Deathline International are an electro-metal and industrial rock, ambient and experimental collective, whose politically charged music taps into our punk psyche whilst creating a collective conscious of eco-warriors, freedom fighters and philanthropists. They are a collective whose humane ethos filters through their fierce, bold and thrilling music. Comprised of Th3Count ( aka Christian Petke), SLam, James Perry [Ashes Fallen], and John Fryer, Deathline International are a formidable force of nature, whose passion and intensity seeps through every pore. They are an epicentre of volcanic eruption, that uproots the slippery slopes of synth-pop and adds a feisty fusion of combatant catharsis. They are talented musicians whose voice must be heard. They are not arsonists, just fire fighters, who fight fire with fire.
Following the success of the single “Parasite”, released in December 2021, Deathline International have been busy in the studio and whose 5th studio album, “Pax Americana” has been selected as my “Album Of The Week”. Released via record label COP International, on 15th February 2022, Pax Americana is a powerhouse of electronica-rock, that transmits like a bolt of lightning from the sardonic skies with a grandiose of compassion and intelligence. It’s a thunderous roar, an adrenaline rush that angle-grinds through the metallic mesh and roams through the murky mist, like a punk-predator on a hunt. It’s an album that digs deep underground and excavates the sonic wonders of nu metal, death metal, flirting with thrash metal on a head-on collision. Through the atmospheric ambience of synths on stilts, Pax Americana walks and treads in 3D, like an intergalactic warrior, whilst grabbing the strobe lights in a fit of rage. It’s an album that skull-crushes the Industrial insectoids that crawl from the shadows of societal corruption and slither through the tunnels of trepidation.
Politically charged with all guns blazing, Pax Americans recruits the cast-iron troops from it’s military base, then tramples, burns and annihilates it’s nemesis. An album not for the faint-hearted Paz Americana, is emotionally driven, aurally amplified and cinematically crafted. Through the menacing vocals, radioactive riffs and sonic surge, Pax Americana unleashes it’s angst like a indestructible entity, ripping through the fabric of the indoctrinated dogma spitting it out and incinerating in the process. It’s a heavy-duty album, whose thought-provoking lyrics growl from the utopia heights of Metal- punk, whilst appealing to our subliminal senses.
Through the inflamed ethos and serpentine synths Pax Americana, shed’s it’s skin to uncover it’s manifestos, whilst appealing to humanity. Incorporating the works of activists such as Martin Luther King, it’s through the collection of sampled footage, that Death International deliver their message of equality, freedom and justice in technicolour, HD and up-close. For anyone who is passionate about music, has a political conscious, loves the darkwave theatrics that alternates between the alter-egos of alternative rock, then Pax Americana is the album for you!
ALBUM TRACKS:
- Spin Zone
- Parasite
- Life Isn’t Real
- Inside
- Breaking
- Lip Service
- Born Again
- In Deb Staub
- Sinking
- Quiet
Deathline International (bandcamp.com)
CREDITS
DEATHLINE INTERNATIONAL
Pax Americana
Vocals: Th3Count
Guitars: James Perry & SLam
Programming: SLam, Th3Count, & James Perry
Noiselord: Mr. John Fryer
Featuring GW Childs IV, Angela Goodman, Steve Watkins, Licia Johnson,
Caitlin Gutekunst, Jay Tye, Jackie Lee, & Nicole Calhoun
Produced and engineered by John Fryer @ Black Needle Noise Recording Emporium
Mastered by TurtleTone Studio NYC
Design by Dcore • Booklet Concept – Dcore & Greg Rolfes
Photography by unsplash.com • Oladimeji Odunsi [Fist] • Thought Catalog [Money] • Holly Mindrup [Dog Tags] • Roddy Mcgillivray [Bullet] • Anthony Chiado [Jesus Saves] • David Von Diemar [Crime Scene Tape]
We want to express our gratitude towards those who helped and inspired us:
John Fryer, Stabbing Westward, Black Needle Noise, Marc Heal, 16Volt, Jello Biafra, Gopi Lennon, Unitcode:Machine, Probe 7, Solemn Assembly, Tragic Impulse, Stoneburner, Red Lokust, Jim Semonik, Carphax Files, Selena Fragassi, Greg Rolfes, Erika, Nine, Kerstin Moeller, Martin & Christina, Kelvin Kwong, Jan Lindner, & Michelle Perry.
Dedicated to Sandy Demmler – Marilyn Perry – Teddy Lam