Zebulon Whatley and whatever other miserable shits happen to be milling around the shack when he's smitten with the Holy Spirit. The shack is barren at present but honorary shits include Lonesome Wyatt, Seth Fleming, Dan 138, Dad Horse Ottn, Tamara Cauble, Michael McConnell, and a crawlspace stuffed with the bodies of other discarded minor characters who wither quietly away under a light dusting of quicklime.
Influences
The BIBLE. Poverty. Despair. Life as a gangrenous limb on the body of society. And revenge. Never forget revenge.
"Putting their own original western spin on gothic country music, the Sons have delivered a beautiful brimstone masterpiece with The Kingdom Is On Fire... an absolutely phenomenal album from start to finish."
"It really captures the spookiness and creepiness that hides in the shadows of America's backwaters and forgotten places... [with] moments of really transcendant beauty."
"...a funeral march of depression awash in moonshine, blood and the Bible. Thirteen tracks (how fitting) of the blackest and bleakest country and western tunes moaning about the depths of Hell in the human spirit, sea monsters, and the Civil War."
"...Sons of Perdition take Nick Cave’s blood-ballads to their logical conclusion, with desolate, bone-dry ditties straight off the back porch in some Hills Have Eyes mutant hillbilly nightmare. It’s frankly devastating stuff."
"As black as a crow's feather and twice as stark... There's a looming, archaic quality to "The Kingdom Is On Fire", as if Zebulon and co. were the long-time house band for purgatory." (4 out of 5)
"The Kingdom Is On Fire is crammed with thirteen tales of sweet revenge, suicide, the coming of the lord and the treachery of Satan.... There's just not enough praise you can give this album."
"I spent the morning after... wrestling with the moral questions posed by this album.... Reverend Whatley is a Voltaire of a man, preaching the gospel of the truth."
"Like finding a severed finger in your salsa.... Imagine a mariachi that has just had a lobotomy and now roams the countryside on horseback telling sad tales of death and despair." (CD of the Month)
"The sound is as cryptic and mysterious as the man who made it.... I get the feeling of being lost in some lonesome ghost town, surrounded by extreme, snake handling, religious fanatics that have resorted to cannibalism and other deviant behaviour due to the devout faith and service to the lord."
"The Kingdom is on Fire is one of the best country albums to come out since the Depression era. Zebulon Whatley has pushed the boundaries of what you can do with country music."
Ten Years in Space, the 2 disc Metal and Experimental Best of Zebulon Kosted, is now available from Kapustin Yar Records! These albums feature the most essential material the long time fan, or new listener to Z.K. MUST OWN! Buy each separately for $8, or both for $14, and remember the words of Sun Ra......SPACE IS THE PLACE!!!
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whats the story with 'the trophy wife'? its not on my copy of 'the kingdom is on fire' but ive seen it listed on tracklists sometimes as the last track.
the blue necklace has a semi-precious stone pendant that was made in India (sadly I'm not sure what kind of stone), the jagged looking pieces that look kind of like teeth are actually shells and the rest is natural pearls (which is why they're not smooth and rounded) and glass beads. It's a pretty ornate piece and it goes down to the chest area, so it's a little longer than most of my pieces, I can take a better photo of it if you'd like. ;) and no, sadly, I did not snag that tooth from a buffalo, I have a place here in LA that I get them from, I love using them because they're so archaic looking. :)
Oh, and I thought you could appreciate this. I don't know if you've already seen them or not yet, but the Hubble telescope brought back some new images this year in September, I believe it was...Pretty rad.
Dear Friend, finally it is out! The LONG expected release of our EP "Interrupted (Triptych I)" !!!
"you wonder why get interrupted / was life too fast / the nights too long / you give a fuck / get interrupted / you want no break / keep speeding on..."
Watch the music video, created by the young & wild Japanese video artist Yukihiro Taguchi. Be Surprised! You will also find some wicked REMIXES on Youtube and iTunes ;-)
Learn more about our current project "Triptych I-III" on our MySpace site...
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Have a scary and Rockin weekend
…val…
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