Slave Cylinder's lyrics & chords

In 1998, Slave Cylinder released its first sound of many in the form of "shard 13 [prenatal]," a harsh noise track in which distorted Merzbow-esque walls of feedback battle with thunderous metallic rhythmic bursts for dominance. Featured on the BEMC compilation of local Bloomington artists, the track had been rejected earlier that year by Indiana University, where it was deemed too harsh for inclusion on their local music compilation of artists mainly operating in songwriter & rock-oriented formats. This experience would mold the rest of the ba...read more