today Quiet now listen to what they have to say
2.
First infantry prepare for battle Have your horses well fed and saddled We've come to run these primitives away To make way for a future that matters And we'll claim we'll take it far We'll tame it in our mercilous war For the glory we hail the way home To make way for the rest of the story Where the best man is dead We welcome the red We welcome the red now To a war of all wars Province calls, an empire falls To a new breed of man Farther we'll take the new We welcome the red solo Chris Last infantry prepare for morning Rockets ready to fire upon my warning We've come to run these primitives away To make way for a future deserving Where the best man is dead We welcome the red now To a war of all wars Province calls, an empire falls To a new breed of man And farther we'll take the new We welcome the red now To a war of all wars Province calls, an empire falls To a new breed of man And farther we'll take the new We welcome the red Lyrics and Melodies copyright 1991 David Judson Clemmons
3.
Passers by can't say my name Embarrased to promote my shame My body left to plunder Through purgatory's thunder The people kick straight to my soul My spirit will forever wander Left for the perils of time, to conquer my all Angels rise before me, only to rape the day Fall and your sent to the line, sent to the end They rise before me, only to take my dreams away Calling on the memory's erase Rid me, this finale of fate Leave me to be as I am Falling on my way to open Heaven's Gate solo Chris Heaven has fallen to me and severed my all Angels rise before me, only to silence my call Trust and you're buried the same, the humans are gaining The cried before me, only to send my spirit raging Calling on the memory's erase Rid me, this finale of fate Leave me to be as I am Falling on my way to open Heaven's Gate solo Chris Turning, turning, now my pages are turning Turning, turning, the pages of my learning
4.
Legend Maker 03:54
Countdown to never, we stand together Strong as the silent seam of forever Emptiness to fill a hero's will Suspended in time that stands still Near are the takers of you and I Near are the powers of the public eye Make sense to me! Now my sanity is in an all out war A world of confusion upon my door In need of the answer to set me right In need of the answer to end my fight Near are the takers of you and I Near are the powers of the public eye Make sense to me! I'll catch the wind in my glory day! Only, it's only, the message of time In the winds of my glory day Only, it's only, the message of time solo Chris Maker will you summon them, to return my stolen pride? Maker what will it take to bring time to my side? Maker will you summon them? Maker will you summon them? Maker what will it take, to bring time to my side?
5.
Menial War 03:27
The creature is in The beauty's escaping life Homeward and down We're here all again The fear is alive The reason is tossed today The window is here Though our vision's to crawl Ours is a menial war Ours a material cause Mine an inferior mind Yours a superior kind The poorer our souls The fewer our faults The window is here Now our vision's to crawl Ours is a menial war Ours an inferior mind Mine an inferior mind Yours a superior kind solo Chris
6.
Police my thoughts you may I will beg for a brighter day Increase dose and I'll Lay my arms, and lie down Freeze my memory Freeze my hope, and all I'll see Though I sleep I can see intent Now if we lie down If this is life, and all in between I can't breathe anymore All that I am of And all from above I can't breathe anymore solo Chris It's over, forgotten! I've listened to god It's over, forgotten! I've listened to god If this is life, then how can we fly? I can't breathe anymore All that I am of And all from above I can't fly...
7.
The Prize 03:29
Horizons of a child meet, the conqest of a nation's street A lonesome world of fortune and fame Awaits to slander his name Their viscous minds to follow through, for what it takes So that these dreams come true Horizons of a child meet, the conquest of a nation's street Millions they will sit and stare, coming fast from everywhere Fifteen years of what went in, to see the prize slip away again The idols, that pulled him through his youth Concealed so well the camera hides the truth Sands of time, I must not fall Hands of great design, I'd give my all for a chance To stand tall solo David How can he quit now that he's done And turn his back on fame and run Well the lights that led him to the prize flicker on a corner where the hero lies The idols, that pulled him through his youth Concealed so well the camera hides the truth Sands of time, I must not fall Hands of great design, I'd give my all for a chance To stand tall
8.
Fear of fear it is near Never to disappear Of silent war, man vs. so much more Live for the day, forget the new way Simple to wear, a face to not care Let it be, said by many more than I Day one of the end, has passed us by, and will win Live for the day, forget the new way And the rains come, to wash my tears away Take a look to the signs my friend How they roll on and on til the end Take a look to the fear my friend We feel the power of the people, will win solo Chris Quiet now, listen to the people say: „We don't want your modern day, The money man, he can't afford the future, He cannot repay“ Days gone, days ahead, and the protest here will never end Live for the day, forget the new way Keeping my eyes on, the best is for me Abusing my wisdom, Confusing my freedom And the rains come, to wash my tears away! Take a look to the signs my friend How they roll on and on til the end Take a look to the fear my friend We feel the power of the people, will win And the rains come, to wash my tears away! Take a look to the signs my friend How they roll on and on til the end Take a look to the fear my friend We feel the power of the people, will win solo David
9.
A look into, something new I feel at one, when I am none I feel at one, in my own jail If it is praise, then I am there, right Bring my coat of blame When these walls decay And our thoughts are born All that we'll ignore If all our minds refuse to feel If all our eyes refuse to see What will become of you What will become of me I feel at one, when I am numb And I'll be safe But I'm lonely today, right Bring my coat of blame When these walls decay And our thoughts are born All that we'll ignore If all our minds refuse to feel If all our eyes refuse to see What will become of you What will become of me solo Chris All our minds All our minds Refuse to feel Refuse to feel
10.
Frozen view leads me through Deeper sin, and I'll be in Sanitize the thoughts we vow Can I fly from this now? All that feels and all that cries All that's still and all that flies All that wins and all that steals All that kills and all that heals We climb down Bleed, down on all of this fading rhyme Bleed, take me farther tonight Farther than life solo Chris So lean towards a different lord He who feels my soul is right As we pressure our decline Free and walk in lonesome lines We climb down Bleed, down on all of this fading rhyme Bleed, take me farther than night Farther than light Bleed, down on all of this fading rhyme Bleed, take me farther tonight Farther than life Bleed, down on me Bleed, down on me

about

There is a very special place in downtown Los Angeles, where so many roads crossed, musicians from all over the world that locked themselves into these concrete rooms on Santa Fe Avenue, known as „Downtown Rehearsal“. Chris had released his solo masterpiece „Return to Metalopolis“ featuring Mark, and later with Dave Randi (on Bass and some live vocals) It was in late 1990 that Ross Robinson heard from Chris that he was on the lookout for someone who could possibly join the trio as a vocalist and guitarist/writer, and Ross got in touch with DJC (living in Pittsburgh at the time) and after a short chat an audition was set up in LA. David learned the material from the Return to Metalopolis album in preperation for the meeting, and as the DTM story unfolds the meeting was an inspiring success, with the quartet effortlessly coming to full swing within minutes.
In the beginning months, the band wrote Legend Maker, Heaven's Gate, The Prize, The Final Amendment, Man vs. So Much More, and Welcome The Red. The songs featured on the Debut album were written shortly thereafter, and the other 6 tracks (4 of which featured on this release) were written after the extensive touring the band did in 1992 & 1993 with Voivod,Flotsam & Jetsam, Clutch, Excel and Dream Theater. The story of DTM is definately extremely unique, a band far ahead of the times, full of desire and talent however after this somewhat short period of active existence found it necessary to close the doors. We can hope this was the best path to take, as explained in a recent interview with DJC and Steev Riccardo (ex A&M DTM Promotion Agent) „We are lucky that we made this decision, by doing so we froze the legend that is Damn The Machine right in its steps, rather than dragging it down the road for years with different formations and attempts to keep something going just for the sake of it.
Now after 30 years of pondering over this great collection of people and music, and being recently burdened and strangely enlightened with the weight of a Pandemic and multiple other hardships, it was so clear to that it was needed to find a way to bring this all together and get the music to the fans, which there seem to be so many of! Enjoy this piece of musical history

credits

released September 9, 2022

all songs & recordings copyright 1991/2022 Damn The Machine

Chris Poland / Guitars
Mark Poland / Drums
Dave Randi / Bass & Backing Vocals
David Judson Clemmons / Guitars & Vocals
Artwork & Design: Chris Corrado
Audio Production: Damn The Machine
Audio Post Production & Mastering: Andi "Dog" Young
lyrics copyright David Judson Clemmons (reproduced with permission)
A production of Village Slut Records in cooperation with Damn The Machine copyright 2022
www.damnthemachine.com
Damn The Machine
The Last Man

1. The Final Amendment
2. Welcome The Red
3. Heaven's Gate
4. Legend Maker
5. Menial War
6. A Brighter Day
7. The Prize
8. Man vs. So Much More
9. All That We'll Ignore
10. This Fading Rhyme

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DAMN THE MACHINE
PRESS RELEASE / EPK
New Album „THE LAST MAN“
LP 180 gram + poster / CD 16 page booklet
Release Date 09/09/22
Chris Poland | David Judson Clemmons | Mark Poland | Dave Randi

Chris Poland (ex-Megadeth) joined forces with David Judson Clemmons, Mark Poland & Dave Randi in 1991, creating the timeless & groundbreaking band
„Damn The Machine“
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