X RAIDERS FLESHWOLF FINAL
Filmed, Directed and Edited by Sander Janssen & Wesley Schouwenaars
"Fleshwolf" was composed and performed by X Raiders
Recorded live at Wisseloord Studios and produced, mixed and mastered by Attie Bauw
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VIDEO CREDITS
Director & DP | Sander Janssen
Production & First AD | Wesley Schouwenaars
Prod. Ass. | Jeroen van der Lee & Jaco de Swart
Edit: Sander Janssen
Grading: Sander Janssen
Sound design: Marvey Izijk
Make up: Iris Snel
Special thanks to: Tijs van Leur, Erwin Rooijakkers, Wouter Bakker
and our super awesome fans that helped us out: Hermann Niewohner, Joost Krijnen, Patrick Post, Erik Krijnen, Devin Ceelie, Mark van Tilburg, Erik Manders, Tom Roestenburg, Wout Bronninkreef, Stijn Koerkamp, Jelle Veneman, Michiel Krikkink, Kees Golbach, Wouter Rossing, Niels Vruwink
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LYRICS
I try to strive for the perfect life
But when time is right, I always take the dive
Deep inside I feel this constant constant drive
Now, to fuck everything up before I arrive
What’s that thing, living inside my skin.
Is it the fleshwolf?
Fight the fleshwolf
What’s that thing living inside - MY
I used to have a bad-ass resumé
And a reading club with homemade crème brûlée
The flesh effect, dissects my intellect
Because when full moon strikes, I must walk erect
Ich rieche die frau, mein Kugeln blau
Der Fleischwolf erwacht in mir
Ich prüfe den Mann, wie tief ich kann
Werde wieder ein Tier
What’s that thing, living inside my skin.
Is it the fleshwolf?
Fight the fleshwolf x 4
It's called the fleshwolf
Fight the fleshwolf
What's that thing living inside my skin
It's called the fleshwolf
Fight the fleshwolf
What's that thing - inside my skin
Is it the fleshwolf
Fight the fleshwolf
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About the album "Weltschmerz '89" [2020]
Weltschmerz [vɛltʃmɛʁts] – Profound despair felt about the inadequacy of the world, arising from comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state.
Born in ’89 and having recently turned 30, the members of X Raiders have come to the painful realisation that their student years of staying up all night drinking Schultenbräu and listening to Turbonegro are over. Too young to fully accept their back-pains and burn-outs, but too old to be satisfied playing freemium games and posting selfies. All of this gives rise to concerns. Concerns that are addressed on the band’s second full-length Weltschmerz ’89.
“You may conclude that the world is not a very nice place, but we would like to think the world just needs a little bit more rock’n’roll and people doing what they love. We’re still junkies for high energy rock’n’roll. The best thing about a Saturday night is playing a crazy rock show with your friends, leaving people feeling confused and slightly destructive, in a good way.”
– X Raiders vocalist Daniel
With their excellent live reputation which brought them to festivals like FortaRock, the five-piece joined up with Grammy-nominated producer Attie Bauw (Judas Priest, Scorpions, De Staat) and holed up at the legendary Wisseloord Studios to record everything live. The result is an overwhelming eleven-track rollercoaster; aggressive and dark, yet more genuine and addictive than ever.
“When I saw the band play at a festival, I knew I had to capture their explosive energy performing live in the studio. It’s the only way to preserve their spontaneity and power. With distance they are the loudest band I ever recorded, and believe me, I’ve recorded many.”
– Producer Attie Bauw
Weltschmerz ’89 is an in-your-face collection of pure rock-‘n’-roll, plus a very personal account of all the things life throws at you. Combining a multitude of influences from Turbonegro and Iron Maiden to early-Soilwork and Dillinger Escape Plan. With cover art by Plack Blague’s daddy of hypermasculine erotica, Butch Dick (www.butchdick.com), the band suggests the quick fix to your Weltschmerz: Fuck those tears, grab your leather jacket, and walk your boots straight through that door.