Tag: Living Sacrifice

The Living Sacrifice classic “Reborn” has gotten the rerelease treatment on Vinyl which is different from the last pressing. The one with the team at UnoriginalVinyl has a ton of very special features and unique elements that keep apart from the last pressing. Check out what is included below this post. You can order the Vinyl now in the Solid State Records store. Living Sacrifice’s “Reborn” is available on Black/Silver Vinyl! Collaborated from-start-to-finish with Bruce Fitzhugh, this LP: • Has, for the first time, been re-mastered specifically-for-vinyl..… Continued →

Post-rock supergroup Unwed Sailor (featuring ex-members of Roadside Monument, Mr Bishops Fist, Norma Jean, Eso-Charis, Living Sacrifice, etc.) have announced a tour through the western half of the United States. Tickets can be found here: https://www.bandsintown.com/a/6744… Continued →

This was one of those ‘one and done’ bands, meaning they only released one album as Lovelorn. However, they were connected directly and indirectly to a number of other projects. Vocalist Jayson Holmes had been in metalcore band Eso-Charis, and later formed The Handshake Murders (who mostly recorded on secular labels). Corey Putman (Eso-Charis, Norma Jean) and Arthur Green (Eso-Charis, Living Sacrifice) also made appearances on the album. The album is a wonderfully strange concoction of emo-core, hardcore, indie rock and math rock–almost like Roadside Monument meets Coalesce, but with bits of Karate thrown in just because.… Continued →

Nordic Mission will be re-releasing the 1992 Living Sacrifice album “Nonexistent” for the first time on Vinyl. The now 30 year old album (wow!) will be totally remixed from the original 2 inch master tapes by producer Jeremiah Scott. It will be available on both Vinyl and CD. Once pre-order info is revealed, we will share it here. Nordic Mission is very proud to announce that for the first time ever, the fantastic Living Sacrifice sophomore album “Nonexistent” will be available on LP & CD. Not only is it remastered, but totally REMIXED from the original 2 inch master tapes by Producer Jeremiah Scott… Continued →

Now introducing a brand new California based band called “The Ironside Collective” which features a mighty fine cast of characters of bands past and present. Instead of me explaining it all, please check out the post from their new label, The Charon Collective, below. This new heavy rock band will drop their debut 4 song EP later this year via the new label. Stay tuned.… Continued →

This absolutely insane new song from the band Islander featuring a line up that’ll make you drool over, just hit in lyric video form. Not only that but the entire new Islander album released on Friday to much surprise and it hits HARD. Check out the song “Skin Crawl” featuring Brian Head Welch of Korn, Dan from ZAO, and Bruce from Living Sacrifice on really heavy new song that mixes a combination of genres and styles into a chaotic yet somehow melodic, set of songs. Islander “It’s Not Easy Being Human” is out now on all digital networks.… Continued →

We’ve got some great Living Sacrifice news for you today on this beautiful Tuesday morning (by California standards). First up, the 30th Anniversary Documentary on this ground breaking, legendary metal band that has made waves in the scene now for over 30 years, is finally coming out. Watch Trailer #2 below and read up on how you can watch it, below. Finally, Nordic Mission Records is re-releasing the Living Sacrifice “Self Titled” debut on Vinyl for the first time. Celebrate 30 years of Living Sacrifice by purchasing this incredible album on Vinyl which is up for pre-order right now here for European Customers or here for U.S.… Continued →

There are so many different types of Living Sacrifice fans. People who started listening from the beginning, and those who joined somewhere along the way. Fans who praise their experimental phase, those who prefer the -core era, and those who swear by the traditional metal era. Heck, I even know one guy who claims they only released one album (he’s a thrash fan), and all the others were recorded by imposters! The band has certainly seen a number of different phases, most easily broken down into two main categories (metal and -core) with a few other splinters.… Continued →

Jason Wisdom has a real talent for putting out really great music, whether it be in Becoming the Archetype, Death Therapy, The Reversalist, among others. This past week Death Therapy teamed up with Impending Doom frontman, Brook Reeves to deliver a cover of “Reject” by Living Sacrifice. The song has a real industrial metal feel to it that works really well. It’s a great cover, sure to please. Check it out HERE or below and let us know how you’re liking this.… Continued →

Instrumental indie rock super group Unwed Sailor has released a new video to accompany their single “Camino Reel.” The song comes from their soon-to-be-released album Look Alive, and their recent material finds them rocking out a little bit more than in the past. But don’t, worry those layered melodies are still present! The band features members/ex-members of Roadside Monument, Norma Jean, and Living Sacrifice among others and have been going for 20 years or so. Look Alive is available for pre-order now with a street date of June 10th for digital, and June 11th for shipping CD or vinyl.… Continued →

The first teaser for the “30 Years of Sacrifice” documentary film on the life and enduring legacy of one of the most beloved Christian metal bands of all time, Living Sacrifice, can be seen below. You can see the documentary live and in person on March 28th in Little Rock, AR. by purchasing your tickets right here. There is also some great LS merch up on that page.… Continued →

Legendary metal artists known as LIVING SACRIFICE, have just announced a very special 30th anniversary gig in March in their hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas with none other than THE BLAMED joining them. Once we have more info on this Documentary and what it includes, I’ll make a post about it. To get tickets to this very special gig, click here. Click here for the Facebook Event page.… Continued →

I got this great tip by a fan of IVM over on our facebook page so I thought I would share right here. Rocky Gray who has played in the bands Living Sacrifice, Soul Embraced, Evanescence, and We Are The Fallen (among many others), got interviewed by Movie Geek Feed and you can find out more here. They cover his love of horror and heavy music plus some other insight into this very talented fellow. [Thanks Eric S.]… Continued →

The new post-hardcore/rock act, Ironside, which feature members from Living Sacrifice, Stavesacre, Stairwell, Fighting Jacks, and Echocast, are playing a huge show tonight in Hollywood at the Whisky a Go Go with He Is Legend. Go to their facebook page right here for more info. You can also find the group’s debut singles on all digital networks now. Preview video about the show can be found below.… Continued →

I’ve enjoyed listening to music much longer than I’ve enjoyed reading books. Reading has only been an interest of mine for the past five years, especially subjects like philosophy, religion, and sociology. What I’ve found through reading books, though, is that it complements listening to music. The relation between books and music in terms of their content, especially lyrically, is undeniable. Even musically, there seems to be room for reading to influence listening, with pictures derived from words being transformed into pictures derived from sound. We end up with snapshots of the sublime and we meditate on them time and time again.… Continued →

Yep, the list you’ve all been waiting for (not really) is finally here. Feel free to offer up some laughs and critical remarks for the music I listened to the most 20 years ago. You’ll notice a heavy T&N presence and I just couldn’t help myself. There were a lot of albums and releases I found myself spinning back then and still getting plays today. I think that’s where this list falls in place, it’s the albums that had the longest lasting impact with me and had a catchy sound that I just couldn’t get enough of.… Continued →

The music festival, known as AudioFeed Festival, has announced their 2017 lineup. The festival is similar to the legendary Cornerstone Festival, bringing in bands of all genres with Spirit filled messages (primarily). This year, there are punk bands, hardcore bands, and metal bands, including the legendary Living Sacrifice. The festival takes place on June 30th through July 2nd. Hope to see you there.… Continued →

Well it’s been awhile since I’ve wrote one of these. So I hope you all enjoy and I hope you check these amazing bands out! Go headbang! 10. Every Knee Shall Bow Every Knee Shall Bow is a death metal band that started in 2002, with brothers Drew and DJ Wibblesman, but didn’t get going until 2008, when their two younger brothers came of age: Cole and Shane. Two years later, the band hired their friend Chris Hull and recorded an EP titled Weary Warriors.… Continued →

2016 was the year for comebacks. There was bands like Destroy the Runner, Hopesfall, and Advent. Advent has brought their A-game with their comeback. And they bring the pain with their new EP, Pain and Suffering. You could call it a “Revival”. “Wind from the Valley” is the first track of the EP. The bass is thick, the guitars bring in the metal, while the drums are very hardcore style. Joe Musten’s vocals are some of the most violent vocals ever. “Wind from the Valley” sounds like a slower version of the band Nails.… Continued →

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The “thug metal” band, Solus Deus has released their third EP, titled The Plague. Solus Deus started in 2012 as a project of members of Bleed the Sky and Chimaira. Later on they would hire Rocky Gray of the famed Living Sacrifice, Soul Embraced, and Evanscence to join the band. The band recently signed to the EMP Label Group, the label owned by Megadeth Bassist David Ellefson. The band released their EP, The Plague on February 17, 2017 via EMP. Listen to the song “Immovable” here.… Continued →

Back in 2014 we told you about 10 bands YOU needed to listen to as a fan of heavy music. Just over two years later, here are ten more.

The death metal band Soul Embraced has joined Instagram with some exciting news! The band has a new album in the works. This is pretty exciting! The band started many years ago, in 1997, but broke up the year after. The band reunited in 1999 and has been active ever since. The band has released 5 albums; four through Solid State and Mythos through Rottweiler Records. The band’s last known lineup was Chad Moore (Vocals), Rocky Gray (Guitars), Cody Smith (Guitars), Demon Hunter’s Jon Dunn (Bass), and Living Sacrifice’s Lance Garvin (Drums).… Continued →

Read this review about Becoming Saints' debut!

On November 23, 2016, Metal Hammer wrote an article about the top 10 essential Christian metal albums. I agreed for the most part with their list. But there were a few that I thought, “why would you pick those albums?” Read the article, and comment what albums you would vote as the Top 10 essentials and then, maybe, we’ll do an article on it, with an average of your votes. I know that I would vote Living Sacrifice’s Reborn rather than probably any other album on their list.… Continued →

Today, I am posting a list of Christian Metal bands from the old days that aren’t mentioned very often when talking about Christian metal. Most of them tend to be Nu-metal, ironically, even though the 90’s was the time for Nu-Metal/Rapcore. 5. Oficina G3 Oficina G3 is a Christian prog metal act from the late 80’s. Forming in 1987, the band began as a heavy metal/hard rock band, influenced by Stryper and Petra, but progressed into a Progressive metal/nu-metal/metalcore-ish band. This band was most likely thrown out, due to this period, when the Christian thrash scene had just hit it’s stride, with the Big 4 of the Christian scene: Deliverance, Vengeance Rising, Tourniquet and Believer.… Continued →

Doug Mann, the founder and original owner of R.E.X. Records, home to several Christian metal acts, including Living Sacrifice, Six Feet Deep, Believer and Circle of Dust, was featured on the As The Story Grows Podcast for a two part interview. R.E.X. Records was a label, pre-Tooth and Nail Records, that was home to several Christian bands. Certain bands, formerly on the label, have not spoken ill about Doug Mann, but have stated that it was a bad experience being on R.E.X. As The Story Grows is hosted by Travis Turner (ex-Aletheian, Solamors, UnTeachers), but for the first part of the Doug Mann interview, Living Sacrifice Vocalist/Guitarist Bruce Fitzhugh co-hosts.… Continued →

These are the ten faith-based bands that every hard rocker/ metalhead owes it to themselves to check out.

I posted this on the IVM Facebook page and I am going to re-post it here for discussion purposes. View the pic below and read the text.… Continued →