Their sophomore album, Suck Out The Poison, was released on October 3rd, 2006, featuring more raspy vocals.It received mixed reviews from long-time fans due to a major difference in vocalist Schuylar Croom's vocals and is still disputed to this day.
In 2009, He Is Legend announced that they will be taking a musical sabbatical in the forest surrounding North Carolina recording studio, Warrior Sound Studio. They also claimed that the material written during this hiatus will be used to create a record "literally made of solid gold (figuratively speaking).The bands latest album, It Hates You was released on July 21, 2009.
*The bands roots reach back into the late 1990's when Adam Tanbouz, Steven Bache, Matt Williams, guitarist McKenzie Bell, and vocalist Schuyler Croom began writing and performing around Wilmington, NC. In 2003, having previously played under the names of Stronghold, No One Wins, and The Uriah Omen, the name He Is Legend was adopted by members Tanbouz, Bache, Bell, Croom, and Williams. After releasing their first EP in June of 2004 entitled 91025, the band signed on with Solid State Records and released their first full length album in November. I Am Hollywood was a massive success and the band immediately began to experience a surge in popularity that extended far beyond their NC roots. After almost two years of extensive touring in the United States and Europe, the band temporarily relocated to California to record their next release. Suck Out the Poison was released on October 3, 2006 and triggered mixed reviews from long-time fans. It was evident, however, that the band believed firmly in the album and as a result were largely indifferent to often cruel criticisms from offended fans. Their confident, care-free response is portrayed in their music video "Attack of the Dungeon Witch" which was released in March of 2007. Soon after the release of Suck Out the Poison, guitarist McKenzie Bell left the band without explanation and was eventually replaced by guitarist Mitch Marlow (previously of Classic Case). Bell later joined the band Bloodjinn.In February 2008, it was announced that Mitch Marlow was no longer a member of He Is Legend, and would be replaced with Worth Weaver. Marlow is now playing guitar for Filter.
Debates abouts whether or not He Is Legend is a Christian group have been fueled by the fact that Solid State Records is a Christian record label. While Croom and other members of the band have claimed to be followers of Christ, the band has made it clear that they are not collectively a Christian band in the FAQ section on their website saying that, "We are in no way a Christian band... We all enjoy music, we all enjoy playing our instruments, so if we had to be classified as anything it would be a 'band' band or 'music' band."
He Is Legend has confirmed that they are not nor ever have been a christian and have since left Solid-State records for NC based Tragic Hero Records.
*[Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Is_Legend]
The Seduction
He Is Legend Lyrics
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I'll turn around again, Paint over pictures on the wall
I can't believe she gave me alcohol
I thought of Jezebel
Hung from a wrecking ball to see a fashion show
I think you knew me so well
Juliet you know you want it!
I've been receiving strange phone calls from the city
I will not extend my hand to the general
And I do not think the people will remember us
I hung from a wrecking ball to see your fashion show
I think you know me well
I'm still receiving strange phone calls from the city
And I will not extend my hand to the general
And I do not think the people will remember us
I hung from a wrecking ball to see your fashion show
I think you knew me well
I've been jumping over buildings, I've been sleeping in the street
"Mr. Jones" will be right with you if you would just have a seat
Well I'll meet you at the river where we both can clear our heads
I think we would look great dead.
I've got to find the princess, she's in another castle
I'm dancing with the Capulet
We're so "crazy in love"
Juliet you know you want it!
The lyrics of He Is Legend's song, The Seduction, tell a story of a man looking for a woman, who may or may not be real or may have disappeared. He is confused and unsure of where he is going, and he keeps receiving strange phone calls from the city. The man seems to have a drinking problem, which he attributes to the woman, whom he calls Jezebel, giving him alcohol. He reminisces about hanging from a wrecking ball, a metaphorical image that suggests he is stuck and helpless, to see someone's fashion show, perhaps the same woman he is searching for. The repetition of the line "I think you knew me well" suggests that he is talking to the woman who may know him better than he knows himself.
The song's chorus, which repeats the line, "Juliet you know you want it" is a reference to Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet." The man likens himself to Romeo, who is in love with Juliet, and believes he is seducing her. The repeated use of the name Juliet is also a direct reference to the play, as Juliet is Romeo's love interest. The line "I've got to find the princess, she's in another castle" is a reference to the video game, Super Mario Bros., where the singer, Mario, has to rescue Princess Toadstool from Bowser, his arch-nemesis. The line is used to suggest that the woman the man is looking for is not in the place he expects her to be.
Line by Line Meaning
Where did she go I do not know, And which direction was it snowing?
I am clueless about the whereabouts of the girl I was with and the direction it was snowing.
I'll turn around again, Paint over pictures on the wall
I will give it another chance while forgetting the past.
I can't believe she gave me alcohol
I am surprised that she gave me alcohol.
I thought of Jezebel
I thought of a wicked woman.
Hung from a wrecking ball to see a fashion show
I went out of my way to see her fashion show.
I think you knew me so well
I think you understood me really well.
Juliet you know you want it!
You, Juliet, know that you want it!
I've been receiving strange phone calls from the city
I have been getting weird phone calls from the city.
I will not extend my hand to the general
I am not willing to shake hands with those in power.
And I do not think the people will remember us
I don't think that people will remember us.
I hung from a wrecking ball to see your fashion show
I went out of my way to see your fashion show.
I think you know me well
I think you understood me really well.
I'm still receiving strange phone calls from the city
I am still getting weird phone calls from the city.
I've been jumping over buildings, I've been sleeping in the street
I have been doing crazy things like jumping over buildings and sleeping in the street.
"Mr. Jones" will be right with you if you would just have a seat
Someone named Mr. Jones will attend to you soon if you have a seat.
Well I'll meet you at the river where we both can clear our heads
Let's meet at the river to get clarity.
I think we would look great dead.
I think we would look good dead.
I've got to find the princess, she's in another castle
I need to find the girl I like, but she's with someone else.
I'm dancing with the Capulet
I am dancing with someone from the rival family.
We're so "crazy in love"
We are so in love that it's crazy.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALEXANDRE MICHEL GERARD DESPLAT
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@CerealKiller77777
It's 2021 and this album holds up very very well
@gregpierce4981
its still in my normal album rotation. excellent all the way through
@justanotherguy2225
Still listen to this CD on a regular
@JakeLuden
Listening to it in 2020 really makes me appreciate how ahead of the times they were. Absolutely insane that they made this album in 03-04
@brandonkyer2541
@@gregpierce4981 always bugged me how low the volume was though :/
@ethangrove3962
2021 and it's still good.
@danbochman
" ... and I do not think the people will remember us.. "
I remember you mate
@thealmightyvilliam
Still one of my favorite songs of all time...actually this whole album is just ridiculous
@Jpinedo777
I want to reiterate that in 2020, the whole work of art of this album is mind blowing.
@thealmightyvilliam
@@Jpinedo777 Still rock it all the time