BLEAKNESS – LIFE AT A STANDSTILL

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1.	HOLD ON 04:13
2.	RESIGNATIONS KILLS 03:22
3.	DANCING WITH DARKNESS 03:31 video	info
4.	MECHANISM OF DEATH 03:09
5.	REFUSE THEIR REALITY 02:27
6.	AFFECTED HEADS 02:54
7.	19061924 02:22
8.	RUSH INTO THE NIGHT 04:17
9.	FEAR OF THE BLACK FLAG 02:39
10.	NOWHERE TO GO 04:40

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Things are getting crazier every day, these times are even worse than what we could have feared only a few years ago but thankfully there are many forms of expression which are so many ramparts to resignation and defeatism. BLEAKNESS is a great testimony of that. “Life at a Standstill” is the second full lenght of this prolific and inspired band. Through these ten new songs, BLEAKNESS walks on a wire between tension and a certain sense of sensibility. The band succeeds in nuance and inventiveness : more vocal diversity, more melodic and rhythmic richness… without losing the energy and the urgency acclaimed in their previous efforts. « Life at a Standstill » shows the range of possibilities of punk culture, BLEAKNESS brings lots of new atmospheres in its universe.

Recorded (Drums, Bass) by Bruno Germain @germain_bruno at Epicerie Moderne @epicerie_moderne
Recorded (Guitars, Vocals) by Nicolas Bazire @nicodestructure
Mixed by Guillaume Doussaud at Swan Sound Studio @guillaumedoussaud
Mastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios @dead_air_studios

Artwork & Layout by Nicolas Bazire @nicodestructure
Promo Pictures by Joan Dastarac @joandastarac
Dancing with Darkness video by Nicolas Bazire with live footages by Dino Pavlidis @wreckedpunk

Line Up :

Nicolas Bazire (Guitar / Vocals)
Fabien Mari (Bass / Backing Vocals)
Gregoire Mugnier (Drums)

On the recording :

Nicolas Bazire (Guitar / Vocals)
Fabien Mari (Bass / Backing Vocals)
Jake Burton (Drums)

Music by Nicolas Bazire
Lyrics by Nicolas Bazire – except « Affected Heads » by Sylvain Etasse @gambrietasse

Released by Sabotage Records (Vinyl) – Germany @sabotagerecords
Released by Destructure Records (Vinyl/CD) – France @destructure_records
Released by à La Carte & FDL (Vinyl) – US @alacarterecords_
Released by Bat Cave Productions (CD) – Poland @batcaveprod

Digital Distribution / Promotion by Rookie Records @rookie.records
Digital Distribution / Promotion by Quiet Panic Records (North America) @quietpanicofficial

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released June 17, 2022

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