A day with 4 releases (The Waymaker, Zhakiah, Pantokrator and Death Therapy)

The Waymaker: 

Lyric Video



Full album (CD, LP and streaming)

https://orcd.co/the-waymaker-album

Zhakiah:

Lyric Video



Full lenght album CD:

https://melodicpassion.com/produkt/zhakiah-where-the-light-will-thread-cd/

Streaming:

https://open.spotify.com/album/32YrkdQ5hsZRYCLpBdlOtd

Pantokrator:

Lyric video

Death Therapy:

Are Waymaker or Zhakiah going to get US distribution?  I'll order overseas if I have to, but shipping is expensive and it takes longer.

Just so people know, that Pantokrater video has nudity. Lyrically it's fine but I think they're crossing a line with the pictures.

You mean the crappy drawing?  There's nothing erotic about it.  I think it's fine to depict the human body.  God made it and said it was good.  The song is about physical love in marriage and I think they did it as tastefully as they could without completely pissing off the Pharisees that continue to police Christian artistic expression.  My hat is off to them.

So if you want to be careful with seeing images that may cause some to stumble it's being a Pharisee? Good to know.  And pretty sure some of those pics aren't drawings.

I watched the Pantokrater video.  I agree with Black Rider on giving a trigger warning, especially since it is not just drawings involved.  I have a high tolerance for sexual anything but was also a bit unsure about where they were going with this.  
Musically it is a great track though.

Listened to the entire Waymaker album yesterday.  It is much better than I expected, even though for me personally, the Stryper cover is a skip track.  Thing is, the entire album is only 35 minutes, 25 seconds long so it feels like it is over too soon.   Lots of energy though.  Fantastic guitarwork, dense but clear production, great mixing.  
Lyrics and choruses sometimes feel a bit simplistic though.   Still, great work and highly recommended.

strangerhoncho wrote:You mean the crappy drawing?  There's nothing erotic about it.  I think it's fine to depict the human body.  God made it and said it was good.  The song is about physical love in marriage and I think they did it as tastefully as they could without completely pissing off the Pharisees that continue to police Christian artistic expression.  My hat is off to them.

I'm curious what your definition of erotic is then...  Those images weren't just depictions of the human body - they were specifically sexual.  I really dig Pantokrator and think it's cool that they've got lyrics straight from Song Of Solomon... but IMO that video was made with pretty poor taste.  Whoever the model(s) is/are in the video, they're not the viewer' wife (with the obvious exception of the models' husbands) but those images are meant to arouse.  Yes, God created sexuality and in its correct context of marriage and privacy, it's a wonderful thing.  But while the video acknowledges the marriage part, it fails to acknowledge the private/intimate part by inviting fantasy/lust in.  Is the viewer supposed to imagine their wife (or future wife) when watching the video instead?  I don't know what they were trying to get at, but I just can't see how that's justifiable or proper.

One thing to note though is that they're Swedish and the modern Scandinavian culture is by-and-large not very modest when it comes to sexuality.

I'm just finishing a 14 week, 5 day a week devotional on sexual addiction with a brother in Christ. We've talked through a tremendous amount of good, bad and ugly. We've been through a lot in the battle (29 years for me and 11 of those in Christ). It's courteous to others to mention something. Some people fall far harder than others over these things. Thank God it didn't do that to me but my brother would have stumbled mightily. I don't think it's unfair, legalistic or judgmental to say something. The song is amazing, I'll look forward to the album but I won't have others watch the video.

eatbugs wrote:Are Waymaker or Zhakiah going to get US distribution?  I'll order overseas if I have to, but shipping is expensive and it takes longer.

I really don't know (yet) bro, but I'll search for an answer...

eatbugs wrote:Are Waymaker or Zhakiah going to get US distribution?  I'll order overseas if I have to, but shipping is expensive and it takes longer.

Christian answered that:


"Distribution in USA for Narnia , The Waymaker, Zhakiah etc goes through 
super d / amped

http://www.sdcd.com/

https://www.ampeddistribution.com/about-us

Awesome.  I guess I could have searched harder myself.  I don't see either on my usual distro sites.

Constantine wrote:
Listened to the entire Waymaker album yesterday.  It is much better than I expected, even though for me personally, the Stryper cover is a skip track.  Thing is, the entire album is only 35 minutes, 25 seconds long so it feels like it is over too soon.   Lots of energy though.  Fantastic guitarwork, dense but clear production, great mixing.  
Lyrics and choruses sometimes feel a bit simplistic though.   Still, great work and highly recommended.

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