Without Conclusion

You clearly have never listened to their music, ever. Regardless of their lyrics, or religious preference, they are very gifted musicians. Anyone who listens to metal, even if they don't like them, should be able to recognize this. To not see that is being closed minded.<br /> <br /> The song, in my opinion, is about not spending our whole lives lost in the search for fullfilment through things (money, cars, whatever..) but enjoying the journey through life itself because that is what makes us whole in the end, not these things we try so hard to accumulate.

Did I claim that they are a bad band? Did I imply that there is nothing special or unique about them? Did I somehow iterate that they lack skill? Most certainly not. I only stated that, genre-wise, they are the staple (for lack of a better term) in Metal/Generic Metal. And, yes, I may have asserted that their music could use more focus on complexities to avoid stale sounding songs such as ones on Powerless Rise, which is safe to say.<br /> <br /> Also, AILD was one of the first (if not the first) metal bands I started listening to, so I know all about their music. I since then expanded my horizons to more progressive and aesthetic bands, but that's a different subject. <br /> Furthermore, I went to a show with AILD, Winds of Plague, and After the Burial which was awesome, and I actually was on stage WITH Tim Lambesis for a little while.<br /> <br /> The irony is that if You were open-minded towards my initial comment, you would have understood what I meant.