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VICIOUS

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Brutal early-2000s groove-heavy nu-metal with aggressive tempo, sinister energy and relentless physical bounce, NO INTRO—slam instantly into a fast crushing downtuned 8-string riff, filthy distorted bass and explosive drums, Drive the song with rapid but extremely groovy syncopation: low sliding chords, palm-muted punches, offbeat accents, ugly dissonance, squealing harmonics, string scrapes and violent dead stops, Riffs constantly lurch, swing and snap back into huge head-nodding pockets—fast and vicious but never straight thrash, Bass stays loud, gritty and highly active, locked to rapid kicks, cracking snare and tribal tom fills, Vocals are hostile: rhythmic snarls, barks, abrasive screams and flashes of wounded melody, Make “VICIOUS” a massive shouted hook over a fast bouncing riff, “NOW / YOU / GOT / IT” drops suddenly into a colossal half-time breakdown before “BITE BACK” launches the fastest, bounciest groove, Raw, frantic, ugly and crushing
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[INTRO — immediate 8-string groove] (whisper) You wanted ugly? … Good. [VERSE 1 — low, rhythmic] Keep pushing Keep digging See what you find Keep pulling Keep picking What’s left of my mind One more word One more shove One more reason To fuck this up You keep asking What happened to me— YOU DID. [RIFF HIT] [PRE-CHORUS — building] I tried Nice I tried Numb I tried biting My fucking tongue But you kept— PUSHING. [CHORUS — huge, rhythmic melody] VICIOUS YOU WANNA SEE ME VICIOUS? KEEP PUTTING YOUR HAND WHERE THE FUCKING TEETH IS VICIOUS LOOK WHAT YOU MADE YOU KEPT PULLING THE CHAIN— NOW GET OUT OF THE WAY VICIOUS! [POST-CHORUS — bouncing riff] Get— Out— The— WAY. [VERSE 2 — filthy groove] Back up Too late Bad time Wrong place Little more pressure Little less restraint You want the monster? Fine. Say my name. I kept it buried I kept it fed I kept that motherfucker Inside my head Now the door’s open— Guess who’s out? [PRE-CHORUS] I tried Nice I tried Numb I tried biting My fucking tongue But you kept— PUSHING! [CHORUS] VICIOUS YOU WANNA SEE ME VICIOUS? KEEP PUTTING YOUR HAND WHERE THE FUCKING TEETH IS VICIOUS LOOK WHAT YOU MADE YOU KEPT PULLING THE CHAIN— NOW GET OUT OF THE WAY VICIOUS! [BRIDGE — groove strips down] (whisper) Push. Push. Push. That’s it. … One more. [DEAD STOP] [BREAKDOWN — enormous half-time groove] NOW— YOU— GOT— IT. VICIOUS! [HIT] NO LEASH. NO CAGE. NO FUCKING BRAKES. [HIT] YOU WANTED THE WORST OF ME? TAKE IT. [BREAKDOWN 2 — faster bounce] BITE! BACK! BITE! BACK! BITE! BACK! NOW WHO’S FUCKING VICIOUS? [FINAL CHORUS — melody + screams] VICIOUS! YOU WANNA SEE ME VICIOUS? KEEP PUTTING YOUR HAND WHERE THE FUCKING TEETH IS VICIOUS! LOOK WHAT YOU MADE YOU KEPT PULLING THE CHAIN— NOW GET OUT OF THE WAY VICIOUS! [OUTRO — main groove] (whisper) Should’ve left it alone. [HARD STOP]