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Sacrifice

from Despair, Erosion, Loss by Alaskan

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    Alaskan's newest LP released by Alerta Antifascista Records and Moment of Collapse Records. Release date: February 28th, 2014.

    Just under 40 minutes in length.

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    - Manufactured in Europe
    - Gatefold sleeve printed on heavy stock matte reverse board
    - Printed heavy stock inner sleeve
    - 180 gram vinyl available in 3 colours (transparent yellow w/ brown swirl, white w/ black swirl, black)
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    1000 copies were pressed in total (600 black, 200 transparent yellow w/ brown swirl, 200 white w/ black swirl). The entire physical package was manufactured in a plant in Europe where the employees work as a collective and are paid a competitive salary. Our price reflects this.

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about

In early 2011 a young 15 year old girl by the name of Amina Filali was sexually assaulted in Rabat, Morocco. It took her two months to build up the courage to tell her parents. Naturally they went to the police. From the moment they reported the crime the crown prosecutors suggested they adhere to Article 475 of the Moroccan penal code. It states that a “kidnapper” of a minor may marry his victim to escape prosecution. Article 475 has been used to justify making a rapist marry his victim in order to preserve the honour of the woman’s family. In Moroccan society, the loss of a woman’s virginity outside of wedlock is a huge stain of honour on her family. Her assailant initially refused the marriage yet eventually agreed when faced with prosecution which could have carried a sentence of 10 to 20 years in prison due to the age of the victim. After the marriage Amina would continually complain to her mother about her husband’s abuse towards her. Her mother counseled patience. So in March of 2012 Amina bought rat poison for the store and swallowed it. When her husband found her body he dragged her through the streets by her hair.

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The frantic cries of innocence lost to a repressed, lustful beast
Your cries of shame fall on deaf ears
Blood stained reputations demand a sacrifice
Beg for forgiveness
One young girl’s life for our honour
Forced into acceptance
Now you've found your way out of this union,
Swallowed down your escape

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from Despair, Erosion, Loss, released February 28, 2014

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Atmospheric post metal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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