Hank Rusch goes for the throat with this stripped down raucous rocker about a fugitive from injustice called The Innocent.  Hank creates a raw precision with his spare but loud use of only drums, bass, guitar. Sweet but grinding like frosting on a cake with a file inside Hank give us just desserts with his slide guitar work. Hank's voice brings an authentic dimension to the song as he recounts the first person story of a man wrongly convicted, escaped, on the run.  Hank's screaming falsetto in tandem with his high slide guitar ends the song like a war cry... as if to say, Today is a good day to die, but I will fight for one more.

The Innocent
I went down to the River
I saw somethin' no one ever should see
The law did somethin' bad
They pinned it all on me

On my way to Leavenworth
the train it left the tracks
Everybody broke their backs
But I walked out without a scratch

So they put me in Joliet
on a back to back 30 stretch
But me and a road dog found a way
to put a hole in the fence

We ran and ran in our prison stripes
til' we found a old garage
We put on mechanics uniforms
and hot wired the owner's Dodge

We put some miles between Joliet
We drove without the lights
I wished the darkness would never end
It started gettin' light

They caught my partner and they made the Dodge
he went down in a blaze of bullets
I watched it all from the café
as I stuffed my hungry gullet

I slipped out of town on a mail truck
your letters might be a little late
'cause they shot it full of lead
I crawled into a sewer grate

I met a woman in St. Paul
She liked me and she took me in
She believed I was innocent
as long as I gave her good lovin'

But I saw her sittin' in a G man's car
I could tell from the government plates
They had the goods on her for somethin' else
She gave me up and turned states

I've been runnin' for five year now
I've used every alias
What I saw the law do that night
they'd hang if I was to witness

Listen to my story
I got to tell it before I'm gone
I swear to you I'm the innocent
There's more where I came from

I'm The Innocent, I'm The Innocent
Lord have mercy on my soul
I'm The Innocent, I'm The innocent
Don't try to give me your back door parole
I'm The Innocent, I'm The Innocent,
If I stop runnin' I'll never get old
I'm The Innocent, I'm The Innocent
Lord have mercy on my soul

The Innocent

Even if unexpected events knock you off track for a while, get back up – you’ll come out stronger than ever.

Rising Again

Sanctus is the sixth track on my album Requiem Quia Magnus Vir (Requiem for a Great Man) which can hear in full here: https://on.soundcloud.com/FQqvajLNpsmiTzXr6

It is a Suno rendition of the traditional Sanctus from the Latin Mass for the Dead, or Requiem. I must admit I was gasping when I heard the high notes their 'alto soloist' was able to reach.

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus
Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt cæli et terra gloria tua.
Hosanna in excelsis.
Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.
Hosanna in excelsis.

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of thy glory
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord:
Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest.

6. Sanctus

Nocturnal (The Primary Phase Principle Remix) (2025) – Epic trance for night owls
With its powerful beats and orchestral-inspired melody, Nocturnal creates an unforgettable musical journey through the night. It captures the essence of uplifting trance while adding a symphonic twist and key changes. Listen to Nocturnal, if you enjoy cinematic soundscapes and pounding beats
This remix from The Primary Phase Principle turns this trance classic into a dark and inspirational journey through dark wave and post-industrial with a hint of soundtrack music.

You can find this song on all streaming portals and on Bandcamp:
https://too.fm/ndm-nocturnal
https://nadinedemacedo.bandcamp.com/album/nocturnal

This song is part of my album "Nightflight" which will be available on all streaming platforms and Bandcamp.
https://too.fm/ndm-nightflight
https://nadinedemacedo.bandcamp.com/album/nightflight

Nadine de Macedo: composition, mastering
Eric St-Onge: arrangement, synthesizer, sound design, programming, production
Photography: Jonatan Pie / Unsplash

Where to find us:
https://www.youtube.com/@nadinedemacedo
https://tppp.bandcamp.com

Nocturnal

Nocturnal (The Primary Phase Principle Remix)

Today, as part of our aperiodic Instrumental Hump Day, we’re offering you something a bit different: here’s a preview of a side project we’ve been working on for a few months: a 🕹️Chiptune👾 album (we’ll let you know when it’s coming out, but definitely not before June)!
In this track (and in the others that will follow in this style), our guitarist and especially our lead singer focused on production and mixing, only playing a few notes here and there. Needless to say, it’s all a fully digital work, aiming to bring back that 80s vibe (with a splash of the 90s and our personal twist). 
If you’ve never heard of Chiptune before, here’s a quick intro:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiptune
Let us know what you think! 🫶
©2025 Beating Edge

Pathfinder

Pathfinder (Instrumental - Chiptune)

Mastered by A7 Recording Studio
Thank you Glenn for rocking the lead vocal on this one!
Asking for help in 8 different languages.

Lyrics: 
Hey there, aidez-moi, pomóż mi, my friend (French, Polish)
Hey aiutami, (Italian)
I know you’ll understand.
Hey there, aidez-moi, pomóż mi, my friend
Hey aiutami. 
I know that you’ll understand.

Help me – you know my brain is really hummin’
Help me – yeah, my pants are fallin’ down
Help me – you know the trouble’s started comin’
And I’d love to have you hangin’ around.

Hey voíthisé me (Greek)
Hilf mir, if you can (German)
Bāng wǒ, it’s no joke, (Mandarin)
Meree sahaaya-ta karo. (Hindi)
Hey voíthisé me
Hilf mir, if you can
Bāng wǒ, it’s no joke,
Meree sahaaya-ta karo.

Help me – you know my brain is really hummin’
Help me – yeah my pants are fallin’ down
Help me – you know the trouble’s started comin’
And I’d love to have you hangin’ around.

Sometimes in the early early mornin’
When my head’s not very clear,
That’s the time when my soul needs some warmin’
And I need to have you near.

Hey there, aidez-moi, pomóż mi, my friend
Hey aiutami. I know that you’ll understand.
Hey there, aidez-moi, pomóż mi, my friend
Hey aiutami. I know that you’ll understand.

Sometimes when it’s late in the evenin’
And I’m feelin’ just a little bit of fear,
That’s the time when I don’t want you leavin’
And I got to have you near.

Help me – you know my brain is really hummin’
Help me – yeah my pants are fallin’ down
Help me – you know the trouble’s started comin’
And I’d love to have you hangin’ around.

Help me – you know my brain is really hummin’
Help me – yeah my pants are fallin’ down
Help me – you know the trouble’s started comin’
And I’d love to have you hangin’ around.
You know I’d love to have you hangin’ around.

Aiutami!

Starstruck

This one`s dedicated to Hachiman Hikigaya, Yukino Yukinoshita and Yui Yuigahama. Also this goes out to Kyotaro Ichikawa and Anna Yamada not to forget Amane Fujimiya and Mahiru Shiina.  And also to Ayumu Fujino and Kyomoto. 

You all made this happen 😉

An End with No Beginning

Glass

Isla Picola

PIXEL BALLS 2 - DJ MeatBeater

🔗https://ffm.bio/beatingedge 👈
🙌Welcome (back) to the (Beating) Edge! ⚡🔥
👉We are an eclectic band that blends elements of electronic dance, metal, pop, punk, rock, synth wave and more to create a unique and engaging sound (..🎧 listen and decide for yourself… if you're ready for the journey)! Our identities are top-secret, forgive us, we're a bunch of very shy aliens🛸 (4 males 💁🏻‍♂️🙎‍♂️🙋🏼‍♂️🦸🏼‍♂️ and 1 female🙅‍♀️, the guitarist/backup singer). Our earthly names (and nicknames) are Tom ("Lucifer" - lead vocals and occasional keyboards/guitar), Mary ("Vampira" or just "V" - guitarist and backing vocals), Mauro ("Maux" - keyboards, piano, synths and winds), Davide ("Dave", "Quiet D" or just "D" - bass and synth bass), and Valerio ("Brad", drums and percussions). And you definitely DON'T want to know the origin of some of our nicknames!😅
Enjoy the music!😉

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