Author: Rob J

Stephen Christian and Christian McAlhaney of Anberlin have announced a short, 7 date acoustic tour that will be happening in the next few weeks. If you’re in the area of any of these dates, it looks like a really great opportunity to hear some great music in a pretty intimate setting. Who’s going to hit this up?? … Continued →

When I tap out news blurbs here, I try to do 2 things; not interject my own personal opinions and I try and keep them short and to the point. Here, I will fail on both counts. White Collar Sideshow, to the uninitiated, is a band that relies heavily on more than just sound, but also on sight and story and they’re really big on symbolism. I’ve had the honor and privilege of knowing these fine folks both through their art as well as on a personal level, albeit, it’s been a while now since we last spoke or saw each other.… Continued →

Wage War has announced their new album, “Pressure” will be released on Fearless Records on August 30th. Coinciding with this announcement, the band has also released a new song/video, titled “Who I Am” which you can check out below. Preorders are up here. Who’s looking forward to this??… Continued →

Blindside have posted a lyric video for their new single, “Gravedigger”. Very reminiscent of The Great Depression era, in my opinion. Good stuff. What do you think?… Continued →

GFM have released a new video for the song “Never Again” off their latest release “Oh, The Horror”. The video is reminiscent of a horror film and the song is a scorcher. Check it out below and leave your thoughts below.… Continued →

NF has certainly made his mark in the world of hip hop and continues to show just how he did with his newest track, “When I Grow Up”. His new album, “The Search” is set to drop July 26th. Check out the new song/video below and share your thoughts.… Continued →

Stephen Keech, formerly of Haste the Day, has announced the release of his new album, “I Never Left You”, which is set for release on July 5th. The album is said to be in stride with his previous releases (well orchestrated, laid back instrumental style), which you can check out for yourself on Spotify.… Continued →

Oh Sleeper have released another track from their upcoming, highly anticipated album, “Bloodied and Unbowed” on AltPress, titled, “The Island”. Though a bit of a deviation from the tracks released from the album up to now, it still retains that Oh Sleeper flavor we’ve all come to know and love. Check out the song below, and leave your thoughts!… Continued →

You read that right, there is NEW Blindside headed our way in just a week. After 8 years of silence, the band posted a teaser on social media earlier today and if it’s any indication, they’re not letting up on their aggressive brand of rock one bit. The new song, “Gravedigger” is set to drop on July 1st. So who’s ready for some new material from these guys???… Continued →

Fit For A King released a new video earlier today for “When Everything Means Nothing”, off the album “Dark Skies”. The track deals with issues like depression and anxiety and points to how social media can have a big affect on that. Check the video out below and leave your thoughts.… Continued →

Yesterday, Demon Hunter dropped a new video for “More Than Bones” off their most recent album, “Peace”. Check out the video for this song below and leave your thoughts!… Continued →

A new track from Wolves At the Gate, “A Voice In the Violence” dropped today. The song is off the band’s upcoming release, “Eclipse”, due out on Solid State Records, July 26th. Check out the band’s post below and drop your thoughts on what you think of this one.… Continued →

A new Oh Sleeper track dropped today called “Fissure”. The track is the second to be released off the new album “Bloodied/Unbowed” to be released July 12th on Solid State Records. Check out the track below.… Continued →

Convictions just released a set of tour dates this Summer with Earth Groans. In the post, the band says that these are just the first of many dates this Summer, so stay tuned for more and check out their post below.… Continued →

Off Road Minivan have announced a small Summer tour with Blis. The tour kicks off on June 27 and runs through July 7, sticking almost entirely to the east coast. Check out the announcement below.… Continued →

Fit For A King have announced a headlining Summer tour with Norma Jean, Currents, and Left Behind. The tour kicks off in CO on 7/17 and mostly sticks to the midwest, although there are a few east coast and Canada dates. See the band’s Facebook post below.… Continued →

Today, Skillet announced the release of a new album, titled “Victorious”, releasing August 2nd on Atlantic Records. Coinciding with the announcement, the band also released a lyric video for it’s first single, “Legendary”, which you can view below. The band is also planning a Summer Tour with Sevendust that kicks off August 11th.… Continued →

If you’re a fan of Memphis May Fire or Linkin Park you’ll love the cover MMF released today of the LP track, “Faint”. The track appears on Rock Sound’s new compilation album, “Worship and Tributes, Vol. 2”. Check it out below an leave a comment with your thoughts.… Continued →

It feels like forever since we last heard from Wolves At the Gate. Types and Shadows was released in November 2016 and since then, silence…until today. It’s well known they’ve been in the studio for some time now working on the next album, “Eclipse”, which is due out this July. The first single off the album, “The Cure” released today and sounds amazing. Check it out below and pick it up at any digital retailer.… Continued →

The latest Death Therapy release, “Voices” hasn’t been out a week yet, but it’s reception has been especially positive wherever you seem to look. Today the first music video off the album dropped and is pretty great. Check out “My Defiance” below and be sure to show the band some love wherever you can.… Continued →

A big fan favorite, Anberlin have announced a US Tour! Aside from a show in FL late last year, the guys haven’t toured in the US since 2014. Who’s excited about this??… Continued →

Death Therapy appeared on the scene for many with their debut album, “The Storm Before the Calm”, in early 2017. An album that just dripped of a mix of industrial and metal, it was met with a positive response from both fans and critics alike. It elicited such a positive response in fact, that even at the time, it was hard to ignore that it set a pretty high bar for whatever might come next. Fast forward to March 2019, just a little over two years later, and we’re about to find out how the new album, “Voices”, one of the more anticipated releases of 2019, stacks up.… Continued →

Sometime last year, Brandon was kind enough to introduce me to a band named Relent. At the time, the band only had a 2 song ep available called “Embers”, but it was more than enough to pique my interest. What we have in these guys is a what I’m going to call a new nu metal sound. Normally, when I’m putting together a review, I like to make comparisons to other bands to help give an idea of what to expect sound-wise, but here that’s a little difficult.… Continued →

Next month, ska band October Light will drop their first album in 8 years, “Till the End”. Based on the band’s previous releases, this is one to set your expectations high for. Who’s looking forward to this? (Image taken from the band’s Facebook page. Go give them some love.)… Continued →

So, it’s been a couple weeks since Zac reviewed Demon Hunter’s “War” album. If you haven’t yet given it a read, you can find it HERE. Go check it out, I’ll wait. Caught up? Good. Now that we’re all on the same page, it’s my turn. Let’s talk about the other album the band released on the same date (yes, a double release), “Peace”. When it came down to reviewing one of the new Demon Hunter albums, I’m not gonna lie, I was a little disappointed to find I’d be reviewing “Peace” rather than “War”.… Continued →

Today sees the release of the new Collington song, “Mountain”. The song has special meaning to them and they wanted to release it as a thank you for all the support they’ve been shown. If you’ve slept on these guys, time to wake on up. Some really solid music here, you’ll love it! Check out “Mountain” now, at: https://song.link/mountain… Continued →

Last year, Jen Ledger (drummer for Skillet) released her debut solo EP, “Ledger” (see my review HERE). At that time, she really seemed to be right on the fence of electronic/pop and rock. Just yesterday, she released a new song titled “Completely” and to me, this one sounds like she’s really moved over to the CCM/poppy side of things. It’s a beautiful, worshipful (is that a word?) tune, celebrating the love of God. Check out the song below and you can also see the story behind it HERE.… Continued →

In a post made earlier today, Memphis May Fire announced they would be contributing a track to an upcoming compilation album being put together by Rock Sound titled “Worship And Tributes: Volume II”. The song the band will be contributing is “Faint” by Linkin Park. The rest of the compilation (which will total 13 tracks) includes covers of well known songs being performed by other bands such as Real Friends, Waterparks, Set It Off, Sleeping With Sirens, Our Last Night, and As It Is to name a few.… Continued →

We’re a little behind on this news, but around a month ago, Norma Jean released a B-side from the Polar Similar album called “Children of the Dead”. The song is available on the Polar Similar Deluxe Vinyl Set, which you can get HERE. You can check out the video for this track below, it’s pretty bizarre, but a great song! Right now, the band is in the studio recording their 8th LP and the follow up to Polar Similar, so we can hopefully expect it later this year.… Continued →

Zahna has quickly become a favorite of mine. Her debut album, “Red For War”, dropped last year and really exceeded my expectations. Hard hitting hard rock, smooth melodic vocals, powerful screams…it really impressed. “Your Gun, My Knife” was one of the tracks that stood out to me on my first few listens and today, the music video for that song was released. Check the video out below and let us know what you think!… Continued →