| "Evil Empowered" | |
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| 4th track of Ritual | |
| Sung by | Max Cavalera |
| Duration | 3:33 |
| Genre(s) | Thrash metal, death metal |
| Written by | Max Cavalera |
| Produced by | Josh Wilbur |
| Released in | 2018 |
| Alternate title | "Evil in Place of Power", "Rise Above" |
| Previous track "The Summoning" |
Next track "Under Rapture" |
| Single | |
| Released on | August 9, 2018 |
| Record label | Nuclear Blast |
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"Evil Empowered" is a song included on the eleventh album Ritual, released in 2018. This is the first single revealed from Ritual. Appropriating the title, it is described a hellish song featuring double bass. It is about dictators getting more more powerful. This song can also be called "Evil in Place of Power" as it sings this phrase in choruses rather than 'evil empowered' as title should suggest. Another alternate title is "Rise Above" as it features twelve lyrical lines reading 'rise above, rise above', which is inspired by "Rise Above", a song by Black Flag.
Lyrics
Bow down
To the greatest corrupter
The second coming
Of the antichrist unearthed
Live with a curse
Kill in the name of god
The devil’s won
Knife in the back
We ignored the truth
Rise above, rise above
Rise above, rise above
Can you see through the veil that covers you?
Rise above, rise above
Rise above, rise above
Evil in place of power
Awoke by a thief
In the night of retribution
Pandemic welcoming
Of your final solution
We are cursed
An idol to be your god
The devil’s won
Knife in the back
We ignored the truth
Rise above, rise above
Rise above, rise above
Can you see through the veil that covers you?
Rise above, rise above
Rise above, rise above
Evil in place of power
Knife in the back
We ignored the truth
Rise above, rise above
Rise above, rise above
Can you see through the veil that covers you?
Rise above, rise above
Rise above, rise above
Evil in place of...
Power, power, power
Evil in place of power
Videos
Personnel
Performers
- Max Cavalera – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Marc Rizzo – lead guitar
- Mike Leon – bass guitar, double bass
- Zyon Cavalera – drums, percussion
Songwriter
- Max Cavalera – lyrics, music
Enginucers
- Josh Wilbur – engineering, recording, mixing, production
- Nick Rowes – engineering, programming
- Josh Brooks – engineering
- Lana Migliore – assistant engineering
- Jeff Sinclair – assistant engineering
- Kyle McAulay – assistant engineering
- Brad Blackwood – mastering
Live-only songs on various albums
"Spit" • "Beneath the Remains/Dead Embryonic Cells" • "Roots Bloody Roots" • "Attitude" • "Sanctuary" • "Polícia"