The biggest influence for my music comes from my own life experiences.... The people I meet... the things that happen..... and the things that don't happen. There is no such thing as coincidence. That is my favorite slogan. So when I look back at my life I see many individual instances that when combined, shape me into the person I am today. Here are just two examples that helped define my character.
When I was a young boy..... I must have been only 5 or 6 years old.... my parents brought me into their church and as the preacher spoke I became bored, distracted and my mind started to wander. I gazed upwards towards the high high ceiling of the church and I noticed large windows near the steeple peak. As I looked at the window, a distinct face of Jesus Christ appeared in the window... looking at me. I was very surprised to actually SEE Jesus in the church window.... the highest window in the church... but there He was.... He was exactly like the pictures you see..... That Guy with the beard and the long hair. There was no mistaking Him. So I grabbed my dad by the sleeve of his jacket and proclaimed that I had indeed just seen Jesus Christ with my own eyes..... My dad looked at me and said "The Church does that..... there's a guy with a big sign... a big picture of Jesus and he holds it up to fool little kids into believing in Christ.". And I believed him. I believed my dad. I was FIVE YEARS OLD. Of course I believed him. But as I grew up..... I started thinking about it...... about how ridiculous it would be to believe what my dad had told me. He lied to me. Why did he lie? There was no reason to lie to me. I know I saw Jesus in the church that day. I still remember it. Vividly.
The second big experience in the bank of my life happened to me when I was just a young man of 18. I was relaxing with some friends one night in my apartment and I heard several banging noises - some kind of disturbance... at my back door. I decided to investigate. When I approached the door, all of a sudden the window busted and a gloved hand burst thru the curtain and grabbed the inner door handle! I could see the assailant's gloved hand twisting and turning the inner door knob in an attempt to gain entry into my house. I could hear this guy grunting and shoving against the door.... trying to bust in. Well, I didn't even have to think about it because it came to me naturally : I kicked the guy's arm with power from my chi. He returned the favor by backing out the window and pumping two shots of hot lead into me. Bang Bang! You're Dead! And as I felt the wallop and realized what happened ... I reached down with my hand to feel my stomach.... my wounds.... my blood.... only to find no such thing. There were no wounds.... no rips...... no blood....... no puncture.... only deep red welts. The bullets bounced off me!!! The police finally came and did their little investigations and determined that I was indeed hit with a .38 hollow point man-stopper - a bullet designed for one thing - to kill men. The detective shrugged his head and told me that "it must have been defective"...... and "In all my years, I've never seen anything like it". When he left that night, he told me that it was clear to him that I had been saved by some kind of divine luck. He told me that I had better make sure to do something with my life.... for I had obviously been chosen to live.
These are the reasons why I am here today.... why I am the way I am.
It was always meant to be this way.
There is no such thing as coincidence.
Not any more.
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Rock Rock Granite Grind Totally Gone Rhythmus III Voices Of Angels Ground We Will Fight Back! Stairway To Heaven Rock 4 God More Than You & Me Steamroller W.B. Nightmare Vision From Deep Within The Crust
Bass and Violin: Julie Frith Recorded April 19th to July 7, 1988 at Ladd-Frith Studios. Produced by Brian Ladd
+The ultimate version of the ultimate Blackhouse album. Brian Ladd presents you WWFB as it was recorded and meant to be heard. Due to the time restrictions on vinyl, several tracks had to be taken off the album. Now, this classic record comes to you full-length, with the original intended running order and a booklet explaining more about the recording and some rarely seen band photographs. $25 includes shipping!!!
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#1 : Hidden Beneath The Metal CD - Discordia (Germany) @ $12 (CD) (1996) Discordia CD067 (Germany)
Hidden Beneath The Metal Blackhouse Hum Long Live Life Dog Anti-Hell One Nation Under God 7 Years 4 X 4 Halo Trance Metal Journey To The Son
+ Re-mixed "Hidden..." plus obscure & rare tracks from various compilations 1983-1996!!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #2 Stairway To The Gospel Word CD - Discordia (Germany) @ $12 (CD) (1994) Discordia CD022 (Germany)
Nightmare Vision Ground Stairway to Heaven Heaven's Stairway Ground Zero Vision The Gospel According To The Men In Black Word! (Version 2.0)
+ CD Features re-mixed versions of "Stairway..." and "Gospel...", plus re-mixed "Word!" as featured in the X-Rated underground film "Swelter In Vogue" starring Mark Arm of Mudhoney & the amazing Mr. Lifto of the Jim Rose Geek Show.
Back In Black Wield The Steel Shock The Nation! Police State Blackhouse Is On The Street Shaft! Where Are You? Gittin' Bizzy The Son Machine (Extended Version) Kick 'Em Out! Bass Breath House On The Hill Luvchild The Thumper Psalm
+ Samples, guitars, programs, tape manipulations & vocals by Brian Ladd. + Keyboards on "Shock The Nation!" by Julie Frith. + Mixed by Brian Ladd & Ivo Cutler for Discordia-The Label.
BLACKHOUSE has a record, tape or cd release on all of these fine music labels:
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A brief review posted on Mutant Sounds of CAROLINER's first LP:
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