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Synth 2021

This NIN cover is delivered in on the chariot of The Cure classic, Fascination Street, which defined the genre Darkwave. Hurt exposes the pain of losing a loved one and how to continue living on with purpose.

I 
Hurt myself today
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that’s real
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything

What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know 
Goes away in the end
And you can have it all 
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt

I 
Wear this crown of thorns 
Upon my liar’s chair
Full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
Beneath the stains of time
The feelings disappear
You are someone else 
I am still right here

What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know 
Goes away in the end
And you can have it all 
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
If I could start again 
A million miles away
I would keep myself 
I would find a way

Engineered, Produced, Mixed & Mastered by: 
Pete Mills at Shadow Zone Sound
Written by Trent Reznor
Bass, Guitar, Synth, Vocals: Pete Mills
Drums: Shawn Mrazek
Additional Production: Ellen Hawk

Darkness

Hurt

To reconcile heartache by kissing the living dead after a broken heart beats Cold. With an adrenalin rush of chill “Cold” turns a dire situation into a dark sonic manifesto.

I watched as you froze
Chilled me to the bone
And your lips kissed 
Cold, so cold, so cold
So cold
So cold

Death by a thousand cuts
You keep telling me its not enough
Hanging on 
Gimme more 
Begging me 
From the floor 
Oh no, don’t stop it’s so cold

You betrayed what I thought was trust
Getting off on all the ways you suffer
Need a hit 
Gotta fix
Down below 
There’s a storm so cold

I watched as you froze
Chilled me to the bone
And your lips kissed 
Cold, so cold, so cold
So cold
You turned me into stone
As the lights are dimming low
Now my lips kiss 
Cold, so cold, so cold
So cold
So cold

Secret and malevolent
Coquettish in your wicked sin 
Gotta break 
From the cold
Too escape 
From your hold on me, can’t breathe I’m so cold

Blinded by this twisted fate 
Drowning deep into the void we made
Like a fist 
Through the glass
One more kiss 
Make it last so cold

I watched as you froze
Chilled me to the bone
And your lips kissed 
Cold, so cold, so cold 
So cold
You turned me into stone
As the lights are dimming low
Now my lips kiss 
Cold, so cold, so cold 
So cold
So cold


A thousand cuts
A thousand cuts
A thousand cuts 
Death by a thousand cuts 
I turned to stone, chilled to the bone 
I crumbled into dust
The lights dim low and the curtains close
Our death by a thousand cuts

I watched as you froze
Chilled me to the bone
And your lips kissed 
Cold, so cold, so cold 
So cold
You turned me into stone
As the lights are dimming low
Now my lips kiss 
Cold, so cold, so cold 
So cold
So cold

Engineered, Produced, Mixed & Mastered by: 
Pete Mills at Shadow Zone Sound
Written by Pete Mills & Bryn McCutcheon
Bass, Guitar, Synth, Vocals: Pete Mills
Drums: Shawn Mrazek
Additional Production: Ellen Hawk

Cold

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DARK - Skeleton Dance

The romantic seduction of vampires has prevailed until the dawn of this present day. This arousal poetically mirrors a bond where both lovers dissolve into one universal entity as their love conquers all. This world remains governed by the dark reign of this gothic King and Queen.

I don’t need anyone 
I’ve got no time for love	
I’m cool with life so cold
My blackened heart of stone
Bleeds me to the bone
My scarred heart woes
Stitched by your starlight 
Sinking into your bite
	
Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned

Was lost but now I’m found 
Your noble has been crowned
I owe my soul you saved
On this night of empty graves
Gazing into lust
This mist upon us
Kiss me kiss me deadly
Your lord and his lady

Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned

We glow forever in gloom
Reigning our kingdom of doom

The blood of love tastes so sweet
The love of blood tastes so sweet 
The blood of love tastes so sweet
The love of blood 
The blood of love

Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned

Written by: Pete Mills
Vocals, bass, guitar, synth, drums: Pete Mills
Engineered, produced, mixed, mastered: Pete Mills
Additional production: Ellen Hawk
Mix consultant: Anthony “FU” Valcic
Recorded, mixed, mastered: Shadow Zone Sound
Label: Young & Cold Records, Shadow Zone Records

Nowhere

Queen

All that's holy
Pure and born free
Ends in curses
Tears and hearses
We all know this 
And we won't miss
All your drama
And your bullshit
Beg for money
Always guilt free
You won't get a single thing from me
For free

Get out
We owe you nothing 
We all fall down

Get Out

About UNDER ATTACK
“All conflicts represent a tragedy, where the silence grows and shrouds every voice. The fog of war is able to distort reality and our perception of it: in a conflict nobody wants to listen to the Truth, hypocrisy spreads like a plague, voices of the victims and all the people involved get silenced. We want to shed a light on this insufferable silence and break it, for the victims of all conflicts, once and for all”.

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Under Attack

If love can’t outlast the grave, then what’s the point of it all? Blood Red Roses offers a tale of love as both a blessing and a curse, a lover’s spell that binds and breaks. The lyrics speak of the painful grip of desire, where passion cuts deep, and the roses bloom with both beauty and brutality. It’s a song of torment, of being bound to a love that wounds as much as it seduces. The heart, though shattered, is drawn ever closer to the sweet destruction. Blood Red Roses weaves a rich tapestry of religious themes and metaphors, invoking the crucifixion—the ultimate act of sacrifice—and the unwavering faith in resurrection. In the realm of gothic literature, parallels are drawn between the holy communion and the dark covenant of iconic vampires like Nosferatu, Dracula, and Vourdalak. Legends recount how those who witnessed such haunting spectacles etched their tales into history, whispering of eternal life.
In this context, roses—deep crimson and tinged with blood—become powerful symbols of a love forged in sacrifice. The inspiration for writing Blood Red Roses emerged from a serene moment of introspection, its haunting hook taking shape during a meditative moment when frontman Pete Mills drifted beyond time into a spiritual plane. The themes explored in the track also delve into a toxic love that spirals into depravity yet clings desperately to the flicker of hope for rebirth and redemption—all things part and parcel regarding religious fervor and pacts sealed in blood.

The video for the song, inspired by Denis Villeneuve’s Dune adaptation—particularly the infrared scenes of Feyd-Rautha (Austin Butler) in the arena—was shot by Ellen Hawk. It showcases Mills’ multi-instrumental talents and mirrors the song’s intensity, capturing the complex emotions at the heart of Blood Red Roses.

Released at the spawn of Autumn as the world shifts into the cold of winter, Blood Red Roses keeps those, who dare to love, warm throughout the storm.

Endless nights

Diary of Dreams

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