The group wrote a six song album that was released originally on the small imprint Union Mill before being put out by Nottingham label Earache Records. Before the deal was made however guitarist Steve Watson was fired and replaced by Dean Berry. The band's second album Our Problem was released to high acclaim. The next release, We've Learned Nothing, was a split CD with Japanese doom metal band Church of Misery that was put out by Man's Ruin Records. In 1999 the band played the Dynamo Festival in the Netherlands and shortly after Jim Rushby left the band and was replaced by ex-Acrimony guitarist Stu O'Hara. However due to a variety of personal and industry problems the band split in September 1999.
Justin, Jim and Johnny went on to form the short-lived Armour of God while Dean, Doug and Stu formed Dukes of Nothing. Steve has played in Helvis. Johnny then formed My War and Murder One before suffering a fatal heart attack in the summer of 2002. Justin has since played in an array of bands that include Borknagar, Silver Ginger Five, Hard To Swallow (also with Jim), Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine, British doom titans Electric Wizard and now plays in Crippled Black Phoenix. Dean played for the underground post-doom / sludge group Capricorns (signed on Lee Dorrian's Rise Above Records), while Stu went on to play in Black Eye Riot. He's now playing with Acrimony members in a yet to be named stoner-groove outfit. Jim currently plays in Geriatric Unit. A live and rare tracks album entitled Ruined by Idiots was released in 2003 on Maniac Beast Records.
Big Loader
Iron Monkey Lyrics
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Coughin' up a load
And your father
Crippled black phoenix
Never fed
I'd love to chew teates-o-scylla
Denial rots, spores open and fire looms
Alienating rare answers
Scat matrix disasters
Kneel worm, you rat fucker
Gene pox nero
Faeces idolatry gun
Testosterone jack-on
Piss leaks from wounds
Balls burst from the fucking cancers
Ape vermin running wild
Bloated with fear
Men in brown coats commit
Undetectable exterminations
As the laughter prevails of the
Fuckin' mess
The lyrics to Iron Monkey's "Big Loader" are quite intense and difficult to interpret, as they seem to be a collection of disjointed images and phrases that create an overall mood of violence, decay, and despair. The opening lines refer to an abuse victim with a head wound who is coughing up a load, suggesting a sense of physical and emotional trauma. The reference to the father being a crippled black phoenix who never fed adds to the sense of neglect and hopelessness, as well as a possible reference to addiction or mental illness.
The imagery becomes more surreal and disturbing in the subsequent lines, with references to denial rotting, spores opening, and fire looming. The heads bursting and liquid palms flowing suggest a sense of bodily decay and disintegration, while alienating rare answers and scat matrix disasters hint at some sort of environmental or societal breakdown. The phrase "kneel worm, you rat fucker" further emphasizes the sense of violence and degradation, while the gene pox nero and faeces idolatry gun suggest a world in which disease and decay have become fetishized and weaponized.
The final lines refer to men in brown coats committing undetectable exterminations as the laughter prevails of the fuckin' mess. This could be interpreted as a reference to some sort of fascist or totalitarian regime that is systematically eliminating those who do not fit into its vision of society, while reveling in the chaos and destruction it has wrought. Overall, the lyrics to "Big Loader" paint a bleak and disturbing picture of a world gone mad with violence, decay, and degradation.
Line by Line Meaning
Mine is abuse, silage head wound
I have experienced abuse and have a wound on my head that was caused by perhaps decaying organic matter
Coughin' up a load
I am coughing up something gross and unpleasant
And your father
I am directly addressing someone's father, but it is unclear why
Crippled black phoenix
I am describing a mythical creature, perhaps referring to someone or something overcoming adversity
Never fed
This creature has never been nourished or taken care of
I'd love to chew teates-o-scylla
I express a desire to consume a type of mythical creature, which may be a metaphor for something else entirely
Denial rots, spores open and fire looms
Refusing to acknowledge the truth is damaging and threatening
Heads burst and liquid palms flow
Something explosive and violent is happening
Alienating rare answers
The truth is difficult to find and understand, and it causes us to feel disconnected from others
Scat matrix disasters
Something chaotic and messy is happening, possibly related to feces
Kneel worm, you rat fucker
I am directly addressing someone and insulting them in a vulgar manner
Gene pox nero
I am describing something that has damaged our genes and is causing harm
Faeces idolatry gun
I describe a weapon that is fueled by feces, which may be a metaphor
Testosterone jack-on
I am referring to an increased level of aggression or sexual energy due to testosterone
Piss leaks from wounds
I am experiencing unpleasant bodily fluid leakage from open wounds
Balls burst from the fucking cancers
Cancer is causing testicles to explode
Ape vermin running wild
Wild and uncontrollable primates are causing chaos
Bloated with fear
We are overwhelmed with an intense feeling of fear
Men in brown coats commit
Unnamed men in brown coats are committing an unknown crime
Undetectable exterminations
An unknown method of extermination is being used that cannot be detected
As the laughter prevails of the
There is laughter in the midst of this unsettling situation
Fuckin' mess
The situation in question is chaotic and unpleasant
Contributed by Taylor V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@TheIronMonkey616
This and bad year are my favourite songs to play along to, this band should've got more credit, so gnarly they are up there with eyehategod as one of the heaviest of all time, shame no one knows about them. Awesome band tragic how it all ended :(
@MrLewisFloydHenry
This album is a crushingly heavy unrelenting listen that grooves hard.
@deadnabeg4834
Man i'm literally obsessed with this riff
@maddoxsane4946
Easy and fun as fuck to play too!
@diaolchen
La voce di Morrow é la cosa piu brutale che abbia mai sentito...ci sta...come del resto i riff di chitarra bestiali e la sessione ritmica non da meno...chissa che bomba vederli live negli anni '90/'00....
@codybroken
These guys murder it!
@andyvoiceofreason8893
this track warrants 100 million views too cool..
@gargantuantoxicwastedevour2061
Gibbon dream was rushbys first band.they were so powerful when they played live they had to be tied down.the drummer was insane powercritey made guitar perfectionthis kid called tom from ackworth tried to join but he wasn't good enough
@bernardinomendoza9211
🐒 Great song, great band
@SpineofgodIX
Always one of the best.