“Extermination” : A powerful Alt Rock track that challenges listeners to reflect on their role in the world’s injustices. An uncomfortable but necessary message.
A Song of Protest and Reflection
In 2023, Marlon, aka MB Project, released Extermination, an Alt Rock track that masterfully blended music and emotion to deliver a strong, urgent message. Written and produced by the artist himself, the song stands out for its distorted electronic sounds, relentless rhythms, and electric guitars. A haunting female voice intensifies the sense of urgency, making Extermination more than just a song, it’s a raw, unapologetic denunciation of indifference and silent complicity in the face of global injustices.
Unlike many mainstream songs that provide an escape from reality, Extermination forces the listener to confront harsh truths about how society deals with those who don’t conform. The track’s heavy, almost industrial sound enhances its impact, making it feel like an alarm bell ringing in the background of an increasingly desensitized world. The choice of sonic elements is not accidental everything, from the pounding rhythm to the distorted instrumentals, is designed to make the listener uncomfortable. It’s a call to wake up, to pay attention, and to recognize the injustices happening all around us.
MB Project: Music as a Tool for Awareness
MB Project was born in 2019 as an outlet for Marlon’s disillusionment with division, intolerance, and hatred, which have long plagued society. Without any formal music training, he had to learn everything from scratch, from songwriting to production to marketing. It was a difficult but rewarding journey. As he admits, if he had known from the start how much there was to learn, he might never have begun. Yet, passion kept him going, because music is addictive and, more importantly, it’s a powerful medium for spreading awareness.
For MB Project, music is not about providing comfort, it’s about shaking people out of their complacency. While many artists create music to entertain, MB Project creates music to challenge, to provoke, and to inspire deep reflection. His goal is not to make people feel good, but rather to make them uncomfortable enough to question their role in the world’s problems. Are we simply bystanders, or are we complicit in the injustices around us? These are the kinds of questions Extermination forces listeners to confront.
Behind the intense musical arrangement, there is a deep sense of frustration, a frustration that comes from seeing the same patterns of oppression and exclusion repeating throughout history. MB Project doesn’t sugarcoat reality; instead, he presents it in its rawest form, hoping that listeners will finally see that change is not only necessary but urgent.
Extermination: A Harsh and Uncomfortable Message
“Extermination is something we all take part in when someone or something makes us uncomfortable or threatens our comfort zone”. This is the song’s central theme. According to MB Project, you don’t need to kill to exterminate, you can marginalize, silence, strip people of their rights and resources.
The song’s lyrics evoke anger, cynicism, and an overwhelming sense of inevitability, depicting a world where those seen as “problems” are erased, forgotten, or rendered powerless. The repetition of phrases and the mechanical delivery of certain lines reinforce a chilling truth: systematic oppression is often carried out with cold efficiency, justified by convenience rather than morality.
Through its brutal honesty, Extermination exposes the ways in which entire groups of people are discarded simply because they challenge the status quo. Whether it’s the homeless, the young fighting for their future, those seeking love and compassion, or those advocating for gender identity rights, the song highlights how society often chooses to ignore or eliminate those who don’t fit its rigid expectations.
The lyrics are deliberately unsettling, creating a sense of helplessness and frustration. But that frustration is the point, only when we acknowledge our collective complicity in these injustices can we begin to fight against them. MB Project’s message is clear: change starts with awareness, and awareness starts with discomfort.
Music as a Mirror of Reality
Despite its raw and unsettling message, Extermination has resonated with a thoughtful and engaged audience, proving that music can be a reflection of reality and a tool for awakening minds. The track was released on multiple music platforms, including Spotify, and continues to serve as a powerful reminder for those willing to look beyond their own comfort.
At a time when much of music is designed for mere entertainment, MB Project stands out for its boldness in exposing uncomfortable truths and urging listeners to question the world around them. His work challenges the idea that music must always be uplifting: sometimes, the most important music is the kind that forces you to sit with your discomfort and ask yourself difficult questions.
As the song’s haunting refrain repeats, it leaves listeners with a lingering sense of unease. It’s not a song that fades easily into the background, it stays with you, urging you to reconsider how society operates and, more importantly, how you might be contributing to its failures.
