Over 15 songs and locations – and a few endless days later we captured something truly special and now we present ‘Of Dirt and Grace’ the 12 songs of EMPIRES plus a few bonus ones recorded LIVE and on location in Israel – from Jerusalem up to Tiberius around the Sea of Galilee. It was a surreal experience to see the places we read about all time in the Bible come to life.

The team worked hard to present the songs in a different light, not only LIVE, but new arrangements. The video team captured these in a stunning fashion and the audio team pulled of the seemingly impossible capturing the audio in multiple locations.

From ‘Captain’ on a boat on the Sea of Galilee, ‘Touch the Sky’ from the lowest point on Earth and cliffs over Galilee, Madness by the Garden Tomb which is one of the places people believe Jesus was buried, ‘Closer Than You Know’ from under an olive tree similar to where Jesus would have prayed the night He died for us,‘Say the Word’ from on the Mt. of Beatitudes looking back to where Jesus probably preached the most famous sermon of all.

Our hope is that people catch a tiny glimpse of what we experienced whilst on this trip. ‘Prince of Peace’ is available now and has footage from our time in Israel and Lebanon.

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