Trenchfoot (die Sonate)

industrial metal, Germanic metal, martial metal

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[Intro: distant artillery, cold electronic sub-bass pulse, metallic factory drone, radio static, shell impacts]

[Spoken: cold, low German-accented male voice]
Neunzehnhundertsechzehn.
The mud swallows everything.

[Verse 1: dark rhythmic male spoken vocal, slow mechanized industrial beat]
In the trenches, we rot in the clay.
Waiting for the Sperrfeuer to tear away.
Clutch the Stahlhelm in the freezing rain,
An endless loop of mechanical pain.
The earth is shaking, the iron falls,
As the voice in the darkness slowly calls…

[Pre-Chorus: accelerating martial drums, increasingly aggressive male chants]
Dig your fingers in the dirt!
(GRAB DAS GRAB!)
Scream against the blinding hurt!
(NICHTS BLEIBT ÜBRIG!)
Hold your breath and close your eyes!
(DER HIMMEL BRENNT!)
Listen to the iron skies!

[Chorus: crushing industrial stomp, massive male military gang chants, minimal melody]
TRENCHFOOT!
(GRABENFUSS!)

NO RETREAT!
(KEIN ZURÜCK!)

FALL DOWN!
(ZU BODEN!)

IN THE MUD!
(IM DRECK!)

The artillery pounds out a song of decay!
And the sonata washes us away!

[Post-Chorus: synchronized mechanical chanting]
MUD!
BLOOD!
STEEL!
FIRE!

[Artillery impact]

[Verse 2: cold electronic minimalism, heavy bass chugs, mechanical percussion]
Psychological walls start to break.
Surrounded by corpses, how much can you take?
Shellshock rhythm in the back of the head,
Angst and terror among the dead.
Gasalarm screaming through the heavy fog,
Just another casualty logged.

[Pre-Chorus: martial snare build, distorted industrial noise]
Dig your fingers in the dirt!
(GRAB DAS GRAB!)
Scream against the blinding hurt!
(NICHTS BLEIBT ÜBRIG!)
Hold your breath and close your eyes!
(DER HIMMEL BRENNT!)
Listen to the iron skies!

[Chorus: crushing industrial stomp, massive male military gang chants]
TRENCHFOOT!
(GRABENFUSS!)

NO RETREAT!
(KEIN ZURÜCK!)

FALL DOWN!
(ZU BODEN!)

IN THE MUD!
(IM DRECK!)

The artillery pounds out a song of decay!
And the sonata washes us away!

[Breakdown: enormous half-time industrial stomp, pitch-bent guitars, artillery synchronized with drums]

[Lead: harsh male scream]
THE BARRAGE NEVER ENDS!

[Deep German male choir]
DIE ERDE BEBT!

[Lead]
THE SOLDIER BREAKS!

[Deep German male choir]
DER VERSTAND ZERBRICHT!

[Lead]
NO GOD IN THE WIRE!

[Choir]
NUR BLUT UND FEUER!

[Lead]
NO WAY BACK!

[Choir]
KEIN ZURÜCK!

[Dead stop]

[Massive scream]
BLUT! UND! SCHLAMM!

[Single enormous artillery impact]

[Ringing ears, muffled battlefield ambience]

[Final Chorus: slow crushing gang chant, exhausted and furious]
TRENCHFOOT!
(GRABENFUSS!)

NO RETREAT!
(KEIN ZURÜCK!)

FALL DOWN!
(ZU BODEN!)

IN THE MUD!
(IM DRECK!)

The artillery pounds out a song of decay!
And the sonata washes us away!

[Outro: distorted guitar feedback, slow electronic heartbeat, distant artillery fading into static]

[Spoken: exhausted German male voice]
Verloren im Dreck…

[Heartbeat stops]

[Static]

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[Intro: distant artillery, cold electronic sub-bass pulse, metallic factory drone, radio static, shell impacts] [Spoken: cold, low German-accented male voice] Neunzehnhundertsechzehn. The mud swallows everything. [Verse 1: dark rhythmic male spoken vocal, slow mechanized industrial beat] In the trenches, we rot in the clay. Waiting for the Sperrfeuer to tear away. Clutch the Stahlhelm in the freezing rain, An endless loop of mechanical pain. The earth is shaking, the iron falls, As the voice in the darkness slowly calls… [Pre-Chorus: accelerating martial drums, increasingly aggressive male chants] Dig your fingers in the dirt! (GRAB DAS GRAB!) Scream against the blinding hurt! (NICHTS BLEIBT ÜBRIG!) Hold your breath and close your eyes! (DER HIMMEL BRENNT!) Listen to the iron skies! [Chorus: crushing industrial stomp, massive male military gang chants, minimal melody] TRENCHFOOT! (GRABENFUSS!) NO RETREAT! (KEIN ZURÜCK!) FALL DOWN! (ZU BODEN!) IN THE MUD! (IM DRECK!) The artillery pounds out a song of decay! And the sonata washes us away! [Post-Chorus: synchronized mechanical chanting] MUD! BLOOD! STEEL! FIRE! [Artillery impact] [Verse 2: cold electronic minimalism, heavy bass chugs, mechanical percussion] Psychological walls start to break. Surrounded by corpses, how much can you take? Shellshock rhythm in the back of the head, Angst and terror among the dead. Gasalarm screaming through the heavy fog, Just another casualty logged. [Pre-Chorus: martial snare build, distorted industrial noise] Dig your fingers in the dirt! (GRAB DAS GRAB!) Scream against the blinding hurt! (NICHTS BLEIBT ÜBRIG!) Hold your breath and close your eyes! (DER HIMMEL BRENNT!) Listen to the iron skies! [Chorus: crushing industrial stomp, massive male military gang chants] TRENCHFOOT! (GRABENFUSS!) NO RETREAT! (KEIN ZURÜCK!) FALL DOWN! (ZU BODEN!) IN THE MUD! (IM DRECK!) The artillery pounds out a song of decay! And the sonata washes us away! [Breakdown: enormous half-time industrial stomp, pitch-bent guitars, artillery synchronized with drums] [Lead: harsh male scream] THE BARRAGE NEVER ENDS! [Deep German male choir] DIE ERDE BEBT! [Lead] THE SOLDIER BREAKS! [Deep German male choir] DER VERSTAND ZERBRICHT! [Lead] NO GOD IN THE WIRE! [Choir] NUR BLUT UND FEUER! [Lead] NO WAY BACK! [Choir] KEIN ZURÜCK! [Dead stop] [Massive scream] BLUT! UND! SCHLAMM! [Single enormous artillery impact] [Ringing ears, muffled battlefield ambience] [Final Chorus: slow crushing gang chant, exhausted and furious] TRENCHFOOT! (GRABENFUSS!) NO RETREAT! (KEIN ZURÜCK!) FALL DOWN! (ZU BODEN!) IN THE MUD! (IM DRECK!) The artillery pounds out a song of decay! And the sonata washes us away! [Outro: distorted guitar feedback, slow electronic heartbeat, distant artillery fading into static] [Spoken: exhausted German male voice] Verloren im Dreck… [Heartbeat stops] [Static]

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