The sophomore release from Southern California’s “The Violet Burning” became an instant classic. Penetrating vocals, eerie and haunting melodies, and some of the most amazing, insightful and poignant lyrics. While at the same time the record appears to be, in a sense, a worship album. Released in 1992, Strength took a young worship leader, rock singer and poet Mark Prtizl and introduced him to a much larger audience than the Violet Burning’s debut, Chosen. If ever a record was about creating an atmosphere it was Strength. Lyrics are passionate and distinct. True there are stories of… read more
The sophomore release from Southern California’s “The Violet Burning” became an instant classic. Penetrating vocals, eerie and haunting melodies, and… read more
The sophomore release from Southern California’s “The Violet Burning” became an instant classic. Penetrating vocals, eerie and haunting melodies, and some of the most amazing, insightful… read more
Official Bio from thevioletburning.com The Violet Burning - The Story of Our Lives: Liebe über Alles, Black as Death and The Fantastic Machine by Jocelyn Aucoin It's that ache in your heart. That place inside you where all the stuff collects and collides like junk in a drawer. Except it's not junk. It's real and it matters and it's the matter that makes you. It’s that ache that makes you want to fight and surrender, scream and sigh. It's decaying and it's beautiful and it's full of these awkward opposites. So full that sometimes you don't un… read more
Official Bio from thevioletburning.com The Violet Burning - The Story of Our Lives: Liebe über Alles, Black as Death and The Fantastic Machine by Jocelyn Aucoin It's that ache in your … read more
Official Bio from thevioletburning.com The Violet Burning - The Story of Our Lives: Liebe über Alles, Black as Death and The Fantastic Machine by Jocelyn Aucoin It's that ache in your heart. That place inside you where all the st… read more