Get Up To Mont Zion

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By a river or fire river was one of my songs that i wrote over a time of disaster but it came out really beautiful and mellow,written by Gary Hayward.Artwork David Dunn.Vocals and rythm guitar gary hayward,lead guitar kelvin goddard,keyboards the late steve virtue,drum programming john dowie

By a River

Betrayed Again

Charming Semplicity

A musical expression of when it's gone so wrong and we feel defeated and vulnerable.  Thank you so much for listening to this music!

In Need Of Condolence

Somebody That I Used To Know [Single]

Heaven's Gonna Save You (No)

(16) Lost_inside_ō_my_head

Many thanks to my friend Annie Dieu-Le-Veut for the opportunity.
https://soundcloud.com/annie-dieu-le-veut
Even today, modern politicians are educated by what's been dubbed a "manual of statecraft", penned by the so-called Father of Modern Political Philosophy and Political Science, the 16th century Venetian, Niccolò Machiavelli. 

In Machiavelli's book, The Prince, they are taught that no matter how evil the means that they employ are, to achieve victory, the ends will justify those means. Then as the victors, all they have to do is to rewrite the history, to present themselves as the good guys. 
Words:

Last night, I dreamed of Machiavelli,
Who, it seems, hasn’t learned much since the days of the Medici.
His pretext of seizing power for the ‘good of God’,
Was straight out of the playbook of Cesar Borgia....
So it seemed from my talk with poor, deluded Niccolo.

Looking into my eyes and holding my hands
He plied me with cunning plots and plans,
Dripping in evil criminality, and base intent
To create chaos for the existing world order
No means was too foul, not even murder.

The end will justify the means, my dear,
Don’t worry your pretty head.
He said.
I wasn’t buying it, though,
And so I said:

All around us in the world today that we see,
Has been caused by those with such a strategy.
The end doesn’t justify the means, at all.
It is the means themselves which create the evil
Of famine, pollution and perpetual war,
Driven by madness, greed and holy preachings;
This is the end created by your teachings.
We now have nation pitted against nation,
Because the way, the means, IS the destination.

Words and vocals by Annie Dieu-Le-Veut
© Annie Dieu-Le-Veut, April 2024

Music by Combstead
© Mark Combs, April 2024

Cover Art by by pizarro2021 at DeviantArt.

Machiavelli  - Annie Dieu-Le-Veut

The history of knowing someone who goes up and down and you wind up in the middle.

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HOW DO I KNOW

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Longtime followers of Mark Henes know that he has a habit of shifting eﬀortlessly from punk to country and back. On his foreboding new single, he fully embraces the former, with thrashing electric guitars backing up his signature booming baritone to create an energetic anthem for the end of times.

“Nostradamus is upon us, and what do you think will come?” Henes sings in the songs opening lines. It’s pretty clear that the future looks bleak from his perspective, but rather than wallow in pity, Mark uses his lyrical gifts to find reason for celebration in the face of hopelessness. The intricate guitar play and thundering drums provide listeners with a much needed sense of catharsis for the chaotic times we’re living in.

As he prepares the release of his debut full length album ‘Crystallized Reflections,’ it is clear that Mark is not content to be pigeon holed into just one sound. If this single is any indication, he is ready for a long and unpredictable career.

‘Nostradamus Is Upon Us’ is available everywhere Aug. 7, 2020

Crystallized Reflections

Nostradamus Is Upon Us

A multi-instrumentalist from Madison, WI, playing what comes from the heart. Collaboration is welcome - Let's groove.

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