Splatter Pattern Track-By-Track Commentary from Pete Altieri

STAINS OF OUR PAST - intro

SPLATTER PATTERN - This is the title track and it really spells out how terrible events from history repeat themselves over and over.

 BODIES IN MY POCKET - Marine comes home from Iraq and has issues with having to kill.  Pro-military, but not ideological.

 A HERO'S LAST STAND - Based on true story of a 9/11 hero who saved 2,700 people at the WTC - Rick Rescorla.  His memorial site is run by his widow and we've already sent it to her; she was instrumental in gathering information I used to write the song.

HAND OF THE DYING - Based on true story of Marine Jason Dunham who died jumping on a grenade to save his fellow Marines in Iraq.  I have been in touch with the author who wrote a book where he was mentioned.

BIND TORTURE KILL - basic good serial killer shit.

SCOURGE - About the fall of Communism.

A WITNESS TO CARNAGE - Intro to Mountains of the Dead

MOUNTAINS OF THE DEAD - About the Rape of Nanking in China 1937.  Exodus has a song on their new CD called Nanking, go fucking figure!

NOT FORGOTTEN - About veterans of all wars, a tribute to their sacrifice.

DEFIANCE TO THE END – Tribute to the jumpers on 9/11 at the WTC.

FIRE FOR EFFECT (instrumental)

DYING ROOM - About actual dying rooms in China where they put baby girls to control population.

LINES DRAWN - About Pol Pot in post Vietnam War Cambodia