iwrestledabearonce - Gift Of Death (Music Video)

iwrestledabearonce - Gift Of Death (Music Video)
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Director: Shan Dan (www.shadowborngroup.com)
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[@austin247990]

This sounds like an air raid missle defense system going off

[@danieljordison0793]

I laughed way too hard😂😂😂😂

[@travistourere6858]

😂😂 ikr, this is in no way appealing to ears

[@travistourere6858]

I'm still laughing at this comment

[@youngzoloft5211]

Travis Tourere Its appealing to my ears :)

[@bobidiga1]

This is the only accurate comment on this video

[@MrMikihol]

Is that Courtney? My god, thats insane, her vocals are trully monsterous

[@XavierMacX]

In-fucking-deed.

[@richardpapworth5729]

Mike is in there too

[@systemwideerror9263]

They went all out on the final album. Serious shit here. No jokes. No playing games.

[@jasonlovesmusicreacting882]

@@systemwideerror9263 It sucks that it never got nearly enough credit than it deserves.

[@foxmcfly_]

@Joel Osman saw them a few times… it’s absolute chaos

[@EricChilliFrye]

This song made my cats start fighting..literally

[@lynwoodslipp7497]

☠️☠️☠️

[@nickmaas5255]

I had no idea this was the same vocalist from Spiritbox. Insane

[@EddieD218]

@@haydendoglione3863 yeah it is

[@kweis92]

@@EddieD218 no it’s not bruh. Courtney and her husband left the band

[@EddieD218]

@@kweis92 they left iwrestledabearonce and started spiritbox.

[@kleinemaus6094]

Check the date on when this video was posted. Also look at the vocalists face and look at a pic of Courtney. It is absolutely her. And she is the lead of Spiritbox now.

[@joeyg1463]

@@kweis92 do some research

[@BaenaCarcosa]

Oh my god this is insanity.

[@MiyaAhmed]

A wild Andrew Baena appeared

[@nickslaughter6923]

I saw your top 4 video and checked out spirit box. Nice call. I can't stop listening.

[@davidlefranc6240]

hope its not bc theres a beef between the members !

[@Will.G33]

1 million to the billionth power✔️✔️👀👀🤯

[@mpzi]

This is reality.

[@kdindore1990]

I remember when this album came out. I was already a huge IWABO fan, but this entire album slapped so god damn hard. Courtney is so talented. The whole band was.

[@EnergeticSpark63]

hi

[@Rick-hi8vs]

Spiritbox > you

[@nailgrinderofficial3502]

This album should've gotten more respect.

[@diejobWHO]

Their entire discography should have gotten more appreciation. They were a fantastic band through and through.

[@FairyCRat]

I don't get it. The other albums had that fun quirky random element to it. This is just mindless guitar scratching and screams.

[@Muzzle801]

No need to worry... Spiritbox are here now 🤘

[@PaulisMediocre]

It's really the only iwabo album i like 🤷‍♂️

[@jooplongshin1310]

@William Pisciotto IV fuck you right now (if you're serious). You lack taste

[@fizzomarx746]

I met her at a IWABO show and she was the sweetest person to me and my girl at the time. Played the show sick as fuck and still crushed it!

[@mattharriss3835]

IWABO was awesome... I hate they are no more

[@babyboomertwerkteam5662]

Nice to see Spiritbox fans coming to check this stuff out :) Loved this album ever since it came out, can't believe it's been 6 years already...!

[@ghiblinerd6196]

This album was badass. Spirit box is too numetal for me.

[@cthulhu4411]

​@ghiblinerd6196 bro spirtbox is definitely metalcore 😂

[@ghiblinerd6196]

bro listen to circle with me and tell me thats not a korn song with that evanescence singer@@cthulhu4411

[@davethescrub858]

​@@cthulhu4411I was gonna say, Limp Bizkit ain't got shit on Spiritbox!

[@cthulhu4411]

@@davethescrub858 lol Limp Bizkit is fucking Rap Core

[@erichernandez3448]

This was imo their most serious album and heaviest!! Should of had more recognition smh

[@ghosthippie7773]

Here are the lyrics Slaughter the children. To Protect the father. The blood to water. Aware inside my body. Trapped in a pool of blood. I dig my fingers in the open sores of the ones who've given up. I hear them suffocate. They are bloated. A waste of life. Relax my hands. It's a blessing. Their eyes turn up. I force mine down in the hole. The gift of death is such a blessing for us. Cut out my wicked eyes. Gift of death. Cut out my wicked eyes. A gift is carved to hide the markings on palms. A mask could hide the father. Blood to water. Blood to water. Sacrifice like you do your daughters. Blood to water. Blood to water. Their eyes turn up. I force mine down. The gift of death is such a blessing for us. Sacrifice. Cut out my wicked eyes. Wicked eyes.

[@Yahirplaysminecraft]

Still can't tell what she's saying

[@Naotahaley]

*spiritbox will make people appreciate iwrestledabearonce a lot more now (,:*

[@mattleizee]

100% agree with you mate

[@Kuemmel234]

I would like a bit more IWABO in spiritbox. They are too close to pop music with heavy guitars. Enjoying it, but the jazzy influence of IWABO or some more prog would elevate spiritbox for me.

[@Channelisunderconstruction]

Mike Stringer is such an underrated guitarist!

[@ulver1187]

He's pretty well-rated as of today hahhaha

[@danieleuggetti1818]

mike "insane riffs" stringer lol

[@NicholasMisiak618]

Check out the band SikTh.....

[@fimdrums]

Fall In Archea were so fkn good

[@laurafierro8281]

I’ve been a HUGE fan since Courtney was singing for iwrestledabearonce. Her vocals are insane!!!!

[@chaaaching3701]

so sick that this band got more serious and even heavier.

[@christinaporr9796]

Phillip Harden wait what??

[@richyoung4051]

@@christinaporr9796 plz be trolling lmao

[@tonystar666]

Oh, I missed the moment when they changed Velma to Daphne)

[@Brandon78B]

Tony Star lmmfao

[@Brandon78B]

Tony Star check out Spiritbox bro

[@yuyirv6764]

I laughed so fucking hard

[@dtremblay17]

hahahahahahahaha

[@summeronio9751]

@Some Guy unicron

[@Dickey7861]

Damn....IWABO stepped their game up big time! I love this! Especially that creepy talking thing in the chorus.

[@322halo]

Wowowow

[@jennyvengence3409]

I wanna do a cover for this song so bad ^-^

[@chrisrenteria143]

i know im way past late, but they definitely dont sound so scratchy anymore

[@taylorgulledge3858]

I was actually thinking about how this sounded a lot less original than their previous work.

[@nuzick]

She's basically possessed... is this love?

[@shadianasherman4541]

I haven't listened to them in a while but now I'm back.

[@SonicTheShitlord]

Lol Same.

[@maryruiz4500]

Same here

[@RodOverwatch]

nice profile pic

[@bigleggo6738]

SAME HERE

[@SteveJames-nn9hp]

helk yea

[@BendyDH]

kinda sucks the circumstances that made Courtney and the rhythm guitarist leave IWABO, but at least we got Spiritbox out of it, been really digging them lately

[@waveemann8857]

what made them leave? I mean by the end the old guitar player had left and I know they're still friends with Ricky and the IWABO drummer did the first Spiritbox album and EP so I have to assume it wasn't band related.

[@BendyDH]

@@waveemann8857 from what I’ve heard, the 2 of them weren’t really given much respect as bandmembers and the rest of the band didn’t give them really any say in the songwriting so they eventually got over it and left to form Spiritbox out of frustration with the IWABO guys

[@Posirep]

@@BendyDH they didn't like the burden of being "replacement members".. but i would say that the second part is not true at all. Hail Mary sounds so different from the other albums 100% due to Mike Stringer.

[@richardhowle8591]

@@BendyDH best decision that they've ever made. Spiritbox is blowing up.

[@Omertahun]

@@richardhowle8591 so true. Deathcore scene built a wall around itself that cannot be penetrated from the inside. Spiritbox is clearly not deathcore but when they go unleashed its devastating.

[@rc08zzr600]

I saw them live in Massachusetts in like 2010 or something. There shows were insane. You could feel the bass in your intestines and the light show was unreal. It would kill and epileptic for sure. Such a sick band, wish they got more credit than they did.

[@MrCharlieCupcakes]

Best thing the band's done in ages i feel courtney has pushed a lot of influence from her old band unicron which hands done is the best thing she could of done. i really can't understand why people are giving hate. bands change with time and normally go down the wrong road and become soft metal these on the other hand have become as heavy as their first ep.

[@sasasalzani]

charlie walton hands done

[@michaeljones2637]

charlie walton because for some reason people in this music community can't stand change. They would rather bash on the bands than give them the chance to change it up lol.

[@LatexKim794]

charlie walton I didn't ever realize that was her I used to love Unicron x) I normally don't like mainstream sounding metal but this is pretty good c:

[@Marcispp]

Coco Dahlia Mainstream? phahaha they are far off from mainstream. These bears are unique. :)

[@LatexKim794]

I know they aren't mainstream but they've adopted a more trendy mainstream sound. It still works for them either way.

[@ApastronRetro]

I like the band I don't care who is singing. I like them both,

[@nokapp3648]

Crazy how there's probably so many people just learning about this band

[@SunsetAlgorithm]

Late for Nothing was my first glimpse of Courtney, but I did enjoy their earlier work. LFN had incredible production, but Hail Mary was a juggernaut and should've sent them to the moon. Glad Spiritbox came into fruition, but she seems so much more animated here, youthful energy is no joke

[@xJaesa]

im glad newer Spiritbox fans are discovering this fucking gem of an album, y'all been missing out

[@camouranth8895]

Tru, I found iwabo shortly after spiritbox. Courtney is a fucking beast

[@unoriginalify]

reminds me of Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza. And I love Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza. I also love to say "Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza". Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza.

[@username9610]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Ivan_D995]

danza 4 is a masterpiece

[@sezjames2472]

Yeah this is more the technical death metal route but both similar in guitar style. Danza more groove tho. Miss that band

[@blasphemian6]

TDTE - one of the best shows I’ve seen that I’ll always remember. Hole in the wall in downtown Austin. Their stage presence is amazing.

[@stevieboyXI]

So would you recommend them? ;)

[@mattleizee]

this is probably IWABO most brutal album ever....

[@dangrahman7750]

yeah its problably deathcore album

[@DarkminiStoned]

This band was pure fucking chaos! So damn good lol

[@skullduggery1616]

I just have to come back to this now and again. Soothes the ol' nerves. Gives me peace. (actually, this whole album was KILLER!!! Brilliant work!)

[@christopherbullock6679]

Hail Mary should have been the album that sent IWABO all the way to the top of the scene.

[@gungrave9270]

But the fandom is really intense and I'm sure if they had released another album they would criticize it just like this one.

[@SunsetAlgorithm]

I must have listened to Hail Mary a thousand times, insanely good album cover to cover. Late for Nothing also bangs

[@zachariahhanson1792]

Next level! The atmosphere of the song is one of like "f*** it, no literally, like, f*** it up!"

[@Ohthezebrah]

She is in spiritbox now kid's 💗

[@stephenlyninger6331]

ty ty

[@Sidthekid666]

Most of the band is

[@levilively8643]

@@Sidthekid666 lol 2 members are.

[@OkaToka]

No shit Sherlock

[@poragburagohain87]

SID KYRO only mike stinger and Courtney

[@Unicornland-fs7fc]

This song is on my 2020 playlist and now has some spiritbox beside it ❤️

[@ReprogrammedToHate]

Thank you Mike Stringer of Fall in Archaea for joining and changing this band. This shit sounds insane.

[@XXzombieslayer666]

Fucking sick. As along time IWABO fan I gotta say I'm really digging the way this album seems to be sounding so far.

[@george2994]

this shit still SLAPS!!!!

[@97ceej]

Sounds like Tony Danza Tapdance Extrvaganza and The Dillinger Escape Plan had a female baby.

[@SiouxRecluse]

yes

[@Chibers]

+CJ Slamoholic Pretty spot on honestly. The evolution of this band over the years has been impressive to watch.

[@bobsciascia]

Well bass, guitar and drums sound exactly the same regardless of the sex of the person playing the instrument. Where as with vocals... there can be a varying degree of sounding different.

[@eddiebernays514]

HOLY SHIT TONY FUCKING DANZA

[@MrWiggnuts]

Entheos

[@Peculate]

I've always been a fan of iwrestledabearonce, but this is by far the best thing they've ever released. The new sound is *amazing*. While most metal bands are selling out and making poppier, more consonant music, iwrestledabearonce continues to get better.

[@vincentdamico6266]

Making a strait forward video was the strangest thing they could have done at this time. Really digging this song. Keep ppl guessing.

[@albertovalentino1994]

Love this band ❤ years now with spiritbox she still is amazing keep it up Courtney!!

[@username9610]

I've seen this video more than 100 times and I still hit replay every single time.

[@Ru1Roy]

Courtney has more balls than I do.

[@terraincognita9614]

HUR HUR insert comment catering to women

[@ironpatriot9000]

Nate Skinner I agree cause they suck soooooooooooo bad

[@tfwnoyandere]

mike stringer agrees

[@Prof.Pwnalot]

Looking at your display picture, each set of balls is up another guys ass. So naturally she has more balls, since yours are missing inside another dudes rectum. Sorry late comment, didn't see this back in the day as being a top comment, let alone something that I feel to comment on. NEver too late!

[@smashville2897]

Holy shit. I never knew Courtney was the 2nd iwabo singer

[@mariogarofano9926]

every band + ARTERY RECORDINGS= 134 TIMES MORE HEAVY SHIT THAN BEFORE xD

[@malevolentcreatures7258]

Otan koitas ta sxolia k vlepeis sxolio tou mario k pathaineis mini heart attack

[@mariogarofano9926]

MalevolentCreatures AXNEE :3

[@HectorJimenez-ee9zi]

Giovanni Laux in theory, yes.

[@silaswintersguitar]

Not to gatekeep i swear But the spiritbox fans got no idea. I remembered seeing this shit live on their final tour as iwabo. What a fucking era man.

[@CaseyHayesVocals]

Yeah this is way heavier than anything spiritbox. Closest song is like belcara

[@IdioTQc]

@@CaseyHayesVocals but she make way more money with spiritbox

[@purity6sic6mc]

Definitely agree... It's insane to listen to both bands back to back. I was such a huge fan of IWABO back in the day. Not going to lie I was iffy on spiritbox.. but they do have some bangers

[@februaryskies9984]

I saw them open for Alesana in like 2015 shit was INSANNEEEEE she sounds so clean live

[@WashedUpMedia]

This is so good. So stoked for this album!

[@sirclintonify]

This reminds me of listening to something I like listening to.

[@GarrettLoganGriffin]

Had no idea Spiritbox came from this. Now I have another band to listen to. Dope.

[@joeybaker8866]

Took a trip backwards after listening to Spiritbox. Don't know why i never gave IWABO a chance back then. This song absolutely bangs.

[@georgearreola8098]

Such a great band, I really hope they'll be releasing new music at some point

[@AlesaGillespie]

Rings of Saturn + Eths = New iwrestledabearonce.

[@siffegy]

Ros is nothing like this lmao

[@coulombeQC]

Just listened to Eths and none of that either lol except that both can scream uh yeah.

[@BTCMintUS]

ros is also a poser douche who mimes Guitar Pro.

[@BTCMintUS]

DarkEffigy​ nope. Just right. Rings of Saturn is the biggest poser douche band ever. HE CAN'T PLAY WHAT HE MIMES. Ignorant tween

[@tylermoody4917]

+Giovanni Laux Ian slays at vocals. this guy has no clue what the fuck He is talking about.

[@t0rmynt]

I'm that guy who shows up to the Spiritbox show with the "PLAY GIFT OF DEATH" sign.

[@tommy_bedward]

One of my favourite songs of all time, I can't express how much this song means to me... Too much beauty, even the video, it's all just too much! x

[@fizzomarx746]

Courtney was the nice person I met in the scene. God bless her and her beast as vocals!

[@hyperboreandesolation]

Fall Of Arcahea's guitarist is a genius, I'm so glad he's gonna revive that band! All the released tracks for the new album are fuckin killers, the kind of rage that makes me a metalhead. The video is marvellous and the edit astonishing. I'm happy.

[@danielvirgen4290]

I was looking for more spiritbox songs and came across this omg 😂😂😂

[@skullduggery1616]

I stop back by here now and again, to get a good dose of what it feels like to be hurled from a speeding train in tunnel...

[@apIthletIcc]

Oh ok so I start this video at 4:20pm and a couple seconds in I check my phone battery level and it's 69%. The planes have aligned.

[@MackyWorsnop]

I just keep on being amazed more and more by IWABO 😍 love love love

[@EpictizeStudios]

Probably the best song I've heard from you guys. I like where you guys are gong with this.

[@CrazyGuyVision]

wow. I didn't hear them for years. I just missed them so I searched them and got surprised!! most of bands changed after two or three albums but this guys stay what they were but sound even better!! man why am I so late to this song for a year, damn!

[@jgwentworth34]

Some of this reminds me of the classic Norma Jean album O'GOD THE AFTERMATH. Also i know everyone else is gonna say it, but Courtney is a fucking goddess.

[@jkfsu]

She makes my pee pee tingle

[@bear2747]

.....and i won!

[@hellzchainz8911]

Why do I have a feeling that you went out of your way to make this KZbin account just to comment this

[@bear2747]

xX P L BRONY Xx ..nope!thank you though,for your kind words🐻.

[@ghosthippie7773]

BEAR i wanna tickle the bears pickle

[@bear2747]

Dark Fartz strictly hetero!

[@davidharrisiii232]

Amazing, solid improvements in this band, loved them before only loving them more. Absolutely amazing single on an amazing album!

[@Dethgod17]

im really digging this

[@nathandonias1456]

Iwrestledabearonce just got better honestly this tops Late For Nothing by far

[@basedstormi]

Hello from 2020 I miss going hot topic in middle school

[@machine81hood99]

This group just gained another fan. It's been a long time since I heard a song that demands a change in mood to listen to it

[@ThyHarvesting]

Probably my favorite album from them thus far! Love these crazy weirdos

[@brainsplat247]

I feel like i can not wear my "metal just got gay" shirt seriously anymore

[@ahajordon001]

iamdeath247 This is promising though... Sounds like they are embracing their Mathcore influences.

[@MTKTube]

iamdeath247 I don't see why, that's as much a part of the history of their music as this will be.

[@480borat]

How could you ever wear that shirt seriously?

[@lordsyn1423]

Ben Lindblom zx

[@ii3rdii345]

Absolutely AWESOME !!!! 👌🤘

[@Rick-hi8vs]

When iwrestledabearonce died, and spiritbox was born

[@90craz]

This is crazy!! Nice job! I can't wait to show my friends!

[@SuperSaiyanB]

This band is and always will be my favorite metal band. I like their old stuff and their new stuff is unreal. Yes, they are more serious now but bands progress and this is a great direction. Then you have Courtney...her stage presence and personality in this video make me love this band even more! She is beautiful and her voice is wicked! Hail Mary!

[@Anthony-mq5uc]

I literally got goosebumps throughout the whole song damm😋

[@poorprosperity7735]

Wow I saw these guys in concert with Otep back in like 2009. They were great. Good to see they are still around

[@davidhgi29]

Amazing live

[@puciato7540]

Who's here after the Bear and the Woman arguement lol

[@Lifeonnmarz]

me 🤣

[@MasterDavicous]

0:25 "THE WALRUS ON MY BODY"

[@MasterDavicous]

wow nice find!

[@matt926uk1]

this is too awesome

[@devyaniwallace6414]

IWABO never fails to amaze me!.Great job on the new video guys :)

[@gloomykasumi8580]

Holy shit. Best IWABO song I've yet to hear. Way better than the old singer.

[@icarlyfan666]

hearing this im concert was bomb asf

[@SunsetAlgorithm]

Mike Montgomery is a madman on the kit. Wish he would've stayed active in Spiritbox, that first EP was magic and i absolutely addored his playing on it. Wherever you are man hope you're well

[@Mattatron-kx1qn]

I can't get over how good this is

[@MediaBoy13]

I haven't given IWABO in quite a long time, but I am loving this. Technicality is great too.

[@jasonscreationsunlimited4161]

How the hell did this evolve into Spirtbox?

[@Posirep]

pretty simple...when the guy writing these songs got bored of writing these kinds of songs.

[@markcarsonjr7503]

You can hear the spiritbox in this very song

[@johnathanking9885]

because this sucks

[@The_Crooked_Path]

This album is still one of my faves

[@cailyn3119]

This song is really great! I like her vocals and just everything about this song! She has nice screams. Where has this band been all my life?

[@gajo1256]

I'll admit I HATED their early work, but goddamn, I wasn't expecting their new album to be this good.

[@christophersatterlee1830]

Looks like J.J. Abrams directed it XD

[@richardheadgaming9422]

xD

[@brawlergaming666]

I fucking wish! LoL

[@bluiflip]

Lens flare galore!

[@bryceballinger5497]

All I know is, they have solidly improved with this album. Definitely keeping an eye out for them in the future!

[@jeffginchan]

so amazing!

[@willphillips1195]

Why do the band mates all look like they wear skinny jeans and write indy stories in Starbucks.

[@askingalexandria793]

cause they are lol

[@enjoimangos]

+Will Phillips Not sure where you get that from in this video, but skinny jeans and black shirts is pretty damn common in the metalcore genre...

[@spencerleelambert]

They're actually pretty goofy people

[@DueM]

#goals

[@robinhoodwasasocialist.1401]

Would it be better if they wore adidas track suits and had dread locks?

[@jordanchendricks]

reminds me of Arsonists Get All the Girls

[@MrDoctorSpanky]

dude so much. Shes cool but I miss Kyrsta the old lead singer, it was more... unique...

[@MetalMarauder]

JHendricksMusic isn't one of the old members of AGATG in Lechuza now?

[@cellamite]

Only reason i listen to this band, I really need to know more bands like Arsonists, Please help anyone.

[@MetalMarauder]

Beezy BeeBoy Lechuza just broke up recently but check em out

[@brawlergaming666]

Except 1000x better! \m/

[@jessikagoldsmith4744]

I'm at a loss for words. They did a phenomenal job to say the least! I'm extremely impressed.

[@atomicdemise]

the trading 4's (that is def not 4 bars) @ 1:20 is so FUCKING DOPE! I wonder how I haven't heard this band b4

[@tigerlilylexxi]

Slaughter the children To protect the father! Slaughter the children To protect the father! The blood to water The blood to water Aware inside my body Trapped in a pool of... blood I dig my fingers in the open sores Of the ones who've given up I hear them suffocate They are bloated, a waste of life Relax my hands, it's a blessing Their eyes turn up, I force mine down Relax my hands, it's a blessing Their eyes turn up, I force mine down in the hole The gift of death is such a blessing for us! Cut out my wicked eyes Cut out my wicked eyes... Gift of death! Cut out my wicked eyes! A gift is carved to hide the markings on palms A mask could hide thy father Blood to water, blood to water Sacrifice like you do your daughters Blood to water, blood to water Their eyes turn up, I force mine down! The gift of death is such a blessing for us... Sacrifice! Cut out my wicked eyes Wicked eyes

[@silentpilot833]

Alexis Gates i would've never guessed

[@jojotdwp]

Mvp right here

[@therealcleany]

The song’s pretty cool and vocals really good, but the lyrics are bad...childish even.

[@Zyklon_B_still_and_know_God]

Those are some suicide silence level lyrics lol, was better before I read them

[@JoshB333]

Lol whats it meant to be about

[@grinkorable]

Has some tony danza vibes....love it....

[@veromarcore]

grinkorable vaya pue a escuchar cerebral bore XD

[@MrNerdyBrit]

Love her screaming. I don't normally listen to this band, but I'm starting to get into them because of this track.

[@Verdugothewatcher]

This is absurd I love it