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Enemy Inside not too long ago introduced their new report, Venom, to the plenty by way of Reigning Phoenix. The metalcore/industrial/weirdo band shared a track-by-track breakdown of the album with us.
1. Venom is the title observe of the album and undoubtedly one of many heavier songs, full of intense screams and highly effective power. The concept for this observe really began with the vocal melody—It got here to me whereas I used to be on trip on the seashore. As soon as I used to be again in Germany, we took that inspiration into the studio and developed the track from there.
Lyrically, “Venom” offers with poisonous folks—those that mistreat you, manipulate you, and drag you down. It’s about breaking free from that sufferer mentality and reclaiming your energy. The track displays that second once you cease being passive and begin preventing again, remodeling from prey right into a predator. It carries a message that each individual we encounter leaves some form of mark on us. Even when we overcome the challenges and transfer on, a hint of their “venom” stays. However as an alternative of letting it weaken you, it turns into a supply of energy.
2. Ought to Have Identified Higher is a full-on revenge anthem. It dives into the sting of betrayal, particularly when it comes from folks you as soon as thought of shut mates—those that stabbed you within the again once you least anticipated it. The track is a robust reminder to be cautious about who you belief in life as a result of not everybody has good intentions. It’s additionally a daring assertion to those that wronged you: They need to have identified higher than to cross you within the first place.
Musically, it’s one among our absolute favorites on the album. The power, the uncooked emotion, and the unapologetic perspective behind the lyrics make it a standout observe. It’s the form of track that empowers you to rise above betrayal and are available again stronger than ever.
3. Sayonara is a cheeky, playful response to all of the hate feedback we’ve encountered on-line through the years. The track sends a transparent message in 4 totally different languages: Should you don’t prefer it, if it doesn’t swimsuit you—goodbye, au revoir, adios, hasta luego, sayonara. It was impressed not solely by the negativity we’ve seen directed at us but additionally by the pointless hate thrown at different bands. In right now’s world, it’s really easy for folks to unfold negativity on-line, however “Sayonara” flips that on its head with humor and confidence. It’s one among my favourite units of lyrics as a result of it doesn’t take the haters significantly—It simply brushes them off with a smile.
A enjoyable reality in regards to the track: After we first began engaged on the demo, the long-lasting Sayonara refrain—Sayo, sayonara—wasn’t initially within the lyrics. Through the demo section, I normally sing placeholder texts earlier than the ultimate lyrics come collectively, and at first, it was really “Fuck Yeah” as an alternative of “Sayonara.” So, the working title of the track was “Fuck Yeah” for some time. It’s humorous the way it advanced into one thing so catchy and daring.
4. What We Used to Be is a track about relationships falling aside—once you attain that inevitable level the place it’s a must to admit it’s simply not working anymore. It’s about realizing that you just’re now not the folks you as soon as had been, and the connection you had has pale past restore.
Apparently, that is really one of many oldest songs on the album. The concept for it first got here to life again in 2014 throughout my time at college. Initially, it was a dance observe, and the vocal melody caught in my head for years. I couldn’t shake it, and I knew I didn’t need it to simply sit in a drawer and be forgotten. So, we revived it with Enemy Inside, utterly rearranged it, and gave it new life within the type you hear right now. Enjoyable reality: the unique model of this track was really a college project!
5. Fuck That Social gathering (Ft. Zak Inform) got here to life throughout a songwriting session in Hamburg with Pi Stoffers from Lord of the Misplaced. Evan and Pi began engaged on the instrumental, and the observe simply had this wild, in-your-face power. Humorous sufficient, “Fuck That Social gathering” was initially only a working title—like we regularly give to songs earlier than now we have the ultimate lyrics—however the vibe was so good that we determined to maintain it. The track was so direct and chaotic that the story began to type round this concept of an outdated woman crashing a Halloween get together.
To take it up a notch, we introduced in Zak Inform from Clawfinger for a function, which made the track a thousand instances cooler. He even starred within the music video! Talking of the video, the shoot was probably the most enjoyable experiences we’ve ever had. The ambiance was electrical—I dressed up because the outdated woman, headbanging and dancing round, and the entire vibe was simply superb. It’s a track and video that actually captures the wild, rebellious spirit we had been aiming for.
6. Grime on My Title (Ft. Mirza Radonjica) is a track about judgment and the assumptions folks make with out understanding your story. It’s a reminder that nobody has the precise to guage you until they’ve walked in your footwear and really perceive what you’ve been via. Too typically persons are fast to throw shade or make assumptions with out realizing the struggles and experiences that form who you’re.
We had the unbelievable alternative to function Mirza Radonjica from Siamese on this observe, and our voices mix collectively in such a robust approach. His contribution provides a complete new dynamic to the track, emphasizing the message of resilience and never letting others’ opinions outline you.
7. Don’t Name Me an Angel is without doubt one of the most private songs on the album. It delves into the subject of despair and was impressed by a interval in my life after I was actually struggling. The track captures the uncooked feelings of what it feels wish to be in that darkish place, however it additionally displays on how these emotions ripple out and have an effect on the folks round you. That is one among my absolute favourite songs on the album, and likewise the one the place I’m at my most weak.
8. Harmless
Harmless is the one track from the album that gained’t be obtainable digitally on Spotify—it will likely be unique to the bodily launch. The track is impressed by the biblical phrase, “Let he who’s with out sin forged the primary stone.” It’s a robust reminder that nobody is with out fault, and all of us have skeletons in our closets. It’s simple to level fingers at others, however typically we have to have a look at ourselves first. Musically, Harmless balances heavy, aggressive parts with a melancholic undertone, making it each intense and emotionally resonant.
9. Unburn got here to life throughout a songwriting session in Hamburg with Benjamin Mundigler from Lord of the Misplaced. Benjamin and I laid the inspiration for the observe, after which Evan and I expanded it within the studio—tweaking the instrumentals and refining the lyrics. The result’s a robust track with a powerful refrain and a killer breakdown that actually packs a punch. It’s a kind of tracks that simply retains constructing in depth.
10. I’d Somewhat Be Useless (Ft. Davey Suicide) options Davey Suicide from the U.S., and having him on this observe was such an thrilling collaboration. I’ve been following his band for years, and a mutual fan really related us. I reached out to ask if Davey can be all in favour of contributing, and fortuitously, he was! This track is without doubt one of the uncommon love songs on the album—and even in our total discography. It explores that intense feeling of not eager to stay with no sure individual, of feeling like life wouldn’t be the identical with out them.
11. Let Me Go is about being caught in a relationship that now not serves you, however feeling unable to interrupt free from the consolation of familiarity. Within the track, you’re asking your companion to be the one to let go—If they honestly love you, they’ll perceive that you just’re higher off aside. It’s one of many poppiest songs on the album and the one true ballad, providing a softer, extra emotional near the report.
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