Type O Negative

Dead Again

Tripping a Blind Man

An Ode to Locksmiths

Some Stupid Tomorrow

Hail and Farewell to Britain

These Three Things

Kill You Tonight (Live at Wacken Open Air 2007)

Age of the Apes explores the tragic trajectory of humanity — from primal origins to self-inflicted destruction. It is a stark reflection on evolution not as progress, but as an unending cycle of violence, power, and decay. This album questions the myth of “survival of the fittest” and unmasks it as a ruthless ideology that justifies cruelty and dominance.

From the first upright step of the ape to the devastating consequences of war, technology, and greed, it holds a mirror to our collective psyche and societal failures. It reveals the paradox of human intellect and brutality — how the crown of civilization is often forged with the blood of the weak.

Drawing on the shadows of history and the whispers of nature’s wrath, Age of the Apes warns: evolution without empathy is a path to inevitable collapse.

“Man is the cruelest animal.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” — Stephen Hawking
“We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in — standing still inside.” — Charlie Chaplin

This is an urgent call to confront who we truly are before the last chapter closes.


Vocals: Sascha Häusler, Lisa Lex, Raphaela Hartmann, Andy Green
Guitar: Andy Green, Sascha Häusler, Lisa Lex
Synths, Programming & Drums Raphaela Hartmann
Bass: Thomas Kaiser
Raffaela Espinosa – Flamenco-Guitar
Noriko Mori – Koto & Taishōgoto & Shamisen

Concept & Lyrics: Sascha Häusler 

Age of the Apes

Lyrics:

I didn't sign up for the hunt
I just wanted the gun
and the chance to go off, go off x2

the streetlights sigh
like midnight stopped by
and shot up the place for fun
and the hooligans run by
in their 2's and 5's 
always run in packs
or they forget where they come from
and there ain't no fight in their attacks
like their ain't no light in their eyes
just pitch black

You can visit violence
But you can't live there
If you want pure silence
Load your weapons
and have the guts to hunt your fare
Don't run 
when the rabbit screams
when the deer keens
when the bear roars
because when they move in for more
you can't be scared

I didn't sign up for the hunt
I just wanted the gun
and the chance to go off, go off
I didn't sign up for the hunt
I just wanted the gun
and the chance to go off, go off
I didn't sign up for the hunt
I just wanted the gun
and the chance to go off, go off

The wind it howls
Like hell is coming now
and it wants to cave your face in for fun
and the hooligans run by
in their 6's and their 9's
always flash in mobs
when they take out the bourgeois
it's just the way violence comes 
and it don't help that they're numb
that they've succumbed
their ain't no light in their eyes
just pitch black

You can visit violence
But you can't live there
If you want pure silence
Load your weapons
and have the guts to hunt your fare
Don't run 
when the rabbit screams
when the deer keens
when the bear roars
because when they move in for more
you can't be scared

I didn't sign up for the hunt
I just wanted the gun
and the chance to go off, go off x4

when the clouds 
they ignite
and midnight, it stops by
and we've already cut out the lights
leaving us in the pitch black
we all burn too, go off
And we all yearn to, go off 
Visit Violence, go off
in the pitch black, go off, go off

You can visit violence
But you can't live there
If you want pure silence
Load your weapons
and have the guts to hunt your fare
Don't run 
when the rabbit screams
when the bear roars
when the deer, it keens
because if they move in for more
you can't be scared

Copyright 2025, Astral FarKaster, all rights reserved.

Pitch Black

The world I knew is gone for good
Eyes once burned — we understood
Now blue light on every face
Trading touch for endless chase

They say “no time.” We comply.
Hours bleed while pages fly.
Wide-awake yet walking blind,
Warm little cage… then it grinds.

Look me in the eye (don’t blink)
Tell me we’re alive — not synced.

Why the hell did we let it die? (wake up)
The fire, the fight, the love inside (stand up)
Devil dressed in wire and light,
Feeding on the human bite.
Are we too far gone to feel again?
Too far gone to even pretend?

I’ve seen marks in circuit shine,
Cameras track the body line.
Nature stands — we hollow out,
Living small in louder doubt.

I want you without the glass,
Truth unmasked, no filter pass.
Reach for you and feel you fade —
Terrified we’ll lose what made.

We were built to blaze and breathe —
Not to kneel beneath a feed.

Why the hell did we let it die? (wake up)
The fire, the fight, the love inside (stand up)
Devil dressed in wire and light,
Feeding on the human bite.
Are we too far gone to feel again?
Too far gone to even pretend?

Rip it out — tear it down.
Burn the code — scorch the crown.
Run for trees — skin and bone.
Hold your ground — make it home.

(Help!) before the lights go dark.
(Help!) before they brand our hearts.
(Help!) before we’re names on file.
(Help!) before we lose the wild.

Why the hell did we let it die? (wake up)
The fire, the fight, the love inside (rise up)
Cut the wires, break the lie,
Meet me where our eyes catch fire.
Not too far gone to feel again —
Breathe like we remember then.

Look at me…
Before we’re ghosts behind a screen.

Hail and Farewell to Britain

Type O Negative

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