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March 25, 2007

REVIEW : Tortured Conscience - Every Knee Shall Bow

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Band: Tortured Conscience Title: Every Knee Shall Bow Label: Bombworks Records Release Date: 10.10.06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Blinded 02. Apostate Return 03. Modern Day Pharisees 04. The Trial 05. The New Trend 06. The Word Became Flesh 07. Internal Torment 08. Every Knee Shall Bow 09. No Ambiguity 10. Crucify (Bloodgood Cover) (BONUS TRACK) Members/Duties: Jeff Lenormand: Axe John Gotelli: Drums Berto Salas: vocals Tortured Conscience is a death metal/grind band from San Francisco. Jeff Lenormand played in the secular grindcore band Vulgar Pigeons with John.… Continued →

REVIEW : The Chinese Express "After The Matinee"

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Band: The Chinese Express Title: After The Matinee: From The Silver Screen To The Sky Release Date: 2006 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Said The Son To The Father 02. Time Will Tell 03. Build For Rock N’ Roll 04. Work On Your Landings 05. Said The Father To The Son 06. Borders Of Gold Members/Duties: Cameron Green: Vocals Timothy Neff: Guitar/Vocals Austin Hammond: Drums Micah Rapp: Bass/Vocals Eric Townsend: Guitar/Vocals The Chinese Express, which began in 2005 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, recently came to an end.… Continued →

REVIEW : Remove The Veil EP

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Band: Remove The Veil Title: Remove The Veil (EP) Release Date: 2006 Review By: Josh IVM Tracklisting: 01. Rye Chaw 02. BBQ 03. Storm’s A-Brewin 04. I Kiss My Sweetie With My Fist 05. The Client Is Always Wrong 06. The Stretch 07. How To Jump A Ravine On Your Bicycle Comma Bobby Yet another band to recently be picked up by the ever-growing roster at Facedown Records, Remove The Veil formed in early 2005 in Alabama and have been rockin’ ever since. The name “Remove The Veil” is taken from II Corinthians 3:14 and the band does not hide their purpose.… Continued →

REVIEW : Impending Doom - The Sin & Doom Of Godless Men

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Band: Impending Doom Title: The Sin And Doom Of Godless Men Review By: JoshIVM Tracklisting: 01. Condemned 02. For All Have Sinned 03. Hell’s Holocaust 04. Patience In Suffering 05. In Reverence Of Members/Duties: Brook Reeves: Vocals Manny Contreras: Guitar Greg Pewthers: Guitar Chris Forno: Guitar David Sittig: Bass Andy Hegg: Drums Impending Doom is a self-described “Straight Up Gorship” outfit from Corona, California. “The Sin And Doom Of Godless Men” is an independent demo, which propelled them to sign with independent IWitness Media. IWM in turn pushed them to Facedown Records, even before releasing an album.… Continued →

February 24, 2007

REVIEW : xDeathstarx - We Are The Threat

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Band: xDeathstarx Title: We Are The Threat Label: Facedown Release Date: 2.20.07 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Where’s Your Faith Now? 02. Burn Everything 03. We Are The Threat 04. The Wake 05. Decline Of The Western Civilization 06. Through Dead Eyes 07. The Great Opiate 08. City Of Lost Children 09. Because The Flesh Is Weak 10. Fallen Sons 11. Salvation Members/Duties: Eric Gregson: Vocals Jason Keller: Vocals J.R. Bermuda: Vocals Ryan Gregson: Guitar Corey Johnson: Guitar Manny: Bass Nick Smith: Drums xDeathstarx, hailing from Redlands, California, may look like a gimmick but they’re not goofing around.… Continued →

REVIEW : Anberlin - Cities

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Band: Anberlin Title: Cities Label: Tooth & Nail Release Date: 2.20.07 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. (Debut) 02. Godspeed 03. Adelaide 04. A Whisper And A Clamor 05. The Unwinding Cable Car (Blackjack) 06. Hello Alone 07. Reclusion 08. Alexithymia 09. Inevitable 10. Dismantle Repair 11. (*Fin) Anberlin have finally released their eagerly anticipated third effort for Tooth & Nail Records. The buzz on this album has been stirring for months already and now has been fully unleashed. If early predictions are correct this will be the bands biggest album by far and in my opinion, it’s also their best!This… Continued →

REVIEW : Phil Joel - Deliberate People

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Band: Phil Joel Title: The Deliberate People Album Label: Indelible Release Date: 9.12.06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Time Alone 02. Desperate 03. Changed 04. Burning Down 05. Drainpipe 06. Drown 07. Ordinary Day 08. Awe 09. Return 10. Jealous 11. Still Desperate Phil Joel returns, after a 4 year solo hiatus, to present his new ministry based release. Long time bassist for the Australian super group, Newsboys, Phil has changed styles and has presented a solid, praise-filled, solo effort. The album was recorded in Joel’s own garage and independently released in early 2006.… Continued →

November 29, 2006

REVIEW : Jonezetta - Popularity

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Band: Jonezetta Title: Popularity Label: Tooth & Nail Release Date: 10/3/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Welcome Home 02. Get Ready (Hot Machete) 03. Communicate 04. Man In A 3K Suit 05. Backstabber 06. Popularity 07. The Love That Carries Me 08. The City We Live In 09. Bringin’ It Back Tonite… Everybody Start 10. Burning It Down! 11. Imagination Members/Duties: Ty Garvey: Bass Mick Parsons: Drums Kyle Howe: Guitars Robert Chisolm: Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards I was waiting for Tooth & Nail to swipe up a dance-rock outfit.… Continued →

REVIEW : Destroy The Runner - Saints

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Band: Destroy The Runner Title: Saints Label: Tooth & Nail Release Date: 10/3/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Dialogue 02. My Darkness 03. Columbia 04. Saints 05. Thoughts In Reverse 06. The Aleph 07. From The Red 08. Without Sight 09. Separate 10. Sound Of Reason 11. There Can Be Hesitation 12. Pallbearer 13. Resolution Members/Duties: Destroy The Runner came out of absolutely nowhere to most folks. I had just previously heard of the band before the name change and signing to Solid State Records.… Continued →

REVIEW : X-Sinner - Fire It Up

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Band: X-Sinner Title: Fire It Up Label: Retroactive Release Date: n/a Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Fire It Up (Demo) 02. I Take Power 03. Gotta Let Go 04. Rollin Thunder 05. Getch Ya 06. Don’t Go 07. Peer Pressure 08. We Need Love 09. All I Need 10. You Got Me Members/Duties: Rex Scott: Vocals Rob Kniep: Bass: Mike Buckner: Drums Greg Bishop: Guitar X-Sinner was formed in the mid-1980’s by guitarist Greg Bishop. The band’s first album “Get It” eventually became a classic but was the only album recorded with the original vocalist.… Continued →

REVIEW : Lust Control - We Are Not Ashamed

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Band: Lust Control Title: We Are Not Ashamed: Getting It Right The Second Time Label: Retroactive Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Grace 02. Leave Amy Alone 03. You Make Me Puke 04. Return To Vomit 05. Planned Parenthood 06. The Big “M” 07. Deliverance 08. If You Fail 09. Virginity Disease 10. The Secret 11. Real Men Cry 12. Pray For The City 13. Mad At The Girls 14. Speaking In Tongues 15. Get Married 16. Operation Rescue 17. Victim Of Revolution/Grace Reprise -Bonus Material- 18.… Continued →

REVIEW : Twelve Gauge Valentine - Shock Value

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Band: Twelve Gauge Valentine Title: Shock Value Label: Solid State Release Date: 10/3/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Intro 02. Casket Junkie 03. Danger Lurking 04. Dive-Bomb 05. Clash Of The Titans 06. The Juggernaut Prevails 07. 99 With An Anchor 08. Bone Crusher 09. Ball & Chain 10. Search Of The Alley Dwellers 11. Nicotine Queen Members/Duties: Jon Green: Vocals Josh White: Guitar Jonathon Cooper: Bass Jonathan Webster: Drums Well I can’t say I expected the style the band presented on this album. I was a fan of their previous EP, “Exclamationaire” released with Sound Vs.… Continued →

November 24, 2006

REVIEW : The Miracle Of You - Sound And Shape

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Band: The Miracle Of You Title: Sound And Shape Label: Hotfoot Records Release Date: 8/22/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Some Will Fly 02. The Request 03. The Memory Of Running 04. A Chord In Brunswick 05. I’m All In 06. Field Notes Members/Duties: Sri Rao: Guitar Brandon Luibl: Bass Chad Luibl: Guitar Dave Kelly: Vocals Matt Castoral: Drums Mauricio Sesma: Kiki The Miracle Of You is a very young band. The band met for the first time in January of 2006 in New Brunswick, NJ after having been friends for years.… Continued →

REVIEW : Sophia - My Hands, My Greedy Hands

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Band: Sophia Title: My Hands, My Greedy Hands Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Prison Epistle Abridged 02. Stapley Drive Ballet 03. Return From Rome 04. Wisdom Is More Than Just Thought 05. Feeding Bob Potter I felt there might be no better way to introduce this band, than by posting a copy of what is found in the bio section of their website. It helps to give a clear perspective of why this band exists and what they’re focus is. This young band, coming from the music hotbed of Nashville, TN is poised and ready to let their voice be heard.… Continued →

REVIEW : Century Sleeper - Awaken

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Band: Century Sleeper Title: Awaken Label: Bombworks Release Date: 8/1/2006 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Voyage 02. Arnos Vale 03. My Face In Eternity 04. Look Straight Through 05. Lost On Your Ocean 06. Fainted World 07. Centenary 08. Your Once Loving Heart 09. The End 10. As I Close The Final Page 11. Autumn Members/Duties: Ian Arkley: Vocals, Rhythm, Acoustic, Lead Guitars, E-Bow, Bass James Allin: Keys, Drums, Programming Century Sleeper is the side project of Ian Arkley from the UK-based death/doom band My Silent Wake and James Allin of the U.S.… Continued →

REVIEW : All In - Nothing To Lose

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Band: All In Title: Nothing To Lose Label: Hand Of Hope Release Date: 10/17/2006 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. All Intro 02. Babar: The Bill Cosby Of Elephants 03. The Ol’ Doo Rag’s A Skipper 04. Richard’s Grooshy 05. Toy Stencil And The Ten Foot Tall Riffs 06. The Bunk Price Is Right 07. Sarcasm Killed The Rabies 08. Four Score And A Broham Stitches Ago 09. The Institute Of Zoot Suit McGoot 10. Scooter X Catmosh 11. Ka Ka Kablow! The Triple Chicken Bite 12.… Continued →

October 2, 2006

REVIEW : Skillet - Comatose

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Band: Skillet Title: Comatose Label: SRE Recordings Release Date: 10/3/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Rebirthing 02. The Last Night 03. Yours To Hold 04. Better Than Drugs 05. Comatose 06. The Older I Get 07. Those Nights 08. Falling Inside The Black 09. Say Goodbye 10. Whispers 11. Looking For Angels Members/Duties: John Cooper: Vocals, Guitar Korey Cooper: Bass, Keyboards, Vocals Ben Kasica: Lead Guitar Lori Peters: Drums Skillet is back on the scene yet again, this time with their 7th studio album and at the pinnacle of their career.… Continued →

REVIEW : Demise Of Eros - Neither Storm...

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Band: Demise Of Eros Title: Neither Storm, Nor Quake, Nor Fire Label: Strike First Records Release Date: 8/22/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Overtaken 02. Means To Grasp 03. Thirst 04. Engraved On My Palms 05. Interlude 06. Reach For The Sky, Punk 07. Waking Eyes 08. One Too Many Times 09. Scream For Me, Brazil! 10. Truth Unlived 11. Of Ages Past (Solaxative) Members/Duties: Darren Belajac: Vocals Steve Stout: Guitar, Vocals John Erickson: Guitar Will Curtis: Bass Joey Solak: Drums The band known as Demise Of Eros formed in Pittsburgh in the latter end of 2003.… Continued →

REVIEW : Angel 7 - Black And White

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Band: Angel 7 Title: Black And White Label: Bombworks Records Release Date: 8/1/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Black And White 02. New Heavens Above The New Land 03. The Price Of War 04. Force Of Belief And Love 05. Everything That Is Necessary For Us, Is Only Love 06. TV Antichrist 07. Jerusalem 08. The Eternity Calls 09. Spirit Of Freedom 10. Until I Have Not Died 11. From Darkness In Light 12. Babylon Will Fall Members/Duties: Nikolay Kiriljuk: Guitars Slava Malinin: Vocals, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Programming A band that defies genre.… Continued →

REVIEW : Pillar - The Reckoning

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Band: Pillar Title: The Reckoning Label: Flicker Records Release Date: 10/3/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Everything 02. Awake 03. When Tomorrow Comes 04. The Reckoning 05. Tragedy 06. Last Goodbye 07. Angel In Disguise 08. Elysian 09. Crossfire 10. Resolution 11. Sometimes 12. Wherever The Wind Blows 13. Chasing Shadows At Midnight Members/Duties: Rob Beckley: Vocals Lester Estelle: Drums Noah Henson: Guitar Kalel: Bass Pillar, one of Christian music’s premiere hard rock acts, is back with their fourth studio release “The Reckoning”. The album is certainly is a musical evolution for the band, who have seemed to shoot for straight-forward radio rock.… Continued →

REVIEW : Show: Last Chance To Breathe Tour

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After driving through pouring rain for an hour or so after all of us had worked all day we made it to Syracuse. The venue, a small coffee shop called The Empty Cup, was hidden down an alleyway, which we found fairly easily. Parking, on the other hand was not so easy to find but after a few times around the block we got our spot. It was the first time I had been to this venue, though I travel to Syracuse often for concerts. After arriving I found out the show wouldn’t be starting for another hour or so, which was annoying since I had specifically wasted time on the way up knowing that it most likely would not start on time.… Continued →

October 1, 2006

REVIEW : Purple Door Festival 2006

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I was excited to yet again be attending Purple Door Festival in Lewisberry, PA this summer. It has become a usual summer ending endeavor for myself and whoever I can get to go along. This year 5 of us attended. Leaving early afternoon on Friday we headed out on the 2 1/2 drive, first stopping at our hotel, then heading into the fest. This is the first time I’ve attended the Friday night concerts. The lineup for this year’s first night was better than last so we decided to spend a little bit of extra cash for a hotel.… Continued →

REVIEW : NEVERTHELESS - Live Like We're Alive

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Band: NEVERTHELESS Title: Live Like We’re Alive Label: Flicker Release Date: 9/19/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. The Real 02. Patience And Devotion 03. Time 04. Live Like We’re Alive 05. Lover 06. Losing Innocence 07. Let It Fall 08. Perfect Chemistry 09. It’s Me 10. O’Child Members/Duties: Josh Pearson: Vocals, Guitar AJ Cheek: Lead Guitar, BGV’s Brad Jones: Guitar, BGV’s Adam Wann: Bass Adam Rowe: Drums NEVERTHELESS is one of the newest signings to the ever growing, not to mention improving, roster of Flicker Records.… Continued →

September 17, 2006

REVIEW : Skillet/Decyfer Down Concert

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Upon hearing that Skillet & Decyfer Down would be playing only 15 minutes or so from where I live, I figured I would check it out and write up a live review. I had never seen either of the bands live, and I like to try to catch most bands I listen live at least once if possible. I had been planning on hitting up the Silver Bullet Tour that was playing a few hours away but I got the dates mixed up and they both fell on the same night.… Continued →

September 12, 2006

INTERVIEW : Fireflight

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JoshIVM: Please give your name and what position you hold in Fireflight. Dawn (Fireflight Vocalist): Dawn, lead singer JoshIVM: Could you give us a short history of Fireflight and how you came to be a part? Dawn: Fireflight started in 2000, when Glenn Drennen (Guitarist) decided he wanted to start a band. Glenn’s wife Wendy was an obvious choice for bass. One day Justin, whom Glenn knew from high school, walked into the music store Glenn was working at. They started talking and Glenn found that Justin was interested in being part of the band.… Continued →

REVIEW : Of The Son - At War (EP)

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Band: Of The Son Title: At War (EP) Label: Harvest Earth Records Release Date: 9/12/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Kill Your Past 02. Sinless 03. I Live For The Day I Die 04. Crucify 05. Sinless (Live) 06. Praise Unto Christ (Live) 07. Lion (Live) Members/Duties: Rob: Drums Jon: Guitar Ryan: Vocals Nate: Bass Of The Son have been around for 3 years now. The band, coming from Bloomington, IN, immediately started writing their debut effort called “The Dead Will Rise”. You can check that album out on Wounded Records.… Continued →

REVIEW : Showbread - Age Of Reptiles

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Band: Showbread Title: Age Of Reptiles Label: Tooth & Nail Release Date: 8/1/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Naked Lunch 02. Pachycephalosaurus 03. Your Owls Are Hooting 04. Oh! Emetophobia! 05. Sing Me To Sleep 06. George Romero Will Be At Our Wedding 07. Centipede Sisters 08. The Jesus Lizard 09. Dinosaur Bones 10. Age Of Reptiles Members/Duties: Matt Davis: Guitar Mike Jensen: Guitar John Giddens: Synthesizer & Piano Patrick Porter: Bass Josh Dies: Vocals, Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar Ivory Mobley: Vocals Raw rock has changed and gone the way of dinosaurs.… Continued →

REVIEW : Call To Preserve - Unsinkable

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Band: Call To Preserve Title: Unsinkable Label: Strike First Release Date: 8/8/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Hold Fast 02. Sidewinder 03. You Broke Down 04. Force Of Change 05. Life’s Too Short 06. Thick As Blood 07. Shellshock 08. Stand And Fight 09. Pay The Price 10. Fight Til The End 11. Now And Forever 12. Unsinkable Members/Duties: John Ellis: Vocals Matthew Aviles: Bass Michael Aviles: Drums Duke Ahrens: Guitar Harbor McFarlan Partin: Guitar One of the standouts of the Florida hardcore scene, Call To Preserve formed in 2003 and quickly rose up the ranks.… Continued →

REVIEW : Hundred Year Storm - Hello From The Children Of Planet Earth

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Band: Hundred Year Storm Title: Hello From The Children Of Planet Earth Label: Floodgate Records Release Date: 8/22/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. 00:01 02. Yesterday We Had It All 03. Walking Away From What You Deserve 04. August On Fire 05. Where Beauty Never Dies 06. The Golden Record 07. All This Time 08. Beloved 09. Winter Is Always Good For Broken Hearts 10. Reach 11. Crash And Burn 12. Pilot’s Last Broadcast Members/Duties: Bill McCharen: Vocals, Guitars David Kiesel: Guitars, Vocals Brandon Johnson: Drums Shane Fling: Bass, Keys, Vocals Hundred Year Storm formed in the summer of 2003 in Austin, TX.… Continued →

REVIEW : Every New Day - Even In The Darkest Places

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Band: Every New Day Title: Even In The Darkest Places Label: Hand Of Hope Release Date: 8/22/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Best Defenses 02. Transparency 03. Rise Up 04. Colder 05. Silent Streets 06. See You Again 07. Eye To Eye 08. Mark This Day 09. Tomorrow 10. Demons Among Us 11. Walk Alone Members/Duties: Murray Campbell: Lead Vocals, Guitar Scott Campbell: Bass, Vocals Matt Colonval: Drums Every New Day caught my eye a few years back now. I read a small article on them online and decided to give them a shot.… Continued →