Victor's Artist Names: Article
Band Names Reenchantment: This is Victor’s main project. Strange People in Pain: A collaboration with Drone Master Pater Shrouder (Aaron Schreiber). Shroud of Delirium: Victor’s high school three piece band with Aaron Schreiber on bass and David Sommer on drums. Stage Names The Reverend of Despair: This was Victor’s stage name in Shroud of Delirium and what he called his solo project after Shroud of Delirium broke up. Eventually he settled on the name Reenchantment. The Lord Reverend Wizard of Alchemical Despair: And more extreme version of the Reverend of Despair persona which satirizes people who have a bunch of titles of authority in their name. Comrade Victor: A militant stage name Victor uses to reflect the seriousness of his artistic mission and which fits with the ideas discussed in “The War of Art” by Stephen Pressfield. Pater Shrouder: Aaron Schreiber’s drone metal solo project, the name of which is based upon Shroud of Delirium. Drone Master, Pater Shrouder: A more flashy version of the Pater Shrouder artist name. Esoteric Symbolism Shroud of Delirium: The shroud that seperates mankind from a higher state of spiritual awareness, and leads to a state of dissociation and insanity (delirium). Pater Shrouder: The father who guides mankind to an awareness of the shroud over their perception. Strange People in Pain: Those who have the awareness feel a sense of alienation from ordinary reality and society. Comrade Victor: The archetypal spiritual warrior. The Lord Reverend Wizard of Alchemical Despair: The shamanic figure who transmutes (alchemical) the darkness and ignorance (despair) into the light of awareness, and thus gains authority over the lower world of tradition (reverend), the middle world of reality (lord) and higher world of transcendance (wizard). He teaches us that despair is the precursor to greatness. Reenchantment: The state liberation that comes from attaining a higher level of mystical awareness.