Exvangelical Folk Punk Recorded in a Warzone (ft. Emperor X)
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Chad Matheny, known as Emperor X, discusses his new album recorded in Ukraine and his experiences with Christianity and punk music.
Chad Matheny is better known by his folk punk band name, Emperor X . His 12th full length album, Unified Field , is out on June 26 and features a single called "Praise Jesus! Hail Reagan!" Much of the album was recorded in Ukraine during the war with Russia. Chad has lived in Berlin, Germany since 2012. Chad also happens to be a friend of Andrew Gill's since they attended public middle school and high school together in Jacksonville, Florida. This episode includes discussion of Chad's megachurch upbringing, his thoughts on the "trad cath" trend, why more leftists need to call themselves Christians and what Andrew was like in high school. Emperor X's playlist of CCM bangers -- Do you have a Christian rock story to tell? Want to respond to this episode? Leave us a message at (629) 204-4264. If Rock That Doesn’t Roll is important to you, support us on Patreon . https://www.patreon.com/rtdr (join via the website, not the iOS app for a 30% discount) If you'd like to make a one-time donation : https://coff.ee/rtdr If you can't afford a donation, please tell five friends about the show. You can connect with us on Instagram or by emailing RTDRpod@gmail.com Sign up for our Substack to…
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