The Kreutzer Sonata - No Empathy

 

  Chicago hardcore punk outfit The Kreutzer Sonata blasted their way onto this blog early last year with a raging beast of a song called P.W.M. (Punks With Morals) http://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/the-kreutzer-sonata-pwm-punks-with.html. Now they're back with a song from their brand new Fight Songs ep (out now on Nothing New Records) and I'm glad to report that they're still the same bile spitting, hard hitting behemoth of a band they've always been.

  Influenced by the likes of Leftover Crack, A Global Threat, Black Flag, Minor Threat etc, it's no surprise that their lyrics are as biting as their sonic assaults (sample lyric "I don't care if you're rich, I don't care if you're poor cause we're all equal in our lives and in the end I just care if you have virtue and respect your fellow man."). That lyric is from the lead track on the new ep, It's Getting Worse, and you can find it here : http://thekreutzersonata.bandcamp.com/.

  They've also released this new video for the track No Empathy.......

Steaming in the madness of the social unrest 
Blinded views, vacant threats 
Always got a bone to pick, you're on the attack 
If you want empathy then give some back 

There's so much hate 
Do you really know what you stand for? 

Left or right, unite and win 
Work together, understand 
It will be uncomfortable 
No good change isn't 

I see a broken society, the future makes me cringe 
Everyday I'm fucking sick 
Nuclear families at nuclear war 
With subcultures that mirror their scorn 

You hate 
Have empathy 
Fate 
Or empathy 

Dissent in the air and evil on the streets 
In the back of our mind no one agrees 
But you don't have to agree to make things work 
Just respect we all come from different worlds on this earth
 

The Kreutzer Sonata - P.W.M. (Punks With Morals)

  "Punk rock with a heavy heart. Destroying all our dead ends, always fighting through the entropy."

  At least that's how their bandcamp bio describes The Kreutzer Sonata. Personally I'd just say that they're kicking up a racket whilst shouting out about what's going on around them, but they're rather more poetic than I am so I'll stick with their version.

  This is the bit where I usually write a fairly dull intro before posting a killer song, on this occasion however I'm indebted to the band's bassist, Kat Schrapler, who's wrote a few introductory lines :

  "The Kreutzer Sonata is a hardcore punk outfit hailing from Chicago, Illinois, whose sound has been described as unapologetic in nature; similar to bands like Leftover Crack, A Global Threat with a little bit of Aus Rotten thrown in the mix. The band was formed in 2011 and has been going strong ever since. On February 12, 2015 they released a full length by the name of "Austere" and will be touring the East Coast of the U.S. in summer 2015."

  Back to me now, just long enough to mention that the band is filled out by Karl on drums/vocals and Adam, guitar/vocals. They not only bring the noise, they also write some damn good lyrics. Head over to their bandcamp where you can name your price for all their releases (including Austere) : http://thekreutzersonata.bandcamp.com/ 

  This one's called P.W.M. (Punks With Morals).....

The same motherfucker that's supposed to be a punk 
is talking like a homophobe when he gets drunk 
hypocrisy is a fatal disease 
Keep your hate south of I-80 
and all these motherfuckers that are supposed to be a scene 
are stealing from each other and its fucking sickening 

These days all the morals have been taken away 
are we blind or can anyone explain this to me 
can we try maybe glorifying something that's right 
like unity in this fucked up punk scene 
take a dive if you're feeling alright 
maybe no ones gonna save you tonight 
when they're down pick em up dust em off lets go 
its all for one so fuck your ego 

All these bands in the punk community 
that show up right before their set then leave 
Hypocrisy is a fatal disease 
dont pretend you're part of the scene 
and the same motherfuckers spiking up their hair 
are criticizing others for the shit they wanna wear 
hypocrisy is a fatal disease 
what is there to gain from these divisions 
we 
separate our means 

These days all the morals have been taken away 
are we blind or can anyone explain this to me 
can we try maybe glorifying something that's right 
like unity in this fucked up punk scene 
take a dive if you're feeling alright 
maybe no ones gonna save you tonight 
when they're down pick em up dust em off lets go 
its one for all so fuck your ego