In early 1996, Bombshell Rocks released an EP in form of a mini six-track album, Who's the Real Bastard. During this period, Thomas Falk became the band's drummer and Christian Määttä the band's guitarist, after Chrille and Sami left the band. In 1997, Bombshell Rocks released an EP, Going Up Going Down, on their own label Noiseline Rec. Sidekicks Records signed Bombshell Rocks the following year, and released the Underground Radio MCD.
In 1999 Bombshell Rocks released its debut album Street Art Gallery. Shortly after this debut, Richard Andersson was replaced by Ola Hjelmberg when he left the band. During this period, Sweden's biggest punk-rock label Burning Heart Records took notice of their Rancid-influenced street punk sound and short after the band made a deal with them, resulting in releases on American label Epitaph Records, and Japanese label JVC . After an extensive touring phase e.g. with Millencolin, Dropkick Murphys, 59 Times The Pain, US Bombs, and many more in Europe, USA and Canada they entered in 2000 the studio to prove their debut wasn't an one-shot.
On Cityrats And Alleycats Bombshell Rocks went on with their raw, fast, and highly energetic punk rock but this time the production was quite better. Maybe a result of their decision to work with the same guys as they worked with on Street Art Gallery: Mieszko Talarczyk (Nasum) and Mathias Färm (Millencolin) as engineers and producers. Tours and support for main acts like Blink 182, Millencolin and The Offspring followed.
In 2002 they recorded their 3rd studio album From Here And On at the famous Tonteknik Studio in Umeå, Sweden (where Refused laid down their classic The Shape Of Punk To Come) and followed their path of political motivated punk rock anthems. At this time Ola Hjelmberg had left the band and the original guitar player Richard Anderson returned to the band.
When Mårten Cedergran decided to focus on a career as a tattoo artist and left the band in 2003, guitarists Christian Määttä and Richard Andersson took over the vocals and continued as a four-member band. Bombshell Rocks then released The Conclusion in 2005 on Finnish label Combatrock Industry, US label Sailorsgrave Records and UK label Household Name Rec. The band also toured Japan for the first time in 2007 and 2008 with the release of this record.
In 2012 the band announced that Mårten Cedergran was back in the band, once again as the lead vocalist and lead frontman. They did their first show together after a decade on Millencolin 20 Year Festival in Örebro, Sweden. The band recently announced on their website that they will play Brazil in December 2013 for the first time and also that a new EP will be released on San Francisco based label Pirates Press Records. It seems like the band is working on a new album, set to be released in 2014.
Truth
Bombshell Rocks Lyrics
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I see the woman I trust in the arms of the enemy
I want some answers and I want them now
It all goes down on Liquor Street where my patience is put to trial
I got myself, I got myself to wait
Myself, I see me set it slow
I put myself, I put myself to shame
I see I fucked up in the system, calling up all night
In a bad situation, coming up from the restaurant
I should have known everything was gonna be all right
At this point I'm way beyond the art of thinking straight
The lyrics to Bombshell Rocks's song Truth tells the story of a man who is out in the city on Liquor Street when he sees the woman he trusts in the arms of the enemy. He craves to know what's going on and demands answers, but he knows he has to deal with his patience, which is being put to the trial. The lyrics suggest that the man is angry and frustrated and that he wants some explanations immediately.
The second verse implies that the man has been caught up in the system, and he's been calling up all night. He finds himself in a bad situation, coming up from a restaurant, and he feels like he should have known better. He's at the point where he's way beyond the art of thinking straight, which means that he's so overwhelmed with his emotions that he can no longer make sound judgments. The song's theme seems to be about betrayal and one's desire to know the truth, no matter how difficult it might be.
Line by Line Meaning
Tonight I'm out in the city down on Liquor Street
The singer is currently in the city on a street deemed Liquor Street
I see the woman I trust in the arms of the enemy
The singer sees a woman they trust hugging or being close with someone they consider an enemy
I want some answers and I want them now
The singer desires answers promptly
It all goes down on Liquor Street where my patience is put to trial
The events and situations that are occurring on Liquor Street are testing the artist's tolerance and patience levels
I got myself, I got myself to wait
The artist has only themselves to rely on and must wait for something
Myself, I see me set it slow
The singer sees themselves taking things at a slower pace
I put myself, I put myself to shame
The singer feels embarrassed or ashamed by their own actions
The only way I know
The artist feels like this is the only way they know how to act or behave
I see I fucked up in the system, calling up all night
The artist realizes they made a mistake within a particular framework and have been up all night trying to resolve it
In a bad situation, coming up from the restaurant
The artist is in a challenging scenario and is leaving from a restaurant
I should have known everything was gonna be all right
The singer believes that they should have had faith that everything would work out in the end
At this point I'm way beyond the art of thinking straight
The artist is currently in a state where they do not have the clarity of thought to properly process what is happening around them
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: SEBASTIAN LIND
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GaribaldiInTheMaking
Punk O Rama! Great song...wish punk still sounded like this
Undifined Jellybean
Punk O Rama 4 is the best one. No discussion.
Oliviero Olmi
Respect to the Rocks
DrunkInPubl1c
The will the message And a request for something to do Watch the movement It attracts the fighting few There's fear in their eyes Fear of something new Fear of the conviction, of me and you
AnarchyDave
Damn, this is pretty good... :)
Luiz Gustavo Souto Moreira
manerão ae!
Tomas Solis
Good old days
razcue
dam they r bad ass!
Pablo Hellmund
awesome
SerHumanoLozano
last time i heard this was freshman year