Rally The Wicked

Album: Dead Set On Living (2012)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • This is a single from Canadian metal punks, Cancer Bats, fourth full length album, Dead Set On Living. Frontman Liam Cormier told Terrorizer magazine how an online hater influenced the cut. "This is the first song that I actually wrote, lyrically, for the record," he explained. "I think it went up somewhere on the internet, but there was some thing like 'Cancer Bats are starting to work on a new album' and all these kids were like 'aw, this is the best,' writing comments like 'fu--ing can't wait!,' 'so stoked' and then somebody wrote like 'f--k this band, when are these guys gonna stop making music' and I looked at it and was like, 'oh you don't want us to make any more music? Well guess what mother fu--er, I'm gonna make music forever, just to piss you off. Like f--k you!' Like, how is me being in a band really affecting your life, where just like this is the worst, the fact that we're putting out a new record. So I kinda thought of this funny response to all s--t talkers, you know like in all thrash songs they'll have this funny kind of aspect to it, this is like my vibe. So any of those s--t talkers, it was the idea of a pack of ogres going into to their bedrooms and smashing their computers and eating them alive. That was my mentality for the song, so a fun song about that."

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Tom Johnston from The Doobie Brothers

Tom Johnston from The Doobie BrothersSongwriter Interviews

The Doobies guitarist and lead singer, Tom wrote the classics "Listen To The Music," "Long Train Runnin'" and "China Grove."

Rickie Lee Jones

Rickie Lee JonesSongwriter Interviews

Rickie Lee Jones on songwriting, social media, and how she's handling Trump.

Jon Anderson of Yes

Jon Anderson of YesSongwriter Interviews

From the lake in "Roundabout" to Sister Bluebird in "Starship Trooper," Jon Anderson talks about how nature and spirituality play into his lyrics for Yes.

Lori McKenna

Lori McKennaSongwriter Interviews

Lori's songs have been recorded by Faith Hill and Sara Evans. She's performed on the CMAs and on Oprah. She also has five kids.

Chris Frantz - "Genius of Love"

Chris Frantz - "Genius of Love"They're Playing My Song

Chris and his wife Tina were the rhythm section for Talking Heads when they formed The Tom Tom Club. "Genius of Love" was their blockbuster, but David Byrne only mentioned it once.

Richard Butler of The Psychedelic Furs

Richard Butler of The Psychedelic FursSongwriter Interviews

Psychedelic Furs lead singer Richard Butler talks about their first album since 1991 and explains what's really going on in "Pretty In Pink."