Oregon’s Northlander is an offshoot off one of my fave metalcore bands Fallstar. In fact, think of Fallstar if they did a rock ballad & you have this band, which is not a bad thing at all. Chris’ voice is so unique that you can easily pick him out of the tons of metalcore bands out there. Fallstar is also releasing singles & working on a new release to be put out this fall. Check out their new songs Watermelon Blood & Rooftops.
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I missed out on seeing Ilia live, but got the chance to meet & see Zahna (Suzy Martinez) a couple years back. This was always going be one of the hardest SOTDs to pick from a relatively short catalog. Ilia has had so many awesome songs that they are very hard to deem as personal favorites. I chose to go with their earliest incarnation of the band as Ilia changed vocalists 3 times until Zahna came aboard for the final lineup. Check em out if you haven’t already.… Continued →
I was given the Safety in the Sea cd recently from this band I have known about for quite some time. Thank you Eli! Anyways, this article showcases 2 of my fave songs from them. Captive though hits hard with me especially with the following lyrics. We probably all have felt this way at some point, but now we are not alone with our thoughts and struggles as our Heavenly Father is here to help us through!!!
So here I am, waiting with my perfect thoughts But they’re all dead and wrong This isn’t what I expected This isn’t what I had in mind, but still I can’t move on It’s been so long since I felt loved
It’s been so long since I cared This world has nothing to offer This world is full of despair I was full of glass You can see right through Push me down I’d break Until I saw you It’s easy to believe what you want to When this world holds captive our hearts There’s something in the way that binds you It keeps us torn and apart I can feel what it’s like My fellas I won’t lie I can feel, So here I am, I can feel something inside But it is not my own, it’s not my own I wish I could see my future, see how everything unfolds ‘Cause now I’m not alone, I’m not alone
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Fresno, Cali nu-metal band Gryp (fronted by educator Curtis Shamlin) is epic imho. First heard this band’s firt release Indecision while checking out demos at a defunct Christian bookstore in Bloomington, IL & I was immediately hooked. It was different than what was out in 1997 in the Christian realm with staples Ungrateful, Heal Me Back & You Were There. I remember being on their street team when they released their ep Left Behind while stationed in the military in Columbia, SC. I was so excited and gave out numerous CD singles & stickers while hanging out at New Brookland Tavern with numerous bands such as SF59, MeWithoutYou, Underoath, etc… & was having an awesome time being on fire for YHWH.… Continued →
