rerock

on the rock

Ladat’s Support Aug’25 vol.1

Re-Extended 20

Great Sound & Sounds Great (playlist)

if i had a college rock radio station this would be it

Lyrics: 

Do you remember what you told me
That night when you were lonely
You said you had a voice in your head
And the light was going out slowly
You'd never been afraid of the dark
But had a pain in your heart and it was coming apart
I didn't know what to say, I was lost myself
Like any other day

We used to spend our afternoons
Smoking cigarettes in the other room
We'd listen to that new song on repeat
Until the lights came on
Didn't know that it was that bad
I never knew about your step-dad
When I think about what might have been
What I could have, should have done with the chance again

Doesn't seem so long
When the years are gone
Now we've all moved on
But the memories are strong
Never thought I'd see
The day that you were gone

Late nights in downtown, with the windows down
And the Denver sounds
We had a good time, with the girls looking pretty
In the lights in the city
You said you wanted to drive, we're the first to get going
But the last to arrive
We never got tired
Those nights were wired

Later on we realized what we were doing then
Was a little misguided
When I knew you couldn't hide it
You weren't going to fight it
I remember that I saw you in the middle of the night
And you weren't alright
And that's the last time
Your flame ignited

Doesn't seem so long
When the years are gone
Now we've all moved on
But the memories are strong
Never thought I'd see
The day that you were gone

Like Any Other Day

Happy New Year, Goodbye to 2024, welcome 2025. let's all try to be more accepting and reasonable. world peace. the end of conflict. the end of strife. 

The Wanderers

Sometimes it feels like we are never ever done
We gotta stop and take a breath and sit down in the sun
And enjoy the rainbows as they sparkle through our tears
We deserve this moment after everything we been through
Yes, we deserve this moment 

bury me with your kisses, smother me in your embrace
drown me with your caresses, tie me up with all your lace
your absence makes the days feel longer
my longing keeps on getting stronger
I’ve been longing to get away with you 
To get away with you
To get away with you

Let us escape from all the mundane things we dread
under the crisp white sheets on a king size hotel bed
We need a sanctuary where we forget the everyday
Temporary luxury, feels so good
No dishes, no laundry, no sweeping up the floor,
leave the do not disturb sign hanging outside on the door
And disappear here for a while
Just disappear here for a while
Just disappear here

Slow down now
Take a deep breath together
As we sink into each other

Bury me with your kisses, smother me in your embrace
Drown me with your caresses, tie me up with all your lace
I am buzzing from your touches
I am tingling deep within
I feel the traces of your fingers in electric ripples on my skin
I feel the traces of your fingers in electric ripples on my skin


Kingsize

Mutant Rockstar (Deluxe Edition)

Spotify 

The Silence ain't Golden

Originally a part of another song I was working on that evolved into a separate piece. Unlike my usual improvisation-based approach of writing guitar solos, this time I approached the soloing in a way more conscious manner.

Produced on Tascam 424 MKIII tape machine.
The final Tascam mix is mastered in DAW before upload.

Abu Dhabi
7/01/2025

Slow Dancing But The Room Is Already Burned To Ashes

A celebration of the most mistreated character in music video history:
https://youtu.be/8SbUC-UaAxE?si=F3SUAcM8Xf91NiF1&t=417

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Three tiers
Nine hours of buttercream
And none of it...
was my damn fault

They built me tall in the back of a bakery
With trembling hands and nervous pastry
A tower of sugar, proud and obscene
White as sin and twice as mean

Fondant swans and wedding gold,
We were sweet, but we were cold
And we got hauled in a battered van
Like I wasn’t more than a five-day plan

I saw 'em kiss, I heard 'em cheer
I smelled cheap wine and bridal fear
They danced like gods, then slipped like men
And guess who took the fall again?

It's not my fault!
I'm just the cake!
You fake your vows, I just get baked!
You lose your mind, I lose a tier
Then someone dives in with a cheer!

Don't blame the frosting for your fate
I just stood there. Looked... 
Great

He wore a suit like it owed him cash
She wore white like a powder stash
The flowers died before the vows
The band played slow, the sky played loud

The priest forgot the final line
The ring went on like a warning sign
They posed beside me, full of grace
But I could see it in her face

They said "forever," but I smelled fear
The kind you frost with souvenir
You want a symbol? Fine, I'm tall
But don't blame me when you lose it all!

It’s not my fault!
I didn’t break!
You threw your love into a lake
You kissed too fast, you drank too slow
You planned a dream you didn't know

Don't blame the icing when you fall
I just stood there. That's all

And then
That guy
No name. No tie
Just heat and bourbon in his eyes
He leapt
Like sugar held salvation...
And landed face-first in damnation...

In me!

It's not my fault!
I didn't ask to be your throne!
You wanted myth, I gave you scone
You built it all, then burned it down
And I'm the one who wears the crown?

I never said "forevermore"
I just said "dessert's by the door"

I was delicious
And that... 
Should've been enough

It's Not My Fault

A simple message to myself from way back.  Found it almost like a message in a bottle. It said , relax , let go, live .... you are working and maybe even dreaming too hard.  Then slowly the message ....Connect .... seemed almost like a new mood elevating pill you could buy at a drug store.... and the song was not only advice from a future me, but quite possibly a tv commercial for a new drug called .... CONNECT.

Connect

Into the Abyss (2025) – Calling out fake friends
At some point in life, we all come across fake friends, who pretend to care and drag you into the abyss. The lyrics channel the raw frustration of being used, betrayed and misled. "Into The Abyss" is a cathartic scream for justice, a metalcore song that pulls no punches, when it comes to calling out toxic people.

Nadine de Macedo: composition, arrangement, lyrics, screams, synthesizer, programming, production
Thomas Utzel: composition, synthesizer
Daniel Hiatt: vocals, guitars, lead guitar

Where to find us:
https://soundcloud.com/nadinedemacedo
https://soundcloud.com/dshiatt

Into the Abyss

Into the Abyss (feat. Daniel Hiatt)

I’m Like You
I never know what to say around you. The words feel too big in my mouth or too small for what I’m feeling. Sometimes I think you already understand me without them — maybe that’s why I keep stalling, hanging onto silence like it’s safer.
When I’m near you, it’s like everything else gets quieter. I notice the weight of your hand in mine, the way you lean into me like you trust I’ll catch you. And I would — every time. I’d give you anything, not because I’m trying to prove something, but because you make me want to.
We’ve watched the stars before, but tonight felt different. Your head on my chest, my heartbeat a little too fast — I wanted to ask if you could hear it, if you knew it was for you. I wanted to tell you that you deserve everything. Every song I’ve written. Every wish I’ve made. Every dream I’ve chased just to bring it back to you.
I think I’m like you in ways I can’t explain. In the way I hold things back, in the way I give them away all at once. I’m like you — maybe that’s why this feels so impossible to describe, and why I hope I never have to.

I'M LIKE YOU

It Was

Innocence?

Thanks to my friend Chris for shredding on this track

Track construction - Combstead
lead guitar - Chris
mix - Combstead / Chris
mastered - Chris
artwork - Chris

Voice of reason - feat. Chris

Atmosphere

Shadow Walke

Eileen

[Verse 1]
If I could wake in skies unknown,
Where love survives without the weight,
No ghosts behind me, none I own,
No bitter spring to twist my fate.

[Chorus]
My life’s a fight that doesn’t bend,
A song I sing without the end,
Through ashes, silence, noise, and flame.
I fall, I cry, I wipe it clean,
No one can take what I have seen 
And still I rise without your name.

[Verse 2]
If I could love without the scars,
No echoes clawing at my sleep,
I'd bring you coffee, count the stars,
And hold a warmth I rarely keep.

[Chorus]
My life’s a fight that doesn’t bend,
A song I sing without the end,
Through ashes, silence, noise, and flame.
I fall, I cry, I wipe it clean,
No one can take what I have seen 
And still I rise without your name.

[Outro]
You won’t see wounds beneath the skin 
But I still burn, and burn to win.

No Room for Defeat

Rock song performed live by Beats Working, written, arranged & produced by John Hardman
Beats Working are: John Hardman - Lead vocals, lead guitar
                                 Chris Glover - Drums
                                 Lynn John Sheppard - Bass/vocals
                                 Dave Rea - Rhythm guitar/vocals
(c)(p) Swamp Music UK & Swamp Records UK for all territories                

Need To Cry live - Beats Working

Fur Coat Trauma

The Bible addresses this topic, of wickedness and the actions of governments in various passages. One pertinent verse is from Proverbs 29:2:

"When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan."

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I want, 
I…. 
I…. 
I want…
I… 
I… want…

I want, another pill take me out my pain. I’m the type of man to know that’s lame. 😒 
I want good drugs, nova-cane. I’ve been that nigga since weed with champagne. 
I want another one, good drugs no love, and a weak lung. I want your good drugs.
Baby, fill me up with your bad love. I want, another buzz. I don’t need your hugs. Baby give me lust. I want all your hate and pain. Cause Love💕🎀 always fills me with shame😔baby give me truths🏳️, pill 💊 me with your noose.  Fill me with your satisfaction, love and satisfaction. I want. Everything you are. Dim down the light💫. Be my fallen star🌌🛒. 
(RIP lil 🐥)

You can’t ever leave cause I can’t ever leave you. Be my fallen star, and attitude. Satisfaction, drug addiction. 

Mislead the life, 
my wife 
hit me twice and then left the same night. 

Then she cheated, they say I hate my life, they deleted it. 
⚰️🚬💊🚔

Slavery, just like the rest of em. 

I guess I know why my grandma  kept a gun. 

Never had love, never had a choice 👇⬇️

THE GOVERNMENTS PROPAGANDA ⬇️
“slay these boys. 
Slay their voice, take their toys, take their love, slave them, sex them, all of the above 👆. 

Sell them for their skin 
👮🏼‍♂️⛓️👨🏼👨🏽👨🏾👨🏿⛓️👮🏼‍♂️

Tell them that they win! 🎰
Then give them drugs. 💊

So all they do is binge on their sin. 🧛🏾🧛‍♂️(predatory)

Sit back, relax, and then they regret why they had another half. 😞😖😢

Stuck in addiction, uhh good mission 🤑💵💸👍🏾. 

Kill the youth, and kill their children. 

Pillage all the children they ever had. No new dads🙋🏾‍♂️🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏿‍♂️, leave em sad.”
I…..😣💔✝️

“Listen to us groan😮‍💨😔😕✝️”

The Governments Propaganda-Release The Files (Red Lining)

too much

Welcome too hell (prod.GAXILLIC)

This is not just an EP. This is a requiem in four acts.

Performed by the virtual progressive metal band Adelheide's Wisdom, this concept EP takes the listener on the complete emotional journey of grieving a fallen rock hero.

The cycle begins with the quiet, personal shock of 'Act I: The Inner Void', explodes into the raw, punk-rock anger of 'Act II: The First Cry', transforms into a massive, collective celebration of legacy with the 9-minute live anthem of 'Act III', and finds a final, majestic peace in the solemn, orchestral finale of 'Act IV: The Anthem of the Fans'.

It is a testament to a legend and a defiant statement that true music never dies. Welcome to 'The Day When Metal Died (but this will never happen)'.

A Beyond & Before Music production.

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Das ist nicht nur eine EP. Das ist ein Requiem in vier Akten.

Performt von der virtuellen Progressive-Metal-Band Adelheide's Wisdom, nimmt diese Konzept-EP den Hörer mit auf die vollständige emotionale Reise der Trauer um einen gefallenen Rock-Helden.

Der Zyklus beginnt mit dem leisen, persönlichen Schock von 'Akt I: Die innere Leere', explodiert in der rohen Punk-Rock-Wut von 'Akt II: Der erste Schrei', verwandelt sich in eine gewaltige, kollektive Feier des Vermächtnisses mit der 9-minütigen Live-Hymne von 'Akt III' und findet einen letzten, majestätischen Frieden im feierlichen, orchestralen Finale von 'Akt IV: Die Hymne der Fans'.

Es ist ein Testament für eine Legende und ein trotziges Statement, dass wahre Musik niemals stirbt. Willkommen zu 'The Day When Metal Died (but this will never happen)'.

Eine "Beyond & Before Music"-Produktion.

The Day When Metal Died - Act I The Inner Void

A Mime

RADIO WAVES REWORK

NO IS A SPELL is a hauntingly beautiful indie-pop/folk anthem about empowerment, boundaries, and rebirth. Built on earthy acoustic textures—fingerpicked guitar, upright bass, and whispered glockenspiel—it captures the quiet courage of saying “no” as an act of self-protection and growth. With echoes of Phoebe Bridgers and Maggie Rogers, the track blends intimate storytelling with cinematic emotion, carrying listeners through late-night journaling, autumn solitude, and the magic of self-definition.
Perfect for fans of indie folk, acoustic soul, and emotionally charged pop, this song is a mantra for anyone reclaiming their voice in a world that demands too much.

Innocence?

Rob Fletcher