Calm Like Castle Bravo, by Lord Kinbote

Calm Like Castle Bravo

by Lord Kinbote

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Scott Spiers Maybe I'm just getting old and nostalgic for some old-fashioned Grunge-tinged hard rock with catchy riffs. Either way, Lord Kinbote fits the bill. My immediate reaction to the rousing opener, Castle Bravo, was like hearing a searing Stone Temple Pilots riff for the first time. Oh, this is gooood. Nothing that came after changed my mind, and if you need some real RAWK in your life, this gem from The Land Down Under is a solid bet!
-cleanandsoberstoner.com Favorite track: Castle Bravo.

Andy K. Agree with all of the above! This is a great album. Highly enjoyable and highly recommended!!

FDJ (Desert Psychlist) Grungy stoner metal from down under with hints of prog- metal, punk and sleaze in its sonic make-up.
Good stuff! Favorite track: Demon Core.

Regan McVeigh A brilliantly crafted and well considered album. From each note, beat, and lyric, to each song, to the album as a whole, you can appreciate that every part was written and delivered with conviction. I love it. The lows, the highs, the heavies, the lights, and everything in between. Bravo Favorite track: I Drowned in Drips.

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1.	Castle Bravo 05:56	lyrics	buy track
I'm a picture of tranquility Concealed facade of placidity But one sudden instability Turns my calm into calamity One mistake Something is unspeakably wrong I have allowed just one mistake Now see my chain reaction awake Crisis my mind begins to create My dread uncontrolled will escalate One mistake I am calm and, I am serene Just like Castle Bravo Witness to my excess reaction Panic over my grand illusions Feel my uncontrolled radiation Now as my fission turns to fusion Then I see Bones through flesh Blowtorch on my face I'm not calm no, I'm not serene I'm the king of disaster I'm a walking catastrophe Just like Castle Bravo All it takes is one mistake and A bright flash Fills the sky Feel the heat Don't forget I shine bright on halcyon days When I cannot Contain my reaction Oh well I am A second Hiroshima One mistake
2.	Prompt Critical 06:02	lyrics	buy track
Bad day at SL-1 One catalyst 'til reaction What's left to control How close? Prompt critical Shit day at SL-1 One call, one decision Neutron control Steady hands, prompt critical After I've had my meltdown And you've scraped me off the floor Bury me in a lead lined vault So I won't contaminate you anymore One last straw One decision How long 'til I break? How long 'til I react? One mistake is all it takes to break me One moment is all it takes to lose control One moment is all it takes and I'll remove control Last day at SL-1 One quick malfunction Release control So long, prompt critical After I've had my meltdown And you've scraped me off the floor Bury me in a lead lined vault So I won't contaminate you anymore
3.	Demon Core 06:05	lyrics	buy track
Warm to the touch I am Nothing goes as planned My mind is never still I am fissile material Just one mistake will Send me critical Blue light blast of heat Mental ill turns physical Why do I have to be a nuclear cowboy? Why'd I wake the sleeping dragon fuckin' with my demon core? Now I've gone and done it well I guess that does it I'm fucked Rage and stupidity Increase criticality Be wise don't be close I radiate an acute dose Just one mistake will Send me critical Blue light blast of heat Mental ill turns physical Why do I have to be a nuclear cowboy? Why'd I wake the sleeping dragon fuckin' with my demon core? Now I've gone and done it well I guess that does it I'm fucked I have been a fool and lost control Damned you to be bathed in my blue glow My brain not my heart that's made of stone Failure I could not leave it alone I'm fucked Oh why could I not leave it alone Failure I could not leave it alone I'm fucked
4.	The Noose 04:17	lyrics	buy track
Ignorant Young man thinks That the world is Safe for him Simple choice A sure thing Naivety Does him in Bought the rope Did not know It was a noose Now I'll choke Panicking Fear sets in Shelter erodes Young man sinks Bought the rope Did not know It was a noose Now I'll choke When I bought that rope Oh I did not know It was a noose I would wear Around my neck Bought the rope Did not know It was a noose Now I'll choke
5.	Photon Sphere 03:22	lyrics	buy track
Came too close Did not see Relentless Grip on me I hopelessly Chase my tail Constantly Struggling Endlessly Forever At light speed Time stops for me Never sink Never free I'm trapped on the photon sphere Cannot escape from here Circling Endlessly Feeling the gravity Can't outrun My abyss No escaping I am just Surviving Sisyphus had to keep pushing his boulder I'll fly above my abyss and grow older I'm trapped on the photon sphere Cannot escape from here Circling Endlessly Feeling the gravity Obliviously Pulled in dragged deep Can't break light speed Einstein mocks me I'm trapped on the photon sphere Cannot escape from here Circling Endlessly Feeling the gravity I'm fucked by this gravity
6.	Phantom Noises 02:56	lyrics	buy track
Phantom Noises Auditory dread Echoes in my head Heard but cannot see Sounds that panic me Lay awake in bed Sonically prompted Cold sweat covers me Hearing misery Phantom Noises Now I'm tormented The silence is dead Ghostly sounds haunt me Erodes sanity Searching I'm obsessed Phantoms stay shrouded All that's left for me Painful memory Phantom noises haunting me I've been hearing the sound I've been pacing round rooms I've been pulling my hair I've been tight in the chest I've been fearing the noise I've been biting my nails I've been echoing dread I've been holding my breath Phantom Noises Phantom noises haunting me
7.	I Drowned in Drips 05:34	lyrics	buy track
My crypt My shame I hear The rain Dripping Leaking Upwards Creeping Punished Detained Stuck with This pain Anger Loathing There's no mistaking I'm not escaping I drowned In drips Slowly Surely Water passed my feet it crept up without fail With each inch it rose my coffin gained a nail Survived Breathing Relief Fleeting Though the rain may cease I still wait and weep I drowned In drips Slowly Surely Water passed my knees it crept up without fail With each inch it rose my coffin gained a nail Water passed my neck it crept up without fail
8.	I Will Fail Again 09:46	lyrics	buy track
Each time I fail I may not rebound Every fucking failure's sure to slowly wear me down Each step I take only goes Planck's length Progress costs half my life and my last ounce of strength Learn to live with failure you may grow But as years race by you may still have nothing to show Pray for pleasure, learn to expect pain Endure, sustain, suffer each day they all feel the same With certainty time will flow But success is never owed Choose what's worth suffering for Only one thing is for sure I will fail again Failure is needed it need not be fair Does realisation outweigh the despair? Dragging myself to the finish line Should have dug a hole to lay in maybe save some time Bleeding, sweating, chasing what I crave What's the fucking point when we're all heading to the grave Guess I don't learn I'm just stubborn Not sure why I try With certainty time will flow But success is never owed Choose what's worth suffering for Only one thing is for sure I will fail again Again Time flows and I will fail again Nothing is owed and I will fail again Suffering for one more failure again I am sure that I will fail again I will drown In a sea Filled with tears From my failures Bury me Fill my grave Cover me With my failures I grow strong But weary Moving on From each failure I will fail again

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A fissile mind reaching criticality. The panic felt while drowning slowly but surely. The acceptance of failures and how they wear us down. Written, recorded and mixed between 2020 and 2023, mostly at times when people should sleep.

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released November 9, 2023

Written, produced, recorded and mixed by Rob P.
Mastered by Gavin Healy.
Guitars, bass, piano, synthesiser, vocals and drum programming by Rob P.
Cover art painted by Tim Garrity.
Thanks to anyone who supported me while I worked on this. You probably know who you are.
To Katie and my kids, I love you.

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Lord Kinbote Perth, Australia

Lord Kinbote is based in Perth, Western Australia and stubbornly grinds away at songs day by day and note by note.

Blending rock, metal, blues, grunge, doom and whatever else you feel you might be hearing, Lord Kinbote wishes for your ears to feel the same misery and panic that he does.

Climb aboard the hover vessel and travel to inner space, towards the Earth's molten core and listen. ... more

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