I Will Guide Thy Hand

by OLAM

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Adam Andrade Late to the party but this album was so stunning I have to comment. Literally every song had me gasping in amazement. I truly have no idea how this is just 3 dudes. Favorite track: I Will Guide Thy Hand.

hoaglandb I have several hundred items in my Bandcamp collection. I think I've left 3 comments/reviews.

that's how overbook this album is and how much I enjoy it. Buy it. Favorite track: Under My Breath.

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flightoficarus (Metal Trenches) This album gives me the same thrills as my first listens of Jane Doe and You Fail Me. The faster bits drag you over the broken glass of jagged, angular guitar riffs before dipping into even more piercing sorrow. As someone who has worked professionally with trauma for the better part of a decade, I feel that OLAM have put to music a feeling of anxiety, doubt, confusion, and loss of control that is often failed by words alone.
metaltrenches.com/reviews/i-will-guide-thy-hand-1898 Favorite track: Beth, The Birds, The Grip.

damon The whole album is just awesome, intense, fast kick ass stuff! Trust me, get ya a copy! Favorite track: Ventriloquism.

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1.	Vestal 01:05		buy track
2.	Wounds 03:05	lyrics	buy track
Gazing away Through once vestal eyes - rip me from my sleep - grinding down my teeth To the hope that I held I say my goodbyes - despair fills all of me In spite of you I’m alive I played dead to survive In spite of the wounds I’m alive I played dead Gnawing dismay Grim, loss, nothing - rip me from my sleep - grinding down my teeth This voice in my head means to bury me and these wounds I conceal are my tragedy - despair fills all of me In spite of you I’m alive I played dead to survive In spite of the wounds I’m alive I played dead “let it go” “I can’t stop tonguing at the wounds...”
3.	Beth, The Birds, The Grip 03:31	lyrics	buy track
sadist, throw a life away face a plastic mask at a loss at a whisper fragile what you say heartless, throw a life away hide it in the past all was lost all was taken watch her fade away answers lie in muddy memories, and when it rains the buried bones begin to show bones alone white and cold bones alone... soothing, empty hunger pangs squeeze the breath away at a loss at a whisper fragile wings decay empty heart, in an empty chest all is emptiness all was lost all was taken watch her fade away answers lie in muddy memories, and when it rains the buried bones begin to show bones alone white and cold bones alone emptiness I am dead inside
4.	Under My Breath 04:01	lyrics	buy track
Nailed down I grind my teeth to sleep Suffocate as I try to forget - Blood of young blood Sealed shut I’ll find a way to speak As you’re silently begging at my feet - Blood of young blood I hope you pray I hope you bleed I hope you cry For then I will sleep - closure Fuck this hiding game now I want out I won't sleep again with this rage in my mouth Gut yourself, my eyes are open Gut yourself at my feet
5.	Bloodletting 01:15	lyrics	buy track
You couldn’t kill me We both know you tried You couldn’t kill me In one hundred years You failed You failure...
6.	Ventriloquism 02:34	lyrics	buy track
dark truth untold a snake in a human mask blood brother! I am the tongue I’m the lips I’m the words there's no right way to kill someone who does not want to die dark thoughts unfold a blade in the human throat blood brother! I am the tongue I’m the lips I’m the words There's no right way to kill someone who does not want to die I talked with the dead "watch him bleed out from his throat"
7.	Razorblades As Neckties 04:00	lyrics	buy track
This respirator tastes like sick This respirator tastes like death fought just to keep me breathing with this rope tied around my neck Enough is enough Let said what's never been said Enough is enough Let the dead bury the dead - Razorblades Carry the weight of all that slowly fades in cavernous graves to dust the bones give way Own your wretched lies and the blood that stains your hands Own all that binds us...you and I Let the dead bury the dead
8.	For Hope Lost 03:35	lyrics	buy track
crawled through shame and pain just to watch you fall this stiletto wound will burn cut from all despair old fears dead and gone this stiletto wound will burn... a savior a brutal king a thorn stabbing through my skin hold me beneath your wing hold me, brutal king I’m home to your knees you fall for hope lost now you bleed
9.	Trenchant 01:36		buy track
10.	I Will Guide Thy Hand 07:28	lyrics	buy track
I'm coming home discarded lost hope bided my time bloodied but unbowed holding your rope I’m coming home to sharpen my teeth on your bones you're a lamb who's bred to sheer I'm the teeth that tear the flesh away you're the carrion at the wake I'm a vulture on the take I'm coming home with a ravenous heart wings wide I arrive severing ties holding your rope I'm coming home to sharpen my teeth on your bones you're a lamb who's bred to sheer I'm the teeth that tear the flesh away you're the carrion at the wake I'm a vulture on the take I'm a vulture... suffer wear your rope carcass wear your rope I’ve the taste of blood on my lips ripping the flesh from your bones I am wolf I'm awake I'm a vulture on the take wind carries well-set wings lifting me I will guide thy hand

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"...I Will Guide Thy Hand is this counselor/metalhead's wet dream. No hyperbole, this album gives me the same thrills as my first listens of Jane Doe and You Fail Me. Similar to those albums, this one is as melodic and thoughtful as it is sharp and abrasive."
- Metal Trenches

"They’ve captured “the brink” in sonic form, and if you’re a thrillseeker or needing to look at something closely that’s up there — you’re in luck, because OLAM have got you covered."
- Captured Howls

"...but when the last chord falls silent, hell breaks loose, harmonious loquacies are exchanged with grief, bawling and blaring."
- Underdog Fan Zine

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released March 28, 2019

Jake Hahn - Guitar/Vocals
Josh Batts - Bass
Nathan Monk - Drums

Produced and Engineered by Paul Hundeby at Philia Audio
Additional vocals, guitar, and drums by Paul Hundeby

Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music

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OLAM Indianapolis, Indiana

“OLAM is a mathcore/metallic hardcore trio from Indianapolis, IN. Embodying the dynamics and weight of bands such as Converge, Botch, & Oathbreaker. Their sound blurs the lines across multiple aggressive genres. Chaotic, blistering hardcore that combines the thick riff attacks of classic greats with turn-on-a-dime dynamics and devastating physical intensity. ... more

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