Thin man watches
Stretching through the trees
Eyes like hollow wells
No breath no breeze
He waits he waits
No footsteps no sound

Hat pulled low shadow grows
Whispered tales where no one knows

Shadows in the fog
They’re creeping, creeping near
Slender walks beside you
The Hat Man feeds your fear
Run, run but they follow
They’re always, always here

Black coat flowing
A void inside his stare
Pale hands reaching
Dragging you somewhere
You scream, you scream
But no one is there

Hat pulled low shadow grows
Whispered tales where no one knows

Shadows in the fog
They’re creeping, creeping near
Slender walks beside you
The Hat Man feeds your fear
Run, run but they follow
They’re always always here

Metal X - Shadows

Desires

Another Occupation is a whispered confession from the edges of the Orchard of Unmaking — a man caught between memory, guilt, and something speaking through the static.
A voice guided by the Sisters, pulled back to a place he swears he didn’t choose, answering a question he was never meant to hear.
A slow descent into truth, dread, and the kind of possession that feels like remembering.

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Another Occupation

The River Never Forgets (Explicit)

3 Parts Saga

I Became Homeless

On My Feet

Hold The Fire

Still love You

Sober (Live)

Sober isn’t about redemption. It’s about what’s left when the noise is gone.

On their most direct and confrontational record to date, Velvet Bone strip everything down to nerve and truth. These songs live in the uncomfortable space between recovery and reality — where clarity doesn’t heal, it exposes. Fast, urgent tracks like “Fast Enough To Forget,” “Bad Habits Die Loud,” and “Cold Coffee, No Sleep” burn with restless energy, while slower moments such as “Still Hungover,” “Dry Mouth Prayers,” and the title track “Sober” sit with the weight that sobriety doesn’t erase.

Lyrically, Sober is blunt and unsparing. There’s no victory lap here — only honesty. “Nothing Left To Hide” sets the tone early, choosing truth over comfort, while “Static In My Head” and “Choke The Sun” capture the mental noise and emotional pressure that linger long after the habits are gone. Even the inclusion of Paul Stanley’s “Move On” and “Live To Win” feels deliberate — reframed through Velvet Bone’s worn, grunge lens as survival anthems rather than bravado.

Musically, the album balances speed and restraint: gritty guitars, prominent bass, and drums that push forward without gloss. The influence of 90s alternative and grunge is clear, but Sober never leans on nostalgia. It sounds current because it’s lived-in.

This is an album about standing still when running used to be easier.
About feeling everything when numbness once felt safer.
About staying present — even when it hurts.

Sober doesn’t promise peace.
It promises truth.

Sober

Hellmountain Records

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