Maetryx
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Maetryx here, 😎
I buy and download a lot of music, and occasionally, I run across an album, band, or song that against all logic has not broken into the mainstream market. So I thought I would mention those artists here, and let y'all know that I have Napster running and my user name is "Maetryx" (without quotes). Then, anyone else with a similar compulsion should post in this thread. Let's help out these artists. BE DESCRIPTIVE, please. That will save everyone a lot of time.
Einherjer - a Norwegian "viking metal" band. They're music is over the top. Reminds me of Manofwar combined with Bolt Thrower. Majestic, war music. When these guys set up a riff, they hit it so hard at so many levels, you will swear that they are playing backup to an earthquake. Recommended songs: Doomfaring, Crimson Rain, A New Earth
Saviour Machine - Orchestral goth with metallic underpinnings. This Christian band is not to be associated with the cheesy, over-sanitized and embarassing mediocrity of popular Christian artists. The lead singer has a voice good enough for Broadway, and a mind good enough for Yale. The Legend trilogy, which is one CD shy of completion, is *the* soundtrack for the endtimes as described in Revelation and other prophetic books of the Bible. Rcommended songs: The Mark of the Beast, Behold a Pale Horse, Ludicrous Smiles
L.S. Underground - aka L.S.U., LSU, Lifesavers Underground, Lifesavers, Michael Knott, Mike Knott, Aunt Bettys. But I only have one CD on Napster and its by the bold artist name. The common thread for the list of aliases is Mike Knott and usually Brian Doidge. Mike Knott was doing alternative music when everyone else was into New Kids on the Block and Def Leppard. Until he released an album under the moniker "Aunt Bettys", all of his albums were released into the Christian music market only. Where they languished unnoticed on the shelves. Because people were busy buying Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Petra, and The Gaithers. That's *IF* they could get on the shevles. His music is considered quiet controversial in the Christian bookstores. I'm rambling (doh!).
Anyway, in 1992 or so, Mike Knott formed his own Christian music label called Blonde Vinyl. For a couple glorious years, Blonde Vinyl cranked out some of the first Christian techno, house, grunge, alternative, industrial and otherwise edgy genres. Mike also used the label as a vehicle for his own alternative albums, including the holy grail of every Christian Rock collection: The Grape Prophet. It has been out of print for about 8 years or so. I managed to buy it when it was brand new, at retail price, via mail order. To get it now would set you back no less than $40, but more likely $75. And I personally would not sell it to you for any amount of money, because it is one of my favorite albums of all time.
L.S. Underground attacks the destructive Vineyard prophecy movement with this theme album. The entire album is an allegory about Ellis (get it, Eliss <--> L.S.) who is a supervisor of orange pickers. The orange pickers leave en masse to go pick grapes (they flock to the false prophets of the charasmatic Vineyard churches in Kansas City) where they are witnesses to The Grape Prophet and the English Interpreter of English (vague prophecies and vague intrpretation of vague prophecies). But you know what? If you don't get the story, it doesn't make any difference. I had this album for 6 or 7 years and loved it, and I did not figure out the theme/allegory until just a couple years ago. I was reading Counterfeit Revival by Hank Hanegraaf where I read about the Vineyard movement. Not sure if the connection was there, I opened up the CD. Sure enough, the insert provides a phone number for anyone interested in finding out more about the Vineyard movement of the Kansas City prophets. Phew. Recommended songs, English Interpretor of English, She Said, Ellis Speaks with Prophets
I buy and download a lot of music, and occasionally, I run across an album, band, or song that against all logic has not broken into the mainstream market. So I thought I would mention those artists here, and let y'all know that I have Napster running and my user name is "Maetryx" (without quotes). Then, anyone else with a similar compulsion should post in this thread. Let's help out these artists. BE DESCRIPTIVE, please. That will save everyone a lot of time.
Einherjer - a Norwegian "viking metal" band. They're music is over the top. Reminds me of Manofwar combined with Bolt Thrower. Majestic, war music. When these guys set up a riff, they hit it so hard at so many levels, you will swear that they are playing backup to an earthquake. Recommended songs: Doomfaring, Crimson Rain, A New Earth
Saviour Machine - Orchestral goth with metallic underpinnings. This Christian band is not to be associated with the cheesy, over-sanitized and embarassing mediocrity of popular Christian artists. The lead singer has a voice good enough for Broadway, and a mind good enough for Yale. The Legend trilogy, which is one CD shy of completion, is *the* soundtrack for the endtimes as described in Revelation and other prophetic books of the Bible. Rcommended songs: The Mark of the Beast, Behold a Pale Horse, Ludicrous Smiles
L.S. Underground - aka L.S.U., LSU, Lifesavers Underground, Lifesavers, Michael Knott, Mike Knott, Aunt Bettys. But I only have one CD on Napster and its by the bold artist name. The common thread for the list of aliases is Mike Knott and usually Brian Doidge. Mike Knott was doing alternative music when everyone else was into New Kids on the Block and Def Leppard. Until he released an album under the moniker "Aunt Bettys", all of his albums were released into the Christian music market only. Where they languished unnoticed on the shelves. Because people were busy buying Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Petra, and The Gaithers. That's *IF* they could get on the shevles. His music is considered quiet controversial in the Christian bookstores. I'm rambling (doh!).
Anyway, in 1992 or so, Mike Knott formed his own Christian music label called Blonde Vinyl. For a couple glorious years, Blonde Vinyl cranked out some of the first Christian techno, house, grunge, alternative, industrial and otherwise edgy genres. Mike also used the label as a vehicle for his own alternative albums, including the holy grail of every Christian Rock collection: The Grape Prophet. It has been out of print for about 8 years or so. I managed to buy it when it was brand new, at retail price, via mail order. To get it now would set you back no less than $40, but more likely $75. And I personally would not sell it to you for any amount of money, because it is one of my favorite albums of all time.
L.S. Underground attacks the destructive Vineyard prophecy movement with this theme album. The entire album is an allegory about Ellis (get it, Eliss <--> L.S.) who is a supervisor of orange pickers. The orange pickers leave en masse to go pick grapes (they flock to the false prophets of the charasmatic Vineyard churches in Kansas City) where they are witnesses to The Grape Prophet and the English Interpreter of English (vague prophecies and vague intrpretation of vague prophecies). But you know what? If you don't get the story, it doesn't make any difference. I had this album for 6 or 7 years and loved it, and I did not figure out the theme/allegory until just a couple years ago. I was reading Counterfeit Revival by Hank Hanegraaf where I read about the Vineyard movement. Not sure if the connection was there, I opened up the CD. Sure enough, the insert provides a phone number for anyone interested in finding out more about the Vineyard movement of the Kansas City prophets. Phew. Recommended songs, English Interpretor of English, She Said, Ellis Speaks with Prophets
