Lingüa Brütallica - Episode 18: Andy Walmsley of Beyond Grace (UK)

Lingua Brutallica

In this interview, we speak with Andy Walmsley of death metal project Beyond Grace, based in Nottingham, England. We sink our teeth into in depth discussion of how Andy constructs lyrics addressing key questions about the nature of humanity, morality and choice that, whilst theoretical, are nonetheless very clearly grounded in the real world contexts. Andy details how, like a magpie, he collects excerpts from various sources, from Obama's political discourse, to Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and even Rick and Morty, embeds them in lyrics attending to varied social and political issues. His frequent use of second person pronominal forms (i.e. 'you') coupled with rhetorical questions force the listener to confront their own perspectives on these issues, and also reveal Andy's own inner dialogue and self-reflection.

To see more from Beyond Grace, go to: https://beyondgrace.bandcamp.com/