Coup de grâce Coup de grâce A coup de grâce (; French for "blow of mercy") is a death blow to end the suffering of a severely wounded person or animal. It may be a mercy killing of civilians or soldiers, friends or enemies, with or without the sufferer's consent. Examples of "coup de grâce" include shooting the heart or head (typically the back of the skull) of a wounded, but still living, person during an execution or by humanely killing a suffering, mortally wounded soldier, in war, for whom medical aid is not available. In pre-firearms eras the wounded were finished with
Flight of the Wounded Locust Flight of the Wounded Locust Flight of the Wounded Locust is a 7" EP by American noise rock band The Locust. It was released in 2001 on Gold Standard Laboratories. "Flight of the Wounded Locust" was also the band's final recording as a five-piece (after which drummer David Astor left and was replaced by then-guitarist Gabe Serbian). The EP was released on 7" clear vinyl, CD, and as a limited edition box set with four 7" records, all shaped like puzzle pieces and colored differently. The CD and 4x7" versions of the EP contain five bonus tracks released on a