PRIDEBOWL was created by Aaron Goulding (vocalist and writer from Newport B… Read Full Bio ↴PRIDEBOWL was created by Aaron Goulding (vocalist and writer from Newport Beach, California), Henrik, Stefan, Oskar and Martin who are all from Varberg, Sweden. The band took form by the end of September, 1994 and within a couple of months their demo tape, titled “Ambitious Ways” was completed.

PRIDEBOWL’s vocalist Aaron left for home on December 29:th. Just before PRIDEBOWL split up many labels received a demo-tape. Lost & Found Records from Germany was soon to take interest and promised a seven-inch of the PRIDEBOWL demo and scattered exposure. This never happened though and Lost and Found had once again proved that they can never be trusted.

Through Satanic Surfers (who Pridebowl had played with just before Christmas) a demo found its way to the Bad Taste headquarters where everyone was very impressed with this young quintet. In March Aaron was flown back to Sweden to start rehearsing and later on recording the first Pridebowl EP “Long-Distance” (btr 4).

The sound of PRIDEBOWL can be said to be speedy, melodic punk-rock with serious, explosive lyrics and catchy rhythms. PRIDEBOWL simply means to roll with your pride, no matter what tries to bring you down. Basically, ”keep your chin up, the bad never lasts as long as the good” and ”value yourself or no one else will.”

A number of compilations and surf/bodyboarding videos followed and in January –96 the band was back in the studio again. This time they recorded at Studio Underground (where Satanic Surfers and No Fun At All had previously recorded) and the 12 tracks were released as “Dripping of the Past” late February the same year. This was followed by a CD-single in March and a video of the title track, “The Soft Song” in May. The video was shot by Apollon Bild & Film who had previously made videos by Millencolin, Roxette and E-Type to name but a few.

In June/July PRIDEBOWL played nine shows in California with bands like Strung Out, Good Riddance, Diesel Boy, Home Grown and Falling Sickness. In September/October they’re toured Sweden with Adhesive followed by Europe in February together with labelmates Intensity and Astream. Before leaving on this tour though they once again went to Västerås to record their second full length, “Where You Put Your Trust”, an album that still stands out as one of the best Swedish punk releases ever! The sales of the album quickly exceeded “Drippings…” and it was also licensed to Shock Records in Australia.

In the last week of March the band embarked on the first (and only) Canadian tour. It was the third annual Sno Jam tour and Pridebowl played approx. a dozen amazing shows together with Snfu, Good Riddance, Satanic Surfers & Diesel Boy. People went crazy when Pridebowl played and Canada has ever since been one of Pridebowl’s strongest territories.

During the remainder of the spring Pridebowl played a few shows in Sweden on their own or supporting bigger bands such as the Misfits for example. Late June they went out on a one week tour, playing three shows in France, a skate festival in Italy and a couple of shows in Belgium. Summer ended with them performing at a festival in Emmaboda.

Henrik and Stefan quit the band shortly hereafter and Patrik and Mattias took their places. The first recording they did together was in September when six tracks where recorded at the studio in Varberg, Recordia. Three of these tracks ended up the Adhesive split “No Better, No Worse” released in November –97 and the other three are available on the final album “Yesterday’s End”.

In October they went on a full European tour together with Turtlehead and this was immediately followed by a tour of Asia and Australia in Nov/Dec! The first show was in Hong Kong and the band went from here up to Beijing where another couple of shows were played. After touring China (as the first foreign punk band ever) and basically risking their lives considering the contents of their lyrics, they played four shows in Japan and then flew over to Australia for the last two weeks on this tour. In Australia they played with Frenzal Rhomb which is one of the biggest punk bands around attracting up to 5 thousand (people) at their shows!! Needless to say, Pridebowl played some incredible shows!

They returned from Australia at the end of 1997 and when Aaron went to the US for a month in January, the other members more or less decided to put an end to the band. Things had gotten worse and worse between them during the different tours and they all felt (Aaron included) that they couldn’t go on anymore. Three final songs were recorded before Aaron went back to the U.S. for good and “Yesterday’s End” (containing mostly unreleased, but also some out of print material) was released late September this year and can be seen as the band’s farewell album to all their fans.

Remnants
Pridebowl Lyrics

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If time could stand still
Except the things that I do I would take my
Time and all of your time too
Life a trillion years
Life would be silent without no dreams
Lost in the stream of time neverending
Days of fear
Boredom for a trillion years

Well I can see that everything
Still remains the same

In time me and you
Except the things that I do
Grow stiff together knowing you're conscious too
Concludes me and you
Life would be silent
Remnants of life bouncing of time neverending
Infinity
Death
Fear a trillion years

Well I can see that everything
Still remains the same

Overall Meaning

The song "Remnants" by Pridebowl talks about the concept of time and how it affects our lives. The first stanza expresses a desire to have time stand still, but allowing the things that the author chooses to do to continue. The author says that they would take their time and everybody else's too if this were possible. The second stanza talks about the concept of life being a trillion years long, and how it would be silent without any dreams. Days of fear and boredom would be constant, as time never ends. The author ends the stanza by repeating that all that remains in this state is the remnants of life bouncing around in infinity.

The third stanza speaks of the connection between the author and the listener, and how in time, both would grow stiff together. The author wonders if the listener is conscious of this concept too. The final stanza repeats the concept of infinity, death and fear, and ends with a realization that everything remains the same despite the concept of time.

The song's lyrics can be interpreted in various ways, but the underlying theme is that time is inevitable and cannot be changed, hence we should cherish the moments we have and make the most of our lives.

Line by Line Meaning

If time could stand still
If the progression of time was halted

Except the things that I do I would take my
If only my actions were still allowed, I would take advantage of every moment

Time and all of your time too
I would spend time with you as well

Life a trillion years
A long lifespan of immense time

Life would be silent without no dreams
Without goals and aspirations, life would be meaningless and dull

Lost in the stream of time neverending
Trapped in the endless flow of time

Days of fear
A lifetime of worry and panic

Boredom for a trillion years
A never-ceasing stretch of tediousness and monotony

Well I can see that everything
I understand that, despite my wishes, things will not change

Still remains the same
The situation remains stagnant

In time me and you
Eventually, both of us will be affected by the passage of time