After forming in 1999, No Assembly Required have spent several years fighting and striving for success in a scene that didn't want to acknowledge their presence. Ten years later they are still going strong. They have been dominating their genre not only, in Toronto or North America, but world wide. Thanks to technology, the internet has allowed No Assembly Required to reach out to countless fans all over the world to help spread the word of the band. The new album is finally upon us and "St. Petersburg" is set to break all personal records that their last releases "The Great Tribulation" and "Constructing The Machine" set for the band.
The band was formed when vocalist Luca Mele and guitarist System met on the internet and found that they shared the same musical vision and passion. Since then they have found bassist Paul Amaral and drummer Fernando Villalobos on the internet as well, so it was fitting that the band used the internet as their main source of promotion for all these years.
No Assembly Required, known to their army of fans simply as NAR has played countless shows all over the world with such national acts as: Damageplan, Machine Head, Staind, Devildriver, Ill Nino, 40 Below Summer, Spineshank, Powerman 5000, Sevendust, (hed)PE, Lacuna Coil, Avenged Sevenfold, Dog Fashion Disco, Byzantine, Skrape, Unloco, Factory 81, Memento, Flaw, Cave-In, Dope, Society 1, Smile Empty Soul, Ra, Drop Kick Murphys, Motograter, Clutch, Hotwire, Lo-Pro, Revis, God Forbid, E-Town Concrete, Mushroomhead, and many more. They have received great video rotation with their video for "Shove" on stations such as Much Music, MTV 2, MTV Canada, Edge TV, The WB, and even received 16 weeks of heavy rotation on Canadian rock station Much Loud. NAR has been getting much support from many of their musical peers world wide. Their debut album "Constructing The Machine" featured guest vocals from 40 Below Summer front man Max Illidge, while their last album "The Great Tribulation" featured guest vocals from Silverstein front man Shane Told.
The band describes themselves as "Intense Vibecore". The said genre seems to be a very fitting description after a little explanation. "Intense Vibecore is what we create. Our music is filled with emotion, passion, truthful and honest vibes. When you throw on our record, what ever thoughts, feelings, emotions that fill your mind at that moment when you hear our thoughts, our words, our sound, is what we are. Who are we to label things for people? Feel the vibe, feel what we create and judge for yourself", says front man Luca Mele. "If we call ourselves Metal, people will just complain when we throw in a mix of something else. We have elements of everything in our music. We have new school metal and old school metal influences in us, stuff from emo, hardcore, industrial, and death metal to stuff like pop, jazz, funk, alternative, and simple rock ‘n roll. So why bother putting us under a label? Intense Vibecore is whatever we are to the listener in their own respective world."
After ten years of trials and tribulations, "St. Petersburg" is finally here and it is a metal masterpiece. Rising from the ashes of their ten year tribulation, No Assembly Required offer us this work to show they are more driven now then ever before, and their passion for music cannot be stopped. No matter what happens along the way, no matter what the next ten years will hold, "St. Petersburg" is now, and while other bands wither away, NAR will remain metal titans on their rise to the top.
Pictures of You
No Assembly Required Lyrics
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Over these tree tops a fire thats bright
All that has happened will never be found
All of our suffering all of our thoughts
Promise me you'll never forget me, never forget the way i made you feel
I was alone and needing to feel you, always around you, ready for you again
You had your way, my life that you tasted, will you remember when you drive away
Pictures of you
Your words are not heard your love has no sound
I'm finding my reasons to cut you out
I wanted to save you i wanted your love
You had to abuse me you had to stop
Promise me you'll never forget me, never forget the way i made you feel
I was alone and needing to feel you, always around you, ready for you again
You went away, i begged you to stay but you didnt listen, you laughed and walked away
Dont run away, this night i'll remember in pictures forever, the same mistakes again
Pictures of you
Straight from the start
Straight from my heart
Ashes of memories
Promise me you'll never forget me, never forget the way i made you feel
I was alone and needing to feel you, always around you, ready for you again
Pictures of you
Dont run away, this night i'll remember in pictures forever, the same mistakes again
The song "Pictures of You" by No Assembly Required seems to be about a past lover who has hurt the singer deeply. The singer is reminiscing about the past, watching the lights over the trees at night, but all that has happened will never be found. They have suffered and had many thoughts about what went wrong, and the pain of their memories comes through in the lyrics.
The singer begs the lover never to forget them and the way they made them feel, but there is a sense of resignation in their voice. The lover had their way with the singer's life, tasted it and then left it behind without a second thought. The singer wanted to save them and have their love, but instead, they were abused and left alone.
The chorus repeats the phrase "pictures of you" several times. It seems that these pictures are all that remain of the relationship since the lover has gone away. The singer is experiencing the same mistakes again, and the night will be remembered in pictures forever.
The song is very emotional and is likely to resonate with anyone who has been hurt by a past relationship. It portrays a sense of longing and regret as the singer tries to come to grips with what has gone wrong.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm watching the night i'm watching the lights
Observing the darkness and observing the brightness of the lights
Over these tree tops a fire thats bright
A bright fire burning over the tops of trees
All that has happened will never be found
Past events cannot be recovered
All of our suffering all of our thoughts
Our pain and our internal feelings
Promise me you'll never forget me, never forget the way i made you feel
Make a promise to always remember the emotions I invoke in you
I was alone and needing to feel you, always around you, ready for you again
I was lonely and wanted to be near you, eager for your presence
You had your way, my life that you tasted, will you remember when you drive away
You had control over me, did you appreciate what you had when you left me?
Dont run away. this night is forever, i want you forever, dont use my life this way
Stay with me, I want you to stay forever, don't play with my emotions
Pictures of you
Reminders of you in my mind
Your words are not heard your love has no sound
Your feelings and thoughts are not being communicated effectively
I'm finding my reasons to cut you out
I'm figuring out why it's best to remove you from my life
I wanted to save you i wanted your love
I desired to rescue you and receive your affection
You had to abuse me you had to stop
You had to mistreat me and put an end to our relationship
Straight from the start
From the beginning
Straight from my heart
With all my sincerity and feeling
Ashes of memories
Remains of past experiences
Dont run away, this night i'll remember in pictures forever, the same mistakes again
Don't go, tonight will be a constant reminder of my mistakes and regrets
Contributed by London S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.