A bluesy song paying tribute to the Stoic way of thinking

Mind Over Matter

"The Last Men (A Requiem for Dawn)"
(A Philosophical Rock Anthem)

[Verse 1]
The gods are dead – we lit the pyre,
Yet still we kneel to sword and fire.
They call it "order", call it "law",
But chains are chains, no matter how they saw.

[Verse 2]
The weak man’s strength is violence wielded,
A hollow crown, a shield gelded.
Difference frightens lesser kings –
Monuments built on rusted strings.

[Pre-Chorus]
Can you hear it?
The drum of ages, cracked and fading –
Do you see it?
The same blood in different shading…

[Chorus]
Beware the Last Men! (Their hands are trembling)
They sell you chaos! (While preaching order)
Their paradise is a funeral pyre –
Step into the light… or burn with them!

[Verse 3]
No Zarathustra in these wastes,
Just hungry wolves and mirrored hates.
"Us or them" – the oldest lie,
A planet screaming "Unify!"

[Bridge] (Screamed over dissonant guitars)
Are we still just
Animals with funeral suits?!
Or will we finally
TRANSCEND THE GUN?!

[Chorus] (x2, louder)
Beware the Last Men! (Their hands are trembling)
They sell you chaos! (While preaching order)
Their paradise is a funeral pyre –
Step into the light… or burn with them!

[Outro] (Spoken over fading feedback)
"Nietzsche asked if man could surpass himself…
Tonight, the stars are watching.
And they’re still waiting."

The last men

Is It Wrong That I Didn't Cry?

My Demons...

My demons...

DEAD OR ALIVE

Back Against the Wall is an outlaw-country record built on grit, scars, and resilience. It’s the story of holding on when the world tries to break you — of finding freedom in dirt roads, family, memory, and truth, even when the weight of survival presses hard.

The album opens with “Dirt Roads and Dogs”, a free-spirited escape into the country soul, before diving into the raw defiance of “Frankly, I Don’t Give a Damn.” Tracks like “Sunday Porchlight” and “The Sky Remembers” provide heart and reflection, anchoring the record in stories of grace and memory. “We Were Soldiers Too” serves as its haunting tribute, honoring sacrifice and courage with reverence.

The title track “Back Against the Wall” and “The Last Free Thinker” drive the album’s rebellious core, confronting modern struggles and the cost of survival with unflinching honesty. To balance the fire, “Pickin’ Trouble” delivers rowdy bluegrass energy, while “Let ’Em Be Kids” strips back the noise to remind us what’s worth protecting.

Together, these songs form a litany of truth: that even in chaos and collapse, there’s defiance, there’s love, and there’s still something worth standing for. Back Against the Wall is not just an album — it’s an outlaw hymnbook for hard times.

We Might Be Robots

Let ’Em Be Kids

slightly out of tune

Conquer the Storm is about the hurdles you overcome in life. 

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This Economy
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

[instrumental]

They fly in, and they fly out
In their choppers and their jets
Cruise the scene in limousines
There ain't no place, 
that they ain't been

They have elephants for pets
Rooms with bars, are always wet
Not one star that they ain't met
and they never lost a bet

oooooooohhh   oooooooohhh

But look at me, yeah look at me
There ain't nothing here to see
All you have is plain ol' me
Someone who will never be

[chorus]
This economy
Does it ever work for me
This economy
Does it ever work for me
Food, shelter, and some wine
A little care 
From time to time
Why can't it do that for me
Why can't it do that for me

[instrumental]

They wanna live forever
They are building never-never
They will leave us all behind
Never mind, oh never mind
The system ain't for us
We are here to keep things clean
We belong back o' the bus
Never heard and never seen

oooooooohhh   oooooooohhh

But look at me, yeah look at me
There is a little here to see
Just a man who wants to be
Not too much, just time for tea

[chorus]
This economy
Does it ever work for me
This economy
Does it ever work for me
Food, shelter, and some wine
A little care 
From time to time
Why can't it do that for me
Why can't it do that for me

[instrumental]

They are out to settle scores
always fighting secret wars
They never hold a gun
Fools like me get all the fun
We die to guard their oil
Bodies left on foreign soils
We come back, we've been forgotten
Our reward is sweat an toil

oooooooohhh   oooooooohhh

But look at me, yeah look at me
What do I want to be
Be careful where you look
We're tired of playing by the book

[chorus]
This economy
Does it ever work for me
This economy
Does it ever work for me
Food, shelter, and some wine
A little care 
From time to time
Why can't it do that for me
Why can't it do that for me

[instrumental]

oooooooohhh   oooooooohhh

Why can't it do that for me
Why can't it do that for me

But look at me, yeah look at me
What do I want to be
Be careful where you look
We're tired of playing by the book

We're tired of playing by the book

We're tired of playing by the book

[outro]

This Economy (MiL)

A 26-track odyssey through sin, collapse, rebirth, empire, and war.

After a month-long hiatus, AxAxC returns with the most ambitious project in our history — a violent, emotional, and mythic exploration of the human condition.
This album is built on deathcore, nu-metal, liturgy-core, and Christian rock, fused with orchestral suites, Norse epics, spoken-word interludes, and cinematic war narration.

This is an album about burning down the version of yourself that’s killing you.
It opens in the trenches of addiction and internal collapse (“By Sin and Self-Destruction,” “My Demons,” “On My Own”), descends into despair and self-destruction (“I Tried to Be Free,” “Lose It All Again”), and hits its emotional breaking point in the ritualistic centerpiece Self-Immolation Ceremony.

From there, the album rises into myth — with Norse war-cries, celestial hauntings, phoenix-like rebirth, and dirges for doubt and fear.
Then, suddenly, the horizon shifts.
The personal becomes political.
And the final arc transforms into a historical epic — a prelude to AxAxC’s upcoming projects:
The Path of War and Democracy.

“The Rise of Evil” retells the beginning of WW2 as a warning.
“Support • Defend • Democracy” declares the album’s stance.
“Dulce et Decorum” channels war poetry into a modern metal requiem.

The final track, “Lento Bliss,” returns the listener to fragile humanity —
a reminder that after war, both inner and outer…
we still have to live.

This album is a journey.
A confession.
A requiem.
A resurrection.

This is Abolition with Self-Immolation.
Burn the old self.
Rise from the ash.

© AxAxCStudios™ — All rights reserved.
DISTORT • DISTRUST • DESTROY.

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By Sin and Self-Destruction

The Book of Four Beasts is a prophetic reggae-dub chronicle sung by the female voice of The Shaken Remnant. Across four symbolic Ages—the Lion, the Calf, the Human, and the Eagle—the album tells the rise, radiance, unraveling, and fall of a short-lived empire. Each Beast shapes the music through its own consonant-driven “language,” creating four distinct sound-worlds that evolve as the story moves forward. Heavy modern dub, warm Afro-reggae textures, mythic imagery, and cinematic atmospheres come together to form a unified vision: kingdoms rise, kingdoms fall, but a remnant walks forward into a new morning.

RIVER LAND

I live in Austin, Minnesota. We call it Spam Town USA. I started creating music again after I broke my wrist.  I am also a wife, Mother, and Grandmother to three precious grandchildren. 
Bless You All. Otherwise, known as Susan Hemann. 
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