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Locked Inside Yourself

by The Healing Process

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OzMOzIz This was an awesome experience Favorite track: Locked Inside Yourself (ft. Klaraphyll).
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gnawbone.unhinged This is fantastic. I read all the notes. I'm a badass. Thank you for sharing your art. I loved Klaraphyll's vocals. Favorite track: Locked Inside Yourself (ft. Klaraphyll).
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Sabino old school thrash metal...è riduttivo...ma rende l'idea! album energetico da ascoltare più e più volte, insomma come i vecchi album thrash anni 80. ottima scoperta!!! Favorite track: Locked Inside Yourself (ft. Klaraphyll).
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1.
Wrong side of this fucking world I walk on I feel a knife in my chest (But) I cannot see it You came so close to my pain Then backed off I feel a stone on my head But I cannot see it Striving to think of an aid Or way out I think I’m losing my grasp On what is real I could have run for a day And not move You looked like my last resort You were the disease Now, on the path to nowhere My life’s a constant retreat from anguish and fear Come down from your throne And face what you’ve done Come down from your throne And face all the harm that you’ve caused You’ve got no excuse The fault is all yours You’ve got no excuse Suffer the burden within Carry the burden within Now that you’ve damaged my soul You deny I think you’d better repent And beg off But I know that you feel you’re right And god-like Nobody can raise a doubt You own them Now, feel the weight of your deeds How can you go to sleep without any guilt? Come down from your throne, Your time has come.
2.
False divinities Putting your life at stake Their crave for power and corrupted greed Is all that they need Coming down the drain You realize there’s just one escape They guide their flock to a bottomless pit Disguised as a spring Fool! I was such a fool How could I trust your words? Nothing can just erase (The) pain that I’ve gone through Carrying the heaviest of weights How could I not see the hook? There’s only one choice to be made That’s a first-degree suicide! Running from what I can't see But I know what I’m fleeing from Bearing a crown without needles or thorns embedded in my soul Living an endless retreat From armies of fear and distress Fighting a war without weapons or shields Defeat’s just a matter of time Fool! I was such a fool How could I trust your words? Nothing can just erase (The) pain that I’ve gone through Carrying the heaviest of weights How could I not see the hook? There’s only one choice to be made Life, death There’s only one choice to be made You called me insane But I think you’re the one to cure You should take the blame For what you’ve put everyone through Shattered remains Of a life that used to be lived Immense domains Corrupt and built upon Lies, fraud, Denial won’t save you from hell!
3.
Condemned to witness my own decay I cannot turn back, cannot escape I feel like I need to come up for air But I’m already on the surface This pain that holds me will never leave This numbness is nothing new to feel The future does not belong to me How can I make plans? You want me to live a normal life You say that everything will be alright You think that your piece of advice Will put a stop to my slow demise Society treats you like a reject You need to function, to get on track ‘Cause if you hobble or you fall back They’ll stomp on you, crush you to Death, so fight back You don’t wanna let them catch you And turn you to dust They’re weak and blind So harness what’s left of your strength And open their eyes Fighting a war without any friends or allies Carrying a weapon that’s rusty and won’t let you by Leading an army of me Myself, and I Go! Slave to the norm I wish somebody had told me That I’m not the one who’s wrong, And everything’s corrupted So why should you be happy when all the world around you Is getting to the point of no return? I think that you are The only sane in town They are confined to their perfect world Until they see what’s out the door But they avoid to look outside Because they know they’ll find a mirror They are confined to their perfect world They want the truth to remain unknown Until they’re hit by a heavy stone That’s when their bubbles explode
4.
Fear is my daily routine And anguish is my greatest friend Living a life of perpetual disquiet There’s no hope this will ever change Where would I go instead? I don’t see any way out The tunnel is long and I can’t see the light And I’m so tired of walking My cries of help went unheard And yet everybody was there I could have shouted in front of their face Without getting even a nod Nothing seems to make sense Why should I carry on? I’m just an hopeless spectator to my fall Here’s what it means – to be Locked inside yourself Locked inside yourself You thought your brain was sick That’s what they made you believe But what if it was the world where you live To be in the absolute wrong? They treat you for the wrong disease And blame you for what you’re going through If only they knew that it’s all their fault They’d spare you a greater disgrace Now it’s the time to assess Whether it’s worth going on You feel condemned to a life of regrets Here’s what it means – to be Locked inside yourself Locked inside yourself Science or faith What am I going to cling to? Life or death I’m already living them both People complaining of their perfect lives (They) don’t have a clue of what hell is like You don’t even know what suffering means You don’t even know what suffering means! How can you possibly win When you are your worst enemy? Cannot escape from an inner cage Locked inside yourself Defying a nameless disease And dodging its finishing blows The more you fight, the more you get weak Locked inside yourself Locked inside yourself Locked inside yourself!
5.
Risking the life of children In order to make some profit Selling a drug that will lead them to death Disguised as a miracle cure Rigged clinical trials Conducted by corrupt MDs Pharmaceutical companies driven by greed Will give you some poison and say it’s a sweet Altering the mind of teenagers When their brains had no such defects And if your son dies in agony They say that it’s due to his disease Hiding the data of suicide rates To get the approval of the FDA Spending a fortune on marketing campaigns To inject the venom inside your brain Lies Of a system that’s been put in place To make you think you’re insane Your cries will not be heard You’re in a soundproof cage Psych-drugs have made you a slave Your faith is now in their hands You put your life in the hands of the hangman He’s trained not to have any shame Children bring the best gains A very good market to infiltrate So hide all the proofs of the harm that was made And invade the pharmacy shelves Voices have started to raise Exposing the greatest of frauds They dread a drop in the value of their stocks It’s time for some damage control “Everything was duly made” This is the version for the press But judges retained that they were to blame For hiding an horrendous truth Here’s what the verdict says: A 3 billion fine and no one in jail If that is the price for the lives they have drained I think that they’ve quite got away Lies Of a system that’s been put in place To make you think you’re insane Your cries will not be heard You’re in a soundproof cage Psych-drugs have made you a slave Your faith is now in their hands You put your life in the hands of the hangman Don’t think he’ll have any shame Drugs that will take you away From your work, your friends, your family Are being sold as an easy repair To a problem that they cannot fix Killed by Seroxat Killed by Seroxat Killed by Seroxat Killed by Seroxat!
6.
Buy until you die Spend all your money and wealth Your value is gauged by the size of your wallet You don’t wanna lose this race Money is your only creed And richness your ultimate goal Your idols are people Who could sell their kin To increase their cash flow The light that guides your life Is coloured green and it’s paper Your lord and your savior You would trade your soul To get some more You look for any device To crush the others who hinder Your road to the kingdom Why should you have regrets When all your realm Worships you Economy has replaced the gods Finance’s the new sacred text The sacrifices of innocent people are just a collateral death The light that guides your life Is coloured green and it’s paper Your lord and your savior You would trade your soul To get some more You look for any device To crush the others who hinder Your road to the kingdom People who feed on your crumbs Are your only friends Calling it a day That’s enough You know I’m coming for you You’ll have to pay for turning a man into A slave Greed and lust The bricks to your empire But if we all stopped to look up to our tyrants Their realm will fall Why do we aspire To become like those that deprive Us of what is left in our lives To increase their power And their domains But we are the ones who sustain This sick distribution of wealth and gains Democracy’s ripped and torn By the biggest corporations Which are holding our countries hostage On the pretext they are giving a job Yet they exploit their labour force And they pollute our river and crops To produce the crap That we buy!
7.
Instrumental

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The Healing Process debut album is a pounding tech-thrash record which keeps the listener enthralled from start to finish with all its variations and changes of rhythm. The band has had a "classical" approach to songwriting, so in some of the songs the listener might recognise the "theme and variations" pattern that serves as a foundation for many classical pieces.
And if you think this was an extract of some review, well I'm not gonna lie: I've just made it up.

I also want to add: the album was home-recorded for the most part, the budget was very limited and my knowledge of home-recording even more limited. I thought I had something to say, so I really wanted these songs to be recorded and published and I don't see why I shouldn't have done it. Metal (especially Thrash) used to be all about songwriting and cheap productions, not because bands didn't want their albums to sound good, but because they couldn't afford it (here I am). Today it's all about who's got the biggest... sound equipment and many people with interesting ideas are giving up because of the ridiculously high standards set by some internet metal guru (there are quite a few). This album is (also) a big fuck you to this mindset, which hinders creativity. If you have something to say, just say it, and try to make it sound as good as possible (if possible), without worrying too much about what people are going to say.
By the way, I think my album sounds very good and I'm satisfied with how it's turned out to be.

Lastly, I strongly believe in the social function of music and I wanted to tell people about what I think is really wrong with our society, and there's no better genre than metal to be pissed off! This is not an attempt to tell others how they should live or which battles they are supposed to fight: my goal was to inform, but not in the way the news do, more like poetry does (a bit pretentious). A good dose of research was done to approach some of the most controversial themes tackled in the album (if you have listened to the record, you know what I am talking about), but again I don't want people to take my words for granted, just to shed a light on some issues from another angle, the angle that I think is right.

For the moment, the album will be released on Bandcamp only, which I think is the only "sustainable" platform for emerging artists. I have a feeling that many bands aren't happy with how streaming services have revolutionised the music industry, yet they keep posting their music on streaming platforms for "visibility". This small "revolution" needs to start from us small bands, 'cause the big guys couldn't care less. Bandcamp allows bands to be directly supported by their fans, which is the only way someone can keep making music for years. I really hope that this will be the future of streaming.

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released March 1, 2022

Mixed and Mastered with Pro Tools by Luca Nasciuti and Carlo Braccio in Luca’s recording studio, Genova, during the summer of 2021

Written from spring 2020 to spring 2021

All music and lyrics by Carlo Braccio

Guitars, bass and vocals were home-recorded in Piacenza and Milan from fall 2020 to summer 2021

Drums were recorded in Luca Nasciuti’s studio, Genova, in March 2021

Artwork by Stefano Raniolo

Artwork concept by Carlo Braccio

The Healing Process logo by Alberto Riganti

Graphic layout by Alberto Riganti

Pictures by Alessio Pugliese

The Healing Process is:
Carlo Braccio – Guitars, Bass, Vocals
Enrico Meloni – Drums

Carlo Braccio uses:
Guitars – Jackson King V, Cort X-1 (for track 3 solo and track 1 lead), AudioDesign PRO and Bespeco guitar cables
Amplifier – Carlsbro Kickstart 25 DSP 25 W (it was not used for recording)
Guitar slide – The slide I use on track 5 guitar solo is made of brass and was hand-made by my father on the small metal lathe he keeps in his garage
Bass – Eko Mm-300 Natural
Picks – Dava Control Picks
Strings – D’addario Nickel Wound Medium Gauge (11-49), Ernie Ball 2215 Skinny Top-Heavy Bottom (10-52), Ernie Ball Slinky Nickel Wound Bass
Microphones – Audio-Technica AT2020 (for vocals), Samson Go Mic (for classical guitar), Bespeco mic stand, Stagg cables
Headphones – JBL Tune 110
Audio interface – Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd generation
Recording software – Reaper v 6.25
Audio plug-in – Bias Fx 2 Standard Edition
PC – my home computer, HP laptop 15-ay006nl (but I changed the hard disk to a Samsung SSD 870 EVO 250 GB)

Enrico Meloni uses:
Drums – TAMA Starclassic
Cymbals – Sabian, Paiste
Double-bass pedal – DW 5000
Drumsticks – Can’t tell, but they were wooden, not carbon-fiber

Guest appearances:
Charles Berthoud – Bass solo on “Slave to the Norm”
Klaraphyll – Guest vocals on “Locked Inside Yourself”

Additional staff:
Alessio Pugliese – Video recording and editing
Giorgio Corbellini – Catering, additional graphics
Elisa Scotti – Hand-colouring, Cake baking, doggo pettin’, moral support
Simona Zeccone – Vocal coaching

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Please note:
- All lyrics reflect the opinions and feelings of the author. Other band members might not share the same point of view
- This album is not about Covid-19 lockdown
- The budget for this album was extremely limited
- This album was made possible also thanks to all the people who took their time (and skills) to help out, both professionals and amateurs
- This album is not political

FOR AN OPTIMAL LISTENING EXPERIENCE, PLAY THE ALBUM ON GOOD STEREO SPEAKERS, POSSIBLY BASS-BOOSTED. I think that headphones don't do justice to the mixing, but chances are you've got better headphones than the cheap ones I use.

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Low-budget, high-energy Technical Thrash Metal, with influences from other genres in the rock/metal universe. We like to play fast, but we are not afraid to slow it down when we feel like it. Our resources are very limited, but that won't stop us from making music. Remember: despite what seems to be the norm nowadays, you definitely don't need expensive gear to play music. Just go for it! ... more

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