(The Corps / thecorps2814.com)
ARTICLE I: THE COVENANT OF VOLUME
We, the freaks, punks, nerds, misfits, moshlords, gearheads, skaters, and late-night headphone prophets, hereby pledge allegiance to The Corps.
Vancouver’s skatepunk emissaries of speed, soul, and sci-fi salvation. Their amps are our altar. Their lyrics, our gospel. Their speed, our sacrament. If it’s not loud enough to melt your fillings, shake your spine, or wake your ancestors, then you’re simply not playing it loud enough. We don’t whisper in this congregation. We scream, chant, and howl our truths to the ceiling. Feedback is our prayer. Volume is our weapon.
ARTICLE II: THE CODE OF CORPS
We believe:
That punk isn’t dead, it just changed into dry clothes behind a comic book shop.
That riffs are spells, lyrics are lore, and every basement show is a battleground of truth. That it’s okay to be weird, loud, awkward, obsessive, emotional, or all of the above. The Corps didn’t come to play it safe, and neither did you.
ARTICLE III: MOSHING IS MANDATORY
At all Corps shows, participation is not optional. This isn’t a museum. You do not stand with crossed arms. You throw down with conviction, scream like you wrote it, and stage dive like you’re being abducted by aliens. Every set is a sacred ritual of sweat, noise, and wild connection. If you leave without at least one bruise, one hoarse scream, and one unexpected new best friend, then you weren’t really there.
ARTICLE IV: NO POSEURS
This isn’t a photo op. You don’t need to know every lyric or own vintage patches, but if you’re only here for the aesthetic, kindly see yourself out. This is sacred ground for those who live for feedback loops, four-chord salvation, and lyrics that sound like existential graphic novels. Corps fans don’t fake it, we feel it.
ARTICLE V: ALLIES OF THE CORPS
We recognize and stand with:
The basement warriors and bedroom poets who crank it to 11.
Every soul who dared to write meaningful lyrics at 200 BPM.
Anyone who’s ever cried in the pit and blamed it on sweat.
The Corps is calling. Join the ruckus.
https://thecorps.bandcamp.com/album/fractured-protocol
Written by Alana Black | Evolution Media
Contact: ablack23@my.bcit.ca