From the upcoming album The Night Patrolmore

I wrote this song in the wake of my aunt passing away. It is my most experimental track so far but still retains that edge. more

Vicious Hymn is a raw, confrontational hard rock track rooted in the heavy simplicity of 1980s punk and metal. Written in the early 1990s against the backdrop of high-profile sexual abuse scandals that were shaking public consciousness, the song tackles predatory behavior and its cycle of exploitation head-on — giving voice to both the perpetrator's twisted psychology and the victim's paralysis and fear. The music matches the message: a heavy, driving riff with the no-frills punch of classic punk and metal, now reloaded with a modern edge. The call-and-response chorus — hammering the word Vicious like a battle cry — turns the song into something almost liturgical, hence the hymn. It's not a celebration of darkness, but a brutal examination of it. Decades after it was first written, Vicious Hymn hits just as hard — because the cycle it describes never really stopped. ═══════════════ Thrown down by the likes of me! Cursing your vulnerability! Let down by your society! Brought back to reality! Brought up, to live this way! Worked up, by pornography! Turned on, sometimes too easily! Twisted sexuality… ═══════════════ (Vicious!) Vicious cycle! (Vicious!) Vicious sin! (Vicious!) Vicious life! (Vicious!) Vicious hymn! Vicious cycle! (Vicious!) Vicious sin! (Vicious!) Vicious life! (Vicious!) Vicious hymn! ═══════════════ Held down on the cold concrete! Paralyzed by what you see! Anger feeding off your fear! Dark desire, on you I’ll play! ═══════════════ (Vicious!) Lust consumes the pain! (Malicious!) Overpowering you! (Your hate!) Is my release! (My bliss!) Is your nightmare! ═══════════════ (Vicious!) Vicious cycle! (Vicious!) Vicious sin! (Vicious!) Vicious life! (Vicious!) Vicious hymn! ═══════════════ (Vicious!) (Vicious!) (Vicious!) (Vicioussssssss!) ©1993-2026 VHMP-LLC - Fenix Bloodstonemore