Slaves To The Grind, by Infernal Symphony

Slaves To The Grind

by Infernal Symphony

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Linthberg this album is a good example that working fast, allowing yourself to not overthink shit, praising intuition: creates freedom! now THIS is what will distinguish us from AI, even though the cover is AI generated- please dont tell me the music is aswell???!!! :O

BigVjkV_Dabloominberries I'm a sucker for artists who never shy away from experimenting with tons of stuff. People who love to experiment and create art like these are the reasons why crossover genres exist (stuff like Sludge Metal and Grindcore is what I'm referring to). If this ever starts its own movement then I'm here for the ride. I cannot wait to see what you're planning to do next my man. I wish you the best of luck in your musical project!!!

-also a note, I'd like it if you decided to implement sludge riffs aha Favorite track: A Wizard Is Never Skate, Nor Is He Early....

josedenoche Probably one of the funniest albums I've the pleasure to listen. Kinda reminds me of SNES Fantasy RPG's with an easy and laughable gameplay of skateboard side-quests, Super-Aventure-Island style. Musically is very entertaining to hear, and indeed, gives you the vibes of taking out the dust of your game console and revive that fun nostalgia of our childhood. Truly appreciate that you keep pushing boundaries, because DS is creativity and it has to be fun to fully enjoy. Favorite track: A Wizard Is Never Skate, Nor Is He Early....

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1.	Slaves To The Grind 03:20	lyrics	buy track
This song is about not only the fact that most of us all have day jobs to do instead of focusing on fun stuff that we are actually passionate about, but also the fact that sometimes what you love can become a chore if you overdo it too.
2.	Let's Do Something Fun 02:36	lyrics	buy track
Static X meets dungeon ska!
3.	A Wizard Is Never Skate, Nor Is He Early... 03:02	lyrics	buy track
I love LOTR, in case you couldn't already tell. Dungeon Synth street cred +4
4.	...He Grinds Precisely When He Means To 02:44	lyrics	buy track
Not gonna lie, I'm actually quite self-satisfied about this pun.
5.	H-O-R-S-E Armour 03:02	lyrics	buy track
The Elder Scrolls/ Tony Hawk crossover you never knew you needed.
6.	BS Revert + Manual + 180 Goblin Grab 02:45	lyrics	buy track
Imagine if goblins could actually pull off sick grabs.
7.	Back To Wizard School II 02:49	lyrics	buy track
Inspired by the School series of levels
8.	Do A Kickflip, Wiz-Kid! 02:41	lyrics	buy track
Fun fact: When Rodney Mullen first invented the Kickflip, the original name was 'magic flip' as people had no fucking idea how he managed to pull it off. So here's to you, Rodney - The OG skating Wizard!
9.	Finder Of The Secret Tape (Containing Dungeon Synth) 03:25	lyrics	buy track
Did you find them all?? I did!
10.	Don't Do Drugs 01:47	lyrics	buy track
Famously seen when going out of bounds during the game. Actually a good metaphor for me taking the plunge and releasing this album! What better way to throw away all my newfound goodwill brought on by the release of Plaguewielder Pt I than by instantly inciting synth-based Hatred 😂
11.	Christian Bail 00:51	lyrics	buy track
This brings back memories of way too many hours spent being absolutely rubbish at this game
12.	Ollie, The Magic Bum 02:45	lyrics	buy track
It's like I planned for the humour to be this good!
13.	Your Love Of The Halfpipe's Leaf Has Clearly Slowed Your Mind 01:54	lyrics	buy track
Your love of the Halfling's halfpipe Has clearly slowed your mind To the wizarding school Where the tricks are really cool And we all are slaves to the grind Honestly, it was worth putting in all this work if only to have an excuse to make this joke alone.

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PHYSICAL CASSETTE TAPE COPIES NOW AVAILABLE!! Fulfilled via Dungeon Squid Productions, get your copy here now:
dungeonsquidproductions.bandcamp.com/album/slaves-to-the-grind

At the risk of damaging our very reputation itself, Infernal Symphony bring you something truly unique, daring, innovative and, last but not least, gloriously stupid - The world's very-first dungeon skate album!!

'Slaves To The Grind' is your worst fears realised in audio form - a ridiculously awesome and totally radical blend of 90s hip hop (Inspired by the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series), dungeon synth, comfy synth, skater punk and chiptune magic!

Born from a single throwaway joke posted onto Infernal Symphony's Facebook page in June 2023, the resulting support for the idea of a dungeon synth album based on Wizards enjoying 90s skateboarding culture blossomed into a 32 minute ride of catchy fantasy tunes, video game splendour and dungeon synth grandeur all wrapped up with a tongue planted firmly in cheek!

After 6 solid years of making gloomy Satanic death metal and medieval soundscapes, I really needed a silly little project to work on in the background as well - just to keep things fresh, and have a bit of fun while I was at it. Ever the perfectionist, I also relished the opportunity to innovate and try my best to combine two genres I never would have thought would work together in a million years.

To my great suprise (and trust me, I'm just as surprised as you are that this is even a thing in the first place), the end results actually ended up being so listenable that I decided to offer them to you all so you can relive your childhood playing PS1 games for yourselves (for better or worse).

The goal was to evoke 90s nostalgia, childhood memories of racking up high scores, and a warm and comforting feeling of looking back to a much simpler and more carefree time. Little did I know I would spent waaaayyyy more hours on making this than I reasonably should have.

I knew that the very concept of this was likely to catch the ire of many a dungeon synth purist, but went through with it anyway because, why not, duuude?!

This endeavour did not come without it's challenges, mind. Not only has this album single-handedly forever destroyed my reputation amongst elitists and gatekeepers, but it also was a startlingly hard process to figure out how exactly to effectively balance my burgeoning grasp on dungeon synth tropes with the eclectic and iconic style of the legendary skater-punk video game series.

Part love letter to one of my favourite series of video games, part ill-conceived experiment, and part practical joke with serious and real musicianship behind it, get your earholes around 'Slaves To The Grind' now!

Now, let's ride off into the sunset (on our skateboard, naturally) and let the magic flow through your ears... *sad kickflip*

credits

released July 1, 2023

Against my better judgement, this album was conceived of and recorded over a period of 5 days in June 2023.

Thanks to all Infernal Symphony fans and anyone who enjoys this monstrosity. Special Thanks to Glenn Bokay for drawing his initial illustration of a wizard skateboarding, as that was the jumping off point from which this entire sordid affair snowballed from. But seriously, awesome work dude.

So I can actually utilise this opportunity to do something worthwhile, I'd like to give a special shout out to Loot The Body ( lootthebody.bandcamp.com/album/skate-wizards ) and Skating Wizards, a tabletop rpg based around this very concept. Support small businesses!!

Extra special thanks to Mum and Dad, my love Chan, and Christopher Clough, and to all skaters and Infernal Symphony fans worldwide!!

Thanks to Diem Exuro and all my label mates over at Dungeon Squid Productions, sincere thanks for handling the amazing tape cassette release for this album. My first ever physical release of any kind and it was an honour to have it made by you 🛹🤙

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Infernal Symphony Cannock, UK

Dungeon Synth, Dungeon Skate and Progressive Death Metal solo project by Demonic Bishop - signed to Dungeon Squid Productions.
Infernal Symphony is music made not with professional budgets or fancy hi-tech production values, but with intellect, passion and soul. It is not designed to be easy listening, but a window into the cruelest and most desperately evil parts of the human psyche. ... more

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