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A Fistful of Poison

by BUSHWHACKER

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il-kor
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il-kor If you are into Stetson hats, shady saloons and CROCODILE KISSING, search no further. You are home now.
But seriously, this is one of my favourite Metal albums. It mixes multiple genres in a perfect way, creating a dense atmosphere and providing the tastiest riffs imaginable. Favorite track: Brother In Blood.
Dan Curhan
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Dan Curhan A thoroughly enjoyable storytelling concept album of progressive stoner metal. The music is dynamic, emotional, and interesting, with great builds and excellent songwriting. Lyrics aside, the vocal delivery and the brilliant overall album intensity arc tell a story, but read along and it's a different and far darker and more captivating beast. I admire the fuck out of the lyrical creativity - the story just seeps into your brain like Cole's sweet leaf, and leaves you craving more. Big rec! Favorite track: The River Black.
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Not RomanPort I've been listening to this album on repeat as of late, and with each listen I grow more and more certain that this album is a freaking masterpiece. Each track is immaculately composed, packed with satisfying build-ups and payoffs. The atmosphere is at once exciting and sinister. The lyrics range from simple and straightforward to dense and intelligent. The overarching story may be simple to explain, but the journey is fucking incredible. Favorite track: Bridges Burn.
Chris Cannon
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Chris Cannon Impossible to pick a favourite track. Just an absolute masterpiece of a concept album from start to finish. Favorite track: Knives And Teeth.
ReleaseTheBears
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ReleaseTheBears Holy fuck, I never knew I wanted an album about cowboy outlaws who do psychedelic drugs and worship Egyptian crocodile gods until I saw the cover! And the music is epic! Favorite track: ...And They Rode West.
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1.
Prologue 03:29
2.
(LEAD: G. WOODS) My kith and I Are above the law Ride into the night ’Til the rise of Ra He with the gavel Calls us Desperado For he knows not The kiss of the crocodile (LEAD: C. EGAN)
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"The Saloon" 01:47
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Cold winds slither up our spines Cold sands hiss and intertwine Endless reaching charcoal sky Ageless cosmic crimson eye Watches as we draw our knives Cautious as we spill our life's blood Sobek’s Blood Sobek's Sacred Hawthoria, Oh! Ancient Panacea, Oh! The Ritual Invokes the will to Power, Oh! (LEAD: G. WOODS) Obsidian, Ophidian Knives and teeth Tearing through my skin Fill my Body, Fill my Brain With unbound fury Immune to pain Sobek Sobek Sobek Sobek He Who Makes The Herbage Green Opens eyes to the unseen The teeth that sink into your soul To pull you down and swallow whole The Teeth that Sink Into Your Soul To Pull you Down And Swallow Whole White-Toothed One Green of Plume Destroyer We bow to You! (LEAD: C. EGAN, G. WOODS) He Who Makes The Herbage Green Opens eyes to the unseen Within this realm of blood and flesh Amorphous visions coalesce The Teeth that Sink Into Your Soul To Pull you Down And Swallow Whole White-Toothed One Green of Plume Destroyer We bow to - You!
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Kephra rises from beneath Eternal struggle of the scarab deity Casting aside the curtain of Nuith Passing to Re the gift of eternity Sphere of fire awakens me The unforgiving flame This aching mind not ready to see I turn my head in shame Sobek where is your river grand? Nothing but thirst grows on this desolate plain They said I would find you past this burning sand With more of your gift to numb the pain No more sleep, for I am awake My friends, my brothers, our horses wait Headdress of feathers - mine to take With bloody palms, we choose our fate Smoking fire from the night Wipe the charcoal from our eyes My hand, my pockets, filled with sand Long ride ahead boys, lets cut our hands Behold the repetition Your mind’s submission to the pain Become the thing you dream A being supreme to the profane Believe the power you grip Watch the blood drip from thy sacred vein Beware thy chosen physic Feeds the orphic reptile brain Across this barren waste we ride with pride Fueled by this reptile divine Westward nothing lives Ashen bones, the only thing in sight We’ll pass the sunset like the old man said Sobek, I’ll find your river grand Scorching sun, merciless one Beware exhaustion A horse has fallen The river glistens but the light is bleak We have reached the bottom lands We lost a horse, we burnt the breeze To stick a cactus in our hands (LEAD: C. EGAN) The river’s swift, yes the river’s strong I see the eyes of cowards scream I will not douse these lights, here I belong With bloody palms, I’ll cross this stream (LEAD: G. WOODS) Crashing waves cleanse your wounds These gnashing teeth will show you truth Count your stars there’s no going back Once you’ve come this far across the river black
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Bridges Burn 04:33
Awake my prey it’s time to see Yourself in my void of mortality Against the odds, you have arrived In this place, in this time, with your body, and your mind You wish to scream but fear the sound Silence deafening save the hearts heavy pound Nerves swim, fast breath Can’t shake the sense, of imminent death (LEAD: C. EGAN) You binge, you purge, can’t resist the urge To bury your life in debauchery and lies (LEAD: C. EGAN) Your words they slip like diarrhetic shit You grasp to grip on past and present You stand amazed, the entropy you’ve made The backs they turn, bridges they burn
8.
Your eyes are open wide Staring deep into mine I grip the dagger’s hilt Slipping the knife inside Thrusting black blade Gasping last breath Reaching sweet death Rapture Gripped by delirium Morbid elysium Taking another’s life Am I reptilian? Savage bloodshed Your blood flows out My blood goes cold Brother See what you’ve made me do Stripping this life from you All for this holy drug That I need more than you Know this you’ll live You’ll live once more Once more in death In death In the throes of egomania “He who watches” truly watches me With yellow eyes floating in The River Black As I seize your bloody corpse, and drag you to your tomb Drag you to your tomb This yawning chasm in the earth, Once opened by Ptah, has summoned me Dear brother you won’t need That last fix of sweet green Devoured by darkness I’ll offer your carcass to Sobek As an advocate of the afterlife This is justified human sacrifice Know this You’ll live Once more In death (LEAD: C. EGAN) Voices echo in my mind Calling me towards these swirling shadows Ancient figures in the mire Beckon me to follow There’s not far left to go Dear departed desperado Ba and Ka shall reunite In Se-akh I will manifest your rebirth As an advocate of the afterlife This is justified human sacrifice
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Dripping shadows Blood and incense In the twilight Deathlike presence Anubis howls Enter the wabet Place of purity Obsequious rites Performed in obscurity The cult watches on Perforate the cranium Ichorous encephalon Abdominal dissection Lord of secrets oversee Sacred spells on papyri Innards placed In canopic jars To send your akh towards the stars Sons of Horus guard these guts Lungs, liver, stomach, and intestines Ascend! Go forth! Westward to the field of reeds The Great Ennead await thee Soon they too shall come for me
10.
Lifeless body lies before me Putrid, pungent, pale, and petrified Bloody picture, sanguine painting, Dripping poniard, what have I done? Priests of Sobek, drums and incense Did you take him, where have you gone? All alone, cold and hollow Beams of sunlight, entice my eyes I stand at the mouth of terror Re above me, death behind me I’ve come so far empty handed Useless journey, left with nothing Shed these worthless rags from my back Replace them with lacerations Gateways for this damned elixir Succulent serum, squeeze it tightly Downhill towards the east I run Your shifty face I’ll see again False prophet look what you have done Your words were lies you knew old man My kith breathless no oasis Had you spoke true I would not have killed them One egress lies ahead Into the waves of the Great River Black Dare defeat, vast and deep Stygian snake slithers over my feet As a guttural voice bellows up from beneath Come to me! I am the one! Lord of the Waters, Jaws of Creation Bow to me! Helpless one! In Sekhem, my oblation To your brothers I will take you Your next incarnation Here you stand Broken soul In the hall of the dead Why have you come here? Anubis takes your heart Filled with emptiness Ma’at sits atop Was it worth all this? Steady the scale Heavy with greed To be weighed against the feather Did you think you would live forever? Your descending heart Fueled by addiction Devoured by the beast To the great nothing
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12.
To The Stars 04:32

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Recorded 2017-2018 at Bully's Studios - 67 6th Street, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

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released July 19, 2019

Bushwhacker is:

Cavan Egan: Guitar, Vocals
Geoff Woods: Guitar, Vocals
Rory O'Brien: Bass, Vocals
Sean Komaromi: Drums

Produced by Michael Kraushaar and Bushwhacker
Music Composed by Bushwhacker
Engineered and Mixed by Michael Kraushaar at Bully's Studios
Mastered By Stu McKillop at Rain City Recorders

Cover Art by Adam Burke
Album Design and Layout by Rory O'Brien
Photography by Derek Carr (Visions In Pixels)

Cast in order of appearance:

Mr. Doolin: Sab Kay
Colt: Cavan Egan
Herschel: John Sayer
Dallas: Geoff Woods
Boone: Eric Fortin
Wesley Young: Cavan Egan

Script Written by Cavan Egan and Geoff Woods

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