Search HM Album Reviews Doulos The Middleman At the start of a (much-needed) new year, faith-based punk-rock powerhouse label Thumper Punk has given us a street punk addition to their roster, Doulos. Hailing from Riverside, CA,... HM Album Reviews Fallstar Sunbreather The meandering musical journey of a literal band of brothers has taken its next turn as Fallstar resurfaces with their latest release, Sunbreather, which also marks their homecoming to... HM Album Reviews United We Skate Vols. 6 and 7 “For me, punk is about real feelings. It’s not about, ‘Yeah, I am a punk and I’m angry.’ That’s a lot of crap. It’s about loving the things that... HM Album Reviews Everything in Slow Motion Influence Shane Ochsner’s brainchild, Everything in Slow Motion, has undoubtedly earned one of the most loyal fan bases on the Facedown Records roster, an iconic name in faith-based heavy music... HM Book Reviews Levi the Poet It's All Worth Living For Levi the Poet just released a coffee table book. Right? It’s full-color, thick stock, high-quality imagery and design, but, as soon as you crack the cover, you realize how... HM Album Reviews Fit for a King The Path Even in the thick of global music reform, hard-hitting breakdown giants Fit For a King has managed to stretch their roots even deeper into the ground and refine their... HM Album Reviews '68 Love is Ain't Dead Leave it to Josh Scogin (The Chariot, Norma Jean, Luti-Kriss) to blend rock, blues, and hardcore as if it were a genre that had a historical precedent. In 2017,... HM Album Reviews Idle Threat Nothing is Broken for Good When you watch a band play their hearts out at a homegrown festival of their own creation, it’s hard not to hear that humility and passion in every piece... HM Album Reviews Stryper Even the Devil Believes They say that even “the devils also believe” that Jesus is God, the ultimate authority figure, and the Creator of all things – and, maybe now, he’ll also believe that... HM Album Reviews Bareheart In the Mo(u)rning First impressions are everything with new artists, bringing their shiniest work to the table, enticing an audience, putting out their heart for the world to see. What’s rare is... HM Album Reviews American Arson A Line in the Sand A Line in the Sand, American Arson’s debut full-length release, continues the narrative they began three EPs ago. With the release, this Detroit duo has proven they’re still not... HM Album Reviews Kevin Max Radio Teknika Kevin Max is an enigma to most people who once followed his somewhat infamous band, DC Talk, during the late ’80s and ’90s Christian contemporary music era. While his... HM Album Reviews Nate Parrish I'm a Wreck Nate Parrish has something new to say. The guitarist of the Christian rock outfit Kutless has entered the world of solo projects with his debut album, I’m a Wreck,... HM Album Reviews Mantric False Negative Progressive rock is an artistic balance of inward creativity and outward entertainment. With their latest album, Norwegian rock force Mantric locks in on this balance with innovation and precision,... HM Book Reviews Mike Hranica Bullet-Made Tambourine “Think about the scramble; everyone counting the days rather than the details.” It’s a simple statement that screams into the echo chamber of quarantine life, written well before the... HM Album Reviews Deathbreaker Isolate In 2017, Deathbreaker was introduced to the world after signing with Facedown Records as a new force in post-hardcore, releasing Disconnect to acclaim. Now, nearly three years later to... HM Album Reviews The Beautiful Mistake You're Not Broken. I Am For all the insinuated, faith-riddled struggles in the metalcore world, The Beautiful Mistake’s new EP is a mainline message that needs no decoder ring. In full the interest of... HM Album Reviews Fight the Fade In Love. In Hope. In Peace. In today’s waterfall of new music, it’s like drinking from a fire hose. Artists have to be exemplary or resonate specifically to stand out in the saturated industry. Record... HM Album Reviews Weeping Hour Hunger and Thirst Weeping Hour is keeping a sonic heaviness surging through underground Christian music; undoubtedly, the Louisiana-based prog-core quintet that arrived on the scene in 2018 is pushing the envelope. Because... HM Album Reviews Names Without Numbers Silos and Smokestacks Silos and Smokestacks is a classic emo album from the newly rejoined Names Without Numbers. The Omaha-based pop-punkers have resurfaced with a solid release that represents their genre in... HM Album Reviews Nothing Left Disconnected I admire albums that throw me back to my underground music days, where kids met in venues that were more like dark basements, where a par can light or... HM Album Reviews What We Do in Secret Repose What We Do in Secret, the Memphis-based metalcore band signed to Facedown Records, is strong in their first full-length release, but it’s not like it came out of nowhere.... HM Album Reviews WORDS Trees WORDS, a new project spearheaded by Jonny Gore of Least of These, is unlike expectation. It is one of those rare musical projects that turns out an exceptional introductory... HM Album Reviews The Devil Wears Prada The Act The hardest part about reviewing The Act is the conflict between what is expected and what is perceived. In their latest release, The Devil Wears Prada bravely charts new... HM Album Reviews War of Ages Void If there’s a band that has perfected the battle cry, it’s War of Ages. With consistently solid music and an unadorned devotion to their faith, the band’s latest release,... HM Album Reviews Wolves at the Gate Eclipse There are some things in this life you can’t understand until you’ve lived them. Perhaps one of the most difficult to describe is a total solar eclipse. It’s not... HM Album Reviews August Burns Red Phantom Sessions EP/Constellations (Remixed) Editor’s Note: This is a review of both releases. For a band that hasn’t released a new studio album in a couple of years – Phantom Anthem hit your ears... HM Album Reviews My Epic Violence In 2018, My Epic released Ultraviolet, the first of a two-part EP project that explores faith from honest-but-unpopular angles. Whereas Ultraviolet takes a delicate tone and contemplative perspective, its... HM Album Reviews Death Therapy Voices Jason Wisdom, formerly of Becoming the Archetype, ventured into new territory in 2015 with a solo project, Death Therapy. By 2017, the solo project became a little bit more... HM Album Reviews Demon Hunter War / Peace Christian metal godfathers Demon Hunter have extended their decades-long career with their ninth and tenth sister albums, War and Peace, after long ago striking the sweet spot between strength... Page 2 of 21«123456...101520...»Last »
HM Album Reviews Doulos The Middleman At the start of a (much-needed) new year, faith-based punk-rock powerhouse label Thumper Punk has given us a street punk addition to their roster, Doulos. Hailing from Riverside, CA,...
HM Album Reviews Fallstar Sunbreather The meandering musical journey of a literal band of brothers has taken its next turn as Fallstar resurfaces with their latest release, Sunbreather, which also marks their homecoming to...
HM Album Reviews United We Skate Vols. 6 and 7 “For me, punk is about real feelings. It’s not about, ‘Yeah, I am a punk and I’m angry.’ That’s a lot of crap. It’s about loving the things that...
HM Album Reviews Everything in Slow Motion Influence Shane Ochsner’s brainchild, Everything in Slow Motion, has undoubtedly earned one of the most loyal fan bases on the Facedown Records roster, an iconic name in faith-based heavy music...
HM Book Reviews Levi the Poet It's All Worth Living For Levi the Poet just released a coffee table book. Right? It’s full-color, thick stock, high-quality imagery and design, but, as soon as you crack the cover, you realize how...
HM Album Reviews Fit for a King The Path Even in the thick of global music reform, hard-hitting breakdown giants Fit For a King has managed to stretch their roots even deeper into the ground and refine their...
HM Album Reviews '68 Love is Ain't Dead Leave it to Josh Scogin (The Chariot, Norma Jean, Luti-Kriss) to blend rock, blues, and hardcore as if it were a genre that had a historical precedent. In 2017,...
HM Album Reviews Idle Threat Nothing is Broken for Good When you watch a band play their hearts out at a homegrown festival of their own creation, it’s hard not to hear that humility and passion in every piece...
HM Album Reviews Stryper Even the Devil Believes They say that even “the devils also believe” that Jesus is God, the ultimate authority figure, and the Creator of all things – and, maybe now, he’ll also believe that...
HM Album Reviews Bareheart In the Mo(u)rning First impressions are everything with new artists, bringing their shiniest work to the table, enticing an audience, putting out their heart for the world to see. What’s rare is...
HM Album Reviews American Arson A Line in the Sand A Line in the Sand, American Arson’s debut full-length release, continues the narrative they began three EPs ago. With the release, this Detroit duo has proven they’re still not...
HM Album Reviews Kevin Max Radio Teknika Kevin Max is an enigma to most people who once followed his somewhat infamous band, DC Talk, during the late ’80s and ’90s Christian contemporary music era. While his...
HM Album Reviews Nate Parrish I'm a Wreck Nate Parrish has something new to say. The guitarist of the Christian rock outfit Kutless has entered the world of solo projects with his debut album, I’m a Wreck,...
HM Album Reviews Mantric False Negative Progressive rock is an artistic balance of inward creativity and outward entertainment. With their latest album, Norwegian rock force Mantric locks in on this balance with innovation and precision,...
HM Book Reviews Mike Hranica Bullet-Made Tambourine “Think about the scramble; everyone counting the days rather than the details.” It’s a simple statement that screams into the echo chamber of quarantine life, written well before the...
HM Album Reviews Deathbreaker Isolate In 2017, Deathbreaker was introduced to the world after signing with Facedown Records as a new force in post-hardcore, releasing Disconnect to acclaim. Now, nearly three years later to...
HM Album Reviews The Beautiful Mistake You're Not Broken. I Am For all the insinuated, faith-riddled struggles in the metalcore world, The Beautiful Mistake’s new EP is a mainline message that needs no decoder ring. In full the interest of...
HM Album Reviews Fight the Fade In Love. In Hope. In Peace. In today’s waterfall of new music, it’s like drinking from a fire hose. Artists have to be exemplary or resonate specifically to stand out in the saturated industry. Record...
HM Album Reviews Weeping Hour Hunger and Thirst Weeping Hour is keeping a sonic heaviness surging through underground Christian music; undoubtedly, the Louisiana-based prog-core quintet that arrived on the scene in 2018 is pushing the envelope. Because...
HM Album Reviews Names Without Numbers Silos and Smokestacks Silos and Smokestacks is a classic emo album from the newly rejoined Names Without Numbers. The Omaha-based pop-punkers have resurfaced with a solid release that represents their genre in...
HM Album Reviews Nothing Left Disconnected I admire albums that throw me back to my underground music days, where kids met in venues that were more like dark basements, where a par can light or...
HM Album Reviews What We Do in Secret Repose What We Do in Secret, the Memphis-based metalcore band signed to Facedown Records, is strong in their first full-length release, but it’s not like it came out of nowhere....
HM Album Reviews WORDS Trees WORDS, a new project spearheaded by Jonny Gore of Least of These, is unlike expectation. It is one of those rare musical projects that turns out an exceptional introductory...
HM Album Reviews The Devil Wears Prada The Act The hardest part about reviewing The Act is the conflict between what is expected and what is perceived. In their latest release, The Devil Wears Prada bravely charts new...
HM Album Reviews War of Ages Void If there’s a band that has perfected the battle cry, it’s War of Ages. With consistently solid music and an unadorned devotion to their faith, the band’s latest release,...
HM Album Reviews Wolves at the Gate Eclipse There are some things in this life you can’t understand until you’ve lived them. Perhaps one of the most difficult to describe is a total solar eclipse. It’s not...
HM Album Reviews August Burns Red Phantom Sessions EP/Constellations (Remixed) Editor’s Note: This is a review of both releases. For a band that hasn’t released a new studio album in a couple of years – Phantom Anthem hit your ears...
HM Album Reviews My Epic Violence In 2018, My Epic released Ultraviolet, the first of a two-part EP project that explores faith from honest-but-unpopular angles. Whereas Ultraviolet takes a delicate tone and contemplative perspective, its...
HM Album Reviews Death Therapy Voices Jason Wisdom, formerly of Becoming the Archetype, ventured into new territory in 2015 with a solo project, Death Therapy. By 2017, the solo project became a little bit more...
HM Album Reviews Demon Hunter War / Peace Christian metal godfathers Demon Hunter have extended their decades-long career with their ninth and tenth sister albums, War and Peace, after long ago striking the sweet spot between strength...
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