
The bulk of the piece is a personal narrative about a childhood friend who was unjustly beaten by the boys in blue. It is only the beginning of what I have begun working on,” writes Tech in a recent journal entry on MySpace. “Music is really just a small part of my life. 1 and 2,saw Tech channel the ruthlessness of battling into tracks with more substantial subject matter.

Growing tired of label limitations and promoters’ hidden agendas, Tech began recording independently via Viper Records. His aggressive approach helped him win renowned East Coast battles like Rocksteady and gain the respect of peers such as Poison Pen, as well as a shout-out in The Source’s Unsigned Hype column. Tech started his career as a hungry battle rapper straight out of the penitentiary. Even if Tech has tamed his hotheadedness since being paroled in 1999, one gets the sense that he’s still down to throw his fists up at a moment’s notice, if necessary. since the early ’80s, he hasn’t exactly evaded a hostile life, growing up in the streets of Spanish Harlem and then getting locked up for assault charges during his first year of college. To understand Immortal Technique, it’s vital to know that he was born into violence, coming into this world in a Peruvian military hospital shortly before the country’s civil war–a conflict that began in 1980 and lasted for nearly 20 years. Tech was as eager to talk about his daily revolutionary work as his forthcoming album, The 3rd World. When I did, music was almost a secondary topic of conversation. When not delivering a revolution in the form of hip-hop, the MC born Felipe Coronel has made his ultimate priority fighting numerous injustices in Third World countries–most recently beginning a dialogue with fellow recording artists and Hollywood filmmakers in an effort to stop the United States’ embargo against Cuba.Īs such, it took weeks of waiting to get Immortal Technique on the phone. Edgar Hoover politicians dress up in drag.”
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Sometimes he seems to spit lines just to get a rise out of people on “Leaving the Past,” for example, he raps: “ I’ll do a free show in North Korea burning the flag/While J. Balancing “humility with brutal instinct,” he rails about puppet democracies in war-torn countries and the racist history of European religion and colonialism. 1, Tech has had hip-hop fans listening intently to his unflinching political perspectives and fiery flow enhanced by rugged East Coast production. Since stirring up the underground with his self-released debut, 2001’s Revolutionary Vol. Not satisfied with being labeled a “conscious MC,” for the past decade, this Peruvian-born New Yorker’s aim in life has reached beyond the confines of the rap game. These are the words of 30-year-old rapper Immortal Technique. There are people that will, and me, I consider those people revolutionary.” They’re conscious of it, but they’re not gonna do a fucking thing about it. I think everybody in this country knows the government’s corrupt.

I see.“Lots of people in America know that the system is fucked up. You put on a great act, I'll give you that My head still spinning from your Judas kiss This is what you choose to put me through? When did I become this person you despise? For now, only the audio is available, but come 12PM ET, the band will officially unveil the accompanying music video.

Listen to the new Arch Enemy song below and read the lyrics (via AZ Lyrics) below as well. No word has come through as to whether "Deceiver, Deceiver" will be part of a new record, but with such a long gap between studio efforts, with 2019's Covered in Blood covers album serving as a stopgap, it all seems quite probable that more new original music is on the way. This very much feels like the right moment to return with a brand new song, 'Deceiver, Deceiver'! Not the happiest of tunes, but believe me - we're ecstatic to be back!" Guitarist Michael Amott commented, "Wait.what? Has it really been four years since we last released new Arch Enemy music? Time flies.especially when you tour the world for a couple of years, decide to take some time off.and then we all get hit with a global fckn pandemic! Everyone's been through hard times these last couple of years, and it's beautiful to see everything coming back now. So go check it out and also check out our stories because we are counting down to the live music video premiere for 'Deceiver, Deceiver' later today, so we'll see you there," stated frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz in a video message on social media. "Surprise! We are Arch Enemy and we are back with our newest single 'Deceiver, Deceiver' which is available everywhere that you listen to music now.
