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August 10, 2007

REVIEW : Death Is Not Welcome Here - Freedom for the Broken

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Artist: Death Is Not Welcome Here Album: Freedom for the Broken Label: None Release Date: May 20, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Until the Last 2. Freedom for the Broken 3. Heaven Is Almost Here 4. Facing Today 5. Our Time Is Now “I am living proof that we are all in need,” croons out vocalist Stevo, with a lingering hint of a British accent. Teamed up with the rest of Death Is Not Welcome Here, soaring dual harmonized vocals lead this quartet into better written and more cohesive material, and less generic lyrics, but certainly keeping the same great message.… Continued →

August 8, 2007

REVIEW : Fixed til Tuesday (I Am Terrified) - Aww Son EP

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Artist: Fixed til Tuesday (now known as I Am Terrified) Album: Aww Son Label: None (Independently Released) Release Date: 2006 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Hul Kogan’s Seven Second Apocalypse 2. O’ How Constant 3. May Kills the Calendar 4. Red Basket Club 5. And Souls Sing These are the moments that I love writing for Indie Vision Music. Sometimes a CD will be sent my way, and I can scarcely think of a thing to say about, let alone a reason to listen to more than the first three tracks before taking it out of my player and throwing it into the woods, hoping to forget its memory forever (yes, there have been albums that have made me want to do this).… Continued →

August 6, 2007

REVIEW : The Send- "Cosmos"

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Band: The Send Album Title: Cosmos Label: Tooth and Nail Records Release Date: 7/31/07 Review by: Nate
  1. Need
  2. Fairweather
  3. An Epiphany
  4. Blocking The Sun
  5. Begin
  6. The Fall
  7. Drown
  8. Santiam
  9. The Science Of The Sky
  10. Dawn And Dusk
  11. Say
  12. Fire Colors
  13. In Repose
Rating: Summary: Not too long ago, Joseph Kisselburgh left his first band that led him to “Christian music fame.” He said goodbye to Falling Up and hello to The Send. His new project is something close to heart, seeing how he has been wanting to do this for a while.… Continued →

August 2, 2007

REVIEW : Fairweather Fan - The Ghost of Honesty

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Artist: Fairweather Fan Album: The Ghost of Honesty Label: Wounded Records Release Date: April 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Better Way to Make Mistakes 2. I Can Carry You 3. Dress Rehearsal 4. Of Life 5. What I Wouldn’t Give 6. Second Chance Summer 7. Watch Out for Strangers 8. Meaning of Haste 9. Unpleasant Forecast 10. The Ghost of Honesty In all honesty, the first few listens of this disc were not impressive. Another young band with semi-decent melodies and a desire to be catchy.… Continued →

July 30, 2007

INTERVIEW : Anberlin

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I got the chance to interview Anberlin’s Stephen Christian (vocals) on the July 21st Miami, FL Warped Tour spot. Stephen is the most enthusiastic and humble guy I have ever interviewed. I hope you enjoy reading this interview as much as I enjoyed doing it. Interview by: Julio D. Anta Can you state your name and what you do in the band?
Stephen Christian: I’m Stephen Christian and I sing in the band Anberlin. How’s the Warped Tour been treating you so far? SC: Unreal man, we’ve been meeting so many cool bands like Circa Survive, Coheed and Cambria, Kill Switch Engage and all these incredible bands all in one place.… Continued →

July 25, 2007

REVIEW : Mxpx "Secret Weapon"

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Band: Mxpx Album: “Secret Weapon” Label: Tooth & Nail Records Release Date: 7-17-07 Reviewing any Mxpx record is always a difficult task for me. You see they’ve become an American staple, a band of longetivity and band I’ve been listening to since High School. Each album that releases and passes is a favorite of mine (well minus Before and Everything After which was a critical letdown) and an album that withstands the abuse my cd player inflicts upon it. This new one, “Secret Weapon” is no exception.… Continued →

July 23, 2007

REVIEW : Dizmas - Tension

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Artist: Dizmas Album: Tension Label: Credential Recordings Release Date: May 22, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Jealousy Hurts 2. Shake It Off 3. Play It Safe 4. If You Love Someone 5. See Daylight 6. Dance 7. This Is a Warning 8. The Voice Is Ghostly 9. Nothing at All 10. October 11. Until You Rescued Me 12. Sun Starting off with the same intensity, passion, and melodic ingenuity as their debut, On a Search in America, Dizmas tried a new approach for their second punch.… Continued →

July 8, 2007

REVIEW : Jeff Deyo - Unveil

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Artist: Jeff Deyo Album: Unveil Label: Indelible Creative Group Release Date: May 22, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Glory Rain Down 2. So in Awe 3. I’ll Forever Love Your Name 4. Unveil 5. Glory 6. Falling Down Like Rain 7. More in Love 8. Love of God 9. Nothing on Earth 10. You Are God 11. Fall on Me The other day I had a conversation in the car while listening to this album, when my friend commented that it must be hard to review a “worship CD,” because there’s this whole other category of things to look for.… Continued →

June 27, 2007

REVIEW : Everyday Sunday - Wake Up! Wake Up!

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Artist: Everyday Sunday Album: Wake Up! Wake Up! Label: Inpop Records Release Date: May 22, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1.  Let’s Go Back 2. Wake Up! Wake Up! 3. Take Me Out 4. Find Me Tonight 5. Apathy for Apologies 6. I’ll Get over It (Miss Elaineous) 7. What We’re Here For 8. Now You’re Gone 9. Tell Me You’ll Be There 10. From Me to You Joining the Flicker Records roster in 2002, Everyday Sunday released the instant hit, Stand Up.  Videos for “Lose It Again” and “Wait” could be seen frequently on Christian rock video programs such as TVU, and the buzz was flying.… Continued →

June 24, 2007

REVIEW : Building 429 - Iris to Iris

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Artist: Building 429 Album: Iris to Iris Label: Word Records Release Date: May 1, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Power of Your Name 2. Majesty 3. Singing over Me 4. You Carried Me 5. Amazed 6. Incredible 7. Waiting to Shine 8. Taken 9. New Season 10. Constant 11. Grace That Is Greater Iris: it’s the colored part of the eye surrounding the pupil. So to say “Iris to iris” is like getting even closer than just “eye to eye.” And that’s what Building 429 has focused their third and latest release on: seeing eye to eye with God in a closer way.… Continued →

INTERVIEW : Before Their Eyes

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Interview by: Julio D. Anta If you could tell the readers your name and what you do in the bad? Nick Moore: My name is Nick Moore, and I’m the vocalist in the band. So, how did the band get started? NM: Well, I was in another band that ended up breaking up. I knew a few other guys guys from other bands that we had all played with in the past. So I called Jared our drummer and told him I wanted to start a little side project and if he was interested playing drums for it, and have his friend Cory who was also in his old band play bass.… Continued →

June 18, 2007

REVIEW : Project 86- "Rival Factions"

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Band: Project 86 Album Title: Rival Factions Label: Tooth and Nail Release Date: 6/19/07 Review by: Nate
  • 1. Evil (A Chorus Of Resistance) 2. Put Your Lips To The TV 3. The Forces Of Radio Have Dropped A Viper Into The Rhythm Section 4. Molotov 5. Slaves To Liberty 6. Pull Me Closer, Violent Dancer 7. Illuminate 8. The Sanctuary Hum 9. Caveman Jam 10. Normandy
Summary of me: First of all, this is my first review on IVM so please bear with my opinions. I have been listening to Christian music for years and years… and it means crap when it comes to review.… Continued →

REVIEW : Ruth - Secondhand Dreaming

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Artist: Ruth Album: Secondhand Dreaming Label: Tooth & Nail Records Release Date: June 26, 2007 Review By: Julio D. Anta Tracklisting: 1. One Foot In, One Foot Out 2. Cross The Line 3. Secondhand Dreaming 4. Here To New York 5. Mr. Turner 6. Work It Out 7. Standing Still 8. Figure You Out 9. You Are 10. Love Me Like You Do 11. Always Yours 12. Well With Soul Year after year without fail Tooth & Nail Records quietly releases a great album with little to no advertising dollars spent.… Continued →

June 17, 2007

REVIEW : Maylene and the Sons of Disaster - "II"

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Band: Maylene and the Sons of Disaster Title: II Label: Ferret Records Release Date: March 20, 2007 Review By: Levi (a.k.a Matrixkitty) Track listing:
  1. “Memories of the Grove”
  2. “Dry the River”
  3. “Plenty Strong and Plenty Wrong”
  4. “Darkest of Kin”
  5. “Raised by the Tide”
  6. “Wylie”
  7. “Death is an Alcoholic”
  8. “Everyone Needs a Hasting”
  9. “Don’t Ever Cross a Trowel”
  10. “Tale of the Runaways”
  11. “The Day Hell Broke Loose at Sicard Hollow”
I’ve never been a really into the whole Underoath phenomenon, so when I heard that Dallas Taylor left the band and formed Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, I was less than excited.… Continued →

June 13, 2007

REVIEW : The Chariot- The Fiancée

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Artist: The Chariot Album: The Fiancée Label: Solid State Release Date: April 3, 2007 Review by: rand Tracklising: 1. Back To Back 2. They Faced Each Other 3. They Drew Their Swords 4. And Shot Each Other 5. The Deaf Policemen 6. Heard This Noise 7. Then Came To Kill 8. The Two Dead Boys 9. Forgive Me Nashville 10. The Trumpet I have never seen The Chariot live. Before you shoot me though, just know that Austin, TX never has Christian metal bands coming through it for some reason.… Continued →

June 12, 2007

REVIEW : Before Their Eyes - Self Titled

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Artist: Before Their Eyes Album: Before Their Eyes Label: Rise Records Release Date: May 15, 2007 Review By: Julio D. Anta Tracklisting: 1. City In A Snow Globe 2. The Nighttime Is Our Time 3. You Talk A Good Game 4. Crawling Towards Forgiveness 5. This Is Redemption, This Is Out Lives Washed Cleaned 6. Why 6 Is Afraid Of 7 7 The Journey Down South (Starts With A 2 Step) 8. Hope In Devotion 9. Shotguns Speak Louder Than Words 10. Close Your Eyes, It’s Okay To Rest Now Home to post-hardcore up and comers Drop Dead Gorgeous and The Devil Wears Prada come Rise Records newest signing.… Continued →

REVIEW : Seventh Star- The Undisputed Truth

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Artist: Seventh Star Album: The Undisputed Truth Label: Facedown Records Release Date: June 12, 2007 Review by: rand Tracklisting: 1. The Undisputed Truth 2. Now At Hand 3. World War Three 4. Cursed Creation (The Fall of Man) 5. Isaiah Six 6. For All The Saints 7. Seven 8. The World’s Solution 9. I Versus I 10. Overrun.Overgrown.Overthrown. 11. Chasing The Wind I don’t know why, but when I heard that Seventh Star was releasing a new album, for some reason I remembered them being a rap rock band.… Continued →

June 10, 2007

INTERVIEW : Our Departure Project

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I had the pleasure of sitting down with Ben Cook of Our Departure Project on May 12, 2007 after his show with The Wolverines in Miami, Florida. For the latest information, tour dates, or to purchase Our Departure Project’s debut EP titled This Story Will Show You please visit www.myspace.com/ourdepartureproject. Interview by: Julio D. Anta
What’s your name and what do you do? Ben Cook: My name is Ben Cook, I play guitar and sing. I’d like to get a full band together but it’s just me for right now.… Continued →

June 7, 2007

INTERVIEW : A Slight Breeze

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Formed in the wake of the now-defunct Bernard, A Slight Breeze is the brain-child of ex-Bernard bassist Ryan Adams. About a month ago I had the opportunity of interviewing him in his small St. Augustine apartment where we discussed the unique sound of ASL and the break up of his former band. Interview by Julio D. Anta Do you write most of the music? Ryan Adam’s: Yeah, I guess. I’ve been writing and recording for maybe two years, pretty much when I got my computer. I started writing, and sorta had intentions for some of it to end up in Bernard, but it just never happened.… Continued →

June 5, 2007

REVIEW : Derek Webb - The Ringing Bell

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Artist: Derek Webb Album: The Ringing Bell Label: INO Records Release Date: May 1, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. The End 2. The Very End 3. A Love That’s Stronger Than Our Fear 4. I Wanna Marry You All Over Again 5. I Don’t Want to Fight 6. Name 7. Can’t Be without You 8. I for an I 9. A Savior on Capitol Hill 10. This Too Shall Be Made Right You may remember Derek Webb from his work in Caedmon’s Call or from 2005’s Mockingbird, which he made available for free download last year.… Continued →

REVIEW : Between the Trees - The Story and the Song

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Artist: Between the Trees Album: The Story and the Song Label: Bonded Records Release Date: April 24, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. The Forward 2. White Lines & Red Lights 3. The Way She Feels 4. Words 5. The Greatest of These (A Little Love) 6. Darlin’ 7. A Time for Yohe 8. She Is… 9. Fairweather 10. The Fort 11. You Cry a Tear to Start a River Ranging from 18 to 21 years old, the five young men who comprise Between the Trees have established something well beyond their years, and this is just the beginning.… Continued →

June 2, 2007

INTERVIEW : Norma Jean

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Interview by Julio D. Anta What’s your name and what do you do in the band? Jake Schultz: My name is Jake Schultz and I play bass. How’s the tour with Underoath and Maylene been going? JS: It was awesome, I mean this was the last show. It was ten days I think and we’ve known basically everyone on this tour for years, so it’s been a really big hangout. A bro-fest if you will. How long have you been in the band? JS: Pretty much, I joined right after the first record came out.… Continued →

June 1, 2007

REVIEW : Pistis In Him Alone - Darkness Only Is The Absence Of Light

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Artist: Pistis In Him Alone Album: Darkness Only Is The Absence Of Light EP 1. Wonderful Spirit 2. Contentment 3. Redemption 4. Adoration 5. Confidence By way of introduction, let me say that Pistis In Him Alone is the most intense worship band I have ever heard. That’s probably because they’re a German hardcore band. Pistis – a Greek word for faithfulness – (In Him Alone) disbanded in 2006 after six years together. But as they went headbanging into that good night, Pistis left us with their swan song EP, Darkness Only Is The Absence Of Light.… Continued →

May 29, 2007

INTERVIEW : He Is Legend

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(picture courtesy of Reuben Wilson) To start things off, who are you and what do you do in He Is Legend? -I’m Schuylar and I sing. Could you give us a brief update on what you’ve been up to lately? -We’ve pretty much just been preparing for our headlining tour. A month or two ago, you started pushing the movie, The Reaping, to fans. How did this come about? -They expressed interest in having us help promote the film. I think it’s known in the industry as “Selling Out” but we figured, why not?… Continued →

May 24, 2007

REVIEW : The Wedding - Polarity

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Artist: The Wedding Album: Polarity Label: Brave New World Records Release Date: April 17, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. The Call 2. Say Your Prayers 3. I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead 4. Staring at the Light 5. This One’s for You 6. I-540 7. It’s Time to Rock (OK?) 8. Rebound 9. Schizophrenia 10. The Last Stand (Wake the Regiment 2) 11. Misery Loves Company 12. Southside 13. Revelation 14. Fireworks About two years ago I went to a small church show to see Kids in the Way play, and one of the opening acts happened to be a band called The Wedding.… Continued →

May 20, 2007

REVIEW : The Almost "Southern Weather"

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Band: The Almost Title: Southern Weather Release Date: 4.3.07 Review By: JoshIVM Tracklisting: 01. Say This Sooner 02. Drive There Now 03. Dirty And Left Out 04. I Mostly Copy Other People 05. Southern Weather 06. Stop It 07. Amazing Because It Is 08. Everyone Here Smells Like A Rat 09. Never Say “I Told You So” 10. Call Back When I’m Honest 11. Everything That Makes Me Sick I had been wishing since the days of “Changing Of Times“, that Aaron would do a side project.… Continued →

REVIEW : A Plea For Purging "Quick Is The Word Steady Is The Action"

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Band: A Plea For Purging Title: Quick Is The Word; Steady Is The Action Release Date: 2007 Review By: JoshIVM Tracklisting: 01. Resurrection Of The Beast 02. Quick Is The Word 03. Interlude 04. The Betrayars 05. Mystery – Great Babylon, Mother Of Prostitutes And All Abominations Of The Earth 06. Death Has Been Swallowed Up In Victory Members/Duties: Andrew Atkins: Vocals Aaron Eckermann: Drums Blake Martin: Guitar Lyle Paschal: Guitar John Wand: Bass A Plea For Purging is an up-and-coming metalcore outfit formed in 2005 in the music hub of Nashville, TN.… Continued →

REVIEW : Family Force 5 "Business Up Front...(Diamond Edition)"

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Band: Family Force 5 Title: Business Up Front, Party In The Back (Diamond Edition) Release Date: 3.20.07 Review By: JoshIVM Tracklisting: 01. Cadillac Phunque 02. Kountry Gentleman 03. X-Girlfriend 04. Drama Queen 05. Put Ur Hands Up 06. Love Addict 07. Earthquake 08. Replace Me 09. Lose Urself 10. Peachy 11. Supersonic 12. Numb 13. I Love You To Death (Bonus) 14. Face Down (Bonus) 15. Never Let Me Go (Bonus) Members/Duties: Solomon Olds (aka Soul Glow Activatur): Vocals, Guitar Jacob Olds (aka Crouton): Drums, Vocals Joshua Olds (Fatty): Bass, Background Vocals Nathan Currin: (Nadaddy): DJ, Keytar Derek Mount (Chap Stique): Lead Guitar I have previously reviewed the regular edition of this album which can be viewed here.… Continued →

May 17, 2007

INTERVIEW : This Beautiful Republic

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To begin, you can state your name and your duties in the band. My name is Ben Olin and I am the Vocalist for This Beautiful Republic So how’s touring going? Touring has definitely been an adventure. It’s not as glorious as most people believe it to be, it’s a lot of really hard work, but the rewards outweigh the amount of work put in. Sanctus Real are friends of ours and Needtobreathe are just really great guys so it was a great first tour for us to be on.… Continued →

May 15, 2007

REVIEW : Darkroom - A Curious Excavation

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Artist: Darkroom Album: A Curious Excavation Label: None (released independently) Release Date: March 31, 2007 Tracklist: 1. Windsor Knots 2. Afraid 3. A Curious Excavation 4. Consequences 5. The Best Part 6. Quicksilver 7. Stagecraft 8. Six eight four four 9. Blanketed Fortress 10. Veranda 11. The Old Gun Hailing from Winona Lakes, Indiana; Darkroom comes boasting a five-man line up, each with his own unique set of influences. Yet they come together to create something quite familiar, but not in a bad way. This musical endeavor floats along melodically emotive indie rock, gliding the waters with strings, bells, and horns.… Continued →

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