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Interview with Greg Wenk of Veritas

I really enjoyed listening to Veritas's album Threads of Fatality. I thought they sounded a bit like Avenged Sevenfold. I got to ask Greg Wenk, who plays guitar for Veritas, some questions about it. Here's what he had to say. 1. I was listening to something you'd said in another interview about the meaning of the name Veritas relating to truth. Why is truth valuable to what you make?  I think it's best to be truthful with yourself and others in everything you do. If you try and do what others expect of you just to make them happy, you'll never show the best of yourself and your abilities. 2. A sacrament is a ceremony of consecration. How does the idea of a ritual which makes something holy relate to the first song on Threads of Fatality, 'Prelude to a Sacrament"? What is being bought and sold?  It's preparing the listener for the journey they are getting ready for, to begin with, the cd. Only time is bought and sold. You decide what to trade the hours o...
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Solareyes  Doom metal/psychedelic rock Solareyes was formed in Mar Vista California in 2016 and is a mix of Doom Metal, Classic Metal, Prog, and Space rock. Featuring Matthew Fields (Guitar and Vox) Jamie Cluchey (Drums) and Pat Leary (Bass) their 2019 self-titled album was produced By Doug Grean whose credits include several of Scott Wieland's projects.  You don't often hear a more eclectic point of view than that of Pat Leary who was generous with his time, off the record, talking with me about it. A lot like this album's subject matter the conversation took some far-out political and metaphysical meanders. Here are some of the questions I asked him and the answers. 1. You   had mentioned to me earlier your belief in an ancient alien hypothesis is what the first track of the album, Origins is about. There's seems to be some kind of warning in there too about technology run amok. Want to expand on that?   The technology reference is stating that we are hurting ourse...
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