Last Night of The World feat. Tim "Ripper" Owens

I think Tim Ripper missed extreme metal and felt great singing Death Metal, because he added to the composition with his characteristic screams, and also, his timbre made an interesting combination with my voice. I already knew his work with Charred Walls of The Damned, a supergroup that also includes Steve DiGiorgio on bass, they play a different Heavy/Thrash, and Ripper's vocal lines in this band are more aggressive and dramatic, which suits us.

It's a slow and dense song, a melodrama that brings to mind bands like October Tide, and the violence of Asphyx, and can refer to more traditional Doom bands, like Trouble itself. The lyrics are about suffering, loneliness and the melancholy of knowing that it's your last day in the world. Even with such a tense theme, Ripper's voice still conveys a surge of vitality, which makes me imagine a moment of affliction that never ends.

Recording information:

Regarding the instrumental, Thiago Caurio (Distraught, Atomic Elephant) created a drum line with a fantastic slow groove, which is evident in the interlude, and combined with Alex Carrion's (Vikram) precise bass line, it created an overwhelming rhythm, perfect for this sound. As for Eduardo's guitar solo, I think that, of all the songs on the album, I think this song's solo is the most memorable and epic. This song, with every riff, shakes the gates of heaven.

Recorded at SoundStorm Studio in Bento Gonçalves - RS, Brazil, produced by Ernani Savares and mixed and mastered by Adair Daufembach