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September 12, 2006

REVIEW : Bloodlined Calligraphy - Ypsilanti

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Band: Bloodlined Calligraphy Title: Ypsilanti Label: Facedown Records Release Date: 9/19/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. 5/14/06 02. Is You Asking? Or Is You Telling? 03. Take It Or Leave It 04. From Here On Out 05. It Can’t Rain All The Time 06. Ashes To Ashes 07. If Heaven Ain’t A Lot Like Ypsi, I Don’t Wanna Go 08. America’s Next Top Model 09. Frienemies 10. Last Goodbye 11. They Want You Silent Members/Duties: Eric Cargile: Bass, Guitar Matt Carter: Drums, Vocals Ally French: Vocals, Piano Ryan Hampton: Guitar, Vocals Ypsilanti?… Continued →

September 8, 2006

REVIEW : Pushstart Wagon - LA Was Our Alamo

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Band: Pushstart Wagon Title: LA Was Our Alamo Label: -none- Release Date: n/a Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Paul 02. Radiation 03. Country Star 04. Mary 05. Love Is Such A Hard Way 06. Breathing Room 07. Would I Be So True 08. Aisle Walker 09. Defend You 10. Teenage Bible 11. Los Angeles Members/Duties: Steve Guiles: Vocals, Guitar Eric Shouse: Bass, Backup Vocals Ben Eggehorn: Drums If you’ve been listening to Christian underground music for some time, you may recognize the name Pushstart Wagon.… Continued →

September 7, 2006

REVIEW : War Of Ages - Pride Of The Wicked

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Band: War Of Ages Title: Pride Of The Wicked Label: Facedown Records Release Date: 9/5/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Guide For The Helpess 02. Rise From The Ashes 03. Strength Within 04. Absence Of Fear 05. The Fall Of Pride 06. Heart Of A Warrior 07. Aftermath 08. Bitter Sweet 09. Silence Insecurities 10. Stone By Stone Members/Duties: Leroy Hamp: Vocals Steve Brown: Guitar Jonathan Lynch: Guitar TJ Alford: Bass Alex Hamp: Drums War Of Ages, from Erie PA, released their debut LP on Strike First Records, a sub-label of Facedown, just about 2 years back now.… Continued →

REVIEW : With Blood Comes Cleansing - Golgotha

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Band: With Blood Comes Cleansing Title: Golgotha Label: Blood & Ink Records Release Date: 8/ /06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. An Introduction To Death 02. Golgotha 03. Mark Your Words 04. Fearless Before Opposition 05. Take Everything 06. My Help 07. Persecution 08. Bring Out Your Dead 09. Betrayed 10. Hypocrisy Members/Duties: Michael Sasser: Vocals Jeremy Sims: Guitar Spence Erickson: Drums Scott Erickson: Guitar Jon Stripling: Bass With Blood Comes Cleansing is a fairly new group, but you wouldn’t know it from listening to their devastating debut.… Continued →

REVIEW : Bosc - EP

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Band: Bosc Title: Bosc (EP) Label: -none- Release Date: n/a Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Will It Ever 02. Nobody Else 03. If Only 04. Evolve Members/Duties: Brett Lesher: Vocals, Guitar James Campbell: Keys, Backup Vocals Jason Ontjes: Bass Steve Mesanko: Drums Bosc is a group that I was completely unfamiliar with when I received this EP in the mail and I had absolutely no clue what to expect as I popped it in the player.What I was presented was a piano led rock group with great melodies and pleasant musical offerings.… Continued →

August 30, 2006

REVIEW : Someday - To Failure, Dear Brother

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Band: Someday Title: “To Failure, Dear Brother” Label: -none- Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Every Thought Captive 02. Light Makes Shadows Of Us All 03. This Moment Could Change Everything 04. So Very Far From Pure 05. Remember Sammy Jankis Members/Duties: JP Schreiner: Vocals Chris Rose: Guitar, Vocals Duncan Allard: Guitar Chase Allard: Bass Ricky Price: Drums Someday is a band out of Albuquerque, New Mexico who I happened to run across on myspace one day. I checked them out, liked what I heard, and contacted the band.… Continued →

August 26, 2006

INTERVIEW : Brad of Mono Vs. Stereo

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The following is a short questionaire done with Brad, who runs the ever impressive Mono Vs. Stereo label, where most of your favorite bands call home. It’s the beginning of a series of interviews that I will be conducting, where it allows people to get to know a little bit about those who help bring us the music we love so much. JoshIVM: How exactly did Mono Vs. Stereo come to be? Brad: I was working at Gotee Records as an A&R coordinator when I realized that if I was gonna continue working in the music industry I had to work with music I was extremely passionate about and that shared the same vision as myself.… Continued →

August 20, 2006

INTERVIEW : Inhale Exhale

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A Breath Of Fresh Air… …an interview with John LaRussa of Inhale Exhale Interviewed By: JoshIndieVision June 2006 Emerging from Canton, Ohio comes Inhale Exhale, fully equipped to blast their way onto the metal scene. This brutal quartet, featuring ex-members of Narcissus and Relient K, recently signed with hard music giant, Solid State Records. They recently wrapped up recording of their debut full length of which two tracks are available to listen (links follow interview). I was able to connect with John LaRussa and here’s what he had to say: JoshIVM: What’s your name and what position do you hold in Inhale Exhale?… Continued →

REVIEW : Fireflight - The Healing of Harms

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Band: Fireflight Title: The Healing Of Harms Label: Flicker Release Date: 7/25/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Serenity 02. Waiting 03. You Decide 04. It’s You 05. Star Of The Show 06. Liar 07. Myself 08. Something New 09. Attitude 10. More Than A Love Song 11. Action Members/Duties: Dawn Richardson: Vocals Glenn Drennen: Guitar Justin Cox: Guitar Wendy Drennen: Bass Phee Shorb: Drums Fireflight, a band coming out of Orlando, formed five years ago. They quickly became popular in the local rock scene and began to venture out further and further.… Continued →

REVIEW : Bernard - A View Beyond a Cave

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Band: Bernard Album: A View Beyond a Cave Label: Floodgate Records Review by: JoshIndieVision www.myspace.com/bernard Floodgate strikes gold again! First they bring us The Myriad, who’s 2005 release “You Can’t Trust A Ladder”, blew me away and now comes Bernard. I had heard about these guys when they had released their independent album “Trust? Yes? Are You Still Here in Darkest of Holes?” but really didn’t get into it as much as I probably should have. The one thing that album showed was what this band could be, given a better recording and time.… Continued →

REVIEW : Thyne Scabbard - Redemption

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Band: Thyne Scabbard Title: Redemption Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Enter Thyne Realm 02. The King of Abandon 03. Hordes of the Shadow 04. Unwaking Hour 05. The Decapitation of Fallen Angels 06. A Demon Bloodbath 07. Reaching Out With Broken Fingers 08. Lies, Lust and Redemption 09. To Those Who Cursed Me 10. Bleeding Tears of Torment 11. Spy Hunter Members/Duties: Sky “Fire” Heydecke – Vocals Dylan Bloodshed – Guitar Chris Garcia – Guitar Travis Robidoux – Drums Isaac Merfalen – Bass Originally Thyne Scabbard was began, in 2002, as a side project of a few bands.… Continued →

REVIEW : Stellar Kart - We Can't Stand Sitting Down

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Band: Stellar Kart Title: We Can’t Stand Sitting Down Label: Word Release Date: 7/25/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Procrastination 02. Activate 03. Me And Jesus 04. Lose Control 05. Hold On 06. Always Waiting 07. Only Wanted 08. Finding Out 09. Wishes And Dreams 10. I’m Pretty Good 11. I Wanna Live 12. Angels In Chorus Members/Duties: Adam: Vocals,Guitars Jordan: Drums Cody: Guitars Brian: Bass Stellar Kart came out of nowhere with “All Gas. No Brakes” last year and quickly became a fan favorite.… Continued →

REVIEW : Gasoline Heart - You Know Who You Are

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Band: Gasoline Heart Title: You Know Who You Are Label: Mono Vs. Stereo Release Date: 8/1/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Move Along 02. Cheers (Here’s To Life) 03. All The Way 04. When Big Girls Grow Small 05. Redlight, Redlight (Hey Baby) 06. Paralyze 07. Steam (A Well Dried Up) 08. Meet Me In Georgia 09. That Girl 10. Rumors, Rumors 11. Long Island 12. Kiss Off Members/Duties: Louis DeFabrizio: Vocals/Guitar John Fortson: Bass Jeff Irizarry: Drums, Vocals Joey Bradshaw: Guitar, Vocals Andy Simonds: Organ, Piano, Vocals Gasoline Heart arose from the ashes of Squad Five-O and The Kick, both formidable names in the rock arena.… Continued →

REVIEW : FM Static - Critically Ashamed

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Band: FM Static Title: Critically Ashamed Label: Tooth & Nail Release Date: 8/1/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Hope the Rock Show Goes Good 02. Flop Culture 03. The Next Big Thing 04. America’s Next Freak 05. Tonight 06. The Video Store 07. Girl of the Year 08. A Nice Piece of Art 09. What It Feels Like 10. Waste of Time 11. Moment of Truth Members/Duties: Trevor McNevan: Vocals/Guitars Steve Augustine: Drums In case you’re unfamiliar, FM Static is a side-project of Thousand Foot Krutch members Trevor McNevan and Steve Augustine.… Continued →

REVIEW : Alove for Enemies - Resistance

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Band: Alove For Enemies Title: Resistance Label: Facedown Release Date: 7/11/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. The Resistance 02. Tread On My Dreams 03. Hall Of Mirrors 04. Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven 05. Call It Faith 06. EC-10 07. Rise Of The Phoenix 08. Not Without Incident 09. Welcome To The Underground 10. Emotion Is Chaos 11. Will Of Father Members/Duties: Erich Barto: Vocals Dan Valentino: Guitars Matt Addeo: Guitars Jonathan Hernandez: Drums Luke Anthony: Bass/Vocals Alove For Enemies, based out of Long Island, NY have certainly made themselves a figure on the new hardcore scene.… Continued →

REVIEW : Run Kid Run - This Is Who We Are

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Band: Run Kid Run Title: This Is Who We Are Label: Tooth & Nail Release Date: May 16th, 2006 Tracklisting: 01. We’ve Only Just Begun 02. Move On 03. Wake Up, Get Up 04. Sing To Me 05. The Modern March 06. The Call Out 07. This Day Of Change 08. Outline Of A Love 09. Miles And States 10. I’ll Forever Sing Members/Duties: David Josiah Curtis: Vocals & Guitar Neil Endicott: Guitar & Vocals Lyle Chastain: Bass Matt Jackson: Drums Forming from the ashes of Tooth & Nail alumni punks, Side Walk Slam, comes Run Kid Run.… Continued →

REVIEW : Flatfoot 56 - Knuckles Up

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Band: Flatfoot 56 Title: Knuckles Up Label: Flicker Release Date: 6/27/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. This Town 02. Brotherhood 03. Knuckles Up 04. Hold Fast 05. Breakin’ The Law 06. Blood And Sweat 07. The Rotten Hand 08. Battle Of Bones 09. Chi-town Beat Down 10. Fight To Live 11. The Long Road 12. Amazing Grace 13. Arran Boat Members/Duties: Tobin Bawinkel: Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar Josh Robieson: Lead Guitar, Bagpipes, Mandolin Justin Bawinkel: Drums, Backup Vocals Kyle Bawinkel: Bass, Backup Vocals I definitely was excited to hear that Flicker picked up an Irish punk outfit, and was secretly hoping that it wouldn’t be super cheesy.… Continued →

REVIEW : Within - The End is Near, Consider Yourself Warned

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Band: Within Title: The End Is Near; Consider Yourself Warned Label: Strike First Release Date: 7/11/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. If This Means Death… 02. Letter To Mary I 03. In Suffering My Joy Is Obtained 04. Adoration 05. Devour The Weak 06. Rejoice, And Again I Say Rejoice 07. Letter To Mary II 08. Victory Comes In The Mourning 09. Moment Of Desperation 10. Persecution Brings Prophesy Members/Duties: Casey Whitaker: Vocals Chad Whitaker: Drums Chris Whitaker: Guitar Andy Goodner: Bass Zak Willbanks: Guitar This band came out of nowhere and have instantly become one of my favorite cd’s as of late.… Continued →

REVIEW : Freaked! A Gotee Tribute to DC Talk

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Band: Various Title: FREAKED! A Gotee Tribute To DC Talk’s “Jesus Freak” Label: Gotee Release Date: Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. The Showdown – So Help Me God 02. The Gotee Brothers (feat. Ayiesha Woods & John Reuben) – Colored People 03. 4th Avenue Jones – Jesus Freak 04. Sarah Kelly – What If I Stumble? 05. House Of Heroes – Day By Day 06. Mr. Tobin 07. Relient K – Between You And Me 08. Fighting Instinct – Like It, Love It, Need It 09.… Continued →

REVIEW : The Gentleman Homicide - Understanding The Words We Speak

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Band: The Gentleman Homicide Title: Understanding The Words We Speak Label: Blood & Ink Release Date: 7/11/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Following A Path To Grace 02. Our Faults, Our Failures, Our Lives 03. The Goodbye And The Morning After 04. A Question: A Promise 05. No One Dies Without Deserving Liess 06. 07. Being Torn Apart Through Self Realization 08. Looking Within The Heart Of Man 09. A World Caving In On Itself 10. In Hopes That Day Will Come Members/Duties: Josh Barbee: Vocals Max Vinson: Guitar Adam Thron: Guitar Josh Jackson: Bass Matt Jameson: Drums The Gentleman Homicide formed in early 2003 in Amarillo, Texas.… Continued →

REVIEW : The Drama Summer - Make a Move

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Band: The Drama Summer Title: Make A Move (EP) Label: Eulogy Release Date: 7/25/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. We Make Rejection Look Beautiful 02. Starting Over 03. Don’t Go 04. Thunder Bay Members/Duties: Nick Moore: Vocals Kevin Bodnar: Bass/Vocals Jim Nahorny: Guitar Anthony Damschroder: Guitar/Vocals John Puro: Drums The Drama Summer have been floating under the radar for a few years now. They formed in Ohio and have been recording multiple demos and doing lots of touring since. Not too long ago they signed up with Eulogy Recordings.… Continued →

REVIEW : My Other Band Vol. 1 (Mono Vs. Stereo)

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Band: Various Title: My Other Band Vol. 1 Label: Mono Vs. Stereo Release Date: 6/27/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. My Red Hot Nightmare – Hold Fast, Hold Strong 02. My Red Hot Nightmare – The Worst In Me 03. My Red Hot Nightmare – Weight Of Another 04. Matthew Thiessen & The Earthquakes – The Calendar, The Energy (If This Is You Then Woe Is Me) 05. Matthew Thiessen & The Earthquakes – The Warmth Of The Sun 06. Matthew Thiessen & The Earthquakes – Faking My Own Suicide (Demo) 07.… Continued →

REVIEW : Day of Fire - Cut and Move

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Band: Day Of Fire Title: Cut & Move Label: Essential Release Date: 6/6/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Love 02. Run 03. Hole In My Hand 04. Cut & Move 05. Regret 06. Far & Gone 07. Wake Me 08. When The Light 09. Frustrating 10. Reborn Members/Duties: Joshua Brown: Lead Vocals Gregg Hionis: Guitar Joe Pangallo: Guitar Chris Pangallo: Bass Zach Simms: Drums Joshua Brown has an amazing story of high’s and lows and ultimately of God’s grace. As many of you probably know by now, Joshua Brown was the frontman of now defunct Full Devil Jacket.… Continued →

REVIEW : DecembeRadio - Self Titled

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Band: DecembeRadio Title: DecembeRadio Label: Slanted Release Date: 6/27/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Can’t Hide 02. Dangerous 03. Love Found Me (Love’s Got A Hold) 04. Greed 05. Drifter 06. Live And Breathe 07. Alright My Friend 08. Razor 09. Table 10. Least Of These Members/Duties: Josh Reedy: Vocals & Bass Brian Bunn: Lead Guitar & Vocals Eric Miker: Guitar & Vocals Boone Daughdrill: Drums I had no clue who this band was when I received this album. Granted, I was familiar with the name but didn’t really know much about them besides the fact that they were a Christian rock outfit.… Continued →

REVIEW : RED - End of Silence

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Band: Red Title: End Of Silence Label: Essential Release Date: 6/06/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Intro 02. Breathe Into Me 03. Let Go 04. Already Over 05. Lost 06. Pieces 07. Break Me Down 08. Wasting Time 09. Gave It All Away 10. Hide 11. Already Over, Part 2 Members/Duties: Michael: Vocals, Piano Anthony: Guitar Randy: Bass, BGV’s, Piano Jasen: Guitar Hayden: Drums Red, a name chosen to symbolize the blood of Christ, is yet another example of Essential Records pushing the boundaries of their particular style.… Continued →

REVIEW : Your Eyes My Dreams - Weapons are Useless

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Band: Your Eyes My Dreams Title: Weapons Are Useless Label: Indianola Release Date: Review By: Josh IndieVision Download a FREE Mp3 Here: https://www.indievisionmusic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1428 Tracklisting: 01. Deadlocked 02. Complacency Killed The Cat 03. Anna Rebeka 04. The Forecast Calls For Rain 05. When The Going Gets Rough 06. Even An Angel Fell 07. The Bookie Says It’s Time To Pay Yp 08. Treason, War, And The Tyranny Of Evil Man 09. Chasing The Clouds 10. Armistice 11. Society’s Flawed Perspective Of The Truth Members/Duties: Jason Pryor: Vocals Josh Tuten: Guitar Brett Walker: Guitar Mike Messenger: Bass ***Need new drummer*** (David Walker recorded Drums) I had heard Your Eyes My Dreams a few years ago and kept a distant eye on them ever since.… Continued →

REVIEW : Since Remembered - Coming Alive

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Band: Since Remembered Title: Coming Alive Label: Blood & Ink Release Date: 6/20/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Intro 02. Everything 03. Ten Years 04. Last Regret 05. Loaded Gun 06. Goodbye 07. Hero Of The Day 08. Last Dance 09. Can’t Keep Us Down 10. Out Of My Head 11. Dead Leaves 12. Coming Alive Members/Duties: Danny Siviter: Vocals Brian Young: Guitar, Vocals Kyle Woodall: Drums Chris Jacques: Guitar Mike UnderwoodL Bass Since Remembered originally started with a “progressive 80’s style of hardcore and mixed in melodies and emotions felt in much of modern day punk rock.”… Continued →

REVIEW : Decyfer Down - End of Grey

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Band: Decyfer Down Title: End Of Grey Label: SRE Recordings Release Date: 6/6/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. Break Free 02. Life Again 03. Fight Like This 04. Burn Back The Sun 05. I’ll Breathe For You 06. Walking Dead 07. Here To You 08. Never Lost 09. No Longer 10. Vanity Members/Duties: Caleb: Vocals, Bass Brandon: Guitars, Vocals Chris: Guitars, Vocals Josh: Drums Rounding out the trio of hard rock releases on June 6th is Decyfer Down on S/R/E & Columbia. They, unlike their counterparts were signed secular as well as SRE releasing it in the Christian market.… Continued →

REVIEW : Eleventyseven - And the Land of Fake Believe

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Band: eleventyseven Title: And The Land Of Fake Believe Label: Flicker Release Date: 5/16/06 Review By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. More Than A Revolution 02. A Stellar Sayonara 03. Nostalgiatopia 04. Myspace 05. Here With Me 06. The Unicorn Revolt 07. Anti-adieu 08. Odd’s And Even So’s 09. Teenage Heartbreak 10. Yesterday’s Glues 11. Reach That Far Members/Duties: Matt Langston: Lead Vocals, Guitar Caleb Satterfield: Bass Jonathan Stephens: Drums The South Carolina trio known as Eleventyseven, have been together for nearly 4 years now. They have previously and independently released 3 projects already and now have garnered national attention with “And The Land Of Fake Believe”.… Continued →

REVIEW : Homeless J - Three Seconds to Gaze

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Band: Homeless J. Title: Three Seconds To Gaze Label: Selectric Release Date: 5/2/06 Reviewed By: Josh IndieVision Tracklisting: 01. The Flash 02. Beauty Boy 03. To Uona 04. B-Fly 05. Did You See It? 06. Slip 07. Sister 08. Man On The Radio 09. Bra In The Window 10. Not The Sun 11. If I Could Raise Myself From The Dead Members: Chad Vanmeter Brad Amstutz Jon Hill Matt Minnick Lance Hill Ft. Wayne, Indiana is the home of Homeless J, a band that has been together, under the radar, since the early 90’s.… Continued →