Jordan Gonzalez

Jordan Gonzalez is a freelance writer and photographer. He is a graduate of Cleveland State University where he obtained a degree in Journalism. When he's not watching the Houston Rockets or the US and Mexico soccer teams, he's probably working on his articles or listening to music. He thinks Thrice is the best thing that happened to music.

Jordan Gonzalez

Jordan Gonzalez is a freelance writer and photographer. He is a graduate of Cleveland State University where he obtained a degree in Journalism. When he's not watching the Houston Rockets or the US and Mexico soccer teams, he's probably working on his articles or listening to music. He thinks Thrice is the best thing that happened to music.

HM Album Reviews

Ghost Ship

Costly

Like any genre, praise and worship music goes through phases and trends. The ’80s brought choir-based proclamations, the ’90s normalized rock-infused anthems and the 2000s tested the endurance of...

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Kutless

Surrender

Kutless used to be down to throw some rock in their music. But lately, the Portland, Oregon-based band has been more mellow, and they have continued that softer trend...

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Being as an Ocean

Being as an Ocean

Bands that stick too closely to their “sound” can fall into a rut, especially on the third try. After fans hear the “sound” twice before, the luster wears off...

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mewithoutYou

Pale Horses

For their sixth studio album, the Philadelphia-based mewithoutYou continues to write music with calmer undertones in Pale Horses. You won’t find the constant pulsating riffs and screechy, hardcore vocals...

Lost and Now Found

Featuring August Burns Red

The guys from August Burns Red just don’t fit the metal band stereotype, their originality and commitment has led to a passionate fanbase. When the news broke the band would join Fearless Records, many fans were worried of a change. Fans should rejoice: the iconic metalcore band’s sixth studio album is not soft nor a sell out

The Guts of Sworn In

Featuring Sworn In

Not much of a talker, Sworn in vocalist Tyler Dennen steps out to talk about the band’s drastic new approach to songwriting on their two-sided album, the lovers/the devil, and what song most resonates with him among the many stories he tells on the album

RED Returns

Featuring Red

The storied and cinematic career of the rock band RED takes a new, dark turn

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Troubadour Parade

Where All the Kids Belong

Anthemic, soaring praise-and-worship songs are left behind by the members of Troubadour Parade, an electronic-fused indie rock sound. Their first release, Where All the Kids Belong, is a six-track...

Addition by Subtraction

Featuring A Skylit Drive

The face of A Skylit Drive is evolving, whether the band Planned for it or not. After a couple of sudden departures, Vocalist Michael Jagmin tells us how they move forward

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Levi the Poet

Correspondence (A Fiction)

Spoken word is a frustrating genre. It’s not recited poetry and it’s not exactly rap. It’s been around for centuries, used by a plethora of ideologies and showcased in...

Home for the Holidays

Featuring Dustin Kensrue

The Former Thrice frontman turned worship leader, Dustin Kensrue, adopts The Modern Post to release his corporate worship music. His first go? A Christmas album By Jordan Gonzalez

The Future Echoes

Featuring Project 86

Two decades in a band is unheard of, and vocalist and founding member Andrew Schwab and his Project 86 cohorts show now signs of stopping.

G.

Featuring Gideon

There’s a ‘G’ everywhere these days. Every show I go to, I see the bold mark, stark white on Black vinyl windbreakers. Online, the hashtag is unabashedly local: #GideonAL. Roll tide.

Third time’s a charm

Featuring Disciple

Just ask frontman Kevin Young, the only remaining member of the first iteration of Disciple. But now, on the third go ‘round, he may have found the best combination yet.

Colossus Takes Their Swing

Featuring Colossus

Getting personal with their struggles, Colossus opens up a deeper connection with their fans

The New Parable

Featuring Wolves at the Gate

Steve Cobucci writes for the thinking man, as Wolves at the Gate drop 'VxV'

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Lion of Judah

Lion of Judah

Let’s get something straight early on – the Texas-based Lion of Judah knows what they’re about from an ideological standpoint. They are a Christian hardcore band, and it’s not...

A Feast for Kings Plots their Next Move

Featuring A Feast for Kings

With a strong Six-song ep, ‘Hell on earth,’ these kings are laying the groundwork for something much bigger

Coming Home with Alter Bridge

Featuring Alter Bridge

Following up touring runs in Japan and Australia, Mark Tremonti and Alter Bridge are finally returning home

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With Increase

Death is Inevitable

The Florida-based melodic hardcore band has truly released a hardcore album, with gravely, shouted-out vocals and lots of dirty but flowing riffs with seemingly little post-recording production, which keeps...

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Bruised But Not Broken

Fragment

The guys in the Charlotte, North Carolina-based metalcore band Bruised But Not Broken are young. So young, in fact, that most of them were barely in high school when...

Inventive metal

Featuring Merge

The five French dudes in Merge have landed Stateside

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For Today

Fight the Silence

For Today’s fifth full-length begins much like you would expect from the Iowan metalcore band: majestic drumming, intense breakdowns, heavy vocals and bass drops galore. By now, Mattie Montgomery’s...

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Nine Lashes

From Water to War

When I first heard the Alabama-based rock outfit Nine Lashes’ first independent album, Escape, I immediately compared them to Breaking Benjamin for their powerful vocals, heavy and sorrowful riffs...

Out of a Greater Purpose

Out of the city of angels, out of a genre loud by nature, comes Silent Planet

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The Infantry

No Escape, No Morale

Chock-full of bass drops, tuned-down guitars and heavy-duty growls, No Escape, No Morale isn’t for the faint of heart. The Infantry, a five-piece from Mansfield, Ohio, didn’t pull any...

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Couriers

Decidious

Couriers describes itself as post-hardcore, and while that certainly can be seen as accurate, it shows just how heavy modern post-hardcore has become – clean vocals do not steal...

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