Search HM Album Reviews Brother Wolf The Birthright About ten years ago, I remember a new sound entering the metal- and hardcore scene. The down-tuned, first-five-frets-of-the-lowest-string previously only heard on nu-metal records. (Or in Meshuggah songs, but... HM Album Reviews The Ghost Inside Dear Youth I’ve long admired Jonathan Vigil and the rest of The Ghost Inside for writing passionate, emotional songs that encourage positivity. I was happy to see them continue this trend... HM Album Reviews The Classic Crime What Was Done, Vol. I When you play the same songs 200 days a year, you’ll start to spice it up with new riffs, chords and lyrics, sometimes ones you wish you could have... HM Album Reviews Silent Planet The Night God Slept Another metalcore record. Another album full of clicky-kick drum sounds, staccato breakdowns, guitar amps with the “mid” knob turned to 11 and throaty, syncopated vocals. This is what I... HM Album Reviews Silence the Ocean Broken Vessels Broken Vessels is the first full-length record released by Ohio metalcore act Silence the Ocean, and it begins with a soft keyboard pattern leading into an impressive growl as... HM Album Reviews Despite My Pride Cold Blood / Simple Math On my first rollercoaster at Six Flags Great America in Illinois, I distinctly remember the ups and downs, the loops and drops, the dips and hard turns making me... HM Album Reviews Dead Leaves Dead Leaves Dead Leaves, both the name of the new self-titled EP and the band, have left the pop-punk attitude of their first release behind for a more melancholy and introspective... HM Album Reviews Jake Down and the Midwest Mess Ghost-Ship Ghost-Ship, by Jake Down and the Midwest Mess, was a surprisingly pleasant change of pace from the brooding acoustic folk scene. The influence isn’t too over the top or... HM Album Reviews The Homeless Gospel Choir I Used to Be So Young I immediately loved The Homeless Gospel Choir when I saw them at the last-ever Cornerstone Festival. The band (the stage name for Derek Zanetti) has a way with words... HM Album Reviews Gideon Calloused “We break the mold.” That’s the last line of the title track from Calloused, Gideon’s latest effort from Facedown Records. Unfortunately — when it comes to this album —... HM Album Reviews Stryper Live at the Whisky Stryper hit the hard rock scene more than 30 years ago, and Hollywood’s fabled Sunset Strip was the band’s playground. Back then, when they called themselves Roxx Regime, four... HM Album Reviews The Color Morale Hold On Pain Ends Hold On Pain Ends is the fourth full-length album by increasingly popular post-hardcore outfit The Color Morale. Vocalist Garret Rapp and company have created a unique and exciting bond... HM Album Reviews Kings Kaleidoscope Becoming Who We Are There’s something about music that can complete a moment. When taking long drives, the right music can emphasize the good feeling you get from seeing the world fly by... HM Album Reviews Living Fire Dead to Sin I am a fan of Oi! and Oi!-influenced punk rock, and this record is one of the best Christian Oi!-punk records I’ve heard in a while. With their in... HM Album Reviews Slash World on Fire Slash is proof that life doesn’t end just because your mega-successful band does. World on Fire, the third release of his prominent solo career, marks the return of Alter... HM Album Reviews Flyleaf Between the Stars In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve never listened to a Flyleaf song in my entire life. It seems like an impossible feat since they’re a pretty popular band.... HM Album Reviews Hotel Books I'm Almost Happy Here But I Never Feel at Home With 25,000+ likes on Facebook in just three years, it’s clear that spoken-word artist Hotel Books (Cam Smith) has found his niche audience. His lyrical blend of heartache and... HM Album Reviews Sef Idle Start Again False Idle frontman Sef Idle, also in an assortment of other bands, recently released his first solo record. Following in the footsteps of other punk artists such as Kevin... HM Album Reviews Hashem Martyr Hashem’s new EP, Martyr, has everything you’d want from a death metal band. Their dark sound flows throughout the whole EP; from start to finish, it’s a brutal piece... HM Album Reviews FIght the Fade Second Horizon Fight The Fade begins their new album Second Horizons with an intro track titled “Alive” which immediately shows off their singer’s talent and range as well as the bands... HM Album Reviews Righteous Vendetta Defiance Rock/metal outfit Righteous Vendetta is poised to take over active rock radio with their new album, Defiance. It’s quality, in-your-face rock music with pounding drums, chugging guitars, breakdowns and... HM Album Reviews Unteachers A Human Comedy Nearly 15 years ago, Lancaster, Pennsylvania’s Tantrum of the Muse were making waves in the Christian music industry with their albums The Heart is a Two-Headed Sperm and Modernmu$ick(2000)!... HM Album Reviews Remedy Drive Commodity Commodity is a concept album by veteran rockers Remedy Drive. After vocalist David Zach spent time in the Far East helping undercover operations bust human trafficking rings, he penned... HM Album Reviews Sleepwave Broken Compass Starting a new band is always tough. Specifically, starting a new band in the ashes of your former band. Especially if that former band was Underoath. Spencer Chamberlain, one... HM Album Reviews Willet Searchlight Willet’s newest album, Searchlight, is as much an album as it is a musical ministry. The three-piece brother band has been sharing the message of Jesus Christ since 2006,... HM Album Reviews MxPx Acoustic Collection MxPx’s second acoustic release (following 2004’s AC/EP) shows they are no stranger to acoustic renditions of their pop-punk hits. The Acoustic Collection doesn’t leave much to the imagination: a... HM Album Reviews Half-Handed Cloud Flying Scroll Flight Control Eighteen songs in about 25 minutes is no personal best in brevity for John Ringhoffer’s Half-Handed Cloud (his one-man band), but Flying Scroll Flight Control may be his densest... HM Album Reviews Government Hate Mail Government Hate Mail This record took me back to my childhood days when I would borrow punk and rock CDs and music video VHS tapes from our Youth Pastor. There is a... HM Album Reviews Blood Thirsty Sanguine River Absolution Blood Thirsty is the continuation of a side project of Derek Corzine (Whisper from Heaven, Syringe, Bloodline Severed) he had with Rev. James Rich back in the ’90s. This... HM Album Reviews Lincoln Brewster Oxygen Lincoln Brewster has always been super-poppy. He puts the C in CCM. For his fans, this album is exactly what they want (and most likely expect) from him: high... Page 8 of 21« First«...67891011...1520...»Last »
HM Album Reviews Brother Wolf The Birthright About ten years ago, I remember a new sound entering the metal- and hardcore scene. The down-tuned, first-five-frets-of-the-lowest-string previously only heard on nu-metal records. (Or in Meshuggah songs, but...
HM Album Reviews The Ghost Inside Dear Youth I’ve long admired Jonathan Vigil and the rest of The Ghost Inside for writing passionate, emotional songs that encourage positivity. I was happy to see them continue this trend...
HM Album Reviews The Classic Crime What Was Done, Vol. I When you play the same songs 200 days a year, you’ll start to spice it up with new riffs, chords and lyrics, sometimes ones you wish you could have...
HM Album Reviews Silent Planet The Night God Slept Another metalcore record. Another album full of clicky-kick drum sounds, staccato breakdowns, guitar amps with the “mid” knob turned to 11 and throaty, syncopated vocals. This is what I...
HM Album Reviews Silence the Ocean Broken Vessels Broken Vessels is the first full-length record released by Ohio metalcore act Silence the Ocean, and it begins with a soft keyboard pattern leading into an impressive growl as...
HM Album Reviews Despite My Pride Cold Blood / Simple Math On my first rollercoaster at Six Flags Great America in Illinois, I distinctly remember the ups and downs, the loops and drops, the dips and hard turns making me...
HM Album Reviews Dead Leaves Dead Leaves Dead Leaves, both the name of the new self-titled EP and the band, have left the pop-punk attitude of their first release behind for a more melancholy and introspective...
HM Album Reviews Jake Down and the Midwest Mess Ghost-Ship Ghost-Ship, by Jake Down and the Midwest Mess, was a surprisingly pleasant change of pace from the brooding acoustic folk scene. The influence isn’t too over the top or...
HM Album Reviews The Homeless Gospel Choir I Used to Be So Young I immediately loved The Homeless Gospel Choir when I saw them at the last-ever Cornerstone Festival. The band (the stage name for Derek Zanetti) has a way with words...
HM Album Reviews Gideon Calloused “We break the mold.” That’s the last line of the title track from Calloused, Gideon’s latest effort from Facedown Records. Unfortunately — when it comes to this album —...
HM Album Reviews Stryper Live at the Whisky Stryper hit the hard rock scene more than 30 years ago, and Hollywood’s fabled Sunset Strip was the band’s playground. Back then, when they called themselves Roxx Regime, four...
HM Album Reviews The Color Morale Hold On Pain Ends Hold On Pain Ends is the fourth full-length album by increasingly popular post-hardcore outfit The Color Morale. Vocalist Garret Rapp and company have created a unique and exciting bond...
HM Album Reviews Kings Kaleidoscope Becoming Who We Are There’s something about music that can complete a moment. When taking long drives, the right music can emphasize the good feeling you get from seeing the world fly by...
HM Album Reviews Living Fire Dead to Sin I am a fan of Oi! and Oi!-influenced punk rock, and this record is one of the best Christian Oi!-punk records I’ve heard in a while. With their in...
HM Album Reviews Slash World on Fire Slash is proof that life doesn’t end just because your mega-successful band does. World on Fire, the third release of his prominent solo career, marks the return of Alter...
HM Album Reviews Flyleaf Between the Stars In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve never listened to a Flyleaf song in my entire life. It seems like an impossible feat since they’re a pretty popular band....
HM Album Reviews Hotel Books I'm Almost Happy Here But I Never Feel at Home With 25,000+ likes on Facebook in just three years, it’s clear that spoken-word artist Hotel Books (Cam Smith) has found his niche audience. His lyrical blend of heartache and...
HM Album Reviews Sef Idle Start Again False Idle frontman Sef Idle, also in an assortment of other bands, recently released his first solo record. Following in the footsteps of other punk artists such as Kevin...
HM Album Reviews Hashem Martyr Hashem’s new EP, Martyr, has everything you’d want from a death metal band. Their dark sound flows throughout the whole EP; from start to finish, it’s a brutal piece...
HM Album Reviews FIght the Fade Second Horizon Fight The Fade begins their new album Second Horizons with an intro track titled “Alive” which immediately shows off their singer’s talent and range as well as the bands...
HM Album Reviews Righteous Vendetta Defiance Rock/metal outfit Righteous Vendetta is poised to take over active rock radio with their new album, Defiance. It’s quality, in-your-face rock music with pounding drums, chugging guitars, breakdowns and...
HM Album Reviews Unteachers A Human Comedy Nearly 15 years ago, Lancaster, Pennsylvania’s Tantrum of the Muse were making waves in the Christian music industry with their albums The Heart is a Two-Headed Sperm and Modernmu$ick(2000)!...
HM Album Reviews Remedy Drive Commodity Commodity is a concept album by veteran rockers Remedy Drive. After vocalist David Zach spent time in the Far East helping undercover operations bust human trafficking rings, he penned...
HM Album Reviews Sleepwave Broken Compass Starting a new band is always tough. Specifically, starting a new band in the ashes of your former band. Especially if that former band was Underoath. Spencer Chamberlain, one...
HM Album Reviews Willet Searchlight Willet’s newest album, Searchlight, is as much an album as it is a musical ministry. The three-piece brother band has been sharing the message of Jesus Christ since 2006,...
HM Album Reviews MxPx Acoustic Collection MxPx’s second acoustic release (following 2004’s AC/EP) shows they are no stranger to acoustic renditions of their pop-punk hits. The Acoustic Collection doesn’t leave much to the imagination: a...
HM Album Reviews Half-Handed Cloud Flying Scroll Flight Control Eighteen songs in about 25 minutes is no personal best in brevity for John Ringhoffer’s Half-Handed Cloud (his one-man band), but Flying Scroll Flight Control may be his densest...
HM Album Reviews Government Hate Mail Government Hate Mail This record took me back to my childhood days when I would borrow punk and rock CDs and music video VHS tapes from our Youth Pastor. There is a...
HM Album Reviews Blood Thirsty Sanguine River Absolution Blood Thirsty is the continuation of a side project of Derek Corzine (Whisper from Heaven, Syringe, Bloodline Severed) he had with Rev. James Rich back in the ’90s. This...
HM Album Reviews Lincoln Brewster Oxygen Lincoln Brewster has always been super-poppy. He puts the C in CCM. For his fans, this album is exactly what they want (and most likely expect) from him: high...
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