Photograph courtesy of Enemy Inside
Enemy Inside lately 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 monitor of the album and undoubtedly one of many heavier songs, full of intense screams and highly effective power. The concept for this monitor truly 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 tune 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 tune displays that second once you cease being passive and begin combating again, remodeling from prey right into a predator. It carries a message that each particular person we encounter leaves some type 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 power.
2. Ought to Have Recognized 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 tune is a strong 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 in every of our absolute favorites on the album. The power, the uncooked emotion, and the unapologetic angle behind the lyrics make it a standout monitor. It’s the type of tune 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 over time. The tune sends a transparent message in 4 completely different languages: In the event 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 as we speak’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 in every of 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 truth concerning the tune: After we first began engaged on the demo, the enduring Sayonara refrain—Sayo, sayonara—wasn’t initially within the lyrics. In the course of the demo part, I normally sing placeholder texts earlier than the ultimate lyrics come collectively, and at first, it was truly “Fuck Yeah” as an alternative of “Sayonara.” So, the working title of the tune was “Fuck Yeah” for some time. It’s humorous the way it developed into one thing so catchy and daring.
4. What We Used to Be is a tune about relationships falling aside—once you attain that inevitable level the place you must admit it’s simply not working anymore. It’s about realizing that you just’re not the folks you as soon as have been, and the connection you had has pale past restore.
Curiously, that is truly 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 monitor, and the vocal melody caught in my head for years. I couldn’t shake it, and I knew I didn’t need it to only 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 as we speak. Enjoyable truth: the unique model of this tune was truly a college task!
5. Fuck That Get together (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 monitor simply had this wild, in-your-face power. Humorous sufficient, “Fuck That Get together” was initially only a working title—like we frequently give to songs earlier than now we have the ultimate lyrics—however the vibe was so good that we determined to maintain it. The tune was so direct and chaotic that the story began to type round this concept of an outdated girl crashing a Halloween get together.
To take it up a notch, we introduced in Zak Inform from Clawfinger for a function, which made the tune a thousand instances cooler. He even starred within the music video! Talking of the video, the shoot was one of the vital enjoyable experiences we’ve ever had. The ambiance was electrical—I dressed up because the outdated girl, headbanging and dancing round, and the entire vibe was simply wonderful. It’s a tune and video that basically captures the wild, rebellious spirit we have been aiming for.
6. Grime on My Title (Ft. Mirza Radonjica) is a tune about judgment and the assumptions folks make with out understanding your story. It’s a reminder that nobody has the best to guage you until they’ve walked in your footwear and actually perceive what you’ve been by. Too typically individuals are fast to throw shade or make assumptions with out realizing the struggles and experiences that form who you might be.
We had the unbelievable alternative to function Mirza Radonjica from Siamese on this monitor, and our voices mix collectively in such a strong manner. His contribution provides an entire new dynamic to the tune, emphasizing the message of resilience and never letting others’ opinions outline you.
7. Don’t Name Me an Angel is likely one of the most private songs on the album. It delves into the subject of melancholy and was impressed by a interval in my life after I was actually struggling. The tune captures the uncooked feelings of what it feels prefer to be in that darkish place, nevertheless it additionally displays on how these emotions ripple out and have an effect on the folks round you. That is one in every of my absolute favourite songs on the album, and in addition the one the place I’m at my most susceptible.
8. Harmless
Harmless is the one tune from the album that received’t be out there digitally on Spotify—it is going to be unique to the bodily launch. The tune is impressed by the biblical phrase, “Let he who’s with out sin solid the primary stone.” It’s a strong 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 generally we have to take a look at ourselves first. Musically, Harmless balances heavy, aggressive components 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 monitor, after which Evan and I expanded it within the studio—tweaking the instrumentals and refining the lyrics. The result’s a strong tune with a robust refrain and a killer breakdown that basically packs a punch. It’s a kind of tracks that simply retains constructing in depth.
10. I’d Quite Be Lifeless (Ft. Davey Suicide) options Davey Suicide from the U.S., and having him on this monitor was such an thrilling collaboration. I’ve been following his band for years, and a mutual fan truly linked us. I reached out to ask if Davey could be occupied with contributing, and by chance, he was! This tune is likely one of the uncommon love songs on the album—and even in our total discography. It explores that intense feeling of not desirous to stay and not using a sure particular person, of feeling like life wouldn’t be the identical with out them.
11. Let Me Go is about being caught in a relationship that not serves you, however feeling unable to interrupt free from the consolation of familiarity. Within the tune, you’re asking your accomplice to be the one to let go—If they really 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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