{"id":38382,"date":"2025-06-02T14:44:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T19:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/?p=38382"},"modified":"2025-03-18T10:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:12:10","slug":"sean-mackay-of-on-my-command-about-their-upcoming-album-conquer-and-their-latest-single-burning-desire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/sean-mackay-of-on-my-command-about-their-upcoming-album-conquer-and-their-latest-single-burning-desire\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Mackay of On My Command about their upcoming album\u00a0Conquer\u00a0and their latest single\u00a0Burning Desire"},"content":{"rendered":"


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About “Burning Desire”<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. Burning Desire<\/em>\u00a0is described as a \u201csing-along metal anthem\u201d with influences from Judas Priest. What inspired the song\u2019s theme and lyrics?<\/li>\n
  2. The song focuses on resilience and coming back stronger. Was this inspired by personal experiences or something more universal?<\/li>\n
  3. How do you approach writing a metal anthem? Is there a formula, or do you let the song evolve naturally?<\/li>\n
  4. The single is part of\u00a0Conquer<\/em>\u2014how does\u00a0Burning Desire<\/em>\u00a0fit into the larger themes of the album?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    About the Album “Conquer”<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    1. You mentioned that\u00a0Conquer<\/em>\u00a0picks up where\u00a0Prey<\/em>\u00a0left off. How has On My Command evolved musically and thematically between the two albums?<\/li>\n
    2. You\u2019ve described\u00a0Conquer<\/em>\u00a0as your most complete work yet. What aspects of the album make it stand out from your previous releases?<\/li>\n
    3. The album blends traditional metal with elements of thrash and power metal. How do you balance those influences while maintaining On My Command\u2019s unique sound?<\/li>\n
    4. You worked with session drummer James Knoerl on this album. What did he bring to the band\u2019s sound?<\/li>\n
    5. Andy Kite handled mixing and mastering, and Andreas Marschall returned for the cover art. What was it like working with them on\u00a0Conquer<\/em>?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      About the NWOTHM Movement & Metal Scene<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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      1. On My Command is part of the New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal (NWOTHM). How do you see this movement evolving, and where does On My Command fit into it?<\/li>\n
      2. As an Australian metal band, how does the scene compare to other global metal markets? Are there any Aussie metal acts you\u2019d recommend?<\/li>\n
      3. You\u2019re influenced by classic metal bands. What modern artists do you think are carrying the torch for traditional heavy metal?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          About “Burning Desire” Burning Desire\u00a0is described as a \u201csing-along metal anthem\u201d with influences from Judas Priest. What inspired the song\u2019s theme and lyrics? The song focuses on resilience and coming back stronger. Was this inspired by personal experiences or something more universal? How do you approach writing a metal anthem? Is there a formula, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-38382","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nws"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38382"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38390,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38382\/revisions\/38390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}