Playing in the trenches of pioneering rock clubs Mayrics and Club Dredd, and inciting musical mayhem during college events helped Slapshock grab the audience’s attention and the recording industry’s. The band was signed by EMI Music Philippines in 1998, which resulted in their first platinum-selling album 4th Degree Burn, This album birthed many cult-favorite tracks and cemented Slapshock’s place in the annals of rock history.
Succeeding albums released through the years only proved Slapshock’s prolific ability to create successful albums that music lovers also revere. The list goes one, from their 2nd platinum-selling album Headtrip (2001), to the 3rd platinum-selling disc Project 11-41 (2002), the gold record award album Novena (2004), to Silence (2006), the greatest hits disc Recollection (2008) and the critically acclaimed album Cariño Brutal (2009). The latter’s single of the same name went on to become 2010’s biggest rock hit. Showing their penchant for music that crosses boundaries, the titular track was consistently played on mainstream radio, a feat rarely achieved by metal bands.
Slapshock has collected a number of awards throughout their career, including being consistent winners of the NU 107 Rock Awards. They were named Band of the Year and Listener’s Choice twice, and received Best New Artist (2000) and Bassist of the Year (2001). The recognition continues as the band received the award for Rock Artist of the Year at the 2010 PMPC Star Awards for Music.
Across shores, Slapshock has also gotten their fist in the musical arena. They became the Philippines’ representatives to the 2003 MTV Asia Awards in Singapore, presenting to musical contemporaries LINKIN PARK. Slapshock received the distinction of being the first Filipino, and Asian band for that matter, to play at the Dubai Desert Rock Festival in 2008. They shared the stage with rock heavyweights KORN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, VELVET REVOLVER, AS I LAY DYING, MACHINE HEAD AND MUSE AT THIS MOST PRESTIGIOUS ANNUAL ROCK EVENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THOUSANDS OF ROCK AFICIONADOS WHO GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE HEARD SLAPSHOCK, WITH MORE THAN A FEW LEAVING AS FANS.
After more than a decade in the music industry, the band stepped on a new plain and completed a USA-Canada Tour in June to July 2009. Slapshock toured the cities of San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Baltimore and Virginia, and the Canadian cities of Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver. In another nonreplicable feat, Slapshock has shared the stage with big names in metal like DEATH ANGEL, SEPULTURA, SHADOWS FALL, THE DARKEST HOUR, TRIVIUM, LAMB OF GOD AND TESTAMENT.
Not inclined in any way to slow down, Slapshock became one of the founding members of the Asian super group PROJECT E.A.R. (East Asian Revolution). The latter is a collaboration of top artists from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines, which debuted during the 2009 MTV Asian Music Awards.
Thousands of their CDs have been sold, and played over and over. Thousands of fans have screamed their name and anthems. But one number makes the most impression: 13. Thirteen years and they are the only band still standing and actively playing among their contemporaries. Thirteen years of withstanding changing genres and music popularity with the same core members intact. Thirteen years of growing into their now distinct aural and visual performance that continues to astound its solid rock fan base and incite more to experience the same.
Enemy
Slapshock Lyrics
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I want to save myself from this insanity
I'll try to scream while everyone is talkin'
They're talkin' about how to save themselves from drowning
Away, away
Away away
(you got to...)
Away, away
Away away
You got to...
There's a shadow standing right in front of me
I want to save myself from this insanity
I'll try to scream while everyone is talkin'
They're talkin' about how to save themselves from drowning
You're in my mind
You're in my soul
You're insecure
I'm gonna break you
You're in my mind
You're in my soul
You're insecure
I'm gonna break you
You're in my mind
You're in my soul
You're insecure
I'm gonna break you
You're in my mind
You're in my soul
You're insecure
I'm gonna break you
Start walkin' away now right before you fall
I want to give you what you and I will take control
And try to see how much fear I got within me
I'm tryin' to be a man with a different story
Start walkin' away now right before you fall
I want to give you what you and I will take control
And try to see how much fear I got within me
I'm tryin' to be a man with a different story
You're in my mind
You're in my soul
You're insecure
I'm gonna break you
You're in my mind
You're in my soul
You're insecure
I'm gonna break you
You're in my mind
You're in my soul
You're insecure
I'm gonna break you
You're in my mind
You're in my soul
You're insecure
I'm gonna break you
I'm your enemy...
I'm your enemy...
I'm your enemy...
I'm your enemy...
I'm your enemy...
I'm your enemy...
I'm your enemy...
I'm your enemy...
I'm your enemy...
I'm your enemy...
I'm your enemy...
Enemy...
You're in my mind
You're in my soul
You're insecure
I'm gonna break you
You're in my mind
You're in my soul
You're insecure
I'm gonna break you
You're in my mind
You're in my soul
You're insecure
I'm gonna break you
You're in my mind
You're in my soul
You're insecure
I'm gonna break you
The lyrics to Slapshock's "Enemy" convey a sense of inner turmoil and a desire to escape the chaos that surrounds the singer. He feels like there is a shadow standing in front of him that he needs to save himself from. Despite the noise and commotion around him, he is determined to scream and be heard. The repetition of "away, away" suggests a yearning to be free from the pressure and expectations of others.
The singer acknowledges that there is someone else in his mind and soul, but this person is insecure and he intends to break them. This could be interpreted as the singer's own insecurities and his need to overcome them. He urges this other person to start walking away before they fall, to give in to the control he offers, and to face the fear within him.
The repetition of "I'm your enemy" at the end of the song suggests that the person the singer is addressing is in fact an aspect of himself. The song captures the struggle to reconcile conflicting emotions and desires, to assert oneself in the face of adversity, and to overcome self-doubt and insecurity.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a shadow standing right in front of me
I feel like I'm being overshadowed by someone or something, and it's getting in the way of my growth and progress.
I want to save myself from this insanity
I'm tired of feeling crazy and out of control in this situation, and I need to figure out a way to regain my power and stability.
I'll try to scream while everyone is talkin'
I feel like nobody is listening to me or taking me seriously, so I need to find a way to speak up and make myself heard.
They're talkin' about how to save themselves from drowning
Other people are focused on their own struggles and problems, and aren't really interested in helping me or hearing about my issues.
You're in my mind
You're constantly on my thoughts, and I can't seem to stop thinking about you.
You're in my soul
You have a deep and profound impact on me, and I feel like your energy is intertwined with mine.
You're insecure
You have doubts and fears about yourself and our relationship, and it's having a negative effect on both of us.
I'm gonna break you
I'm going to confront you and push you to face your insecurities head-on so that we can move forward together in a more positive and healthy way.
Start walkin' away now right before you fall
I'm warning you that you're heading towards a negative outcome or situation, and you need to change your behavior before it's too late.
I want to give you what you and I will take control
I want to empower you and help you take charge of your life, so that we can both be in a more positive and proactive position.
And try to see how much fear I got within me
I'm taking a hard look at my own anxieties and worries, and trying to work through them so that I can be a better partner and person.
I'm tryin' to be a man with a different story
I'm striving to break out of old patterns and habits, and make a new and better narrative for myself and for our relationship.
I'm your enemy...
I'm willing to confront you and push you to become a better person, even if that means taking on the role of your adversary or challenger.
Enemy...
I'm committed to confronting negative and toxic behavior head-on, and working towards a more positive outcome and relationship.
Contributed by Levi G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Leni Robredo
on Agent Orange
Thats so cringe
Mitchell Nobles
on Burn in Hell
i like dis yah.. metallaban na tayo.. hahahaha
Max Diaz
on Turn Back Time
saan po ang lyrics? sir gusto ko mabasa
Nivek Luap Zerep
on Dangerous
sana next time my lyrics na
Rockiesta Rockiezta
on Direction
happy aniversary 2 all fuckin rockiesta....ohhhh...wahh..ahh aahh....
Rockiesta Rockiezta
on Dangerous
lahat ng mga rockiesta happy aniversary assss ...............................