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The Miracle Of You - Sound And Shape

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Band: The Miracle Of You Title: Sound And Shape Label: Hotfoot Records Release Date: 8/22/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Some Will Fly 02. The Request 03. The Memory Of Running 04. A Chord In Brunswick 05. I’m All In 06. Field Notes Members/Duties: Sri Rao: Guitar Brandon Luibl: Bass Chad Luibl: Guitar Dave Kelly: Vocals Matt Castoral: Drums Mauricio Sesma: Kiki The Miracle Of You is a very young band. The band met for the first time in January of 2006 in New Brunswick, NJ after having been friends for years.… Continued →

Sophia - My Hands, My Greedy Hands

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Band: Sophia Title: My Hands, My Greedy Hands Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Prison Epistle Abridged 02. Stapley Drive Ballet 03. Return From Rome 04. Wisdom Is More Than Just Thought 05. Feeding Bob Potter I felt there might be no better way to introduce this band, than by posting a copy of what is found in the bio section of their website. It helps to give a clear perspective of why this band exists and what they’re focus is. This young band, coming from the music hotbed of Nashville, TN is poised and ready to let their voice be heard.… Continued →

Century Sleeper - Awaken

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Band: Century Sleeper Title: Awaken Label: Bombworks Release Date: 8/1/2006 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Voyage 02. Arnos Vale 03. My Face In Eternity 04. Look Straight Through 05. Lost On Your Ocean 06. Fainted World 07. Centenary 08. Your Once Loving Heart 09. The End 10. As I Close The Final Page 11. Autumn Members/Duties: Ian Arkley: Vocals, Rhythm, Acoustic, Lead Guitars, E-Bow, Bass James Allin: Keys, Drums, Programming Century Sleeper is the side project of Ian Arkley from the UK-based death/doom band My Silent Wake and James Allin of the U.S.… Continued →

All In - Nothing To Lose

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Band: All In Title: Nothing To Lose Label: Hand Of Hope Release Date: 10/17/2006 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. All Intro 02. Babar: The Bill Cosby Of Elephants 03. The Ol’ Doo Rag’s A Skipper 04. Richard’s Grooshy 05. Toy Stencil And The Ten Foot Tall Riffs 06. The Bunk Price Is Right 07. Sarcasm Killed The Rabies 08. Four Score And A Broham Stitches Ago 09. The Institute Of Zoot Suit McGoot 10. Scooter X Catmosh 11. Ka Ka Kablow! The Triple Chicken Bite 12.… Continued →

Copeland - Eat, Sleep, Repeat

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Artist: Copeland Album: Eat, Sleep, Repeat Label: The Militia Group Release Date: Oct. 31, 2006 Review by: Eric Pettersson With a splashing 2003 debut, Beneath Medicine Tree, the Florida-based four-piece Copeland instantly rose to success (or at least what can be considered success for an indie rock band). Fans were drawn to their heartfelt and honest lyrics, sitting comfortably on top of mountains of relaxing yet passionate piano or guitar. Then in 2005, Copeland released In Motion, which only drew in more fans with better production and a more polished sound.… Continued →

Destroy Nate Allen - Awake O' Sleeper

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Artist: Destroy Nate Allen Album: Awake O’ Sleeper Label: Quiver Society Release Date: 07 October 2006 Review by: Eric Pettersson Upon seeing the name Nate Allen, I assumed this project would be one man with his acoustic guitar, which has been done a million times over, but I was still somewhat excited to see what Nate had to offer. As I opened the CD, I saw a picture of a guy in his twenties with a thick beard and thick black-rimmed glasses, sitting down at a piano.… Continued →

He Is Legend - Suck Out the Poison

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Artist: He Is Legend Album: Suck Out the Poison Label: Solid State Records Release Date: October 3, 2006 Review by: Eric Pettersson After a successful EP on Tribunal Records, Solid State Records felt compelled to respond to the buzz around He Is Legend. Their fall 2004 debut, I Am Hollywood, was a great stretch for the band, giving them what vocalist Schuylar Croom called a very “sassy” sound. Their musical originality and diversity, as well as their incredible ability to balance out spurts of brutal energy with melody and catchy choruses, drew fans of metal, alternative, rock, emo, punk, and hardcore.… Continued →

Derek Webb - Mockingbird

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Artist: Derek Webb Album: Mockingbird Label: Integrity Media Release Date: Dec. 27, 2005, then released for free online on Sept. 1, 2006. Review by: Eric Pettersson After almost ten years leading Caedmon’s Call, Derek Webb went solo in 2003. After releasing three albums, he decided about a month ago to offer his most recent work, Mockingbird, completely for free through www.freederekwebb.com. In the about section of this website, Derek explained that music can play a very important role in getting people to think, and that he, much like Keith Green, has decided that he cares enough about getting these conversations going that he is giving away his music.… Continued →

mewithoutYou - Brother, Sister

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Artist: mewithoutYou Album: Brother, Sister Label: Tooth & Nail Records Release Date: 26 September 2006 Review by: Eric Pettersson When mewithoutYou left the local Philadelphia scene and joined the Tooth & Nail roster in 2002 to release [A–>B] Life, there were incredibly mixed reviews. Those quite comfortable with the status quo of punk and indie rock thought they were too weird and found Aaron Weiss’s unique shouting approach to vocals to be a huge turn-off. Others instantly attached themselves to mewithoutYou because they could relate to Aaron’s deeply poetic, honest, and emotional lyrics, and because their music offered something new to an otherwise repetitive scene.… Continued →

Skillet - Comatose

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Band: Skillet Title: Comatose Label: SRE Recordings Release Date: 10/3/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Rebirthing 02. The Last Night 03. Yours To Hold 04. Better Than Drugs 05. Comatose 06. The Older I Get 07. Those Nights 08. Falling Inside The Black 09. Say Goodbye 10. Whispers 11. Looking For Angels Members/Duties: John Cooper: Vocals, Guitar Korey Cooper: Bass, Keyboards, Vocals Ben Kasica: Lead Guitar Lori Peters: Drums Skillet is back on the scene yet again, this time with their 7th studio album and at the pinnacle of their career.… Continued →

Demise Of Eros - Neither Storm...

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Band: Demise Of Eros Title: Neither Storm, Nor Quake, Nor Fire Label: Strike First Records Release Date: 8/22/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Overtaken 02. Means To Grasp 03. Thirst 04. Engraved On My Palms 05. Interlude 06. Reach For The Sky, Punk 07. Waking Eyes 08. One Too Many Times 09. Scream For Me, Brazil! 10. Truth Unlived 11. Of Ages Past (Solaxative) Members/Duties: Darren Belajac: Vocals Steve Stout: Guitar, Vocals John Erickson: Guitar Will Curtis: Bass Joey Solak: Drums The band known as Demise Of Eros formed in Pittsburgh in the latter end of 2003.… Continued →

Angel 7 - Black And White

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Band: Angel 7 Title: Black And White Label: Bombworks Records Release Date: 8/1/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Black And White 02. New Heavens Above The New Land 03. The Price Of War 04. Force Of Belief And Love 05. Everything That Is Necessary For Us, Is Only Love 06. TV Antichrist 07. Jerusalem 08. The Eternity Calls 09. Spirit Of Freedom 10. Until I Have Not Died 11. From Darkness In Light 12. Babylon Will Fall Members/Duties: Nikolay Kiriljuk: Guitars Slava Malinin: Vocals, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Programming A band that defies genre.… Continued →

Pillar - The Reckoning

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Band: Pillar Title: The Reckoning Label: Flicker Records Release Date: 10/3/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Everything 02. Awake 03. When Tomorrow Comes 04. The Reckoning 05. Tragedy 06. Last Goodbye 07. Angel In Disguise 08. Elysian 09. Crossfire 10. Resolution 11. Sometimes 12. Wherever The Wind Blows 13. Chasing Shadows At Midnight Members/Duties: Rob Beckley: Vocals Lester Estelle: Drums Noah Henson: Guitar Kalel: Bass Pillar, one of Christian music’s premiere hard rock acts, is back with their fourth studio release “The Reckoning”. The album is certainly is a musical evolution for the band, who have seemed to shoot for straight-forward radio rock.… Continued →

Show: Last Chance To Breathe Tour

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After driving through pouring rain for an hour or so after all of us had worked all day we made it to Syracuse. The venue, a small coffee shop called The Empty Cup, was hidden down an alleyway, which we found fairly easily. Parking, on the other hand was not so easy to find but after a few times around the block we got our spot. It was the first time I had been to this venue, though I travel to Syracuse often for concerts. After arriving I found out the show wouldn’t be starting for another hour or so, which was annoying since I had specifically wasted time on the way up knowing that it most likely would not start on time.… Continued →

Concert Review: Copeland, The Hush Sound, Daphne Loves Derby

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Concert Review Artists: Copeland, The Hush Sound, Daphne Loves Derby, Safari So Good Venue: The Champion Ship, Lemoyne, PA Date: 30 September 2006 Review by: Eric Pettersson Disclaimer: My personal enjoyment of this show was increased exponentially by the fact that it was a date with my girlfriend, but I will try to write from an honest clear perspective without letting that taint this review. After much driving back and forth on Market Street, we eventually followed some emo sticker covered cars down a driveway leading behind an office building to find The Champion Ship.… Continued →

Purple Door Festival 2006

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I was excited to yet again be attending Purple Door Festival in Lewisberry, PA this summer. It has become a usual summer ending endeavor for myself and whoever I can get to go along. This year 5 of us attended. Leaving early afternoon on Friday we headed out on the 2 1/2 drive, first stopping at our hotel, then heading into the fest. This is the first time I’ve attended the Friday night concerts. The lineup for this year’s first night was better than last so we decided to spend a little bit of extra cash for a hotel.… Continued →

NEVERTHELESS - Live Like We're Alive

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Band: NEVERTHELESS Title: Live Like We’re Alive Label: Flicker Release Date: 9/19/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. The Real 02. Patience And Devotion 03. Time 04. Live Like We’re Alive 05. Lover 06. Losing Innocence 07. Let It Fall 08. Perfect Chemistry 09. It’s Me 10. O’Child Members/Duties: Josh Pearson: Vocals, Guitar AJ Cheek: Lead Guitar, BGV’s Brad Jones: Guitar, BGV’s Adam Wann: Bass Adam Rowe: Drums NEVERTHELESS is one of the newest signings to the ever growing, not to mention improving, roster of Flicker Records.… Continued →

Skillet/Decyfer Down Concert

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Upon hearing that Skillet & Decyfer Down would be playing only 15 minutes or so from where I live, I figured I would check it out and write up a live review. I had never seen either of the bands live, and I like to try to catch most bands I listen live at least once if possible. I had been planning on hitting up the Silver Bullet Tour that was playing a few hours away but I got the dates mixed up and they both fell on the same night.… Continued →

xLooking Forwardx - The Path We Tread

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Band: xLooking Forwardx Title: The Path We Tread Label: Facedown Records Release Date: 11/8/05 Reviewed By: jake Genre: Punk Hardcore (a dying breed) Oh, the wonderful fast paced hardcore we have all come to know as “punk hardcore”, oddly enough the screaming vocals is all that make it “hardcore”, but the rest of it seems to be more on the punk side. Anyhow this is a dying breed of music now these days, but the band xLooking Forwardx (don’t be an idiot and pronounce the “x”s, they are there for toughness) tries to revive the almost completely gone scene.… Continued →

Of The Son - At War (EP)

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Band: Of The Son Title: At War (EP) Label: Harvest Earth Records Release Date: 9/12/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Kill Your Past 02. Sinless 03. I Live For The Day I Die 04. Crucify 05. Sinless (Live) 06. Praise Unto Christ (Live) 07. Lion (Live) Members/Duties: Rob: Drums Jon: Guitar Ryan: Vocals Nate: Bass Of The Son have been around for 3 years now. The band, coming from Bloomington, IN, immediately started writing their debut effort called “The Dead Will Rise”. You can check that album out on Wounded Records.… Continued →

Showbread - Age Of Reptiles

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Band: Showbread Title: Age Of Reptiles Label: Tooth & Nail Release Date: 8/1/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Naked Lunch 02. Pachycephalosaurus 03. Your Owls Are Hooting 04. Oh! Emetophobia! 05. Sing Me To Sleep 06. George Romero Will Be At Our Wedding 07. Centipede Sisters 08. The Jesus Lizard 09. Dinosaur Bones 10. Age Of Reptiles Members/Duties: Matt Davis: Guitar Mike Jensen: Guitar John Giddens: Synthesizer & Piano Patrick Porter: Bass Josh Dies: Vocals, Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar Ivory Mobley: Vocals Raw rock has changed and gone the way of dinosaurs.… Continued →

Call To Preserve - Unsinkable

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Band: Call To Preserve Title: Unsinkable Label: Strike First Release Date: 8/8/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Hold Fast 02. Sidewinder 03. You Broke Down 04. Force Of Change 05. Life’s Too Short 06. Thick As Blood 07. Shellshock 08. Stand And Fight 09. Pay The Price 10. Fight Til The End 11. Now And Forever 12. Unsinkable Members/Duties: John Ellis: Vocals Matthew Aviles: Bass Michael Aviles: Drums Duke Ahrens: Guitar Harbor McFarlan Partin: Guitar One of the standouts of the Florida hardcore scene, Call To Preserve formed in 2003 and quickly rose up the ranks.… Continued →

Hundred Year Storm - Hello From The Children Of Planet Earth

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Band: Hundred Year Storm Title: Hello From The Children Of Planet Earth Label: Floodgate Records Release Date: 8/22/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. 00:01 02. Yesterday We Had It All 03. Walking Away From What You Deserve 04. August On Fire 05. Where Beauty Never Dies 06. The Golden Record 07. All This Time 08. Beloved 09. Winter Is Always Good For Broken Hearts 10. Reach 11. Crash And Burn 12. Pilot’s Last Broadcast Members/Duties: Bill McCharen: Vocals, Guitars David Kiesel: Guitars, Vocals Brandon Johnson: Drums Shane Fling: Bass, Keys, Vocals Hundred Year Storm formed in the summer of 2003 in Austin, TX.… Continued →

Every New Day - Even In The Darkest Places

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Band: Every New Day Title: Even In The Darkest Places Label: Hand Of Hope Release Date: 8/22/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Best Defenses 02. Transparency 03. Rise Up 04. Colder 05. Silent Streets 06. See You Again 07. Eye To Eye 08. Mark This Day 09. Tomorrow 10. Demons Among Us 11. Walk Alone Members/Duties: Murray Campbell: Lead Vocals, Guitar Scott Campbell: Bass, Vocals Matt Colonval: Drums Every New Day caught my eye a few years back now. I read a small article on them online and decided to give them a shot.… Continued →

Bloodlined Calligraphy - Ypsilanti

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Band: Bloodlined Calligraphy Title: Ypsilanti Label: Facedown Records Release Date: 9/19/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. 5/14/06 02. Is You Asking? Or Is You Telling? 03. Take It Or Leave It 04. From Here On Out 05. It Can’t Rain All The Time 06. Ashes To Ashes 07. If Heaven Ain’t A Lot Like Ypsi, I Don’t Wanna Go 08. America’s Next Top Model 09. Frienemies 10. Last Goodbye 11. They Want You Silent Members/Duties: Eric Cargile: Bass, Guitar Matt Carter: Drums, Vocals Ally French: Vocals, Piano Ryan Hampton: Guitar, Vocals Ypsilanti?… Continued →

Pushstart Wagon - LA Was Our Alamo

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Band: Pushstart Wagon Title: LA Was Our Alamo Label: -none- Release Date: n/a Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Paul 02. Radiation 03. Country Star 04. Mary 05. Love Is Such A Hard Way 06. Breathing Room 07. Would I Be So True 08. Aisle Walker 09. Defend You 10. Teenage Bible 11. Los Angeles Members/Duties: Steve Guiles: Vocals, Guitar Eric Shouse: Bass, Backup Vocals Ben Eggehorn: Drums If you’ve been listening to Christian underground music for some time, you may recognize the name Pushstart Wagon.… Continued →

War Of Ages - Pride Of The Wicked

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Band: War Of Ages Title: Pride Of The Wicked Label: Facedown Records Release Date: 9/5/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Guide For The Helpess 02. Rise From The Ashes 03. Strength Within 04. Absence Of Fear 05. The Fall Of Pride 06. Heart Of A Warrior 07. Aftermath 08. Bitter Sweet 09. Silence Insecurities 10. Stone By Stone Members/Duties: Leroy Hamp: Vocals Steve Brown: Guitar Jonathan Lynch: Guitar TJ Alford: Bass Alex Hamp: Drums War Of Ages, from Erie PA, released their debut LP on Strike First Records, a sub-label of Facedown, just about 2 years back now.… Continued →

With Blood Comes Cleansing - Golgotha

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Band: With Blood Comes Cleansing Title: Golgotha Label: Blood & Ink Records Release Date: 8/ /06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. An Introduction To Death 02. Golgotha 03. Mark Your Words 04. Fearless Before Opposition 05. Take Everything 06. My Help 07. Persecution 08. Bring Out Your Dead 09. Betrayed 10. Hypocrisy Members/Duties: Michael Sasser: Vocals Jeremy Sims: Guitar Spence Erickson: Drums Scott Erickson: Guitar Jon Stripling: Bass With Blood Comes Cleansing is a fairly new group, but you wouldn’t know it from listening to their devastating debut.… Continued →

Bosc - EP

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Band: Bosc Title: Bosc (EP) Label: -none- Release Date: n/a Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Will It Ever 02. Nobody Else 03. If Only 04. Evolve Members/Duties: Brett Lesher: Vocals, Guitar James Campbell: Keys, Backup Vocals Jason Ontjes: Bass Steve Mesanko: Drums Bosc is a group that I was completely unfamiliar with when I received this EP in the mail and I had absolutely no clue what to expect as I popped it in the player.What I was presented was a piano led rock group with great melodies and pleasant musical offerings.… Continued →

Lakes "Photographs EP"

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Artist: Lakes Album: Photographs EP Label: The Militia Group Release Date: September 5th, 2006 Review by: Eric Seth Roberts was the mastermind behind Watashi Wa. He had some label conflict with Tooth & Nail when he tried to change his band to Eager Seas and with it change his sound, but after all was said and done, the album was released, and Seth was released from his contract. Looking to start things over again, he changed his band’s name to Lakes, and joined forces with The Militia Group, who seem to be the ideal label home for bands like this.… Continued →

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