Author: Rob J

This past Friday, Stephen Keech released his newest album, “Moon”, which has been in the works for nearly 4 years! According to Keech, the album is inspired by the archived footage of the Apollo missions. The album features 5 tracks and is available wherever you get your music online.… Continued →

If you’re wondering what the guys from Flyleaf have been up to, wonder no more. Check out Belle and the Dragon, an alternative rock project by former Flyleaf guitarist, Sameer Bhattacharya. He is joined by Pat Seals on bass and Wuv of P.O.D. on drums. “Wrestle With the Devil” was released this past Friday and is the first single off the upcoming album, “Birthrights”, which is set to drop on 1/17/20. Check out “Wrestle With the Devil” below and share your thoughts.… Continued →

This past Friday, Of the Lion (project from Collington drummer, Nathaniel DeLeon) dropped their first single, “Indigo”. The song is immensely enjoyable and catchy. Vocally, I’m reminded a bit of The Wallflowers and Hillsong United’s Joel Houston. Musically, the verses are laid back and fairly ambient, leading into choruses that drive more and more as the song progresses. Looking for a new artist to get into this year? Of the Lion sounds very promising and I look forward to hearing what else is in store. Check them out HERE and/or at the video below.… Continued →

2019 had a number of great releases. Check out my favorites below and see what you think. Agree with any of my picks? Give a listen to the ones you are unfamiliar with, you never know, maybe you’ll find something new to listen to!   1.    Slipknot – We Are Not Your Kind. Slipknot returned with their first album in 5 years this past August and based on reactions from fans and critics alike, WANYK has cemented itself as, arguably, one of their best releases to date.… Continued →

Then It Ends, (the solo project of A Past Unknown’s Grant Lilly) debuted a new track today called “Welcome Home”. Preceding this, a re-release of “Despised” dropped last month (if you missed it, check it out HERE) and the song is a real monster. Grant has a full length album written and has plans  to release it track by track over the course of 2020, with another new track, “Addiction” dropping next month. Check out the new track, “Welcome Home” below and leave your thoughts!… Continued →

It wasn’t long ago that GFM announced an acoustic ep, set for release on December 1st. With the release date being just about a week out, I thought I’d tap out a quick review on it. I was fortunate enough to have caught the band’s recent show at the Space Coast State Fair in Melbourne, FL. The show was great and sitting right there on the merch table were copies of the acoustic ep, available a few weeks ahead of the scheduled release date. Needless to say, I picked one up.… Continued →

It’s late October and I’m walking through Disney Springs in Orlando, FL to the House of Blues for the Victorious War tour featuring Alter Bridge and Skillet. It’s the second of two nights the tour is here and the last night of the tour altogether. I make my way through a shoulder to shoulder crowd trying to find anywhere I can stand and have a decent view without ruining someone else’s. Being 6’4” I ruin the view of most people I stand in front of. Crazy enough, there’s a spot I find that’s almost as if it was just waiting for me; back of the room (so I’m not directly in front of anyone), yet only 30 or so feet from the stage.… Continued →

Just a short while ago, nu metal band Relent dropped a cover of the song “Jesus Freak” in honor of the 24th anniversary of DC Talk’s album of the same name. Check the video out below and leave your thoughts. (Dude. That breakdown.)… Continued →

One of Tooth & Nail’s newer signings, Paradise Now has been pretty well received with their debut ep, “Supernatural”, which was released just a couple months ago. Earlier today, the band released a video for the song, “Baptist”, which you can check out below. What do you think?… Continued →

This past Friday, Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh announced the release of an acoustic ep coming out on 12/1. The ep is available for preorder on iTunes HERE, or you can snag a physical copy at a show or in their online store, starting 12/1. … Continued →

Ryan Kirby has been working on putting together a devotional titled, “The Embrace”, which is set to release on November 18th on Amazon. You can read an excerpt from it on heartsupport.com or just click HERE. I looked around a bit, but wasn’t able to find pre-orders available to share a link to. If you know where there is one, please post it in the comments below and I’ll add it to this post. Looks like some good reading! … Continued →

Every year, City Rockfest tours the country bringing the best in hard rock and a message of life-changing hope with them. Each year, fans eagerly await the announcement of who will be taking part in the tour, and today the announcement came and it looks incredible. Who. Is. Going? … Continued →

So, another year and Halloween has officially come and gone. So, being November, for many it’s kind of Christmas season. If you’re like me though and think it’s a bit early, the nee GFM Christmas cover is sure to change your mind. The girls in GFM covered “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” and knocked it out of the park. If you’ve never listened to then before now, get on it, their music is always a treat, as you’ll hear here. So you know my opinion…what’s yours?… Continued →

Today, Nothing Left dropped a new track, along with a video, titled “Dust Into Dust”. Check it out below. The new song is definitely a big step forward from the band’s previous work, and that’s saying a lot because their previous work was pretty great as it was. The new album, “Disconnected”, is set to drop on December 13th on Facedown Records. Preorders are up HERE. Who’s gonna pick this one up??… Continued →

Slick Shoes and Tooth & Nail have announced the re-signing of the band with the label. Along with the signing, it has been announced that a live album called “Broadcasting Live” will be dropping on November 22nd (preorder yours here) as well as a completely new album coming our way in 2020. A new live track will be released at some point tomorrow, so keep your eyes and ears peeled for that as well. Who’s ready for some new Slick Shoes???… Continued →

Yet to disappoint, White Collar Sideshow has dropped a new video this past week for their cover of The Doors track, “Break On Through (To the Other Side)”. The band’s take on it is consistent with the edgy southern hard rock feel we’ve heard off their other releases off the upcoming album, “I Didn’t Come Here To Die”, set for release on October 4th on Curtain Call Records. Check out the video below and tell us what you think.… Continued →

In very much the same fashion as their more recent single, “I Didn’t Come Here To Die”, White Collar Sideshow has released their next single, “Break On Through (To the Other Side)”, a Doors cover set to their own take on it, which is especially enjoyable. A nice southern feel with hard rock mixed in…White Collar, please keep em coming! Did we mention the band just signed with Curtain Call Records? Check out the song below and leave your thoughts as well as some congrats on their new signing!… Continued →

Dont ask how I came to find these guys, because the truth is, I still have no idea. Nevertheless there were certain things said if them that drew my interest and I was happy it did. AsFireFalls is a hard rock/techno/metal band from Boise, Idaho. The 4-piece is currently independent, but strike me as the type that could get snapped up by a fortunate label out there somewhere. So, look em up on Facebook, spotify, amazon, Instagram…whichever social media site we’re all clamoring off to these days and follow em.… Continued →

This past May, Jason Dunn (Aid & Effect, former Hawk Nelson) accepted a position at Pathway Church as their music director. The first song from Pathway Music, called “King of Glory”, released just a few days ago. Check it out below and leave your thoughts!… Continued →

Wage War has released a new track, called “Me Against Myself” today. This particular song is a huge shift from what fans of the band are likely used to. Check out the song below and drop a comment. We’re eager to hear your thoughts on this one.… Continued →

I got my first taste of Skillet in the early 2000’s just after I came to know the Lord. I was drawn to their raw, gritty, heavy sound because, musically, I heard some similarities to Marilyn Manson, a band I’d been a tremendous fan of in my B.C. days. As the years went by, as is to be expected, the band’s sound changed a bit, mellowing here and there, adding string sections, adding electronic sounds (or at least making them a bit more prominent), having a much more produced sound, songs that are more radio friendly…the list goes on.… Continued →

Convictions has dropped a new song today called “Hurricanes”. The band has released the song independently after having fulfilled their contract with InVogue Records. Think they’ll sign with another label? Stay independent? Time will tell! Check them out on tour now with Oh, Sleeper, Famous Last Words, and Empty and check out their new song below!… Continued →

Lacey Sturm released her debut solo album, “Life Screams”, a few years back and has now made a B-side from the album available as a free download to anyone who signs up for the email list for “Reflect Love Back”, a great ministry she and her husband Josh started this past year. Head over to this link to sign up and stay up to date with their ministry and get your download of the song “Sacred”.… Continued →

Skillet has release a music video for their single, “Legendary”, which will appear on the band’s upcoming release, “Victorious”, which is set to release August 2nd on Atlantic Records. This particular song is a very good representation of what you can expect from the new album with some tracks heavier, some as heavy, and others mellower. You take the average of all of the varied intensities/styles and you’d get this particular song. I’ll be posting a review on this album in the near future, so stay tuned for that, but after having heard it, I’m really looking forward to picking it up.… Continued →

Oh, Sleeper has released a music video (watch it below) for the song “Fissure” off their new album, “Bloodied/Unbowed”, which released just last week. The band is currently on tour with Famous Last Words, Convictions, and Empty.… Continued →

Earlier this week, Disciple announced their new album, “Love Letter Kill Shot” is set to drop on September 13 on Tooth & Nail Records. Preorders are up now here. Who’s planning on picking this up?… Continued →

Stoke-on-Trent punks, Peter118, have released a new video for their most recent single, “Waiting”. The band changes up their style quite a bit on this one with a 90’s alternative style flavoring that they pull off quite well. Check out the video below and leave your thoughts!… Continued →

Wolves at the Gate have dropped another new track today, titled “Counterfeit”. The song is the fourth to be released off the upcoming release, “Eclipse”, due out later this month on July 26th on Solid State Records. Check out “Counterfeit” below and tell us what you think.… Continued →

Earlier today, NF released a new single, “Time”, which will be featured on his upcoming release, “The Search”, which is set to release later this month on July 26th. Check out the video below. Who will be picking this up?… Continued →

Solid State Records has announced the signing of South Carolina post-hardcore band, Empty. The band just released a 3 song ep, “From A Chemist’s Point of View”, which you can check out at solidstate.lnk.to/chemistEP. Check out the video for the title track below and share your thouhgts!… Continued →