Posted on 09/03/2011 10:03:44 PM PDT by dagogo redux
With Labor Day coming up, I find myself again reflecting on the wisdom of our elected leaders, who, in years past, had the insight to offer a holy day of celebration in honor of the American Labor Movement and its Marxist underpinnings.
But that’s not all I found myself doing this fine weekend. No, I was on the road for an extended drive in my fairly new, reliable as hell, non-union-built Toyota Tacoma, which came equipped with Sirius Satellite Radio reception. Our single local “conservative talk” station, in typical lame fashion, had again bumped Rush’s Weekend in Review for some stupid ball game, so I was dialing through the Sirius options.
Then suddenly it happened.
Some backstory (I’ll make it mercifully brief, I hope). I grew up listening to my mother’s old 78s of classical music, and eventually studied such things formally, and have always been in love with such music. But, as a youngster I also grew up with the Rock & Roll of the 50s, the British Invasion of the 60’s and the whole sweep of the folk era. I loved it all.
Musical fads come and go, and some since then seemed more appealing to me than others, but, except for a fond affection for Bevis and Butthead, I never thought Heavy Metal would have enough appeal for me to even bother giving it a listen. I don’t think I ever actually heard a single recording of it. Until today.
It happened as I dialed to the Sirius Heavy Metal station in the opening moments of some song (never caught the name), and my LED display said “Holy Grail” was the name of the artist. The music was simply amazing, like nothing I had ever heard before. The ferocity of the energy and the ecstatic angst of the raw emotional turmoil battered my psyche into submission in a matter of seconds. But the musical bludgeoning then went on and on at this breakneck, unrelenting intensity for what seemed like hours, and when it finally did end, I found myself a convert to this new object of worship.
And to satisfy my longing for that hit of the Divine, an announcer said this was “Beyond the Throne”: an entire weekend devoted to the greatest drummers in the history of Heavy Metal. And then the music started again, another group, another song, but that same sublime, raw, heavenly energy going on and on. Glorious.
The next few hours of the trip home were beyond my ability to describe, or even to assimilate, or recall clearly. I had been born again in my musical tastes, washed clean with the pounding beat and strident riffs descending from a tortured Heaven. Hallelujah!
So why am I posting this Vanity on Free Republic, using up precious bandwidth when the Republic is going to hell in a hand basket, and the bandwidth of FR one of our few lifelines?
Just this. In the midst of the second hour of this dark, high-energy torrent, a stunning insight came to me with the force of a nuclear shock wave of Truth: A people who could conceive, create and enjoy this sort of maniacal musical maelstrom would be a people invincible in the event of an upcoming race war such as many believe we are headed for. A people merely capable of Rap, or whatever angry music the Hispanics listen to, would never be a match for people capable of the sort of controlled mayhem found in Heavy Metal.
I recall, I think, a poll where combat soldiers of our current wars were asked what music they liked to go into battle with, and I seem to recall some Heavy Metal songs among them. It made no sense to me back then, because I had never heard the stuff, but now I have. The perfect energy for facing death. The prefect energy for righteous, even celebratory killing.
My hat’s off to all you fellow FReepers who love this music, and of whom I would have thought lessor until today. I hope you guys are by my side when the SHTF. You guys rock!
Ooops almost forgot Christian Metal tons of good stuff there. Just goes to show Heavy Metal covers lots of genres and can be used as an tool to deliver God’s message to all his children of all races that salvation comes through Jesus the Christ his son who died for our sins.
Thou this genre of metal gets overlooked some of the bands should be in Heavy Metal Hall of Fame right up there with Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, etc.
Redsea - Blood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwx-Wc7u7pA
Redsea - Dust to Dust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-Mkam7rG9I&feature=related
Redsea - Hellbound Train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFmHk1mRxU4&feature=related
Redsea - Soulshaker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jXxducC3jc&feature=related
Redsea - Tears of Joy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blMFIP-D93E
Bride - Beast
http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=2773336%2C5
Bride - Scarecrow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehWRZ_7UbV4
Bride - Thorns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgkKNSfFpg8&feature=related
Bride - Snakes in the Playground
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Me__M3N9Wc
Bride - Picture Perfect (rocks wicked @3:00 the very difinition of heavy metal)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HsM2E5AJeY
Bride - Fallout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHAKnaS6Z7g&feature=related
Deliverance - Weapons of Our Warfare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGxmxJCmZ_Y&ob=av2n
Deliverance - Slay The Wicked
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOEo8TS230Q
Deliverance - A Space Called You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgHpnJzQFL4
Neon Cross - I Need Your Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbmdDk7dVl0&feature=related
Neon Cross - Backlash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rN8pD6pIkM
Neon Cross - Son Of God
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvNlpCyv6ts
Barren Cross - Dying Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpMDb1KAgfA&feature=related
Barren Cross - Rock For The King
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0SHWqiV8Yc&feature=related
Disciple - God of Elijah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC_AYFlqZsg&feature=related
Disciple - Revolution Now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LrUIUUNNhM&feature=related
Holy Soldier - Stranger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHK6w0dy8wY&feature=related
Holy Soldier - Tear Down The Walls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC7jug9irno
Zion - Kick In the Gates
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXIMCjEUvYs&feature=related
Zion - Roll The Rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_FVykEKQkA&feature=related
Guardian - You Know What To Do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5PGJOxD7oE&feature=related
Guardain - Time and Time Again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkvvM1jrpg4&feature=related
Styper - Soldiers Under Command
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRlsI3iIPdA
Styper - Free
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxWFyvvKEuI&feature=related
Kutless - Not What You See
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY650ggcE0w
Kutless - Run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ppxQF95sYo&ob=av2e
Flyleaf - I’m So Sick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWIADZKU9dw&feature=relmfu
Flyleaf - Fully Alive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d3RYW0YoEk&ob=av2e
Slittet - Awake and Alive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aJUnltwsqs&feature=relmfu
Skillet - Best Kept Secret
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=few2v1KW2g4
Project 86 - Slaves to Liberty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WW2ff62_Rs
Project 86 - Sanctuary Hum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlSVY5IEz3E
P.O.D. - When Angels and Serpents Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtSyDNhDSYM&feature=related
P.O.D. - Change The World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzXW5yZi0e8&ob=av2n
Alice Cooper - Brutal Planet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyaT9IjnwKo
Alice Cooper - Sister Sara
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWOe77BmRDg
Destroy The Runner - Saints
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBD9LFnOK6k&ob=av2n
Destroy The Runner - My Darkness
http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=2773336%2C5
12 Stones - We Are One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu4qp98WhPc
12 Stones - Bulletproof
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3tIZQwSERQ
12 Stones - Anthem For The Underdog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzspwsVDpQ4&ob=av2n
Underoath - A Moment Suspended in Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIp_ecQ0TTA&ob=av2n
Underoath - Desperate Times Desperate Measures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVPooKsLxII&feature=related
As I Lay Dying - Parallels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLd6h5td8G4
As I Lay Dying - Nothing Else
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOLgBgnnUUE
Norma Jean - Blue Prints for a Future House
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjwXegCehoA
Whitecross - He Is The Rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgdcE7_W3Qg
Whitecross - Love On The Line(Killer guitar solo in this one)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgBA3W9rVJA
Whitecross - Over The Top
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7g1jsKhYD4&feature=related
Rex Carroll guitarist for Whitecross solo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vJyIhmfJr8
REZ Band - When Love Comes Down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzHr_cTXr88
REZ Band - American Dream
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utvQERML6t8
REZ Band - White Noise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opGj6yPR66k
Pillar - Whatever It Takes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RebdYySOFmY&ob=av2e
Pillar - Fireproof
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjlF2ib-ioY
Pillar - Underneath It All
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OpiJk3h6KA&feature=related
Seventh Day Slumber - Surrender
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuTdeMng_co
Bloodgood - Awake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_241tmIFTA
Bloodgood - Out of Darkness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2WjMk0IefU
Sacred Warrior - Fire From Heaven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5enuofiQCU
Sacred Warrior - Beyond the Mountain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H4ZbrEpI3I
X-Sinner - Back In Red
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvKYjsaavpY
X-Sinner - Hearts Of Fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X3acOh8q08&feature=related
X-Sinner What Rock Is For
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg1MUH-lrUQ
X-Sinner Eyes Of Fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlA_yVAumO4
Brian “Head” Welch - Washed by the Blood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDBd_AlVJYQ&feature=related
Brain “Head” Welch - LOVE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJSmoJlhFzc&feature=related
Decyfer Down - Fight Like This
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3FoR0t1WQ
Decyfer Down - Break Free
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J-t3rbyUR4
RED - Breathe Into Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gcEyO-XqAw&feature=related
RED - Break Me Down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1GkmWeAJHI&feature=related
Thrid Day - Slow Down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htpql2kounE&feature=related
Thrid Day - Revelation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEn74zP1glQ
Three Crosses - God Painted Better Than Anyone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbcXfsXlo24
Three Crosses - This Is Not My Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzkfZziiZqM&feature=related
Ken Tamplin - Falling Houses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF5lieSVz3Y&feature=related
Ken Tamplin - Dancing On A Volcano
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqB3RB2LprU&feature=related
Fireflight - Unbreakable
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWRJAHaOrYg
Fireflight - For Those That Wait
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcRMNiZtj5s&feature=relmfu
PK Mitchell - Amazing Grace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPE6Xp7_pHc&feature=related
PK Mitchell - Nothing But The Blood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoxBMCC323M
PK Mitchell - Trust and Obey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5eWEoKAmL0&feature=related
PK Mitchell - Oh How I Love Jesus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkBcLWI2h3s&feature=related
Well, yes. They would say something like that, they are racists. That's the thing. Racists see things in terms of race and talk about race wars. Most people don't. Nobody serious is out there predicting race wars. Racist groups do.
Will do!
Yes Dream Theater got two songs on the playlist because of their legendary drummer - the drummer had a very tight, solid sound, a real driving force. The band’s sound was definitely an experimental variation, more complex and requiring a whole different level of listening, but very good.
Try Savatage's "Prelude to Madness" and "The Hall of the Mountain King."
” . . and who also seem to want to start shooting at a differing skin color . . .”
Nobody I know WANTS to be doing so. Nobody I know wants a race war. But I think it incredibly naive not to think there are obvious forces at work that are moving us in that direction.
If you truly think this an impossibility or even highly unlikely, then consider - given the demographics and the economic, political and societal collapse gathering steam in our nation, given the happenings along our border states and the talk of the more radical “reconquistador” agitators, given the black-on-white flash mobs throughout the country and the talk of even further such violence resembling the spreading racial/ethnic violence across Europe, given the blind eye and even facilitation of such things by a racially motivated Justice Department, and given all the Federal agencies involved in the Fast and Furious scandal: if you are blissfully ignorant of all that, or think it’s all insignificant, I have to question how much you’ve been keeping up with the news here at FR, and whether you may need to spend a bit less time listening to music.
I don’t agree with that blanket denunciation.
IF the fiscal and cultural conflict here ever boils over to guns or if we lost power for over a few days in urban areas one could most definitely see armed struggle with some racial division.
Just look at the Super Bowl after Katrina.
Whites vote 55-65% GOP...90% in my homestate
Blacks vote 90- 97% Democrat
Latinos ...70% Democrat
other divisions too amongst religious and ethnic lines
hence..all that could be a component
with exceptions
to realize that is not racist, it’s realism
in fact in places like Jackson Mississippi and Memphis and southside Chicago, it’s already a low hum race war..if your car breaks down in those areas after dark you better hope one of the locals is a good Samaritan or that a cop will help
can’t say the same for when a minority from those areas has car trouble in a white area
Calling for race wars is another matter and one only outliers who are insignificant do so...maybe 1/10th of one percent of whites and maybe 2-3% of blacks..Nation of Islam types...Black Guerilla Army..and so forth
Minorities better not want a race war in some parts of the country...it would fare poorly for them
I should have clarified something. Christian Identity types...Posse Commitatus..Elowah compound...those sorts...think of non whites as just trash in the way.
Their real target is Jews. They view this as Biblical providence.
The struggle between Shem and Edom.
I want people to make music - not so much listen to it. Reserving the right to revise and extend my remarks, because I am leaving to make some myself.
“Nobody I know wants a race war.”
And that’s why you and your ilk won’t shut up about it. But I suppose that, like Ron Paul in his racist newsletters*, you all are are showing true colors (weak pun intended) and doing normal people a favor.
*http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-chait/88421/ron-pauls-racism
Ah, but if my “ilk” offends the Love & Peace you have found in this music, if we can’t all just get along in a musical genre whose power has united the races, I will certainly just shut up about it.
Sorry to have disturbed your tranquility - please feel free now to put your headphones back on and Imagine the world in your own chosen way, until the power goes off.
Adios, brother.
Why are you pinging *me*?
You ~know~ I only like disco.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbq4PHSiW-I
;]
You endangered my life with that link. Nearly died laughing.
I would never want a war in this country, even if “we” win this country won’t be the same.
Sorry....:)
[his new album contains a song titled “Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever”...in which “Stayin’ Alive” is not an option]
;D
Wow.
This happy-go-lucky thread sure took a turn for the weird.
:-\
You’re the imaginative one, imagining or maybe even longing for a need (or excuse?) to kill those of a different skin color in your vision of a possible American future. Don’t call me brother. I’m brother to no coming-race-war monger. But thanks again for being Stormfront up-front and honest.
This old lady loves classic rock and especially 80’s. Guess raising boys in the 80’s had something to do with it.
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