Danielle McCallister

Danielle McCallister is a native Oregonian whose passion lies in writing and music. When not pursuing one of the two, she is soaking up life with her husband, family, compadres, and dog Lloyd. She blogs about her thoughts on music in The Melodious Review, and life in general in The Quarter Life Epiphanies.

Danielle McCallister

Danielle McCallister is a native Oregonian whose passion lies in writing and music. When not pursuing one of the two, she is soaking up life with her husband, family, compadres, and dog Lloyd. She blogs about her thoughts on music in The Melodious Review, and life in general in The Quarter Life Epiphanies.

Maiden Voyage

Featuring Joel Bennett

Taking to the stage, youth pastor Joel Bennett sheds his Australian homeland to come Stateside with the inaugural Kingdom Youth Conference

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Mike Hranica

Three Dots and the Guilt Machine

Have you ever wondered how people would respond if they could actually read your mind? If you’re like me, the silence of internal quandary feels safe and is generally...

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Zao

The Well-Intentioned Virus

Zao has returned after what felt like an eternal absence. Seven years have passed since the West Virginia metal pioneers released the well-received Awake; it’s easily been the longest...

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The Pretty Reckless

Who You Selling For

Unless you’ve actively avoided pop culture for some time, you’re familiar with the innocent-blonde-actress-from-Gossip-Girl who happens to be the wildly-talented-rockstar-frontwoman Taylor Momsen. The band she fronts, The Pretty Reckless,...

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Wolves at the Gate

Types and Shadows

When a band’s sophomore album drops, the fans can comfortably approach the music with a certain sense of expectation. By the third LP, the band’s sound is typically established,...

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Glasslands

Pariah

It’s no secret that artists are peddlers of varied passions. Musicians in particular are guilty of being in pursuit of simultaneous primary, side, and experimental projects, living out the...

Behind the Mystery

Featuring Lacey Sturm

In her second book, former Flyleaf vocalist turned chart-topping solo artist Lacey Sturm opens up about her intimate struggles with relationships, divorce and an affair. Writer Danielle Martin goes behind-the-pages of the book to find out how Sturm achieved peace, balance and fulfillment in the sharing her story.

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Poured Out

To the Point of Death

The newest member of the Facedown Records family, Poured Out, have released a killer full-length debut. The band, evoking ’90s-era hardcore, brings raw to a new level on To...

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Mattie Montgomery

Lovely Things in Ugly Places

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s really like to ascend to international success as a musician, you’re going to want to read Lovely Things in Ugly Places. Penned by...

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Crowder

American Prodigal

If there’s anything tenured worship artist David Crowder is known for, it’s for doing things differently. For many years, Crowder and his band connected the world to God through...

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Comrades

Lone/Grey

Since their debut album Safekeeper two years ago, Comrades has come a long, long way — physically and musically. Known for touring the country in an old-school Volkswagon and...

Change Together

Featuring Artifex Pereo

On 'Passengers,' Artifex Pereo raises a lot of questions only to let them linger, a means to raise awareness, incite conversation and bring people together in search of solutions.

The Toughest Words

Featuring Famous Last Words

On Famous Last Words' latest work, a concept album called 'The Incubus,' the band tackles the brutal reality of domestic abuse, rape and emotional captivity.

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Valaska

Inchoate

Breaking the cycle of the album-every-two-year turnaround, ambient acoustic artist Valaska is back with the recent release of Inchoate following only a year after the very different Thing. This...

Choose Your Own Adventure

Featuring Pierce the Veil

Pierce the Veil had quite the frenetic experience recording their newest album, but it proves to be paying off: 'Misadventures' is soaring.

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Emery

Emery Acoustic: Live in Houston

In this era of resurgent pop-punk and the ever-expanding genre of metalcore, the future of music has high hopes, resting on endless possibilities. But let us not forget the...

Under Control

Featuring Islander

As Islander's star burns brighter every day, the South Carolina-based band has stayed on track with some help from some genre-defining friends, knocking their sophomore album, 'Power Under Control,' out of the park

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Swithfoot

Where the Light Shines Through

As wide as the ocean that leant them their surf-inspired name, Switchfoot keeps adding positive notches to their musical belt as their canon expands with time. With the release...

Spiraling In Control

Featuring Forevermore

Forevermore's newest album, Integral, is a colorful concept piece based on the somewhat obscure Spiral Dynamics worldview. HM's Danielle Martin talks with vocalist Kramer Lowe about his true colors.

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My Epic

Viscera

Coming in at No. 6 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Chart, My Epic’s newest EP has already surpassed their 2013 full-length Behold, which peaked one position below at No. 7. Viscera...

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The Woodsman's Babe

Babeland

Artists can adopt any number of mediums to share their talents and help get across their message. The Woodsman’s Babe, the moniker used by former MyChildren MyBride bassist Joe...

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Beartooth

Aggressive

Beartooth’s sophomore album, Aggressive, is aptly named and thematically follows suit. It steps away from the internal reflection of their previous work and moves toward a sharp social awareness,...

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Thousand Foot Krutch

Oxygen: Exhale

If Oxygen: Inhale was Thousand Foot Krutch’s focus on the intimate aspects of faith and life, Exhale is a bold proclamation of standing strong in their roots. This collection...

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