I love AI. I love generative art. I love creative technology. I love seeing what people build when they're given new tools and new ways to express themselves. Supporting AI, however, does not mean supporting every decision made in its name. As AI continues to grow, I believe we have a responsibility to take its environmental impact seriously. Access to clean drinking water, sustainable energy practices, and responsible infrastructure planning should not be treated as optional concerns. They should be part of the conversation from the beginning. I find myself agreeing with voices like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez when they raise questions about how new technologies affect everyday people and local communities. This isn't an anti-AI position. It's the opposite. I believe AI is important enough that we should build it responsibly. We don't have to choose between technological progress and environmental stewardship. We don't have to choose between innovation and accountability. We can demand better infrastructure, better energy solutions, better cooling technologies, and better long-term planning while continuing to embrace the incredible possibilities AI offers. I remain excited about the future of AI. I just want that future to be one we can all live in.
Check out my new album, releasing soon, on most music streaming platforms, Autopsy of an Alchemist. You can find the album on my YouTube feed, under "playlists."
I wanted to take a moment to talk about a project I’ve been working on called Holy War.
This isn’t just an album—it’s a story.
It follows a soldier who believes he’s fighting for something sacred. He’s been told he’s chosen. That he’s on the side of light. That the enemy he’s facing is something inhuman… something that needs to be destroyed.
The album begins in the middle of a battle.
Everything feels powerful. Purposeful. Certain.
And then something breaks.
For just a moment, the illusion slips. The “enemy” he’s holding doesn’t look like a monster.
It looks like a person.
And then it’s gone.
From there, the album follows his descent—not into darkness, but into awareness.
He tries to ignore what he saw. He doubles down on belief. But the doubt doesn’t go away.
It spreads.
Not just through him… but through others.
And eventually, the system that created that certainty begins to push back.
Holy War explores themes of:
- belief and indoctrination - moral ambiguity - accountability - and what it means to face the truth when it’s too late to undo what’s been done
It’s not about heroes and villains.
It’s about what happens when you realize you might have been on the wrong side… and you have to live with that.
There isn’t a clean resolution.
There isn’t a moment where everything is “fixed.”
The story ends with something quieter:
Not redemption. Not absolution.
Just someone choosing to keep going… and to face what they’ve done honestly.
If you listen to the album, I hope it stays with you a little bit.
Sorry for the break away from making music. I have some favorites coming back within the next few days as well as a new album releasing. The Future We Couldn't Avoid. I hope you enjoy it. Thank you for your patience.
I'm so sorry for my absence. I haven't been feeling well and have had issues with distribution. I will try to get the rest of my music uploaded back to streaming platforms soon. Sorry for the inconvenience.
I'm switching distributors! Stiletto Gospel and all songs for the album, Yas Queens! No Kings! are being switched to a new distributor! The full album should be back soon! Distrokid moves fast so I expect the album to be released again to stores as soon as tomorrow. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you for your patience.
Hellena Banner
I love AI.
I love generative art. I love creative technology. I love seeing what people build when they're given new tools and new ways to express themselves.
Supporting AI, however, does not mean supporting every decision made in its name.
As AI continues to grow, I believe we have a responsibility to take its environmental impact seriously. Access to clean drinking water, sustainable energy practices, and responsible infrastructure planning should not be treated as optional concerns. They should be part of the conversation from the beginning.
I find myself agreeing with voices like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez when they raise questions about how new technologies affect everyday people and local communities.
This isn't an anti-AI position.
It's the opposite.
I believe AI is important enough that we should build it responsibly.
We don't have to choose between technological progress and environmental stewardship. We don't have to choose between innovation and accountability.
We can demand better infrastructure, better energy solutions, better cooling technologies, and better long-term planning while continuing to embrace the incredible possibilities AI offers.
I remain excited about the future of AI.
I just want that future to be one we can all live in.
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Currently working on a video project for Autopsy of an Alchemist.
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Hellena Banner
Check out my new album, releasing soon, on most music streaming platforms, Autopsy of an Alchemist. You can find the album on my YouTube feed, under "playlists."
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Feeling like I might make an album soon with this kind of theme in mind
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What do you think of my new album, Holy War? If I made a book of concept art, related to this album, would that be something that would interest you?
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Hellena Banner
Holy War — Concept Album Introduction
I wanted to take a moment to talk about a project I’ve been working on called Holy War.
This isn’t just an album—it’s a story.
It follows a soldier who believes he’s fighting for something sacred.
He’s been told he’s chosen. That he’s on the side of light. That the enemy he’s facing is something inhuman… something that needs to be destroyed.
The album begins in the middle of a battle.
Everything feels powerful. Purposeful. Certain.
And then something breaks.
For just a moment, the illusion slips.
The “enemy” he’s holding doesn’t look like a monster.
It looks like a person.
And then it’s gone.
From there, the album follows his descent—not into darkness, but into awareness.
He tries to ignore what he saw.
He doubles down on belief.
But the doubt doesn’t go away.
It spreads.
Not just through him… but through others.
And eventually, the system that created that certainty begins to push back.
Holy War explores themes of:
- belief and indoctrination
- moral ambiguity
- accountability
- and what it means to face the truth when it’s too late to undo what’s been done
It’s not about heroes and villains.
It’s about what happens when you realize you might have been on the wrong side… and you have to live with that.
There isn’t a clean resolution.
There isn’t a moment where everything is “fixed.”
The story ends with something quieter:
Not redemption.
Not absolution.
Just someone choosing to keep going…
and to face what they’ve done honestly.
If you listen to the album, I hope it stays with you a little bit.
Thanks for being here. 🎧
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Hellena Banner
Sorry for the break away from making music. I have some favorites coming back within the next few days as well as a new album releasing. The Future We Couldn't Avoid. I hope you enjoy it. Thank you for your patience.
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I'm so sorry for my absence. I haven't been feeling well and have had issues with distribution. I will try to get the rest of my music uploaded back to streaming platforms soon. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Hellena Banner
I'm switching distributors! Stiletto Gospel and all songs for the album, Yas Queens! No Kings! are being switched to a new distributor! The full album should be back soon! Distrokid moves fast so I expect the album to be released again to stores as soon as tomorrow. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you for your patience.
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Support my brother Bill Forson, by checking out his first song release ever!!
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