Somehow you always have to play the victim
A self-inflicted war against your own life
Martyrs standing trail for a lost cause
It’s a desperate cry for sympathy 
Give up this grudge, overcome
Demons haunt every one of us
Stand on your feet, take the blame
You’re no different from the rest of us
Buried alive, inside of your mind
Failed by design
You are your own worst enemy

So blind to the struggles we all go through
It is a monument of ignorance
Dead wrong, if you think that this is painless
Give up this grudge, overcome
Demons haunt every one of us
Stand on your feet, take the blame
You’re no different from the rest of us
Buried alive, inside of your mind
Failed by design
You are your own worst enemy

Life without struggle isn’t life at all
Push comes to shove we are the same no matter what you thought
Take control of everything that you could ever want
The crown of sympathy you wear is fucking getting old

Buried alive, inside of your mind
Failed by design
You are your own worst enemy


Sympathy Crown

Raise The White Flag, You’re No One To Throw Stones 
Lay Your Arms Down, You’re No God Amongst Men

Just A Critic That Can’t Live What They Preach
One More Flawed Contradicting Thought
Your Existence Is A Sword In My Side
One More Time You Have Force Fed Lies

Save Your Breath, You Don’t Fool Me
I Know What You Are
A Walking Lie

You Think You Know Me, You Think You Know The Truth
Who Are You To Tell Me Anything
Don’t Fucking Judge Me 
Just Keep It To Yourself
Walk Away You Worthless Waste of Life

Take Your False Claims, Your Diseased Deception
Inject The Venom, In Your Cold Hollow Veins
One More Flawed Contradicting Thought
One More Time You Pretend
One More Time You Have Force Fed Lies
Once Again You’re Dead Wrong

Save Your Breath, You Don’t Fool Me
I Know What You Are
A Walking Lie

You Think You Know Me, You Think You Know The Truth
Who Are You To Tell Me Anything
Don’t Fucking Judge Me 
Just Keep It To Yourself
Walk Away You Worthless Waste of Life


A Walking Lie

Designing A Downfall

Blissful Greed

Endangered

Not even they could have imagined they would form a metal band in Los Angeles when they met in New Jersey when they were  just four years old. Matt Mufalli and Matt Emburgia formed Ampora just a year ago in an effort to create a sound they for so long had in their heads - “Everyone in the band grew up listening to the a lot of the same metal bands and I think the reason we can write together so easily is that we have no hesitation being completely honest with the other” Mufalli states. After spending some time writing and auditioning musicians in the LA area they finally were able to round out Ampora with bassist / vocalist Evan Magness, drummer Kyle Rector and  lead guitarist John Huldt. With Taylor Voeltz (Born of Osiris, Circle of Contempt, Broadcast the Nightmare) at the helm as producer / engineer, and mixed by Daniel Braunstein (Volumes, Bermuda) Ampora created the EP “Last Chance” rooted with the riffs reminiscent of classic metal but a new edge and sense of songwriting to please fans of every metal subgenre. Determined to get their music out to everyone as soon as possible, Ampora will be hitting every stage they can and will likely be fueling the soundtrack to a circle pit near you in the not so distant future. 

Amporaband