of mice & men’s new track from the upcoming 2-disc The Flood Reissue is below.
i’m a little torn about austin carlile. i can’t deny that he’s a great screamer, and he’s decidedly magnetic. people are drawn to him like they are craig owens… but carlile has a bit of baggage. he’s been kicked out of a few bands, and he just has too many questionable rumors going for him for me to really enjoy his work. i dunno. i don’t have a solid opinion on him i guess.
i first heard carlile at creation NW two years ago, where one of the event booths was cranking attack attack. i walked past the booth with my friends, then backtracked because the 10 seconds of stick stickly was so catchy i had to ask. but that was a long time ago.
but anyways. the video is here. the song is pretty solid.
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i love lights, and i love blessthefall. and i love that lights and beau bokan have such a great thing going. i pray that they have an amazing marriage and life together.
beau, frontman for christian core up-and-comer blessthefall, posted this beautiful blog on heartsupport today. i just want to share it with you. forgiveness is an insanely powerful thing, but it’s hard to come to terms with people who hurt you, letting go of what’s happened, and moving on in love.
all of us have stories of people hurting us. the choice we make, to forgive or to hold on to that pain, will seriously, honestly, affect the way your life plays out.
let it go.
the blog is here.
it’s so good that we have real role models to look up to, ones who stand up for their faith and live it out at home and on the road. we need more role models.
i have a very great respect for levi benton, the 21 year old monstrosity that captains miss may i. the band is young, both as a group and as individual musicians, but that hasn’t stopped the ohio metal band from striking out and making a name for themselves.
i’m told they were more or less discovered by the devil wears prada, and they used that friendship as leverage to help themselves get out there faster. that’s not to say that benton and the gang used that relationship, because the five members of miss may i hold their own.
seriously. i can’t believe some of the sounds that come out of levi’s voice. he is a beast of a frontman, with vocal power comparable to the older, more seasoned powerhouse christian screamer, august burns red’s jake luhrs [another musician i admire and respect greatly].
check out altpress’ quick little video with benton, link below. a little treat for true MMI fans, the full upcoming record, At Heart, completed and mixed and ready to release, is featured on his phone. viewers get a quick look at the song titles, which is an awesome glimpse. the actual record drops on june 12th.
http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/levi_benton_miss_may_i_iphone
HEY! edit. the new track Day By Day, from the upcoming record, can be heard here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Zee8AvB1w
new music on new music on new music.
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