Route 666 (Helltrain album)
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Route 666 is the debut album by Swedish metal band Helltrain
. It was released March 21, 2006 on Jimmy Franks Recording Company
label.
2. The Helltrain Coven - 4:06
3. S.O.S. - 3:43
4. Afterglow - 3:40
5. Polizei - 3:34
6. Sleepless - 3:52
7. Tombstone - 4:13
8. Kingsize - 3:34
9. Rot 'N' Roll - 3:13
10. Rat Pack - 3:55
11. Helltrain - 3:37
"The Helltrain Coven is a song made especially for live appearances. The chorus sticks with you right from the start. The title was inspired by Mercyful Fate's Into the coven."
"S.O.S is a song about life in general, sometimes you've got to gamble to win. Go by yourself and trust your inner self, sometimes you win, sometimes you loose."
"Afterglow is about the reality of life, there's no such thing as heaven. Life is difficult, choose your own ways."
"Polizei is a lyric with a real-life connection. There was this big riot in Gothenburg, Sweden, due to a EU meeting. The discussion afterwards was about whose fault it was, the kids who threw rocks at the police or the police who shot at the kids? No one asked about why it was a riot in the first place, maybe due to these fat fucks who earn fifteen times a normal worker pay."
"Sleepless is a song about the search for freedom, about not living life tied up by others. About doing the best of your time on earth."
"Tombstone is about the emptiness one can feel with everyday life, people just walk around like robots, staring and doing the same things over and over again."
"Kingsize is just a pure metal lyric, no real meaning behind it at all. Just some fuck off devil shit."
Rot n roll is a bit flirting with old metal, "I've laid down my soul to the gods rot n roll." In general a fuck you metal lyric, don't mess with us.
Ratpack Spins further on the fuck-you concept in the previous ones. A bit pf humor in it as well: "Fuck you and your holy crew"
"Helltrain is about being on the Helltrain, dancing and partying with the devil."
-By
Oskar Karlsson (drums, guitars)
Pierre Törnkvist (vocals & guitars)
Patrik Törnkvist (guitars, organ, piano, bass)
Helltrain
Helltrain is a Death 'n' roll band formed in Luleå, Sweden in 2002 by vocalist and bassist Pierre Törnkvist. The current line-up consists of Oskar Karlsson , Pierre Törnkvist , Patrik Törnkvist , Mikael Sandorf and Mats Järnil . Mikael and Mats joined Helltrain after their original band The...
. It was released March 21, 2006 on Jimmy Franks Recording Company
Jimmy Franks Recording Company
The Jimmy Franks Recording Company is a vanity record label owned by Bloodhound Gang lead-singer Jimmy Pop. The label's name derives from Jimmy Pop's real name, James Franks....
label.
Track listing
1. Route 666 - 3:592. The Helltrain Coven - 4:06
3. S.O.S. - 3:43
4. Afterglow - 3:40
5. Polizei - 3:34
6. Sleepless - 3:52
7. Tombstone - 4:13
8. Kingsize - 3:34
9. Rot 'N' Roll - 3:13
10. Rat Pack - 3:55
11. Helltrain - 3:37
Meaning
"Route 666 is sort of the Helltrain version of Highway to hell. Lots of irony and dark humor in it, a chorus part that goes: "I am the bastard son, evil inborn, Satan in tip-top, from head to toe, just look at me sense my blitz, down riding route 666.""The Helltrain Coven is a song made especially for live appearances. The chorus sticks with you right from the start. The title was inspired by Mercyful Fate's Into the coven."
"S.O.S is a song about life in general, sometimes you've got to gamble to win. Go by yourself and trust your inner self, sometimes you win, sometimes you loose."
"Afterglow is about the reality of life, there's no such thing as heaven. Life is difficult, choose your own ways."
"Polizei is a lyric with a real-life connection. There was this big riot in Gothenburg, Sweden, due to a EU meeting. The discussion afterwards was about whose fault it was, the kids who threw rocks at the police or the police who shot at the kids? No one asked about why it was a riot in the first place, maybe due to these fat fucks who earn fifteen times a normal worker pay."
"Sleepless is a song about the search for freedom, about not living life tied up by others. About doing the best of your time on earth."
"Tombstone is about the emptiness one can feel with everyday life, people just walk around like robots, staring and doing the same things over and over again."
"Kingsize is just a pure metal lyric, no real meaning behind it at all. Just some fuck off devil shit."
Rot n roll is a bit flirting with old metal, "I've laid down my soul to the gods rot n roll." In general a fuck you metal lyric, don't mess with us.
Ratpack Spins further on the fuck-you concept in the previous ones. A bit pf humor in it as well: "Fuck you and your holy crew"
"Helltrain is about being on the Helltrain, dancing and partying with the devil."
-By
Personnel
Oskar Karlsson (drums, guitars)
Pierre Törnkvist (vocals & guitars)
Patrik Törnkvist (guitars, organ, piano, bass)