CHEAP THRILLS

Game Over...

2010-05-10T03:28:00.001-07:00

worked hard, earned nothing, died young

2009-09-19T11:01:00.001-07:00

CHEAP THRILLS HAVE PASSED AWAY

2009-08-28T08:09:00.000-07:00

Cheap Thrills is finished. After almost five years we decided not to continue Cheap Thrills any longer. There wasn't enough energy in the band to push it any further. We rather stop at this high point, than letting this band die slowly. We reached a point where we have reached everyone we liked and were ignored by everyone who we couldn't care less about. The last few years have been the best of our lives and we thank all of you for your support, especially our friends and all the people who took us in. You know who you are. There will be a last show, though. All other dates have been canceled. This is it for us - game over. Hardcore lives!

the burden of hope

2009-06-10T01:59:00.000-07:00

the tour kick-off is just a couple of days away and we are absolutely psyched about it. Our 7inch got out of the pressing plant in time and new merch is in the making, right now. Hope to see some familiar and some new faces during the tour...

and btw.
check our merch

peace out
CT

reunion tours

2009-05-28T03:05:00.000-07:00

see the post below...
hardcore 2009 is not capable of setting new landmarks on its own. instead, we hype some copycats that try to get the "ILL BLOOD" sound straight or record the "DIVISION ONE CHAMPS" inch for the gazillionst time since 1996. yeah, that is sooo cool. and the kids will go nuts for it. well, if some lukewarm appearances of bands, that lost their connection to the scene years ago makes you wanna stagedive and high five... great. but you should start wondering, why the bands did such great records back in the days?! and if that won't make you think twice about the above mentioned, you should try and ask yourself this: why keep the CRO-MAGS a.k.a. JJ and the FVK keep coming over the pond, and why do they get less attention each time they come over here? AND WHY DID YOU NOT GO AND SEE BLOODCLOT WHEN THEY DID THEIR EUROPEAN TOUR LAST YEAR? we are stuck in the past. and opening up for something new means walking on thin ice. well, you won't get scene credit for wearing a bloodclot shirt, i guess. that's why.

FWH FEST + KICKBACK

2009-05-20T05:07:00.000-07:00

being part of the FWH-family is great. even greater was the 2009 edition of the FWH-festival, held in Essen. we met some good friends and made some new ones, too. thx to Rico and the whole staff for being super nice, once again.
there was one major disturbance, though. we really don't know why, but are the people that go to shows so fucked in the head, that they need one hundred square meters to bust their moves in the pit while the rest of the audience watches the bands from the hall? and why do we forget all about the classic acts like 100 DEMONS or HATEBREED etc. those acts have been covered that day - no reaction whatsoever?!
when we got involved in the hardcore scene fifteen years ago, we checked the roots. and we tried to give credit where it's due. today it seems, that the scene lacks a good amount of subtantiality. no offense here, but what is such a fest all about, when we witness some kids go from DJ BOBO straight to DJ TOMEKK and then to some crappy and overly hyped hardcore acts. but everything fits perfectly together, as long as you can still wear your new era cap, right???

we as a band do not believe in the scene as it shows its sedated face on every other event, nowadays. we are fed of brainless fashionistas at a (btw. really nice) D-MONEY gig, who only care for their vans and their lumberjack shirts. we are fed of stupid assholes and their clichés at a random bollo-showcase, too. all we see is images. but where is the real anger, the real and honest enthusiasm? sometimes it looks like we forgot about the things, this scene used to be so great for. don't be a whimp and do your spinkicks approx. 25 meters away from the stage during a PLATOON set. go upfront and be true to yourself. you like it, then show it. you don't like it, leave the scene and stop pretending.

yes, this statement could be understood as a wake up call. it could also be understood as a lame proof, that we are a bunch of aging and never to be satisfied coots. we don't care. the truth is - we are in this for the real deal. no images, no shit. if you can't be bothered to check the story behind this scene, if you are too fucked in the head, that you can't see why it is crucial to stay true to yourself and the scene, then please... be kind and leave us alone (and by us we mean all our good friends, that keep us being involved in HC 2009). we rather stand alone, than being a part of a movement, that neither knows where it comes from, nor where it is heading.

and yes. for all of you spinkicking faggots. if you really want to be tough and all that shit. come to duisburg on june 13th and watch some even older coots than us being fucking REAL!

this is what we are... this is where we come from

2009-04-16T11:48:00.000-07:00

back in the days, all of us used to listen to MACHINE HEAD'S "burn my eyes" over and over again.
so we decided to honour this fantastic piece of work with our own interpretation of a metal shirt classic.

get it on FWH-FEST (May, 2nd) or get in touch via myspace.

hate church rising

witness the arrival

2009-04-13T09:52:00.000-07:00

on www.get-snapped.de

thx to duisburg once again...

full 7inch online

2009-04-09T01:55:00.000-07:00

get into the vibe and stream our upcoming 7inch on POWERTRIP REC. via our myspace...

available for a short period of time, only. so better be quick!

hard reign

2009-04-09T01:52:00.001-07:00

i am awake but i keep my eyes wide shut
'cause when i open my eyes
another nightmare begins
feel the heavy burden pushing down - down on me
a nation of neglect
an absence of mind

tortured by this rage inside i resist this hard reign
crushing your supremacy in the end i won't be beat
empty promises they served me
cracking heads on me
it's a vicious path to get past
this self-destructive state

no more mental dead end streets
the only solution you offered me
throughout all these years
indefensible conditions that eat my soul
standards and principles you set
just watered down

i'm creeping
i'm starving
i'm bleeding
i still live

a tortured man in a tortured world
goin through punishment
this hard reign pulling strings
so as long as this state remains
my suffering keeps repeating

test of time

2009-04-09T01:42:00.000-07:00

this life's a test of time

you had to endure
too many letdowns in the past years
you're gasping for life
fear the hands of fate grabbing for your neck
you feel the sands of the hourglass
are running thin for you
this cruel world wants to see you fail at this test of time

people say life is just a game - it is a war
you have to suffer and return harder than before

how much does it take
fo reclaim what once was yours
follow your animal instincts
and take it back where it belongs
all this shattered goals
all these broken dreams
reinforce your will your strength
rise up and you will pass this test of time

people say life is just a game - it is a war
you have to suffer and return harder than before

test of time

suffer - harder - growing - stronger
it's a neverending cycle - a test of time

love to hate

2009-04-01T12:50:00.000-07:00

our friends in cornered released their first series of merchandise...
you've got to love the band. go and check 'em out.

NOW.

www.myspace.com/cornered13

recording session is over

2009-03-23T03:59:00.000-07:00

we finished our recordings for THE ARRIVAL last weekend. right now, we are shaving ourselves for battle. preorder starts somewhat this week. check back for detailed information...

expect the arrival

2009-03-19T02:58:00.000-07:00

empires rise and empires fall

and once again we've been betrayed by them all

too many crowns for too many kings

madmen execute their deathly plans

false prophets yelling on every side

preaching that salvation lies beyond our reach

humanity's doomed that's for sure

i hear prayers in these world`s coldest nights

i feel their misery but it won't get the best of...

in the end i realized and must confess

we are pieces of a puzzle called life and death

survival of the fittest get rid of the weak

it's the old greed of gain they want to feed

false prophets yelling on every side

preaching that salvation lies beyond our reach

humanity is doomed that's for sure

i hear prayers in these world`s coldest nights

i feel their misery but it won´t get the best of me

there's no man in the sky we can beg to save us now

WORK HARD - EARN NOTHING - DIE YOUNG - ARRIVAL

this is the brave man's destiny

wasted too much time on a fantasy

that in the end we'll get what we deserve

as broken souls we will arrive

our future home cold endless fields

meaningless tombstones witness our existence

the day we are born a grave has been excavated

this is the brave man's destiny

wasted too much time on a fantasy

that in the end we'll get what we deserve

as broken souls we will arrive

a deathtrip called life

carved into stone

names replaced by numbers

we're going home

a new salvation

six feet deep

this is our arrival

become free