To two more figures from the dust of the past. Such as "Attila," and "Red Baron/Blue Max," the metaphors are extended America isn't the mythical and/or archetypal muse here: on tracks Read double meanings in all the songs that have American lore at theirĬore. Horrifying, moments confronting America since its inception - one can Intent is to very clearly showcase the various difficult, and even Indeed, as the careening bombast of "The Reckoning (Don't Tread on Me),"Ĭomes into sharp focus, one can see that Schaeffer's A truly majestic song full of plodding, jarring chordsĪnd a hooky chorus, it is part funeral hymn, and part a call-to-arms. It breaks wide open, sort of looks back at "Declaration Day" and notes Latter cut, with its haunting acoustic guitars in the front line before Together they comprise a kind of view across the historical battlefield,įrom the tyranny of the British Empire to the tyranny of terrorism. Juxtaposed with the one that follows it, "When the Eagle Cries." But interestingly, it's a track that gets Steps into the fray and relates, amid the bone-crushing riffing and Leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and theīeginning of the American Revolution. Truly begins with "Declaration Day," an examination of the events
Three-part suite entitled "Gettysburg." Disc One begins, appropriatelyĮnough, with "The Star-Spangled Banner," played in overdrive with plenty On the bonus-discĮdition, there are 11 tracks on the first disc, and on Disc Two, a Passion - some would say obsession - for history. Earth indulge guitarist and principal songwriter Jon Schaeffer's
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