EMBRACE OR ESCAPE IN A DEEPER WORLD

Music, metal specifically has always been my number one inspiration. For me, the mark of a true musician is not the ability to play an instrument or read the notes on a page, but to do one of two things; allow you to immerse yourself in an emotion or give you an escape. I know this may sound contradictory, but as human beings, both things are a necessity.

Even as a child I would hear a song and it would evoke such strong imagery I would have these crazed dreams. When you wake up though, you always feel different, usually you have more clarity.

Haven’t  you heard a song and pictured someone being stuck in some grim cold place with no way out or being chased by a crazed homicidal maniac?

Or perhaps you’ve been depressed and popped on a cd and just cried your eyes out and felt leaps and bounds better after words.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, waay too much on the brain. Metal evokes so much imagry and emotion, it’s the one thing that always helps get me through. So when people ask me why I listen to metal, this is your answer. forgive me for sounding cheesy, but metal is the soundrack of my soul..

Here are some examples of songs that have provided either a much needed emotional release or an escape from reality..

Enslaved – Roots of the mountain(Off of Riitiir)
Enslaved – Death in the eyes of Dawn (Off of Rittir)
Enslaved – Essence (off of Ruun)
Enslaved – Tides of Chaos ( Off of Ruun)
Opeth – The Drapery Falls ( Off of Blackwater Park)
Opeth- Harvest (off Of Blackwater Park)
Nevermore – No more Will (Off of Dreaming Neon Black)
Nevermore – This Godless Endeavor (title track)
Warrel Dane – Brother (off of Praises to the War Machine)
Borknagar –  The Winter eclipse (off of Urd)
Borknagar – In a Deeper World (off of Urd)
Katatonia – Deadhouse (off of Discouraged Ones)
Tiamat – Wildhoney…

There are so many more, but these really stand out in my mind at the moment.
Right now I am listening to Katatonia- Dead End Kings.. This entire album does it for me:)  Just thought I would share a little bit about what goes on in my crazy mind;)