It started out travelling in a heavy hitting direction...

I was stressed out and tempted to stop the video. I have a hard time with images of war. I love Metallica's music but I think they pulled back from actually commenting about what soldiers who have been trained to murder who are put in stress situations and misinformed will inevitably do. I think they missed an opportunity to really send a message to people who want to be in denial about how soldiers conduct the business of imperialist war. Please check the video for their new song below and feel free to have conversation with me about it.

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MASTER OF THE PUPPETS X 2

Thanks to Dark Daughta I discovered a new band, Apocalyptica, which inspired this post.

I love when musicians (and singers), of any stripe, attempt something out of the ordinary and create music that is anything but ordinary...
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1. Apocalyptica - A Finnish cello metal band, composed of classically trained cellists and, since 2005, a drummer. Three of the cellists are graduates of the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland. Their music features elements from classical music, neo-classical metal, thrash metal, and symphonic metal.




2. And now Metallica, an American heavy metal band, with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, of which, neither need further introductions...

Metallica + Smile Empty Soul