Formed i… Read Full Bio ↴Red Harvest was an industrial metal band from Oslo, Norway.
Formed in 1989 as a thrash project, the band released their first demo Ocultica that year, before releasing their debut album Nomindsland in 1992. From 1994, the band moved towards an experimental hybrid of prog, Gothic rock, and doom metal on There's Beauty in the Purity of Sadness (which spawned a video for the opening track "Wounds", gaining the band exposure on MTV), The Maztürnation, and Hybreed. In 1997 the band reached a wider audience supporting US goth-metal act Type O Negative.
With 1998's EP New Rage World Music the band perfected their unique progressive industrial tinged sound, and their follow-up Cold Dark Matter was released in 2001 to very strong reviews. In 2002, Sick Transit Gloria Mundi was nominated for a Norwegian grammy and an alternative grammy in the Best Metal Album category. The band released their latest album, Internal Punishment Programs, in 2004.
Their current sound draws elements from industrial metal bands like Godflesh and Ministry, the experimental doom of Neurosis, Voivod-influenced prog-thrash, fellow Norwegian black metal bands like Emperor and Darkthrone, and certain styles of electronica such as drum'n'bass, EBM, and gabba.
According to their official Website, www.redharvest.com, Red Harvest disbanded in May 2010, stating no specific reasons for the breakup.
Acid
Red Harvest Lyrics
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To find fungus in the park
As I eat and grasp and grawl
I see some changes in my world
Suddenly, the grass begins the talk
And even the benches start to walk
I turn around and yell out of fear
I eat to scare the leaves away
I seek for shelter in a woorden house
I am chased by a shit huge mouse
I run up to the attic
I am pale with panic
I parachute through a window
And in my flight I see an angel
She helps me as I fly down
But I crush my head when I hit the ground
Acid, acid
Acid, acid
Kills
The lyrics to Red Harvest’s song Acid describe the experience of someone who takes drugs, probably acid. The song portrays the singer’s hallucinations as he eats and searches for fungi in the park. The singer becomes increasingly anxious as the grass and benches start to talk and even move. He tries to escape into a wooden house, but he is chased by a huge mouse. Eventually, he ends up on the roof, where he experiences a sort of spiritual intervention by an angel, but he dies when he hits the ground.
The song represents the dark side of drug use, and how it can lead to dangerous situations that may culminate in death. The lyrics show how the singer is pushed into a world of hallucinations and paranoia, which leads him to seek refuge in a wooden house. His anxiety is portrayed in the lyrics when he yells out in fear and eventually falls off the roof. The song also highlights the singer’s desperate need for help, symbolized by the angel, who ultimately fails to save him from his fate.
Line by Line Meaning
Join my picnic in the dark
Come join me on this surreptitious adventure
To find fungus in the park
Let's go hunting for some magic mushrooms
As I eat and grasp and grawl
As I consume them with zest and delight
I see some changes in my world
My perception and reality are now altered
Suddenly, the grass begins to talk
The hallucinations take on a life-like quality
And even the benches start to walk
Inanimate objects seem to defy the laws of nature
I turn around and yell out of fear
The overwhelming sensations induce a sense of terror
I eat to scare the leaves away
I consume just to amplify the effects
Acid, acid
The drug that is responsible for these experiences
I seek for shelter in a wooden house
I try to take refuge in a familiar setting
I am chased by a big huge mouse
But my phobias and anxieties still surface
I run up to the attic
I seek an escape in the highest point
I am pale with panic
I am disoriented and overwhelmed
I parachute through a window
I try to improvise and take risks in order to escape
And in my flight I see an angel
The psychedelic visions take on a spiritual nature
She helps me as I fly down
The mystical entities provide a sense of serenity
But I crush my head when I hit the ground
However, the intense physical reactions cannot be ignored
Acid, acid
The drug inevitably leads to harm
Acid, acid
The drug that alters reality and can ultimately kill
Contributed by Gabriella P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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