#st. vitus

[starfuckerzzz]

shoutout to old metal band posters, gotta be one of my favorite genders

[metalsongoftheday]

Thursday, December 7: Goatess, "Murphy Was an Optimist"

Although Christian Linderson was in St. Vitus for a brief spell in the early ‘90s, his output with Goatess was far less indebted to doom conventions, at least lyrically: the music was very much classic mournful doom metal in the St. Vitus mold, and Linderson had that distinctly mid ‘70s Ozzy vocal tone, but “Murphy Was an Optimist” indicated something different was afoot with its title.  And the tune had a different aesthetic even though it fit the mold, being a lumbering beast with more than a little insouciance lurking beneath the surface.  This was sort of song that seemingly could have only come out of Sweden, as few American acts would be willing to have this particular type of fun playing with the form.

[musicmags]

[mfhunter]

Different logos from bands I admire and like

[therobotmonster]

I wonder if it was lonely to not dance in Strasbourg.

[angeloftheodd]

Last night, I had a dream that there was a triangular maroon tent behind my house. Black Sabbath was playing throughout the entirety of this dream, from beginning to end.

I instinctually went into the tent and it was pitch black except for a small slit of light by the entrance. Then an old man covered that small slit of light with tinfoil so it became complete darkness. I wasn’t scared because I felt like I knew I was supposed to be completely immersed in darkness.

Then, while fully enveloped in darkness, visions began to flash right before my eyes. I don’t remember most of them. I only remember the visions I had of a bumble bee landing on a flower and the green-tinged face I saw at the very end. I sensed that the green face belonged to a dead person, but I wasn’t afraid at all. I realized upon waking that the face looked more like a faery, so perhaps it was a faery associated with the powers of death.

I wish I remembered the Black Sabbath songs that were playing the whole time. But the only one I can remember playing at one point is “St. Vitus”.

[myloveonherknees]

@/mothercain. “Top @/cumgirl8_ Skirt @/saintsintra Photographer @/bogusluck Stylist @/hindmatar Venue @/saintvitusbar” twitter, 21 oct 2021.

[the-forest-library]

St. Vitus Cathedral stained-glass window, Prague - Alphonse Mucha

[hornyforpoetry]

St. Vitus Cathedral Interior (part II) // Prague, Czech Republic

[possible-streetwear]

[gothic-aesthetic-gal]

I just got back from Prague and of course I had to stand in front of this cathedral 💕

[metalsongoftheday]

Tuesday, August 15: Debris Inc., "Dancin' on My Grave"

“Dancin’ on My Grave” was pretty fast for a theoretical doom metal track, especially one from a semi-supergroup featuring players with bands like St. Vitus, Trouble and Down on their resumes.  But what arguably stood out even more than the pacing was Dave Chandler’s laid back, conversational and semi-sarcastic vocals- they were sort of punky in a way that felt more early ‘90s alt rock than hardcore.  The track largely plowed along and felt insouciant in a similar manner to most of the tracks on Debris Inc.’s one album, and despite the pedigree didn’t really sound or feel like doom.  “Dancin’ on My Grave” was a fun number, though even the guys in Debris Inc. seemed to know it wasn’t a sustainable sound since they disbanded just a few years later.

[musicmags]

[faggotfungus]

Stained-glass Window designed by Alphonse Mucha at St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague (Early 1930s)

[milkywaylane]

Every time I get jealous of people with well known patron saints, I must remind myself that my patron saint picked me.

Story time!

During the Easter Vigil mass before I was confirmed we preformed Litany of the Saints and instead of hearing the usual of

“Saint Peter, pray for us! Saint Paul, pray for us….”

I instead heard “Saint Vitus” in place of all the other saints. I didn’t even know who he was until that very moment and because of that interaction I had with him I decided that he would be my confirmation saint. At the time I was so confused, I didn’t feel a connection to any of the saints I was researching until that very moment.

Thank you, Saint Vitus! Please pray for us!