Their debut release was the "Lifeless" EP on Life Sentence Records. They followed this with a full-length album titled "Yesterday Is Time Killed" on Cedargate Records. Upon switching to Trustkill Records, they recorded their 2000 album Until The Ink Runs Out. For their next album, "Best Of", the band re-recorded much of their earlier, out of print, material. The music style of the band changed a lot since their 2002 debut "Vanity", which birthed a music video single for "You Broke Like Glass" which played in heavy rotation via MTV2's Headbangers Ball. Eighteen Visions then released "Obsession" in 2004 which would be their last album for Trustkill Records.
On July 18 2006 they released a self-titled album through Epic Records. Their single "Victim" climbed the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, and was the official theme song of WWE Vengeance that year.
Eighteen Visions broke up in April 2007.
On February 9, 2017, an official Instagram account of the band was launched, with James Hart, Keith Barney, and Trevor Friedrich being tagged on the first picture which contained the message, "the countdown begins..." All three members uploaded the same picture onto their respective private accounts as well. They continued to share studio footage and a teaser of a new song. Mick Kenney (Anaal Nathrakh) was revealed to be producing, mixing, and mastering the band's comeback record at his Huntington Beach, CA studio The Barracks.
On April 20, 2017, ten years from the day of their farewell show at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, the band confirmed details surrounding their comeback album XVIII, which would be released on June 2 via Rise Records. They also released a full stream and music video for "Oath." They released a second single, "Crucified," on May 9 with a lyric video. Both songs are under 2 minutes in length and marked the return of heavy screaming as a prominent element of the band's sound. The band also confirmed that one of the album's tracks, "Live Again," is a tribute to the late former bassist Mick Morris. The third single released was "The Disease, the Decline, and Wasted Time" on May 25.
In June 2017, it was revealed that Ken Floyd couldn't take part in the reunion due to his full-time job as a tour manager for Zedd. It was also reported that the band decided not to replace Mick Morris with another bassist out of respect for him. Instead, his bass tracks will be used at live shows for the songs released prior to 2017. Keith Barney, however, ruled out the possibility of any extensive touring in the near future due to full-time jobs that band members have.
XVIII was released as planned on June 2, 2017, coinciding with the release of a music video for "Live Again" and a show at The Observatory in Santa Ana with Retox and Seizures.
Gorgeous
Eighteen Visions Lyrics
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One gaze of deep green eyes is all I see.
We don't need to meet to know.
You're all the same to me I hope.
One touch of fingertips is all I feel.
One kiss from your sweet lips is all I taste.
We don't need to meet to know.
You're all the same to me I hope.
To know of your typicality.
We don't need to meet to know.
You're all the same to me I hope.
The lyrics of Eighteen Visions's song Gorgeous convey the idea that physical appearance and superficial qualities are all that matter, and that deeper connections are unnecessary. The singer describes how they judge people solely on their appearance and stereotype them, hoping that everyone is the same to them. The opening lines, "One whisper from your breath is all I hear. One gaze of deep green eyes is all I see." convey the idea that the singer is fixated on physical characteristics and ignores everything else, including the person's personality and character.
The lyrics continue with, "One touch of fingertips is all I feel. One kiss from your sweet lips is all I taste." suggesting that the singer is living for the moment and disregards any meaningful connection that might arise, just as long as they get to experience physical pleasure. There is no need to delve deeper and form intimate relationships as the singer appears uninterested in getting to know anyone beyond their surface-level qualities.
The song takes a darker turn with, "One scorn from all your wrath is all I need. To know of your typicality." implying that the singer has become jaded and cynical. They expect disappointment from people, and any negative interaction just reinforces their belief that everyone is the same, contributing to their misguided notion of what makes a person worth knowing.
Line by Line Meaning
One whisper from your breath is all I hear.
I am only focused on the breath of the person I desire.
One gaze of deep green eyes is all I see.
I am captivated by the striking green eyes of the person I desire.
We don't need to meet to know.
I believe I know everything about the person without having met them.
You're all the same to me I hope.
I have a cynical view that most people are similar and I hope the person I desire is not an exception.
One touch of fingertips is all I feel.
The briefest touch from the person I desire fills me with intense sensation.
One kiss from your sweet lips is all I taste.
The taste of their lips in a single kiss is everything I desire.
One scorn from all your wrath is all I need.
The rejection from the person's anger is enough for me to see their true nature.
To know of your typicality.
I use the person's negative reaction to confirm my belief that they are just like everyone else.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: KEITH BARNEY, KENNETH W FLOYD, JAMES STEPHEN HART, MICK MORRIS, BRANDAN SEBASTIAN SCHIEPPATI
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