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Heavy Metal struggle between Heaven and Hell. Dio would be proud, I hope. Listen to the accompanying outro: "Out On Wings of Gold"

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Brad Olsen

All Hail The Amplifier

This Soundclick page is used for posting rough mixes, outtakes and other projects un-related to my current band, Artists of War. I have played guitar since I was 14 years-old and have gone through a slew of influences. The most predominant has been Black Sabbath. My current fetish has been progressive metal ala Tool and Mastodon. Some might call this "art metal," and I would agree with that moniker as well. I consider what I do to be more akin to art than performance music. During my third year of college, I decided to officially release my work as a physical CD. "Artists of War" was the result of this. The album was released on March 25 via Tricalibur Records through CDBaby. You can visit my website, , for the most recent band news. The CD is available from , direct from me via the band website, or search for it in iTunes, Amazon and other online retailers.

Song Info

Genre

Metal • Heavy Metal

Charts

Peak #71

Peak in subgenre #30

Uploaded

June 06, 2010

Track Files

MP3

MP3 6.0 MB • 128 kbps • 6:35

Story behind the song

Song is about the constant struggle between doing the right thing and doing the wrong thing. Metaphorically, the struggle between Heaven and Hell, Angels and Devils, God and Satan. The songs structure mimics this stark contrast between Heaven (the first half of the sing) and Hell (the latter part), as well as the spiral of conflict which arises between the two on Earth.  

~ Enjoy ~

Lyrics

What Lies Above & Below 
By Brad Olsen

Believers heed the signs
Followed a blind caravan
Rivers ahead were flowin
Towards the resolution of my mind

Ride on
Towards a dying sun
On an ether flow
Our love will grow

No reservation
Faith preservation
Seal the tomb of lonely minds
Who walk ahead to heal the rest of us

What lies above deceives us
What lies below tempts our faith
Trapped in the middle of war
We rise to protect ourselves from envy

Ride on
My only son
On dead ether flow
Our love you know

False segregation
Faith degradation
On the horizon awakes a massive horde ?
Seeking to merge their worlds

Bloody scaffold ripping flesh from cheek and bone to ear
Sodom rising kills the liars burning higher disappears

Spears they?re throwing, dead men blowing horns which raise a clan
Drums are beating, hoofs are marching, darkness comes though soldiers stand

All we do is sit and watch, a prophecy will end with us
In the end, as one we kneel below a bloodied obelisk

Pray forever for our souls damned to eat from the ruins
Earth is now a house of war, just another politic

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