"Hellyeah" è il nome della nuova band del sommo batterista ex Pantera Vinnie Paul, costituita da Chad Gray e Greg Tribbed dei Mudvayne rispettivamente voce e chitarra, Tom Maxwell dei Nothingface alla seconda chitarra, Bob Zilla già compagno di Vinnie nei Damageplan al basso.
Il disco omonimo esce nel 2007 ed ottiene buoni riscontri sia dalla parte del pubblico, sia da quella delle vendite, posizionandosi molto bene nella classifica Billboards 200.
Dopo ben tre anni di attesa torna a spaccare il sedere anche Vinnie Paul, con questa sua nuova creatura e lo fa nel migliore dei modi.
Apre le danze di questo album la titletrack "Hellyeah" che ci fa capire subito che questa nuova formazione non scherza affatto, tirando fuori un Groove Metal potente ed incisivo che ci porterà ad uno dei momenti migliori del disco, cioè "You Wouldn't Know" canzone molto Southern che allo stesso tempo presenta un ritornello orecchiabile e ben costruito. "Matter Of Time" è la canzone di ingresso del Wrestler Brain Damage carica ed aggressiva, scorrono "Waging War" e "Alcohaulin' Ass" quest'ultima dal sound di nuovo Southern. "Godddamn" pungunte e distruttiva rappresenta un altro punto di riferimento del disco. Arriviamo alla conclusione del disco con "Nausea" e "One Thing".
Questo album è riuscito ad impressionarmi molto sia per la qualità musicale, sia per la sfrontataggine della band che suona un Groove Metal grezzo senza fronzoli o compromessi vari, in anni in cui gente che si intende di Metal ne è rimasta veramente poca, riuscendo a conquistare un ottimo seguito di fans e vendite.
Il sentimento che pervade l'intero disco (almeno per me) è un'immensa nostalgia dei Pantera e degli anni che furono.
Bravo Vinnie, che oltre ad essere uno dei migliori batteristi nel suo genere, è riuscito a riprendersi dal trauma del fratello e a continuare la sua missione senza rinnegare mai il proprio passato e le proprie origini, come avrebbe voluto Dime.
Il mio consiglio è quello di procurarvi questo disco il prima possibile, di dischi così in anni come questi se ne sentono molto pochi e di rado.
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01 Hellyeah (03:30)
Fuck the norm, I can’t understand
Live my life, by the rules of no one
I am me, that can’t be wrong
I do what I do, when I do, that’s how I like it
Conformity, amputate my soul
Made of stone, smashed the mold
Indifferent, so fuck you all that
Whine, bitch, nag, complain, cry
If ya don’t give a shit ya getcha’ hellyeah
Throwin’ fists in the pit ya getcha’ hellyeah
Think you’re fuckin’ with this well hell no.
Balls, volume, strength getcha come on
Drinking beer smoking weed ya getcha’ hellyeah
Gotta bruised attitude ya getcha’ hellyeah,
Think you’re fuckin’ with this well hell no
Balls, volume, strength getcha’ come on
Fuck you all, that won’t understand
Be a man, no more and no less,
I’m just me, no matter what you say,
I am, who I am , what I am, that’s how I like it
Typical, fucking lifeless clones
My attitude, embrace my own
I don’t care, so just walk away and live your
Dull, dead, bland, boring, life
If ya don’t give a shit ya getcha’ hellyeah
Throwin’ fists in the pit ya getcha’ hellyeah
Think you’re fuckin’ with this well hell no.
Balls, volume, strength getcha’ come on
Drinking beer smoking weed ya getcha’ hellyeah
Gotta bruised attitude ya getcha’ hell yeah,
Think you’re fuckin’ with this well hell no
Balls, volume, strength getcha’ come on
Don’t give a fuck and don’t think I ever will,
For the prim and the proper it’s a shallow jagged pill,
Don’t really care if you like me
I just hold up my drink and get my HELLYEAH!
So point your fingers and throw your stones,
I’ll be smokin’ and drinkin’ and breaking fucking bones
To all you fuckin’ people thinking you’re better than me,
I hold up my middle finger and give my hellyeah!
If ya don’t give a shit ya getcha’ hellyeah
Throwin’ fists in the pit ya getcha’ hellyeah
Think you’re fuckin’ with this well hell no.
Balls, volume, strength getcha’ come on
Drinking beer smoking weed ya getcha’ hellyeah
Gotta bruised attitude ya getcha’ hellyeah,
Think you’re fuckin’ with this well hell no
Balls, volume, strength getcha’ come on
HELLYEAH!
Got your whiskey and weed
HELLYEAH!
Balls volume and strength
HELLYEAH!
02 You Wouldn't Know (04:18)
You couldn't be
You couldn't be me even if you wanted to
Every thing I've been through, You wouldn't know
Live your life
Soaking up, all my sunshine
And smile your whole life
I wouldn't know
Eighteen wheels are rollin'
Eighteen wheels are crushin' me down
Runnin' me down
Cars are crashin'
Cars are crashin' all around me
Runnin' me down
All my days are numbered
All my days are grey
All my skies are covered
All my ends are frayed
You couldn't be
You couldn't be me even if you wanted to
Every thing I've been through, You wouldn't know
Live your life
Soaking up, all my sunshine
And smile your whole life
I wouldn't know
Lightning's crashin'
Thunder's rollin' all around me
Bringin' me down
Stars are fallin'
Fire's lightin' all around me
Burnin' me down
All my days are numbered
All my days are grey
All my skies are covered
All my ends are frayed
You couldn't be
You couldn't be me even if you wanted to
Every thing I've been through, You wouldn't know
Live your life
Soaking up, all my sunshine
And smile your whole life
I wouldn't know
(You wouldn't know)
(You wouldn't know)
(You wouldn't know)
(You wouldn't know)
Feels like I'm fallin' down
Inside a fever risin'
Bury my life deep in the ground
Left my existence lying
So let's go
You couldn't be
You couldn't be me even if you wanted to
Every thing I've been through, You wouldn't know
Live your life
Soaking up, all my sunshine
And smile your whole life
You couldn't be
You couldn't be me even if you wanted to
Every thing I've been through, You wouldn't know
05 Alcohaulin' Ass (03:54)
A little bit of sunshine
A little bit of booze
A little bit of me
and a little bit of you
A little bit country
A little bit of blues
A slice of heaven
and a little piece of you...Come on
Alcohaulin' ass
Pour another drink in my glass
Alcohaulin' ass
Alcohaulin' ass
A little bit thirsty
A little bit used
A little bit of whiskey
And a little pinch of chew
A little bit tired
and a bad attitude
A little bit of drinkin'
and another piece of you
Alcohaulin' ass
Pour another drink in my glass
Alcohaulin' ass
Alcohaulin'
Alcohaulin'
You drove me to it, so there was
nothing I could do
You pushed me down, split me right in two
Now I've hauled the long hard load
carried the weight of you
Boy oh boy goddamn,
There's only one thing left to do...A little bit a
Alcohaulin' Ass
Pour another drink in my glass
Alcohaulin' ass
Alcohaulin', only one thing left to do
Alcohaulin' ass
Pour another drink in my glass
Alcohaulin' ass
Alcohaulin' ass
09 Rotten to the Core (03:52)
Time to light the fires and spill the waste,
(It'll be okay), drain the oceans,
Who needs them,
Anyway, (Not Me)
Pick the region then pick the fight,
(Pin the tail on you) Shit on your neighbors,
And blow it up tonight (Now lets go)
No time to fix it, just move along, more damage to do, destruction for you
I've heard some people say, were rotten to the core, rancid, bitter,
No voice, nothing to say, no options anymore, rotten to the core!
Time to burn the bridges, waste resources away (hooray) where's out superman to save the f**king day (Lets go)
No time to fix it, just move along, more damage to do, destruction for you
I've heard some people say, were rotten to the core, rancid, bitter,
No voice, nothing to say, no options anymore, rotten to the core!
Worldwide cattle call, one more drop of the ball, no more, no way wake the f**k up!
I've heard some people say, were rotten to the core, rancid, bitter,
No voice, nothing to say, no options anymore, rotten to the core!
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