Recent content by Atreides

Sardonically brushing off your privilege is one way of doing just those things, so no worries.

Tell that to African American boys brutalized and killed by cops in the streets whose ancestors were mutilated, castrated, hung on trees and burned alive (while the authorities turned a blind eye) still no more than thirty years ago, women who live in fear because society views their bodies as...

Not going to leave extensive thoughts on this album, as the second half is taking some time to sink in. The more streamlined and rockish approach is a little unexpected and not normally my cup of tea so I'm giving it time. But. Those first four songs, man. Especially to speak to the two...

Ginormous Nightwish fan here. Christian who believes in evolution. No desire to start a fight either, just laying my cards out. The final track is the one you might have the most problems with. If you can sink into the narrative than its a masterpiece, but it sounds like you might have some...

Well, personally, I come at it from the perspective of how we identify with music we listen to. When Theocracy was much less well-known and did much fewer shows, this felt much more like "our" band, like we were the select few who knew that Theocracy is a band that is going places, and it felt...

Hearing Matt attempt something intended for a worship context would be interesting - maybe modern hymnody, like the Gettys, Townend, and Sovereign Grace - but I don't think there is any way it would work as heavy metal. There's just too many aspects of music necessary for congregational...

Does anybody "in the know" know whether this is the full line-up for the night? Sometimes I love living in Nashville. This is one of those times.

O Come Emmanuel, it was THE way to do a musical style translation. The humorous ones are excellent and wonderfully creative but O Come Emmanuel is the best accomplishment, I think.

On a more pragmatic note... ;) I think that Altar to the Unknown God is crying out for a music video on so many levels.

SeaStorm, you realize that you have now set an unattainable standard, right? Now I will be disappointed no matter what the next announcement is.

Awesome show! Hugely enjoyed most of the bands. Highlight, though, was getting to talk with Matt for a second and have my wife take our picture (with me, of course, looking petrified). For me, that was a big, big moment that I didn't think would happen, and was worth the four-hour drive. I...

Going! Looking forward to it :)

Offhand, I know that Epica is releasing their fifth album, Requiem for the Indifferent, in March. Huge Epica fan here, especially after Design Your Universe.

A friend of mine posted this on his wall, after many of our friends had posted this video: "We love the Jesus that hates religion. The only problem is, he didn’t. Jesus was a Jew. He went to services at the synagogue. He observed Jewish holy days. He did not come to abolish the Law or...

My wife and I just got our tickets for this. Super-excited. I've decided to dip into the other bands a bit to get used to them before the concert and I like them so far. While Heaven Wept is pretty good, and Lorenguard is unapologetically cheesy but fun and good tunes. Looking forward to a...