![]() While it is not as good as some Bond theme songs like You Know My Name by Chris Cornell (Casino Royale theme), Skyfall by Adele (Skyfall theme) or Goldfinger by Shirley Bassey (Goldfinger theme), it is very difficult in the first place to make a song which can match the level of these songs. Just a lie by Soundvis!on is a song which really should have been used as the theme song for a James Bond movie but wasn't. Period.īefore you click play and lose yourself to this sonic behemoth, here's a little sample of the lyrical content: Traversing a rich sonic landscape, Clenching the Firsts of Dissent is one of the best tracks off The Blackening - an album that turned Machine Head from a very good metal band to one of the best bands. ![]() And along the journey is a track that flickers, explodes, simmers, explodes again, simmers a little more and turns into an inferno before fading out. The song itself is a 10-minute-35-second epic that evolves from the sort of acoustic guitar intro that wouldn't be out of place in an early-1990s era Metallica set, to a monstrous closing riff. ![]() Nearly nine years after its release and in a time where dying for the country is still seen as the highest form of patriotism, Clenching the Fists of Dissent remains as relevant as ever in 2016, albeit with a slight contextual shift. Substitute the 'war for oil' alluded to in the song with the 'war within' and you've got a track that's perfect for the times we live in. Clenching the Fists of Dissent by Machine Head ![]()
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