Skrape was an Orlando-based nu metal/alternative metal music group which fo… Read Full Bio ↴Skrape was an Orlando-based nu metal/alternative metal music group which formed in 1997. The band ended in 2004 after getting dropped from their record label RCA, who had released both of their records.

"If you can't fuck or fight to it, it's no good," proclaims Skrape drummer and band co-founder Will Hunt.

"That's the context for us. It's gotta have rhythm and an incredible groove you can shake your ass to." Up the Dose has all that and more. The band's second album for RCA finds the Orlando-based quintet in a different musical head space from when they released 2001's brutal yet melodic New Killer America--which pummeled active rock radio in the States with the singles "Waste" and "Isolated"-- and rose quickly to become the twelfth best-selling album in Japan. A festival in Japan, a gig in Korea with that country's most famous band, Seo Taiji, and a U.S. tour with Disturbed found Skrape playing for thousands of fanatical converts. Skrape songs also found their way into video games, including Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 and their album cover even won awards. Skrape also created their own video for "What You Say," performance intercut with Japanamation, subsequent to the clip for first single "Waste." Clearly a motivated bunch of musicians, Skrape also take life lessons to heart, as gleaned in the sentiments expressed on Up The Dose.

“Over the last few years there were a lot of highlights…and some lowlights," explains Hunt. "And it all has to do with where we are at right now, which is a great place." A 2001 tour with the Pantera, Slayer and Morbid Angel "gave us a lot of thick skin," Hunt says of the intense, aggro crowds they faced nightly. "We were like, 'if you don't like us, well good, here's another one!’" he laughs of Skrape's uncompromising performances and 'tude. Adds Keeton, “My experiences on tour with Phil Anselmo were life-changing to me as a musician, as a frontman and as a songwriter.”

The Pantera tour also weeded out any weak links in the band. So it was with a new guitarist (Randy Melser replacing axeman Mike Lynchard), a new management company and a renewed spirit that Skrape wrote and then recorded their sophomore effort with producer Jimbo Barton (Queensryche, Godsmack) in Miami, Los Angeles and Orlando. "We wanted old school,” said Hunt. “We are big fans of how Jimbo's records sounded; sonically, they hold up." Barton also developed a strong bond with Keeton during the recording process. “He was able to bring my vocal performance up to another level entirely. He and I just clicked. Jimbo created a atmosphere that allowed me to explode vocally.”

After Skrape's demise, Keeton formed a band called Blessed In Black with former Nothingface/current Hellyeah guitarist Tom Maxwell. The band didn't last and broke up within a year.

Origin Orlando, Florida, U.S
Year active 1995
2004

Blow Up
Skrape Lyrics

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In time the truth will come
Your mind's blind and you won't come home
It's what you need to ignore
It's what you get in store
You can't explain
You won't be the same
I rage sometimes
Set up the blow up

Open your mind
See how I rage sometimes
Same sign the time will come
Break down clown you get high from some
It's what you need to ignore
It's what you get in store
You can't explain
You won't be the same
I rage sometimes
Set up the blow up
Open your mind
See how I rage sometimes
You can't ignore yourself
You can't ignore yourself
You can't ignore yourself
You can't ignore yourself
In time the truth will come
Your mind's blind and you won't come home
It's what you need to ignore
It's what you get in store
You can't explain
You won't be the same
I rage sometimes
Set up the blow up

Open your mind
See how I rage sometimes

Overall Meaning

The song "Blow Up" by Skrape touches on themes of truth, personal introspection, and the consequences of ignoring one's conscience. The opening line "In time the truth will come" suggests that eventually, we must confront the reality of our actions or beliefs. However, the second line "Your mind's blind and you won't come home" implies that the singer of the song is avoiding facing the truth, perhaps due to fear or denial.

The chorus "I rage sometimes, set up the blow up, open your mind, see how I rage sometimes" seems to be making a plea for the listener to take a step back and examine their own behavior and beliefs. The line "You can't ignore yourself" repeats several times, emphasizing the importance of self-reflection and honesty.

The lyrics "Break down clown you get high from some" suggest that the singer is surrounded by people who are indulging in harmful behavior, and perhaps they feel pressured to do the same. However, the line "It's what you need to ignore, it's what you get in store" implies that giving into these pressures will only lead to negative consequences.

Overall, the lyrics of "Blow Up" encourage listeners to take responsibility for their actions and beliefs, and to face uncomfortable truths rather than avoiding them.

Line by Line Meaning

In time the truth will come
The truth will eventually reveal itself

Your mind's blind and you won't come home
You are unable to see the truth and will not return to what is familiar

It's what you need to ignore
You must disregard what is misleading

It's what you get in store
What you receive as a result

You can't explain
You can't describe or justify

You won't be the same
You will be transformed

I rage sometimes
I experience intense anger on occasion

Set up the blow up
Prepare for the explosive reaction

Open your mind
Allow yourself to see things differently

See how I rage sometimes
Witness my occasional fits of rage

Same sign the time will come
The time is approaching similarly once again

Break down clown you get high from some
You will collapse, you obtain euphoria from something

You can't ignore yourself
You can't neglect or dismiss your true self