{"id":13843,"date":"2015-12-22T12:45:02","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T17:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/?p=13843"},"modified":"2015-12-22T12:56:36","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T17:56:36","slug":"introducing-the-holy-tongue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/2015\/12\/introducing-the-holy-tongue\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing… The Holy Tongue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On this holy day of pagan holidays, the Winter Solstice<\/a><\/strong>, we have for you — wait for it — The Holy Tongue<\/a><\/strong>. Yes, I’m afraid that’s the best you’re going to get from me today. I’m really<\/em> liking the latest song and video from this Norwegian band. It’s called “Downward Collider” and the power and fury of this heart-pounding psychedelic journey is well-illustrated by the visuals. We’re taken on an exhilarating journey through highways, tunnels, country roads, and a mysterious woman invites<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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us to join her in a luxurious dip in a beckoning ocean, while a friendly duel plays itself out in the foreground. As we look through artistically filmed Venetian blinds, a maelstrom of electric guitar mayhem is delightfully unleashed, further heightening the hypnotic trance, before the sounds and visuals fade out. At the risk of being presumptuous (and because I can’t quite make out the lyrics), I’ll take this to be overflowing with metaphor relating to our life’s journey.<\/p>\n