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Cult Of Ignorance

by Sick Jokes

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1.
In America we put the guns on With the Kevlar woven body armor With a gunshot, we say “howdy neighbor” It’s the way we say hello in this motherfucker In America we put the boots down Raised arms we’re ready for the chokehold In America we are illiterate Raise flags up ready for the drones In America we love an idiot We love the hard way, we love a honeytrap Take a big fat hit of this pipe dream Praise to the 9-to-5er choking on a bootstrap In America we go Chapter Eleven on the credit with the Ponzi Scheme We love a grift in the gerrymander district Honey it’s a brand new American Dream The Worst Is Yet to Come In America we love a trauma vest On the kids at the Sunday school Pray to Jesus, he’s our SLAYVIOR Drop a dollar for the Golden Rule In America we love a beatdown For a minority, a “deviant,” a “snowflake” In America it’s a lifestyle It’s a quick buck, it’s a piss take
2.
OK all you cowgirls Look in the glove box Look in the catalog Book a travelogue All you hoe bags Look in your go bags Look in the alley down in Mexico Self medicated It’s a vibe I’m a little bird with my mouth open wide I am a vessel Body and blood I am the jury and the judge Let me have my drugs Give me all the drugs Let me have your drugs Give me all the drugs Let me have the drugs Give me all my drugs Give me all your drugs Give me all my drugs Drugs It’s the morning after, that I am after Check my bags, see who holding, who got gear? Want the biz? Watch the line at the pharmacia They got a lolly made of Fentanyl Performance enhanced is how we ride With my circular friends I’m dead inside Copping extinction via prescription An old hustle as I shoot into a muscle
3.
Cowards 03:17
“The Earth is defiled under the inhabitants thereof” -Isaiah 24:5 No one listening This is the end Do me a favor Stop trying to pretend All the water is burning Not a cloud in the sky The air is heavy with napalm Today’s a good day to die Oblivious Zombies Fuckers Vermin No one to forgive Mindset is death Sold chance to evil Bought final breath T. Rex in heels Bullets our last meal No rapture, no reward DNA set to die No hole to dig yourself out of Our mission’s complete Last man standing is overrated Fuckface Cowards Die
4.
No excuse for the last one out Grasp at broken branches all the way down I've fallen but I will get up He thinks it's bad, but it's about to get rough The chip on your shoulder has become a disease I've become a disease This is your life in the Gunshine Bullets and fire are my first resort Blaze of glory is my final retort Stand and perish if you wanna debate Words are empty when your actions spell hate I thought I'd die at better hands than these The song remains the same Set the caliber and grain Bullets and fire are my first resort
5.
“Believe in nonsense, live in fear.” -Asimov Said goodbye to a savior Said hello to more dope Always felt like a failure You always seemed to agree Hung myself out a window Put a gun to my head Never had a good feeling Was like a dog never fed Slow stream from a razor Hope has gone away Memory eraser Bad times are here to stay Join the party of victims Start the game, who’s to blame? What’s your major malfunction? All excuses the same It’s a final correction To stop a spiraling plane It’s a non-stop addiction It’s the mouth of a vein Never had the courage Never felt too sane Consciousness my burden Bad times are here to stay
6.
My madness pales the inferno My hands are twelve feet long I wrote a book on how to kill angels Choke my heroes, ones and zeroes Tour of duty for a fallen angel I only wish you were a stranger Exemplary in every action Quicksand, sinking in a promise I wrote the book on how to kill angels Raw data, mass illusion Stand by a rare concurrence Another work out for the automaton The chip talking, shit walking Sharing needles, banging drums Instructions to kill Propaganda handed down Instructions to kill Allegory a viral warning Inside me Inside me

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SICK JOKES "CULT OF IGNORANCE”
COP INTERNATIONAL's 100th Digital Release

OAKLAND, CA, May 3, 2024: COP International are excited to announce our digital centennial with a bold, boundary-pushing release from the global electro-pop-metal collective SICK JOKES. The EP draws title and inspiration from Isaac Asimov's timeless take on the pathologically false American notion that “democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” This is not just music, it’s a statement, and a sonic revolution—once again mixed and exec-produced by our own in-house wizard JOHN FRYER (4AD, NIN, DMODE…)

Says Sick Jokes vocalist/drummer SEAN HAEZEBROUCK, “Picture this: a fierce warrior goddess, riding a giant metal wasp, delivering a large order of protest anthems.” Haezebrouck, MICHAEL MADILL and ROBERT MCCARROLL, along with four powerful guest vocalists, have taken Sick Jokes to their apex predator phase here, with a six-chapter blast of social commentary wrapped in infectious grooves, dark humor and cover art that winks at Delacroix.

From the get-go, "CULT OF IGNORANCE" grabs you by the collar and doesn't let go as Los Angeles’s DEVON THOMPSON sets it all ablaze on "THE WORST IS YET TO COME.” Following in the number two position, ”DRUGS" features the Pinktator PLASMIC along with voiceover legend THOM KIKOT laying his dulcet baritone on the operative word before we move to Chapter 3: “COWARDS," which according to Haezebrouck is “a high-octane middle finger aimed straight at humanity’s failure to make amends for their very profitable enviromental catastrophe.”

As the EP progresses, the intensity doesn't waver. "GUNSHINE" beams a harsh spotlight on America's not-so-secret shame, with MOLLY LEACH's haunting vocals hitting you right in the full metal jacket. "BAD TIMES ARE HERE TO STAY" is an industrial anthem that harkens back to the genre's golden era, with a a gritty, bashing edge that nods to Bukowski and RevCo alike.

Closing out the EP is the dark and punishing “SHADE," featuring sultry vocals from the mysterious TYLER C, and ghostly soundscapes from the song’s OG guitarist DAVID JOHNSON. It's the perfect, enigmatic close to a musical journey that provokes the grey matter while banging the skull.

SICK JOKES have crafted something truly special here for our 100th… a psychosonic masterpiece that demands to be heard, felt, and reckoned with. Caveat auditor.

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released May 3, 2024

SICK JOKES is Sean Haezebrouck | Michael Madill | Robert McCarroll
@sickjokesband

Vocals on “The Worst Is Yet to Come” by Devon Thompson
@devonthompsonmusic

Vocals on “Drugs” by Plasmic
@plasm1c

Vocals on “Gunshine” by Molly Leach
@mollydianedelman

Vocals on “Shade” by Tyler C
@boy.haunt

Produced by Sick Jokes
Mixed and Executive Production by John Fryer
Mastered by SLam/Stephen Lam

Drums on 1 & 2 recorded by Matt Parmenter, Ice Cream Factory Studio, Austin, TX
Drums on 3 & 4 recorded by Gavin Ross, Steady Studios, Burbank, CA
Cover art by Greg Rolfes

All songs except “Shade” Sporedom Music (BMI), Michael John Madill Music (BMI), 8Bit Problem Publishing (BMI). Sean plays Soultone Cymbals exclusively.

Thanks: Christian Petke, John Fryer, Devon Thompson, Plasmic, Molly Edelman, Tyler Carlson, David Johnson, Thom Kikot, Stephen Lam, Greg Rolfes, Matt Cantu, Justin Ivey, Kirill Slavin, Tony Hamera, Ed Donnelly, Walker Edelman, Midi the Fool, Henry Pardike, Gary True, Mary Vinette, Amy Culpert, Alec Haezebrouck and Poppy.

©2024 COP International
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The global electro-pop-metal collective SICK JOKES are DETROIT natives and veterans of the Nineties-Naughties scene there. Sean, Bobby and Michael now reside in AUSTIN, DETROIT and NORMANDY, respectively. Everything may be f**ked, but karma doesn’t care as long as you sheik yerbouti. The worst is yet to come. 𖤐𖤐𖤐 ... more

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