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REVIEW : Oh, Sleeper - When I Am God

By Eric Pettersson in Reviews | Comments closed

Artist: Oh, Sleeper Album: When I Am God Label: Solid State Records Release Date: October 23, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Vices like Vipers 2. I Will Welcome the Reaping 3. We Are the Archers 4. Charlatan’s Host 5. The Siren’s Song 6. The Color Theft 7. To Flagship 8. His Name Was Bishop 9. Building the Nations 10. Revelations in the Calm 11. The End of a Dark Campaign Finally. A word that can be used in many ways to describe the release of this album.… Continued →

INTERVIEW : Crimson Refuge

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Crimson Refuge Bio as seen on Myspace: Crimson Refuge is a 5-Piece Indie/Rock band based out of Eastern North Carolina. Their sound is a unique blend of southern/indie rock containing elements of hardcore. Their lyrics are based on everyday situations that life has thrown at the guys both the good and the bad. The force that drives them is their faith in Jesus Christ and their desire to make Him known. Crimson Refuge has been making their way into the music scene since fall of 2007.… Continued →

REVIEW : Olivia the Band "Where We Come From It Never Snows"

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Artist: Olivia the Band Album: Where Come From It Never Snows Label: Up At Nite/Syntax Records Crap, am I impressed or what? I know that’s a real zinger of a line to throw out in the first sentence but wow, oh wow, is this good! Every song is a radio single and eager for your listen. Every beat is addictive and every strum of the guitar is like heaven. This album transcends all genres and rises above the melodic punk rock background they rise from. This album beats back all preconceived notions you may have and tosses them out the window.… Continued →

REVIEW : Demon Hunter - Storm the Gates of Hell

By Eric Pettersson in Reviews | Comments closed

Artist: Demon Hunter Album: Storm the Gates of Hell Label: Solid State Records Release Date: November 6, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Storm the Gates of Hell 2. Lead Us Home 3. Sixteen 4. Fading Away 5. Carry Me Down 6. A Thread of Light 7. I Am You 8. Incision 9. Thorns 10. Follow the Wolves 11. Fiction Kingdom 12. The Wrath of God Exploding onto the Christian metal scene in 2002 with dark imagery and a shroud of mystery was a band by the name of Demon Hunter.… Continued →

REVIEW : Our City Sleeps- Wake Up!

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Band: Our City Sleeps Album: “Wake Up!” Label: Unsigned Released: Fall/Winter 2007 Reviewed by: Cory Myspace Our City Sleeps combines pop with indie rock to make a brand of catchy rock ’n’ roll all their own. Their sound is somewhere in between the artsy styling of Cool Hand Luke and the pop/rock hooks of Forever Changed. The recording is pretty decent on this album, but I feel like it fails to capture the energy these guys have when they play live. And to be fair capturing that energy is a hard thing to accomplish.… Continued →

INTERVIEW : Fono

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Ladies & Gentlemen. What you are about to read is my first ever phone interview, and it happened to be with Fono’s leader, Del Currie, a couple months ago. Please go through it all, i know it’s long, for we talked almost an hour. But it’s hard not to keep asking questions to a guy who answers them in such an intelligent, wise and humorous way ! So come and discover what Fono and their latest release, Too Broken To Brake, is all about.… Continued →

INTERVIEW : This Holiday Life

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Recently, I’ve had the chance to do an e-mail interview with Bobby, from one of my favorite bands, This Holiday Life. Read the interview, and enjoy it. 1) Please introduce yourself, and state your role in This Holiday Life. Please also tell us about any previous musical projects you’ve been involved with. Bobby: I play the bass. Been in some bands before, namely Donkey Talk, with Scott. Joe was in a band called Speaking of Aslan and played the Kazoo in Pewee Herman’s side project.. And Mark played drums in NCM.… Continued →

REVIEW : Tree by Leaf - There Is a Vine

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Artist: Tree by Leaf Album: There Is a Vine Label: Long Ago Light Release Date: 2006 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Over and Under 2. Chicago at Night 3. His Banner over Us Is Love 4. Fraud 5. Come on, Babe 6. Little Lost and Lonely 7. I Know Naught of Thee 8. Prince or Pauper 9. Believe It 10. You Have Always Met Me 11. God Is Good 12. Doxology Once in a while (or extremely often, depending where you get your music), one will find a band that scores very low on the originality scale.… Continued →

INTERVIEW : TrustFall

By Matt B in Interviews | Comments closed

I recently conducted another interview with the guys of TrustFall. Most of you probably don’t know them, but they have great hearts for God. They have no studio-recorded songs, but that does not matter. They play music for the worship aspect, and because they know it counts.

– Please tell me who you are, and what you do in TrustFall, and whether or not TrustFall is your first band ever, and how long you’ve been playing in TrustFall.

Nicky Z- drums – not my first band – creator of Trustfall

Bobby- vocals, keyboard, acoustic – this is my first band – 5 months

Josh- back up vocals, guitar – this is not my first band – 5 months

-I saw on your myspace that TrustFall broke up, then reformed with three new members.

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REVIEW : Far-Less - A Toast to Bad Taste

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Artist: Far-Less Album: A Toast to Bad Taste Label: Tooth & Nail Records Release Date: October 23, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Intro 2. Toast to Bad Taste 3. I Hope that We Swim (Oceans) 4. Thin Line 5. Segue to Devil without a Clue 6. Devil without a Clue 7. It’s Not Me, It’s You 8. Segue to Gentlemen (Go to Sleep) 9. Gentlemen (Got to Sleep) 10. Keep Keep 11. Segue to So Glad 12. So Glad 13. Surprise Funeral (For the Charmed) 14.… Continued →

REVIEW : David Crowder Band - Remedy

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Artist: David Crowder Band Album: Remedy Label: Sparrow Records Release Date: September 25, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. The Glory of It All 2. Can You Feel It? 3. Everything Glorious 4. …neverending… 5. Never Let Go 6. O, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing 7. Rain Down 8. We Won’t Be Quiet 9. Remedy 10. Surely We Can Change David Crowder has always stood out in the Christian market. If you hate worship music, you have probably made the exception for David Crowder, despite the fact that most of the worship music world loves him too.… Continued →

REVIEW : Half Life 2 The Orange Box

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Game: The Orange Box Developer: Valve Publisher: Electronic Arts Genre: First Person Shooter Rating: “M” for Mature- Blood and Gore, Violence, and Some Language Website This is our first video game review here at IVM and what better way to kick it off than to review the best video game deal in history. The Orange Box is actually five complete games put into one compilation. It contains Half Life 2 and its sequels Episode One and Episode Two; it also contains a first person puzzle game called Portal which ties into the Half Life universe; and finally the multiplayer slug-fest Team Fortress 2.… Continued →

REVIEW : Gorilla Warfare - The Battlefields

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Artist: Gorilla Warfare Album: The Battlefields Label: Wounded Records Buy: Gorilla Warfare’s Myspace 1. Awaken 2. Another Day 3. Crusade 4. The Great Depression 5. Working Class 6. Pack of Wolves 7. No Way Out 8. Our War 9. The Truth 10. Two Faces 11. Line of Respect 12. When The Good Times Are Over (Bonus Track) While perusing Gorilla Warfare’s MySpace, pursuant to the writing of this review, I saw that they tend to post reviews in their blog. I rather hope they don’t post this one there.… Continued →

REVIEW : The Myriad - Prelude to Arrows

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Band: The Myriad Title: Prelude to Arrows Label: Kock Records Review By: Julio D. Anta Tracklisting: 01. Forget What You Came For 02. A Thousand Winters Melting 03. The Holiest Of Thieves 04. “Don’t Let Them See You!” 05. We Will Be Disappointed Together (arrow version) 06. BONUS: Sneak Peak at With Arrows, With Poise Members/Duties: Jeremy Edwardson: Vocals, Guitar, Programming John Schofield: Bass Steven Tracy: Guitar, Keys, Programming Jonathan Young: Guitar, Cello Bow Randy Miller: Drums Currently being spun on MTV2 via “Dew Circuit Breakout” promos every other commercial break (or at least every time I give that piece of crap channel a chance at pleasing my eyes), Seattle natives The Myriad are on the verge of releasing their highly anticipated sophomore effort With Arrows, With Poise.… Continued →

REVIEW : The Devil Wears Prada "Plagues"

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Band: The Devil Wears Prada Title: Plagues Label: Rise Records Review By: JoshIVM Tracklisting: 01. Goats On A Boat 02. Number Three, Never Forget 03. HTML Rulez Dood 04. Hey John, What’s Your Name Again? 05. Don’t Oink And Dance 06. You Can’t Spell Crap Without “C” 07. This Song Is Called 08. Reptar, King Of The Ozone 09. The Scorpion Deathlock 10. Nickels Is Money Too Members/Duties: Mike Hranica: Vocals Chris Rubey: Guitar Jeremy DePoyster: Guitar/Vocals James Baney: Keys Daniel Williams: Drums Andy Trick: Bass The Devil Wears Prada showed up on the metalcore scene with their debut “Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord” in 2006.… Continued →

REVIEW : Facedown Records - Something Worth Fighting For

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Band: Various Title: Something Worth Fighting For (CD/DVD) Label: Facedown Records Review By: JoshIVM Tracklisting: CD: 01. Means “These Are The Words” 02. War Of Ages “Absence Of Fear” 03. xDeathstarx “Burn Everything” 04. Bloodlined Calligraphy “Frienemies” 05. Comeback Kid “Step Ahead” 06. Seventh Star “Now At Hand” 07. Inked In Blood “Lest I Sleep The Sleep Of Death” 08. Sleeping Giant “The Power Of Prayer” 09. No Innocent Victim “Set Apart” 10. xLooking Forwardx “All Aces” 11. Nodes Of Ranvier “Dolores” 12. Symphony In Peril “Stiletto” 13.… Continued →

REVIEW : Nodes Of Ranvier "Defined By Struggle"

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Band: Nodes Of Ranvier Title: Defined By Struggle Label: Victory Review By: JoshIVM Tracklisting: 01. Sermon 02. Valjean 03. Endless Faith 04. Purpose In Pain 05. Wrathbearer 06. Defined By Struggle 07. Archegos 08. Sergeant Sorrow 09. Nagheenanajar 10. Confront 11. Infidelity Members/Duties: Kyle Benecke: Vocals Jake Stefek: Guitar Josh Ferrie: Drums Jon Parker: Guitar Brady Murphy: Bass I shouldn’t have been surprised when I heard the first single off of “Defined By Struggle”. The band has pretty much changed on every album since their debut, so I should be used to it by now right?… Continued →

REVIEW : Canterbury Effect - We Are All Dogs

By Eric Pettersson in Reviews | Comments closed

Artist: Canterbury Effect Album: We Are All Dogs Label: Crossroads of America Records Release Date: September 25, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Sasquatch Wristwatch 2. The Water’s Warm and It’s Getting Warmer 3. Everybody Says They’re a Little Bit Irish 4. They Don’t Run These Things on Hopes and Dreams 5. They’re My Friends and I Like Them 6. Gin Breath 7. Little Brown Bottles 8. Best Man 9. Crown Vic 10. Oh My God, I Totally Hate This Place 11. Southern Indiana Yacht Club 12.… Continued →

INTERVIEW : Jason Dunn (Facedown Records)

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JoshIVM: You began the label while with No Innocent Victim, what’s the state of the band currently? We know you guys won’t be touring but will we see any more albums? Jason: We are all so busy with other things that NIV is on hold for a little bit. We’re definitely not calling it quits or anything, just focusing on other areas of our lives. Tim (guitar) got married this spring and is both a full time youth pastor and painter, I have my hands full with Facedown, Jason Moody (Singer) has 4 kids and is building a house right now, and working 60 hours a week, etc… All of us are married with mortgages and bills and not enough time in our schedules.… Continued →

REVIEW : Surrogate - Love Is for the Rich

By Eric Pettersson in Reviews | Comments closed

Artist: Surrogate Album: Love Is for the Rich Label: Tooth & Nail Records Release Date: August 28, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Shift the Blame 2. 15 3. Talk of the Weather 4. Photographic Memory 5. Death Penalty 6. Problem Solving 7. Easy 8. Papertrail 9. Fix Another 10. Stay out of the Sun 11. Upside Down Pictures 12. The Fence “Indie.” A term used to describe musical styles as diverse as the full spectrum of the animal kingdom. From the amoeba to the deer to the pterodactyl (RIP), “indie” is a great blanket genre to cover them all.… Continued →

REVIEW : Thousand Foot Krutch - The Flame in All of Us

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Artist: Thousand Foot Krutch Album: The Flame in All of Us Label: Tooth & Nail Records Release Date: September 18, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. The Flame in All of Us 2. Falls Apart 3. New Drug 4. What Do We Know? 5. Favorite Disease 6. My Home 7. My Own Enemy 8. Learn to Breathe 9. Inhuman 10. Broken Wings 11. The Safest Place 12. Wish You Well Having followed TFK since Set It Off, their 2001 debut on DJ Dove Entertainment, their musical change across this career has been on one hand expected, and on the other, ridiculous.… Continued →

INTERVIEW : Demon Hunter

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1.)Please introduce yourself (or selves? I don’t know) and give

background on previous music projects.

Ryan Clark- vocalist. I used to sing in a band called Training For Utopia and played guitar in a band called Focal Point.

2.)Your 4th studio album comes out next week. Do you have any special

plans for release day?

Just a release party with some friends and family.

3.)Did you take a break after The Triptych was released, or did you

begin writing again as soon as that album was done?

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REVIEW : Mainstay - Become Who You Are

By Eric Pettersson in Reviews | Comments closed

Artist: Mainstay Album: Become Who You Are Label: BEC Recordings Release Date: September 25, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Become Who You Are 2. Stars Are Singing 3. Away from You 4. Where Your Heart Belongs 5. Am I Keeping You? 6. Believe 7. Only One 8. Island 9. When You Come Down 10. Roads 11. Story 12. Don’t I Look the Same 13. Hang On BEC Recordings has come a long way since The Adventures of the O.C. Supertones. Over the years, the label has switched its focus from being the home of the best-selling T&N bands to home of the more openly Christian artists that sign to the Nail’s empire.… Continued →

REVIEW : Oceans Above - Oceans Above

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Artist: Oceans Above Album: Oceans Above Label: Sparrow Records Release Date: April 24, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettesson Tracklist: 1. Beautiful One 2. O Praise Him (All This for a King) 3. Gazing 4. Rain Down 5. Filled with Your Glory 6. Blessed Be Your Name 7. God of Wonders 8. In Christ Alone 9. Love Break Me 10. Oh Lord, You’re Beautiful 11. Everything about You 12. Forever 13. We Fall Down 14. You and I 15. Jesus’ Blood “Holy faith! Why didn’t I hear about this thing before?”… Continued →

REVIEW : Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II (Fire and Water)

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Artist: Thrice Album: The Alchemy Index: Vols I & II (Fire and Water) Label: Vagrant Records Release Date: October 16, 2007 Review By: Wilhelm Tracklist: Fire EP 1. Firebreather 2. The Messenger 3. Backdraft 4. The Arsonist 5. Burn the Fleet 6. The Flame Deluge Water EP 1. Digital Sea 2. Open Water 3. Lost Continent 4. Night Diving 5. The Whaler 6. Kings Upon the Main The newest release from Thrice, The Alchemy Index Vols. 1&2: Fire and Water, is a beautiful work of musicianship and artistic flare that most any music enthusiast could appreciate. … Continued →

INTERVIEW : The Glorious Unseen Interview

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Yesterday, I had the awesome opportunity of doing an e-mail interview with Ben Crist of The Glorious Unseen. I know that e-mail is pretty impersonal, but he seems like an amazing guy. If you have visited TGU’s myspace today, you might have read this already, because Ben posted it there. This is my first interview ever, so constructive criticism is greatly appreciated. Please point out mistakes. I tried to ask less commonly asked questions, and I hope I succeeded. So yeah, enjoy the interview. 1.)Could you introduce yourself and give some background on previous bands/musical endeavors, etc?… Continued →

REVIEW : Mahteo - The NuWave Republic

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Artist: Mahteo Album: The NuWave Republic Label: Scotoma Artist Co-op Release Date: August 14, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Lucky 2. Montreal 3. To Manifest like Breath 4. Ahi Te Encontrare 5. New Love The fact that the 80s are still trying to live on is, in my opinion, a rather confusing thing. At times it can be entirely thrilling, and at others it can be downright horrifying. Take the example of 80s cartoon shows being turned into modern movies. You’ve got TMNT, Transformers, The Incredible Hulk, and so forth.… Continued →

REVIEW : The Glorious Unseen- "Tonight the Stars Speak"

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Band: The Glorious Unseen Album: Tonight the Stars Speak Record Label: Tooth and Nail Records/ BEC Recordings Release Date: October 23, 2007 Reviewed by: Cory Track List 1. Hear Our Prayers 2. Forever Holy 3. Meet Us Here 4. Tonight the Stars Speak 5. Wrapped Up in You 6. Oh Praise Him 7. Where Your Glory Dwells 8. Embracing the Call 9. Burn in Me 10. Close to Your Heart I’ve probably waited for this album release for a good year and a half now. Ever since The Glorious Unseen was first introduced to us at IVM, I’ve been stoked for an album to come out.… Continued →

REVIEW : Long Live Logos - Mundus Vulti Decipi...

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Artist: Long Live Logos Album: Mundus Vulti Decipi… Label: Pacific Records Buy: IVM Store 1. Walk 2. The Darkness When I Close My Eyes (The Light When I Open Them) 3. Come On, Come On 4. Dark World 5. You Never Say What I Want To Hear 6. Hey Jesus 7. Grace 8. The Science of Blushing 9. Enough Said 10. All I Need “The word “logos” in Greek has an extraordinary range of meanings — the heart of which is both “meaning” and “reckoning”. Hence, it may refer to a “word” or a “thought” or a spoken phrase or an idea or that which conveys something which, to the hearer, is meaningful and, thus, can move them.… Continued →

REVIEW : Palaris - The Pros and Cons of Redemption

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Artist: Palaris Album: The Pros and Cons of Redemption Label: Blue Duck Records Release Date: August 21, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Long Walk Home 2. Thinking to Listen 3. Sandboxes and Sailboats 4. Iscariot 5. Masquerade 6. Ghost 7. Blindness for Belief 8. Time to Kiss the Ground 9. To Cameron, from Taylor 10. Life as a Game Palaris are, at this stage in their career, one of those bands that I could see as an opening act and absolutely love. It’s happened to all of us with any number of bands, and while I only have this CD to go by, I am convinced that Palaris would be the same, had I seen them live.… Continued →

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