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Hive Mind

by Maneating Orchid

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Assimilation daze Lured into acts of hate Conditioned to abominate Detesting all others Hatch plans inordinate Existence reduced to religion To execrate Divergent thought control In numbers, they prevail Consciousness commandeered Unconscious waking state To please their masters Foot soldiers for the cause Decisions maneuvered People’s brains zombified Subsume, co-opt, engulf, absorb Intrinsically woven into the fabric Tired rhetoric; statistics spun to mislead Obsession based on beliefs Obfuscation is in order Assimilate...
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Disbelieve all that they said to you about non-invasion Observing, the operatives move about always hidden The shadow stays with you day and night, omnipresent A presence, a feeling that you’re being watched, incessant Scanning with their systems They kill thoughts before they’re thought They enforce a police state Mere words can get you killed The deception, engineered to curb dissent To destroy, elements now band together Disassembled, institutions are vestiges Deconstructed, citizens have now turned double-crossers In search of possessions Expunging unison Assisted suicide Complacency rules They’re snitching on their own fellow citizens Virtue signals to satisfy one’s ego This is the serpentine world of the double-crossers Rambling, incoherent world of the double-crossers The all-seeing eye’s installation is now complete
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Vivarium 03:41
They view the world as an ant colony Mere insects that go about their day Unaware of hazards that loom above Animals of prey seem to lurk around Segregated and classified into groups Information extracted for the systems Labelled by only numbers, no names – dehumanized Mass exploitation commenced to capitalise Burned by systems in place Colony’s been diminished Decomposing to dust Returned to whence it came Skewed views Bias encoded in the AIs Failed at what it was meant for Unconscionable deeds Committed with the full knowledge Of all the coders involved In the creation of algorithms For social systems and change Existence imbued with suffering Integration of machines Flawed conclusions delivered Vivarium A glitch in the system Scan, apply, process, reject Into the system and out of the community Vivarium
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Premonition 03:09
(Premonition) Diseased, crumbling structures (Premonition) Rotten, these walls chip away (Premonition) Fragments of life are spread out (Premonition) The stench of city rubble permeates Toxic degradation Their decrees have led to annihilation of the masses Smoke billows from all the rooftops of the structures Which are now just empty shells of our past lives Buildings in shambles; organic particles are strewn across Floating dust rains down upon the many roaches That prevailed over the radioactive fallout Toxic degradation
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Incentives to bait the gullible In a haze, the mind’s stupefied Fraudster sees with ingenuous eyes What you seek, will you ever find? Tactics to swindle the common man Bag of tricks used to con and defraud Bait & switch
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Unreality TV 02:23
Stories conceived to serve their ends Images altered to ensnare you Sounds morphed to make a fool of you Facts hidden from view Lies pushed; propagandized Airwaves are hijacked by corporates Programs target you Hypnosis in progress to indoctrinate No integrity in their practices Enticed by ad money Existing just for greed The interwebs are poisoned thoroughly Fake news is unleashed Beguiled humanity Influence with far-reaching abilities News broadcasts turned into Reality show programming
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Cover-Up 02:29
You’re too far down the rabbit hole In too deep You’re too far down the rabbit hole You know too much Much more than anyone should The guilt inside takes over you The whistle has been blown The evidence has been sent Cover-up in progress A witch hunt for you You could die soon ‘Cause they’ll come for you Dark silhouettes now appear The menacing figures draw near And the end seems close Your movements are tracked There’s no place you can hide Sensing fear, they pick up the pace You're just another target for them to hunt Stealthily, they gain ground on you You’re cornered Before you know Vision’s blurry As it fades to black All the leaks have now been sealed Evidence nowhere to be seen Traces of foul play’s been removed All the targets hunted and neutralized
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Pathological liars, power-drunk An international alliance Exhibiting megalomania Lifestyle of grandeur That’s been paid for by the people Promises made but never kept Conceited behaviour Lies inform this world Where news is not the truth A sickness that cannot be rid of At least not in the near future Cult of personality rises Hawking the big lie to the masses Sickness that cannot ever be rid of A cult of personality ascends Social engineering techniques To maintain control The art of the spectacle Mastered to rule supreme
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Smokescreen 02:36
Forces manufacturing false pretexts Sanctioned by the men on top, camouflaged Leaders, certifiable and venal Actions dubiously veiled and covert Sinister chains of command Fatal squads are deployed Resources taken over Personnel kill on order Forces manufacturing false pretexts Under cover of the night Countries fall and then rise Puppet states are set up Infiltrate, occupy, conquer, and justify Infiltrate, occupy, conquer, and... Justify their occupations and smokescreens
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Murder Pawn 03:26
Sacrificed for all the “good” So they say, “The greater good” Blood’s been split of innocents By their pawns A roll of the dice Seals many fates Assassins for hire Mass murder Devalued human life Nothing’s up on the wire

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“..notch up on their unsparing style of prog meets mathcore.” – Rolling Stone

“Twisted, visceral... highly acrobatic…” – Apple Music

"...a challenging listen with its lack of hooks and unpredictable structures... commands complete attention.” – The Metal Wanderlust

“Refreshing... Voivod-infested, thrash-prog slab of wonderfulness…” - Machine Music

“...expertly crafted and executed dissonant mathcore/prog rock/prog metal… one of those records that will take you weeks if not months to really peel away the immense layers of extreme music goodness.” – Unite Asia

“One of the more challenging releases of the year... impressive” – Mathcore Index

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Maneating Orchid return with their 2nd full-length album "Hive Mind," which sees the band dialing up their sonic intensity and pushing their notorious brand of prog into more bizarre territories.

The new album features 10 anomalous tracks that take a rancorous jab at neo-fascism, government surveillance, coded bias, urban decay, fake news, despotism, and more.

Featuring a raw and honest yet ferocious production, "Hive Mind" is set to cement the band's unapologetic commitment to breaking conventions in the subcontinental underground.

Bookings/contact: maneatingorchid@gmail.com

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released March 17, 2022

Drums & percussion recorded at Adarsh Recording Studios
Guitars recorded at Altered Harmony Studio & reamped at Blue Cassette Studios
Vocals, bass, harmonium, & percussion recorded at Maneating Cave
Engineered and mixed by Apurv Agrawal
Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege
Album art & design by Copycat Design
Logo by Jigmet Wangchok

Kaushal LS - Vocals, lyrics
Vinay Prasad - Guitars, harmonium
Rahil Ahmed - Bass
Mayur Nanda - Drums, harmonium & percussion

Written, arranged, and performed by Maneating Orchid

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