The Embalmed- WWJD- Availible at Guitars n Stuff

[Bloodsong]

just what the post says; available to buy at Guitars n Stuff in Vinco for $10 a pop. be cooler than your friends and buy it first...

[old Skool]

And now I have even more reason to visit Terry Saturday. Cool, can't wait to pick it up!

[DV8]

This disc kicks ass on SO many levels. Everything sounds crisp and clear. You guys did an amazing job.

[Naga]

Can't wait to get a copy!

[Tegamal]

I have to agree with DV8, this album is amazing! Everything sounds great & it is currently the soundtrack to my Modern Warfare 2 online matches!

Can't wait to see you guys again! Lets just hope I'm off work.

[Naga]

Well, The Embalmed have certainly done it again! I must say, these guys know how to write some VERY awesome (not to mention anti-Christian, anti-government) stuff! They're certainly not for everybody,... But if they're for you, you KNOW it!!!

(And believe me, I know it!!!)

[Killjingle]

thanks guys.


I dont know if I would classify our songs as anti christian; as much as I would classify it as giving opinions about certain christian BS.

[KeithReynolds]

Im a Christian (not a very good one), but id still like to check out the record. What people say on records and the imagery they use arent necessarily what they believe. Always keep that in mind. Evil sells. A perfect example is Slayer. I rarely listen to any of the words alot of bands say. Sometimes its just too over the top, but the music is good. I cant NOT listen to a good band just because I disagree with their beliefs. Thats stupid.

Anyway guys, hold a copy for me. Ive got some left-handed rituals I need a soundtrack to. \m/

When are you guys coming to Aldo's again?

[Killjingle]

Feb 12th with Ninetail and Stuck in Kaos

[KeithReynolds]

See you there, I'll be doing all of the Feb. shows!

[Jim Price]

I agree that The Embalmed aren't anti-Christian here. If you listen carefully to the lyrics, they're anti- the people who hide behind and manipulate Christianity - in society, our government and the world - to advance their own corrupt purposes. And it's very cleverly done.

I usually don't give up my reviews before I air or print them, but I'm close to annointing WWJD a masterpiece...I pick up new details and nuances each time I listen to it, and it continues to bash my head in. Great stuff!

And that Feb. 12 bill at Aldo's is about as killer as it gets!

[tornandfrayed]

It is good and healthy to question everything around you. There are also a lot of "Christians" that really have their collective head's so far up each others collective assholes that they aren't worth much more then cannon fodder.

Jesus was not real big on the bullshitters. You have to be able to walk the walk and talk the talk.

The guys in the Embalmed are guys that give a shit about people and things. They are passionate (in a very laid back way) about a lot of things. Their are very few metal bands that I would leave my kids with but these guys could babysit, no questions asked. They deserve to have their views heard.

And this record kicks ass from what I have heard about it...

And I am not kissing anyones ass here.

Except maybe Gregg's cause I want him to teach my kids how to make bloody body parts....

[Killjingle]

Naga


thanks for listening as closely as u did; its cool when ppl dig your material enough to grasp the subject matter!

[Naga]

I'll agree on several statements. My "anti-christian, anti-government" remark was just going by some of the defining points of songs. Some of it is just a laugh at the expense of this or that, the "moral majority". Either way, there's a direction here, and whether or not you can digest it, you have to admit... It's a point, and a strong one! Such subject matter doesn't matter to me, as I can nod to the points it makes, and laugh along with the jokes

I guess I'll go with what I previously said... These guys say what they want, and put it in a manner that you'll agree even if you don't want to. The sound quality is amazing, the music is great, and anyone who has any remote taste in the style of music is gonna love it. I guess that's the point I was trying to make

[Killjingle]

I dig your perspective

[Charltor]

Save me one for the Aldo's show guys!!! Can't wait for that sickfest of brutality!!! HORNS HIGH!!!

[Bloodsong]

in reality, there is alot of different opinions about religion and politics in this band. my views are closer to Greg's, even though Chad is my brother. Chad is alot more moderate than me in alot of ways; i'm kinda anti-everything lol. it adds to the creative tension in a good way- especially when we split vocals and can each have our opinion heard.

i don't hate religion; i hate judgemental religion. we all lie, we're all hypocrites, and we all protect ourselves and beliefs by adhereing to ideas and beliefs that make the most sense to our abilities and insecurities. we're human; it goes with the territory because we are certain of nothing. i have no issue with ppl of faith; i just happen to have none. i just don't like Mr.Religious Guy that doesn't follow any tenants of whatever chosen religion until it's time to hate gays or point the finger at someone else.
i look at Satan as a metaphor of rebellion -the original rebel, the original entity to wanting to be an individual- that sort of thing. not accepting status quo..

[bassist_25]

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Jesus was not real big on the bullshitters. You have to be able to walk the walk and talk the talk.

...and cite a source when you say the reason Haiti had an earthquake was due to a pact with the devil to get from under French control!

After being a theistic agnostic (i.e., a word I invented in which I always believed in a higher power but didn't have a structured framework to explain what or who God was) for a while, I became born again. I've never found The Embalmed's lyrics to simply bash Christianity or put down people of real faith. Perhaps it's because I know the cats personally. I always got it that it was pointing a finger at the hypocrites.

I agree with Keith. I wouldn't refuse to listen to an artist just because they have different beliefs about something than me. I do make an exception for extreme examples. I refuse to listen to bands like Deicide or a lot of black metal that just makes it their single artistic mission to bash on everything Christian. By the same token, I wouldln't listen to a band who made it their mission to bash on Buddhism, Paganism, or Islam. I don't listen to Skrewdriver because I don't dig the intolerance message, but they're free to make the music they believe in, no matter how misdirected I think it is.

[Tegamal]

theistic agnostic (i.e., a word I invented in which I always believed in a higher power but didn't have a structured framework to explain what or who God was)

That's EXACTLY how I am. I believe in a higher power, but I don't know or pretend to know what/who it is or how it works. I do not believe in organized religion, I don't believe people will be damned just because they don't go to church or donate to any church.

The Embalmed's lyrics are spot on with a lot of my own personal beliefs, whether it be religion or government. As I see it, those two things only work for the people that give them money or have money. I don't have much extra money, I can't even afford health care for myself or my wife (thank god my kids get it through assistance), yet the rich will always get tax breaks & whatnot.

When I used to go to my wife's church, the pastor treated me like one of "God's Children", but she would walk into the store I work in, doesn't recognize me & treats me like the lowest form of life on the planet. I would think someone of her position would treat all of us like "God's Children", but I guess it's only if she sees you slip some green paper into that big ass copper bowl they pass around once a week... Interesting...

Oh well, I've gone on too long & gotten off topic.

In conclusion, WWJD rocks, everyone needs to get a copy or 3. Maybe I should get one for my wife's pastor as a late stocking stuffer...

[Jim Price]

There is a higher power! He gave a press conference in New York on Friday to address televangelist Pat Robertson's remarks about the Haiti earthquake:

http://www.borowitzreport.com/index.aspx

(A little levity along with this interesting discussion...)

[onegunguitar]

I was president of our church council about 10 years ago. Our church was very small in attendance and was always about to shut the doors,but the bigshot Bishop came to a meeting one time and explained all this crap about this and that- basically trying to get us to close down. I got my eyes opened to organized religion during those 3 years and let me tell ya,most of it is about the almighty dollar-our pastor paid for NOTHING except her long distance phone calls,shit,we even paid for her subscription to the Altoona Mirror for pete's sake. I believe in God,that's the way I was raised,but I'm not much for the church scene anymore,not knocking anyone who goes,but there are a shitload of hypocrites sitting in church every week that end up being no better than the rest of us that don't go except they get to say,"Oh,I go to church every Sunday," I guess that makes it ok when they "let loose" during the week. Anyways,didn't mean to hijack the thread but I can understand where The Embalmed comes from with some of their lyrical content.
Great cd fellas!!!!!! Looking forward to our gig with ya in Feb!!!!

[tornandfrayed]

Thats right Scott, organized religion has become like politics. You know that people were suppose to be politicians when they could. We were not suppose to create "politicians" to be a lifetime career.

Just like religion, a pastor should have to work. On the flip side people should carry God and their "beliefs" out into the world. They should not just lock them up for Sunday Morning. The politics and money side of the church make me sick but, like Jason stated earlier in this post about Satan, the Pharisees are just sort of their. They have to exist for good to exist it is sort of like without hot we would not really understand cold.

But yeah, like you said Scotty! Now get a damn haircut!

[Naga]

Thats right Scott, organized religion has become like politics. You know that people were suppose to be politicians when they could. We were not suppose to create "politicians" to be a lifetime career.

Just like religion, a pastor should have to work. On the flip side people should carry God and their "beliefs" out into the world. They should not just lock them up for Sunday Morning. The politics and money side of the church make me sick but, like Jason stated earlier in this post about Satan, the Pharisees are just sort of their. They have to exist for good to exist it is sort of like without hot we would not really understand cold.

But yeah, like you said Scotty! Now get a damn haircut!

Hey, what's your issue with guys with long hair?

I'm proud of myself. Due to misunderstandings and misinterpretations of what I said, I've chaotically corrupted a thread!

Oh well. Religion is a laughable thing to me. I've known people of many religions. Peace is the general mind of most religions. Letting others do what they will so long as they don't hurt anyone is also in that religious concensus. But somehow, modern "political religion" is so worried about what others are doing and forgetting their main goals as a religion. It's funny. However, it paints bad pictures of what the religion is supposed to be based off of

How can one who is supposed to want peace and wish good will on their fellow man stick their nose so far up peoples' asses, when they haven't sniffed their own? Don't call me evil just cos I'm not doing everything you're doing

[Tegamal]

... or as Evangelists have taught us: Do as I say, not as I do.

[Naga]

Great point, Joe!