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Determined To Strike

by SARMAT

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1.
Polluted, stinking wretch Evolved, beyond flesh Sourced, from carbon n grease Combined, most hideously Forces, accumulate Expanding at an endless rate Forces... Accumulate Expanding at an endless rate Endless resources funneled as they wish Engorged beyond belief A terrifying new enemy Reassembling, contorted, consuming I have assembled to subjugate Systems with resources to take Flash of haze I reconstitute Compiled structures near indestructible Rampage, through outer space Steming, from the site Where I, formed from filth Prepare, for a fight Chemicals and energy Captured star on which I feed Power beyond belief Formed from filth Entirely
2.
Landform 05:11
Tearing through the atmosphere The first moments of this momentous battle Suspended debris The skies, now turning! Dictate the pace of conflict Global web of orders Weapons of war Windswept this whole sector! An Assassin! Razor blades A low-likelihood Preemptive strike Drawing me out Collateral explosions Frozen as I age Formation permeates! My next move Will be escape Overwhelming potential Telepathic bridge Under assault Asteroid belt Seismic forces, scattering life Specialist, lifeform, transform, landform Passenger, instantly absorbed Created pods from flesh Mountains ranging Exceedingly far back through space From which it came. No hope! Trapped by this fissure!
3.
From the beginning, creative vision Sprawling in depth, but flawed designs Confined by the attitude in application Tinker, experiment and fail Stumbling through debris Trying to solve a problem Compiling new theories Desperate for solutions, struggle to create Dire necessity and accidents Does a new breakthrough, signal an age Or will it drive backwards, malaise Who's in control Of what gets built Innovation's capture Blood has been spilt Seized insights To serve a cause Race to the answer Before all is lost Invention Sourced from so many situations Application By the attitude of the controller
4.
Enervated 04:43
You wither with fear Trapped inside of a myth Your life bonds fall Asunder now unraveling Process and ideeooo'lo'gy Beyond specific act Answer that can't be explained Chiseling away Proclaimed their goal From the Onset Overtook bygone Way of Life Now brought to bare Visions and process Displacing and seizing In their wake Brandishing, implements Terror and horror Depleting, for its sake For generations Imbued Obstacles to resistance Ravaging, relentless persistence A creaking system Struggling to thrive Authority derived From a selfish lie No Soulution Is permanent Find a way To claim The infinet
5.
Fixed on a target Enemy you can't see Planning and scheming So sneakily Twisted new message Create sympathy Moment of chaos Attack outwardly Gathering force Approaching defenses Is this a war Confusing combatants Thugs reinforced By advanced armaments Sentinels prepare For significant bloodshed Systems engaged Desperate defense begins Outgunned they rage Enemy tries to get in Twisted new message Create sympathy Moment of chaos Attack outwardly Accumulate force Unleashed ruthlessly Startled defenders React sluggishly Caught Off Guard Rage And Might Determined to strike Foe Undeterred Forced To Fight Determined to Strike Fighting at the gate Metal flesh and circuits Flashes and colisions Explosions closer and closer to Final push A puncture They have Broken Through The defenses And theyre Storming Through Pushing back The forces Break now For the hatch Pouring through Trampeling Exhausted Stewards Rampage Caught off guard Rage and might Determined to strike Foe undeterred Forced to fight Determined to strike
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Enemy thought to be unstoppable Terrorizing forces indomable Obliteration of legions Cornered command With no escape Possessing powerful secrets Forces driven below Destroyed prior to fleeing But one made it around Hurdling through the darkness From a team that has been slain Survived the tribulation Secrets now to gain Sneaking past others To take the fight to them Avoiding all detection Until... As the pilot darts foes ashen heap He receives an allied transmission Warning of disturbing advances

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New York City based SARMAT introduced themselves to metal audiences with the intoxicating "Dubious Disk" live EP, which showcased their extreme metal and jazz influence as well as their creative prowess. This blending of dissonant, progressive, and improvisational elements foreshadowed the group’s expressive possibilities as they push sonic boundaries with their progressive sci-fi metal. Their debut full length, “Determined to Strike” shows a fiercer and more extreme side. The progressive tech death metal soul of SARMAT is here combined with dizzying jazz fusion scores, to deliver an enthralling and magmatic album to which Colin Marston's mastering work gives dynamic and powerful sounds.

Convulsing guitars, devastating drums and Steve Blanco’s (IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT) thunderous bass and elegant piano notes move in unison; the sound itself is like overwhelming and unspeakable horror… Pure cosmic chaos! If this disconcerting hybrid between DEFEATED SANITY and WEATHER REPORT weren't enough to jeopardize the listener's sanity, the coup de grace comes from the vocalist who is author of a capital performance that alternates scratching screams and death grunts. Not to mention the contribution of a handful of inspired guest musicians such as Cameron Carella and Jerome Burns on trumpet, Ed Rosenberg III (KILTER) on soprano and bass saxophone and Matt Hollenberg (CLERIC) on guitar. These allied combatants add incredible sonic depth to what is already an aural assault on the senses.

SARMAT is ever evolving and “Determined to Strike” is merely phase 1 in a 3 part conceptual cycle which weaves together music, lyrics and textures. The title represents the band's resolve to complete the album despite all of the impositions on artists by the events of the early 2020s. The conflict is interstellar and the adventure begins here.

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released June 16, 2023

SARMAT on album:
Cotter Champlain - Guitar
Andrew Gonzalez - Vocals
James Jones - Drums
Steve Blanco - Bass, Piano (songs 2 and 6)

with additional guests:
Jerome Burns - trumpet (songs 3 and 5)
Cameron Carella - trumpet (songs 4, 5, 6)
Matt Hollenberg - Guitar (song 4)
Ed Rosenberg III - Soprano Saxophone (song 5)

SARMAT is:
James Jones - Drums
Cotter Champlain - Guitar
Andrew Gonzalez - Vocals
Oleg Zalman - Guitar
Rajan Davis - Bass

All songs arranged by James Jones and Cotter Champlain

Produced by James Jones and Cotter Champlain
Engineered by Zachary Blaksee Reid and Cotter Champlain
Additional engineering by Steve Blanco and Matt Hollenberg
Mixed by Chris Andrews
Mastered by Colin Marston at Menegroth, the Thousand Caves

Logo by Nicholas Shellenberger
Cover art by Andrew Tremblay
Layout by Francesco Gemelli
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Cat. Nr. IVR202

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