Hacktivist - ELEVATE - (Official Video)

'Elevate' Written, performed and produced by Hacktivist.
Final version available on the album 'OUTSIDE THE BOX' - Out NOW via UNFD / Rise Records - www.hacktivist....
Video by Josh Gurner with additional support by Michael Grass.
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LYRICS:
I wanna take down who's in power
Like ground zero
Two twin towers
The president was a coward
Trying to take what's ours
Spend money on wars
Watch bullets get showered
But things ain't gonna change in a matter of hours
Until we turn up at the White House
Whole crowds of us
These suits & ties couldn't walk in our trousers - nah
It's riot gear when they surround us
I'm a pioneer
Hacktivist - we are the founders
The sound of twenty five thousand voices raised in anger
If only you could see it from our angle
Another budget cut
Another community centre shut
Dismantled
The system over-run by the power of the gun
Families bleed left with no-one
It's time for change
Time to elevate to a higher place
This world's gone insane
What happened to the right side of the brain?
This mask covers our face
Stand up and say goodbye to this daylight robbery of lives
The elite gotta do their time
Set 'em up for the firing line
Too quick to point the finger
Too quick to pull the trigger
Slaughter the innocent
I see no sense
We fight fire with fire
We won't burn
A middle finger for liars that won't learn
We stand firm
There's strength in numbers
We're ninety nine, they're one
For the suits up high there's no-where to hide or run
We flow through the streets like blood
Hats down, hoods up
The system's fucked
What I see is corrupt
Learn who to trust
H won't give up
They don't move in our circle
Stand up & listen
We're breaking the rules
Never fall, stay strong
Eternal inferno
We stand tall raising a torch
Coz we got that lyrical force for the side that you walk
Bodies lined out in chalk for supporting the cause
We settle the score
Fight! Coz this is our war
We fight fire with fire
We won't burn
A middle finger for liars that won't learn
We stand firm
We will stand firm
The system's over-run by the power of the gun
Families bleed left with no-one
It's time for change, time to elevate to a higher place
The world's gone insane
What happened to the right side of the brain?
Straight
Systems over-run by the power of the gun
Families bleed left with no-one
It's time for change, time to elevate to a higher place
The world's gone insane
What happened to the right side of the brain?!
/ hacktivistuk
#Hacktivist #Elevate #OutsideTheBox #UNFD #RiseRecords

[@user-wz1qr7nu6e]

50 djent

[@drunkoctopu5]

АХАХАХАХАХ В ГОЛОС

[@thefinalburial5280]

💚

[@Saiege]

Best

[@vinnykster]

Haha Perfect Description of Hacktivist.

[@ethanmorrow4241]

Good one!

[@jacobbehring6532]

Not only do these guys make fire music, but their lyrics are so important

[@naiyalexic]

Well done, fusing true rap and progressive metal. WELL DONE! I"m a fan. I'm not really sure why people are saying it sucks...? I mean, hey, it's not traditional, but IMO it kind of has it all. Great vocals, badass prog-metal, and poetry. Shit, why not?

[@jonathanarvizu1403]

+Naiya Cominos the band was/is ahead of it's time for this genre cause it is very good but not really what people want(ed) to hear at the time.

[@MFKR696]

+Naiya Cominos I can't speak for others, but in the past, I've thought that alot of Hacktivist's tracks are rather generic. That could be the reason for some of the hate.

[@mehheb]

+Jonathan Arvizu no, some people just don't like it. they're not "ahead of their time"

[@REIDOPLANETA]

+Naiya Cominos I'm not a rap fan, but boy this sounds great. The rap fits in just perfect. Plus the lyrics are fantastic. Something actually fresh that doesn't sound like the same old metal release.

[@maxek46]

+Naiya Cominos Wait wait wait. This isn't progressive. It's Djent, basically a step up from nu-metal. I kinda like them, but they don't do much beyond a repeated formula. Bands like Opeth, Ne Obliviscaris, Dream Theater etc are progressive metal.

[@mallows_bay8193]

I sometimes wonder what happened. 2022 and I’m still going back to old songs.

[@ShaneUrbanavicius]

Please let rap music move in this direction! This was the most beautiful thing containing rhyming words to a beat that I've ever heard. Originality at it's finest.

[@linktojinx]

This song is what metal needs more of these days

[@hasanyolcuthrasher]

Djent + rap perfect mix dude

[@BlvckjvckRecordings]

Some how the djent riffs and rap lyrics seem to work.. Good shit

[@MrSlagovich]

***** groove = groove

[@whatsup914]

MrSlagovich That also means rap = djent, which isn't necessarily the case.

[@brendangibson8200]

whatsup914 ^^This guy knows how to logic

[@devinphares2369]

+Brendan Gibson I agree with OP for the most part. any rap song can be turned into a metal song and vice versa. rap songs (for the most part) and metal (for the most part) are written with the same idea (structure) which is why covers of rap songs always sound so good as metal songs. (for the most part. lol)

[@brendangibson8200]

Devin Phares Well yeah they can be changed into each other (although I don't think turning djent into rap would work all that well. Because polyrhythms.). But they are not the same thing :P

[@nomxox]

2020 and still a banger 🙌

[@HardwareFahrrad]

2021

[@Koloarie]

Still true in 2021 👍

[@nomxox]

You guys are my type of people 😇

[@zakichoudhury7241]

Still listening to these guys, Dec 2021; these guys rock!!🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@T.MfishingPassion]

2023

[@atheos3x2]

So everyone can except linkin park and limp bizcuit, but once someone actually makes legit heavy ass riffs and actual meaningful and insightful lyrics everyone disses it. What the fuck?

[@atheos3x2]

accept* im dumb

[@Line_check]

Nick Palumbo You might be dumb but you have a damn good point... and if you haven't seen them live, you need to!

[@fortcyanide5]

Stopped reading at "...meaningful and insightful lyrics..."

[@kornonthecob16]

fortcyanide5 Then you must have read most of the comment..congrats!

[@fortcyanide5]

Dustin Sweeney I did read most of it. You're very clever, please explain to me how you knew I read most of it?

[@SameerMatta]

This song couldn't be more relevant now

[@montlejohnbojangles8937]

I'm stunned how well this actually works. Top show boys.

[@ryanmartin8060]

Would have LOVED to hear some of Hacktivist's work in Watch Dogs 2. I needed something more from their soundtrack, and I think Hacktivist was the missing piece.

[@Anonymous__-uo6zq]

Where the fuck have I been? Why am I just now hearing this? This shit is fucking sick.

[@paddiecorley1108]

Check out BackWordz, Fire From the Gods and DVSR pal

[@FULLFACEVLOGS]

Check out DEEZ NUTS

[@thenastynoodletv8342]

I met with the band last year.

[@raikoshumi]

Astroid boysssssss

[@norahope3775]

Paddie Corley Yeeeees fire from the gods 💥

[@Frank074]

These guys got more skills than many other rapmetal bands.

[@armandoarrojo9841]

This lyrics fucking INSPIRE

[@dropkickproductiontx]

Well, personally, I love it. Maybe it's because I grew up in the nu-metal era, but I always love to see a good combination of hip hop and metal!

[@KaNe1493]

I'm a big fan of Rock and Metal but not really a fan of grime but I do love this band. I think the music has affected me the way the band wanted it to, bringing people into new genres. Oh, and for those who don't like it, don't listen to it. Go listen to the bands or artists you DO like. It's as simple as that.

[@newspaperlightbulb]

I love Hacktivist. Every one of their songs is a rap battle with government executives and corporate magnates.

[@arkonblackmoon]

I stand firm !!!!!

[@coolcheka10]

people want new shit because everything is the same, new shit is there, people complain because it's different.. geez

[@chillyt-2731]

coolcheka10 damned if u do, damned if u don't. Smfh.

[@HardKore5250]

Robotaxis

[@michaelstewart3582]

Been trying to get a friend of mine into Hacktivist and the only words I could find to describe them was "Chav Metal, but not as shit as that sounds". So I reckon this genre should be called 'Chav Metal'.

[@michaelstewart3582]

+rorz999 I know, it's just that mix of english rap and metal.

[@Mashpito]

Djent mixed with Grime - DIRTY COMBO XD

[@martinhalvorsen7383]

+Morgan Mansfield Djent is no real genre

[@Mashpito]

+Martin Halvorsen DUDE DO YOU EVEN DJENT??!

[@jammyfacefook]

+Morgan Mansfield Djent is much like Grunge it isnt a musical style its more of an attitude so I ask you Dude, Do you even Djent??

[@prisonlives]

Dude sounds like Chip! In a good way. The right balance of grime and metal has finally been achieved.

[@poundtumbles]

A MAAAASSIVE song in only 3.50 mins. Atmosphere meets Meshuggah? Nah, just Hacktivist doing their intelligent, wonderful thing. See you in Liverpool.

[@SackMyAwesome]

omg all this hate because of the rap... u know guys, i'm a metalhead myself but i have to say that rapping is as hard as screaming or singing. to get a perfect pronunciation at a high pace is freakin difficult... also the chugging patterns fit perfectly to the rap parts... so please calm down, listen to the music and if u don't like it stop bitching or trolling or whatever and listen to your bands. have a good evening everybody :)

[@tukelee4110]

You can't fix stupid man.

[@D3Fd0ck]

Wanna complain about the rap, but had the audacity to see the video and click on it to hear it knowing so. :) crash a car and blame the road conditions :P

[@djentleman8116]

as a screamer/vocalist, rapping was one of those things i never mastered. and writing solid rap lyrics is much harder than writing regular song lyrics

[@cristianneag6085]

I saw them at Rockstadt ! They were awsome 🤩 and Im not a fan !!

[@wujBat]

2020!

[@kalleb1530]

It still fits the time and always will

[@YeOldeWinter]

Still nice to see that nothing has changed on the internet, there are still people coming onto shit they don't like and talking shit about it. 10/10

[@JamSlamsly]

Damn dudes. Getting better every album. Nice new 8 string. That stock Agile was holding you back! Keep em coming guys. Maybe someday soon we will stand up and take back what is rightfully ours.

[@jesperjnsson6268]

Rightfully what now?

[@VincentX709]

I'll never stop enjoying this song

[@joanacastro582]

I usually don't like metal, but it is Hacktivist

[@mantoner2k10]

Uk djent, hacktivist show the world the uk still has some of the best artists out there :)

[@rapbalance]

finally - metal with no screaming. like it.

[@rapbalance]

***** do u even read yourself write?

[@RegFridge]

rapbalance That's a no then

[@SirBa3r]

the fact that you say ”finally” means you did not really bother to look for metal with no screaming.

[@rapbalance]

Horia Gheta hell yeah i did. i found only Captain Chunk and Metallica. go on, enlighten me.

[@AlexArchaic]

***** It is metal. Djent is a sub-genre of Prog Metal. Don't talk.

[@Earthshallperish]

I just love the groove and the overall feeling of this group, it's so heavy yet chill at the same time.

[@hinodewalking1919]

Rap metal was still living.

[@sebasveillette1]

9 years time fly now im Old and Bald Still A bangers 👌

[@Danielissocoollike14]

This just shows that heavy music doesn't have to scream. I love how music has developed. Hacktivist are sick, keep going guys.

[@Hexagram96]

RAP METAL NEVER DIES!

[@tukelee4110]

but old people do

[@goldenboy4034]

its not nu metal .

[@tukelee4110]

it\s not old people either

[@Hexagram96]

djent

[@tukelee4110]

rapcore

[@brokenchimes8581]

This song is heavily underrated.

[@nerdgearsreview2794]

Who says Metal and Rap can't make peace and make the world better? damn this is fucking sick! Im glad i knew this band

[@yeahnahyeah]

this to me is like a mash up of volumes and rap like immortal technique, diabolic and it is freakin sweet

[@DeathKard101]

yeah i got reminded of i.t too

[@realbento]

Didn't know Bob Burnquist was rapping on a band. lol

[@deadcorpsedead]

this is far better than re-recorded version

[@josephhernandez5329]

PROGGY TECHNICAL RAPCORE !

[@AlchemyOfDeathBand]

A million views on a tune is proof that you’ve produced your own style

[@danielsay9842]

tell that to S Club 7

[@FreeTheJambon]

@@danielsay9842 Now now you certainly don't want to talk shit about the s club

[@maximef.994]

Tell that to Despacito.

[@BasicBas]

OMG Djent rap combo works very good! This music is fucking awesome!

[@Felipe..Vieira]

now, THIS is how you do the rap and metal thing this is everything limp bizkt ever dreamed of being like

[@Jyotinanda108]

I'm an old 40 yr old metal head, this is the shit

[@annieleblanc96]

This is like... Nu-Djent

[@shuleh5121]

NO

[@crazytrain58]

Only if I can name it Ted Nu-Djent

[@one6customscustoms294]

Annie LeBlanc check out konstrictor Djent that's us :)

[@jeanlucacanomontiel4824]

Actually, it is

[@Tynnyri5l]

too good.

[@CalebWillCreate]

Interesting. Im not a rap fan, but the riff is rad. Quite a creative mix. I like the way theyve kept the structure quite simple like rap songs too, and not made it too djent-ish. As much as people might hate this, especially my fellow metalheads, you cant deny that this has the chance of bringing the music that we enjoy into the limelight, and could bring our favourite artists more money in doing so. Just imagine Oceano, Volumes, Veil of Maya etc on Top of the Pops.

[@justinlonghofer]

Upside down triangle. British still rebelling against the supreme tyranny...the crown

[@chaotemagick3]

lets just let Rage do this genre forever

[@MetalliDeth1223]

So, would you call this Djap?

[@Heath-vz7lc]

MetalliDeth1223 djrap

[@live2sk8777]

Rjent

[@garettgeho]

The average comment here "blah blah it's different so it sucks blah blah blah" lmfao

[@Mookaton]

No, it sucks because it sucks. It's 2014, this is not new or "different". Just shitty.

[@garettgeho]

i.imgur.com/zeWdbhn.jpg

[@toloyolo9977]

Mook aton actually 2013

[@Ynze_207]

Garett Geho It's different and not bad or so, it's just that every song sounds the same.. (I have seen them live when I went to a show of Enter Shikari and I thought they were playing Elevate for 3 times before they actually played it..)

[@UrinatingTheCrowd]

Garett Geho blah blah blah? blah!

[@sashaherman2822]

Like a heavy Enter Shikari. Dig it.

[@Sunshower91]

Here in 2020

[@ZackMester]

Wow I've never heard this combination of genres before but I think it's sick hahaha

[@whitesatin868]

FUCK YES MY NEW FAVORITE HACKTIVIST SONG.

[@MrEeZyE]

I WILL own that Hacktivist fitted cap one of these days

[@DigitalAmateur]

First prog metal band I've seen with only one guitarist...

[@naughtygawd3269]

Metal and Hip Hop have both thing in common, it's fanbase are full of closed-minded hipsters with their "Real/Fake metal" and "Real/Fake rap" labels.

[@immusicmad2]

Yeah... so closed-minded that they embrace bands pioneering new fusion genres (Hacktivist, Skindred, Rage Against the Machine, Downset to name a few...) - don't fucking generalise two huge, dedicated fan groups under one label.

[@HumanAbstractX]

+NaughtyGawd If that's all you see from the metal/rap scene you need to stop reading youtube comments, make friends and actually go outside. If you do that once you'll realize that trolls don't exist outside the internet because outside the internet they lack anonymity and an instant audience. What makes you think ANYONE would wanna hang out with a person who behaved like that in real life?

[@naughtygawd3269]

***** lol

[@naughtygawd3269]

Brendan Branagan Kanye west and Drake don't suck, and you just mentioned the most overrated rappers of all time

[@renbranagan7678]

NaughtyGawd lol, this is where i stop commenting as i realise ur a troll xD

[@br00talFOFO]

THALL

[@aleatoriac7356]

Don't know what the "genre" is - and I don't care. The lyrics are spot on and I love the entire thing

[@INeverWanted2010]

You gotta hand it to these guys for doing something different.

[@hi00118]

i want that enter shikari hat so bad...

[@xor444]

(Hacktivist is my dirty little secret.)

[@funnyboy098]

That Adidas jacket though! Sick AF

[@kaprinos]

killed it. the boys got barz...

[@TheVintageMilk]

2020 crew?

[@ZetsubouRan]

At all the people saying this sucks: RATM has done it, Linkin Park has done it, Slipknot has done it and Limp Bizkit has done it and even Korn so get over it already...

[@eludereluded]

TheHuricange nah, this does not suck this rocks! I miss late 90's and early 00's

[@joelosman6492]

+TheHuricange While I like this music , this feels more traditional London rap fronting a metal band. Different from the Rap you mention in the Bands above.

[@objective33]

+TheHuricange except RATM suck, SLIPknot suck, and so does Limp Bizkit aside from 1 song. Also, Korn sucks ass.

[@ZetsubouRan]

objective33 can you please explain why they suck?

[@Alivelesss]

+TheHuricange rofl hes just an inbred nvm him

[@carlbezold9115]

Cheddar Bobbb!!!!

[@fish9261]

2021 and still on fire 🔥

[@SixStringsOfWonder]

Well Nu-djent is definitely interesting. Wasn't expecting this.

[@dzovkebgd]

Ovo je mnogo jako !

[@Katalepic]

We really owe a lot of credit to the UK for their constant innovation, huh?

[@chicasdasfggh]

SOOOO MANY EXTRA STRINGSSSSS

[@jancorigliano2960]

some screaming in the drops would just make it perfect

[@sgtd4089]

I got lit up fir saying the same thing a while back lol

[@jancorigliano2960]

it would make it so fucking amazing tho so fuck them

[@NYAJvlog]

He doesnt sound like Rou haha, but the other guy is wearing a Shikari beanie haha

[@srgfkct3544]

That riff is so fucking spicy. Great song.

[@IvanCasas-so9fg]

2024 and still listening!! Blessings from ARGENTINA

[@bloodsord9]

Not a fan, but much better then rap. They actually put some thought into it and are talented

[@itsgeegra]

"rap doesn't real music because I don't like"

[@TomWright91]

Open that mind up and stop be so genre specific with your musical choices.

[@BaconJets]

"much better than rap" there's rap in this by the way mate

[@bloodsord9]

kingofcrime87 It's called personal preference. Listen to everything, but have favorite genres/bands

[@jimbobginger]

BaconJets I think we both know that he really was talking about hip-hop. seriously, don't just find something to complain about. use common sense, man.

[@danielcracchiolo570]

The white guy rapping totally looks like cheddar bob from 8 mile

[@glennlawless2562]

didn't know how I felt at first - it's actually sick, refreshing hearing something new

[@Shockpowder]

not gonna lie... we love these guys!

[@thiago88smart]

DAT DJENTRAP OMG FUCKKKKKKKK MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@fabienneb6334]

+Thiago Peres Uh, I don't know. How about we have dinner first?

[@EdgeMan]

Milton Keynes represent... Haha

[@rafahdez7183]

Guitars makes good job always

[@paulobolanos2873]

HACKTIVIST!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@br00talFOFO]

P.O.D. just went djent.

[@EnriqueShikari]

That Enter Shikari cap

[@89MazzaUK]

+Enrique Shikari Lol wut?

[@Thedogsbiscuit]

+89MazzaUK the black guy is wearing a Shikari beanie

[@TheAspectZ]

that would go against everything that music stands for

[@jamiesmith2865]

Nice to know Enter Shikari are big enough to have merch in the videos of others.

[@USHARDY]

Typical close-minded metalheads be like "The rapping means the song absolutely sucks!!!"

[@MastersApprentices]

Lorand Czibere Not even slightly true. I'm a metalhead fitting your description, but I listen to rap and hip hop too.You'd be surprised how many metalheads also listen to rap dude.

[@PotSmokinWeedHead]

I have Hair down to my ass and listen to the heaviest death metal i can find and im in a rap Metal band :p

[@USHARDY]

***** I actually don't like match rap mixed with rock/metal(djent,whatever),but I like Hacktivist.

[@dilutism]

It's called taste. Some people like their sweet and sour mixed, others like them always separate and some still only like one or the other. Imagine someone putting a fresh pickle in your ice cream, it's not that I have anything against pickles, I like them green bastards too, just not in ice cream. Last time I enjoyed a mix _remotely_ similar to this it was probably Downset years and years ago. Still, I won't go around telling people to stop eating pickles in their ice cream, more power to them.

[@lordofslam]

You're dumb, most people who replied to this is dumb. Rap and Metal are great. They are not supposed to mixed because no. You're all dumb.

[@Jarbizu800]

Not bad.

[@Skulldragger8541]

This is probably the best guitar riff ever invented

[@MaxKusari]

loved it back then but I think people weren't ready for this... if they would have released this right now, they would blew like nothing.

[@ben_angel]

Is that a 6-string bass?!

[@StayPeakedGames]

and only uses the top string ;)

[@ivanfedorczuk8792]

i think yes it a 6 string bass and a a 8 string guitare

[@greatfelixo]

Peaked *the bottom string, The top string is the string with the highest pitch.

[@UNDERAEGIS]

nah man that's a chubby guitar

[@ben_angel]

I can answer my own question, saw them live last night and it is a 6 -string!

[@sugerdaddy6435]

This my first time listening to them, they're pretty okay, and the rap is pretty good too in my opinion, but I keep hearing people the rap sucks and I don't know why...?

[@goodve2627]

actually some people don't like it because many raps songs are about drugs and bad things, which is what people see rap as, but some are hopeful and have a deep inpact, or they just don't like it because they just don't

[@sugerdaddy6435]

xXJoker JexixXx I know, but I'm saying that why people would not accept this style in metal, when even the lyrics here aren't about the vulgar things you stated. And yeah they just won't like it.

[@goodve2627]

people just have different tastes, perhaps they just don't like how it sounds or something like that

[@sugerdaddy6435]

xXJoker JexixXx Yeah, that's kinda what I'm saying.

[@Nathan-ut2tn]

I dont care what genre it falls under. IT ROCKS!!

[@michaelpowers70]

Cheddar Bob finally made it big