Author: Matt

The penultimate track on The Mourning After album.

Vocals were recorded in Matt and Brant’s apartment at Penn State Behrend.  And afterward, there was much partying.

The second-oldest tune on Science in the Hands of an Angry God, Robot Rights was the TMATW closer for a number of years.

Listen for the the totally sweet squeal-scream right before the totally sweet guitar solo!

The climax of The Mourning After, Curtain Call has never been performed live.  It is the only tune that Matt has ever played on piano in his whole life.

Share in this boyhood love for ginger ale.  Still have the t-shirt, still fits me.

Acceptance of Fate is a staple in every TMATW set list.

 

Adventure Quest was originally written and recorded as an instrumental, with the vocals later added as an after thought.  Which worked out well, because the vocals really tie the tune together!

Firefly boasts some of the most memorable guitar licks from Science in the Hands of an Angry God.

The Mourning After is an album of recurring themes.  Listen for the lone wolf howl between the first and second vocal lines.  On the final track of the album, we’ll hear the whole pack.

The “Malachi”, totally unrelated to the song, is a reference to the main character of The Sirens of Titan.  The “Alladbay” is human-latin for “ballad”.