Episode 2 of METALHEAD POLITICS, a new show by Freddy Lim of Chthonic and Emily Y. Wu of Ghost Island Media. 

It’s been a hell of a month. Freddy and Emily open with positive updates from Taiwan (adultery is decriminalized; a pro-China populist mayor gets recalled) before diving into the topic of the day. They stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and examine systematic oppression in Asia. An estimated one-million people are still in concentration camps in Xinjiang. The Chinese Communist Party performs a force choke on Hong Kong with a National Security Law. 

Freddy deconstructs how “Millenia’s Faith Undone” went from Taiwanese lyrics to melody. He sings a children’s song, and introduces LMF (Lazy Mutha Fucka 大懶堂), a Cantonese hip-hop group from Hong Kong. Bonus: Freddy teaches Emily how to do a death growl.




MUSIC LIST

Original theme song by CJ;

Intermission music “惡世紀 Century of Evil” by LMF (2019);

Credit music “Millenia’s Faith Undone” by Chthonic from the album Battlefields of Asura (2018).




Music numbers by Chthonic:

2:32 “A Crimson Sky’s Command” from the album Battlefields of Asura (2018),

10:11 “Takao” from the album Takasago Army (2011),

35:25 “Millenia’s Faith Undone” from the album Battlefields of Asura (2018). 




Music numbers by CJ (keyboard of Chthonic) from the album UNR (2020) 

00:52 “God”, 

01:50 “The Dark Side”,

04:25 “God”,

13:13 “Save You”,

18:52 “Hero”,

20:42 “Save You”,

26:09 “True E”,

32:07 “Losing the Edge”.




WEB | Chthonic | Ghost Island Media

FACEBOOK | Freddy Lim | Chthonic | Ghost Island Media 

TWITTER | @FreddyLim | @chthonictw | @ghostislandme | @emilyywu

INSTAGRAM | @freddylimtt | @chthonictw | @ghostislandme | @emily.y.wu

YOUTUBE | Chthonic | Ghost Island Media 




EPISODE CREDIT | Producers: Emily Y. Wu, Cathay Hsu | Co-Producers: Carlos Yeh, Hsin Hsiao | Associate Producer: Hsi Yuan Chou | Music: Chthonic | Editing: Emily Y. Wu | Cover Art: Chthonic | Video: Nian-hua Wu | Production Stills: Yi Chen Kuo | Marketing: Middag Solutions, Ghost Island Media, Chthonic | Additional Assistance: Yu-Chen Lai, Thomas Lee | Recording Studio: Futureward Central, Taipei | Special Thanks: Jamie Wei Huang | A co-production of Chthonic and Ghost Island Media | A Middag Solutions project | https://ghostisland.media/#mp

Episode 2 of METALHEAD POLITICS, a new show by Freddy Lim of Chthonic and Emily Y. Wu of Ghost Island Media.&nbsp;It’s been a hell of a month. Freddy and Emily open with positive updates from Taiwan (adultery is decriminalized; a pro-China populist mayor gets recalled) before diving into the topic of the day. They stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and examine systematic oppression in Asia. An estimated one-million people are still in concentration camps in Xinjiang. The Chinese Communist Party performs a force choke on Hong Kong with a National Security Law.&nbsp;Freddy deconstructs how “Millenia’s Faith Undone” went from Taiwanese lyrics to melody. He sings a children’s song, and introduces LMF (Lazy Mutha Fucka 大懶堂), a Cantonese hip-hop group from Hong Kong. Bonus: Freddy teaches Emily how to do a death growl. MUSIC LISTOriginal theme song by CJ;Intermission music “<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0gZgzTqC0JIg6pinyKiANN?si=b6jyoPLGQaiIOQERqBk93Q" target="_blank">惡世紀</a> Century of Evil” by LMF (2019);Credit music “<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4OUmHO1FKbkQE9ZhfzJRe7?si=zE6Jg-m3TEWkytsoiHK0PQ" target="_blank">Millenia’s Faith Undone</a>” by Chthonic from the album Battlefields of Asura (2018). Music numbers by Chthonic:2:32 “<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1HQkK5dMnOYdybedjHAUmq?si=F4VGL4uVStCKWCAm1bn_kg" target="_blank">A Crimson Sky’s Command</a>” from the album Battlefields of Asura (2018),10:11 “<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5NoRCvnqhNij6XIwlcr4P8?si=pWmXD6jJR_SwtDAjgeW7uQ" target="_blank">Takao</a>” from the album Takasago Army (2011),35:25 “<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4OUmHO1FKbkQE9ZhfzJRe7?si=zE6Jg-m3TEWkytsoiHK0PQ" target="_blank">Millenia’s Faith Undone</a>” from the album Battlefields of Asura (2018).&nbsp; Music numbers by CJ (keyboard of Chthonic) from the album <a href="https://spoti.fi/3dNVyOS" target="_blank">UNR</a> (2020)&nbsp;00:52 “God”,&nbsp;01:50 “The Dark Side”,04:25 “God”,13:13 “Save You”,18:52 “Hero”,20:42 “Save You”,26:09 “True E”,32:07 “Losing the Edge”. WEB | <a href="https://chthonic.tw/en/" target="_blank">Chthonic</a> | <a href="https://ghostisland.media/" target="_blank">Ghost Island Media</a>FACEBOOK | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/limfreddy" target="_blank">Freddy Lim</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chthonictw/" target="_blank">Chthonic</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme" target="_blank">Ghost Island Media</a>&nbsp;TWITTER | <a href="https://twitter.com/FreddyLim" target="_blank">@FreddyLim</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/chthonictw" target="_blank">@chthonictw</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/ghostislandme" target="_blank">@ghostislandme</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/emilyywu" target="_blank">@emilyywu</a>INSTAGRAM | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/freddylimtt/" target="_blank">@freddylimtt</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chthonictw/" target="_blank">@chthonictw</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/" target="_blank">@ghostislandme</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emily.y.wu/" target="_blank">@emily.y.wu</a>YOUTUBE | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/chthonictw" target="_blank">Chthonic</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/GhostIslandMedia%E9%AC%BC%E5%B3%B6%E4%B9%8B%E9%9F%B3" target="_blank">Ghost Island Media</a>&nbsp; EPISODE CREDIT | Producers: Emily Y. Wu, Cathay Hsu | Co-Producers: Carlos Yeh, Hsin Hsiao | Associate Producer: Hsi Yuan Chou | Music: Chthonic | Editing: Emily Y. Wu | Cover Art: Chthonic | Video: Nian-hua Wu | Production Stills: Yi Chen Kuo | Marketing: Middag Solutions, Ghost Island Media, Chthonic | Additional Assistance: Yu-Chen Lai, Thomas Lee | Recording Studio: Futureward Central, Taipei | Special Thanks: Jamie Wei Huang | A co-production of Chthonic and Ghost Island Media | A Middag Solutions project | <a href="https://ghostisland.media/#mp" target="_blank">https://ghostisland.media/#mp</a>

From <a href="https://www.facebook.com/limfreddy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freddy Lim</a>, vocalist of the metal band <a href="https://chthonic.tw/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chthonic</a> and a member of parliament in Taiwan, and <a href="https://twitter.com/emilyywu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emily Y. Wu</a>, co-founder of <a href="https://ghostisland.media/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ghost Island Media</a>, this is Metalhead Politics: a podcast on music, politics, and Taiwan. A co-production of Chthonic and Ghost Island Media. A Middag project.由閃靈樂團及鬼島之音合製的「政治重金屬」節目，由搖滾立委林昶佐及鬼島之音創辦人吳怡慈 Emily 主持．WEB | <a href="https://chthonic.tw/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chthonic</a> | <a href="https://ghostisland.media/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ghost Island Media</a>FACEBOOK | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/limfreddy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freddy Lim</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chthonictw/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chthonic</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ghost Island Media</a>&nbsp;TWITTER | <a href="https://twitter.com/FreddyLim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FreddyLim</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/chthonictw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@chthonictw</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/ghostislandme" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ghostislandme</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/emilyywu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@emilyywu</a>INSTAGRAM | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/freddylimtt/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@freddylimtt</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chthonictw/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@chthonictw</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ghostislandme</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emily.y.wu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@emily.y.wu</a>YOUTUBE | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/chthonictw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chthonic</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/GhostIslandMedia%E9%AC%BC%E5%B3%B6%E4%B9%8B%E9%9F%B3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ghost Island Media</a>

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