2012

goodbye underoath. a band as influential for the Kingdom as you have been only comes along once in a great while.

goodbye underoath. you are the greatest proof that a band can do incredible work for the Kingdom, even if it’s completely not “contemporary christian music”. i just bought the they’re only chasing safety gold special edition vinyl. it’s a sad time.

I’ve watched @anberlin grow from energetic up-and-comers to a full fledged rock staple. Vital is beautiful, stunning, and polished to a perfect sheen. (Taken with Instagram)

memphis may fire is IMPOSSIBLY talented. it’s crazy to think that a band that everyone completely gave up hope for turned it so radically around. i’ve written on them a few times, but Challenger is seriously one of the strongest new albums i’ve heard in months [and in -core, months is a LONG time, especially […]

in my pseudo-metal [read: nü metal] days, i somehow listened to as i lay dying. keep in mind, this is… at least 6 or 7 years ago. after hearing tim lambesis guest vocal on TDWP’s Constance, now, years later, i HAVE to go back and revisit as i lay dying. tim lambesis’ animal roar is irresistible. […]

i-will-wait-for-you-endlessly: SPREAD THE WORD Confide announced this morning that they were officially back together and are working on making a 2nd album, due to be released this Winter (In USA). They have requested that fans help donate to them through their kickstarter in order to make the 2nd album. They have many awesome prizes you […]

brand new track from ANBERLIN! there’s a name we haven’t heard much in a while. this one’s called Self-Starter, and it is 100% Anberlin. it maintains the hyper-polished sound that the floridians have taken on in the past few albums, but it’s a little [read: actually, a LITTLE] grittier. stephen christian sounds as good as […]

yellowcard featuring tay jardine [of we are the in crowd] with a new video for Here I Am Alive from the new YC album, Southern Air. for the record, i think southern air is VERY strong. like When You’re Through, it’s no Ocean Ave, but it’s still catchy, contentful, and full of sun in typical […]

fifteen [FIFTEEN!] years into their career, yellowcard still has it, and has it in SPADES. great new song Always Summer off the august 14th LP, Southern Air. previously the band had released a lyric video, but they premiered an actual music video today, and it gives me chills how much i want to be somewhere […]

just so it’s clear, wolves at the gate will probably be my breakout heavy band of 2011 AND 2012. there’s very little like what they’re doing at the caliber they’re doing it. this video is beautiful. cheers.