Hysteria
2012 · Razor to Wrist · Maryland
- Artist
- Knives Out!
- Title
- Hysteria
- Release
- Black Mass Hysteria
- Year
- 2012
- Label
- Razor to Wrist
- Format
- Album
- Country
- Maryland, USA
- Genre
- Metal · Alternative Metal
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
Alternative Metal group, formed in 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, consisting of Todd Smith [aka El-Creepo!] (vocals), Jasan Stepp (guitar), Tom Maxwell (guitar), David Cullen (bass), and Tommy Sickles (drums). The anti-war / protest song "Hysteria" (Razor to Wrist Records), about atomic destruction, contained the line: "bombs away, I love the smell of napalm in the morning... red skies and mushroom clouds". This was of course a passing reference to the film Apocalypse Now (1979), directed by the political liberal and dove Francis Ford Coppola. Captain Kilgore (Robert Duvall) of the Air Cavalry attacks a Vietcong held village while playing Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" on the loud speakers of his helicopter. Once on the ground, Kilgore strips of his shirt and scarf and prepares to go surfing with explosions and gunshots all around. As fighter jets bomb the forest behind the Vietcong village, Kilgore says happily "I love the smell of napalm in the morning….smells like victory". Thus, another example showing the impact of Vietnam War films on US culture.Dozens of songs are influenced by Apocalypse Now either in title or lyrics, especially the quote "smell of napalm in the…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Metal Songs
Alternative Metal group, formed in 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, consisting of Todd Smith [aka El-Creepo!] (vocals), Jasan Stepp (guitar), Tom Maxwell (guitar), David Cullen (bass), and Tommy Sickles (drums). The anti-war / protest song "Hysteria" (Razor to Wrist Records), about atomic destruction, contained the line: "bombs away, I love the smell of napalm in the morning... red skies and mushroom clouds". This was of course a passing reference to the film Apocalypse Now (1979), directed by the political liberal and dove Francis Ford Coppola. Captain Kilgore (Robert Duvall) of the Air Cavalry attacks a Vietcong held village while playing Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" on the loud speakers of his helicopter. Once on the ground, Kilgore strips of his shirt and scarf and prepares to go surfing with explosions and gunshots all around. As fighter jets bomb the forest behind the Vietcong village, Kilgore says happily "I love the smell of napalm in the morning….smells like victory". Thus, another example showing the impact of Vietnam War films on US culture.Dozens of songs are influenced by Apocalypse Now either in title or lyrics, especially the quote "smell of napalm in the…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Alternative Metal group, formed in 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Todd Smith [El-Creepo!] (vocals), Jasan Stepp (guitar), Tom Maxwell (guitar), David Cullen (bass), Tommy Sickles (drums).
Themes
Anti-War · Atomic · Napalm · Apocalypse Now