"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
Kill Control
Skrape Lyrics
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Down the tube it goes
Projects my sanity
Pass the point of pain
To decrease then gain
Image of my scene
I let you down for wasting my crown
Put the rest in still
Charge my point an trip
Suck the passion free
My distress I crave
Be submissed be brave
Precondition so I see
I let you down for wasting my crown
I held out your charm an took all your pride
I took all your pride for wasting my crown
I held out your charm and I let you down
Kill It Control It
I let you down for wasting my crown
I held out your charm an took all your pride
I took all your pride for wasting my crown
I held out my crown cause I let you down
Kill It Control It
The lyrics to Skrape's song "Kill Control" depict a person's descent into madness and the overwhelming feeling of losing control over their thoughts and emotions. The opening lines suggest that this person's mind is no longer protected and has become exposed to harmful thoughts or ideas. The line "down the tube it goes" may refer to the person's thoughts spiraling out of control and becoming more chaotic as they delve deeper into their own psyche.
As the song progresses, the person's pain and distress are highlighted, and the lyrics suggest that they have become addicted to this sense of chaos and loss of control. They seek to "decrease then gain" and "suck the passion free", indicating their desire to experience intense emotions and sensation despite the negative consequences. The line "precondition so I see" suggests that their delusions or altered state of mind have become so prevalent that it is now the only way they can see the world.
The chorus, "Kill it control it", is a plea for someone or something to take away the person's control over their own thoughts and actions, and to end their suffering. The repetition of the lines "I let you down for wasting my crown" and "I took all your pride for wasting my crown" could be interpreted as a self-condemnation for the person's own failures and shortcomings.
Overall, the lyrics to "Kill Control" depict a deeply troubled individual who is struggling to maintain their grip on reality and is desperately seeking release from their pain and suffering.
Line by Line Meaning
Over mind exposed
My thoughts and feelings are made vulnerable and revealed
Down the tube it goes
My emotional state spirals out of control
Projects my sanity
My mental stability is projected and displayed
Pass the point of pain
I have surpassed my limits of emotional pain
To decrease then gain
To overcome my negative emotions and achieve positive growth
Image of my scene
The picture of my life that I see and project
I let you down for wasting my crown
I feel like I have failed you due to my own personal failures
I held out your charm an took all your pride
I deceived you by using your positive qualities to take advantage of you
Put the rest in still
I try to calm my mind and bring peace to my thoughts
Charge my point an trip
I'm trying to recharge my energy and refocus
Suck the passion free
I feel drained of enthusiasm and desire
My distress I crave
I am addicted to my own emotional pain and misery
Be submissed be brave
I must submit and surrender to overcome my struggles and be courageous
Precondition so I see
My experiences have conditioned me to view the world in a certain way
Kill It Control It
I want to eliminate and take control of my negative emotions
I held out my crown cause I let you down
I gave up my power and authority due to my own failures and shortcomings
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: BRIAN C. MILNER, MICHAEL W. LYNCHARD, PETER SISON, WILLIAM L. KEETON, WILLIAM M. HUNT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
M. Elizabeth
LYRICS:
Over mind exposed
Down the tube it goes
Projects my sanity
Pass the point of pain
To decrease then gain
Image of my scene
I let you down for wastin' my crown
I held out your charm and took all your pride.
Put the rest in still
Charge my point and trip
Sucks the passion free
My distress I crave
Be submissed be brave
Precondition so I see
I let you down for wastin' my crown
I held out your charm and took all your pride
I took all your pride for wastin' my crown
I held out your charm 'cause I let you down
Kill it, control it
Kill it, control it
Kill it, control it
Kill it, control it
I let you down for wastin' my crown
I held out your charm and took all your pride
I took all your pride for wastin' my crown
I held out my crown and I let you down
Kill it, control it
Fabio Zaneti
Banda foda 🤘🤘🤘🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🔥🔥🔊🔊🔊☣️☣️☣️
Shane Chambers
It's actually amazing how few people have heard of these awesome bands!! Skrape, 40 Below Summer, Nothingface, all under-rated and under-appreciated! Lurve me some metal =]
Bladed Misfit
2017 still rocking this shit!!!! Up the dose!!!!!!
TIMMY_MOFO
this cd was played alot when i was in high school too, fucking love this cd!!!
Ezra Sky
Something about this song. Probably my fave of theirs.
M. Elizabeth
LYRICS:
Over mind exposed
Down the tube it goes
Projects my sanity
Pass the point of pain
To decrease then gain
Image of my scene
I let you down for wastin' my crown
I held out your charm and took all your pride.
Put the rest in still
Charge my point and trip
Sucks the passion free
My distress I crave
Be submissed be brave
Precondition so I see
I let you down for wastin' my crown
I held out your charm and took all your pride
I took all your pride for wastin' my crown
I held out your charm 'cause I let you down
Kill it, control it
Kill it, control it
Kill it, control it
Kill it, control it
I let you down for wastin' my crown
I held out your charm and took all your pride
I took all your pride for wastin' my crown
I held out my crown and I let you down
Kill it, control it
shane dugas
one of the most underrated bands to ever come out. not enough fame to keep them together but they made some bad ass rocknroll. this whole fucking album blows my mind
Katie Burak
My most favorite Skrape song. Skrape rules.
OnNOn shaqa
2016 still coming back
shane dugas
Still jammin this shit