Explosion Force (They Do It Right)
By Michael Guy Bowman
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Released 7/19/2016.
Duration: 1:57.
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Lyrics:
When the moon is high and the night has fell
They ride like demons out of hell
But they're not demons, they are men
Who send the demons back againMen of action, men of dreams
Armed with guns and laser beams
Hunting down all supernatural beingsExplosion Force, they do it right!
They drop the bomb and win the fight
Riding in the Explosionmobile
Fighting for justice and keeping it realWho will live and who will die?
When the war is over, then you'll see why
Explosion Force, they do it right!Roll call!
Arthur, demolitions expert
Felix, demolitions expert
David, demolitions expert
Bryan, who's also a demolitions expert YEAHHHHHTogether fights this secret crew
Sent from VASCU
A secret cell of the FBI
Sworn to make motherfuckers dieBad guys from the Cult of Scars
They will find out where you are
Where there's an ass to kick, they can't be farExplosion force, they do it right!
You may bark, but they will bite
Ghouls and goblins, you best beware
You're no match, your ass is theirsWho will live and who will die?
When the war is over, then you'll see why
Explosion Force, they do it right!
Artist commentary:
Michael Guy Bowman: (composer, SoundCloud description)
Commissioned by Jeremy Geist for the "Send Bowman and His Band to SXSW 2012" fundraiser.
Original request as follows:
"I and some of my friends at college enjoy playing a game called 'Hunter: The Vigil'. It's a tabletop role-playing game where you're a bunch of hunters attempting to take down the assorted horrors of the night. Our characters are members of VASCU, a secret section of the FBI dedicated to taking down supernatural serial killers.
Our cell name is 'Explosion Force'.
If you couldn't tell, we quickly shifted the tone of the game from 'Supernatural' to 'The A-Team'.
The characters are:
-Arthur Spencer, a hardboiled detective with nothing to lose.
-Felix Gant, a graduate student investigating the disappearance of his father. A vengeful spirit named Alan lives in his arm.
-David Bramble, an ex-military agent who enjoys guns, threatening people, and throwing his weight around.
-Brian McLane (my character!), a grizzled fellow who joined WitSec after VASCU put the blame on him in order to cover up mass Meso-American mummy murder. Both the team driver and the team drunk.The Explosion Force drives around in the Explosionmobile, a large van with the most bitchin' van art of all time: On the left side, a wizard plays guitar that shoots blue lightning, while on the right, a bear plays guitar that shoots green lightning. The lightning bolts meet in the back of the van and cause an explosion. The van also has a giant laser cannon under the hood.
Every team needs a faceless, shadowy organization to fight, and in this case it's the Cult of Scars, full of people who love scars and/or human experimentation.
Long story short, we've all chipped in for you to write the Explosion Force theme song (as if it were a weekly TV show). Do cheesy, yet inspirational '80s rock like 'Eye of the Tiger' or 'The Touch'."
Michael Guy Bowman: (alternate artwork, SoundCloud)
