Recent content by Mitchell Feldpausch

Birthright, during the vocal intro starts out in the perspective of the Son nestled in the machine, waiting. The “machine” guitar riff then takes over and skips near its end signifying that the machine is breaking down. Florescence blurs around the Savior as he runs down the hallway after...

This is a continuation of the Savior’s deliberation and adds words to the struggle that he is having internally. He wonders why he was the one that was tasked to do something like this. Why couldn’t he just be naïve like everyone else? He could, except there is something else in him that the...

There isn’t a whole lot to explain for this instrumental track on the album. This is meant to be the quiet time and thought Savior takes to make a decision on what he will do and how he will do it.

I always imagined the new world after the switch in The Wake as a deserted island with beaches, mountains, trees and animals, but nothing of danger. I think most of us would appreciate living in such a peaceful, beautiful place, but I think we’d be hard-pressed to keep our wits without some...

The Wake is the story of the procedure of switching the program that the son is in and him waking during it. The Savior is in the room now with the Son and is running through the procedure to make the switch. At one point during the switch, the Son wakes up. He lunges forward, but is...

I keep having a dream where I have way too much gum in my mouth, so I start pulling it out... then a bunch of my teeth come with it. This probably happens a couple times a month. Frustrating as well!

From here on, the man sheltered in the machine by the Madman will be referred to as the Madman’s “son”. The Madman thinks often and deeply about his son and his discontent in the pseudo-world. “Does he not know everything I’ve sacrificed for him? Is he so ungrateful that he doesn’t even...

Reach is the connection between the man in the machine and the savior made in Beyond the Gardens, but from the man in the machine’s perspective. The lyrics of the low-key verse of the song are less the man in the machine’s actual thoughts than a potential observer’s view of what the man is...

Nick, that sounds really great! I'd love to experiment sometime soon. I'll contact you.

Hey! As far as full-size amps go, I would definitely be looking at the EVH if I were looking for studio amps right now. This is one that Taylor and I have talked about getting back in the arsenal. I used to have a 5150 I stack, but had to sell it for financial reasons as well. I really liked...

Beyond the Gardens starts years after the Madman follows through with his plan. The boy is stored in a science facility in the machine, "Melody" that the Madman is in control of, and the project is buried in restricted access, so much so, that only the faintest rumors of its existence circulate...

Nick, the amp/mics are working great! I used them for recording the 7-string clean parts of A Good Fight and it sings in comparison to what we were getting through the Marshall. Those mics really catch the bottom-end and make it sound nice!

First of all, I think it's important to understand that even though we're spilling the beans on the whole story we intended for this album, it doesn't mean that your interpretation no longer works and is any less legitimate. We want you to form your own opinions and draw your own...

This is a special thread dedicated to revealing the story behind Birthright, our first release and concept album. What is a concept album? I think Scott said it best in our newsletter: Birthright tells a story from start to finish, in chronological order, through the perspective of...

Sounds great Nick! I really like the guitar solo at the end. I think you probably are a better guitarist than me from hearing this, so I will take this opportunity to say "good job, my man!" :) Also, a concept album is always the way to go. I think we're going to try interconnecting the...