Hi ! You should check out Band-Maid, it's an all female japanese hardrock band but they play a lot of rock genres and metal too, every member is extremly talented. And they have a lot of fans that rush on every reaction videos they see 😂 Seriously you should see their official live video of "Hate?" you won't be disappointed. And can I get a shoutout if you check them out ? Oh and I just remembered that the members of Band-Maid and The Warning are friends and they even had a show together in Japan too😆
An interesting song and one that Jokim and Par have never really said much about as far as the inspiration and meaning. I have seen a lot of speculation in various forums with the prevailing thoughts split between a rejection of religious dogma and a call to embrace individuality. My personal view is this is a rejection of the excesses that come from organized religious fanaticism. Although they are not credited, Jokim has stated that guitarists Oskar Montelius and Rikard Sundén both worked with him on the lyrics as well as writing the solos. One thing I would add is that "The Last Stand" is specifically about the sacrifice of the Swiss Guard; the Swiss mercenaries would almost certainly have acted the same with anyo9ne they had been hired to protect. Not sure if you have reacted to them but maybe "Hill 3234" or "Midway" or "Blood of Bannockburn." If you do "Blood of Bannockburn" you might also consider a comparison to "Rebellion" by Grave Digger (the live version with Hansi Kursch and Van Canto at Wacken is pretty cool) or "The Clansman" by Iron Maiden.
Hi ! You should check out Band-Maid, it's an all female japanese hardrock band but they play a lot of rock genres and metal too, every member is extremly talented. And they have a lot of fans that rush on every reaction videos they see 😂 Seriously you should see their official live video of "Hate?" you won't be disappointed. And can I get a shoutout if you check them out ? Oh and I just remembered that the members of Band-Maid and The Warning are friends and they even had a show together in Japan too😆
An interesting song and one that Jokim and Par have never really said much about as far as the inspiration and meaning. I have seen a lot of speculation in various forums with the prevailing thoughts split between a rejection of religious dogma and a call to embrace individuality. My personal view is this is a rejection of the excesses that come from organized religious fanaticism. Although they are not credited, Jokim has stated that guitarists Oskar Montelius and Rikard Sundén both worked with him on the lyrics as well as writing the solos. One thing I would add is that "The Last Stand" is specifically about the sacrifice of the Swiss Guard; the Swiss mercenaries would almost certainly have acted the same with anyo9ne they had been hired to protect.
Not sure if you have reacted to them but maybe "Hill 3234" or "Midway" or "Blood of Bannockburn." If you do "Blood of Bannockburn" you might also consider a comparison to "Rebellion" by Grave Digger (the live version with Hansi Kursch and Van Canto at Wacken is pretty cool) or "The Clansman" by Iron Maiden.
Fair point about them being mercenaries!