This single has been out for a while, but still worth checking out. SLIDE mixes electronica and modern rock to create an infectious sound that also happens to deal with serious subjects. “Dime Store Queer” takes an insult meant to hurt against gays and turns it around into a strong message of hope: “it does…
Classic prog-rock fans rejoice. If you know anything about Christian art rock, then you probably already know about this legendary album. Some would almost say mythical, because it was pretty hard to find for a while (even though copies were available on Hotz’s website for those that cared to search). Comparisons to ArkAngel, Pink Floyd,…
The Dogs are back, inspired by a trip down historic Route 66. I love to look at Route 66 books when out crusing the local B&N. Old Angel sounds like a perfect soundtrack to listen to while checking out those picture books. Or maybe even on a future road trip. The sound on this album…
Some of you might remember an underground Christian alternative band called Able Cain back in the 90s. Matt McCabe, the guitarist for Able Cain, went on to form King Never. That was just a bit of background for you. King Never has released several albums. The most recent release Possibilities is “A concept album featuring…
I have to admit that I never got black metal when I first heard it. I think I was trying to listen to it as if it were death metal, but there are subtle differences. Black metal is more like alternative death metal… if that makes sense. I went in to listening to the debut…
Another obscure classic resurrected by Born Twice Records. Vision is probably best known to some as the band that had two members of Lynyrd Skynyrd after they survived the infamous plane crash and converted to Christianity. Vision is usually labeled as Southern rock. While there is some southern rock in there, there is also a…
This is the second album by Vision – first on a label. This album is a little less progressive and a little less southern than Mountains in the Sky. Being in the studio gives this a beefier, heavier sound than their first album, even though the songs are probably more pop-oriented. Whereas fans of progressive…
Is Southern rock making a comeback? Seems like we have a major southern fried theme going on in the reviews this month. If you know anything about guitar players and Christian music, you know who Rex Carroll is. Look up “shred” in the dictionary and you will find Carroll’s picture. Even people that hate hair…
The Fall was originally released when so many hair metal bands were trying to be grunge. And most were failing – they tried too hard to change every part of their sound… even the parts that they couldn’t handle. King James was heads above the pack, because grunge is just an influence. For example, Jimi…
Somehow a Helloween CD got sent to us for review. Oh, wait a second – wrong continent. This is the Brazilian band Adiastasia. While they aren’t really a full-on clone of any one band, you can easily recognize the influences of all of the big players in the power metal scene – Gamma Ray, Stratovarius,…