WHOM GODS DESTROY ist die neue Hard Prog Kollaboration von Derek Sherinian, Ron `Bumblefoot‘ Thal, Dino Jelusick sowie Yas Nomura und Schlagzeuger Bruno Valverde. Zusammen haben sie ihr Debütalbum „Insanium“ eingespielt, das am 15. März 2024 herauskommt. Zur ersten recht harten Single `In The Name Of War` könnt ihr hier das Video sehen.
Gitarrist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal über die Auskopplung:
„Derek, Dino and I began writing this song in 2020, it was the first song we wrote together. This song captures a lot of what the band is about, it’s a good example of what to expect from the album. The song gets pretty intense when the band kicks in, an unexpected contrast, the music tells the story alongside the lyrics – the Eastern scale melody in the chorus followed by the ‚war drum‘ pattern, the bridge feeling like it’s heading toward something, an urgency…“
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Lyrics:
Death, we celebrate
As if it was something we were born for
Death seems to be the faith
Crucify the forces, let them through the door
Gates of hell await
You spend your life just to dig another hole
Read these words unseen:
“God save the mean”
Tell me what you’re seeing
Do you still believe in
In the name of war
We still die for nothing
Into the grave we’re rushing
In the name of war
Death won’t ever wait
It’s in the dark waiting for the wrong step
It won’t resonate
With all the “live, laugh, love” shit everywhere
One big bad mistake
Was the breath you saved for later
Spend it all tonight
‘cause you won’t ever see the light
In the name of love and hate, they try to separate
You see we can relate, sedate and celebrate
The name of war won’t wait, they strike when they locate
To build a golden state
Tell me who counts the blood
Spilled to change the names of streets
In the name of war.