The Fall Of Reason is the epitome of DIY punk rock and culture over commerce. The delivery of these words can at times be a diatribe, while at others builds anguish or torment into anger – catharsis and reflection or just exasperation. A reflection on humanity: “We’ve gone too far and I don’t recognise where I am”. In The Fall Of Reason “The realisation that those aren’t birds overhead but bombers sent to blast our children in their beds” could apply to so many situations in the last one hundred years. The “horror, screaming horror” as Nick screams in What is the future? “Have we got what we want? Have we got what we need? Or is it simply greed? Gas is escaping from an old woman’s fire. Themes of religion, war, society’s ills and deeper stuff about the way our minds work… they reflect a dark reality. One other characteristic of Sickness is the dark undertones that occupy the lyrics. They are ripped apart and put back together again to build a new sonic landscape. Part of the Sickness experience is experimentation with sounds generated by guitar or grabbed from the outside world. This is no carbon copy of bands that went before, despite any formative influence. Nick’s sometimes rambling vocal style with his North East accent is individual in character. (In a post modern twist the song Holy Nimbus contains the line “Blinko’s black cloud smothers his brain”). The ghosts of Rudimentary Peni, Amebix and Zygote loom from the shadows. The heavy Killing Joke influence on the sound is still evident. There is a section in the middle of Atrocity that is so chaotic it sounds like you’ve stumbled into a medieval battle. Songs that come screaming at you or build in intensity. Rhythmic pounding drums and driving bass lines that make the floor shake provide a foundation for delivery of intricate or screeching guitar work and oft demonic sounding vocals. The Fall Of Reason is a continuation from the Loss Decay and Insanity album, and Nick’s work with Sanction This.
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