Getting "The Reaper" final release ready took a while. I've released it previously in what I now refer to as "demo" or "first pass" version. I basically remixed it and remastered it.
I've wanted to do a video for a while, but I couldn't quite make time to shoot something elaborate, and shooting and editing and performing and whatnot, by myself, makes it even a tougher task. For some reason I've always like archive images from wars in music videos. Yes, yes, I know it's probably old hat and even cheesy, but I haven't done it, so, it's not a cliche for me. Yet, anyways.
In the public domain there are some great clips available for use in all sorts of projects, so I got my fill of clips at the Pond 5 Public Domain Project. The lyrics of the song is not directly related to the footage, but it supports the atmosphere, and the gist of the lyrics tie in with the idea of wars: humanist thinking led to war. War in the "name of religion" does not make it God's war. It makes it the war of people, using God as an excuse.
The song is about standing up and taking a stand the is not philosophically popular, but essential as a Christian. We have to value God's judgements and views above that of common philosophy, pop-psychology and popular opinion. Especially in our post-modern world where having a conviction about something is a worse sin that simply agreeing with everyone. (Till you try and disagree with a post-modern thinker, then you see what true intolerance is!)
Anyways, I also took the opportunity to take some pics for my publicity and online profiles.
I find it very hard to do these "very serious" band pics. I'm more likely to take pics of myself in goofy poses, but I suppose it's time I have some more serious imagery. Here I am shown with my NEL "Angry Bird" Guitar. One of the guitars I built. This one was built with pieces of rubbish pine I had lying around outside, with an extra neck and odds and ends to make this guitar.
Anyways, till the next update.
