Tag Archives: Becoming The Archetype
Anchors Launches Kickstarter
| Tags : anchors, Becoming The Archetype, Kickstarter, Music of the Spheres, Seth HecoxAnchors has launched a Kickstarter campaign for their new project, “Music of the Spheres.” This release will be a follow-up to their 2010 debut EP, “Music of the Future.” Check out the Kickstarter and the extremely detailed video below for more information.
Solamors Release New Song
| Tags : Aletheian, Becoming The Archetype, Depravity's Demise, Metal, solamorsSolamors, (Ex-Becoming The Archetype and Aletheian) have released the first preview of an unmastered full song from their upcoming debut album “Depravity’s Demise”, which you can listen to below. The band is currently trying to raise funds via Kickstarter to support the production of the album.
Metaphysical Monthday: Martians Matter
| Tags : anchors, Becoming The Archetype, Extra-terrestrials, Martians, Metaphysical Monday, Metaphysical Monthday, Seth HecoxSometimes, as Stephen King said, the most mind-boggling thing is size. Size conquers all. The sheer size of the known universe, for example, crushes the mind when you just consider it.
As I think about the mysteries and wonders in creation, usually my mind turns to the insanely vast reaches of space. Recently, scientists discovered a galaxy that is much, much larger than any galaxy was expected to be capable of. The physical limits on the size of a galaxy that…
Solamors Begins Kickstarter Campaign
| Tags : Alex Kenis, Becoming The Archetype, Death, jason wisdom, Kickstarter, melodic, Metal, solamors, Travis TurnerSolamors recently started a Kickstarter campaign to fund their debut album, Depravity’s Demise.
Solamors to Release “Depravity’s Demise” Spring 2013
| Tags : Aletheian, Becoming The Archetype, jason wisdom, Metal, solamorsFormer band mates, Jason Wisdom (ex Becoming The Archetype) and Alex Kenis (Aletheian, BTA) have joined forces once again to form the melodic death metal outfit Solamors. Travis Turner, (UnTeachers, Aletheian) will handle the drums. The band is currently in the studio recording their debut album, “Depravity’s Demise”. The album is planned for release sometime in Spring 2013. The band recently revealed an audio teaser of some demo material via their soundcloud: Updates can be found on the band’s website/facebook:
Metaphysical Monthday: Month 1
| Tags : anchors, Becoming The Archetype, metamorphosis, Metaphysical Monthday, Seth HecoxYou may have noticed a subtle change in the title of this column. You may have also noticed I haven’t posted a Metaphysical Monday for several weeks. Both of these situations exist because I’m working hard at turning Kafka’s Metamorphosis into a reality. It’s taking longer than it did in the book, but so far, I am successful: my body is slowly turning into a bug. A beetle, actually. Sadly, not a Beatle.
Anywho, the point of all this is that…
New Band Featuring Former Becoming The Archetype & Aletheian Members
| Tags : Aletheian, Becoming The Archetype, jason wisdom, Metal, solamorsJason Wisdom (ex-Becoming The Archetype) announced that he joined the “progressive, melodic, death metal band”, Solamors, as frontman. The band features former BTA member, Alex Kenis (ex Aletheian/Crutch) as well as Travis Turner (Unteachers & ex Aletheian/Crutch). The band is working on their debut full length, titled Depravity’s Demise, & hope to finish this Spring.
Metaphysical Monday: Setting Proper Goals
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Seth Hecox, Setting Proper GoalsNow that we’re a mere two weeks away from the beginning of a new year, it’s time to turn our thoughts both forward and backward (doing so simultaneously is not advised. Unless you’re one of those crazy multi-task people or something).
Lots of people like to make New Year’s Resolutions, which is a big, fancy term for “pipe dreams.” If you’re one of those people, good luck. Regardless, the new year is a good time to set realistic goals. You know,…
Metaphysical Monday: Seek To Illuminate
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphyical Monday, Seek to Illuminate, Seth HecoxYou have heard it said “Thou shalt not bear false witness.” But I say to you, seek to use your communication to illuminate the truth in the best possible way.
Many of us are familiar with the Ninth Commandment in this form, taken from the King James Version. I think this translation (made over 400 years ago) has led to a fair amount of confusion and misunderstanding. In regards to this commandment, it obfuscates the spirit of the law.
When you look…
Metaphysical Monday: Advent Season
| Tags : Advent Season, Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Seth HecoxNo, you silly hxc kids, this article isn’t about the hardcore band Advent. It’s about a season that happens at the end of the year.
The Advent Season isn’t something I knew much about as a kid. Growing up Baptist, I think the whole calendar of church seasons was seen as a sort of hokey thing that Catholics did. Now, as the music leader of an Episcopal Church, I’m having to learn about such things as Advent season, such as the…
Metaphysical Monday: Church Branding
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Church Branding, Metaphysical Monday, Seth HecoxI spoke a couple weeks ago about branding and its use in modern business, especially the artistic world. As I thought more about it, I started to see that this view of branding an identity on an enterprise has invaded the church as well.
I confess I’m guilty of this misconception about church as well. I actually caught myself thinking about how the Episcopal church I work at brands itself. How lame is that? We know that a church should be…
Metaphysical Monday: Thanksgiving Thesaurus
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Seth Hecox, Thanksgiving ThesaurusAre you feeling lonely this Thanksgiving? Need a friend for the holiday season?
Look no further than the brand new 2012 Thanksgiving Thesaurus! Built like a rhino with the appetite of a T-Rex, this baby will keep you warm and toasty whether you’ve got a fireplace or just a cup of hot cocoa! Inside you’ll find a veritable smorgasbord of tasty etymological treats such as:
Etymological – adjective
synonyms include: dialectal, grammatical, lexemic, lexical, lingual, morphological, philological, phonemic, phonetic, phonological, syntactical
You’ll wanna secure…
Stream : All Folked Up (Brandon Michael Williams & Seth Hecox) – Last Time I Asked For More
| Tags : All Folked Up, Becoming The Archetype, Brandon Michael Williams, folk, Last Time I Asked for More, Seth HecoxWe are proud to bring you an exclusive stream of the new song from Brandon Michael Williams & Seth Hecox (of Becoming the Archetype) titled “Last Time I Asked For More”. You can listen to the song below and let everyone know what you think. The “All Folked Up” album will be released on December 4th.
Metaphysical Monday: Asparagus Pee
| Tags : Asparagus, Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Seth HecoxWhew, that stuff stinks!
Know what I mean?
All Folked Up (Brandon Michael Williams & Seth Hecox) – Without a Spark
| Tags : All Folked Up, Becoming The Archetype, Brandon Michael Williams, folk, Seth Hecox, Without a SparkBrandon Michael Williams and Seth Hecox (of Becoming the Archetype) release first song from their folk project, “All Folked Up” via bandcamp today. Listen below and read the full press release. The debut album will be out December 4th. Look for a second song “Last Time I Asked for More” debuting on Indie Vision Music beginning November 12th.
Metaphysical Monday: Selling Yourself
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Selling Yourself, Seth HecoxSuccess in the music biz has become quite a convoluted, confusing concept. Not that it was ever easily understood, but in modern times, success in the music industry seems to have very little to do with the actual music an artist or band produces and more about all the surrounding factors. Now I can rant about this all day, but this is not the time nor the place to rant. Instead, I’d like to note a peculiar aspect of thi…
7 Incredibly Energetic Metal and Hardcore Albums You Need to Hear Before You Die
| Tags : advent, affiance, Becoming The Archetype, give me rest, Hands, immersed, Kingdom Days in an Evil Age, Naked and Cold, no secret is revealed, one wing, sinai beach, Sleeping Giant, Terminate Damnation, The ChariotEnergy is something that is extremely hard to gauge on a music album. Energy is the tone and excitement portrayed by the musicians. It’s the passion you hear in the sound. But how does one contain the energy of The Chariot and put that into an album? If you’ve ever seen them live, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Or Emery. They know energy. Ever notice the first track on any of their albums is one…
Metaphysical Monday: Mississippi Mudslide
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, folk, Metaphysical Monday, Mississippi, Seth HecoxMetaphysical Monday is back, baby! Go tell all your friends! Actually, they probably already know, so… uh, go tell you grandparents!
I am fresh off that relaxing hiatus I just took. I can’t tell you how much it recharges the batteries to just step away for a minute and run around like a chicken with your head cut off for a few weeks. The frantic, break-neck pace I maintained the last couple weeks were a little insane. At one point, I…
Metaphysical Monday: Writing Hiatus
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, CD Release Shows, Hiatus, i am, Metaphysical Monday, Seth HecoxHey guys, I love writing this column, and I know you love reading it more than life itself (what? You don’t? How arrogant of me?), but I will unfortunately have to put the column on pause while I do CD release show stuff. My band, Becoming The Archetype, has just released a new album and now we must do what all good Christian bands do: play CD release shows and show how super-incredibly-sick our new material is. Yeah.
So I’ll be…
Becoming the Archetype
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, BTA, i am, Metal, Solid State RecordsBecoming the Archetype have released their explosive, pummeling new metal album, “I Am” via Solid State Records, and it’s available wherever fine music is sold.
Metaphysical Monday: The Art of Cooking
| Tags : Art of Cooking, Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Seth HecoxWe may love music and movies and everything else, but one art form that is both more necessary and less appreciated is the art of cooking. Cooking quality food not only pleases our pallet, but it also provides basic nourishment to our body.
I had never really paid much attention to exquisite flavors and subtle differences in the quality of food until recently. The last couple years, my wife has made me realize what a meal is capable of in terms of artistic…
Music Video : Becoming the Archetype – The Time Bender
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, BTA, Metal, Solid State Records, The Time BenderThe brand new Becoming the Archetype music video for “The Time Bender” is here. Check it out below. [Courtesy of Metalinjection.net]
Metaphysical Monday: Thinking Through Writing (or Speaking)
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Seth Hecox, Thinking Through WritingThe process employed by the human brain while thinking is fascinating and widely varied. A brain at work employs lots of different methods for it’s mental progress, including but not limited to: deduction, induction, abstract conjecture, concrete analysis and even that enigmatic occurrence called intuition.
Through the experience of writing these Metaphysical Monday articles, I’ve come to realize a peculiar aspect of my brain’s modus operandi; namely, that I something think best when I speak (or type) out my thoughts. On…
Review : Becoming The Archetype – I Am
| Tags : Beardskull, Becoming The Archetype, Clifton, Death Metal, Hawt Dawg, i am, Metal, Metalcore, progressive, Solid State RecordsBecoming The Archetype has regrouped and returned with a vengeance! Check out the review of their upcoming album, I Am.
Becoming the Archetype – The Planet Maker
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, BTA, i am, Metal, The Planet MakerBecoming the Archetype have revealed another new song from their upcoming album “I Am” and it’s called “The Planet Maker”, which you can listen to here.
Metaphysical Monday: Music Videos
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Music Videos, Seth HecoxListening to music is an aural experience. Watching a video is in itself a visual experience. Viewing a music video combines the two in a (sometimes) good way. All of us remember certain music videos and how they enhanced our appreciation of a particular song. For me, one of those was Becoming The Archetype’s video for Magnetic Sky.
Just kidding.
But seriously, I still enjoy watching that. Jimmie Myers and Troy Stains deserve all the credit for that fine piece of work.…
Becoming The Archetype Releases “The Eyes Of The Storm”
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Hurricane Isaac, Solid State Records, The Eyes of the StormCheck out the debut of “The Eyes Of The Storm,” the third track off of Becoming The Archetype‘s upcoming album, I AM——set to drop on September 18th via Solid State Records. I believe the track was released to welcome Hurricane Isaac to the United States, but I’m not entirely sure. In any case, prepare your umbrellas and listen below.
Metaphysical Monday: Religious Bands
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Religious Bands, Seth HecoxI’ve always wondered if other major religions have bands that have overtly evangelical lyrics. Pardon my ignorance on the subject if there are a ton of them, but I’ve never come across, say, a Muslim punk band. Or a Sikh hardcore band.
Does anyone find it fascinating that it seems that the Christian subculture is the only subculture that exists whose identity is tied completely to a major world religion? I mean, even if there were several Hindu djent bands (I’m chuckling a…
Lyric Video : Becoming the Archetype – The Time Bender
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, BTA, i am, Metal, The Time BenderCheck out the new lyric video from Becoming the Archetype for their new song “The Time Bender”. The band’s new album “I Am” will be out on September 18th.
Metaphysical Monday: Album Covers
| Tags : album covers, Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Seth HecoxI know it’s old hat to rant about kids these days and their newfangled iPods and iPads and iPhones and their incessant illegal downloading and legal downloading and soulless hoarding of soulless digital music.
I get it.
But instead of rehashing those bummer facts, why don’t we celebrate the goodness of what we love? I love buying physical copies of great albums by great artists. Granted, lots of CDs come with garbage artwork that isn’t worth having in the first place. What…
Metaphysical Monday: Thomas Merton
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Seth Hecox, Thomas MertonLast weekend, my wife and I visited a Benedictine Priory. We were able to attend the nightly Compline service they had, which is a nightly music service meant for meditation and evening prayers to end the day of work in which the monks have labored.
At the priory, my thoughts turned to Thomas Merton, one of my favorite authors. I’ve made no secret of my affection for the writings of C.S. Lewis, and Merton is another in this line of spiritual…
Metaphysical Monday: Transhumanity
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Seth Hecox, TranshumanityThe issue of Transhumanity is of great interest to me and it’s something I’ve given a good amount of thought to over the past few years. The song “Artificial Immortality” is about this issue and my thoughts have changed since then (4 years ago).
Transhumanity, shortened to h+, “is an international intellectual and cultural movement that affirms the possibility and desirability of fundamentally transforming the human condition by developing and making widely available technologies to eliminate aging and to greatly enhance…
Metaphysical Monday: Storm the Gates of Hell
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Seth Hecox, storm the gates of hell“On this rock I shall build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
These words of Jesus to Peter have been the subject of much debate, usually about what exactly Jesus is going to build His church on: faith like Peter’s, the knowledge of the Son of God, or Peter himself.
But I’ve heard a interesting view on the “gates of hell” part that I think is applicable to our scene. A friend of mine…
Metaphysical Monday: The Aftermath *SPOILER ALERT*
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Dark Knight Rises, Metaphysical Monday, Seth Hecox*SPOILER ALERT*
READ NO FURTHER IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE MOVIE YET!
Well, now that some of us have seen The Dark Knight Rises, let’s look at what we’ve viewed.
I have to say up front that the movie didn’t deliver like I expected it to. I hate to admit that some people were correct in having mediocre expectations. After 4 straight Christopher Nolan films that exceeded my absurd expectations, I just couldn’t imagine a scenario where I was let down. I had…
Metaphysical Monday: Event of the Year
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Seth Hecox, The Dark Knight RisesIn a few short days, The Dark Knight Rises will open in theaters. This is an event that you are either 1) anticipating or 2) in need of a wake up call so you can anticipate it.
I’ve spoken before about what Christopher Nolan’s Batman represents on a universal, artistic level. He is mysterious. He is virtuous. He is conflicted. But most importantly, he is more than a hero. He has willingly taken the fall for a crime he didn’t commit…
Becoming The Archetype New Song (Live)
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, live, new song, TimebenderCheck out this live performance of Becoming The Archetype‘s new song, “Timebender.” The performance took place July 6 at The Attic Club in Kettering, Ohio.
Metaphysical Monday: Moonrise Kingdom
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Moonrise Kingdom, Seth HecoxThis article will address several topics, so if you happen to be disinterested in the movie titled Moonrise Kingdom, be not afraid!
But yes, first of all, Moonrise Kingdom was fantastic. I’ve written here before about my feelings on Wes Anderson movies. And I’m here to tell you that his new movie is his best yet. I went to see Moonrise Kingdom with my drummer Chris and bass player Codey. We had a blast as the movie made us laugh and…
Metaphysical Monday: Nonstop Touring
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Seth Hecox, TouringBecoming The Archetype is on the road right now and I’m reminded of how much work every band on the road is going through. If you haven’t noticed, the nation is blazing hot right now. And if you didn’t already know, lots of bands our size and smaller frequently sleep in their vans for lack of other lodging accommodations. The result is a mixture of bad smells and zombie-like brains. The positive side is that if you enjoy sticking to…
Metaphysical Monday: Day Off
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Metaphysical Monday, Seth Hecox, Week OffEveryone needs a day/week off, I suppose. So I’m writing this on my computer a couple hours before it goes live just to say I couldn’t find time the last week to write a new MM post. Between touring and recording, an opportunity just hasn’t presented itself to create anything I feel compelled to write about.
So enjoy a week off and read other good articles on IVM instead of MM. I hope the summer is underway and already spectacular for…
Metaphysical Monday: The Monster Who Ate Jesus
| Tags : Becoming The Archetype, Blaster the Rocket Man, Classic Christian Albums, Metaphysical Monday, Seth HecoxYou can file this one under the Classic Christian Albums heading for Metaphysical Monday. Released in 1999, this album is second only to MxPx’s Life in General as far as Christian punk albums go (in my opinion). While remaining fairly obscure in the underground, Blaster the Rocket Man created an album of incredible musical and lyrical excellence.
The music of Blaster the Rocket Man was a mix of punk/horror punk and rockabilly. It was eery and fast and fun. Otto…
Hannah Rose
This City Awaits
Aquile (The Voice)
Victor Griffin and Jeff “Oly” Olson (IN~GRAVED)
Kingdom Band
RED
Tiffany Arbuckle Lee (Plumb)
Southbound Fearing
Matt Baird (Spoken)
CedEnough
Brian “Head” Welch (Love and Death)
Andrew Schwab
KJ-52
Lil’ Dre
The O.C. Supertones
A Past Unknown
Gideon
Memphis May Fire
Heath McNease
Belle Epoque
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