I realize that I won't be the first person to state this, but there is simply no way to convey with words how awesome this song is.
As usual when discussing awesomeness I will resort to bullet points
* The drumming. Apparently what they did was take their drummer into a room, pumped him full of PCP and then told him that the snare drum knocked up his sister and didn't call her back. The word ferocious would not do justice to the drumming on this song.
* Second only to the drumming in aggressiveness is the staccato, stabbing, crisply distorted rhythm guitar. I once heard a mix of this song that had neither the drumming nor the guitar...what was left was a maudlin, dragging ballad. But include these two crucial pieces and have a visceral, double-headed attack on your ears.
* The soaring arena rock vocals would be too effeminate in any other context, but surrounded by the perfect instrumentation these Danish kids manage to sound like the bizarre love child of Iron Maiden and Cheap Trick.
* The "Diamond Ring" outtro manages to successfully downshift the song from it's simply un-toppable main section without losing the grove. The lilting little piano melody peaks out from the guitars and suddenly subdued drumming to softly bring the song in for a landing.
Seriously, if you are looking for a way to successfully run that last mile on the treadmill, to get ready to go out for a late night party, or to drive 110 miles an hour down a gravel road, this is the perfect soundtrack.
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