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Post by Thomas Eversole on Aug 22, 2019 13:01:05 GMT -6
This is a few years old, but I myself did not know this. I don't see a thread about this either so, here it is... www.terrorizer.com/news/back-land-dead-ancients-zel/Reading the lyrics of this album, I'd file this under "safe secular". IMO, there's some nod to Christian concepts and perhaps the glorification of good. ...especially tracks like "Death Will Die" and "The Spiral".
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Post by Bartimaeus on Aug 22, 2019 15:03:15 GMT -6
I saw this article and dig symphonic black metal. Will have to spin this album for sure. Exciting to read!
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on Aug 22, 2019 15:54:55 GMT -6
... Huh.
Yeah, there are definitely vague references to a Christian worldview in the lyrics, but they seem to be "a natural reflection of the artist's views" (eg Gnophos), rather than intentional preaching (eg Demoniciduth).
Reading through that interview, it seems that's basically what's going on: Zel wanted to write about spiritual negativity in our world -- even the artwork has Christian values behind it -- but he didn't necessarily intend to write a "Christian album", so to speak.
The music itself is really solid! For music like this, I tend to like more keyboard-heavy stuff, rather than guitar-driven stuff, but for what it is, it's good!
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Post by julienbakerfan on Aug 24, 2019 21:50:58 GMT -6
I see the name Nick Barker, and all I think about is the Three Stooges episode where the Stooges try to keep Nick Barker from sneaking into the theater and panning a play.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Aug 25, 2019 8:23:25 GMT -6
Nice. I see the name Nick Barker, and all I think about is ...the albums he drummed on for Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir. :B
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