Meshuggah " Bleed "

MESHUGGAH    "  BLEED  "

Beams Of Fire Sweep Through My Head
Thrusts Of Pain Increasingly Engaged
Sensory Receptors Succumb
I Am No One Now Only Agony

My Crimson Liquid So Frantically Spilled
- The Ruby Fluid Of Life Unleashed

Ripples Ascend To The Surface Of My Eyes
Their Red Pens Drawing At Random, At Will
A Myriad Pains Begotten In Their Wake
- The Bastard Spawn Of A Mutinous Self

The Regurgitation Of My Micro Nemesis
- Salivating Red At The Prospect Of My Ruin, My Doom

Malfunction The Means For Its Ascent
Bloodletting The Stringent Voice To Beckon My Soul
So Futile Any Resisting Tension
As Death-Induced Mechanics Propel Its Growth

The Implement, The Device Of My Extinction
- The Terminating Clockwork Of My Gleeful Nane
The Definitive Scourge Of Its Mockery
- The End-Art Instruments Lethality Attained

Heed - It Commands, Heed My Will
Bleed - It Says, Bleed You Will

Falling Into The Clarity Of Undoing
Scornful Gods Haggle For My Soul
Minds Eye Flickers And Vellicates As I Let Go
Taunting Whispers Accompany My Deletion

A Sneering Grin, The Voice Of My Reaper
- Chanting Softly The Song Of Depletion

ARTISTA : MESHUGGAH
ALBUM : OBZEN
ANNO : 2008
DURATA BRANO : 07:19
FORMAZIONE : Jens Kidman – Vocals
                      Fredrik Thordendal – Lead & Rhythm Guitars
                      Mårten Hagström – Rhythm Guitars
                     Dick Lövgren - Bass          
                     Tomas Haake – Drums, Spoken Vocals

La prima volta che ho ascoltato questa canzone sono rimasto a bocca aperta. Ho amato alla follia fin da subito il suo ritmo all'apparenza semplice, ossessivo e dannatamente efficace. La sua semplice follia è geniale. E in generale tutto "ObZen", a cominciare dalla meravigliosa copertina, è stupendo. Forse, per certi versi, il capolavoro dei Meshuggah e per chi scrive leggermente superiore a "Destroy Erase Improve", geniale lavoro del 1995 che ha fatto conoscere i Meshuggah al mondo intero. "ObZen" : intenso, folle, disturbante, coinvolgente.

Rhapsody " Gargoyles, Angels Of Darkness "

 

RHAPSODY    " GARGOYLES, ANGELS OF DARKNESS  "


[I - ANGELI DI PIETRA MISTICA]

The Prophet Told Of Loud Thunders Quaking The Surface Of Earth
When The Black Raven Would Have Turned Victim Of Wonderful Spells
He Would Have Become A White Swan Born From The Darklands Of Sin
Neither Would Aresius Have Believed What Was Now Changing In Him
Swan... Prince Of The Magic Lake... Dargor's Your Name...

Gargoyles, Fly
Gargoyles, Rise
Gargoyles, Fly High... !
Angeli Di Pietra Mistica
Ladri D'Anime Fieri Volano

Another Mess Of Vampires, Masquerade Of Sadistic Pride
He Could Not Endure These Cruel Games
Against Him Who Once Spared Its Life
He Realized So Not Too Late To Be Really Far From His King
Far From His Infinite Blood Thirst, Too Far To Call Them Right For Him
Rise... Fly High And Steal His Soul... Angels Of Stone...

Gargoyles, Fly
Gargoyles, Rise
Gargoyles, Fly High... !
Angeli Di Pietra Mistica
Ladri D'Anime Fieri Volano

Ti Invoco O Terra... Colora Il Mio Nero
Con Fiera Lealtà Io Giuro Sincero...
Tra Anime Morte E Caos Immenso
A Gaia Sovrana L'Amore più Intenso... Io Dargor A Te...  

Gargoyles, oh my brother gargoyles
Rise now, rise for his soul

[II - EXOTIC INTERLUDE (Instrumental)]

[III - ...AND THE LEGEND ENDS...]

Dargor, dO iT... It Must Be Done...
Free Your Rage And Light Your Soul...
It's Gaia's Call...

...The Powerful Energies Of The Furthest Secret Cosmos Heard
So The Prayer of Our Mother Gaia, The Supreme Spirit
Who Gave Us The Miracle Of Life... And Her Dark Son Breathed New Life...
The Power of The Dragonflame Was Realizing What Had Seemed To Be Impossbile...

And This Is Then The Epic End
Of The Legendary Tale
Of The One Who Found The Light
And The Dragonflame Inside
Of The Tragic Rain Of A Thousand Flames
Of The Town's Defenders Who Faced Pain
Of Symphonies Of Enchanted Lands
Of Whispers Of Love And Hate

The Dawn Of Victory Can Breathe In The Wind
And This Would Mean The Great Rebirth
Reborm, The One Who's Giving His Life
...The Towns Lying On The Ground
Be One (Be One !) Of Us (Of Us !) And
Act As All The Prophecies Want...
To Mountains And Valleys, To Fire And Snow,
To Sun, Moon And Wisdom Rise Your Soul...
It's The Call... !

Oh No, Oh God, Oh God No
What Is Happening !

Angeli Di Pietra Mistica
Ladri D'Anime Fieri Volano
Angeli Di Pietra Mistica
Ladri D'Anime Fieri Volano

Oh, God, My God...
It Happened... It Happened !

Dargor mortally struck the queen of the dead and called the mighty gargoyles against
the legions of darkness... He pushed Akron into the hands of the nordic warrior,
now a dying victim of terrible tortures... the chosen one let himself fall into the deep
marshes constraining the black king, with the emerald sword again in his hands,
not to move... they became food for the snakes of the abyss...
But this sacrifice had a terrific and great effect and Akron's death meant the victory
on the evil forces of abyss... once... forever...
Remember, proud brothers... everything is possible... when you let the mystic power of
the dragonflame burn in your heart... believe it... ...it's the dragonflame!

Tenebra, Tenebra... Domina !
Tenebra, Tenebra... Danna Me !
Let Me See His Face...
Furia Cieca, Caos In Me...
Demoni...
Lead Me To Your Horned Beast Named King...
I Will Call My Fire, Air, Earth,
The Oceans' Waters... To Stop Inferno's Breath !
Tenebra, Tenebra... Domina !
Tenebra, Tenebra... Danna Me !
Tenebra... Libera Me !

ARTISTA : RHAPSODY
ALBUM : POWER OF THE DRAGONFLAME
ANNO : 2002
DURATA BRANO : 19:03
FORMAZIONE : Fabio Lione - Vocals
                     Luca Turilli - Guitars
                    Sascha Paeth - Bass, Classical Guitar
                    Alex Staropoli - Keyboards
                    Jay Landsford - Narration
                    Dana Lurie - Violin
                    Bridget Fogle - Female Baroque Voice
                    Manuel Staropoli - Baroque Recorders
                   Thunderfoce - Drums

Canzone epica, suggestiva e dannatamente coinvolgente. Avrei potuto scegliere un 'altra canzone, magari più rappresentativa, ma ho sempre amato l'epicità di "Gargoyles, Angels Of Darkness".Si possono dire molte cose sui Rhapsody (adesso Rhapsody Of Fire). Inanzitutto è indubbia la loro importanza nel panorama metal mondiale e che piacciano o meno, grazie a loro (e non solo a loro) possiamo vantarci anche noi italiani di avere gruppi metal con le palle che non hanno nulla da invidiare ai gruppi stranieri. Per chi scrive sono grandissimi !

Queensryche " I Don't Believe In Love "

QUEENSRYCHE  " I  DON'T  BELIEVE  IN  LOVE  "


I Awoke On Impact
Under Surveillance From The Camera Eye
Searching High And Low
The Criminal Mind Found At The Scene Of The Crime
Handcuffed And Blind, I Didn't Do It
She Said She Loved Me
I Guess I Never Knew
But Do We Ever, Ever Really Know ?
She Said She'd Meet Me On The Other Side
But I Knew Right Then, I'd Never Find Her

I Don't Believe In Love
I Never Have, I Never Will
I Don't Believe In Love
It's Never Worth The Pain That You Feel

No More Nightmares, I've Seen Them All
From The Day I Was Born
They've Haunted My Every Move
Every Open Hand's There To Push And Shove
No Time For Love It Doesn't Matter
She Made A Difference
I Guess She Had A Way
Of Making Every Night Seem Bright As Day
Now I Walk In Shadows, Never See The Light
She Must Have Lied 'Cause She Never Said Goodbye

I Don't Believe In Love
I Never Have, I Never Will
I Don't Believe In Love
I'll Just Pretend She Never Was Real
I Don't Believe In Love
I Need To Forget Her Face, I See It Still
I Don't Believe In Love
It's Never Worth The Pain That You Feel

No Chance For Contact
There's No Raison D'Etre
My Only Hope Is One Day I'll Forget
The Pain Of Knowing What Can Never Be
With Or Without Love It's All The Same To Me

I Don't Believe In Love
I Never Have, I Never Will
I Don't Believe In Love
I'll Just Pretend She Never Was Real
I Don't Believe In Love
I Need To Forget Her Face, I See It Still
I Don't Believe In Love
It's Never Worth The Pain That You Feel

ARTISTA : QUEENSRYCHE
ALBUM : OPERATION: MINDCRIME
ANNO : 1988
DURATA BRANO : 4:23
FORMAZIONE : Geoff Tate - Vocals
                     Chris DeGarmo - Guitars, Backing Vocals
                     Michael Wilton - Guitars, Backing Vocals
                    Eddie Jackson - Bass, Backing Vocals
                   Scott Rockenfield - Drums, Percussions, Keyboards

  

Amo questa canzone. Adoro la sua melodia, il suo testo e poi è contenuta in uno dei dischi più perfetti che esistano. perchè "Operation: Mindcrime" è una disco pressochè perfetto, dall'inizio alla fine. Sia dal punto di vista lirico (il concept dietro al disco è originale e dannatamente intrigante) che dal punto di vista musicale (ogni singola nota si incastra alla perfezione come in un eccezionale puzzle). Che dire poi dei Queensryche ? Immensi e fondamentali per i primi 5 dischi (fino a "Promised Land") poi, purtroppo, un calo terribile, dove soltanto in qualche breve istante si sentono i veri Queensryche. Ma questo disco... è immenso e splendido.

Alice Cooper " Only Women Bleed "

 

ALICE COOPER   “ ONLY WOMEN BLEED “

Man Got His Woman To Take His Seed
He Got The Power Oh She Got The Need
She Spends Her Life Through Pleasing Up Her Man
She Feeds Him Dinner Or Anything She Can

She Cries Alone At Night Too Often
He Smokes And Drinks and Don't Come Home At All
Only Women Bleed
Only Women Bleed
Only Women Bleed

Man Makes Your Hair Grey He's Your Lifes Mistake
All You're Really Looking Fors An Even Break
He Lies Right At You, You Now Hate This Game
He Slaps You Once In A While And You Live And Love In Pain

She Cries Alone At Night Too Often
He Smokes And Drinks and Don't Come Home At All Ooh
Only Women Bleed
Only Women Bleed
Only Women Bleed
Only Women Bleed
Only Women Bleed
Only Women Bleed
Only Women Bleed

Man Got His Woman To Take His Seed
He Got The Power Oh She Got The Need
She Spends Her Life Through Pleasing Up Her Man
She Feeds Him Dinner Or Anything She Can

She Cries Alone At Night Too Often
He Smokes And Drinks and Don't Come Home At All
Only Women Bleed
Only Women Bleed
Only Women Bleed

Black Eyes All Of The Time
Dont Spend A Dime Clean Up This Grime
And You There Down On Your Knees
Begging Me Please Come Watch Me Bleed

Only Women Bleed
Only Women Bleed
Only Women Bleed
Only Women Bleed
Only Women Bleed
Only Women Bleed
Only Women Bleed

 

ARTISTA : ALICE COOPER
ALBUM : WELCOME TO MY NIGTHMARE
ANNO : 1975
DURATA BRANO : 5:49

 

Non penso ci sia molto da dire su di una vera e propria leggenda del rock come Alice Cooper. Ho scelto questa canzone perché penso sia meravigliosa, da ogni punto di vista. E poi l'album da cui è presa, nonostante ormai abbia 34 anni, è ancora attuale e stupendo. Canzoni come “The Devil's Food” , “Black Widow” e “Cold Ethyl” sono entrare di diritto nella storia del rock. Alice Cooper ? Immenso.