Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
After the big success of their debut album NIGHT OF RETRIBUTION last year, now is the time for RIGORIOUS to present an outstanding successor. And no worries, some people already say, that the new album KINGDOM UNFOLD will be the POWER METAL sensation of 2025! THE SNAKE is the first video single and it is a symphonic mid-tempo rocker that perfectly combines all of the band's strengths and trademarks such as catchiness, power and a feel for melodies. The album with 12 new smash hits, again produced, mixed and mastered by none other than GRAVE DIGGER singer Chris Boltendahl @ renowned Graveyard Studio, will be out January 17th, 2025.
Dive into THE SNAKE here:
rigorious.spread.link/the-snake
Pre-save KINGDOM UNFOLD here:
save-it.cc/metalapolis/kingdom-unfold
RIGORIOUS are:
Lukas Remus - Vocals
Christopher Blankenaufulland - Guitars, backing vocals
Lukas Famula - Guitars
Sebastian Kanczok - Bass, backing vocals
Paul Reil - Drums
Get in touch with RIGORIOUS:
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/rigoriousofficial
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/rigorious_official
SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/7bZhJUI0A8m1GhS7Iq1GRL
Get in touch with METALAPOLIS RECORDS:
WEBSITE: https://metalapolis.eu
SHOP: https://metalapolis.eu/shop/
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/MetalapolisRecords
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/metalapolis
TWITTER: twitter.com/metalapolis
TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@metalapolis
MAIL: info@metalapolis.eu
THE SNAKE
(Music & lyrics: Lukas Remus, Christopher Blankenaufulland, Lukas Famula, Sebastian Kanczok, Paul Reil)
Our Lord asked us to stay awake and watch in the night
As the first among us, this was not a sacrifice
The moment my vigil began, I was flooded with fatigue
Not one hour we could endure and were struck down by sleep
In the dead of night, the enemies invade
God, I
I know I should strike
I know it is time
Cowardly and gutless are the henchmen of the strong
I get myself to slash with sword in my hand
A strike, which did struck but remained without effect
The snake, it rises from the grass, a harbinger of death
Its greedy eyes fix on its prey as it shoots out its head
Flesh meets flesh and the sentence has been passed
It seems that evil has triumphed at last
In the dead of night, the enemies invade
God, I
I know I should strike
I know it is time
Cowardly and gutless are the henchmen of the strong
And now I must strike
It’s true, it is time
Loathsome and pathetic are the servants of the spoilt
The blade encounters flesh while hope is being smashed
But my adversary’s blood will flow from his face
#Rigorious #The Snake #KingdomUnfold
After the big success of their debut album NIGHT OF RETRIBUTION last year, now is the time for RIGORIOUS to present an outstanding successor. And no worries, some people already say, that the new album KINGDOM UNFOLD will be the POWER METAL sensation of 2025! THE SNAKE is the first video single and it is a symphonic mid-tempo rocker that perfectly combines all of the band's strengths and trademarks such as catchiness, power and a feel for melodies. The album with 12 new smash hits, again produced, mixed and mastered by none other than GRAVE DIGGER singer Chris Boltendahl @ renowned Graveyard Studio, will be out January 17th, 2025.
Dive into THE SNAKE here:
rigorious.spread.link/the-snake
Pre-save KINGDOM UNFOLD here:
save-it.cc/metalapolis/kingdom-unfold
RIGORIOUS are:
Lukas Remus - Vocals
Christopher Blankenaufulland - Guitars, backing vocals
Lukas Famula - Guitars
Sebastian Kanczok - Bass, backing vocals
Paul Reil - Drums
Get in touch with RIGORIOUS:
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/rigoriousofficial
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/rigorious_official
SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/7bZhJUI0A8m1GhS7Iq1GRL
Get in touch with METALAPOLIS RECORDS:
WEBSITE: https://metalapolis.eu
SHOP: https://metalapolis.eu/shop/
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/MetalapolisRecords
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/metalapolis
TWITTER: twitter.com/metalapolis
TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@metalapolis
MAIL: info@metalapolis.eu
THE SNAKE
(Music & lyrics: Lukas Remus, Christopher Blankenaufulland, Lukas Famula, Sebastian Kanczok, Paul Reil)
Our Lord asked us to stay awake and watch in the night
As the first among us, this was not a sacrifice
The moment my vigil began, I was flooded with fatigue
Not one hour we could endure and were struck down by sleep
In the dead of night, the enemies invade
God, I
I know I should strike
I know it is time
Cowardly and gutless are the henchmen of the strong
I get myself to slash with sword in my hand
A strike, which did struck but remained without effect
The snake, it rises from the grass, a harbinger of death
Its greedy eyes fix on its prey as it shoots out its head
Flesh meets flesh and the sentence has been passed
It seems that evil has triumphed at last
In the dead of night, the enemies invade
God, I
I know I should strike
I know it is time
Cowardly and gutless are the henchmen of the strong
And now I must strike
It’s true, it is time
Loathsome and pathetic are the servants of the spoilt
The blade encounters flesh while hope is being smashed
But my adversary’s blood will flow from his face
#Rigorious #The Snake #KingdomUnfold
