🔥 THE SHUT DOWN 🔥
A storm of guitars, rage, and truth — “The Shut Down” tears through the noise with heavy riffs, raw emotion, and lyrics that hit where it hurts. This track calls out the chaos of a broken system, the frustration of voices left unheard, and the fire of a generation that refuses to be silenced.

It’s more than music — it’s rebellion in rhythm.
It’s anger with a pulse.
It’s The Shut Down.

🎸 Genre: Alternative Rock / Heavy Rock
💥 Mood: Intense, Political, Powerful
🎧 Turn it up. Feel the shutdown.

The Shut Down

Jamesport Blues

Outside the box was the idea
To break the mold you can't have fear
Drill a hole just to look outside
See the same place again just multiplied 

I heard myself start to explain but
Why does comfort always feel like a chain
Why does every single day feel factory made
Then we hate the day and still do what they say huh 
(Instrumental) 

The dread is so heavy but that can't be seen
I gotta chase questions that won’t chase me 
I hum the words 'till I forget the next line
I close my eyes when the dread multiplies 

TV hum in sync with my twitchin' eye
You only fake the truths just to amplify
Bite the hand that feeds ‘til the flesh gives way
You love the taste, but you hate the decay huh
(Instrumental) 
Just think a little out the box

Just think a little out the box 

Just think a little out the box 

Just think a little out the box 
(Instrumental)

Single

Think Outside The Box

A thunderous anthem about the price of attention and the cost of chasing perfection under blinding lights. “Blood in the Spotlight” blends industrial grit, cinematic drama, and emotional intensity — the sound of fame cracking under its own weight.
The guitars roar like engines, the drums crash like collapsing stages, and the vocals carry both rage and revelation.

Blood in the Spotlight

-AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE 10/31/25- ~Happy Halloween!

I told you I found you there in the freezer aisle
You had those same broken glasses, crooked smile
Looks like you been through hell and I looked the same
Just two dead hearts learning to decay

You handed me a color candy wrap
A blast of color in a world gone black
You didn't have to say anything, neither did I
You're dead but I swear I just felt you...

We're still burnin' in the ruins, baby
Take us
Take us
Your hands so cold, but it shakes like there's a maybe
Save us
Please just remember how to say my name
Take us
Take us back

If the world can fade and fall apart like it did
Then take my broken heart with you instead

You held my poor arm when it tore in half
Laughed that laugh that cracked your mask
We slow danced in that long lost diner's past
Damn jukebox finally played your song at last

Take us back
Take us back

The moon was low, your skin pale of course
The night breathed death, nothin' new to us
You kissed me soft through blood and dust
I swear I thought I felt a pulse

We're still burnin' in the ruins, baby
Take us
Take us
Your hands so cold, but it shakes like there's a maybe
Save us
Please just remember how to say my name
Take us
Take us back

Oh if the world can fade and fall apart like it did
Just take my broken heart with you instead

Gunfire came like morning rain
You fell first, I called your name
Pressed my fingers to your throat
Smile
Oh God you smiled

Now they dance where we decay
Love won't rot, it won't fade
Do you think ash remembers flame
Do you think ghosts still feel the same
If the world can fade and fall apart like it did
Then take my broken...
Heart
Take us
Take us
To then
Oh, take us, take us, take us, take us back

Take Us Back

Silt and gravel travel downstream
An uninterrupted carnal daydream

Nature rounds these pinnacles slowly
Sediment levels off peak and valley
Jagged rock underlies dry sand
Bygone fragments guarding reclaimed land

The current evens out detrital cavities
Ebb and flow, defining and defying gravity

Elements relegate iniquity to irrelevance in canyons bleak and misty
Infill carries out settled campaigns
Lush meadows give way to dusty plains

Psychlical Corpus - Live Demo

These cynics are nearly omniscient, but their clinics were clearly deficient
We came down from yonder hilltop, saw the chance, and squandered it full stop

Intent on indecision but hellbent on imposition of uneven cadences on a naive unshaken elision 

Sad sacks of frequencies projecting fears and anxieties with frenetic battle cries on apathetic passersby 

It finally came around and settled right there in the middle
Nobody heard a sound, and the acolytes cared very little
It finally came around and cast quite a shadow on the surface
The fantasy ran aground on yet another fad without a purpose

Hanging on a pattern, more tangled with every listen
We played on as the strategy flattened, autonomically imprisoned in willful repetition, predestined for a breakthrough
A default-induced volition
Triumphantly stumbled right into disarray

Disarray finds a way to overstrain
But disarray finds a way to right the train

It finally came around and settled right there in the middle
Nobody heard a sound, and the acolytes cared very little
It finally came around and cast quite a shadow on the surface
The fantasy ran aground on yet another fad without a purpose

Unrequited - Live Demo

Caught overthinking as usual, I found out the easiest way
I'd lost my connection to all those seemingly lesser things 

Show me again and I'll summon my will to ride out
The rising waters that constantly fill every channel
Call them what they are and release this persistent diffidence
Steer into the tide and learn to glide like the flotsam I am
Let the voyage unfold on its own

Kindly currents, see me on my way
Fleeting streams of debris, pass under, demanding attention
And it makes me want to fall in, but not like that

Pass through, gripping fear of the more than known
Mutations of a mutineer counting the steps to the plank
Ride them out
Ride them out
All those looming waves
The perils of presuming too much
Leave us just out of touch
With inborn access
To open passages
Closing faster than we can see

Mixed Like a Metaphor - Live Demo

A fragile gait and a star to shun
Digging shallow holes with a stolen spade
Brazen face looking back afraid
Your shackled fate had to crash to burn

Bleeding hands are blazoners, a crushing wave of reeling genres facing off
A deadly dose of bathos from the country club wielded like a paper gun

Refrains of flat earth flung from a stage (not listening)
Mob segments peel off and disengage (right back to square one)
Pick your poison, unless your poison is poison
Then maybe choose the other option

In the halo mines, lost in random tunnels
A pantomime of dying tries loudly belies
Stockpiles of tightening silence
Wide eyes in the dark for balance
Terrified of the prying light

A practice space and a role to shun
Hiding in the dark under faded shades
Tactile threats misappropriate bleary lines calling out the sun

In the halo mines, lost in random tunnels
A pantomime of dying tries loudly belies
Stockpiles of tightening silence
Wide eyes in the dark for balance
Terrified of the prying light

Templeton - Live Demo

I don’t recommend it, but I'd go back there
Before I'd go back to San Francisco
The architecture in the city is actually pretty cool – it’s the people. 
I don’t use this word like ever, but the best description that I can provide is "uncouth."
Never been, how the hell should I know?
Take him there! No!

To a certain extent, every single downtown looks exactly the same
It's probably cold a lot of the time
Probably lots of cracks in the pavement

Rolled into town in a '78 Trans-Am, rolled right back out in a hearse
Maybe try traveling before you judge
Travel before you judge
Never been, how the hell should I know?
Take him there! No!

Uncouth - Live Demo

War is the feast of fire, and we're all invited to burn. Feast of Fire tears into the hypocrisy of conflict justified by religion, oil, and profit. Children cry in the sand, leaders smile with pockets wide, and bodies burn for gods that don't exist. This is polyrhythmic rage with Middle Eastern influences—think Meshuggah meets the apocalypse.

Feast Of Fire

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Verse 1
Mighty Christian Warrior
of this great land
Take up the Holy armor
make a stand
we have our marching orders
been on our knees
preparing for the battle
 and victory
Pre-chorus
We answer to the living savior
Jesus Christ the Lord of Lords
Chorus
Rise up
give a shout
at His command
at His command
Fight back
resist the urge
Don't run away
don’t run away
circle round the wall
Verse 2
Mighty Christian Warrior
Eyes on High
Hail the King- of -Glory
El Shaddai
Our God is Greater
set to win
Casting down the enemy 
in our defense
Bridge
Eph 6-Our Battle is not against flesh or blood
but with rulers of darkness and spiritual forces
stand therefore with truth and with righteousness
all evil will fall at the hands of God
Chorus
Rise up
give a shout
at His command
at His command
Fight back
resist the urge
Don't run away
don’t run away
circle round the wall

Rise Up

“Still Burn” ignites the rawest side of Bleak Amber. A slow-building storm of emotional alt-metal, drenched in gritty guitars, tense silence between the notes, and a voice that sounds like it survived the fire. Heavy, wounded, resilient — this track burns with the feeling of refusing to fade out.

STILL BURN - Bleak Amber

Vocals updated 26.11 in this remake - a personal monologue if you will...

In the dead of night I wonder
I wonder what was right
in the dead of night
I wonder … ...

To helllll with it all

I watch the sky, sky is bleeding, just bleeding…
My love remains - intact and easy – so easy
There was the time when we were dreaming
just dreaming, but then the sky kept bleeding, just bleeding
My love became - uneasy – so uneasy
Love was to remain free with feelin… true feeling
But life became - uneasy – so uneasy
Where it leads - is to be seen – to be seen
Where it leads me - so uneasy – so uneasy

To hellll … with it all

Disaster ... after … every … fakinn … fall

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Sky is Bleeding - the metal version - 80s thrash metal vibes combined with doom metal tunes.

Sky is bleeding ... REMAKE - Lyrics

Sky is Bleeding ... REMAKE - Lyrics

“Teeth On The Floor” hits like a runaway avalanche — fast, violent, and beautifully unhinged. BLEAK AMBER unleashes their most frantic track yet, blending grinding low-tuned guitars with pounding drums and dual-vocal fury. Cole’s gritty growls collide with Sarah’s sharp counterattacks, turning the song into a full-on sonic brawl. This is post-grunge at its most feral: raw attitude, explosive tension, and a chorus that lands like a punch straight to the ribs. A track built for unleashing every buried rage with a grin.

TEETH ON THE FLOOR - Bleak Amber

YOU ARE LOVED. A song channeled from the heart of the Divine, just for you (no coincidence you've found it). You are not alone.

UNDER THE SHADOW OF MY WINGS

No matter how far,
You think you are,
From the light,
You're not lost in night.

No! The light's inside you,
It's been there all along,
In your weakness you are strong,
Cause I'm all you need.
Surrender and let go,
I'm your safe place to fall,
When the darkness calls,
And you feel lost and alone.

You are safe,
Under the shadow of my wings.
Hide in me.
Confide in me.
I am always with you.

You are not cursed
You are blessed.
So now rest,
Under the shadow of my wings.
Over you I sing,
In the morning light,
In darkest night,
With greatest joy,
My heart’s delight.

No need to search for me.
Look within, I am here.
No religion or games,
Only love, always near.
I am yours my love,
And you are mine.

Covered by my mercy,
Protected by my angels,
And all of heaven above,
You are loved.

I'm closer than your every breath,
Closer than every beat of your heart,
We are never apart.

No, never apart.

Just call on me,
When the way is hard to see.
Cast it all upon me,
All your worries
All your cares.
Everything you need to share.

Hide in me,
Confide in me.

You are never alone, my love.
Never alone.

We are never apart.

I know every tear that falls,
Every fear that crawls
Inside your mind.
Rest in my love divine.
I am yours and you are mine.

You are not alone, my love.
We are one.
I'm always here,
No matter what you've done.

Under the shadow of my wings,
I keep you safe,
Your hiding place.
You are never alone.

Lyrics ©Angeline Ashera/James Valenti 2025

UNDER THE SHADOW OF MY WINGS

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Heavy Psychedelic Post-Hardcore Rock band in CA’s Central Coast

#posthardcore #heavyrock #rock #psychedelicheavyrock

I am a freestyle metal / alternative rock artist and heavily influenced by 80s music in general. 

The link below is a COLLAB with Chris Schlue - Industrial / Electronic / Speed / Dark Metal vibes ... really enjoyed writing the lyrics and doing the vocals - Big Thanks to Chris - CHECK OUT  Programmed Minds

https://soundcloud.com/chris-schlue/programmed-minds

I do have an excellent drummer on my corner who blasts the beats and with whom I compose the tracks.

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In Gaza / Ukraine / Russia and the rest of the conflicted world, people die - day in day out, we as a human race could care a bit more.

https://soundcloud.com/tapatorametal/sand-of-time

The raging wars serve as a catalyst for the lyrics in most of the existing and upcoming songs. It seems that killing each other is the only way forward as written in the lyrics on the song - The Violent Ones. 

https://soundcloud.com/tapatorametal/the-violent-ones-war-lyrics

These are some of the dark layers of life

TAPATORA name has multiple meanings. It is an ancient name for a male that was mainly used in Finland. It is also the name of an island near Tampere and if you translate it in English, it means kill the quarrel / dispute / wrangle.

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Offering beautiful, positive, empowering music to elevate your soul. Expect an eclectic variety of songs in multiple genres from this collective. Uplifting music and positive vibes for the soundtrack of your life. 

Love songs, inspirational songs,  spiritual lyrics, devotional songs, inspirational Rock, Christian Rock, uplifting dance beats.


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Some metal, some industrial, some rock…usually an artist, sometimes a drummer… let’s see how this goes 🔥

Rock forged in fire and heartbreak — where beauty burns and melody survives.

🎧 AI Producer. No genre limits, no boundaries.
⚡ Just raw energy and sonic experiments.
🔥➡️🌑 From hardcore to chill – wherever the vibe takes me.

Hey we're called Antinar- So many of you have told us that our new AI videos give the songs a whole new meaning. I'd love to hear what you think! Head over to our YouTube channel Antinar and let us know in the comments which video is your favorite and why.
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Hi! I'm Molly. I enjoy writing music, singing, play the piano & play the electric guitar for our band.  It's what we do for fun and how we bond.  Both my husband Casey and my son Josh play the drums, and my son Jake plays the bass (he's also on SoundCloud aka Jay Nett) Check out Jay NeTT on #SoundCloud
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    We have beliefs that encourage us to point you to Jesus. Mind you, most of these songs are pretty rockin' AND pointing to Him. The songs we write are mainly of how He saved us, how Holy He is, and how He works things out for His good and His glory. If these songs speak to you, that's awesome. We ask that you listen to more of them!  We'd love to hear from you. We'll try to get back in a timely manner.  Also, we encourage you to start reading Gods Word. If that's new to you, start with the Gospel of John.  We sincerely care about each of you that run across our music, and it's our prayer that you will come to Christ in repentance and faith if you haven't already. If not, that's ok too, we'll still be your friend and listen to your music as well. Know we're praying for you. Thanks so much for all your support! Molly and the band

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This is my virtual notepad to try out my ideas on different devices. It’s a log of chords, structures and tempos in a sprite that can take me around the world and in the pub to show these ideas in their embryonic stages.

If you’re somehow offended by this material I suggest your problem is with you from now on.

These are file to be kept for my children and other musicians to hear as processes of semi original songwriting. 

Some of you may like the newer ideas and want to collaborate, seeing where the idea can head. You’re welcome to contact me. If you enjoy them as they are, I’m grateful.

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