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I'm a crusty metal head. It takes a lot, and I mean A LOT, to make me hate a song. Design the Skyline's 2011 flaming pile of shit Surrounded by Silence is the single worst metal song I've ever listened to. At a time where we had major musical juggernauts like BTBAM, Periphery, Protest the Hero, After the Burial, and so many other great technically sound musicians just hitting their stride or deep in their prime, Design the Skyline said 'this'll do.'
I could rip into this thing a million different ways. Lets just start with the fucking aesthetics. It's 2011. I'm a year into college. Hipsterism is on the rise. Scene kids are dying out. These guys are the last vestige of an embarrassingly low period of teenage subculture. You got two lead screamers. A gelfling, and Rhea Ripley 12 years before her time. The bassist is little brother Ethan after Mom said let your little brother be in the band. 3 nondescript other dudes wearing girls clothing who are too embarrassed to show their faces at all. And a drummer who is too good for this shit. They're children of that time. The first thing I thought to my self as soon as they show up in the video even back then is, 'we're still doing this?'
The start of the song is the best part. It's this techy synth stuff with great dynamics that fits the era. It's long enough to make you think we're in for a good ride. Then it drops out and the actual band starts and hooooo boy is it bad. It's pure WHAT THE FUCK! The two screamers go back and forth unintelligibly. The guitars are playing fuck all. The bass drops out like fucking Hetfield was mixing And Justice For All. It's just chaos.
Then you get to the chorus. It's autotuned to shit. In the actual video the gelfling is battling snow that keeps falling into his mouth. The Rhea clone is dry heaving and singing at the same time. He legit looks like he's gonna be sick the way he's moving. Then little brother Ethan comes in. He's the most awkward, no confidence looking mother fucker of the whole video. He looks like he spent the whole day getting yelled at to move like this and you'll look cool, but it was really a joke and he just looks stupid. To the point there's a shot of the Rhea clone staring off and rolling his eyes while little brother Ethan is singing, like why is he here? It's just a fucking mess. The best part of the chorus is this is the only time in the whole song it happens.
Then it returns back to the chaos of nothingness musically and you feel shock. Why am I being bombarded by this? What is the point of this song? What is the point of my life? There are legit musicians at this period of time. Misha Mansoor is working hard on P2. The boys in BTBAM are working hard on P2. Everybody is waiting for the next Contortionist album. You got a whole new movement in Djent. Then this shit forces it's way into the spotlight like a distraction from the Epstein Files.
And when I tell you the description I'm writing is nothing compared to the hate this song got at the time, I fucking mean it. They released their record then split up. The amount of hate they got broke the band up. There was no way anyone was taking any of this shit seriously. That's how bad it was.
Here it is. Do not enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViSZI6UJEUQ
The only other songs that makes me a fraction as upset as the above is Pause and Rib Woman on Frosting by Bent Knee. I can't prove it but I really think those two songs caused a rift in the band that got Ben and Jess kicked out the band. Ben with out of control creativity that tanked a record on Pause. Whoever decided to have a high pitched alarm go off for a whole song deserves to be whipped. Nobody wants to listen to Jess moan for a whole song like Rib Woman. They're lucky they had the cover of covid to leave, but man that record really upset a lot of people. None more than the band itself. They'll never say it but it's pretty obvious. The Hyperpop experiment was a failure.
Man, that was so much worse than I was expecting
Commenting so I remember to give it a listen later. Sounds… greaaat.
This post was so good, I'm nominating it for Best of Lemmy material. You've got a way with words, my friend, and though I loathe to expose more innocents to this song's noise, you painted such a vivid picture that this description is worth sharing.
LOL Thank you. That's so funny. All these years later and this stupid song is getting me internet fame. HAAAAHAHAHAH!!!!!!
Your description was so good, curiosity got the better of me and I clicked the link. I even made it through the whole thing, despite every urge to stop the pain. I think I've done irreparable damage to my recommendation algorithm. And to think I was just going to say Kokomo.
Thanks for the warning! Opens private tab
[After watching] Okay. Wow. Well. Now that the song has stopped, my ears feel oddly empty. That was... a lot.
Kids - this is why we can't go with every single idea we come up with, especially in a collaborative effort like a band. There are times we have to edit back for the sake of a shared project. It seems like everyone came into this song with their own list of "cool ideas" and the group decided, "Let's just do them ALL!" There's no cohesion, no direction, no shared vision. Everyone wants their moment and their thing, and the band just lets it all happen in one chaotic collection.
After watching this, I feel like them splitting up was bound to happen. At times it's almost like they're each trying to play a different song that happens to line up with what everyone else is playing. A band can't function if the members can't agree on what song they're making. Props to the drummer, not just because OP is right that he's too good for this, but because I can't imagine how much worse this all would've sounded if the rest didn't have someone skilled keeping time for them. The percussion is the lone scaffold holding all the different parts together. Sadly, it's not enough.
At one point in watching, I imagined their poor parents living in a house where these kids were practicing in the garage. Or standing awkwardly at the back of some public performance, trying to support their kids but feeling deeply embarrassed and trying not to make eye contact with anyone.
I read your comment and clicked the link thinking it couldn't possibly be as bad as you described. But it really is so bad that my shoulders physically lifted as my head sunk into my chest and I leaned back. It's... just... so... bad.
Thanks for taking one for the team!
I'm just glad my sacrifice was not in vain.
On the bright side, you'd given me a perfect example to share when they ask me why I don't like 00s+ emo culture (in general), and their influence then and now in rock and metal music.
And so you have. Bravo!
I laughed when the song kicked in after the intro. Your description of the whole thing was completely accurate.
That drummer was definitely way too good, and that's probably why he featured more heavily in the clip than I think I've ever seen a drummer feature. I hope he's doing something fun now.
Maybe they’re just doing a Captain Beefheart cover. https://youtu.be/r9lpLm7jwQY