The Decline of Eastern Civilization

by Hellking

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1.	The Decline 01:36	info	buy track
2.	타락의 그림자 (Shadow Of Corruption) 01:36	info	buy track
3.	Plasticity 01:58	info	buy track
4.	올가미 (The Noose) 01:26	info	buy track
5.	Man.i.aM 01:36	info	buy track
6.	YFF! 03:56	info	buy track
7.	1950 03:31	info	buy track
8.	우리의 파괴 (Our Destruction) 03:15	info	buy track
9.	Forgotten Son 03:00	info	buy track
10.	Procession Of War Procession Of Death 01:53	info	buy track
11.	Smog 04:42	info	buy track
12.	The Man And His Clock 02:01	info	buy track
13.	混亂 (Chaos) 02:03	info	buy track
14.	Youth In Asia 04:00	info	buy track
15.	冷戰 (Cold War) 03:49	info	buy track
16.	War Cry 01:54	info	buy track
17.	Loud And Punk 02:41	info	buy track
18.	Our Little Secret 03:25	info	buy track
19.	이것도 아니면 뭐 (Everything Or Nothing) 02:03	info	buy track
20.	Smile 01:55	info	buy track
21.	원숭이 (Monkey) 01:33	info	buy track
22.	This Song I Wrote This Morning 01:14	info	buy track
23.	Black And White 02:51	info	buy track
24.	ATLD (Xenophobia) 02:59	info	buy track
25.	YFF! (Reprise) 02:31	info	buy track
26.	끝없는 항해 (Endless Voyage) 02:58	info	buy track
27.	Suit And Tie At The Discothèque 02:24	info	buy track
28.	가면극 (Masquerade) 05:40	info	buy track

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This is the second album released by Korean-American one man punk/hardcore band Hellking. It was released in South Korea in April of 2011 followed by a short tour to promote it. It has 28 tracks of varying styles of punk, hardcore, and metal with some very unusual instrumental breaks in between some tracks.

For a limited time this 28 track album is only 4 dollars to download.

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released April 16, 2011

Somewhat Produced, Engineered, Mixed by Chris Hellking
Mixed and Mastered by Ulysses Noriega at The Laundry Room Studios
Art Direction by Hellking
Album Cover and Back by Arthur Kim
Tray Art by Nari Yi
Cover Photography by Lauren Short
Cover Tweaks and Track Layout by Edd Yeganian

All songs written and performed by Hellking except the excerpt from "Meaning Corrupted 1: Fatigue" originally performed by GISM and recorded on this record by Hellking. All rights wherever due.

All lyrics written by Hellking with the exception of:
A.T.L.D. lyrics by Hellking and Travis Westmore
타락의 그림자 (Shadow Of Corruption), 올가미 (The Noose), 1950, The Man And His Clock, 混亂 (Chaos), 冷戰 (Cold War), 이것도 아니면 뭐 (Everything Or Nothing), 원숭이 (Monkey), 가면극 (Masquerade) written by Hellking and with translation help from C-4
Procession of War Procession of Death written by Hellking and with translation help from Ben Kenobi
끝없는 항해 (Endless Voyage) written by Jonghee Won with direction from Hellking

All guitars, bass, drums, vocals, sexy noises, etc. performed by Hellking
Special guest vocals on Warcry by Ki-Seok Seo
Backup vocals performed by Hellking with additional help on certain tracks from Dori Yi, Cookie Homma, and Ki-Seok Seo

The song Youth in Asia is written for the memory of Michael L. Edayan
The song Our Destruction is dedicated to Randy Uchida (GISM)
The song YFF! (Reprise) is dedicated to D-Beat Master Kawakami (Disclose)

This album is dedicated to my friend Michael L. Edayan who was murdered in San Bernardino around 2009. Rest in peace my friend, maybe we'll get around to jamming in the next life. RIP

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Hellking Los Angeles, California

Hellking is a Korean-American one man punk/hardcore band from Los Angeles, California. Having started in 2004, Hellking has gone on to release 2 full length albums and a few EPs and singles over the past few years. These eclectic recordings showcase a hybrid of punk, metal and everything in between and beyond. Though mainly a studio project, there are live shows on occasion in South Korea. ... more

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