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Status: One off project
Biography
The album, isn't a soundtrack per se -- there are no plans at the moment for a movie to be made based on the comic book,"Witchblade is the story of a sexy, smart New York cop [named Sarah], who's a super heroine," says Vrenna, who co-wrote and produced approximately six songs on the compilation with Bjelland, and who's an admitted comic book addict. ("I have 8 zillion Spawn toys," he says.) "She falls into this magical gauntlet type weapon thing called a witchblade and it becomes part of her. It's cool. It's dark, but not as dark as Spawn."
As for the album, Bjelland is pretty much writing the bulk of the material and collaborating either by singing or playing guitar on most of the tracks on the album with the other bands. "It's weird, and cool," says Vrenna of the music on the album. "My stuff is electronic, but in a dark, lo-fi way. The Melvins are doing their thing, Kim's song is really beautiful -- it's like an acoustic ballad -- the Arto Lindsay song is very world- beat- sounding, which works well because anyone who follows the [Witchblade] story knows that Sarah spent time in Brazil."
The idea for the project came from Tim Carr, an A&R; executive at DreamWorks, who also signed and worked with Babes in Toyland at Reprise. "Last year, I went to a comic book convention in Las Vegas on my way to Minneapolis," says Carr. "I was trying to find a way to do something with comic books just because I like them, and I approached some of the more indie- minded companies with the idea of doing a soundtrack with no movie. At the convention I bought the first eight [Witchblades] and got to Minneapolis, and it was Kat's birthday. I had to go to this party and didn't have a gift, so I gave it to her. When I asked her later if she liked it, she said it was really cool, so I mentioned it to Top Cow, and they liked the idea. I didn't realize at the time that the author of the book name - checked Babes in Toyland in one of them."
The original idea was to do an album of duets, but what it's turning out to be is an album of Bjelland collaborating with most of the artists. One track features Bjelland and Fox dueting on "The Murderess," which Carr describes as "a blood- curdling tale sung in little girl voices." The Girls Against Boys track features the band with a variety of voices (20 in all), including Bjelland, Hope Nichols of Sugarsmack, Lydia Lunch, and Lori Barbero of Babes In Toyland on a cover of the Eagles' "Witchy Woman," done at a Black Sabbath pace, says Carr. Then there's a Subcircus track titled "Kill This Distraction/ Kill Your Reaction," which Carr calls a "weird Russian folk dance with a Beatles' 'Walrus' sound."
The plan is for the album to be released in three versions with different artwork, possibly as an enhanced CD, and with a 16-page comic book attached that explains away a secret ruins mystery that readers of Witchblade will know about.
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Lyrics
Oblivisionary retribution drop down your pathetic scope and tele-I'll open my-opia for ya. BACK TO SONG TITLES
I tried to tell you but it's only talk
You don't remember the things that you won't
The pride of teardrops BACK TO SONG TITLES
Starlight...midnight...I fly...life-size...
Witchblade!
What you had, I've got now
Witchblade!
What you had, I've got now BACK TO SONG TITLES
Evil lurks in the night in alley ways the cats will fight the hungry mouse will take a bite better run for your life.
I can't control this urgent need...rips through my skin until I bleed...oh Murderess, the Murderess...
Fearless young, afraid to die...
If one day by chance we meet...
Safe in the arms of death...I am the murderess...
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I feel on fire
I can hear your crying
Retina Scryer
I can hear your crying BACK TO SONG TITLES
[Kat:]
I lead you...through my ruin...you'll find soon...I'm your rune
[Arto:]
Glint glint slice slice very close to my eye
[Miho:]
Tua tua pele canela e acucar
[Kat:]
Skin smooth paraffin, sweat sugar cinnamon familiar like a kin all outside of in
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...I feel like I'm being followed...
It was a voice that sounded like my own.
The Witchblade.
There are times I can't sleep.
...I hit another wall, another wall ahead.
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I put a spell on you
I can't stand your running around
I put a spell on you
I love you anyhow
I put a spell on you
I love you BACK TO SONG TITLES
When I was a little girl, I wish I had the power to prevent bad people from hurting anyone.
Let us gather... BACK TO SONG TITLES
Raven hair and ruby lips
Hoo Hoo Witchy Woman
She held me spellbound in the night
Hoo Hoo Witchy Woman
Ah...Ah...Ah...
Well I know you want to love her
Hoo Hoo Witchy Woman |