Midnight Crisis Casino

by Sledge

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1.	Greeter 01:57	lyrics	buy track
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Midnight Crisis Casino where we have a crisis on our hands, knives in our backs and dollar signs for eyes. We have blackjack, poker, slots, roulette — standard and Russian. Cash to chips in every currency. As the bombs are about to drop, Sledge storms the stage tonight. If you are still going when the clock hits midnight, you guessed it — free drinks for everyone!
2.	The House Always Wins 05:33	lyrics	buy track
Step inside the casino floor where the third reich is no more Everyone wants to see the greatest Berlin is the new Vegas Chop it up into little bits and build a great wall The civilians are taking hits and going AWOL Ministry of State Security People can’t try leaving Supervision is a necessity They will stop breathing M48A3 And your M16 You are only 18 Proud United States Marine Four thousand and eight hundred Versus four thousand It will be a nice fight When the clock hits midnight The east and west play a hand And The roulette wheel spins The entire world is damned Cause The house always wins Everyone else is knocked out This next match is a title bout Who will be crowned the nuclear king The entire world is a ring JFK and Khrushchev Players of the big game Doesn't matter what you claim When the world is set aflame The east and west the play a hand The entire world is damned When the roulette wheel spins The house will always win Round one, fight!
3.	Fatty 03:27	lyrics	buy track
Take what you want More than you need Maintain your lifestyle Home of the free Entitled to riches Intent so malicious Deeds justified We committed no crime False sense of need Controlled by greed It is carved in your brain works perfectly Choose a conflict Gather your conscripts a Noble cause Show no remorse One, two, three, four I declare a world war You have the oil and we have the guns You have turmoil and we have our fun Our flag is on your soil We take what we want We take what we want Take what you want More than you need Maintain your lifestyle It's all that you need
4.	See the End 05:41	lyrics	buy track
Power will corrupt your mind and you won’t see what is right in time you will be left to find That your people they are ready to fight They won’t bear the sight of a country destroyed by your might They won’t bear the sightof a country destroyed by your might Start planning slitting your wrists Cause you won’t escape a million fists Start planning slitting your wrists Cause you won’t escape a million fists Your reign is coming to an end, and then When the people are on the barricades Their will it won’t be bent again, and then It's too late to change your ways They want your head on a plate When you use violence Violence will be used upon you People's fists will clench around your fuckin neck Get ready to dig a trench or face your immediate death Get ready to dig a trench or face your immediate death Your past deeds won’t be forgotten, and then It’s too late to change your ways You cannot rewrite history, again The people are on the barricades They want your head on a plate A leader needs to put aside His own personal gain Or there will be some Very personal pain Get ready to slit your wrists Cause you won't escape a million fists Get ready to dig a trench or face your immediate death You can't escape a million fists Your reign is coming to an end, and then When the people are on the barricades Their will it won’t be bent again, and then It's too late to change your ways They want your head on a plate Your structures are crumbling down Your empire will fall to the ground Your structures, they are coming down
5.	Going Home 03:41	lyrics	buy track
I got fired from my job this morning Just trying to make it home The freeway is backed up Its 80 degrees outside No one is moving Everyone is honking their horns My air conditioning unit broke down People are yelling at each other like it makes a difference I can tell you it does not make a difference and it’s pissing me the fuck off I need to make a phone call and get a coke. This clerk is charging 85 cents for a stinking soda I'm not a thief, I'm standing up for my rights as a consumer It's a 12 ounce coke for god's sakes Your prices are too high and I can say they're pissing me the fuck off! Just trying to have a coke, no trouble Oh, this here, looks like graffiti Oh this is some kind of a pissing spot for you, eh? Well maybe you should write your signs in English So a normal person could understand them Me and my baseball bat are telling you to fuck off! The London bridge is falling down! The London bridge is falling down! The London bridge is falling down! The London bridge is falling down! What is wrong in this picture That picture's of a juicy hamburger Not this this flatbread piece of shit you gave me So, how about you fix you advertising And give me my breakfast Before you really start pissing me the fuck off The London bridge is falling down! The London bridge is falling down! The London bridge is falling down! The London bridge is falling down! Let’s use your head How about it, Nick? Use it to catch lead Enjoy hell, you racist dick Your budget is bullshit Everyone knows it I'll hit your road with a rocket To give you something to really fix Past the point of no return My daughter is my only concern Fuck you, fuck you very much!
6.	G 04:17	lyrics	buy track
Sitting in a smokey bar Enjoying a quality cigar A shot of whiskey on the side In the gutter I will be tonight But I got to remember That in the end Gambina Is a friend Ruby red devil gives me power Spurgour is an art the foulest Drunken rage, wisdom or power Smashing everything in sight This place is going down tonight Foundations left, such is life Spurgouring through the murky streets Kicking people with my feet I just need some blood and teeth Police vehicles siren shrieks Running through the police chief His soul will now rest in peace When people are given Nothing but free time Themselves they will occupy When even the cheap booze Is too expensive Their means will become extensive So if you want to keep hold of your liqour Make sure that you run quicker Smashing everything in sight This place is going down tonight Foundations left, such is life
7.	Unicus Interitum 05:06	lyrics	buy track
Quamdiu non fecistis uni de minoribus his, nec mihi fecistis. Good day to you, dear recently deceased. Welcome to the limbo! Here we shall take a look at your past life and see: What did you accomplish? Followed the advice Which your parents gave you Not once did you roll the dice Modest life did suffice Are you happy now Seeing why and how You wasted your time on earth For you, no rebirth Ladies and Gentlemen, dear Recently Deceased. We have a long line in the Limbo tonight! Lets dive into the next dead person and see, how he spent his time on earth. Not a single good deed You did not do anything Just so happily and merrily Took care of your own needs You gathered wealth Then lost your health What was left? Inheritors waiting for your death Next to your 6 feet hole Your fortune argued for You will not be mourned Your grave not adorned So spare a thought From life what you seek Faced with your final week Was your life naught? So spare a thought Was your life naught?
8.	Roswell 1947 01:56	lyrics	buy track
The intelligence office of the 509th bombardment group at Roswell army airfield announced at noon today, that the field has come into possession of a flying saucer. According to information released by the department, over authority of Maj. J.A. Marcel, intelligence officer, the disk was recovered on a ranch, in the Roswell vicinity. An unidentified rancher had notified Sheriff Geo. Wilcox, here, that he had found the instrument on his premises. Sheriff Wilcox confirmed with utmost certainty that the object in question was not weather equipment.
9.	V2 07:20	lyrics	buy track
Just like any great invention It begins with warfare intention Liquid propelled rocket engine Ballistic long-range perfection Revenge weapon is the base Past the atmosphere is the case Best since the arms race is the challenge to conquer space Slave labor's death is not a defeat Slave labor's blood can be washed clean Good old-fashioned rivalry Four days apart exactly The starting line was drawn on the legacy of Von Braun A rocket that can deliver a satellite Surely will help in the nuclear fight Sailor of the Universe Welcomes you to the future Vostok-K rocket ignites the first manned space flight Competition will follow They have program Apollo The finish line is in sight A way to prove one's might Altitude controls fail The crew’s destinies are unveiled What did it leave to this world International missile warfare Поехали!

about

A crisis on our hands, knives in our backs and dollar signs for eyes.

Sledge’s debut “Midnight Crisis Casino” goes all-in with a unique style of extreme metal. In this album Sledge really pushes the boundaries of generic thrash metal by bringing snippets of psychobilly, hardcore, country, space-/progrock and many others in to the mix.

credits

released April 4, 2016

Guitars, bass, vocals etc. recorded by Ismo Vuori at Rantatie rehearsal space. Drums recorded by Eero Seppälä and Olli Vanhatalo.
All lyrics by A. Vuori
All songs by J. Savela and J. Ryttäri except Greeter, G and Roswell 1947 by J. Savela
All songs arranged by Sledge.
Mixed and Produced by Ismo Vuori
Mastered by Jaakko Viitalähde at Virtalähde Mastering.

Sledge would like to thank: Aapo, Eero, Jussi, Olli, Rolf, Sakke, friends and families and anybody who ever bought a record or gave a fuck about what we're doing!