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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 →

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:

“Memories of the Grove”
“Dry the River”
“Plenty Strong and Plenty Wrong”
“Darkest of Kin”
“Raised by the Tide”
“Wylie”
“Death is an Alcoholic”
“Everyone Needs a Hasting”
“Don’t Ever Cross a Trowel”
“Tale of the Runaways”
“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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

INTERVIEW : A Slight Breeze

By Julio_D_Anta in Interviews | Comments closed

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

INTERVIEW : This Beautiful Republic

By Eric Pettersson in Interviews | Comments closed

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 →

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 →

REVIEW : This Beautiful Republic - Even Heroes Need a Parachute

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Artist: This Beautiful Republic Album: Even Heroes Need a Parachute Label: Forefront Records Release Date: April 3, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Casting Off 2. Going Under 3. Jesus to the World 4. Right Now 5. Black Box 6. The Surface 7. Let’s Be Honest 8. New Year 9. Something to Deny 10. Fears and Failures 11. Cloud Cover Christian music would not be what it is today without the work of Forefront Records. Their early and long-lasting bands DC Talk and Audio Adrenaline took 90s rock (among other things) and added a very definite Christian perspective, singing songs about being a “Jesus Freak” or being excited about the “Big House” our Father is preparing for us.… Continued →

INTERVIEW : Lost Ocean

By Eric Pettersson in Interviews | Comments closed

Eric IVM: Give your name and what you do in the band. Jeff: Jeff Gray, lead vocal/guitar Eric IVM: For those who haven’t heard you yet, how would you explain your style? Jeff: Piano-Centric Alternative Rock Eric IVM: Where did the name Lost Ocean originate? Jeff: Two previous song titles of our got married. Once together, we loved the natural implications, imagery, and simplicity of the name. Eric IVM: What’s Lost Ocean’s story? How did the band begin? Jeff: I produced a demo for the other three members’ prior band.… Continued →

REVIEW : From Beginning to End - In the Beginning...

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Artist: From Beginning to End Album: In the Beginning… Label: Wounded Records Release Date: Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Guaranteed 2. Rain Down 3. Poured Out 4. Tears Revisited 5. In the Beginning 6. The Elevation 7. Touch 8. Better Than Before 9. Here We Are 10. Free 11. The Elevation (radio edit) Starting in Illinois, and touring all over the nation, including stops at Cornerstone, From Beginning to End is a hard-working band with a mission. They will not pass up an opportunity to share their faith, be it in their bio or in their lyrics, and they attempt to fuse alternative rock and screamo into one listenable sound.… Continued →

INTERVIEW : Jeff Jacquay/Unashamed

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An Interview with Jeff Jacquay of Unashamed A classic trip in time through the years of Spirit Filled Hardcore and beyond… I first caught glimpse of Unashamed in 95’ at a show with Focused in Capo Beach, CA. and was blown away by the intensity of the band. Their brand of “Spirit Filled Hardcore” blew everyone in the room away with passion of heart and explosive guitars enough to jolt the building to the floor (exaggerated). I had never seen a hardcore show quite like that one.… Continued →

REVIEW : Kate Hurley - Sleeping When You Woke Me

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Artist: Kate Hurley Album: Sleeping When You Woke Me Label: Worship Circle Records Release Date: January 15, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Tree Branch 2. When He Dreams 3. Come Quickly 4. Only Your Love 5. Hey Little Girl 6. Tell Me 7. You Are Not Alone 8. Come to Me 9. Maybe 10. Passionate Beautiful 11. Always Have You 12. My Angel 13. Jacob’s Ladder 14. Stronger than Death 15. When You Carry Seeing that this CD was labeled as “Worship,” I was almost afraid to open it.… Continued →

INTERVIEW : War Of Ages

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Email interview with Johnathan of War Of Ages (April 2007) JoshIVM: Let’s go back in War Of Ages history for a second. How did you guys initially get hooked up with Strike First/Facedown Records? Johnathan: Our friends in Jesus Wept (at the time xDisciplex AD) were good friends with the team at Facedown records. They told us to hook them up with a demo and put in a good word for us. Strikefirst then became interested in us and gave us a contract. We then started to tour relentlessly and got Facedown to take note of us.… Continued →

REVIEW : Deas Vail - All the Houses Look the Same

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Artist: Deas Vail Album: All the Houses Look the Same Label: Brave New World Records Release Date: March 6, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Standing… 2. Light as Air 3. Surface 4. Rewind 5. Shoreline 6. A Lover’s Charm 7. Follow Sound 8. Anything You Say 9. Shadows and City Lights 10. For Miles to Come 11. Life in These Little Boats 12. This Place Is Painted Red 13. …Still Everyone’s seen the piles of generic indie bands. Everyone’s gone to a show, visited a MySpace, or bought an album from the next “indie” styled rock act.… Continued →

REVIEW : the Blue Letter/ The Gospel Is a Grenade - Splitsville

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Artist: The Blue Letter/ The Gospel Is a Grenade Album: Splitsville Label: Guevara Entertainment Release Date: 2005 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: The Blue Letter 1. There Is Only a Beginning 2. The Day the Sky Turned Black 3. Automaton Droids v2.0 4. A Killing Smile 5. Mechanical Legs, Mechanical Legs 6. Two Minute Hate The Gospel Is a Grenade 7. Statement of Ethics 8. Fabrics on a Dress 9. Three Hours Lecture & Discussion per Week 10. Introduction to International Relations 11. The Following Benefits Are Also Provided For [bonus track] Guevara Entertainment is a small indie label out of California trying to make a name for itself, with a current roster of 8 bands and a discography of 12 albums.… Continued →

REVIEW : Lost Ocean - Lost Ocean

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Artist: Lost Ocean Album: Lost Ocean Label: Credential Records Release Date: February 20, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Believe 2. Still Life 3. Just Glide 4. You Are 5. Mute 6. Dreams 7. Everything Is 8. Trust 9. Lights 10. Vast Imagine yourself lying in the middle of the Atlantic. The water is a comfortable 86 degrees, the sun is pleasantly bright, and you’re being gently rocked by the waves beneath you. The birds overhead are singing in perfect harmony, and there is little thought of anything else.… Continued →

REVIEW : The Apathy Eulogy - Beauty for Ashes

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Artist: The Apathy Eulogy Album: Beauty for Ashes Label: None (released independently) Release Date: April 10, 2007 Review by: Eric Pettersson Tracklist: 1. Two to Tango, One to Miss 2. Daphne Doesn’t Love Derby… She Hates Men 3. Baby, Maybe 4. Perfect Kisses 5. I Can Tell You’re Lying because Your Lips Are Moving 6. Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady 7. Be My Rescue 8. Such a Complex Situation 9. The Longest Drive Home (I Should’ve Taken the Subway) My introduction to this fine acoustic band, The Apathy Eulogy, begins like most other band introductions these days, on MySpace.… Continued →

REVIEW : One Star Story "Self-titled EP"

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One Star Story
Self-titled EP
Reviewed by: Chuck Cochran

Tracklisting:

Near To Far
Everyday
This Game
Who I Am

Now I know a lot of you guys out there are critical of female-fronted bands. I was once like you, but since the emergence of bands such as the likes of Flee the Seen, Eisley, and Bloodlined Calligraphy, my eyes and ears have been opened. I went to my local music venue on March 3^rd, the headliner of the night was a band that went by the name of One Star Story.… Continued →

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