Uploaded August 2012 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Band: Canon
Song: Declaration
Album: The Solution 7 Inch
Label: Chapter Records (1994)
discogs.com/Canon-The-Solution/master/533330
Words by EMS from Coregasm (coregasm.blogspot)
"Canon was a short lived Philadelphia area band, Doylestown to be exact. Vegan straight edge was ascending in status throughout the hardcore scene. These youngsters picked up "Firestorm" and must have been immensely inspired by it. I had the chance to see these guys play a few times back then. I was still in highschool in central PA and would make the trip to Philly or NJ what seemed like every other weekend. Basements, firehalls, & church shows were in their glory. Up and coming local bands at this time for the 215 area were Frail and Canon (who happened to share a drummer). Both were straight edge bands with political slants but extremely different in sound.
Canon drew influences from the burgeoning Syracuse hardcore scene. At times they remind me of Earth Crisis, Green Rage, and what Morning Again would later go on to do. Their live shows were decent and the kids seemed into what they were doing. After a locally distributed demo word on the street was they had a 7" coming out soon. I remember that this 7" took quite some time to be released, like almost a year or so. It was on Chapter Records which was ran by the same guy who did Fade In mailorder. Many people were starting to talk about their sketchy dealings and lack of responsibility & organization. After many months the 7" finally saw the light of day and at the time, the slick glossy 7" sleeve was real impressive.
I'm not too sure how long after the 7" came out that the band broke up or as to why they did. I would have been interested to hear more that came from them. The title track "The Solution" lyrically is something that I have always felt is overlooked in the straight edge scene, promiscuous sex. So having always adhered to this level of responsibility myself I was and still am glad that bands touch(ed) on these subjects. Now whether or not they back these lyrics up is another thing. I'd be real curious to know how many from Canon are indeed still vegan and still straight edge, but that really makes no difference to me. They released a solid 7" and put on a good live set and have a place in my memories from 1994-95."
Lyrics:
A call for action is here
Your words do nothing more than roll off their backs
Your words of rage pose to them as no threat
To destroy this evil we must start at the roots
Their death will bring the liberation
A declaration of freedom for the innocent
Those enslaved and slaughtered must once again roam free
In harmony
A return to nature the way things must be
From the slaughterhouses to the labs all must burn
They've harvested lives too long
In this land where lives are taken in vain a movements evolved
A fight for justice at any cost
Their death will bring the liberation
A declaration of freedom for the innocent
Those enslaved and slaughtered must once again roam free
In harmony
A return to nature the way things must be
Destroy this evil, it's killing the pure
Pierce through its skin, tear out its heart
Liberation begins with its death
____________________________________________
in case you thought Canon was a Hardline band please read their disclaimer:
"We as a band do not support the Hardline ideology or violence against those uneducated about the cruelties of their diet. We believe in education to the people and action towards the industry. If you interpret our lyrics as being militant or fascist then you have misunderstood us. We are not here to force our views down peoples throats, we just want to be heard."
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Band: Canon
Song: Declaration
Album: The Solution 7 Inch
Label: Chapter Records (1994)
discogs.com/Canon-The-Solution/master/533330
Words by EMS from Coregasm (coregasm.blogspot)
"Canon was a short lived Philadelphia area band, Doylestown to be exact. Vegan straight edge was ascending in status throughout the hardcore scene. These youngsters picked up "Firestorm" and must have been immensely inspired by it. I had the chance to see these guys play a few times back then. I was still in highschool in central PA and would make the trip to Philly or NJ what seemed like every other weekend. Basements, firehalls, & church shows were in their glory. Up and coming local bands at this time for the 215 area were Frail and Canon (who happened to share a drummer). Both were straight edge bands with political slants but extremely different in sound.
Canon drew influences from the burgeoning Syracuse hardcore scene. At times they remind me of Earth Crisis, Green Rage, and what Morning Again would later go on to do. Their live shows were decent and the kids seemed into what they were doing. After a locally distributed demo word on the street was they had a 7" coming out soon. I remember that this 7" took quite some time to be released, like almost a year or so. It was on Chapter Records which was ran by the same guy who did Fade In mailorder. Many people were starting to talk about their sketchy dealings and lack of responsibility & organization. After many months the 7" finally saw the light of day and at the time, the slick glossy 7" sleeve was real impressive.
I'm not too sure how long after the 7" came out that the band broke up or as to why they did. I would have been interested to hear more that came from them. The title track "The Solution" lyrically is something that I have always felt is overlooked in the straight edge scene, promiscuous sex. So having always adhered to this level of responsibility myself I was and still am glad that bands touch(ed) on these subjects. Now whether or not they back these lyrics up is another thing. I'd be real curious to know how many from Canon are indeed still vegan and still straight edge, but that really makes no difference to me. They released a solid 7" and put on a good live set and have a place in my memories from 1994-95."
Lyrics:
A call for action is here
Your words do nothing more than roll off their backs
Your words of rage pose to them as no threat
To destroy this evil we must start at the roots
Their death will bring the liberation
A declaration of freedom for the innocent
Those enslaved and slaughtered must once again roam free
In harmony
A return to nature the way things must be
From the slaughterhouses to the labs all must burn
They've harvested lives too long
In this land where lives are taken in vain a movements evolved
A fight for justice at any cost
Their death will bring the liberation
A declaration of freedom for the innocent
Those enslaved and slaughtered must once again roam free
In harmony
A return to nature the way things must be
Destroy this evil, it's killing the pure
Pierce through its skin, tear out its heart
Liberation begins with its death
____________________________________________
in case you thought Canon was a Hardline band please read their disclaimer:
"We as a band do not support the Hardline ideology or violence against those uneducated about the cruelties of their diet. We believe in education to the people and action towards the industry. If you interpret our lyrics as being militant or fascist then you have misunderstood us. We are not here to force our views down peoples throats, we just want to be heard."
ibb.co/sHF6CCz
