RivetSkull - 'Narcissus' (official lyric video)

The caustic blast, death embraced
I look upon the fields laid waste
A wry smile from deep inside
Just one word I can stop the tide

Tyrant murderer
Abide me
Jester’s Fools
Obey me

My blind legion led to crusade
Strike my foes with a slack blade
No kill is clean relish the torment
Sadistic monster I ravage dissent

Hold steadfast
Follow me
Diminish yourself
Worship me

I am beautiful
I am perfect
You are nothing
The world is mine

You will praise me
You will love me
I am Narcissus

Hang on my words or be cut down
Obedience given social breakdown
Freedom earned in blood is vanquished

Willing enslavement, readily slaughtered
Malevolent god
Adore me
Mindless warriors
Defend me
I am beautiful
I am perfect
You are nothing
The world is mine

You will praise me
You will love me
I am Narcissus

I have no shame I can’t be wrong
You alone deny the song
You are dim if you don’t agree
Even god wished he were me

You will praise me
You will love me
I am Narcissus

Οι RivetSkull μας έρχονται από το Σιάτλ. Δημιουργήθηκαν πριν από εννέα έτη, αλλά μουσικά δείχνουν να ανήκουν στα τέλη 70ς - αρχές 80ς. «If you are looking for the next new sub-sub-genre of heavy metal you won’t find it here» λέει η μπάντα, η οποία μας παρουσιάζεται κάπως έτσι:

«RivetSkull is an echo from the birth of heavy metal. A reflection of a magical moment in time when heavy metal first appeared in the 70’s and 80’s. Evolution of the genre? Not happening here. This is the Jurassic Park of heavy metal, the regrowth of that same DNA that created the beasts of metal that first roamed this planet.

What you will find is heavy, melodic and riff laden music with clear and strong vocals. There is a strong groove with prominent bass lines and tight fitting guitar riffs. The singing will take you back to a day when skill, melody, power and style mattered. All of this brought to you by a dedicated and hard working band of brothers.»

Προ τριετίας (Φεβρουάριος 2020) κυκλοφόρησε το ντεμπούτο των RivetSkull υπό τον τίτλο "Trail of Souls". Το περασμένο καλοκαίρι (8 Ιουλίου 2022) επανακυκλοφόρησε (η αποκαλούμενη Reworked Reissue έκδοση) υπό τον τίτλο "Trail of Souls: Samsara" με διαφορετικό εξώφυλλο, διαφορετική σειρά τραγουδιών και μία αλλαγή: έλειπε η διασκευή στον ύμνο των Rainbow "Gates of Babylon" και στην θέση μπήκε το τραγούδι "Kings and Queens" (πρόκειται για διασκευή σε Aerosmith, η οποία κυκλοφόρησε και αυτόνομα, ως single, έναν μήνα νωρίτερα).

Οι RivetSkull μας λένε χαρακτηριστικά: «The release two years ago of our debut Trail of Souls was a moment of pride for us. We appreciate the love and support you've shown us since. While working on our new album we came to find that our self-recorded and self-produced release was not the best representation of us and those songs. We wanted to fix that before releasing our more music.»