"So when I consistently feel fear, to rage to tears,
I will remember why I'm still alive..
I'm the things I feel and think and see,
forced to be- I am
a freak, a god, a muse, insane"
Thanks for making these songs Top 5 and higher on their charts the very first weeks we were on MP3.
We are back in our dark beloved city NYC and will be back in the studio to finish our album. "Hunters And Spinners" will feature songs from the EP and new music, two songs of which were premiered live @ CBGB, and will have a guest appearance by music and performance legend Laurie Anderson and others. Join our press mailing list or the Clan Of Magdalena (ZombieFlorist@aol.com).
No we don't produce products like a label band because we aren't. Congrats for those that are but money does not appear from above for us - what we make we make on our own. We don't feel like we have a deadline either- this is our life so I guess the deadline for us is literal, we'll stop when we die. Until then you can have the free EP, Christian's zines and art. We work and live in a world of art and music we create and its worth all the hills and valleys. Christian's graphic novel is growing and will be amazing. (Thank you from her for your get well wishes) We will see you soon.
BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
"Any band brave enough to tag it's first CD with the line "remember when listening to music felt dangerous" had better have the goods or prepare to be cracked by critics. Well, Acts Magdalena does - and then some…" Larry Flick
STARVOX
"Bands like Acts Magdalena, who hail from New York City, remind me of the savage power of the human voice... Every review of Acts Magdalena speaks with awe, and not a little fear, of singer Christian Merry's u nique vocal style..."
The Interview http://www.starvox.net/crypt/april3.htm The Starvox Review http://www.starvox.net/cdr/acts.htm
LEGENDS
"The four of them create a hybrid sound of death metal and more-palatable goth rock, riding on the very fringe of heavy without crossing in to the boo-blargy thing that thrash-metal enthusiasts claim is music..." http://www.legen dsmagazine.net/97/magdelena.htm
ROCKBAND.com
"No tour of the New York indie music scene would be complete with out ACTS MAGDALENA. Intensely original and amazingly interesting, this is a band to watch." http://www.rockband.com/ne ws/199912_actsmagdalena.asp
SPYDERBYTES
"The densely swirling organ drones (actually peformed on bass) and guitar thrums.. provide a fo g through which Christian Merry's... sweet tones roughen as the tr ack builds... the angel has a dark side... until she's snarling as if channeling Beelzebub directly through her vocal chords..." http://www.spider bytes.com/ambientrance/0400ov.htm
HIDDEN SANCTUARY
This female fronted band is among the NY underground elite. This current track (Wasteland) is a bit more se date than their usual work and is placed here as another showcase for theirmany talents. Lead vocalist Christian has been known to swoop and growl in an almost frightening fashion on the more rock tunes. This track lends the ability to demonstrate her more poetic and sensual side. http://stations.mp3s.com/stations/40/hidden_san ctuary_2.html}
Beautiful Christian:
May your righteous shamanic fury destroy the nonsoul of evil lovelessness & abuse where it lurks psychically in the shadows of the human nightmare. I formally adore you, Avenging Angel of the Heart's Dominion!Peace~*~ http://www.mp3.com/peacewilson
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| Something wicked this way comes..dark, surreal, who you idolize is just who you nail. (no synths,that organ is a bass) ˇ |
CD: Coming soon: HUNTERS AND SPINNERS
Label: Zombie Florist
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| manic and intenseX the insight you gain when there is nowhere to go but up... a freak, a god, a muse, insane |
CD: Coming soon: HUNTERS AND SPINNERS
Label: Zombie Florist
Credits: Christian Merry/Rick van Benschoten |
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| Man-made love. Ethereal musing, lost hope and the mind numbing acceptancec |
CD: Coming Soon: HUNTERS AND SPINNERS
Label: Zombie Florist
Credits: Rick van Benschoten/Christian Merry |
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| An abuse of Power by those who are meant to protect us.+ |
CD: Coming Soon Hunters and Spinners
Label: Zombie Florist
Credits: Christian Merry/ Rick van Benschoten |
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