When House of Heroes unveiled they were working on a new album set to release this summer, I had one question: would it stand up to past efforts? After they came out with two amazing albums and one very good one, I didn’t know what to expect from Cold Hard Want. I thou... (read more)

For a while now worship artists have been popping up out of California. They have a distinct style to them, mostly consisting of a guitar, piano, and vocals. One of the newer ones to come from there is Josiah James. He has released a couple albums before this, gaining him a name arou... (read more)

Wayfarer started out as a side project of secular Sherwood, a San Luis Obispo, California-based alternative rock band, member Dan Koch. His main goal in starting this project was to recreate old-style hymns for a new gen... (read more)

Ruth has been a summertime favorite for me since I discovered this band a few years back, right after they released Anorak. So, as you can imagine, I was pretty bummed when they kind of broke up a year or so ago. But now the ind... (read more)

The group sosaveme has been floating around in the indie scene for more than a few years now, but have never exploded...that was, until they released their latest album, The Garden. This effort has garnered a... (read more)

When I first got an email from a band called Lancaster, I immediately thought of a local mall, and then when they said they were from Portland, OR, I was pretty shocked I had never heard of them before. I thought I had heard of most of the good “Chr... (read more)

Attalus's bio on Facebook says this: “The music is original. The message isn't.” I skipped over this when I first checked out these guys a few months. It wasn't until I got an email from on... (read more)

Like so many genres the female-fronted rock band side of things is packed full. Currently, you have Flyleaf, Fireflight, and Icon For Hire, among many others. The question that was raised in my mind when I took on the task of reviewing... (read more)

Kaitlin Boyd’s story is one of triumph and heartache, but it is a story most of us can learn from if we will take a moment to listen. In 2010 Kaitlin was diagnosed with terminal cancer.  Instead of letting this weigh her down, she decided to help out with clean water progr... (read more)

When Facedown first announced they were bringing up the little Christian metal band The Burial from Strike First Records, I took no real notice, except to maybe log it away for safe keeping. The same thing happened a few weeks ago when I was sent their new album, Lights and ... (read more)

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I can't even remember when I first heard about a band formerly called Sons of God, but I know it must have been when they released a mind-blowing EP on Come&Live!. After launching a successful kickstarter, Sons of God went quiet, hardly updating on anything except that they w... (read more)

It was in 2006 that Fireflight released their debut album, The Healing of Harms, and since then they have released three other full-length releases, the latest being Now. Since it had been about two years since Fireflight’s last album, I was loo... (read more)

Facedown Records has been mighty quiet lately, but that ends now.... This is where Leaders comes in. They are a hardcore band out of Hollister, CA. On March 27 they will be releasing their debut album on Facedown Records called Now We Are Free. Before I go any further, I wan... (read more)

Sent By Ravens released their debut Our Graceful Words back in 2010 on Tooth and Nail Records.  The band blasted onto the scene with some enjoyable heavy rock. Great guitar riffs and pounding beats weren’t in short supply. They were a new band that showed great pr... (read more)