Bench Warrant for Grunge (download)

Digital Areopagus Radio presents "Bench Warrant For Grunge," an album that puts the genre itself on trial. This is a raw, unfiltered dive into the spiritual angst and social decay that defined an era, now updated for the end times.

The album chronicles a life spiraling "down the hatch" ("1st Degree," "Sips of the Glass"), grappling with addiction, lies, and the profound consequences of personal failure. This inner rot is mirrored by a "crooked" world of "idols," "new age strange teaching" ("My Pronouns"), and "bad shepherds."

It's a desperate search for truth, fighting the "pseudo-cult of the worm" ("First Time That I Received My Lord") and pleading with the "Resurrection Man" for another try. This is the sound of a soul confessing its "evil ways" and looking for a "Messenger Man" in a world that's about to "melt like wax."

Track List:

1st Degree (0:03) - A drunken night out leads to a domestic crisis and a desperate prayer for forgiveness.

First Time That I Received My Lord (4:20) - A powerful conversion experience is described as a shield against the "pseudo-cult of the worm."

Homeless Angels (8:03) - A critique of a greedy world that ignores the poor and the "angels among the homeless."

Get Outta My Car (13:48) - A raw, fed-up breakup with a toxic, manipulative partner.

Days of Old Like New (16:42) - A call to reject modern "Satan worshippers" and worldly possessions before the coming fire.

Ice Fishing Boys (21:45) - A dark, humorous story about an ice fishing trip where one man is pulled through the ice by a pike.

My Pronouns (24:56) - A culture-war confrontation that rejects modern pronouns in favor of "Jesus Christ is Lord."

Melt Like Wax (29:39) - A warning that a selfish life is fleeting and the wicked will "melt like wax" before God.

Bad Shepherd (35:16) - A bleak allegory of a failed leader who let the "fox" (the beast) destroy his flock.

Words of Violence (38:23) - A child's perspective on a toxic domestic fight between an angry woman and a silent man.

Overman (42:11) - A direct challenge to the "last day boy" who believes he is free, warning him of impending judgment.

Spin Me Around (48:48) - An addict's plea to the Holy Trinity to be freed from the "end of the needle and the pipe."

Days of Noah (52:10) - A scathing critique of modern parents who "affirm the rot" in their children, heralding the "Days of Noah."

You The Man (56:44) - A satirical portrait of an arrogant, "big deal" man demanding special treatment at a hotel.

Sips of the Glass (1:00:26) - A harrowing confession of a "drinking man" saved from suicide by his best friend.

Live Like a Monk (1:07:15) - A frustrated man burns his possessions and flees to the woods to escape consumerism.

Waxxer Man (1:12:06) - An apocalyptic figure ("Waxxer man") arrives on the last day to polish the world and expose the wicked.

Modern Day Psalm Man (1:15:53) - A tribute to a homeless street musician, an angel playing "curbside psalms" for his daily bread.

World of Idols (1:20:39) - A frustrated rejection of modern technology, chat bots, and "widgets" in favor of smashing the idols.

Live Like a Mole (1:25:37) - A grim vision of a post-nuclear "mushroom cloud man" living in a hole.

Hey Toll Booth Man (1:28:46) - A working-class complaint about paying taxes for poorly maintained, pothole-filled roads.

My Last Day (1:32:10) - An anthem of rebellion on the last day of a dead-end job, refusing to "do what the man say."

Black Lung (1:35:53) - A self-aware smoker ("cigarette boy") reflects on his addiction as a "song of death" encouraged by the state.

Suit Man (1:39:23) - A former corporate "suit man" finds more honesty and purpose flipping burgers after being laid off.

Resurrection Man (1:43:21) - A dying man, seeing his life as a lie, prays to the "Resurrection Man" to rise again.

Tax of Truth (1:47:52) - A warning to an adulterous woman that she will one day have to pay the "tax of truth" before God.

Messenger Man (1:51:09) - A preacher ("messenger man") feels worn down by a hostile world but resolves to keep proclaiming the gospel.

Show Me (1:56:23) - A simple, final prayer for Jesus and Mary to "show me how to live."

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