Another stretch for DTL, but also another quality early Jesus Music release that fans with wide musical tastes should check out. Sonlight changed names to become Koinonia – this album was originally their self-titled release under their original name. This re-issue helps to make the connection with Koinonia, who made a name for themselves as a…
So this album is a bit outside of what we usually review at DTL, but I am always up for expanding my musical horizons. Most people have probably heard of Andraé Crouch, but this debut album is actually from the year before he became the Jesus Music super star. The interesting aspect that I pick…
The Lonely Revolts are back – gruff, rough and in your face. The hard thing about reviewing all of these new Christian punk rock bands is that punk was never really about innovation, but just getting loud and getting something off your chest… so it feels like I write the same thing for all of…
Peter 118 cranks out a quick ep of straight up punk with a few acoustic/oi! influences here and there. The songs sit back and find a groove more often than just going for full-on speed punk, which makes for good driving music. Well, for short drives that is 🙂 . If you are looking for…
I am behind on this review, as the full-length is already out. But based on these few songs alone, I need to get the full length. The first track,“White Night, Black Light,” is a Doug Burr going to the next level, mixing in a Wovenhand-ish, Nick Cave-ish sensibility that is still all his own. Things…
More hardcore? You bet. Rapture is another old school hardcore band, along the variety that leans more towards thrash with nu-metalish break downs. The vocals are a bit more higher pitched than you usually hear in hardcore – which works for me to differentiate their sound, but might not win over people who want the…
I have reviewed many good punk bands recently, but Half Bomber quickly jumps to the top of the heap in my mind. Maybe it’s because they really aren’t strictly punk, but have a driving math rock/hardcore/alternative rock sensibility to their sound. I also hear a slight 90s emo influence in there. A bit hard to…
Describing the sound of Glower is a bit hard – yes, there is an obvious 90s alt rock influence, but they aren’t stuck in the past, either. Various influences from the 90s, 00s, and 10s are all mixed together and melded into a coherent style that really works. The album opener “Low Motion” is a…
I’m still pretty amazed that old school hardcore is having such a comeback recently. Judgement Day sounds like they could be the lead off track from Helpless Amoungst Friends Volume 23 – if that series had kept going. Not everything is stuck in the 90s on here – “Seek” and other songs have some break…
Flukt is described as old school black metal online, and that is pretty accurate description. This is a short ep (4 songs) – so if you somewhat like black metal, but don’t feel like you can handle a full length disc, this is perfect for you. The mix on this ep is good and gives…