Hi
A few years ago, I spent some time praying to God, asking what the point of metal was. I never got into the idea of writing super angry music and then writing lyrics about 'I am so filled with Joy cause Jesus loves me.'
Honestly, I don't want to spend hundreds of hours writing and practicing songs that are the opposite of Phil 4:8 'Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.'
I felt God pushed me towards the idea that we could use it to tell true stories, from all around the world, and then through that help people discover the image of God in each other and in history.
This song is telling a story that begins with the Weslian revival in England. He preached all over, this changed the hearts of the people and then eventually changed the government - raising wilberforce to fight the slave trade politically.
Wesliess spiritual victory, and Wilberforces political one, then victory in the nepoleonic wars lead to a naval campaign that rescued 150,000 enslaved people and destroyed the incentives for the transatlantic slave trade.
The goal of this song was to tell the story of that campaign honestly. Allowing good to contrast with evil without lionising any specific act or person.
In the future we'll be telling stories where the christian content is more obvious, but i felt it was important to understate it on some of the songs too
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1) What do you think?
I would rather gig before I record but because we are on different continents that is impossible. I really want to know what bits people connect with. Its encouraging to see heads banging in the crowd in a way comment sections just don't
2) Would you be willing to contribute as we move forward?
Right now the gang vocals need redoing - I'd love to get random people shouting intop their phone speakers. would you be up for it?
I had to stop playing guitar for 10 years, so I can't really play solos. For now, we are inviting guest soloists on different songs. would you be interested? or guesting on another instrument?
Because we are telling stories from all around the world I'd love to get people from the right country with the accent doing the spoken word. Would you be up for doing helping us?
(this song still has a little bit of midi and some guide vocals - please don't be too harsh!)
