Christian Hard Rock

The World Is a Thorn

2010 release from the Christian Metal band. The World Is A Thorn was produced by the band’s longtime collaborator Aaron Sprinkle (Acceptance, Anberlin, The Almost) and mixed by powerhouse producer Jason Suecof (All That Remains, Trivium, August Burns Red). It’s a pairing emblematic of how skillfully Demon Hunter has always blended metallic might with melody. The World …

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Disambiguation

For the six men in Underoath, whose members have evolved and thrived during a decade-long progression that has elevated them into one of heavy music’s biggest successes, change has been ubiquitous. 2010 has been no exception for the Tampa-based sextet, who underwent and overcame what many consider their most significant line-up alteration yet. In doing so, Underoath experienced …

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Myself Letting Go

Charlotte, North Carolina’s To Speak Of Wolves make their Solid State debut with their full length album Myself < Letting Go. Years of touring the country and playing with acts like Underoath to Emery have helped this five-piece hone their craft into a 10-song metallic rock masterpiece. With influences including Mastodon, Norma Jean and Underoath, the band held ...

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Save Me From Myself

Brian Welch better known by his nickname Head, is one of the founding members of KoRn, a multi-platinum, Grammy award winning metal band and a major influencein the rise of the heavy metal movement. While with KoRn, Head won two Grammy s and sold over 30 million albums to date. Head is a also a successful author and …

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My Brain Says Stop But My Head Says Go

Anytime an album prompts listeners to jump in their car, crank up the stereo, hit cruise control, roll down the windows and sing-a-long loud and proud, it’s pretty much considered a sure fire winner. And that’s exactly the ethos behind FM Static’s fourth long player, My Brain Says Stop, But My Heart Says Go (Tooth & Nail Records), …

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The Fiancee

The Chariot are no longer the new kids on the block.What began, in the minds of most of the hardcore and metal underground, as the highly buzzed about reemergence of original Norma Jean singer Josh Scogin has since become a behemoth of its own distinction. Two years of touring behind the raw, unhinged and powerful bombast off Everything …

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With Roots Above And Branches Below

The music on this Ferret Music debut is possessed of equal parts slithering metal riffage meshed with plush rock passages, peppered with a barrage of synth sounds and harsh to melodic vocals. Their attack is complicated further with unexpected twists and turns in composition, larger melodies, and a more focused aggression. Alternative Press touted this release as one …

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Innocence & Instinct (CD/DVD)

Limited Deluxe two disc (CD/DVD) edition includes four bonus tracks, music video, making of video documentary, exclusive photo gallery and a 12-page expanded booklet. 2009 release. Grammy-nominated Rock band Red’s second album, Innocence & Instinct, is a primal and provocative look into the dark and sometimes seemingly hopeless fight inside each one of us, told through the …

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Constellations

August Burns Red have kept their heads down, conquering fans at Warped Tour, on the Take Action tour and at destinations from Dubai to Dallas, and increased their profile through placement of their beloved take on ‘Carol Of The Bells’ in the movie trailer for The Spirit. The band returned to the studio to record its hotly …

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Leveler

2011 release from the Christian Metalcore band. When it came time to record their fourth full length album, ABR could have played it safe, could have simply cashed in on their previous success by making Constellations II. Instead, after eight years and a quarter of a million albums sold, August Burns Red scrapped the old game plan and …

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