Kneeling In The Shadows

 [Verse 1]  

I"m kneeling  

Sweating  

Washes away  

All my efforts say  

Are in disarray  

[Verse 2]  

Where all my ambitions are gone  

All my desires run aground  

All my hopes are all alone  

All my wishes are unbound  

[Chorus]  

Now, I"m gone  

My spirit fades away  

My passion’s just a whisper  

Lost in the emptiness of day  

[Interlude]  

My sweat is not a shade  

My tiredness begins to fade  

My prayers feel so long dead  

My longing for you, now misled  

[Bridge]  

I don’t blame you  

Your tears pierced my heart  

The weight crushes my mind  

Turning courage into art  

Being pushed and pulled apart  

[Outro]  

But I’ll rise from this despair  

Every moment, I’ll repair  

From the shadows, I’ll reclaim  

What once was lost, I’ll ignite the flame

Lost in The Shadow

 [Verse]  

I"m kneeling  

Sweating  

Washes away  

All my efforts say  

Are in disarray  

[Chorus]  

Where have all my ambitions gone?  

All my desires run aground,  

All my hopes, they’re all alone,  

All my dreams feel unbound.  

[Verse 2]  

Now, I"m gone,  

My spirit lost in passion,  

Replaced by emptiness,  

And the void of life"s distraction.  

[Bridge]  

My sweat is not a shade,  

My weary heart has started to fade.  

My prayers feel long dead,  

My yearning for you is a thread,  

Betrayed by what"s illusion and ahead.  

[Pre-Chorus]  

I don"t blame you,  

Your tears stabbed my heart.  

The weight crushes my head  

And turns me into a coward,  

Being hated and pushed forward.  

[Outro]  

In the quiet of my sorrow,  

I search for a brighter tomorrow.  

Though the shadows loom large,  

I"ll find a way to take charge.  

[Interlude]  

As the night whispers softly,  

I embrace the silence, hope is my key.  

Fading echoes of what once was,  

In this dark, I’ll seek my cause.  

[Chorus]  

Where have all my ambitions gone?  

All my desires run aground,  

All my hopes, they’re all alone,  

All my dreams feel unbound.  

[Verse 3]  

But within the depths of despair,  

A flicker ignites, a spark in the air.  

I gather my strength, rise from the fall,  

In the whispers of night, I hear my call.

Ambition Lost

 

[Verse]  

I"m kneeling  

Sweating  

Washes away  

All my efforts say  

Are in disarray  

[Chorus]  

Where have all my ambitions gone?  

All my desires run aground,  

All my hopes, they’re all alone,  

All my dreams feel unbound.  

[Verse 2]  

Now, I"m gone,  

My spirit lost in passion,  

Replaced by emptiness,  

And the void of life"s distraction.  

[Bridge]  

My sweat is not a shade,  

My weary heart has started to fade.  

My prayers feel long dead,  

My yearning for you is a thread,  

Betrayed by what"s illusion and ahead.  

[Pre-Chorus]  

I don"t blame you,  

Your tears stabbed my heart.  

The weight crushes my head  

And turns me into a coward,  

Being hated and pushed forward.  

[Outro]  

In the quiet of my sorrow,  

I search for a brighter tomorrow.  

Though the shadows loom large,  

I"ll find a way to take charge.  

[Interlude]  

As the night whispers softly,  

I embrace the silence, hope is my key.  

Fading echoes of what once was,  

In this dark, I’ll seek my cause.  

[Chorus]  

Where have all my ambitions gone?  

All my desires run aground,  

All my hopes, they’re all alone,  

All my dreams feel unbound.  

[Verse 3]  

But within the depths of despair,  

A flicker ignites, a spark in the air.  

I gather my strength, rise from the fall,  

In the whispers of night, I hear my call.  

[Verse 4]  

Through the trials that confine,  

I’ll break these chains, reclaim what"s mine.  

With every heartbeat, I’ll stand and fight,  

And chase the dawn with all my might.

Eternal Melody

 [Verse]  

For so long, time has been linked  

Accompanying every joyful and melodious note  

Millions of melodious bouncing songs  

Even though my voice is not as loud as your tinkling  

I don"t feel how many times I have changed your strings  

[Chorus]  

Loyalty accompanies joy and sorrow  

Patching all the wounds with the  

noisy tone of your presence filling the niches of the soul  

The tumult of longing scrapes away the pain  

[Bridge]  

Now, as time goes by, you and my fragility  

Everything becomes one  

Eternal song that will not pass  

[Verse 2]  

Fingers keep dancing  

Leaving traces of the rhythm undying  

From G back to G  

The span of octaves stretches the nerves  

Until the soul repents  

Mocking the spirit that is weary  

[Interlude]  

Each heartbeat resonates like a drum  

In harmony, we merge, becoming one  

Words unspoken caught in the air  

As melodies weave our timeless prayer  

[Chorus]  

Loyalty accompanies joy and sorrow  

Patching all the wounds with the  

noisy tone of your presence filling the niches of the soul  

The tumult of longing scrapes away the pain  

[Outro]  

In the silent moments, we find our sound  

An everlasting echo in this sacred ground  

Together we rise, as the stars align  

In this endless dance, your heart beats with mine

101 Rules of DeathMetal

1. Be brutal.
2. Don’t be gay
3. Any one who isnt brutal, is gay…
4. Be gore.
5. Try and be brutal gore if at all possible.
6. Hate powermetal.
7.Always end the name of your band with the postfix “Ation” (Suffocation,Immolation, Incantation, Tribulation, etc.)8.If you can’t think of any name with “Ation” replace it with “Ment” (Enthrallment, Dismemberment, Abolishment, Cadaverment, etc.)
9. Ok, let’s say you still can’t think of any name…there’s still “Ence” for you (Abhorrence, Vehemence, Benevolence, Decadence, etc.)
10. Chances are you’ll end up naming your band Disgorge anyway.

Rules 11 through 101 after the jump.

11. Use the word “crushing” to describe things thatare cool.
12. Hammers are cool.
13. The word OWN is the best word for any situation.
14. This owns.15. Hammers own.
16. “Ruthless” is another good word.
17. Blast beats mean good drumming.
18. Never under anycircumstances listen to Six Feet Under.
19.Don’t be Chris Barnes.
20. If someone asksyou if you like Cannibal Corpse, only say Chris Barnes-era CC, but maintain your hate for him all the while.
21.Don’t you ever write satanic lyrics unless you are Glen Benton.
22. Be Glen Benton.
23. Hate subgenres,there’s nothing more than “Old School Death Metal” period.
24. Always claim to be Old School, even if you don’t know who Xecutioner were
25. Tell people you lived to see the “Tape Trading” days even when you’re only 15 yearsold.
26. You already sold your “In Flames” albums along with everything that it’s not “Old School.”
27. Try to look really pissed in photos.
28. Always look at the camera, but your face must be pointing upwards ordownwards.
29. Be GROOOOOOOWL.
30. Use a lot…and I mean a freaking LOT of Breakdowns in your music.
31. Jump whenever you hear the main riff of “Hammer Smashed Face.”
32. Don’t you ever… EVER… listen to Melodeath.
33. Hate Melodeath by any means.
34. Melodeath is totally gay.
35. You haveHeartworkin your CD collection.
36.Heartworkwas the first Melodeath album ever released.
37. Therefore you’regay.
38. Then you seriously hate Swedish Death Metal…
39. Swedish Metal is totally gay.
40. You have the entire Unleashed collection.
41. Unleashed is a Swedish Death Band.
42. Therefore you’regay.
43. You still hate bands like Dark Tranquility and In Flames.
44. That doesn’t mean you’re not gay
45. Erik Rutan mastered your record
46. You were never a kid
47. You were born an adult.
48. Have no sense of humor
.49. Pee outside the can.
50. Eat nothing but read meat and things that make your body fat.
51. Be fat.
52. Try to be extremely fat.
53. If you’re not fat you are Trey Azagthoth.
54. Hate Black Metal.
55. You only use Black Metal words (like “Necro”) to name your band.
56. You only like Philip Anselmo for being a member of “Necrophagia.”
57. You maybe still respect Thrash Metal bands like Pantera and Metallica.
58. Pantera used to be Glam Metal and Metallica released aNu-Metal album.
59. Therefore you’regay.
60. There’s no way possible for you to escape gayness.
61. Anything not ruthless or brutal is gay.
62. When your mom asks you to take outthe trash, smash her face with a hammer, and rape her infront of your sister, then exhume a corpse and have a threesome with it and your mother.
63. Suffocation must be worshiped and copied no matter what.
64. Hate new Slayer.
65. Denouce Slayer as not an inovator of deathmetal at all…
66. Secretly love Slayer
.67. Do a Slayer cover.
68. When in doubt say “BRUTAL DEATH METAL!"
69. Smash crossess
70. You’re not tryinghard enough to be brutals
71. Having a girlfriend is gay, it makes you less brutal.
72. Say you love Cryptopsy, but hate all albums besides None So Vile.
73. You can never have enough Carcass clones….
74. Sing about outragous gore and why God sucks…as much as possible.
75. In fact…gorey deaths of Jesus are what you should sing about, so sing…
76. The low end of the bass is never too low, infact it could be even heavyer, tune down another step.
77. When asked what deathmetal stands for say “DeathMetal is the soundtrack to societys end, mankind is useless, its the raw essence of nature and its brutality!” when the real reason you listen to it is blastbeats and funny lyrics.
78. For some reason, you must accept SYL as deathmetal
79. Keep your hair long even if you’re going bald
80. Say American deathmetal sucks even though most European bands arejust ripping off the American bands
81.It’s okay to like Napalm Death.
82. Rap is gay.
83. Wiggers are the enemy.
84. Hate punk.
85. Seriously, hate punk, and anything else weak
86. Feelings other then that of rage, the will to commit murder, or brutality are not true, nor are they brutal.
87. If you cry, you are not DEATHMETAL.
88. Only admit to liking a few Slipknotsongs when drunk.
89. Pretend members of your family apprecaite deathmetal at 3 a.m.
90. Insist on talking to uninterested parties about deathmetal and assume they understand what NUMETAL means, what blastbeats are,and care why Morbid Angel crushes.
91. numetal is fucking gay.
92. Seriously, ever heard the band Staind? Slap Aaron Lewis’ bald head with a hammer.
93. Greet only with Hail.
94. If someone is especialy brutal say“HAIL MOTHERFUCKER.”
95. Entrails are fun to sing about…
96. In addition to hammers and guts, chainsaws are also fun fun.
97. Never use the term “fun fun.”
98. Say you want to fuck Angela Gossow, but hate her music.
99. Dont be Chris Barnes, seriously….
100. Say your favorite band is Death, but never listen to them.
101. Make sure you’re dumb and loser enough to write 101 rules for Death Metal, in other cases, be dumb and loser enough to read 101 stupid phrases about Death Metal.

10 Best Rock/Metal Songs 2012

There were some incredible rock songs unleashed in 2012 from a diverse group of artists. Bands like Three Days Grace, Stone Sour and Papa Roach maintained their excellence with standout tracks at rock radio. There was a welcome return this year from Marilyn Manson, and breakout tracks from female-led bands like Halestorm and Dead Sara. It was tough to narrow the picks down to 10, but after some heated debate and occasional fisticuffs among our staff members, Loudwire has made its choices for the year’s best tunes. So check out our list of the 10 Best Rock Songs of 2012:



10

‘Chalk Outline’

Three Days Grace

From: ‘Transit of Venus’

We kick off our 10 best songs of 2012 list with Three Days Grace’s ‘Chalk Outline,’ a track that many people loved as evidenced by its 12-week reign atop the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and 10-week run at No. 1 on the Billboard Active Rock Chart. The jarring opening notes definitely catch the listener right off the bat, while singer Adam Gontier belts out lines about being cursed by a love that’s left him behind.




9

‘Still Swingin”

Papa Roach

From: ‘The Connection’

Papa Roach have battled against the odds to establish themselves as one of rock’s enduring bands, and ‘Still Swingin” provided the group with the perfect anthem to qualify their journey. It’s got blistering guitars, hard-hitting drums and a rap-like delivery in the verses before Jacoby Shaddix shows his melodic side in the chorus. As long as they keep cranking out songs like ‘Still Swingin’,’ Papa Roach will continue to stay on top of their game.





8

‘Harakiri’

Serj Tankian

From: ‘Harakiri’ (2012)

System of a Down singer Serj Tankian delivered one of the best rock albums of the year with his solo effort ‘Harakiri,’ and standing tall among the disc’s songs is the title track. Featuring perhaps the most beautifully melodic chorus in a rock song in 2012, the tune ‘Harakiri’ questions if today’s environmental factors may be playing a part in the freakish mass deaths of various animals over recent years. It’s a thought-provoking tune that is both memorable in its lyrics and its music.





7

‘Bully’

Shinedown

From: ‘Amaryllis’

Bullying has become an increasing problem in schools and the guys of Shinedown take on the issue with this blistering tune. The aggressive nature of ‘Bully’ fits perfectly with the band’s condemnation of bullying and encouragement to those being bullies to stand up for oneself. Add in Brent Smith‘s infectious sing-along lyrics and you’ve got a track that’s not only inspirational but also rocks.





6

‘No Reflection’

Marilyn Manson

From: ‘Born Villain’

Marilyn Manson experienced a musical rebirth with his 2012 album ‘Born Villain’ and the first single, ‘No Reflection,’ made it clear that the singer had recaptured the old magic that led to his superstardom in the first place. The fuzzed out opening guitars, the catchy but dark lyrical content, and a chorus where the emotion in Manson’s voice takes hold as he digs deep into his soul makes this one of 2012′s best rock tracks



5

‘Gone Sovereign’

Stone Sour

From: ‘House of Gold & Bones, Pt. 1′

‘Gone Sovereign’ was half of a two-part single that Stone Sour released in late summer (the other half being ‘Absolute Zero’), and the hard-hitting nature of the song immediately connected with fans. The frenetic power and fury of the guitar play between Jim Root and Josh Rand stands out, while Roy Mayorga’s thunderous drumming drives the song. Corey Taylor starts the song by singing, ‘No one’s laughing now,’ but the vocalist probably has a smile knowing that ‘Gone Sovereign’ has turned into one of 2012′s standout songs.





4

‘March to the Sea’

Baroness

From: ‘Yellow & Green’

Baroness had one of the year’s better, yet often overlooked, albums and one of the tracks that makes it such a standout disc is ‘March to the Sea.’ The song starts innocently enough, with some nifty psychedelic picking before the power of the drums kicks in. The track provides a hypnotic feel throughout, as the band tell the tale of a friend lost to drugs, comparing it to someone who tied themselves up and jumped in the sea never to come home again.





3

‘Love Bites (So Do I)’

Halestorm

From: ‘The Strange Case Of…’

Halestorm got 2012 off to a rocking good start with the single ‘Love Bites (So Do I),’ a song that was an infectious concoction of punk, thrash and rock all in one foot-tapping, fist-pumping package. Drummer Arejay Hale absolutely kills the drumkit, while Lzzy Hale tells the tale of a girl honing in on a guy with a girlfriend and explaining why she should be his. ‘Love Bites’ became the first song ever from a female-fronted act to be No. 1 on the Active Rock charts. Well done, Halestorm!





2

‘Leathers’

Deftones

From: ‘Koi No Yokan’

Fans certainly were excited when Deftones announced the impending release of their album ‘Koi No Yokan,’ but it was the first song unleashed from the disc that truly sent the band’s devotees into a frenzy. While not the official first single, ‘Leathers’ is the most dynamic song on a disc that took the top spot on our 10 Best Rock Albums of 2012 list. Chino Moreno’s voice soars to new heights when he sings the line ‘Shedding your skin / Showing your texture.” All told, ‘Leathers’ just might be the most powerful rock song of 2012.





1

‘Weatherman’

Dead Sara

From: ‘Dead Sara’

Every once in a while, the rock world needs a swift kick in the butt from a new band. And in 2012, it was Los Angeles rock act Dead Sara who delivered the most dynamic song of the year. ‘Weatherman’ is a raw, uninhibited tune that perfectly melds frontwoman Emily Armstrong’s incredible voice with a no-holds-barred musical attack led by guitarist Souixsie Medley. The track features the memorable line ‘Go for the kill,’ and that’s exactly what Dead Sara did with ‘Weatherman,’ making it the No. 1 tune on our list of the best rock songs of 2012.



What Was Your Favorite Rock Song Of 2012?

Well, thatrocked! Do you agree? Let us know what you think about our 10 Best Rock Songs of 2012 list. Is there a song we missed and if so, what would you knock out? Tell us your thoughts in the comments section below.