Another Reaction to Any Given Day & They Seem Pissed at “Come Whatever May”

In the pantheon of metal music videos, there’s a spectrum that ranges from the solemnly serious to the unintentionally hilarious. Nestled comfortably in the middle, like a gunslinger at high noon, sits Any Given Day’s “Come Whatever May”. It’s a video that toes the line between earnestness and a tongue-in-cheek homage to the wild west, and it does so with the aplomb of a band fully aware of the tightrope they’re walking.

From the opening shot, we’re transported to a world that feels like Sergio Leone and Quentin Tarantino had a brainstorming session in a German metal band’s rehearsal space. The band members, clad not in traditional metal attire but in outfits that wouldn’t be amiss in a Spaghetti Western, set the stage for what’s to come. There’s a certain charm in watching a group known for their crushing riffs and guttural screams donning cowboy hats and bandoliers, striding through a landscape more commonly associated with tumbleweeds than mosh pits.

The song itself is a powerhouse of modern metal, with riffs that hit like a locomotive and a chorus that’s anthemic in its execution. Yet, it’s the video’s commitment to the wild west aesthetic that brings a layer of almost comical seriousness to the affair. There’s something inherently amusing about watching a metal band take on the roles of cowboys, engaging in shootouts not with bullets, but with the sheer force of their music. The video plays with these tropes knowingly, winking at the audience with every slow-motion strum and steely glare.

Lyrics

With fire in our hearts and steel in our souls
We're burning up the road and taking control
Not afraid to fight and always on the run
We're brothers of the storm and we've just begun

We're the devil riders from the pits of Hell
We'll make you feel the burn with our rebel yell
We're the cowboys from Hell and we're here to stay
We'll take you down, down, down, come whatever may

With fire in our hearts and steel in our souls
We're burning up the road, and taking the control
Not afraid to fight and always on the run
We're brothers of the storm and we have just begun

We're the devil riders from the pits of Hell
We'll make you feel the burn with our rebel yell
We're the cowboys from Hell and we're here to stay
We'll take you down, down, down, come whatever may

Burn, burn, burn, we got the fire
Burn, burn, burn, the flames will lift us higher
Burn, burn, burn, we are the wildfire
Burn, burn, burn, so we're gonna let it
Burn, burn, burn, we got the fire
Burn, burn, burn, the flames will lift us higher
Burn, burn, burn, we are the wildfire
Burn, burn, burn, so we're gonna let it

Burn, burn, burn
Burn, burn, burn
Burn, burn, burn
Burn, burn, burn

We're the devil riders from the pits of Hell
We'll make you feel the burn with our rebel yell
We're the cowboys from Hell and we're here to stay
We'll take you down, down, down, come whatever may

We're the devil riders from the pits of Hell
We'll make you feel the burn with our rebel yell
We're the cowboys from Hell and we're here to stay
We'll take you down, down, down, come whatever may

Come whatever may

Come whatever may