VIRUS - Willet

In February of 2007, the 3 brothers that make up the band, WILLET, traveled to Ethiopia, Africa with a film crew. The images of hungry children, dirty streets, and poverty will never be forgotten.

I went to a Sanctus Real concert recently, not expecting to be wowed by the "nobody" band! Dad told me that the band Willet was opening, and that they were heavy metal. I'm a Christian metal fan, so I was prepared to like these guys. But when they were onstage, I was completely blown away by the music! During the concert, they played this video:

And now, we are sponsoring a child who then wrote us a sweet letter. After the video played, Jeremy Willet the lead singer (who is also a Senior Pastor) spoke a little more on the subject of Ethiopian children and played an acoustic version of one of their songs, called "Orphans and the King". After they played, Dad talked to them, got a CD signed, and told me they were really nice guys with great hearts. They later signed a CD for me and looked everybody in the eye while talking to them, and were genuinely happy they came out. When we went home, I did some more research on these guys. On their myspace page, it said:

WILLET is a Rock Band out of Westminster, MD made up of brothers, Jeremy, Justin, and Jordan Willet. Willet tours nationally full time, performing over 250 dates per year.
Jeremy, Justin and Jordan grew up in a Christian home taking piano lessons from their father, which resulted in expanding to other instruments such as bass, drums and guitar. Being that the Willet brothers have always shared a close relationship both musically, and relationally, they pursued a vision to help kids all over the world.
In February of 2007, WILLET traveled to Ethiopia, Africa with a film crew. The images of hungry children, dirty streets, and poverty will never be forgotten. While on this 10-day journey, many of the kids that the band came in contact with attempted to communicate through broken English. The phrase repeated throughout the trip was;

"I have the virus."

OR

"I don't have the virus, praise God!"

The "VIRUS" they are speaking of is the HIV/AIDS VIRUS that is sweeping through Africa, killing thousands of children each day.

I also subscribed to Jeremy Willet's podcast, where he does little 3 minute devotions.

So enough about the background of these guys. I'll just sum that part up by saying they have huge hearts for the Lord and for the children with AIDS in Ethiopia. It may just be because they're not as famous as Sanctus Real that makes them so approachable and sweet, but for now, you can definitely count on the strong faith of the WILLET brothers to shine through their actions.

On to the MUSIC!!!!!! Let me tell you, if you like RED, THOUSAND FOOT CRUTCH, or DISCIPLE, you will love the style of WILLET! Almost every song contains something relating to the poor state of affairs in Ethiopia, and our culture today.

All things considered, this album get 5 stars from me! Two totally rocked-off thumbs up!