Not that I want to detract from tonight's post, but I do have a couple of quick things to share. After not getting around to it for years, I have finally created an Instagram for myself. And since I was at it, I made one for the blog as well. So if you want to follow along you can find it on Instagram @pittstickerproject. I'll be posting there about 3 times a week, jumping around in the collection so far and posting some of the ones I find riding the bus. Also make sure you check out what's currently available on Society 6. Now on to far more interesting subjects.
Tonight's sticker completely captured my attention when I found it. I was doing one of my many sticker hunts around the Southside and this beauty stuck out amongst a collection I found on a mailbox. That sense of macabre power, taking advantage of the weaknesses of others, honestly caused me to do a double take. The blood in the background, the old school iron nails, and the phrase I knew were too good, or in the very least too me, for it to just be one in the middle of a group. I ended up taking a couple of shots of it, trying to make sure I found the best way to get it to be the main focus. Once I got the best I thought I could, I continued on my way looking for more interesting finds. Happily while I was making my way along the opposite side of Carson, I stumbled across the sticker again on a painted brick wall which clearly made for the better photo. While I am most certainly a nerd, I do have my limits. So I'm sure that while I was struck by a grim fascination with the phrase "Feast on the Fallen," many of you are shaking your heads wondering why I haven't mentioned the clear tie to Magic: The Gathering. I will admit that I was a little surprised that the first result I got as I started my research for tonight's post was for a card. I've never really been that into those types of games, the ones where you end up spending hundreds of dollars attempting to build the perfect deck, so this would never be on my radar. Although clearly this particular image using the phrase isn't actually tied to the game, well at least not directly. This version is actually the name and logo for a local metal band. Since the band would clearly have more to say about themselves than I could deduce from their sites, I decided to reach out. Luckily for me Feast on the Fallen was kind enough to reply to my message. Here's what they have to say about themselves. "Feast on the Fallen is a metal band based around the Pittsburgh area. Our name, other than something that sounds really cool to us, serves as a few different meanings. The actual name comes from a card from the trading card game, Magic: The Gathering, a game we all have interest in. Not only this, but also based on the fact that the card is a zombie themed card. Zombies and horror movies are also things we share interest in. On the other side of things, the name Feast on the Fallen serves as an outlining title to the theme of our band. Our lyrics lay heavily on the concepts of apocalypse, destruction, political corruption, decay and torment so Feast on the Fallen basically means people in high places abusing their power to make things worse for the common man, slaving them to death for self-fulfillment. The idea of our sticker and logo came about based on our theme as well, blood to represent true horror of the real world and fantasy, the nails to represent the hardened/aggressive nature we portray as well as our effort to hold together a voice of reason and resistance. That is Feast on the Fallen." I have to appreciate the subtle play with their love of zombies that comes to fruition within their work. Listening to their latest album, "Hatemonger," you can definitely hear how the idea of zombies and being stifled by the powerful has definitely influenced them. Their album cover is also a bloody bat which I would assume is a slight homage to The Walking Dead. And since Pittsburgh is one of the more famous locations for a zombie flick to be set, it's not hard to see why it's such a prevalence here. There is a thriving beat of rebellion throughout the album though and certainly something that gets under your skin as you listen. While they clearly share their appreciation for zombies within the music, a deeper meaning can certainly be found within and definitely deserves the attention they've managed to grab with their sticker.
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