RivetSkull - 'Mystified' (official lyric video)

Fear locks me away
Every time I get near, always brings me back
When I reach my High it always gets me by
When I soar above the clouds, I’m mystified

Wheels, spinning round
Always shaking always leave the ground
When I get to high I look into my mind
When I get to low I’m paralyzed

All by myself
Through the cold darken ruins
I’ll walk and rise again
All by myself
Changes to cold
Changes to bold
Hold on so tight when the wind
Comes and takes me away
Wash me away
Rain pours down on me

Same sign appears
Spinning and turning, always grinding gears
When I say goodbye I look into my mind
When I get to low I’m paralyzed

Mystified wheels keep turning,
Paranoid cities burning

When I reach my high I always will get by
When I soar above the clouds, I’m mystified

Seasons too cold changes to old
Hold on so tight while the waves come and wash me

Wash me away
Rain falls down on me

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.»