Originally comprising vocalist, bassist and songwriter Duff McKagan (formerly of Guns N' Roses), guitarist Michael Barragan (formerly of Plexi), guitarist Dez Cadena (formerly of Black Flag) and drummer Taz Bentley (formerly of The Reverend Horton Heat), the band released Episode 1999: Live in 1999.
In 2000, McKagan began recording Dark Days, which was released in 2001, with drummer Geoff Reading (formerly of New American Shame and Green Apple Quick Step) and Dave Dederer (formerly of The Presidents of the United States of America) with additional guitar parts added by touring guitarist Mike Squires (formerly of Nevada Bachelors and Harvey Danger). For the tour, bassist Jeff Rouse (formerly of Alien Crime Syndicate) was added to the group. During the tour, both Squires and Rouse left to rejoin Alien Crime Syndicate with gutiarist Dave Kushner, formerly of Wasted Youth and Electric Love Hogs, and bassist George Stuart Dahlquist, formerly of Asva and Burning Witch, replacing them.
With both McKagan and Kushner going on to form Velvet Revolver with McKagan's former Guns N' Roses bandmates, Slash and Matt Sorum, and then former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland in 2002, Loaded were put on semi-hiatus with the band playing a few shows each year with former members Rouse and Squires returning to the group.
Loaded regrouped in 2008, with the lineup still consisting of McKagan, Squires, Rouse and Reading. The band released extended play Wasted Heart in September in support of their UK/European tour. The follow up to Dark Days, Sick, was released on April 7, 2009 and charted at number 43 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart. A tour of the US and Europe as well as South America followed along with stints supporting Black Stone Cherry and Mötley Crüe.
In September 2009, drummer Reading announced his departure from the group with Isaac Carpenter, formerly of Loudermilk, Gosling and The Exies, announced as his replacement. The group are currently working on new material for their next release.
Follow Me to Hell
Duff McKagan's Loaded Lyrics
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I think I'd take a rope and I'd make you a noose,
Watch you kick and flail as you take your last breath,
If the fall first didn't break your neck
To break your curse,
I'd go one worse,
I'd rid your type,
For all the hurt, and all the pain,
You feel no wrath, you take no blame,
For what it's worth, I wish you no well,
And I'm going first, follow me to hell,
Follow me to hell, follow me to hell, follow me to hell
You're an animal that just should have been left caged,
A no good mother fucker with a black and twisted brain,
If I knew first about your deviant plan,
I would have warned that girl about the evils of man
To break your curse,
I'd go one worse,
I'd rid your type,
Exterminate
For all the hurt, and all the pain,
You feel no wrath, you take no blame,
For what it's worth, I wish you no well,
And I'm going first, follow me to hell,
Follow me to hell, follow me to hell, follow me to hell
The song "Follow Me to Hell" by Duff McKagan's Loaded is a hard-hitting, angry song about seeking revenge against someone who has caused a lot of pain and hurt. The lyrics reveal a deep anger and desire for justice, with the singer imagining what they would do if they crossed paths with this person again. They want to exact a brutal punishment, hanging them from a rope and watching them struggle until they die. The singer makes it clear that they feel no sympathy for this person and wish only for their suffering.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "follow me to hell" over and over, suggesting that the singer is so determined to confront this person and seek revenge that they are willing to go to any lengths, even if it means descending into hell itself. The verses talk about the evil nature of this person, describing them as an "animal" with a "black and twisted brain". The singer seems to believe that this person is beyond redemption and that the only way to stop them from hurting others is to remove them from the world entirely.
Overall, "Follow Me to Hell" is a deeply emotional and powerful song that captures the sense of anger, betrayal, and desire for justice that can arise when someone has been deeply hurt by another person's actions.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't know what I'd do if I ran into you,
Encountering you brings out a violent and vindictive urge in me.
I think I'd take a rope and I'd make you a noose,
I'd like to see you dead by hanging.
Watch you kick and flail as you take your last breath,
I want to savour your agony as you die.
If the fall first didn't break your neck
Hanging may not be painful enough for you, so I want you to suffer even more.
To break your curse,
You have a pattern of destructive behaviour or influence that needs to be stopped.
I'd go one worse,
I'd take even harsher measures to end your negative impact.
I'd rid your type,
I would eradicate others like you from society.
Exterminate
Eliminate you and those like you entirely.
For all the hurt, and all the pain,
You have caused significant emotional damage to others.
You feel no wrath, you take no blame,
You are oblivious to the consequences of your actions and have no remorse.
For what it's worth, I wish you no well,
I have no sympathy or kindness for you.
And I'm going first, follow me to hell,
I'm willing to lead the way in punishing you, even if it means going to hell.
Follow me to hell, follow me to hell, follow me to hell
I want you to suffer the same fate as me and ultimately go to hell.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: DUFF MC KAGAN, ISAAC HEATH CARPENTER, JEFFREY JOHN ROUSE, MICHAEL JAMES SQUIRES
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