Ariel's Instruments

The band name, "Ariel’s Instruments", comes from Isaiah 29, where God addresses Jerusalem as 'Ariel'—meaning both the 'Lion of God' and the 'Altar Hearth'. It is a chapter where God warns that the city will be brought low into the dust.

The music of 'Psalms for Messiah,' is meant to be a cry from that dust.

Originally written by Tom Quinlan between 2016 and 2023, the modest home-recordings were published on the @zcpress YouTube channel. You can still find some of the songs in their original form there.

In late 2025, Tom discovered the world of AI generated music, and began experimenting with uploading that original music for the AI to fill the songs out with professional instrumentation. The 12 tracks of "Psalms for Messiah" by "Ariel's Instruments" are the fruit of that work. 

The goal of this project is to meditate on these important portions of Scripture as we prepare for the "unequaled trouble" that lies ahead, and on into the "eternal weight of glory".