Interview:

I am a Christian, but I am not in a Christian band. We are secular and we are Heavy Metal. My personal life is lived with a Christian viewpoint, and I don’t pretend to be a perfect Christian. I also have many questions on many things, and that is where I stand. Therefore, my spiritual viewpoint on music is very different from my band mates, and what I choose to believe does not express their viewpoints. Music is a gift from God. The natural ability to create it is a gift, and the ability to receive it is a gift. In my opinion, music is one of the best ways to become one with our Creator, as it combines many aspects of the world God has created into one singular form of expression. One that transcends almost every barrier to human interaction. Music is the simultaneous interaction of science, mathematics, and literature to express our comprehension of our emotional, mental, and physical world. Music can connect the natural with the supernatural, the evil with the divine, and the joyous with the sorrowful; all within the span of one song, one melody, or even one note, regardless of genre. Specific to my preferred style of music, Heavy Metal, my approach is still the same. While the intent of others may not be in line with mine; I still find beauty in the aggression of Metal. Even the science involved in high-gain guitar, for example, gain structuring, electrical engineering, physics, and acoustics, are a thing of beauty. A well constructed distorted guitar tone can have as sweet a sound as any violin or flute. The gift to be able to play with precision and speed only reinforces my belief that God gives these gifts to those who play Heavy Metal. Unfortunately, not any people share this belief.

“Music can connect the natural with the supernatural, the evil with the divine, and the joyous with the sorrowful.”
– Nate Wright, guitarist in Judgement