In 2003, Klayton independently released the self-titled debut Celldweller album, and reached 17 on the Billboard Internet Sales Chart. The album garnered Top 40 Metal Radio charting, and the track “I Believe You” reached 11 on the R&R Alternative Specialty Show Chart. The debut album also received 7 awards at the 2004 Just Plain Folks Music Awards, including: Producer of the Year and Album of the Year. Guest appearances included Jarrod Montague of Taproot and mixes by Ben Grosse and Grant Mohrman.
During Summer ‘06, Klayton co-wrote and performed the Theme Song to long-time friend Criss Angel’s A&E Television Show Mindfreak, co-produced the Mindfreak CD Soundtrack, created a remix to, co-starred in a music video for the theme song, and also made a cameo appearance on a Mindfreak episode. Incidently, Criss Angel was the one to dub Scott "Klay" because of his ability to shape sound as a sculptor molds clay.
Klayton’s fierce electronic programming & production skills have captured the minds of the electronic music world as seen in the full page feature of the February ‘06 edition of Keyboard Magazine and a recent appearance for Apple Computer’s Logic Pro audio software at Remix Hotel LA. Klayton has also received special attention from EQ Magazine & Keyboard Magazine as co-sponsors of the Celldweller Remix Competition v2.0 - Take It & Break It. The Take It and Break It competition is still on going, with voting on round 3 scheduled to end on Feb. 13th. CDs with the finalist and winning mixes are currently available (see information below).
Klayton has also captured the interest of the Film/TV industry after having licensed every track from the Debut Celldweller album. Credits include: “Spider-man 3 ”, “Doom”, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”, and many other notables. Though his new album has yet to be released, he had already licensed "Birthright", the first single for that album, to Warner Brothers for usage in the Speedracer original trailer, www.speedracerthemovie.com. Birthright is currently available for free download from the Fixt Music Store, store.fixtmusic.com .
The Celldweller live show is a fusion of performance art, rave culture, and the raw energy of a rock show, entirely synchronized to projected video. Brought to life by members Klayton (Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion, Eyris, Programming), Dale Van Norman (Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Backing Vocals), Kem (Bass, Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion, Backing Vocals) and Cais (Acoustic & Electronic Drums and Percussion) the show is driven by multi-instrumental performances, including mass percussion ensembles with the incorporation of trance/electronic elements.
Klayton is currently preparing the next Celldweller release, which promises to be another effort towards breaking stereotypical genre boundaries. The new album will feature a cover version of the Bee Gee’s hit “Tragedy” along with new tracks “Louder Than Words,” “Blackstar,” “The Lucky One,” and “So Long Sentiment.” With each track, Klayton continues to redefine the Celldweller vision, while maintaining his signature sound. The album was slated for a 2008 release.
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Tough Guy
Celldweller Lyrics
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Mind outdated
Your opinion's overrated
Everyone else can say
You're just a pussy
The lyrics of "Tough Guy" by Celldweller reflect the feeling of superiority that some people may possess, leading them to belittle others. The opening lines "Head inflated, mind outdated" describe a mindset that is fixated on its own self-importance, not being open to new ideas or other viewpoints. The line "Your opinion's overrated" indicates that the person thinks very highly of themselves and their opinions, and may dismiss others as inferior or insignificant.
The second part of the chorus "Everyone else can say, You're just a pussy" shows the tough guy character is threatened by others and will retaliate when he perceives an attack. The lyrics imply that the only way he can defend his fragile ego is through physical aggression. The song suggests that this behavior is not an appropriate or acceptable way to handle conflicts and contribute to society.
Interestingly, the song was initially featured in a WWE video game called Smackdown Vs. Raw 2007. The lyrics of the song are printed inside the album artwork along with a warning that reads "This music is not intended for pacifier-sucking wimps." And while "Tough Guy" is a standalone single, it is also included as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of Celldweller self-titled album released in 2003.
Line by Line Meaning
Head inflated
You believe you are superior and better than others.
Mind outdated
Your thoughts and ideas are old-fashioned and obsolete.
Your opinion's overrated
Your viewpoints are not as important or valuable as you think they are.
Everyone else can say
The thoughts and feelings of others about you are equally valid.
You're just a pussy
You are cowardly and weak, unlike those who face challenges fearlessly.
Contributed by Julian F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Vader3123
"Way too naughty for Heaven and way to holy for hell." That was amazing.
@robertmaier6570
Sounds like a Metal - Dubstep mix. Thats awesome
@ssada206
Robert Maier thats a genre called industrial
@nyrian1892
bdog 705 he has a point, you don't hear wubwubs in industrial that much really. I think Cell and Blue Stahli have their own genre
@ssada206
Nyrian doesn't need to contain dubstep wobbles to be classified as Industrial :P
@icecoremusic
bdog 705 Synth Rock is the right apellation.
@ssada206
***** actually this song is classified as ''drumstep'' i bought the digital copy of this and the genre label is drumstep, synth rock is really different from this, synth rock isnt usually done with an actual guitar, its synthesized
like celldwellers song ''the lucky one'' one of the sounds in that is a guitar but synthesized, that is a good example of synth rock
@ThePolskejsalam
Driving stolen red Störer with Knife 87.8 with Tough Guy playing on. While having 5 stars 🤘
@engineerkiber8543
xD
@marksturm6568
That's the good stuff, but i would prefer an eunomia.