REVIEW : Grits - Reiterate
It's still the same old Grits, but with fresh ideas and a new direction.
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February 6, 2009
REVIEW : Raining and OK - The Devil On Your Shoulder
Raining and OK is just one of those bands that's just hard not to like...
REVIEW : Bread of Stone - Letting Go
In the mood for some nice modern worship... Bread of Stone hits the spot.
REVIEW : Preson Phillips - The Observant and the Anawim
My review of Preson Phillips's latest album release "The Observant and the Anawim"
REVIEW : Burning Tree Project - Time and Color
Still waiting for that 'burning bush' experience? Here you go...
February 4, 2009
REVIEW : The Less - Loud Machines
In the world of alt-rock... The Less is more. Believe it.
REVIEW : New Heights - Worlds
Are you ready to take alt-rock to New Heights? This EP is a step in the right direction...
REVIEW : Once Dead - Visions Of Hell
Band: Once Dead
Album: Visions Of Hell
Label: Open Grave Records
Reviewed By: Chris W
Before I start this review, let me say that I really don’t listen to much thrash metal, nor do I know much about it. That said, this cd was really a lot of fun to listen to.
Once Dead was the resurrection of the controversy laden band Vengeance Rising, and has become a sort of christian supergroup now featuring members of not only Vengeance Rising but also The Crucified, Fasedown, Hirax, and Deliverance.… Continued →
REVIEW : Faith Factor - Against A Darkened Sky
Band: Faith Factor
Album: Against a Darkened Sky
Label: Retroactive Records
Reviewed by: Dale H
Some say power metal is dead in the USA but I am here to tell you it’s NOT!!! There is a Power Metal band hailing from southern New Jersey and that band is Faith Factor. After their EP “07/07/07” comes their best stuff yet under their new debut album, “AGAINST A DARKENED SKY”. Throughout the years some have stated that one power metal band is the same as another, but they would be forced to rethink their postion after listening to “AGAINST A DARKENED SKY”.… Continued →
January 31, 2009
REVIEW : Various Artists - CompassionArt
A mega collaboration of some of Christian music's biggest names, all for the sake of giving to the poorest of the poor.
REVIEW : Paramore - Riot!
In this review Griffin swoons over pop music, rants against "Misery Business" and describes Hayley Williams as "not inordinately gorgeous."
REVIEW : Lecrae - Rebel
Artist: Lecrae
Album: Rebel
Label: Reach Records
Release Date: September 30, 2008
Reviewed By: Luke J.
Being counter-cultural these days is extremely hard. Everything around you says “do things this way” or “if you have this item you need nothing else”. The Bible calls all Christians to something different, to be counter-cultural. What if we lived a lifestyle unashamed of Jesus Christ and no longer conformed to the patterns of the world. Or in this case, the culture. We would then line up with the teachings of the Bible and be better equipped to live a life that is set apart, unique. … Continued →
INTERVIEW : The Ascendicate
My interview with "The Ascendicate" - Check this one out!
January 30, 2009
REVIEW : The Ascendicate - To Die As Kings
My review of "The Ascendicate's" debut album "To Die As Kings"
January 28, 2009
REVIEW : The Contact - Canvas Tears
A review for my vote for best new album of 2009: The Contact's "Canvas Tears"
REVIEW : Nailpoint - Falling to Pieces
A Review Of Nailpoint's "Falling To Pieces"
INTERVIEW : A Hope For Home
My interview with A Hope For Home - Check out their latest CD titled "The Everlasting Man"
REVIEW : Hopeless Passion - Everything You Ever Wanted
Band: Hopeless Passion
Album: Everything You Ever Wanted
Label: None
Reviewed by: Tyler Hess
Coming from what seems to be a musical hotbed lately in Fresno, CA, Hopeless Passion brings us what mostly amounts to a very rough cut of mostly pop-punk stylings, but with some twists that glean from hip hop and rock. This is a project that just screams “hey, we did this ourselves!” They are a two man show, with the percussion being done on the instrument that we call a computer, which leads to very simple beats and vocals that rarely (at least until the last four songs or so) go outside of a small, simple, basic pop-punk box.… Continued →
REVIEW : Harmony - Chapter II : Aftermath
Harmony is a metal band hailing from Sweden. This is a review of their latest CD, Chapter II: Aftermath.
January 27, 2009
REVIEW : twentyfour64 - Know Me
I’m really sorry I’m just writing this now and in such a hurry, but I just got out of P.E. and my heart is pumping really fast and I want to bust this out before lunch is over and I have to go back to Spanish class for another boring laser disc movie. Wait, this isn’t the mid to late 90’s and I’m not still in high school?
REVIEW : Yours for Mine - Dear Children
Here's my take on the exciting debut album by Yours for Mine. It's anything but status quo as far as genres go so read on to find out why. Come on, don't be afraid!
January 26, 2009
REVIEW : Julian Drive - My Coming Day
Julian Drive – My Coming Day
In a world where Baskin-Robbins has 31 flavors (and then some?), Julian Drive has found its perfect ice cream flavored musical niche. After all, vanilla is technically a flavor. In fact, it has a huge market appeal. There are tons of people out there with out any real higher sense of developed taste buds, but they still like ice cream. What I’m getting at here is that Julian Drive definitely has a broad market appeal and will probably find a good amount of success.… Continued →
REVIEW : Theocracy - Mirror Of Souls
Album: Mirror of Souls
Label: Ulterium Records
Reviewer: Stephen M
When Brandon asked me to review Theocracy I was sceptical, and for good reason too. Theocracy is a band in a genre I have yet to discover. Epic, melodic Power Metal with occasional progressive flourishes is what Theocracy is classified as. I have never really listened to any metal bands before, like Dragonforce, which I am told are similar, so this “metal” sound is new to me and in some ways redefines it for me. Normally what I call progressive metal music sounds like Becoming The Archetype.… Continued →
January 25, 2009
REVIEW : Fiction Family - Fiction Family
Artist: Fiction Family
Album: Fiction Family
Label: ATO Records/ Credential Recordings
Release Date: January 20, 2009
Reviewer: Eric Pettersson
Tracklist:
1. When She’s Near
2. Out of Order
3. Not Sure
4. Betrayal
5. Elements Combined
6. War in My Blood
7. Throw It Away
8. Closer than You Think
9. Please Don’t Call It Love
10. Mostly Prove Me Wrong
11. We Ride
12. Look for My Baby
Jon Foreman is a busy guy. His main band, Switchfoot, has been seeing significant mainstream rock success since they released “The Beautiful Letdown” in 2005.… Continued →
January 22, 2009
REVIEW : This Is Luke - There Is Hope
Band: This is Luke
Album: There is Hope
Label: None
Reviewed by: Tyler Hess
While listening to this album, I had to do one very important thing: Check myself before I wreck Myself. When approached about reviewing this 7 song EP, I was told that the guys had come up with a new worship album. Not only did this surprise me because I had some strange thought that they were a pop punk band (or something close to that), but it also baffled when I first heard the album.… Continued →
January 21, 2009
REVIEW : A Hope For Home - The Everlasting Man
Artist: A Hope For Home
Album: The Everlasting Man
Label: Strike First Records
Reviewer: Stephen M
01. The Covenant (2:11)
02. Iniquity: An Offering (3:53)
03. Affliction: The Witness, The Advocate (4:31)
04. Infidelity: Kingdom’s End (3:15)
05. The Exile (2:33)
06. Babylon: The Insatiable Thirst (6:08)
07. Absolution: Of Flight And Failure (6:28)
08. Masada: The Spiral Staircase (6:13)
09. Restoration: The Return From Exile (6:50)
10. Redemption: A Grief Observed (5:27)
11. The Thousand Years (1:18)
I had no idea what to expect with the newest CD from A Hope For Home entitled The Everlasting Man, but what I found surprised me.… Continued →
REVIEW : Andrew Hedlin - Downstairs
Artist: Andrew Hedlin
Album: Downstairs
Label: None (released independently)
Release Date: August 23, 2008
Reviewer: Eric Pettersson
Tracklist:
1. What’s a Song?
2. Comin’ Back
3. Subway
4. Marigold Street
5. Count on Me
6. Anchor Me
7. Winter Vacation
8. 40,000 Brothers
9. Sunlight
Hailing from Manitoba, Canada, singer-songwriter Andrew Hedlin seems to be a man of wide experiences. Acoustic songs like “Subway” and “Marigold Street” sound like the life of any of us, talking with old friends and dealing with stress, but “Comin’ Back” picks up the pace with a clean electric guitar and catchy chorus about traveling all over the world.… Continued →
REVIEW : Eleventyseven - Galactic Conquest
Band: Eleventyseven
Album: Galactic Conquest
Label: Sony BMG/Flicker Records
Reviewed by: Tyler Hess
If I have at any time over the past four months of writing reviews gained any scene points, street cred. or Dundee awards for anything I’ve written, I’m fully prepared for the chance that I’m going to get them all taken away right now.
Jumping on the bandwagon before it was way overcrowded, Eleventyseven busted out with their sophomore release by adding quite a bit of the now all too familiar electronica to their pop-punk act in quite a diversion, musically, from their first release “and the land of the fake believe”.… Continued →
REVIEW : House of Heroes - The End Is Not the End
Artist: House of Heroes
Album: The End Is Not the End
Label: Gotee
Release Date: September 23, 2008
Review by: Michael Mayer III
Tracklisting:
- Intro
- If
- Lose Control
- Leave You Now
- Dangerous
- In the Valley of the Dying Sun
- Code Name: Raven
- By Your Side
- Journey Into Space (Part One)
- Sooner or Later
- Baby’s a Red
- Drown
- Faces
- Voices
- Field of Daggers
INTERVIEW : And Then There Were None
Scott, IVM: Give me a rundown of who’s-who in the band.
Sean plays guitar and loves backing up our trailer. Matt M plays synth and is very talented at acquiring free food. Nick plays guitar and is 17 years old. Ryan plays drums and can harmonize any melody. I sing and I am obsessed with programming music.
What’s the history of the band. How did everybody meet.
Sean and I met in elementary school through ccd at our church. We started making music in middle school solely because we thought it would be cool to start a band.… Continued →