![]() So it is appropriate that these lines in the song issue a final warning: “Please, remain calm, the end has arrived.” And worse is when these authoritative figures wipe off their hands “We cannot save you, enjoy the ride.” Chorus This is the closest scenario to a ‘world end’ humanity has faced recently. Millions of businesses closed down, and people were forced to lock themselves inside their homes. The world economy crashed and millions lost their jobs. At the time of writing this article, COVID-19 has claimed over 495,000 lives and infected over 9.8 million people around the world. ![]() ![]() The world came to a standstill under the Coronavirus pandemic around the world. These lines, spoken out in the form of a public announcement, takes the tone of an authoritative figure issuing their final statement on the ongoing affairs. ![]() So, the singer says that he understands people’s urge to fight against injustice, however, we have a bigger threat at hand! However, these massive public gatherings might have aided in the USA being not able to control the spread of the virus so far. Just when the spread of COVID-19 was slowing down, the protests broke out, for all the right reasons too. These lines refer to the protests around the world in fighting for justice for the murder of George Floyd by Minnesota policemen. “I know you’re dying to run / I wanna turn you around” lines from the song are quite powerful. Now people oblige, in fear of their lives, and this caused people to adhere to COVID-19 prevention guidelines, and eventually assisted to slow down the spread of the virus. When statistics start flowing in about the spread and death, then start the spread of fear. But lack of adherence to such measures resulted in the virus escalating to a global pandemic level. Initially, health organizations warned people of the disease and advised on preventive measures. Having already entered their own writing lockdown before the global lockdown, Bring Me are plotting their next move which will take the form of a series of EPs, some with production help from Australian savant and Doom / Doom Eternal composer Mick Gordon.The singer also says that ‘fear’ is the best tool in controlling the masses. That sound the production gives you is a vision of a futuristic vibe, quite claustrophobic and hectic, and a bit of a head fuck.” And for some reason, to me with ‘futuristic’, I just think ADHD, hyper-detailed. Speaking with Blunt Magazine for a forthcoming interview, co-creator Jordan Fish spoke of the song’s deliberate ‘over-produced’ feel, adding “It sounds a little futuristic. As time went on, we started to feel how relevant it was and that instead of shying from it, that we should address the dark side, embrace it and process what’s going on… ‘Parasite Eve’ is our message of hope, wrapped in sadness and anger.” Says frontman Oli Sykes of the track, “‘Parasite Eve’ came from an idea to write a survival horror song, but as the pandemic started to develop, the parallels were so similar it felt so close to the bone we decided to shelve it. From sparse to dense, heavy to even-fucking-heavier, the song and the official video clip from Nick Keays are nothing short of a fevered dream. With a manic intensity, ‘Parasite Eve’ twists and turns with the sonic unpredictability we’ve come to expect from the UK group. Rather than shying away from drawing parallels with the current pandemic, ‘Parasite Eve’ sees Bring Me use it to further bolster their message heeding the viral decay of society. Named after the late-90s PlayStation survival horror classic, ‘Parasite Eve’ is both hauntingly relevant and eerily timely on account of, well, *gestures broadly around*. Following an extensive and intriguing teaser campaign, titans of the heavy music world Bring Me The Horizon have come good on their word to release new material this morning, releasing ‘Parasite Eve’ and spreading it throughout the land like an airborne pathogen.
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