I.C.S Vortex - Dogsmacked

Lyrics: I'm taking over now What you call control I've ceased Now on your knees I'm all you ever need I'm your light in life Your guide to pure delight And if you disobey Eternal doom is what you pay Team up with me I say Bliss or torture on a tray Invest your soul, do as your're told Life is short for whom the bells toll You don't have to doubt again To fight again To ever feel no pain again My fields are evergreen Like my love for you As least as long as you stay true And if you disobey Eternal doom is what you pay Team up with me I say Bliss or torture on and on.... Sleeping Feeding in my mind Searching Moments black in time Wanting What was left behind Me, you I reach out my arms but if fades And slips I can't remember what it was Now I know its lost Track #4 of I.C.S Vortex's solo record Storm Seeker ,Dogsmacked the album was released August 22nd 2011 through Century Media Records Album information ICS Vortex describes "Storm Seeker" as "a tribute to the fall and rise of my kind. A generation of misfits, born of hippies and raised by Satan." Regarding the influences that went into the making of the album, ICS Vortex said, "Inspiration is usually drawn from the things that are close to me. I always write in code, it's often doom related, but never ever whiny. The power of the elements, obscure beauty, religion, death and junk are a few favorites. Knowing I am drawn to the power of the dark side, I decided to include lighter topics into the mix this time to separate 'Storm Seeker' from 'Sideshow Symphonies': 'The Blackmobile' about Mopar and 'Aces' about gambling are the result. Love songs, really." Commented ICS Vortex: "This song [The Blackmobile] was written way back when I still felt black metal was dangerous. Now, totally untrue to all that, it's a tribute to the only beast I ever loved." "Storm Seeker" will be released in Europe as initial limited-edition digipak, 180-gram LP and as a digital download. According to a press release, the CD "takes the musical elements from ICS Vortex's 10-plus years of experience with Dimmu Borgir as well as the legacy of the classic bands with whom he is still active (Borknagar, Arcturus, and Lamented Souls), topping things off with his signature clean vocals in order to make 'Storm Seeker' become a perfectly balanced axe, whether a song is cutting fast, or dicing slow." "Storm Seeker" features appearances by ICS Vortex's former Borknagar bandmate Asgeir Mickelson on drums and Terje "Cyrus" Andersen (Susperia, Dimmu Borgir) on some guitar solos. The CD was recorded at Toproom Studio (Mayhem, Tristania, Borknagar) with engineer Børge Finstad and mastered by Peter in de Betou at Tailor Maid Studio (Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquility, Dimmu Borgir) in Sweden. [edit]Track listing No. Title Length 1. "The Blackmobile" 3:16 2. "Odin's Tree" 4:42 3. "Skoal!" 2:29 4. "Dogsmacked" 4:24 5. "Aces" 3:41 6. "Windward" 3:53 7. "When Shuffled Off" 3:45 8. "Oil in Water" 4:53 9. "Storm Seeker" 6:30 10. "Flaskeskipper" 2:47 11. "The Sub Mariner" 4:35 [edit]Singles June 29, 2011: The Blackmobile August 19, 2011: Odin's Tree [edit]Personnel ICS Vortex - vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, mouth harp on Skoal! Asgeir Mickelson - drums Cyrus - lead guitars on tracks 1, 2 & 7 Arne Martinussen - hammond organ on tracks 3 & 6, piano on track 9

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