LA MUERTE NECROLOGY:

1984: 4 men - 4 riders of the apocalypse. A pre… Read Full Bio ↴LA MUERTE NECROLOGY:

1984: 4 men - 4 riders of the apocalypse. A press release without compromise: “La Muerte, gravediggers dispossessed unfortunate toads legitimate Homeric warriors of a schizophrenic nephritic crusade in a malevolent country, place of delirium and hate of odious persecution, of blood vomited by immense suppurating wounds...”

1984: a record: THE SURREALIST MYSTERY, Dali expo in the ears. Crossover against nature between Belgium and Spain. Inquisition and putrid rock'n'roll: La Muerte makes the abscess in the blues, stinking mouth, and spits and covers Wild Thing. Compared very quickly to Birthday party, Foetus or the Stooges, they sensibly well transport the same resonant extreme image. Yet in some years they become synonymous of the last limit, passing in horror their terrifying eldest. A big part of the specialized international critique doesn't dry up of praises, Belgium is going to follow, and La Muerte becomes quickly a cult group and a reference of the Belgian underground rock.

1985: AND THE MYSTERY GOES ON... The massacre found its goldsmiths and the bleach confirms its new use: the mouth bath. Single of the week in the N.M.E. The waltz of drummers and tours through Europe can begin...

1986: PEEP SHOW / LUCIFER SAM: One live side/one studio side. Syd Barrett disfigured by vitriol. The set of iconoclastic homage’s initiated with Wild Thing is spreading.

1987: EVERY SOUL BY SIN OPPRESSED: over-explored blues roots, Every Soul... impersonate the poor lonesome cowboy who has difficulty leaving his place near the fire. Pay attention, the big cities are not far and the motorcycles are not going to linger to definitely serve new settings to the 4 horsemen. The presence of ARNO at the harmonica reinforces the sulfurous ambiance, deliberately more rock/blues of La Muerte, as if it was necessary to get rid once for all with such a so tactile inspiration that it becomes painful: the hanged man oscillates and the sand pricks the eyes. It is the British period of the group with a simultaneous release in England, where they played with JESUS & The MARYCHAIN, full pages of interviews in MELODY MAKER and consort, as well as a John PEEL Session at the BBC.

1988: SCORPIO RISING: 4 pieces of which two soundtracks for psychotic trash movie. It will be used, in 1998, for the soundtrack (where one figures amongst others Gun Club & Nick Cave) of the movie, Doctor Chance, with Joe Strummer (Dominique De Ruddere will illustrate ‘Hombre Complicados ' also with compositions of the band). With this e.p. entitled from a movie of Corman, La Muerte entered in an irreversible referential system. The pictures of the death, road and urban violence glued to the skin. P.I.A.S. releases the CD, Black God White Devil that covers almost all the vinyl releases of the band on Soundwork records.

1989: DEATH RACE 2000: more rock and heavier than ever. La Muerte gets excited, blasphemes, kills, mutilates itself and especially ... drives. They crash for cash. It is the time to when Marc du Marais confesses the use of squalid news items to write his lyrics. As well as marginal literary techniques such as “the cut-up” or “le cadavre exquis”. It is also the year of a first (others will follow) full Brussels’ Ancienne Belgique, the most prestigious venue in town. The year of a memorable tour through Europe, finishing in Switzerland with a common tour Young Gods/Muerte; as well as the bombing threats of the Parisian concert, by the extremists French Catholics for “Ecoute cette Prière”.

1990: EXPERIMENT IN TERROR: the standards that La Muerte listens to in secret are finally revealed to the world. Entirely constituted of covers, this album permit to observe La Muerte on imposed musical constructions. The treatment of the clichés is again perfect, confirm the gravediggers in their quest of the absolute trashing.

1991: KUSTOM KAR KOMPETITION: frontal shock and killer alien, sunken chest and impact of bullet encircled with burnt flesh. Probably the most succeeded album. The three K of the album are only there for the sonority and especially to see how the Americans will receive this kick in the balls. Follow months and months of tour through Europe and the arrival of the 8th (!) and last drummer.

1994: RAW: ultimate testimony of La Muerte live. A farewell tour in the main capitals of Europe that will end by their hometown Brussels. This ultra long length CD unveils the last creations: Power, Cravacher, Blood on the Moon. As well as the active participation of Richard 242 and Arno. La Muerte chose to finish as it lived: rough and raw. Raw show us what La Muerte had become on stage, a road monster. To see the Death closely is a traumatic experience. It disappeared as it lived, howling...

D. Boyer – Feardrop (F)

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Serial Killer
La Muerte Lyrics

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Out of shadows
Stepped a man
Dangerous criminal
Pointed gun
At her head
Move your ass
And you're dead

Chorus:
I killed six times before
I'm not afraid to kill once more
As she slipped
Into the car
The voice man said
Move and you're dead
I've got a gun
Only one bullet

Chorus:
I killed six times before
I'm not afraid to kill once more

Don't look around
Turn off the light
If I feel cool
You'll be allright
This is my plan
I'll rob the bank

Chorus:
I killed six times before
I'm not afraid to kill once more
No one will hear you
If you scream
Feel the gunmetal
Like cold velvet
Thousand bucks for a bullet in your head

Chorus:

I killed six times before
I'm not afraid to kill once more

Overall Meaning

The song "Serial Killer" by La Muerte describes the thought process of a criminal on the verge of committing a crime. The lyrics describe a situation where a woman is threatened by the criminal with a gun, and despite being afraid, she goes along with the criminal's plan. The criminal boasts about having killed six times before and is not afraid to do it again. The entire chorus of the song simply repeats that sentiment: "I killed six times before, I'm not afraid to kill once more."

The lyrics highlight the fear and helplessness of the woman as she enters the car with the criminal. The criminal tries to calm her by asking her not to look around, turn off the light, and trust him that everything will be alright. The criminal's plan is to rob a bank, and the woman is the means to an end. The final lines of the song describe the impending doom of the woman as she feels the cold gunmetal and the criminal chillingly offers a thousand bucks for a bullet in her head.

Overall, the lyrics of "Serial Killer" by La Muerte are chilling and depict the perspective of a truly immoral and unrepentant individual. It's a stark reminder that such people exist in society, focused on their own agendas, with no regard for the consequences of their actions on others.

Line by Line Meaning

Out of shadows
Emerging from darkness

Stepped a man
A male figure appeared

Dangerous criminal
A person with a criminal history and potential for violence

Pointed gun
Held a weapon in the direction of another person

At her head
The weapon was directed towards her face

Move your ass
The criminal demanded action from the victim

And you're dead
The criminal threatened violence as a consequence of not complying

Chorus: I killed six times before
The criminal has killed six times in the past

I'm not afraid to kill once more
The criminal is not hesitant to kill again

As she slipped
As she entered the car

Into the car
She got into the car