Mercy Drive knew that having one of their songs as an entrance theme for a WWE Superstars would give the band a lot of exposure, but they never realized how much the fans would take to it. "We also kind of made it vague so that it applies to not only wrestling but also outside the ring situations." "We took the situation Randy was in, breaking out of Evolution, and wrote the song about emerging from something - rising up," said Jimmy McGlothlin, lead vocalist and guitar player for Mercy Drive. In fact, it was his breaking away from Evolution that was the inspiration for the song. Even though Orton has been coming out to the song since he broke away from Evolution in 2004, this is the first time it will be out on an album. Orton's theme song is easily one of the most recognizable songs in all of sports-entertainment, and now fans will have the chance to hear it on CD for the very first time. In addition to Saliva's "I Walk Alone", Mercy Drive's "Burn in My Light" will be one of the feature tracks on the new album that will hit stores May 23. Oddly enough, both songs are the entrance themes of two former Evolution members - Batista and Randy Orton. "Crank It Up" 4.While WWE's latest CD, Wreckless Intent, consists of 13 brand new tracks, two familiar songs are also included on the album. Yet even though the 15 tracks are tailor-made to either particular wrestlers or slanted toward the action inside the ring, there are a few nuggets that will appeal to those who couldn't tell the difference between Rob Van Dam and Randy Orton. For the most part WWE: Wreckless Intent is an album tailored directly for the hardcore fans. The final track not associated with any particular star of the ring is Killswitch Engage's "This Fire Burns." The song is in tune with the title as frontman Howard Jones growls, howls, and croons over metallic encrusted blitz. Theory of a Deadman deliver the searing chug and quasi-country hard rock glitz of "Deadly Game." Silkk The Shocker shows and proves with the ominous minimalism of "I'm Comin'," where haunting piano and the tick-tock of a clock seep underneath his alternately whispered and shouted lyrics. Additionally, there are three tracks that aren't attributed to any wrestlers.
There's also the R&B club swagger of Desiree Jackson's "Holla" (Candice's theme).
Chief amongst these is the decidedly '80s twang of "A Girl Like That" by Eleventh Hour (this is Torrie Wilson's theme, btw) and the skankin' frat boy patter of Zebrahead on "With Legs Like That" (Maria's theme). There are a few exceptions to the skirl and bump, however. And Three 6 Mafia delivers their first new effort since snagging the golden statuette of Oscar with "Some Bodies Gonna Get It," which serves as the Dirty South-infused shout-and-response theme for Mark Henry. On the rap side of things Homebwoi serves up Coach's theme "Hard Hittin'." Carlito is represented by the Latin swagger of "Quien Soy Yo (Who I Am)" by Kaballon. The inclusions from Mercy Drive ("Burn In My Light," Randy Orton's theme) and Shadows Fall ("Fury Of The Storm," Rob Van Dam's theme) are all rife with crunching (in the former) and skirling (in the latter) guitars, pummeling rhythms, and slickly sinister (in the former) and jaggedly sinister (in the latter) vocal surge. Delivered in a rollicking blues grind it couldn't be a more fitting number for Big Show. Tucked in amongst these numbers is "Crank It Up," by Brand New Sin. Lemmy's signature growl seems a perfect fit for the grizzled wrestler, that's for sure. The high profile numbers come from Saliva, who's "I Walk Alone" is Batista's theme P.O.D.'s culture clash of rap, metal skirl, and reggae "Booyaka 619," which is Rey Mysterio's song Motorhead's "King of Kings," which is a ball out mash tailor made for Triple H. Representing on the hard rock/metal front is a diverse array of outfits including Mercy Drive, Brand New Sin, Shadows Fall, and Motorhead. Of course those dwelling outside the wrestling fan base may find the adherence to these two genres to be a bit limiting. Few would argue that the two opposing genres offer up the best fist pumping examples of sound to compliment the bone crushing mayhem and soap operatic wrestledrama that unfold on the various WWE shows. For the most part the 15 tracks included keep to simple aural parameters: rap and hard rock/heavy metal. WWE: Wreckless Intent takes the whole marriage of sports entertainment and sonic entertainment to the next level, presenting a spate of wrestler's theme music as crafted by well-known artists like Saliva, Three 6 Mafia, and P.O.D., just to name a few. From the golden era when Fred Blassy chided about the "Pencil Neck Geek" on down to John Cena's battle raps, the two seemingly disparate worlds have been intertwined.
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Professional wrestling and popular music have been long time bed fellows.
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