*Cult of the Flag CD's available at "Replay's" at 7541 Highway 64 in Memphis and at "T-Bone's Records" at 2101 Hardy Street in Hattiesburg!*
Our video for My III's- Produced by Cowboy-Up Productions, director Arnold Edwards. WWW.MySpace.com/CowboyUpProductions
Our video for 668. Also produced by Cowboy-Up Productions, director Arnold Edwards.
Note from the Band:
First and foremost, thank you for your support and or interest in the Cult of the Flag. Since Barcode changed their name to COTF, we have been overwhelmed with questions regarding what is going on. Well..what is going on? We have changed our name. The reason for this are many and we really don’t want to get into all of them but we do want to respond to some of the questions out there.
First, it is not the position of the Cult of the Flag to tell you what to do or what to think. We do take on hot topic issues and provide commentary (through our music) on those issues. Things like abortion, the government, drugs, murder and even religion. Many of our songs are stories that follow a protagonists journey through life often from the first person perspective. If the protagonist reacts in a specific way during a song that does not mean that this band shares the same view. We are as varied as the population that we represent. Not only can we not agree on many points of contention in our music, we would never dream to tell you which point of view is the “right†point of view. Are we “devil music†of course not. Are we patriots..absolutely. Do we follow the lead of the piper blindly through life ,accepting the truth as it is presented to us all the while wearing blinders to reality? Yeah, I guess we do too..but we are trying to be better.
The goal of the Cult of the Flag is not to teach you or to convince you of a policy…our goal is only to ask you to look deeper into those truths you have been slaved to for your life. I think it is laughable that someone will spend more time comparing prices for a pair of shoes than they would researching and discovering the history of their religion. Or be more concerned with watching re-runs of “Days†than finding out what laws have been passed that have a direct impact on your governments rights as they relate to YOU. Look around people…ask questions. Don’t be satisfied with the answer but keep looking until you have gathered enough information and come to your own conclusions.
Are we really a cult? Only if you believe wanting our people to open their eyes and educate themselves about the world they live in is a cult. In no way singling anyone out, but the ridiculousness of the accusations are beyond belief. For instance, we’ve been told that Jim Jones led a “satanic cultâ€â€¦please read again friends. Jim Jones led a cult of God, not Satan. We’ve been told that we are wrong for our views on the policy of our government since we should be patriotic and support those policies….what part of patriot equates to blindly following? Is it more patriotic to not speak out when we feel we are wronged as a people? Accepting policy decisions without question is the way of evil. Unchecked, government is as though a fire. It must consume to exist and leaves destruction in its wake. Government is a representation of the people’s desires. The people..not some people. It is not only our right but our duty to those who have granted us freedom to question our leaders policies. “Until the day we throw our bones into the gears of the machine its stops..it will not turn, revolt, resist and demand to be free!†Words of a very wise man from California…think I’m making it up? Go find out for yourself. That is what we want. Not to create more zombies whose heads are full of our propaganda but to help people find the way themselves.
There is often no absolute truth but a matter of perspective. Two men can read the same facts and depending on their perspective have totally differing beliefs of truth. From where I sit, the clouds wafting through the heavens are gray, from above they are billowing white. Thus, is it true the clouds are white or is it true the clouds are gray? Good…Evil…often the same. Is the wolf evil for eating the lamb? Open your minds to the fact that we are not all important but only a cog in the wheel of life, only a single strand in the spider’s web of the future. But a cog and a strand you are and you each are important. Don’t allow our leaders, our pastors, our friends, or our wise ones convince us that we are to believe what they tell us and live accordingly. Why? What proof do you have? What results are you giving the people from our investment in you (mr politician!).
So, if you are still not sure what the hell we’re talking about…..GOOD. We are getting somewhere. Don’t accept the truth and don’t believe a lie. Use your heads as something other than a hair farm and think. We aren’t here to lead you, only to entertain you and ask you why? I cant answer it for you…..no one can unless you let them. So…why?