Theocracy

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Theocracy started life as a one-man project by Matt Smith in Athens, Ga., though their style has more in common with their European contemporaries than with most of their U.S. counterparts. Characterized by huge choruses, epic arrangements and progressive elements, Theocracy’s music is both immediate and deep, managing to be instantly catchy and memorable, yet revealing new levels of intricacy and depth with each subsequent listen.

Theocracy discography:
Theocracy (2003)
Mirror of Souls (2008)
As the World Bleeds (2011)
Theocracy (2013 -re-issue)
Ghost Ship (2016)

Theocracy has done several European headline tours, played festivals and shows around the world and supported bands like Blind Guardian and Sonata Arctica.

As the World Bleeds hit the Billboard Heatseeker Chart at #40 in the U.S. and the follow-up Ghost Ship entered the Billboard Hard Rock chart at #19, the Billboard Heatseekers chart at #7 and the Billboard Independent Albums chart at #44.

Matt Smith comments on the bands latest album Ghost Ship: “We’ve been so inspired and moved by the people we’ve met on the road after shows over the last few years, and many of their stories will stick with us forever,” says Smith. “This was on my mind when creating this album, and I hope these songs will be a real encouragement for the struggling, the broken, and the misfits looking for a place to belong. I think that thread of hope runs throughout this record."
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01
I Am
Theocracy
As the World Bleeds
11:00
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
03
Nailed
Theocracy
As the World Bleeds
06:25
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith - Val Allen Wood
01
Return to Dust
Theocracy
Return to Dust
04:26
Composers: Matt Smith
03
Laying the Demon to Rest
Theocracy
Mirror of Souls
09:37
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
05
Theocracy
Theocracy
Theocracy
06:01
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
01
All I Want for Christmas
Theocracy
All I Want for Christmas
04:55
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
07
Drown
Theocracy
As the World Bleeds
05:29
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
09
The Victory Dance
Theocracy
Theocracy
05:02
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
10
As the World Bleeds
Theocracy
As the World Bleeds
07:57
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith - Val Allen Wood
01
A Tower of Ashes
Theocracy
Mirror of Souls
04:44
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
01
Wynter Fever
Theocracy
Wynter Fever
10:28
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
03
The Serpent's Kiss
Theocracy
Theocracy
11:56
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
02
The Master Storyteller
Theocracy
As the World Bleeds
04:09
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith - Jonathan Hinds
06
The Writing In the Sand
Theocracy
Mirror of Souls
06:43
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith - Shawn Benson
08
Currency in a Bankrupt World
Theocracy
Ghost Ship
04:40
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
08
Mirror of Souls
Theocracy
Mirror of Souls
22:28
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
06
The Healing Hand
Theocracy
Theocracy
11:35
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
08
Altar to the Unknown God
Theocracy
As the World Bleeds
05:46
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith - Val Allen Wood
09
Light of the World
Theocracy
As the World Bleeds
04:31
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
04
Bethlehem
Theocracy
Mirror of Souls
05:51
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
10
Twist of Fate
Theocracy
Theocracy
11:31
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
04
Hide in the Fairytale
Theocracy
As the World Bleeds
04:27
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
05
Around the World and Back
Theocracy
Ghost Ship
04:56
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
06
Stir the Embers
Theocracy
Ghost Ship
04:07
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
02
On Eagles' Wings
Theocracy
Mirror of Souls
04:11
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
06
30 Pieces of Silver
Theocracy
As the World Bleeds
05:09
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith - Shawn Benson
03
The Wonder of It All
Theocracy
Ghost Ship
06:37
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith - Val Allen Wood
05
The Gift of Music
Theocracy
As the World Bleeds
07:13
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith - Val Allen Wood
02
Ichthus
Theocracy
Theocracy
04:40
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
02
Ghost Ship
Theocracy
Ghost Ship
04:39
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
04
Wishing Well
Theocracy
Ghost Ship
05:01
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
01
Mosaic
Theocracy
Mosaic
05:25
Composers: Matt Smith
05
Absolution Day
Theocracy
Mirror of Souls
06:46
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith - Jonathan Hinds - Seth Filkins
01
Wages of Sin
Theocracy
Wages of Sin
03:26
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
07
A Call to Arms
Theocracy
Ghost Ship
04:39
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
01
Paper Tiger
Theocracy
Ghost Ship
05:12
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith - Jonathan Hinds - Val Allen Wood
09
Castaway
Theocracy
Ghost Ship
04:42
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
10
Easter
Theocracy
Ghost Ship
09:52
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
07
Martyr
Theocracy
Mirror of Souls
07:39
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
07
Sinner
Theocracy
Theocracy
06:08
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
04
Mountain
Theocracy
Theocracy
04:48
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith

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  • Discography
Albums
℗ 2016 Ulterium Records
28-10-2016
Ghost Ship
01
Paper Tiger
Theocracy
Ghost Ship
05:12
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith - Jonathan Hinds - Val Allen Wood
02
Ghost Ship
Theocracy
Ghost Ship
04:39
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
03
The Wonder of It All
Theocracy
Ghost Ship
06:37
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith - Val Allen Wood
04
Wishing Well
Theocracy
Ghost Ship
05:01
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
05
Around the World and Back
Theocracy
Ghost Ship
04:56
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
06
Stir the Embers
Theocracy
Ghost Ship
04:07
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
07
A Call to Arms
Theocracy
Ghost Ship
04:39
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
℗ 2011 Ulterium Records
21-11-2011
As the World Bleeds
01
I Am
Theocracy
As the World Bleeds
11:00
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
02
The Master Storyteller
Theocracy
As the World Bleeds
04:09
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith - Jonathan Hinds
03
Nailed
Theocracy
As the World Bleeds
06:25
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith - Val Allen Wood
04
Hide in the Fairytale
Theocracy
As the World Bleeds
04:27
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
05
The Gift of Music
Theocracy
As the World Bleeds
07:13
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith - Val Allen Wood
06
30 Pieces of Silver
Theocracy
As the World Bleeds
05:09
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith - Shawn Benson
07
Drown
Theocracy
As the World Bleeds
05:29
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
℗ 2008 Ulterium Records
21-11-2008
Mirror of Souls
01
A Tower of Ashes
Theocracy
Mirror of Souls
04:44
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
02
On Eagles' Wings
Theocracy
Mirror of Souls
04:11
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
03
Laying the Demon to Rest
Theocracy
Mirror of Souls
09:37
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
04
Bethlehem
Theocracy
Mirror of Souls
05:51
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
05
Absolution Day
Theocracy
Mirror of Souls
06:46
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith - Jonathan Hinds - Seth Filkins
06
The Writing In the Sand
Theocracy
Mirror of Souls
06:43
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith - Shawn Benson
07
Martyr
Theocracy
Mirror of Souls
07:39
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
Access the complete album info (8 songs)
℗ 2013 Ulterium Records
01-01-2003
Theocracy
01
Prelude
Theocracy
Theocracy
01:36
Composers: Matt Smith
02
Ichthus
Theocracy
Theocracy
04:40
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
03
The Serpent's Kiss
Theocracy
Theocracy
11:56
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
04
Mountain
Theocracy
Theocracy
04:48
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
05
Theocracy
Theocracy
Theocracy
06:01
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
06
The Healing Hand
Theocracy
Theocracy
11:35
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
07
Sinner
Theocracy
Theocracy
06:08
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
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Singles
(P) 2023 Reigning Phoenix Music
15-09-2023
Mosaic
01
Mosaic
Theocracy
Mosaic
05:25
Composers: Matt Smith
(P) 2023 Reigning Phoenix Music
11-08-2023
Return to Dust
01
Return to Dust
Theocracy
Return to Dust
04:26
Composers: Matt Smith
℗ 2022 Theocracy
25-10-2022
Wa tlala
01
Wa tlala
Theocracy
Wa tlala
02:11
Composers: Theocracy
℗ 2012 Ulterium Records
12-12-2012
Wynter Fever
01
Wynter Fever
Theocracy
Wynter Fever
10:28
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
℗ 2011 Ulterium Records
07-10-2011
Wages of Sin
01
Wages of Sin
Theocracy
Wages of Sin
03:26
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
℗ 2010 Ulterium Records
16-12-2010
All I Want for Christmas
01
All I Want for Christmas
Theocracy
All I Want for Christmas
04:55
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
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℗ 2020 Ulterium Records
07-02-2020
And the Rest Is Mystery
01
And the Rest Is Mystery
Project Aegis
And the Rest Is Mystery
09:06
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
℗ 2013 Ulterium Records
11-12-2013
Ulterium Records Label Sampler 2013
01
Hide in the Fairytale
Theocracy
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04:27
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
02
Newborn Tomorrow
Sinbreed
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04:44
Writer: Flo Laurin / Composers: Flo Laurin
03
End of My Road (Radio Edit)
Harmony
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03:57
Writer: Markus Sigfridsson / Composers: Markus Sigfridsson
04
The Promised Land
Signum Regis
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05:32
Writer: Ronald König / Composers: Ronald König
05
Why I Bleed
Darkwater
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08:15
Writer: Henrik Båth / Composers: Henrik Båth - Magnus Holmberg
06
The Promise Inside
Sleeping Romance
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05:00
Writer: Federica Lanna / Composers: Federico Truzzi
07
Full of Lust
Innerwish
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03:40
Writer: Thimios Krikos - Manolis Tsigos / Composers: Thimios Krikos
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℗ 2019 Ulterium Records
12-06-2019
Ulterium Records Label Sampler 2019
01
Ghost Ship
Theocracy
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04:39
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
02
Heaven Falls
Diviner
Ulterium Records Label Sampler 2019
04:15
Writer: Yiannis Papanikolaou / Composers: Yiannis Papanikolaou - Kostas Fitos - Fragiskos Samoilis
03
Alive (Pt. II)
Darkwater
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07:21
Writer: Henrik Båth - Markus Sigfridsson - Magnus Holmberg / Composers: Henrik Båth - Markus Sigfridsson - Magnus Holmberg
04
Modern Babylon
Innerwish
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04:39
Writer: Fragiskos Samoilis / Composers: Thimios Krikos - Manolis Tsigos - Fragiskos Samoilis
05
We Are the Ones
Within Silence
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04:01
Writer: Richard Germanus / Composers: Richard Germanus
06
Till the End
Millennial Reign
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04:59
Writer: Travis Wills / Composers: Dave Harvey
07
Angel in the Ashes
Project Aegis
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05:13
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
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℗ 2024 Ulterium Records
17-01-2025
Ulterium Records Label Sampler 2024
01
Daniel's Prophecy
Signum Regis
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04:28
Writer: Ronald König / Composers: Ronald König
02
Divine Power
Within Silence
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03:27
Writer: Richard Germanus / Composers: Martin Klein
03
Wandering
Millennial Reign
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05:31
Writer: Tiffany Galchutt - Travis Wills - Jeff Saenz / Composers: Dave Harvey - Neil Bertrand - Tiffany Galchutt - Travis Wills - Jeff Saenz
04
A Tribute to the Past
Treasure Seeker
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05:11
Writer: William Hieb - Andy Gutjahr / Composers: William Hieb - Andy Gutjahr
05
Into Forever (Remixed & Remastered 2021)
7days
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06:30
Writer: Markus Sigfridsson / Composers: Markus Sigfridsson
06
Futures Dawn
Seventh Avenue
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06:00
Writer: Mike Pflüger / Composers: Herbie Langhans
07
And the Rest Is Mystery
Project Aegis
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09:06
Writer: Matt Smith / Composers: Matt Smith
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