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Derek Minor

Your Soul Must Fly

Derek Minor has been running his own label (Reflection Music Group) since he left Reach Records in 2014, and, while under his watch, he has brought up some great...

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Norma Jean

Polar Similar

From the crunching, devastating tone of the first track, “I. The Planet,” it’s obvious that Atlanta-based metal heavyweights Norma Jean is far from done with their career. Bands with...

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Derek Minor

Empire

Empire, the fifth full-length release from rapper Derek Minor, is the equivalent of Kanye West’s 2013 hit album,Yeezus.That’s the closest example of what I believe Derek Minor has accomplished...

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Hillsong Worship

No Other Name

In recent years, Hillsong Church (originating in Australia) has begun to solidify the differences between their different branches of music. Back in the beginning stages, when music was only...

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Beartooth

Disgusting

One of the most anticipated records in hard music circles, Beartooth makes their full-length debut with Disgusting. The former vocalist of Attack! Attack! gave us a four-song EP, Sick,...

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Tedashii

Below Paradise

As mentioned in the interview in this month’s issue of HM, Tedashii’s newest album, Below Paradise, is a personal journal detailing the trials and thoughts he’s had in the...

Reinventing Miss May I

Featuring Miss May I

After their fourth studio release, ‘Rise of the Lion,’ Miss May I vocalist Levi Benton has one major concern: Sounding too much like Miss May I. He’s out to set that record straight

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Ethan Luck

Hard Seas

After his time with several different bands (drummer for Relient K, guitarist for Demon Hunter), photographer-turned-solo-artist Ethan Luck has provided us with his third EP of raw, rock tunes....

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Memphis May Fire

Unconditional

Memphis May Fire has cultivated quite the following over the years, and they’ve improved in sound, production and lyrical content with each record. What’s most striking about their latest...

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Saints and Poets

Walk on Water

Nebraska is home to two specific things: the invention of Kool-Aid, and the six-piece Christian/metalcore group Saints and Poets. While they describe themselves as “six young men from different...

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Fit for a King

Descendants (Redux)

For the most part, reissues tend to be an excuse for a label to put out the same album twice, a ploy to get fans to buy a record...

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Jesus Culture

Reconstructed, Vol. 1

Jesus Culture, the Bethel Church worship group based out of Redding, California, has been around for almost as long as Hillsong, and they’ve made nearly the same impact around...

On the Road with Hundredth

Featuring Hundredth

On tour with Stick To Your Guns and Terror, we take a phone call from vocalist Chadwick Johnson

Merely Freshman

Featuring Bruised But Not Broken

The fresh-out-of-high-school Bruised But Not Broken is leading a new wave of youth metalcore

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Comeback Kid

Die Knowing

When you start a band playing hardcore and punk music, you need to do it correctly; otherwise, you will fall by the wayside, blending in with the crowd and...

Extreme Measures

Featuring Demon Hunter

Taking hunting demons to a new level

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Moses Uvere

Never Been Better

Moses Uvere is a rather unique case, especially in hip-hop. (He’s passionate about what he does, probably to a fault.) Uvere got his start in Dallas, but deep down...

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Keno Camp

Riot

Independent releases typically leave something to be desired, and new Christian rap group Keno Camp is no different. The group was recently signed to an independent label and will...

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With a Voice

The Witness in the Valley

It takes some serious skills to be a good screamer and not ruin your voice live (or in the studio) within a short amount of time. Screamer and lead...

Verteran Status

After their eighth studio album, 'Glory,' Kutless is now a veteran of the game

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Day of Vengeance

Crutchless

Mixing genres is often hard to do, and in metal, it happens more often than you’d think. (I’m speaking of bands employing the electronic/hardcore bands, which are all the...

If they want us back...

We’re coming back: AKissforjersey’s fan-fueled return

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Everything in Slow Motion

Phoenix

Hands has always been known for their hard hitting, experimental rock, a similar vein to Between the Buried and Me. Screams are prevalent in most of their music, and...

Desires of the Heart

HM's Justin Mabee explores the depths of My Epic and finds himself looking in the mirror.

Doom Will Reign

HM's Justin Mabee talks death and redemption with Impending Doom vocalist Brook Reeves

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Wolves at the Gate

Back to School

Wolves at the Gate has been kept under the radar. Metalheads and hardcore fanatics know who the band is, but in the grand, hard music scheme of things, they’re...

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Death and Desire

The Army Marches

There’s some merit in doing things well. When it comes to rock music, there are several ways to get it done; some bands take the simplistic route, and do...

No band is an Island

As they transition to the label life, Islander is already a success story

Moving Forward

Derek Webb's latest record opens a new chapter for the singer-songwriter

Dance poured over rock and roll

Minor Crisis: “We don’t feel like it’s too much of one or too much of the other”

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