Dimebag Darrell, Sean Yseult and Philip Anselmo created this absurdity at 6am after a long night of drinking on a Pantera/White Zombie Tour in '92. Recorded on Darrell's 4-Track in his hotel room, the song was made up on the spot with Darrell on guitar (and drum machine) Sean on bass, and Phil singing. This comes from a cassette from Sean Yseult's archives, never heard before!

01 Dawn Of The Horrible Gorilla!

Music - N. James, K. Miller

Lyrics & Vocals - C. Harrington

© 2007

Can't Escape

my phone interview for FullMetalRock.com,
with Mr. Chad Hanks (bassist / co-founder) of AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE
www.headcharge.com

**song sampled, "Beathe In, Breathe Out"
by American Head Charge

FullMetalRock - Chad(American Head Charge) March2012

Track 3 "Sixteen Miles to Hell":
This song is very near-and dear to me as it is a reference to the bar sixteen miles from the edge of my hometown called the "Mineshaft Tavern". It's a mid-1800s building at the mouth of an actual defunct gold mine and it is infamous for being a rowdy biker bar. I used to drive down there as a teen, fake ID in hand to check out blues and biker rock bands. The place smelled awful, probably violated every safety code on earth, and the liquor was cheap and shitty. I definitely cut my teeth in there, blocking thrown bottles and "allegedly" getting into some scraps with guys a lot bigger and a lot older than me. I was spitting fire those days. The bar still exists, but is much calmer than days past. Still a fun place to go - it was the bar Nick and Simon go to in the movie "Paul" if anyone's curious.
In the fictional world, this song is simply about the first "safehouse" they go to, a not-so-fictitious version of the Mineshaft. Sixteen miles from the edge of town, it's "Just sixteen miles to hell".
Lyrics:
Three days of road behind and I got another day to go
It's hot enough to melt my wheels but I'm cool enough to make it snow
Ten years in the devil's den made me hard enough to break through stone
I got two dollars and a deathwish, so I found myself a new place to go
The music's loud and the whiskey breathes fire
There's every sin that your heart could desire
Just turn left when you know that it's right
Sixteen miles down that road, you're raising hell all night
Just sixteen miles to hell
You're sixteen miles to hell
(Gonna drink 'cause our souls are bound by sin)
Just sixteen miles to hell
(Gonna drink the wine of the devil's den)
It's sixteen miles to
Got the bite of a venomous cobra and the disposition of a rattlesnake
I'm gonna run with the biggest dogs and I've got the fangs to make 'em shake
Got a ten-ton hammer for a left hook, and it's swinging like a wreckin' ball
Gonna tear this whole world apart 'cause I love watching every building fall
The music's loud and the whiskey breathes fire
There's every sin that your heart could desire
Just turn left when you know that it's right
Sixteen miles down that road, you're raising hell all night
Just sixteen miles to hell
You're sixteen miles to hell
(Gonna drink 'cause our souls are bound by sin)
Just sixteen miles to hell
(Gonna drink the wine of the devil's den)
It's sixteen miles to
I left behind my peace of mind and rode away
Left home with nothin' but the shirt on my back
Full-throttle ride with the devil by my side
Can't complain because I found what I was lookin' for
Just turn left when you know that it's right
Sixteen miles down that road, you're raising hell all night
Just sixteen miles to hell
You're sixteen miles to hell
(Gonna drink 'cause our souls are bound by sin)
Just sixteen miles to hell
(Gonna drink the wine of the devil's den)
It's sixteen miles to hell.

Vox/bass - Pascual H. Romero
Guitars - Ryan King
Drums - Sam Sibilsky

All music written by Romero/King/Sibilsky  All lyrics by Romero/Sibilsky

Buffalo Down - Sixteen Miles to Hell (Demo)

 Track 2 "Slow Dirty Ride":
This is a song that bridged the fictional arc of the concept and is set before the timeframe of "the Gallows". It's about a bank robbery perpetrated by the "gang" that the protagonist is a member of and the subsequent run from the law. Their motivations seem to be more about infamy than the money (hence the 'silver screen' reference). Think wild west biker gang but in a world that was not unlike the American 1930s.
Lyrics:
Blow through those doors, pull out your heat and let's roll
We got to
Get paid before the filth even knows
I got my nine, you got your forty-five
We gonna light this mother up, nobody gets out alive.
We're gonna ride 'til the road meets the heavens
We chase the night so the light never reaches us
They'll never find us to remind us of the things we've done
We will be safe as long as they don't ever see the sun
We got this whole thing started
We got to get rewarded
We 'bout to drop this hero, leave somebody broken-hearted
We can't stop living the dream
Because we love the way we look up on that silver screen
I got a gold tooth habit and a lucky little rabbit
on the grip of my gat, with a tip of my hat
We're gonna ride 'til the road meets the heavens
We chase the night so the light never reaches us
They'll never find us to remind us of the things we've done
We will be safe as long as they don't ever see the sun
I know we can't be saved
This ain't no reckoning (x2)
We're gonna ride 'til the road meets the heavens
We chase the night so the light never reaches us
They'll never find us to remind us of the things we've done
We will be safe as long as they don't ever see the sun

Vox/bass - Pascual H. Romero
Guitars - Ryan King
Drums - Sam Sibilsky

All music written by Romero/King/Sibilsky All lyrics by Romero/Sibilsky

Buffalo Down - Slow Dirty Ride (Demo)

This song is a fictionalized account of my youthful love of racing muscle cars.
After a song that was lost about the gang in their hideout, the protagonist tells an urban legend about himself over some whiskey.
Lyrics:
Step right up and put your money on the line
We're gonna have ourselves a goddamn time
Hot wheels and fast steel our drug of choice
Don't touch that gas until you hear my voice
I got that venom in my veins
The kind that makes me go insane
I got that demon fire, it's burning off my tires
Got me believin' you'll be leavin' here without your blood
Split second to go, got your feet to the floor
and it's looking good
Got the checkered flag, but you're wonderin' what the hell is under my hood
Come closer and I'll show you what the hell I'm runnin' on
Stick you to my tank and drain you 'til your blood is gone
I got that venom in my veins
The kind that makes me go insane
I got that demon fire, it's burning off my tires
Got me believin' you'll be leavin' here without your blood
Can't stop that feelin' for the race
I'm on a fast-track high
Can't get enough of it
This is the day you die
I got that venom in my veins
The kind that makes me go insane
I got that demon fire, it's burning off my tires
Got me believin' you'll be leavin' here without your blood


Vox/bass - Pascual H. Romero
Guitars - Ryan King
Drums - Sam Sibilsky

All music written by Romero/King/Sibilsky All lyrics by Romero/Sibilsky

Buffalo Down - Blood Diesel (Demo)

Track 1 "The Gallows": 
This song was basically about deciding to finally leave Los Angeles after a decade of ups and downs in the music world and the relentless weeks and months of being on the road. The "finally found what I was looking for" line is about my then-fiance (now wife) Ashley becoming more than friends after knowing her for 6 years. 
The fictional version of this song (per the concept album) is that it's simply about a man coming home after wandering for years.
Lyrics:
Ten long years since the day I left town
been searching for something down that lonesome road
now I finally found what I was looking for
I'm coming home
Day after day, yeah I hoped and I prayed
for something to save a soul I didn't have
But I know there ain't no lord watchin' over me
I'm coming home
Just can't keep living for that road
Time come to end my being alone
Got what I need, and nothing more
Tell Ma her boy is coming home.
So many days of wandering far and wide
kept my mind at ease and my hands occupied
But I was missing everything that made me who I am
I'm coming home
When I finally saw the answer to that riddle on the wall
I could rest knowing I could have it all
And the hands of fate struck midnight in this heart of mine
I'm coming home
Just can't keep living for that road
Time come to end my being alone
Got what I need, and nothing more
Tell Ma her boy is coming home. (x2)

Vox/bass - Pascual H. Romero
Guitars - Ryan King
Drums - Sam Sibilsky

All music written by Romero/King/Sibilsky All lyrics by Romero

Buffalo Down - The Gallows (Demo)

Track 5 "Two Guns":
This song is about meeting my wife, simply put.  
The progagonist is "saved" by her in the story, just before going home to pay for his misdeeds (the final track "Dead Men Walking" - another lost track).
Lyrics:
Road-worn and tired, I found myself in another land
Met the finest girl I ever did see and she took my hand
Led me to a better place, back where I began
I never thought that a woman could tame me
I never guessed that damnation could save me
An angel whispered in the devil's ear
"Don't you worry boy, there's nothing to fear"
Her eyes shine blue like the deepest sea
I can't stop lovin' the things she do to me
I dropped my weapons as she said "follow me"
I never thought that a woman could tame me
I never guessed that damnation could save me
An angel whispered in the devil's ear
"Don't you worry boy, there's nothing to fear"
I never thought that a woman could tame me
I never guessed that damnation could save me
An angel whispered in the devil's ear
"Don't you worry boy, there's nothing to fear"

Vox/bass - Pascual H. Romero
Guitars - Ryan King
Drums - Sam Sibilsky

All music written by Romero/King/Sibilsky All lyrics by Romero/Sibilsky

Buffalo Down - Two Guns (Demo)

Metal vocals looking for musicians / band:

* male or female / age 18+
* creative & open-minded
* must be able to rehearse at least 1-2 times a week
* available to play shows, when booked
** contact for more info:   coha83@live.com

Influences include (but not limited to):
Pantera, Soulfly, American Head Charge, Vision Of Disorder, Acid Bath, Nothingface, Johnny Cash, 
Lamb of God, Machine Head, Snot, Chimaira, Hatebreed, Crowbar, Hank 3, Bloodsimple, Clutch,  Motorhead
( to name a few )
BLUES / OUTLAW COUNTRY / METAL / PUNK / SLUDGE, etc.

FullMetalRock - Chad(American Head Charge) March2012

CoHa

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