Grip Inc. was a groove/thrash metal band, and a side project of drummer Dav… Read Full Bio ↴Grip Inc. was a groove/thrash metal band, and a side project of drummer Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Fantômas), German producer Waldemar Sorychta and British singer Gus Chambers.

The band was formed in 1993 under the name Grip as a five-piece band featuring former Overkill bass player Bobby Gustafson on second guitar. After Gustafson and bass player Chaz Grimaldi left the band, Grip Inc hired Jason Viebrooks (Heathen) and recorded their first album, The Power Of Inner Strength. The release of the album was followed by European tour with Motörhead and, later, with Kreator. After releasing their second album in 1997, Viebrooks was replaced by Stuart Carruthers.

The release of their third album, Solidify, in 1999 was followed by a co-headlining tour with Italian band Lacuna Coil (one of the many bands produced by Sorychta). Despite Dave Lombardo's return in Slayer in 2001, Grip Inc released a fourth album in 2004.

Since then, Sorychta founded Eyes Of Eden and Enemy Of the Sun while Gus Chamber joined Squealer A.D.. On 16th August 2008, Gus Chambers joined Enemy Of The Sun on stage for an exclusive Grip Inc. oriented set In Bochum (Germany).

Unfortunately, Gus Chambers passed away on October 13, 2008 at the age of 52. Chambers, who resided in Coventry, England, reportedly took his own life.

Discography

The Power of Inner Strength (1995)
Nemesis (1997)
Solidify (1999)
Incorporated (2004)

Savage Seas
Grip Inc. Lyrics

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I am the beginning of creation
I am the one who gave you life
Depending on 3% of my body, fear me
Or I will grip you from below, to
Saturate you
Suffocate you
Smash the foundation of life
Burn me but only at the surface

Don't waste your sacrifice on me
The damage is done
Choking with black corrosive pollution
Rubbing salt in your wounds, I will arise to
Destroy you
Demolish you
Rip up, the foundation of life
Grip you, from below
Grip you, from below
Annihilate you

Obliterate you
Flood the foundation of life

Overall Meaning

The first stanza of the song Savage Seas by Grip Inc. introduces us to the powerful force of nature that is the sea. The lines "I am the beginning of creation, I am the one who gave you life" suggest that the sea can be seen as a supreme being, the origin of all life on Earth. The following line "Depending on 3% of my body, fear me" refers to the fact that despite covering 70% of the planet, the sea is only 3% salt water, yet it still exerts a tremendous influence on life on earth. The chorus ("Grip you from below, saturate you, suffocate you, smash the foundation of life") is a warning that the sea is a powerful and unpredictable force that can cause devastation and destruction.

The second stanza of the song talks about the damage that humans have done to the sea through pollution and environmental degradation. The line "Choking with black corrosive pollution" describes how we are slowly killing the sea with chemicals, plastic waste and other pollutants. The sea is personified as an avenging force, with the lines "Rubbing salt in your wounds, I will arise to destroy you, demolish you, rip up the foundation of life." This paints the sea as a force of nature that is rising up against humanity for the damage we've done, a warning that if we continue to pollute and damage the environment, the sea will take its revenge.

Line by Line Meaning

I am the beginning of creation
I am the force that initiated the universe's existence

I am the one who gave you life
I am the reason that living beings exist

Depending on 3% of my body, fear me
Although only a small portion of me can be dangerous, you should still be afraid of me

Or I will grip you from below, to
Otherwise, I will suddenly and forcefully take hold of you from underneath

Saturate you
I will completely fill you up, leaving no room for anything else

Suffocate you
I will restrict your breathing, making it hard to survive

Smash the foundation of life
I will break apart the fundamental elements that enable life to exist

Burn me but only at the surface
You can destroy me, but only on the outside layer

Don't waste your sacrifice on me
It's pointless to offer yourself as a sacrifice to me

The damage is done
The harm has already been caused

Choking with black corrosive pollution
I am being strangled by toxic contamination that's eating away at me