"Endless Slaughter" is a song by American
rap rock band
Limp Bizkit, released as a free download on August 1, 2014, initially to promote their sixth studio album which was then tentatively titled ''
Stampede of the Disco Elephants''. It was ultimately excluded from the album as well as previous singles.
Release
The song was originally intended to be released on
cassette
Cassette may refer to:
Technology
* Cassette tape (or ''musicassette'', ''audio cassette'', ''cassette tape'', or ''tape''), a worldwide standard for analog audio recording and playback
** Cassette single (or "Cassingle"), a music single in th ...
during their European tour. When the cassettes were delayed, the track was made available on their site as a free download.
Composition
The song itself is divided into four segments that cover a wide range of genres: part one is a two-minute
experimental metal
Avant-garde metal (also known as avant-metal, experimental metal, and experimental) is a subgenre of heavy metal music loosely defined by use of experimentation and innovative, avant-garde elements, including non-standard and unconventional soun ...
segment from which "Endless Slaughter" gets its name, it's the longest and most structured part of the song.
Part two is a softer, somewhat
ambient interlude that leads into part three; a
glam rock
Glam rock is a style of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s and was performed by musicians who wore outrageous costumes, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter. Glam artists drew on diver ...
-oriented breakdown and the shortest segment, lasting about 40 seconds.
The fourth and final part starts with a distorted
guitar solo and quickly becomes a
hip hop song that ends abruptly.
Music video
The music video, released on August 24, was filmed during the band's European tour, and consists of four
long take
In filmmaking, a long take (also called a continuous take or continuous shot) is a shot with a duration much longer than the conventional editing pace either of the film itself or of films in general. Significant camera movement and elaborate bl ...
s for each band member and each part of the song,
Otto
Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', '' Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity".
The name is recorded f ...
and
Durst's portions were filmed at The
Patronaat.
Critical reception
The song has had a mixed reception with critics and fans alike.
Personnel
Limp Bizkit
*
Fred Durst
William Frederick Durst (born August 20, 1970) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and director. He is the frontman and lyricist of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, formed in 1994, with whom he has released seven studio albums.
He ap ...
– vocals
*
Wes Borland
Wesley Louden Borland (born February 7, 1975) is an American rock musician. He is best known as the current guitarist and backing vocalist of the rap metal band Limp Bizkit, the lead vocalist and guitarist of the alternative and industrial rock ...
– guitars
*
John Otto – drums
*
Sam Rivers – bass guitar
Recording staff
*
Logan Mader – mixing
* Maor Appelbaum – mastering
References
External links
Endless Slaughter (Official Visual 2014)on
YouTube
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Official free download
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Limp Bizkit songs
2014 singles
Cash Money Records singles
Experimental rock songs