Song 251
Hello my fellow music lovers! Welcome back to the blog! Today I am reviewing Incantantion by The Howling! I don't think I've ever reviewed anything by them before. They are really good, they're from the UK and I am obsessed with this song right now, and I really wanted to review it! So let's get into this song!
Starting with the intro, we have this guitar fade in this time. Which is really cool, but then the rest of the instruments pick up as the first verse starts. "In the mud and filth we'll invite the fires in. Holding hands, we'll watch the whole world burn down. A hedonistic silver dream, a vision of purity. Watch the pretty dancers going round and around. They'll never tell this story, there'll be no-one else to tell it to. It's the horror of a perfect ending. And it's over." Not really sure, what he means by this. But I really love the set up. One thing about me is, I have a very obscure music taste. I listen to things that may not always be classified in the emo/rock/metalcore genres. But the songs have a similar vibe. This band's sound kind of has that 80s/90s rock to it. I like songs that almost sound like a different decade, while still being modern. If that makes sense. The chorus: "Join me at the last resort, we'll commit the incantations to memory. Love me, we'll writhe and contort. We'll write an ending to bring down history." I love the chorus on this song so much! It's so fun, and very easy to dance to. Here I think they're saying how we have the power to change whatever we feel is wrong, and I love how they went about this. The second verse: "A morning caffeine sacrifice, lay your heart on ice. A poison will is just as good, as anything. Filthy fingernails with bullet lust, I say in venom we trust. What we deserve and what we need are not the same things, lay in our back here for me. Let's be the last to be so free, all on black for fortune and glory. It's juts you and me, I wanna watch the world bleed." Some very profound lines in this verse, I like that. A song that makes you think, not just about the world but how you see the world as well. The chorus repeats twice, then we have the bridge: "Love me by the fireplace, I'm content to never dare replace. I bequeath my body and my soul to eternal distaste. And you won't even know my name, happily I'll watch you trace. The endless flaws and scars behind this face. Watch the phantoms swirl and surround the failing engines, we're both so tired of this chase. So let's just erase." Amazing song writing, there's a lot to take in here. So I'll leave this part up to the readers to analyze, and find out what this section means to you. I love the vocals as well, their lead singer is very good. The chorus repeats two more times, with the outro repeating the last line. I like how he draws out his voice on the last syllable. Then we have this guitar riff right at the end. That struck chord sound, that's drawn out with moving the instrument shaking the strings. I love that!
Highly recommend this song, I hope I have persuaded you to check it out! Until next time, happy listening! :) RAWR XD <3
Here's a picture of the band, and a screenshot from the video for this song :)
