Category Archives: metal

Talking with August Burns Red’s Jake Luhrs

Forming in 2003, August Burns Red exploded into the scene with a fierce progressive sound, mixed with guitar guided melodies, compiled with the filthy unclean anthems of vocalist Jake Luhrs. This is part 2 of our interview with August Burns … Continue reading

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Talking with For Today’s Mattie Montgomery

One of the premiere bands in Christian metal over the last 5 years has been For Today. Last month, the band released Wake to some pretty consistently high reviews. Nathaniel recently talked to lead vocalist Mattie Montgomery during the Wake tour. They … Continue reading

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Talking with Backstage Royalty’s Caleb

Backstage Royalty is made up of three brothers: Carson, Caleb and Cadyn Prince along with a friend that plays bass, Kyle Fritz. To date, they have released one full-length album, which is self-titled and an EP titled “Stand for Something.” … Continue reading

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Talking with War of Ages’ Leroy Hamp

One of the longest tenured bands in Christian metal is War of Ages. Over a year ago, War of Ages released their 6th full length album on Facedown Records. My brother Nathaniel talked with lead vocalist Leroy Hamp about the band’s … Continue reading

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Talking with Silent Planet

Silent Planet, who formed out of Los Angeles, CA in 2010,  is made up of 6 members. They are a metal-core, post-hardcore band signed to Solid State records. We were able to talk with Garrett Russell, unclean vocalist, about musical … Continue reading

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Talking to Fit for a King’s Ryan Kirby

Fit For a King released Slave to Nothing last fall, their second release on Solid State Records. The band is currently touring around the USA as a part of the Van’s Warped Tour. I recently spoke with Fit For a King … Continue reading

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Talking to Phinehas

Phinehas makes their Artery Records debut with their record “‘Til the End” which releases on July 10th. My brother Josiah talked to Phinehas recently at Creation Fest East about the new record, playing at festivals, and their new relationship with the … Continue reading

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Talking with The Ongoing Concept’s Dawson Scholz

One of the more interesting releases over the last few years from Solid State Records was the debut of The Ongoing Concept with their record Saloon. On June 16th, The Ongoing Concept releases Handmade, their second release with Solid State. I talked … Continue reading

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Talking with Living Sacrifice’s Bruce Fitzhugh

Living Sacrifice was a pioneer for Christian metal. Before metal was popular, or even accepted, in Christian music, Living Sacrifice existed to release ‘the metal onslaught’. I recently spoke to Living Sacrifice vocalist Bruce Fitzhugh about the growing popular of … Continue reading

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