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    “Creatures Of Light & Darkness” is the fourth studio album by the Hamburg neo-prog band Johnny Bob. The album is produced by Johnny Bob founder and multi-instrumentalist Jörg Purfürst. He’s written all songs together with his brother and singer Carsten Díaz, who is also responsible for the lyrics.

    In addition to Jörg Purfürst and Carsten Díaz, drummer Philip Mestwerdt completes the line-up. Various guest musicians are involved in the musical implementation of the album, above all guitarist Jürgen Ufer & Ole Schützler / Keyboards.
    As with all previous releases by the band, the cover artwork was created by Hamburg artist Anja Walter.

    On “Creatures Of Light & Darkness” Johnny Bob mix neo-prog with folk rock and indie rock. The album maintains the sound of the 70s and 80s

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lyrics

5 God Machine

I hear the sound of the engine
Running day and night
Melting the future and guiding
With a halo shining bright
In the name of the black king
It's turning night and day
I hear the sound of the engine
Holding sway

Cry of the animal in the dark
Scratching at your door it will tear you apart
Your time has come my part is done
Today is not the day

But now the sun is sinking
And war is on the land
In the distance the frontline
And the devil's guiding hand
There's protection in masses
And now I'm ready to fight
In the eye of a storm
The sea is getting quiet

I feel my heart and soul crushing in the God Machine
Controlling all the facts and all that's ever been
I am here enemy mine
Today is not the day

I feel my mind tick ticking on in the dark
Putting out fire with gasoline
I am here enemy mine
Today is not the day

I hear the cry of the animal in the dark
Scratching at your door it will tear you apart
I wait for you if you should fall behind
Bitterness fuels my love for you

I see the people dancing
To the rhythm of the God Machine
But I’ll be waiting for you
In a shanghaied limousine

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from Creatures of Light and Darkness, released May 27, 2022

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Johnny Bob Hamburg, Germany

Johnny Bob is a neo-prog band from Hamburg. They form 2017 in memory of two school bands which disband after their members graduate in the early nineties.

German magazine “eclipsed” rates Johnny Bob in October 2019 to become one of the “big bands in the national progressive scene”. ... more

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