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First single off upcoming painstate EP "Ocular SInister"
lyrics
"Wound Index"
Wounded torn spinal bend
Trace the form- mutated end
Deformed light
Paper skin suffocate, breath
Drawn into marrow hiss,
Twitching red.
Through lost sight
Grin with dread
Leave a lesson with the dead
Nerve by nerve
I came apart
Shame it chews through every heart
Smiling ghost!
Broken teeth, I trade my soul
For silent peace
Trace of the form
Mutated end!
Life locked down in a season of death
Burning shadows nothing left
Vacant eyes, no light within
A haunting smile cracks porcelain skin
Unanswered prayers lay lifeless, dead
Sirens sound in streams of red
Crush the heart, the soul bereft
Faith erodes in bated breath
-Chorus-
Vacant eyes, no light within
A haunting smile cracks porcelain skin
Vacant eyes, no light within
A haunting smile cracks porcelain skin
credits
released June 4, 2025
Lyrics and music by painstate
supported by 5 fans who also own βWound Indexβ
Amazing band ! The lyricism and atmosphere on this release really stand out to me. Very excited to see where this band takes their sound. xkasperblackx93
supported by 4 fans who also own βWound Indexβ
βGotta love a guitar-fueled goth/deathrock sound. This power duo of Vidvad Scare and Fantasy Trantham are absolutely unstoppable as they lift these music genres into higher levels. Excellent call and response style vocals are injected into Batcode, which even packs such an amazing beat genuinely impossible to sit still during...β Full review within zine issue 07. Nocturnazine
Juggling industrial synths, worn-out bass, and washed-out guitars, this German techno artist is a master of tension and tonal contrast. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 25, 2025
supported by 4 fans who also own βWound Indexβ
ESSES was one of my favorite discoveries a couple years ago. This albumβs sound is so different from the band I met, but also a perfect evolution from the old, more straightforward sound. Tali Graves