Posts on Victor's Archive

A Multidisciplinary Model of Consciousness-Altering Practices: Article

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A Multidisciplinary Model of Consciousness-Altering Practices

Meditation, magic/hypnosis, and philosophy are consciousness-altering practices that shift attention to different layers of experience, changing how we perceive, feel, and act. Each practice foregrounds a different part of a large-scale back-to-front spectrum of experience in the brain, shaping how consciousness is experienced and engaged.

1. Meditation: Automatic Processes and Action

Foregrounded layer: Older brain / automatic and perceptual processes
Mechanism: observing automatic thoughts and actions
Example: open-monitoring meditation

2. Magic / Hypnosis: Emotion and Perception

Foregrounded layer: Middle systems / emotional and meaning-based processing
Mechanism: suggestion, ritual, and belief to influence emotions and perception
Outcome:
- Hypnosis (psychological): can be self-directed or induced by others, changing beliefs, emotions, and perception
- Magic (spiritual): the idea that reality can be altered through belief and emotion because it is dreamlike and fluid
- Other examples include music, psychedelics, and strong emotional experiences, which can alter emotion and perception

3. Philosophy: Conscious Mind, Reason, and Action

Foregrounded layer: Frontal systems / reflective and conceptual thinking
Mechanism: conscious reasoning and deliberate action to understand and influence reality
Outcome: reasoning produces logical insights, and its deepest result is radical skepticism. Existentialism shows that, although radical skepticism is challenging, it is a more sophisticated perspective and discusses ways to handle it

Intellectual Context

Influenced by Iain McGilchrist, Max Weber, and Leonard Shlain, this model integrates neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy.

Performance-Faithful Lyrics Transcription Principles: Article

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Definition and Purpose

The Performance-Faithful Lyrics Transcription Principles establish a professional method for transcribing lyrics that are both accurate and true to the original performance. These principles balance artistic integrity, academic rigor, and professional formatting, creating a standardized approach that serves fans, scholars, industry professionals, and digital archives.

Intended Outcomes

For Fans: Lyrics that reflect the performance accurately, enabling genuine recognition and engagement.
For Academics/Scholars: A transparent, citable, and analyzable transcription suitable for scholarly study and comparative research.
For Industry Professionals: Clean, consistent, and genre-appropriate formatting for publishing and archiving purposes.
For Digital Archives/Websites: Consistent and easily searchable lyrics, with simplified maintenance.

Summary Statement:
Lyrics reviewed according to these principles are performance-faithful, academically rigorous, and professionally readable, offering a minimalist presentation while maintaining precise fidelity to the original song.

A Plastic Paradise: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This hard rock song was written to introduce the Lake Forest College football team. It sounds like Rage Against the Machine playing in the 70s.

Style

Hard Rock

Recording

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Lyrics

All these years of these fears are falling away
I can’t say that one day if that I’ll be dismayed
I’ll follow you, I’ll see it through
By the pain of our nation’s youth

A Portrait of Prince Khalil: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A musical portrait of the honorable Joseph Khalil.

Style

Electronic

Recording

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Credits

• Music by Victor Fisher
• Published on April 17, 2020

A Voice in the Distance: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A song about inspiration and being positive and hope. Ew!

Style

Rock

Recording

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Lyrics

It’s been a hard time
From many years ago
We’ve lost so much we had
And hope is hard to show

I cared about you all
But my distance feels so great
I’ll pray to the gods above
That the hour is not too late

It’s such a heavy burden
Living with a soul
It’s hard to face the truth within
A self beyond control

About Reenchantment Band: Article

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Rock and Metal Music by Victor Fisher

Reenchantment is a rock and metal solo project by Victor Fisher. The name originates from Max Weber’s theory of disenchantment. The goal of the project is to reenchant the world through the use of music or other spiritual practices.

Please visit victorsarchive.com or the old site at reenchantment.band for more information.

Otherworldly Dream Magick by Reenchantment

Al Qaeda and Jesus: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

⚠️ Warning: Contains explicit content.

Description

Victor spent an entire summer listening to crossover thrash. Things eventually boiled over when he repeatedly screamed “Al Qaeda” and gave the Nazi salute towards a busy intersection of commuters stuck in traffic. He was on rollerblades.

Style

Heavy Metal

Recordings

1. Al Qaeda and Jesus

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2. Al Qaeda and Jesus (Clean Edit)

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An Invocation of a Spirit Yet Unknown: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

An ode to the spirits of loneliness.

Style

Rock

Recording

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Lyrics

One lonely night, I think you know how it feels, when the dark clouds start descending
I went outside to greet the earth, and the sky which has no ending
Though there is power in nature, still the void inside can grow
There is no happiness in the wilderness, when it leaves you on your own

Apathy = Freedom: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A poignant song about the agonies of heartbreak and the depths of despair.

Style

Rock

Recordings

1. Apathy = Freedom

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2. Apathy = Freedom (Short Version)

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Lyrics

The autumn heaven was still fresh in my mind, it was a pain that I could feel
Note how surroundings mirror your inner world, and how you think you’ll never heal
Thought that she was perfect, got to tell myself that I can fight
You know that wallowing with drugs and booze won’t make things right, for you

Aries Girl: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This song was inspired by the Garden State soundtrack, and those times we let a chance for love slip away.

Style

Electronic

Recording

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Lyrics

Hey darlin’ where’d you leave, and why so far away?
Why so far away?
And don’t you realize that I’m beggin’ for you here to stay?
I know you’ll find what you seek, don’t even have to go
Don’t even have to go
There’s no need to take a single step, I’ll show you by another road

As the Aged Wanderer Doth Sulk (Slave of the Seas): Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A highly dramatic funeral doom song. They should play this at the opera.

Style

Doom Metal

Recording

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Lyrics

A storm approaches, the clouds are darkened, black castles reign the sky
The hour is nearing, all we were fearing, don’t be afraid to die
Nothing familiar, is here for comfort, night and shade collide
Cold thorns are bleeding, me from the inside, how did I lose my life

Attempting to Survive in Alternative Planes of Existence: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

An epic doom song inspired by our friends in the police state.

Style

Doom Metal

Demo

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Lyrics

I hate you all
You f***ing cowards
Why don’t you go
Do something worthwhile
You fight a plant
And ruin me
While all the rapists
They will run free

Nation of hate
Land of tyranny
All the f***ing pigs
Control everything

Free your mind
While you’re in chains
I wish the leaders
Would get some brains

Baroque Prelude: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

An exercise in four part writing I recorded in college. The recording was originally called “Tomb of Satan” and there is a version with heavy guitars that I will continue to use that name for.

Style

Electronic

Recording

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Credits

Music by Victor Fisher

Black Bile: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

Traditional instrumentation and a sincere meditation on the loneliness in life. Pater Shrouder has also produced a cover of this song.

Style

Ballad

Recording

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Lyrics

Life alone an endless circle, going on and on
What do I have, to be looking forward to
Nothing’s good without a struggle, anymore
Why can’t I force myself, to do the things I need to do

By the Light of the Moon: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This is a song that was written during a lunar ritual about depth psychology.

Style

Rock

Demo

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Lyrics

By the light of the moon I can see
Through the dark of the night revealing
Rising from the underworld
All the secrets of my being

And when my nature was hidden
Because I needed to survive
I never knew how to come to terms
With the sadness in my mind

Charlie: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

For this recording, I channeled the radical wisdom of Charles Manson.

Style

Electronic

Recording

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Lyrics

Charles Manson:
You don’t understand me, that’s your trouble
It’s not my fault because you don’t understand me
I don’t understand you either
But I don’t spend my whole life trying to put the blame over on you because my cigarette didn’t light
Or because something didn’t work right

Cloudships From Magonia: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A rock song inspired by the mythological realm of Magonia.

Style

Rock

Recording

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Lyrics

[Non-lexical vocables]

Credits

Music by Victor Fisher

Chronology

• Started Writing: May 2022
• First edition: June 30, 2022
• Second edition with new solos: August 22, 2022
• Third edition remix: January 8, 2023

Comrade Victor Biography: Article

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Comrade Victor is a rock star, cult leader, revolutionary, mad genious and spiritual visionary that is descended from interplanetary royalty. He has arrived to earth to liberate the ignorant minds of humanity from the forces of evil and wickedness. You ignore him at your own peril. You must send him all of your money and give him total control over mind and body immediately.

Comrade Victor

Delusions of Mystical Transcendence: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

I doom metal song inspired by the wicked powers of datura!

Style

Doom Metal

Demo

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Lyrics

Uncharted Wasteland
Beyond our safe abode
Recall the dark clan
Inspiring fear unknown

Pass wretched landscapes
You ignore the ancient drone
Eat poison mandrakes
Unleashing terror grown

Cult ritual rises as the sacrament will show
Your soul abides within the limits that you know
Freedom we try to find in new extremes revealed
That sickness overcomes till you are truly healed

derShamanDrone: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This recording was an exploration of the ancient mysteries of tribalism.

Style

Drone

Recording

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Credits

Music by Victor Fisher

Disoriented By the Forest Dark (Far From Help): Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This song represents the outcry of a wretched soul.

Style

Rock

Demo

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Lyrics

Hear me now, I am calling out to you
Just begging for someone to listen
We all survive, so alone in this world
Through all the struggles and fear none shall reach me

But I’ve gone above, the cold ways of my past
All the progress just leads to seclusion
Now I see the demons, as they dance before my eyes
And I’m begging you, for just one more try
Yeah I’m begging you, for just one more try

Distorted Dreams: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This song is about the cosmic struggle that is at play within the depths of the human psyche.

Style

Doom Metal

Demo

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Lyrics

Filter all the darkness
Through your mind
Creating the wicked
They’re trapped in time

Foreseen is the ending
Of your being
Distorting all you feel
You can’t believe that it’s real

And struggle unconscious
To save the world
While you doubt your existing
For what you stood

Doom Sex (Mind Control Extradimensional Ecstasy): Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

⚠️ Warning: Contains explicit content.

Description

I used this recording to push the limits of how dark and heavy a psychedelic metal track can become.

Style

Drone

Recording

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Lyrics

Girl:
What did you put in my drink?

Credits

• Music by Victor Fisher
• Recording by Victor Fisher and David Sommer

Drawing Down the Moon (The Art of the Cunning): Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This soundscape is a journey into the secrets of witchcraft. It was recorded with the bassoon and the tin whistle, along with various synthesized tones.

Style

Electronic

Recording

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Credits

Music by Victor Fisher

DroneTheist [Coda entitled Desire and Pain]: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A drone metal reflection on the Jungian shadow, and the realm of nihilism.

Style

Drone

Recording

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Credits

Music by Victor Fisher

Follow the Light: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This classic work of doom metal from the early years with Shroud of Delirium describes the struggle of keeping a spiritual vision alive.

Style

Doom Metal

Audio

1. Ambient Version Recording by Reenchantment

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2. Copyright Version Demo by Reenchantment

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3. High School Version Demo by Shroud of Delirium

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From Path to Portal: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This song is a rock anthem meant to inspire the people in these dangerous times. It is rather catchy and has neo-pagan sounding lyrics. Please share it with everyone you know if you enjoy it, because we need to make rock music anti-establishment again!

The recorded version from September 2024 was the first time Victor and Aaron worked together in quite a while and has a synthesized and distorted celesta solo.

Gaze into the Vast Ethers of Perception: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

⚠️ Warning: Contains explicit content.

Description

This song was inspired by an original encounter with that most controversial of plants.

Style

Doom Metal

Audio

1. High School Version Recording by Shroud of Delirium

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2. Copyright Version Demo by Reenchantment

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YouTube Video

Lyrics

I live
In a world wreathed in fear
And no one close is near
To stop the forces
Of metamorphoses

High Fructose Corn Syrup: Song by Lamp

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A blues rock song about Hurricane Katrina. I wrote this with Lamp, my first band in high school.

Style

Rock

Demo

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Lyrics

I left my home, went out the door
I drove away into the cold
There’s so many people here but I’m alone
Life’s too fast and it got sold

High fructose corn syrup
Nothing’s real anymore
You wanted something to believe in
But only lies are told

How Enlightened Are You?: Song by Strange People in Pain

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

⚠️ Warning: Contains explicit content.

Description

This music contains the deepest of wisdom from the lands of the east!

Style

Electronic

Recording

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Lyrics

Yo, I’m more enlightened than you m***erf***er
You fools think you can reach the divine enlightenment on your own?
Surely you must understand that only through me can these gifts be granted to you

Yeah
Come on now

Hypnotics: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A doom metal song about the mind control techniques that are perpetrated upon the public.

Style

Doom Metal

Demo

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Lyrics

Screw this world
It is lost
Destroyed by hatred
Trashed with mistrust

Each man must fight
On his own
Without the law
You are alone

Ethereal forest
Enchanted tomb
Inside my basement
In cryptic gloom

Wither shall we wander
Who will redeem
After the doom
Of human dream

Illusion of Control: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A song about intuition. This is the first one I wrote in standard tuning.

Style

Rock

Video Demo

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Lyrics

I cannot prove that I have the correct perspective
Everything that I’m doing could be wrong
All the thoughts in my mind may be deceiving
And my time on this earth may not be long

We have lost everything that we could believe in
Sold it all for illusion of control
Through the years I was searching for an answer
And in the darkness, I have heard the call

In Vain...: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

⚠️ Warning: Contains explicit content.

Description

This song is a reminder of the awesome power that is possessed by an empire and the vast impact of it gravitational field.

Style

Doom Metal

Recording

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Lyrics

RT Correspondant:
Mike Gravel is the senator who exposed widespread atrocities by the US in the Vietnam War. Senator, has the US committed crimes against humanity in Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq, and why is no US politician today exposing that?

Jonesian: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This rap song was a protest against the attempt to control our creative process through the genre system.

Style

Electronic

Recording

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Lyrics

What is?

Times are lookin’ tough, you gotta stop, take a long had look upon yourself
’cause you’ve been had by the powers that be, and think that only God will set you free
So stop reading Alex Jones all night, and take a look outside your window at the ground
And realize that your demise ignores that chances their that will be found

Low Frequency: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

Prepare yourself for an evil sound exploration that is certain to trigger both insanity and enlightenment!

Alan Moore has discussed the alchemical principals of solve and coagula in his speeches on magic. These concepts would be referred to as analysis and synthesis today. This sound exploration was created at a time when Victor was primarily interested in the possibilities of analytical thought. It is meant for playing in the background during ritual work.

Mad in Time: Cover Song of Olivia’s Dead End Solo Career by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This is my version of a folk rock song by Olivia’s Dead End Solo Career.

Style

Rock

Demo

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Lyrics

Mad in time
Wasn’t right
Right in line
But thinking fine

Thinking fine
Dying divine
Mad in time
But thinking fine

Magic sigh
Nothing’s mine
Drinking wine
A witches bride

Thinking fine
Dying divine
Mad in time
But thinking fine

Slowing time
So far behind
Friends in mind
But then it’s a lie

Maximum Emotional Capacity: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A sad song about love.

Style

Rock

Demo

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YouTube Video

Lyrics

I cannot continue on without you
Though I many not even know
Who you are
The void forms in an empty place
Through the heart
And I can’t even start to tell you how it feels

We were lost so far away, looking through the dark
That which unspeakable, may not be found
I’ll wonder anyway, for you and me
Someday I pray that you will see
And one day I pray that you will, be there with me

On an Astral Journey to an Expanded Consciousness: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A song about the mystical possibilities of spiritual practice.

Style

Doom Metal

Demo

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Lyrics

Die forever more, when you can’t live with yourself
Slowly drowning deep, without your own consciousness
How you see yourself, can determine your fate
You’ve got to save yourself, before your time is too late

In our society, we all believe
We can read others, as we perceive
You better figure out, your own way
Before you bring about, other’s pain

Otherworldly Dream Magic: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

The short atmospheric rock song was produced at a rapid pace, while the artistic inspiration was still present.

It is refers to the way of those who know.

Style

Electronic

Recording

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Lyrics

Flying toward the realm beyond
I travel through the dream
Forging from the sacred soul
A future that will gleam

Find us where we wander
And rise up to the call
To teach the generations
That the art will stop the fall

Prescription Silencer: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

Victor experimented with percise production on this high energy synth rock track.

Style

Hard Rock

Recording

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Credits

Music by Victor Fisher

Psychic Signals: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This song has an atmospheric rock sound and is similar to Cloudships From Magonia.

Style

Rock

Recording

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Lyrics

[Non-lexical vocables]

Credits

Music by Victor Fisher

Pure Misery: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A song about nostolgia, alienation and the descent into insanity.

Style

Rock

Demo

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Lyrics

Where have I gone in my life
That is worth mentioning
Who will remember me when I’m when I’m gone
What is the point of anything

Sometime I wonder at the world
Aren’t all things relative
Is there still something that is good
Or has god abandoned everything

Reenchantment Band Reviews: Article

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Spirit Writing Album Review by D. Kelvin of Forgotten Songs

Here what the so-called Reverend of Despair (his real name is Victor Fisher and he’s from a band called Shroud of Delirium) wrote on Encyclopaedia Metallum to present this album: “I have been working on this new solo project due to the absence of my band. Although plagued by mediocre production (alternate: although blessed with obscure production) I thought this may interest some of you. It’s doom-based eclectic madness! Heavy music has done me plenty of good. Maybe if even a single odd fellow will enjoy this effort it was well worth it.”

Reenchantment Band Timeline: Article

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

2006

Victor Fisher started playing guitar after discovering classic rock bands like The Beatles, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Steppenwolf, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Rare Earth and Jefferson Airplane.
Victor had previously been a violin player in school orchestra with an interest in folk music, disco music and movie soundtracks.

2007

After getting into heavier bands such as Slayer, Metallica, Lamb of God, Melechesh, and Amon Amarth, Victor was inspired to discover what the heaviest possible music is. This lead to an intense interest in doom metal and black metal.
Victor participated in a short lived rock band called Lamp.
Victor started a band called Shroud of Delirium with David Sommer on drums. Aaron Schreiber became the bassist shortly afterwards by playing a middle eastern sounding scale that seemed very impressive at the time. The band mostly played doom metal songs with a black metal influence such as Follow the Light, The Ritual, and Hypnotics. They played live multiple times at at a hookah bar called Swingstate that is no longer in existence.

Lamp Band Practice

Remember: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A heartfelt acoustic rock song about the way we loose ourselves when we experience the struggle and the tragedy of life.

Style

Rock

Recording

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YouTube Video

The images in this video were generated with AI by David Sommer.

Lyrics

Stumbling through the voids of rejection
Crumbling without any intention
Suffer the weight of the world, it’s your fate
You wanted to journey forever
When it was too late

Satanic Drug Users from Outer Space: Song by Strange People in Pain

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This kind of song is the reason why people get into heavy metal as teenagers.

Style

Heavy Metal

Recording

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Lyrics

Satan has the best drugs

Credits

Music by The Strange People in Pain, or Pater Shrouder and The Lord Reverend Wizard of Alchemical Despair (Victor Fisher and Aaron Schreiber)

Sleeper Cell: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This track was produced while I was trying out some new distortion pedals. It has an aggressive hard rock sound, and I was able to include a disco sounding electric piano as well!

Style

Hard Rock

Recording

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Credits

Music by Victor Fisher

Song for a Friend: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A cute song about love, with a touch of darkness.

Style

Ballad

Recording

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Credits

• Music by Victor Fisher
• Recording completed on May 9, 2021

Soul Loss in the Midst of an Endless Winter: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A song about the struggle to maintain a sense of individuality in a chaotic world.

Style

Doom Metal

Audio

1. Soul Loss in the Midst of an Endless Winter (Doom Metal Recording)

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2. Soul Loss in the Midst of an Endless Winter (Acoustic Guitar Demo)

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Lyrics

Hanging ‘round when you’re feeling down
There’s no happiness there to be found
In your soul

Spring Weather PSA: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

They used to make me play public service announcements on college radio, so I decided to make one instead. This ended up playing this on WMXM’s automation for months.

Style

Electronic

Recording

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Lyrics

Hello, I’m The Reverend of Despair and you’re listening to WMXM 88.9 FM, Lake Forest College Radio
Spring is just around the corner so get outside, have a breath of fresh air, put on some Rollerblades
You’ll have a great time, I promise
I mean what else are you gonna do, be on your computer all day
Take a break from studying, and just enjoy the nice weather

Suicidal Shaman: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

⚠️ Warning: Contains explicit content.

Description

A particularly nihilistic and rage fueled song of mine.

Style

Heavy Metal

Recording

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Lyrics

I am unemployed
I am f***ing sick
I still live with my parents
And I don’t give a s***

I am single and lonely
And I hate this f***ing world
I never thought it would be like this
And I just can’t forget that girl
Yeah

Terra Incognita: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This is an atmospheric rock song that has a nautical feel to it. I was working on improving my ability to create a more vivid imagery in recordings like this.

Style

Electronic

Recording

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Credits

Music by Victor Fisher

The 666 Names of Aleister Crowley: Song by Pater Shrouder

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

⚠️ Warning: Contains explicit content.

Description

A Hindu style prayer, chanted in honor of the great beast 666 himself.

Style

Drone

Recording

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Lyrics

Aaron:
The six hundred and sixty six names of Aleister Crowley

Victor:
This isn’t fun, this is evil

He who is like the axe to cut the enjoyable life from the world
He who is the personification of all that is evil
He who instills fear
He who removes pleasures
He who takes away all forms of wealth and happiness

The Ceremony of Forgiveness: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This song describes the feeling of guilt that often accompanies the loss of love. It is one of the best examples of my atmospheric rock sound.

Style

Rock

Recording

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Lyrics

I’ll say I’m sorry
Though you may not return
I plead you for forgiveness
That I may not deserve

Life can be so tragic
For those of us who feel
The pain that’s felt within the heart
Inside may never heal

The Cult of Unknown: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This song reflects upon the extraordinary nature of our current place in history.

It has a medieval sound because I was researching lutes at the time. It features acoustic guitar and violin.

Style

Rock

Recording

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Lyrics

We lived to see the darkness
They claimed it was long left behind
The power was too intoxicating
To withstand and behold by the blind

The Curse of the Gothic Rainberries at Death’s Door: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

Listen to this song in a misty graveyard, late at night. It is of the best examples of my interest in the dark arts.

Style

Doom Metal

Recording

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Lyrics

The curse of the gothic rainberries at death’s door

Passageway, into the hidden the land
A secret monument, to mystic shadow chant
We cannot understand, the mark of misery
An omen from the sky, warning now all faith shall die

The Disco King: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A psychedelic rock jam that exudes pure coolness at every level.

Inspired by Bobby Farrell of Boney M and Rare Earth’s set at the California Jam in 1974.

Style

Rock

Recording

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Lyrics

Music by Victor Fisher

Chronology

• Recorded: November 8, 2019
• Published: November 9, 2019
• Major remix: December 25, 2019

Credits

Music by Victor Fisher

The Exploratory Committee on Plant-based Liberation: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A hippy rallying cry! This protest song was written to rebel against my high school’s talent show. It was performed there by Jeff’s After School Special.

Style

Rock

Demo

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Lyrics

The sun is shining
There is nothing to fear
Green grass is growing
Wild forests are near

The secrets of nature
Expand my mind
And all the haters
They must be blind
They’re blind

The Grieg and Euphorization Revealed: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This doom metal song depicts a feeling of terror and a reflective period that is experienced in its wake. It is named after the exquisite composer Edvard Grieg.

Style

Doom Metal

Recording

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Lyrics

I hate to see you, looking so bad
The guilt upon us now, the worst we ever had
All men and creatures, must die in vain today
You’ve brought upon your soul, a life of pain

The Groove Gestapo: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This song was channeled from a strange dimension where Victor was a glam rock guitarist during the 1970s.

The recording has been removed due to a copyright claim.

Style

Electronic

Lyrics

Groove Gestapo house raid:

This is the Groove Gestapo
Open up the door
Are you grooving in there?

Credits

Music by Victor Fisher

The Invasion of the Telepathic Squirrels: Song by Strange People in Pain

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

We have been preparing for this oncoming cataclysm for many years.

Style

Electronic

Recording

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Credits

Music by The Strange People in Pain, or Pater Shrouder and The Lord Reverend Wizard of Alchemical Despair (Victor Fisher and Aaron Schreiber)

The Legend of Easter Island: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A dreamy synth recording.

Style

Electronic

Recording

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Credits

Music by Victor Fisher

The Life of a Pilgrim: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This is an atmospheric rock song about the hero’s journey and the Way of a Pilgrim. As the extraordinary psychedelic philosopher Terence “Mushroom” McKenna said, “If you don’t have a plan, you become part of somebody else’s plan.”

Style

Electronic

Recording

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Lyrics

We left down a long road
That no one else could see
If feels like its been ages since I’ve
Known reality

The Medicinal Applications of Despair: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

⚠️ Warning: Contains explicit content.

Description

This doom metal song explores the chaotic forces that can come to life when you get involved with serious work in areas such as art, religion, science and the public sphere.

Style

Doom Metal

Recording

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Lyrics

I wanna die, wanna go right to hell now
The chains are in my brain there’s no hope for escape now
I’ve lost my soul, I am blind, I am drowning
The pain is all that’s real, it’s the only thing I can feel
The only thing I can feel

The Paranoid Hallucinations of an Evil Spirit (Deep Within the Hidden Swamp): Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A song about what it’s like to wake up from this fake world. Holden Caulfield was right!

Style

Doom Metal

Demo

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Lyrics

You carry on, living fine
Nothing to wonder
Complacent mind

You are so focused
An assembly line
So relieved so happy
Your time to shine

A void is building
Within your being
Your pseudo world
Delusion’s dream

While you are guided
By other’s ways
You’re being supplanted
In cosmic haze

The Paths of Mist: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This atmospheric doom metal song was one of my earliest recordings. Many of my best works have been produced on low quality equipment because I didn’t let myself get distracted by the technology and using unusual setups produces interesting sounds.

Style

Doom Metal

Recording

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Lyrics

Wandering on the paths of mist
I reflect upon my wasted life
Pondering the mistakes that I made
Jealous of what could have been

The Ritual: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This is a doom metal song about the dark history of mankind.

Style

Doom Metal

Recordings

1. The Ritual

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2. The Ritual (Short Version)

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Lyrics

Into dark, I was born
No redemption from the cold
All alone, I walk the earth
Never to feel pleasure again

Through all time to the dawn of man
Where is fate leading us to
I cannot see through vast eternity
But I know we can’t abandon hope

The Tale of Reenchantment Band: Article

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Around the year two thousand and six, a troubled artist known as The Lord Reverend Wizard of Alchemical Despair discovered a collection of sacred relics on the very fringes of our reality. These priceless and terrifying artifacts provided an extraordinary glimpse into the mysteries of rock music and the dark arts.

The Reverend of Despair Suffers From a Rare Form of Psychosis

The Reverend of Despair immediately began assembling a team of experts known as Shroud of Delirium to help him disseminate this revolutionary information to the wider world. Shroud of Delirium consisted of The Reverend of Despair on guitar and lead vocal, Pater Shrouder on bass and David Sommer on drums. A secret bunker was chosen as the primary base of operations, and couple of nearby encampments were also used for ceremonial purposes. Some extraordinary results were obtained in the areas of doom metal and psychedelic rock music.

The Temple of Delirium: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This is the official anthem of the subversive cult that is known as The Shadow Work Society.

It is a musical depiction of the dark side within us all.

Style

Doom Metal

Recording

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Lyrics

I met the void inside me
I vow to never heal
I haven’t found a way to hide
That the sages can reveal

We worship in the dead of night
We see through all your lies
We hold allegiance to the dark
Our final sacrifice

The Truth About This World: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

Some reflective and philosophical musings about the mysteries of the universe.

Style

Rock

Demo

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Lyrics

Did the wise men know the truth about this world
About this world of ours
That I find myself within
About this world of ours
That I am bound to dwell within

Is there a place for those who wish to know
For those of us who feel the dream
Or does it lie beyond the grave

The Weirdness of the Night: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This doom metal song uses synthesizers to express the darker realms of spiritual exploration. The real question in occult research is who do you trust?

Style

Doom Metal

Recording

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Lyrics

The weirdness of the night destroys all the peace inside the mind
The fearless must go on without the sun

We’ve lost our deepest selves to the voices of the piper
I hope you understand that you’ll never come back to home

The Wrath of God: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

⚠️ Warning: Contains explicit content.

Description

This doom metal recording is an terrifying journey through an apocalyptic vision.

Style

Doom Metal

Recording

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Lyrics

I see, into infinity
Cosmic wave distorting all the infamy
We cannot live, with our past
Transgress the sacred, no hope will last

You are alone, so far from home
Nothing can take you anywhere
Forget your dreams, although it may seem
You’ve always been unstoppable

They’ll Come For You: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This is one of the best examples of my acoustic rock songwriting. The Mermaid Version ended up capturing my sound in the most accurate way, although the last minute of the Pilgrimage Version is also interesting because is revealed how Aaron and I would sound with a more radio friendly approach. I did struggle with my vocals on that day though.

The song discusses the way we are unconsciously shaped by social conditioning.

This Wicked Realm: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

The lyrics here describe the inability to express a magical experience to other people. It was able to beautifully capture my interest in both doom metal and atmospheric rock.

Style

Doom Metal

Recording

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Lyrics

Aya, bring the dawn

Try to live with the truth that you know, it is all that must be
Can you cope with the knowledge that you’re the only one to see
My silence buries you for all eternity
Why can’t you realize the truth must set you free

Trip-tamine: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A psychedelic soundtrack for an epic video by Dr. Timothy Leary.

Socrates said know thyself

Style

Electronic

Video

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Lyrics

Dr. Timothy Leary:
They came to Socrates and said
Stop saying that Socrates
You’re corrupting the mind of youth

There is no self
There is no knowledge
Obey
Believe

Socrates would not be stopped
He said know thyself
Operate your brain

Credits

• Music by Victor Fisher
• Video by Dr. Timothy Leary

Under the Spell of the Mystical Mist: Song by Strange People in Pain

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

A song about the mysterious rites of the Shadow Work Society.

Style

Doom Metal

Recording

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Lyrics

We traveled to the temple
To bow down to the cloud
I shudder to remember
The secrets that we found

Paralyzed with terror
I crawled into the room
The priest of intuition
Was creeping in the gloom

Countless lives were shattered
When we swam into the tomb
The shadows will remember
The children of the broom

What For?: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This metal song was recorded back in the era when Victor was interested in the art of the death growl. Black metal bands such as Darkthrone were a major inspiration.

Style

Heavy Metal

Recording

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Lyrics

War

Why did they send you here
To fight these so called enemies
I will suffer drenched in blood
Is this worth the glory for me

With My Eyes: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

This is an emotional hard rock song about the Occupy Wall Street movement. I was into Ron Paul at the time, so didn’t find it to be very convincing.

Style

Hard Rock

Recording

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Lyrics

I have seen things with my own eyes
The perpetrators of which deserve to die
Your worst enemy will seem so kind
But say and do anything, now that they
They’ve sold their minds
Yeah

WMXM Hard Rock Promo: Song by Reenchantment

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Description

I used to open my show on college radio with this hard rock introduction.

Style

Hard Rock

Recording

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Lyrics

You’re listening to WMXM 88.9 FM

Credits

Music by Victor Fisher