STONER DOOM & EASTERN ORTHODOX MONASTICISM

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  • Опубликовано: 20 авг 2022
  • Justin Marler, Al Cisneros, and Chris Haikus of Sleep -- OM/ the Sabiens
    DEATH TO THE WORLD: THE LAST TRUE REBELLION Issue One, December 1994
    Eastern Orthodox Christian Zine Punks to Monks Father John Valadez
    deathtotheworld.com/
    Sleep Live in Berkley, CA September 11th 1991
    OM Live in Jerusalem, December 5th 2007
    Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer Magnetic Arts, LLC 2010
    Kaj Munk's Ordet directed by Carl Th. Dreyer, 1955
    other images produced at
    Saint Catherine Orthodox Mission Station
    & the
    Atelier Lazarus
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  • @witchreturns2263
    @witchreturns2263 6 месяцев назад +112

    He heard the call of the Lord and went

  • @Razamaniac
    @Razamaniac Год назад +361

    Once a monk said to his elder: ''I feel that I am dead to the world''
    His elder calmly looked at him and said: ''If you are dead to the world, take off all of your clothes, go naked to the city and stay there, walking naked amongst the people''
    The monk the replied in shock: ''But without clothes the other people will see me naked, will make example of me and mock at me''
    And the elder finished: ''Dead people don't need clothes nor care for the mocking of others''

    • @russellsmith3567
      @russellsmith3567 9 месяцев назад +1

      Someone should introduce him to the Hindu Naga & Aghori Baba.

    • @Razamaniac
      @Razamaniac 9 месяцев назад +24

      @@russellsmith3567 mmm someone should introduce these guys to that elder

    • @SubliminAL-ql7go
      @SubliminAL-ql7go 8 месяцев назад

      God once made a prophet preach naked

    • @cosmicman621
      @cosmicman621 8 месяцев назад +1

      ....oh...I thought it was deaf to the world..

    • @Razamaniac
      @Razamaniac 8 месяцев назад

      @@cosmicman621 ruclips.net/video/LkrgPUNf0YU/видео.html

  • @Aegianlulz
    @Aegianlulz Год назад +425

    I'm Greek orthodox. I was watching a documentary about the most "hardcore' orthodox monks in Mount Athos, that live with no electricity, with very little food / water etc. One of them was being interviewed, and he said that when he was living in society, he used to love to listen to Ozzy, Scorpions, Iron Maiden etc, and he was playing guitar on a band as a teenager

    • @Floral_Green
      @Floral_Green Год назад +49

      A Greek-Orthodox friend of mine from Australia knew a priest who played in a metal band. Seems to be quite the interesting pattern.

    • @kristofkovacs1742
      @kristofkovacs1742 Год назад +68

      I always had a feeling that metal is the style of contemporary music that carries the spiritual in itself the most. Even genres that define themselves against Christianity, like black metal, ultimately rebel against that which has become rotten in the institutionalised forms of that tradition: the corruption, the all-show no-substance pharisee mentality, the vacuous mall-Christendom with no real spiritual content. To notice and stand against that indicates that you have an orientation towards the spiritual, but haven't found your path yet.

    • @viciouslady1340
      @viciouslady1340 Год назад +26

      Not to mention the monk that waves the giant Greek flag at airforce planes passing over head ,he does it with such zeal that only a metal.head could do. Pretty kool.
      And the long hair and beards.

    • @Razamaniac
      @Razamaniac Год назад +1

      @@viciouslady1340 like a manowar fan 😆

    • @RG_GUAHAO
      @RG_GUAHAO Год назад +5

      @@Floral_Green WHATS THE NAME OF DOCUMENTARY? WOULD LIKE TO WATCH IT

  • @dmitrykoprov2471
    @dmitrykoprov2471 Год назад +649

    Being eastern orthodox myself I felt so good listening to the Om’s music… and only some time later I found this story and all jigsaws have fallen into place. This is my religion and my music. Peace to you, reader. Let there be no war between us Russians and you all.

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  Год назад +55

      May peace be with your spirit also. Holy Fathers Pray for us ☦️

    • @asecretturning
      @asecretturning Год назад

      Prayers and fairy tales will not end wars but no more christians might. it's been 2000 years and christians still tear the world apart saying "prayers and peace"
      wake tf up

    • @ptark961
      @ptark961 Год назад +21

      Amen my brother in Christ ✝️❤️☦️

    • @bobtim1008
      @bobtim1008 Год назад +8

      Man I feel the same way I thought I was alone

    • @Felix_Effex
      @Felix_Effex Год назад +6

      same too. 🤍💙❤

  • @martins3993
    @martins3993 Год назад +224

    Having been a stoner and doom nut for almost 20 years now and just recently found my way to Orothodoxy, this resonates with me. Thank you brother for making this.

    • @mayorofbasedville7680
      @mayorofbasedville7680 Год назад +13

      Based

    • @levesnet
      @levesnet 7 месяцев назад

      Kul att se dig här!

    • @ramario6195
      @ramario6195 6 месяцев назад +3

      I have just got in to Orthodox, and I’m trying to figure which church I want attend. It’s definitely different from the way USA does Christianity. And The more I read and study the Orthodoxy the more I am feeling more joyful. Can’t wait to finally got to my first Orthodox Church.

  • @CHURCHISAWESUM
    @CHURCHISAWESUM Год назад +67

    Metalhead to Orthodox pipeline is real and God blesses it. Death to the world. Great video

  • @user-jl9cg2im5q
    @user-jl9cg2im5q Год назад +201

    I'm Serbian ortodox and this is now something that is well known in punk and metal scene, where many metalheads have inspirations from these ideas and some bands are all about the orthodox message. Good video

    • @hikingmetaller2303
      @hikingmetaller2303 Год назад +6

      Balkani metal/punk is a big mystery to me. Could you be bothered to write down some of the bands that has orthodox esthetics and message?

    • @user-jl9cg2im5q
      @user-jl9cg2im5q Год назад +12

      @@hikingmetaller2303 Есхатон (Eschaton), Gavranovi, Mizar, Deca Apokalipse, Bjesovi... There are some from Serbia, some from Macedonia and Montenegro etc... If I remember more I will put it in the comment but most of others are right wing bands so maybe check those yourself if you want. But there are many bands without the orthodox message in mind but there is a lot of symbolism and metaphors in the lyrics and aesthetics.

    • @dddbbb428
      @dddbbb428 Год назад +3

      @@hikingmetaller2303 chemical tomb

    • @polbunt
      @polbunt Год назад +4

      @@hikingmetaller2303 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesme_iznad_istoka_i_zapada
      ruclips.net/video/F8PhPXdwZR0/видео.html

    • @filipstankovich7799
      @filipstankovich7799 Год назад +2

      @@hikingmetaller2303 gavranovi, the stone, you should start with that. There are a lot of great metal bands in Serbia, I'll also post more

  • @eccoakadicco
    @eccoakadicco Год назад +310

    I went to my friend's Orthodox church with her and told the father after service "Black Sabbath is why I'm here". He was pretty confused and amused and asked me if he could quote me on that. I was pretty serious, so I said yeah and told him to listen to After Forever when he had the time. Despite listening to Sleep and OM a ton, I had no clue that this was even a thing. The longer I live and look at what's going on around me, the more I want to abandon modern society just and focus on what's important in life. I don't think I can buy into the books 100%, but I can tell you that for me, the teachings and lessons I got from that Orthodox church has definitely been wayyy more beneficial to my well being than the alternatives. Thank you for enlightening me on this. And I must also give thanks to the RUclips botnet for summoning me this video. Love will overcome, brother.

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  Год назад +23

      Glory to God ☦️ Beautiful, Thank you

    • @MessianicJewJitsu
      @MessianicJewJitsu Год назад +17

      Phil Anselmo told me directly that Jesus Christ was Lord and Savior and that got me seeking.

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  Год назад +3

      @@MessianicJewJitsu SiCK

    • @borntopwnyou
      @borntopwnyou Год назад

      @@MessianicJewJitsu pls elaborate

    • @jasonneal1581
      @jasonneal1581 Год назад +18

      Keep going to Divine Liturgy and talk to the Priest. Also, read Fr. Seraphim Rose's book "Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age." It is not mere coincidence that these things have happened in your life.

  • @dannydeboer8821
    @dannydeboer8821 10 месяцев назад +23

    I'm a metalhead since teenage years, i drowned myself in slipknot, slayer, korn, in flames, bullet for my valentine, killswitch engage
    As hardcore atheist I still respected people with different faiths, as I believed this to be the right thing in a world that splits groups wherever possible.
    Metal was a strong uniting force opposed to what was going on mainstream.
    Today I'm on my way to orthodoxy. I came from a different route through symbolism, but its heartwarming to see the metal folks again.
    Yes, retrospectively I'm not really wondering.

    • @alexlight4178
      @alexlight4178 3 месяца назад +2

      one of the cooler moments of converting to orthodoxy, for me, was how many people at my church, young and old, went to go listen to my music when they found out i'm a heavy metal singer. way more compliments than i ever got from my secular community.

  • @Mactatio
    @Mactatio Год назад +30

    Great video! I am a convert to Eastern Orthodoxy, Seraphim Rose brought me to it. I discovered Death to the World shortly after. I play in a Death Metal band. Huge fan of Sleep, OM, and High on Fire. Can't spread the good news enough. All the best brother!

    • @kti3cx2011
      @kti3cx2011 6 месяцев назад +2

      Seraphim Rose brought me to Orthodoxy as well. I'm not sure why I'm watching this video, just browsing videos early in the morning, but I saw your comment! Amen!!!

  • @YodaZemunski
    @YodaZemunski 8 месяцев назад +12

    I'm just glad somebody began drawing parallels. Makes perfect sense how a way of life and spirituality would resonate (pun intended) with a certain music genre that depends on low notes. Greetings from Macedonia, a non-recognized Orthodox Christian country.

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  8 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for dropping by, Yoda! Glory Forever!

  • @ratbones620
    @ratbones620 Год назад +13

    I never would have thought my interests in metal and theology would ever collide. But here we are! Very interesting video.

  • @miameramusic
    @miameramusic Год назад +19

    My Nona wanted me to become a Greek Orthodox monk because I didn’t get married. Laughed until I saw this.. might be coming full circle

  • @despairknot
    @despairknot Год назад +19

    The undefined punk movement and subsequent goth movement of the 70s and early 80s hinted at this. It was railroaded a different route by the music labels.
    I was glad to be making copies of DTTW as a Kinkos employee in the 90s.
    I'm glad I have this to share with my own children now that I'm an unrelatable old man.
    Господи Иисусе Христе сыне Божий помилуй нас

  • @chokomo510
    @chokomo510 7 дней назад +1

    As a metal lover and a follower of christ it brings me so much joy to know that our brothers and sisters of the orthodox sect appreciate music just as much, may God bless you all :)

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  7 дней назад

      Glad you enjoyed 🤘💀☦️

  • @psychosis8429
    @psychosis8429 Год назад +60

    I love this video. It combines two things I absolutely love, metal and Orthodoxy. It's also very well made. Thank you so much for making this video and God bless 🙌

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  Год назад +2

      Thank you

    • @Schizohandlers
      @Schizohandlers 8 месяцев назад +1

      check out the band GOSPOD they are orthodox metal

  • @665denierofthebeast
    @665denierofthebeast 9 месяцев назад +25

    I recently went through a skater/stoner/punk faze a couple years ago and thought i was a rebel, now i have found Christ and the true Church and strive to be a part of the last true rebellion. God Bless you all

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  9 месяцев назад +1

      ☦️💀

    • @arjyabirhazra1135
      @arjyabirhazra1135 8 месяцев назад +1

      What

    • @arjyabirhazra1135
      @arjyabirhazra1135 8 месяцев назад

      This feels like one of those "I was a rebel and then I found christ" stories propagated by the church. Feels fake as fuck ngl

  • @gerardadri9389
    @gerardadri9389 Год назад +11

    I have a funny story. For a while I worked as a cleaner in a retirement home for priests. It was kind of commedical to work there as a metalhead but one day I overheard one priest listening to Naziha Azzouz & Adel Salameh - Risalla and figured that maybe, just maybe, the man would be interested in Om too. So I burned a CD for him (Advaitic Songs) to see if he were perhaps open for it. Now, what I did not think of, was that this man obviously was a lot older than me and his ears had not been what they had been. So when he played the cd, he put it on full volume, shaking the entire appartement and him turning it off after a while.
    He wasnt so much moved by the form of Christianity in it however. Perhaps because of his priesthood (he was a Franciscan priest), but more likely because me not being able to explain what this project was about. I hope however, that without me, he might have given it another chance.

  • @ageovquarrel8840
    @ageovquarrel8840 Год назад +103

    OM and Wovenhand have brought me back to believing and being a follower of Jesus. As I age its easier to see through all the lies and the snares of the Devil. And I have found more strength in this path. More to the story but not enough time to write it all. Bottom line is I have found peace and supernatural healing through our Lord.

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  Год назад +18

      Glory to God ☦️

    • @ageovquarrel8840
      @ageovquarrel8840 9 месяцев назад

      @@that_sun_guy6527 OM is a band. With very heavy religious overtones. Look them up and listen. Album and song titles make it very evident.

    • @RALAN-cm4vi
      @RALAN-cm4vi 9 месяцев назад +3

      sort of same. i was raised roman catholic, converted to buddhism. OM and sabbath as well as the Quran brought the appeal of an abrahamic god back into my life. im a universalist now, kinda like OM, i mix a little bit of everything. christian mysticism, hinduism, buddhism, sufism. all of these meditative traditions help peel back the veil of this world

    • @sudato3502
      @sudato3502 6 месяцев назад +1

      Jesus is the Lord, and Son of God. There are no other gods but Him, RALAN.

  • @tubby4388
    @tubby4388 Год назад +98

    I am almost 46, and I would love to live out the rest of my days in a remote monastery.

    • @SludgeMan90
      @SludgeMan90 Год назад +10

      can i join do? I am too fatigued of society

    • @DreCarvalho
      @DreCarvalho Год назад +15

      @@SludgeMan90 Hey, dude! Being a monk is not about run away from society, but dive in God's mystery and live for Him. If you want, read the book "The Way of a Pilgrim (or The Pilgrim's Tale). Fucking amazing book written by a pilgrim on his journey to find God for real.

    • @chuth2768
      @chuth2768 Год назад

      go and do so

    • @nilan3294
      @nilan3294 Год назад +2

      Most of the time it's as simple as going to the monastery you want to join and just ask

    • @Quicky3
      @Quicky3 Год назад

      ruclips.net/video/6PtF7OCJCVU/видео.html

  • @karakondzula1388
    @karakondzula1388 Год назад +9

    I was a metalhead in youth and then became highly religious orthodox Christian.

  • @ricecake123
    @ricecake123 Год назад +16

    1:46 sounds like a really intense table tennis match

  • @maryscapular
    @maryscapular Год назад +4

    I used to get copies of Death to the World at the Valaam Bookstore in Chico when I was in college.

  • @RichardStevenson92
    @RichardStevenson92 Год назад +68

    I love reading all these comments from fellow Christians! I’ve been a metal head since I was kid (parents were both into it) and Christianity felt like the lamest thing ever haha. OM (and a pretty crazy mushroom trip) led me down a path back towards real spirituality and lockdown resulted in a final reckoning with God. Reading interviews with Al Cisneros talking about Abrahmic theology genuinely helped me get over that aversion I had to it. Peace and love to all ❤

    • @ongobongo8333
      @ongobongo8333 Год назад +4

      God is not real my brother

    • @dextervortexsungte5348
      @dextervortexsungte5348 Год назад +20

      @@ongobongo8333 god is real....bud, you need jesus

    • @mike-dj5yv
      @mike-dj5yv Год назад +2

      @@ongobongo8333 my brother, quit being a self righteous douchebag

    • @rellik0098
      @rellik0098 Год назад +2

      @@dextervortexsungte5348
      They are only « real » for as long as you believe in them. Which is fine as long as you don’t hurt others and/or limit their freedom from forcing that belief on them. but imo God is definitely a metaphysical/spiritual concept more than a physical entity. But I predict this debate will go nowhere, so let’s end it here and have a good day my friend ;)

    • @dextervortexsungte5348
      @dextervortexsungte5348 Год назад +7

      @@rellik0098 he is omnipresent, have a good sunday ✝️

  • @saltcityhustlin3152
    @saltcityhustlin3152 Год назад +7

    Those are some heavy ass words. I’ve rolled it back a few times. Amazing. Appreciate you man

  • @Xottapchenko
    @Xottapchenko Год назад +62

    OM and Sleep are literally 2 music projects I listened to the most through the last years. We’ve seen polish guys from Batushka (now known as Batushka and БАТЮШКА, lol) and other black metal and northern stoner bands try to change the reception of orthodox attributes to be seen as anti-theistic or non-life-performative, as we could say. But OM did something they missed - embraced orthodox traditions and then turned’em up to extreme ascetic sounding music

    • @baileys6346
      @baileys6346 Год назад +4

      Isn’t batushka anti-religious?

    • @thebanished87
      @thebanished87 Год назад +19

      @@baileys6346 They are obviously mocking orthodoxy. The paradox is that in doing so they have unintentionally turned more metalheads towards orthodoxy than many preachers. God has this power of turning evil into good.

  • @goldensunbird
    @goldensunbird Год назад +22

    This is the most metal thing I have ever seen! 🤘🏽💯✨🔥
    (Heavy Dope smoker riff plays in the distance)

  • @ilovepokemon65
    @ilovepokemon65 Год назад +6

    Brooo what I always felt Sleep’s music felt so spiritual almost like they were performing a ritual while playing. Such trance inducing music, great for meditation or just for gaining calm back after a long day.

  • @JimmyRichardsonIII
    @JimmyRichardsonIII Год назад +3

    Just a simple Catholic wishing you all love and peace. Thank you for the video.

  • @ramario6195
    @ramario6195 6 месяцев назад +5

    This was wonderful. I just got in to the Orthodox. The more I study the more I really enjoy it.

  • @B3ggarman
    @B3ggarman Год назад +6

    Some great mystic wisdom from Brother Marler. Thank you for this excellent piece of music history.

  • @onionhat745
    @onionhat745 Год назад +8

    At the edge of the universe, there is a barrier made of solidified based. Beyond that, there is this.

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  Год назад +1

      Loadin’ up the caravan - LET’S GO!

  • @connormouser6978
    @connormouser6978 Год назад +18

    I am a convert to Catholicism and I very much so enjoyed this!! I used to go to an Eastern Indian Orthodox Church for a while and had a very close friend who talked about death to the world. He used to be in the punk scene but Our Lord met him in a dark time and he gave His life to Christ. An amazing brother I miss him very much, but he used to love death to the world. Now I understand why. I love Orthodoxy by the way. So much wisdom! Attending Divine Liturgy changed my life. I ultimately ended up becoming Catholic, but Orthodoxy will always have a special place in my heart.

    • @coldfloralscent3341
      @coldfloralscent3341 6 месяцев назад

      Orthodoxy is not about "wisdom", it's about enduring theosis and walking the narrow and royal path, which is to be a Christian. The pope is a heretic.

  • @beefy256
    @beefy256 Год назад +13

    Cool video! Didn't know a lot of this stuff! Just saw Om live in Portland last Saturday for the second time. First time was like 15 years ago. Makes me feel old!

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  Год назад +3

      Saw them right before the lockdown. Unforgettable!!

  • @cognitivedissonancecamp6326
    @cognitivedissonancecamp6326 8 месяцев назад +3

    Monasticism really is the only answer to the severity of the distortion in the world, the true monk integrates his spirituality so he can walk among the laymen as a layman.
    May peace be with us.

  • @jeremiahshine
    @jeremiahshine Год назад +8

    I was working a coffee shop in 1998, selling my paintings from its walls and when 5 black robed men approached. It was before "The Matrix", but I knew something was different... I snuffed my cig on the sidewalk and greeted them. They said they'd been watching me and passed over a xerox 'zine called "Death to the World".

  • @hermestrismagistos3145
    @hermestrismagistos3145 Год назад +45

    I never knew this about Sleep. But I guess I'm mostly familiar with them because I'm a High on Fire fan. Fascinating though. I'm mostly a fan of sludge, thrash, and progressive metal but do like a lot of stoner doom and although I'm not a Christian I do sometimes fantasize about a life as a monk at the Mount Atmos Monastery. If I wasnt married I would probably sell everything and try to start a life there. I wonder if there is some kind of psychological kinship between stoner doom fans and people who choose to live a life of austerity and asceticism.

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  Год назад +9

      Well, yes - I’d say some of us are searching for something higher ;)

    • @hermestrismagistos3145
      @hermestrismagistos3145 Год назад +9

      @@AlecHawkins 😄Ain't that the truth.

    • @Shagamaw-100
      @Shagamaw-100 Год назад +6

      "The riff-filled land."

    • @Shagamaw-100
      @Shagamaw-100 Год назад +2

      @@hermestrismagistos3145 Ever listened to the sludge band Acid Bath?

    • @hermestrismagistos3145
      @hermestrismagistos3145 Год назад +4

      @@Shagamaw-100 Yeah. I'm from the Gulf Coast and they were pretty popular back in the day down here. This tattoo artist I know used to be roommates with one of the band members awhile back after one of the other members died. Not familiar enough to know any of their names or remember many details of that history but got into their songs when I heard them. 'Scream of the butterfly' is particularly memorable.

  • @cymbolic_space1832
    @cymbolic_space1832 Год назад +8

    the message is strong and from a truly righteous and truth seeking place. i will say that i myself feel closer to Rudolf Steiners take on the subject that asceticism was the path of a bygone epoch and the truly rebellious movement is to live in the world but be not of it. Like thriving behind enemy lines, and being the life that grows in the rot at the center of the decaying husk of society. this to me resonates as the most diffuclt and fully subversive rebellion against the despiritualizing forces of Lucifer and Ahriman.

  • @cavemant4842
    @cavemant4842 Год назад +5

    Great watch! More of this, please!

  • @liamhall7807
    @liamhall7807 Год назад +5

    It is great to know that someone has come to a similar conclusion about punk in relation to the truth. God bless you for posting this, and may God bless and work through punk rock to bring the scene to His Will amen.

  • @alchemistwillie2342
    @alchemistwillie2342 Год назад +1

    Great vid! I subscribed and looking forward to more, Stoke to check out your catalog.

  • @vasilis1380
    @vasilis1380 Год назад +5

    I can respect that. It takes big bawls to walk away from the world.

  • @pt9973
    @pt9973 Год назад +4

    Excellent. Haven’t heard tho sounds of Sleep since late 90’s and it’s massive. After some Sleep I’ll listen to you essay that also seemed pretty based.

  • @p.d.newman9577
    @p.d.newman9577 Год назад +9

    Excellent!

  • @kodyhenry6194
    @kodyhenry6194 Год назад +3

    Definitely can agree with seeking truth. I've always been into punk, hardcore scene and music that is authentic even if it's different and takes a bit to get into. Later in my life im still seeking truth and looking for answers. This will be a lifelong journey. Music is such a great way to express the quest for answering the question; who am I

  • @basedfarmer
    @basedfarmer 7 месяцев назад +3

    I'm a musician signed to a small label. I made an entire album in praise of God inspired by Om and in that syle, the label loved it but rejected it after they learned what it was about. Oh well... Romans 8:28

  • @thescaleofnature5775
    @thescaleofnature5775 Месяц назад +1

    I was into the stoner/doom scene. I remember Om and Sleep quite well. I converted to Orthodoxy earlier this year, and I have been following DTTW for about a year, but I had no clue about the association between the zine and the scene until today!

  • @Jaddico
    @Jaddico Год назад +2

    Hahahah I love how you started playing stoner metal with your mouth as an outro, pure love bro very interesting video 👍

  • @Assault_Butter_Knife
    @Assault_Butter_Knife Год назад +4

    That was a very interesting listen. I've heard of Om before, but I don't think I've ever listened to one of their tracks. With a backstory like that, I'll definitely give them a try

  • @Meowwolfwarrior
    @Meowwolfwarrior 6 месяцев назад +2

    The things spoken of in "death to the world" is insanely true.

  • @suevis
    @suevis Год назад +2

    beautiful work

  • @TheSkatereel
    @TheSkatereel Год назад +12

    St Isaac, st Anthony of the desert, Saint Gerasimus of Jordan, St Francis of Asissi, and all the present ascetics who give up their lives to seek the One Truth. These are the unsung heroes we should try to follow in whatever capacity we can. They are a breath of fresh air in a world constantly seeking instant gratification that leads concealed and sneaky Addictions, dissatisfaction, and emptiness. But it all starts with following the ways of the Master, Jesus…

  • @Felix_Effex
    @Felix_Effex Год назад +7

    I have collected SO many of their CDs.. sometimes seems like not enough..

  • @genghistron00
    @genghistron00 Год назад +2

    Very cool stuff, i like the sentiment and energy

  • @lewisnunn2093
    @lewisnunn2093 Год назад +1

    Brother. We need more. God bless you

  • @satrindftp
    @satrindftp Год назад +6

    Fascinating topic, cool video dude. Love these guys

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  Год назад +1

      Thanks!! Your channel is SiCK

    • @satrindftp
      @satrindftp Год назад +1

      @@AlecHawkins I even forgot I ever uploaded any videos, thanks dude

  • @Tfwest9337
    @Tfwest9337 4 месяца назад +1

    8:40 the greatest film ever made - Ordet, by K.T. Dreyer

  • @honey3762
    @honey3762 8 месяцев назад +1

    Super super cool! I love this!

  • @UNIT_H32
    @UNIT_H32 Год назад +1

    Beautiful, and inspiring

  • @DennisRobert1
    @DennisRobert1 Год назад +3

    I've been stoned for the past 3 years and this is what RUclips gives me.

  • @Peppermint1
    @Peppermint1 Год назад +10

    Bones and skulls of deceassed monks are kept as a respect for the deceased monks. The monks that are alive are usually not scared about handling a skull, which is not something usual, often times this would only by done when relocating them for some reason. But sometimes a monk will want to watch a skull to remember that he too is mortal - for a monk, remembering death is part of his fight, a way to remember him there is a judgment day so he must keep going his spiritual efforts. As for the text, a monk has nothing to do with rebellion in the social sense, he used this word as a sense of distancing himself from the world itself. Speaking of monks, a christian monk's path is about humility. Look up the book written by Saint Silouan from Athos.

  • @nobodyreally
    @nobodyreally Год назад +1

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @ndnjon5252
    @ndnjon5252 11 месяцев назад +3

    lord have mercy

  • @athiefinthenight6894
    @athiefinthenight6894 Год назад +9

    Great video man, did wish it went on for a bit longer and covered their songs a little bit. A video on Om would be cool as well.

  • @barbadoskado2769
    @barbadoskado2769 2 месяца назад +1

    there must be some kind of way to manifest this incredible energy of heavy metal music into something that humanity will cherish forever. you named some really good points here and I am happy to see that there is progress on this front. Θεός ο Υιός

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  2 месяца назад

      Thank you for your wonderful comment. God wants us to create art to change the world. THY WILL BE DONE 💀☦

  • @vadermasktruth
    @vadermasktruth Год назад +2

    I love that fanzine!!

  • @raresmocanu1743
    @raresmocanu1743 Год назад +19

    Om got me into Advaita and afterwards I read up a lot on the other far-eastern religions (and a bit on Islam, given their song Haqq-al Yaqin is phenomenal).
    I envy those who can enjoy the true orthodoxy, unpolluted by its worldly manifestation as the church - the Alyosha Karamazovs of the world. Living in Romania conditioned me against any form of Christianity (probably for the worse).
    Also, another comment here mentioned Wovenhand which I just checked out and is amazing. I'm glad I clicked on this video.

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  Год назад +2

      So many great comments. Yours are such a blessing to receive on Sunday

    • @eldermillennial8330
      @eldermillennial8330 Год назад +5

      Romania was once so pious, how it must have fallen to have hurt your heart in such a way. The “world” has worked hard to take Europe away from Christ this past 100 years.

    • @raresmocanu1743
      @raresmocanu1743 Год назад +7

      @@eldermillennial8330 well if by "fallen" you mean "abandoned the old ways" then don't worry, it's still pious. Too pious. It's obscenely ritualistic, primitive and politicized. Associating with the church is associating with an embittered cornered animal that thinks it is under attack so it growls and bites everyone around. It's not healthy for anyone involved.

    • @eldermillennial8330
      @eldermillennial8330 Год назад +2

      @@raresmocanu1743
      Do you mean Trad Catholics, Orthodox, or both?

    • @eldermillennial8330
      @eldermillennial8330 Год назад

      @@raresmocanu1743
      They see ancient cathedrals in Berlin and throughout Europe now practicing Hindu mysticism. I suppose becoming aggressively paranoid is all too tempting, and Trad Roman Catholics in particular are losing their minds because the Pope is supposed to be metaphysically immune to defection, as per the dogma of Vatican 1, yet here’s a mountain of evidence that he has done exactly that.
      I’m particularly embarrassed by people claiming to be Orthodox but hold such as Vlad Dracula as heroes and seem to be implicitly wishing that some maniac would do what he did to the Church’s enemies today. True Christians do not fight evil with worse evil.

  • @yannisliosis8108
    @yannisliosis8108 Год назад +1

    Looking the images few memories came back..
    Meeting an old friend many years after our lives took different paths outside a church on a mountain where our families have a cottage (no electric) he offered me some of his joint to smoke. Instead I try to convince him we don't need that crap to get somewhere and started to explain him I remember. Played a tune with an outside bell an a piece of metal they have. He was laughing I remember and I continued to be with him despite the fact I felt mocked. Met him some years later again, went to a nice view point we used to hang around joint again but no mood to explain anything that time. Few years ago I heard he passed away and year by year I get more dark outside. Things are getting harder and harder. Few days ago they told me to quit of that depressed music I hear at work but to my ears is salvation. That's how a.i brought me that video and never said to my old friend καλό σου ταξιδι ρε Νότη

  • @theotormon
    @theotormon Год назад +4

    Just today I was thinking to myself, what do Christians mean by "the world"? They say the Devil is lord of the world, but it is also said that God declared the world good, so there seems to be a discrepancy. I think this video clears it up. It often seems like if you ask yourself a clear question, the answer will present itself shortly.

  • @bakhtiarnovanto171
    @bakhtiarnovanto171 Год назад +1

    Nice work sirrr

  • @Brutalcel
    @Brutalcel Год назад +6

    Despite the message in the extreme metal scene, the lyrics actually made me closer to God.

  • @ATEN_DNAR
    @ATEN_DNAR Год назад +4

    Ah, my new favorite genre. Death to the world, indeed!

  • @Kova-ow2en
    @Kova-ow2en Год назад +4

    Where do I get these? I’d love to have a couple of copies to keep with me. I really like them

  • @Hybris_Speedrun
    @Hybris_Speedrun Год назад +2

    Video goes hard bro.
    Subscribed.

  • @jamesvolkerding5892
    @jamesvolkerding5892 5 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for sharing what influences

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  5 месяцев назад

      And thank you for the lovely comment

  • @thebeyondwithin
    @thebeyondwithin Год назад +3

    wow, ok, I didn't know about Justin Marler and Death to the World... And this video, sometimes it shows images of insides of romanian orthodox churches. Indeed there might be a connection.

  • @boulderguitarcoach5269
    @boulderguitarcoach5269 Год назад +3

    Nice video. But I believe you’ve confused Justin Marler of Sleep with saint, Justin Martyr.

  • @Ribula1
    @Ribula1 Год назад +161

    I was not expecting something to have "orthodox" in the name to be any good at all, quite the oposite, but this touched my soul by reason instead of senseless suffering wich is usually what i came to associate with said word.

    • @podvizhnikband2775
      @podvizhnikband2775 Год назад +49

      You must be looking at the wrong "orthodox" things my friend. Hope you will maybe open your heart to the Church just a little. God bless :)

    • @del-marmare1646
      @del-marmare1646 Год назад +10

      What is senseless suffering oppose to senseless pleasure?

    • @Orthodoge
      @Orthodoge Год назад +18

      Orthodox just means “correct teaching” but that’s because it is, for every generation, for thousands of years

    • @Dr-Jesus
      @Dr-Jesus Год назад

      @@del-marmare1646 senseless pleasure is cool wtf are you on about

    • @floorijzerman
      @floorijzerman Год назад +15

      Cope, return to Christ

  • @leninsyngel
    @leninsyngel Год назад +1

    can anyone point me in the direction of more drumming like the monk does around 2-3 minute mark? audio or video. Thanks!

  • @markeedeep
    @markeedeep Год назад +6

    If you like going for infrequent weekly showers and raw exposure to the elements of nature, you could in theory do well in the ancient ascetic practices. But I think the danger for most people who'd do this purely from their own volition, is to likely become easy prey to delusions of grandeur before experiencing any struggles relating to body or other sense based discomfort, as a result of raw living, while also worshiping the Lord. Perhaps 9/10 times people will fail, because of that "first" hurdle/easiest trap. You need a level head and calm, all of the time.

    • @mschell8022
      @mschell8022 Год назад

      This entire comment section is nothing but delusions of grandeur

  • @mattr.1887
    @mattr.1887 8 месяцев назад +1

    Former diehard Christian (Protestant) here. But even I can see that there are diamonds in the rough that you can find, when you take what actually works and discard the nonsense. Much respect.

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  8 месяцев назад +1

      Yes, discard the rest. Thank you ☦️

  • @skooptywooop1030
    @skooptywooop1030 Год назад +3

    I'm Christian but I constantly bang hail Satan death and black and doom metal. I get the point of it. I don't need to make grand declarations against the devil to understand my own beliefs especially through art.

  • @Nick-qf7vt
    @Nick-qf7vt Год назад +38

    People always underestimate how awesome Christian metal is.

    • @panameadeplm
      @panameadeplm Год назад +13

      Sorry but this isn't Christian metal. There is ostensibly nothing about it that is Christian, let alone specifically Orthodox. Half their songs are about Egyptians.

    • @ronald556
      @ronald556 Год назад +2

      @@panameadeplm You realize there’s such thing as Coptic Christians who are part of the Orthodox Church in Egypt? Most people always underestimate how much influence Christianity has had in metal music

    • @panameadeplm
      @panameadeplm Год назад +1

      ​@@ronald556 I mean I heard that king Tut was a black man and that Egypt was a black land, but the pyramids being Christian is a new one. Cool. Seriously though:
      No one said anything about Christian "influence."
      Black metal is almost exclusively based on Christian mythology.
      Black metal is not Christian metal.
      Are you with me so far? Are you sure? Do you want me to go through that with you again?
      Not that there is any overt Christian "influence" in Om's music, either, like I said. I really don't think the unseen orphic glows of ziggurat electron schools shining in a lantern filled sky over an array of swans to shed the object form is particularly related to Orthodox Christianity. Even a little bit.

    • @borremoonkey
      @borremoonkey Год назад

      @Ronald coptics are not Orthodox. It's right in the name. Orthodox is "right believing" and the coptics separated from the Church after the the fourth Ecumenical Council.

    • @mschell8022
      @mschell8022 Год назад

      @@panameadeplm It baffles me how this dim witted comment section crowd can hear a vague reference to Christianity and think what theyre hearing must be pro-Christianity.

  • @Hypnotically_Caucasian
    @Hypnotically_Caucasian Год назад +3

    Huh I never learned what happened to Sleep
    Incredible

  • @yakiclone1
    @yakiclone1 Год назад +1

    Wow excellent video.. glad I learned this information

  • @EremitaUrbano
    @EremitaUrbano Год назад +3

    Does anyone know where I can find Marler's book "Youth of the Apocalypse: And the Last True Rebellion"?

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  Год назад

      Send $20 via get.tithe.ly/online-giving-for-churches and put your address in the memo and I’ll have our parish librarian send you a copy

  • @bigalkool2897
    @bigalkool2897 Год назад +3

    oh wow i didnt know om consisted of former sleep members.

  • @virtualtrixter
    @virtualtrixter Год назад +7

    AT LEBANON, PRIEST ASCENDING

  • @miainsen70
    @miainsen70 Год назад +6

    This is so badass

  • @ChadKingOfficial
    @ChadKingOfficial 8 месяцев назад +1

    My ability to express me fails me. But thank you for uploading this.

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  8 месяцев назад

      Thanks! Awesome comment. Appreciate you

  • @LudaSuva
    @LudaSuva Год назад +1

    Just learning about this was cool I didn't know that was the reason he left sleep originally, I'm now looking into their websites is there a possibility where I could read all the issues so far?

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  Год назад

      Look at death to the world - dttw.com - they may have e-versions of past issues

  • @HeronMarkBlade
    @HeronMarkBlade Год назад +1

    awesome vid dude, more of a Metaphysical Idealist with some Advaitic Vedanta influences myself, but this resonates deeply with me nonetheless. thankyou.

  • @Bruhdotcom777
    @Bruhdotcom777 7 месяцев назад +1

    Where are these brothers now, and how can I contact them for inspiration on my music?

  • @borntopwnyou
    @borntopwnyou Год назад +29

    As I got older I started to lose interest in metal's constant flirtation with satanic ideals and imagery and started to see it for what it really is; it's not just that it's evil, it's a fake and gay controlled opposition to what people perceived as a Christian hegemony in the western world, despite that hegemony having already been terribly deteriorated even by that point. It's not cool to be running around with zero inhibitions allowing your passions to drag you from one mindless hedonistic pleasure to the next. When you're preoccupied with fulfilling every base desire that pops into your mind the showrunners don't even have to use any kind of hard power against you to keep you obedient because you're already a slave to your vices. There is nothing in this world more difficult, dark and BRUTAL than facing the reality of what really controls this world and denying your passions in pursuit of physical, mental and spiritual perfection, a standard that no man in this world save One has ever reached and can never truly reach.

  • @boogaloo_weed
    @boogaloo_weed 6 месяцев назад +1

    OM kicks ass, this is a really cool video, I had recently found out about death to the world as well

  • @mariusmarius4832
    @mariusmarius4832 6 месяцев назад +1

    Wow..

  • @Navarothravenheart2688
    @Navarothravenheart2688 8 месяцев назад +1

    Doom metal is great medium for this more serious and traditional approach to Christianity.
    Stoner resonate with more Eastern and Orthodox soul, Epic Doom fit perfectly with Latin Catholicism in it's pure, conservative form.

  • @kisawisa1769
    @kisawisa1769 5 месяцев назад +2

    In a way, Orthodoxy is just applied Buddhism. The "passions" or the "world" are exactly what Buddha was warning against, and the middle way of simplicity, to join the Sangha or Buddhist orders as a monk, is to sever connections from the world and embrace God alone. Only indulging in what is necessary to live, to further understand the key to this liberation, is what is necessary, and although it may be true that (in the religion) there is no definitive conception of God, the ultimate truth that is given is exactly the same. The Orthodox Church just relies on much more literal means to communicate the same message.

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  5 месяцев назад

      Super informative comment. Thank you for posting

    • @derek123wil0
      @derek123wil0 4 месяца назад +1

      this is because Buddhism contained the seed of Christianity, and Christ is the answer to the question that Buddhism gets us to ask.

    • @johnnyd2383
      @johnnyd2383 2 месяца назад +1

      Buddhism does not have a concept of God or god or gods. It is a form of Atheism. They are focusing on themselves (self-centric), while Christianity focuses on God (theocentric). They are proposing peaceful coexistence with evil, Christianity battles evil on all fronts. So many profound differences that I have a difficulty finding similarities.

  • @opethfantoo3140
    @opethfantoo3140 8 месяцев назад +1

    Very interesting indeed. Dragonaut Will always be one of my all time songs ever.

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  8 месяцев назад +1

      “Gummo brought me here”

    • @opethfantoo3140
      @opethfantoo3140 8 месяцев назад +1

      When they're blazing down the road with their bags of street meat has burnt a spot in my hippocampus.

    • @AlecHawkins
      @AlecHawkins  8 месяцев назад +1

      @@opethfantoo3140 always hawngry when the caravan dreads by

  • @kriegsruf4586
    @kriegsruf4586 Год назад +2

    Good stuff. 🖐