Track By Tracks: Horse Of Troja - Harder & Heavier (2024)

1. Leaving:

The Opening Track is also The song We Open our concert with

Leaving” is one of the band’s favorite songs. The lyrics is about letting go and leaving your safe world behind, which all of us restless souls probably can relate to. It is like when you reach a point where you simply have to make a change – and you go for it!

The band comments: “The composition consists of a couple of different sections that actually fit together really nice: The main riff that runs as intro and also serves as the foundation for the chorus part is quite aggressive, with a not so common 6/4-time signature, the verse section modulates to a major key, and in the pre-chorus the rhythm drops to half-time, building up again towards the main riff.

After the second chorus, we again take it down to half-time for the instrumental part and guitar solo, starting with a chord progression probably recognizable to all neoclassical-heads with a sequence of intermediate dominants finally releasing back into E-minor.

The inspiration for the song probably came a lot from the progressive rock bands of the 70-'80s, with an essence of Yngwie-harmonies put in there when reaching the solo section. But most and foremost, it is a piece trying to communicate the energy that stems from transition of any kind, for those daring to take a step towards the unknown. Hope you like the song as much as we do!”

2. Harder & Heavier:

Harder & Heavier – A groovy, in-your-face main riff kicks off this old-school rock thing about an unstoppable force that you better just roll along with because there is nothing you can do anyway.

3. Instant Drug:

Instant Drug – This is a straightforward rock song and great to perform live. The main riff is a bit bluesy and open for variations. The lyrics are about that special girl that takes your breath away, and that you just can’t get enough of.

4. No Mercy:

No Mercy – Music and lyrics move together in picturing the dark and destructive side of getting addicted, may it be to drugs, alcohol or even to a person