DETRITUS

Am so happy they are back together, let’s hope for some new music!

Detritus today announce their 2019 Lineup, Founding members Andy Bright, Mark Broomhead, Andy Neal and Paul Newington Wise will be joined by Michael Bryzak of Bloodwork.
L-R Paul Newington Wise, Andy Bright, Mark Broomhead, Michael Bryzak, Andy Neal.
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Whoa, that's great news.

Whoa!  Cool!

I so want to hear new music from them! So excited

Excited to hear what they put out!

Recording soon!

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PRAISE GOD!!!!!

Awesome!

Wow, so many classic bands are re-forming!  Pretty cool.  Does anyone know if they still consider themselves a Christian band or not?

I'm so glad they're doing a new album....but so many bands that record again after so long sound so different or aren't as good...The exceptions include Seventh Angel's - The Dust of Years in 2009 which is really good, though sounding a bit different to their old sound.... and Sacred Warrior's - Waiting in Darkness - has some great tracks - though not as consistently good as the first 4 albums imo...

I love 'If But For One' - i hope the new album has some continuation of that sound...but i'll be cautiously optimistic.

That's awesome! I hope they reissue If But For One.

Already done:

https://boonesoverstock.com/products/detritus-if-but-for-one-demo-legends-remastered-new-cd-2019-retroactive-pre-order

I hope they keep it the same, with the only exception being slightly less British sounding vocals (if possible). The strong accent is really the only critical thing I have to say.

Aaaah! I've been gone for too long! I've missed a lot of news.

Facebook update. Track list is complete. Recording starts in 55 days. Could even have enough material leftover for an EP.

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Wooo, that's one BIG hyperlink!

I'm curious where they'll go lyrically with this?

Same. This was Seventh Angel’s take in 2009. Considering they have shared members, they may also share similar views.

Do you consider Seventh Angel to be a Christian band?
Ian: I consider Seventh Angel to be a band. I am not too keen on labeling the band in our lyrics or music, other than being a metal band. As far as music goes, thrash on it’s own doesn’t come close to describing what we sound like. As for our personal beliefs, they are just that–personal. I have realized over the years how much some (mainly self-righteous) people judge you on this and sometimes it is better to say nothing. I want everyone to listen to and enjoy our music, whether they are Christians, Satanists or whatever, and I don’t want anyone to think they will be judged by us for what they believe, because they certainly will not be. We have a wide range of beliefs within the band, but we never have any problems with each other because of this; it just makes things richer and more interesting.


Mark: Seventh Angel has a very obvious spiritual heritage and has been part of a journey for 13 members over the years. In the early days there was a very corporate spirituality, but now inevitably with so many years apart we have gone on our own spiritual adventures that have taken us to different places. Now there are four passengers in the vehicle we call Seventh Angel; I am but one. While it is difficult to call an inanimate concept such as a band Christian, I am a follower of Jesus, flawed and inadequate, as are we all, and all my inputs into the band are from that perspective. My day job is as a church leader. I think that was probably a long way of saying ‘no’ if you were to press me.
Simon: Is that like a Christian breakfast cereal? To be honest, I try to steer away from labels. I don’t even like the band’s music to be categorized. I am a follower of Christ and I play in a band. When I write lyrics, my faith and other facets of my personality and life experience come out. Does that make Seventh Angel a Christian band? I don’t think so.


Tank: It is a difficult one for me as I have been a practicing Buddhist for a couple of years and help to run a Buddhist meditation group in my town. I would have to say we are a spiritual band with a positive attitude, but in no way do we set out to push our own ideas or beliefs onto anybody else.
The depth of loss and pain described in the lyrics of The Dust of Years is hard to ignore. Are these lyrics based on specific events in your life, the cumulative effect of life’s events, or something else?


Ian: I can only answer for myself, as it would be unfair to comment on the lyrics written by the other members as they are personal to them. My lyrics are written from things I have been through and certainly reflect some difficult times. I wrote the lyrics to three of the songs on this album: “The Turning Tide,” “In Ruins” and “Chaos of Dreams.” I will not explain everything about those songs, because they are personal to me and I want them to mean other things to the listeners; they can have their own interpretation.
Simon: I can only really speak about the lyrics I have written for the album. I try not to write too much about specific events or even the cumulative effects of events in my life, although they are a factor. I think more people are able to engage with specific emotions than with specific events. When I write I am trying to put into words something of the experience of the human condition. Humanity is broken, incomplete and fractured in so many ways. I write about the struggle that comes from our brokenness, regardless of whether you believe in God or not.

Some listeners may be able to relate to your lyrics due to difficult circumstances in their lives. What message would you like for them to get from your songs? What encouragement would you offer them?


Ian: To realize they are not alone in the struggle and that many others have been through the same things. Life is like a long journey of discovery and our feelings and attitudes change as we go along. I have often expressed dissatisfaction with my old lyrics, which were written as someone who was immature and had high ideals that were based on a life without the experiences I have had since and with all the lessons I have learned. I am still learning. I think it is important to get on with something that you are interested in when life is becoming difficult and to never give up on life. It is never the right thing to do to end your life. Eventually things will change; sometimes it is just a case of hanging on and going from one day to the next. Finding someone good to talk to is very helpful. I would also encourage people who have friends going through hard experiences to be there for them and to make a real effort not to judge, but to be loving and to understand that any advice given may or may not be taken.


Simon: That there are no easy, on the spot, quick fix answers to many things in life, but there is hope.


Tank: I see myself as one of the listeners. Although I am closer to the songwriters and have an insight into the background of the songs, they are personal to the writers. There is a lot of life experience within the band to draw from. Unfortunately, mine are not written down in lyrics.


Ian:“I have often expressed dissatisfaction with my old lyrics, which were written as someone who was immature and had high ideals that were based on a life without the experiences I have had since and with all the lessons I have learned. I am still learning. “


As I responded to the post about Azusa lyrics and member comments in another thread:

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. - Isaiah 40:8

That's what I was referencing. There may be positive messages but I don't see anything Christian in the lyrics lately of Seventh Angel or MSW. Only God knows their hearts, not my place.

average joe wrote:I hope they keep it the same, with the only exception being slightly less British sounding vocals (if possible). The strong accent is really the only critical thing I have to say.

No way!  I love the British sounding vocals and hope they keep them.  That's one of the (many) things that makes them great and different.  So many of the old metal bands had idiosyncrasies that made them unique, vs. today's metal bands who mostly all sound pretty similar and without much personality.  And often bands that re-form end up sounding like everybody else also.  I blame it on Pro-tools or whatever everybody uses now to record and get everything "perfect".  Boring.

^^AMEN!!^^

I've have seen more so called Christians turning or veering from their faith these last few years than I have in my entire life. Sad but I think of the verses:
For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from the holy commandment handed on to them. It has happened to them according to the true proverb, "A DOG RETURNS TO ITS OWN VOMIT," and, "A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire."
2 Peter 2:20-21

Well said above! It will be interesting to see the direction.

Taste of vocals posted. I like the aggressive but discernible approach. The growl at the end of the 2nd line is a nice touch.

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Tombie wrote:I've have seen more so called Christians turning or veering from their faith these last few years than I have in my entire life. Sad but I think of the verses:
For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from the holy commandment handed on to them. It has happened to them according to the true proverb, "A DOG RETURNS TO ITS OWN VOMIT," and, "A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire."
2 Peter 2:20-21

Just because Seventh Angel arent specifically referring to themselves as a Christian band and are trying to be unpharisseacal in their less judgemental approach does not mean they've abandoned their faith, did you read the same interview I did here, he was clearly stating a obvious Christian faith, just his approach to the outside world is non pharisee like. You can catch more flies with honey. The self righteous preachy pharisee prejudgemental approach pushes more people away from christianity than draws to it. He is showing a great wisdom in his approach. Jesus was accused by the self righteous religious jews of the same faults for his being kinder and less mean to nonbelievers. Just like Ian from Seventh Angel.

Black Rider wrote:That's what I was referencing. There may be positive messages but I don't see anything Christian in the lyrics lately of Seventh Angel or MSW. Only God knows their hearts, not my place.

As an exchristian myself, now Deist(PanDeist)

The torment is one of the best thrash albums of all time , Christian or nonchristian. Just phenomenal album, but the album is clearly Christian in every way.
And dr.hatchet is one of the best pro life songs of all time(I say as a secular pro-lifer)