HXCChristian.com Comp Album!

ORDER IT NOW! VISIT THUMPER PUNK RECORDS

For those of you who have not heard, HXCChristian.com will have a comp album due out around March 16th.  Special thanks to our pals at Thumper Punk Records who helped with all the heavy lifting on the comp.  “We at HXCChristian.com are really excited for this comp album to be released,” says Josh of HXCChristian.com, “not only did a ton of great bands step forward to contribute to the album, but the proceeds will help HXCChristian.com to continue to have a great presence at music festivals such as Cornerstone.”  While HXCChristian.com keeps it overhead low by a pure DIY ethic, we really like to do it up at Cornerstone.  Last year, we had an official generator tent where we were able to have bands do “meet-and-greets” with all the folks who attend Cornerstone.  Leroy – lead singer for War of Ages, Andy – lead singer of A Plea For Purging, and the guys from Debtor, all came out to answer questions about the band, life on the road, and how God has used them to reach out to people at shows.  We also had a pancake breakfast with Call to Preserve, and a free spaghetti dinner where we must have fed 200 people.  We look forward to doing it bigger and better at Cornerstone this year.  So, by purchasing a download of this comp, or buying the disc will help support our efforts.

Enough about us…..Who is on the comp?  Well, we had 25 bands volunteer to put a song on the comp.  It is just short of a full disc of music.  There are two sides of the comp, hardcore vs. punk.  Here is the track listing:

Side A (Hardcore Side)
1.   Welcome to Hardcore Christian Radio
2.   “Familyhood,” In Shepherds Arms, Armor of God
3.   “Nineteen Eleven,” Braveheart, Speak to These Bones, 1981 Records
4.   “Pale Rose,” Messengers, Anthems, Facedown Records
5.   “Keep On Smiling,” Gorilla Warfare, Keep On Smiling
6.   “Big Question,” Carrying The Fire, Demo (2011)
7.   “Lazy Sunday,” Those Who Fear, S.O.T.S. Demo (2009)
8.   “The Seed,” Killing Years, Demo (2010)
9.   “Control Freaks Who’ve Lost Control,” Divinity Theory
10.  “Bare Heights,” Debtor
11.  “Voids,” Strengthen What Remains, Humanity, On The Attack Records
12.  “Season of the Starved Wolf,” A Hill To Die Upon, Infinite Titanic Immortal, Bombworks Records

Side B (Punk, Oi! and Ska Side)
13.  Welcome to Hardcore Christian Radio
14.  “Old Rugged Cross,” False Idle, Hymns of Punk Rock Praise, Thumper Punk Records
15.  “Revolution,” True Liberty, City of the One, Wounded Records
16.  “Walking Dead,” The WAY, The Fight Is Ours, Thumper Punk Records
17.   “Lost Cause,” The Kings Kids, Thumper Punk Records
18.  “Take Me Away,” The Rekoning, The Road Less Traveled, Facedown Records
19.  “They Hate You” (originally performed by FBS), Grave Robber, Exhumed, Rottweiler Records
20.  “Standoff,” FBS, Live Grenade
21.  “Mad At The Girls,” Lust Control, This is a Condom Nation, Captive Thought Publishing
22.  “You Forgot Something,” Unshackled, Overcoming Years, Thumper Punk Records and Caustic Fallout
23.  “Another Day Gone,” The Hoax, Stumbling Through, Thumper Punk Records and Caustic Fallout
24.  “Boxcutter,” Skamikaze!
25.  “10,000 Ladders,” Send Out Scuds, High Score
26.  “I Wanna Let You Out of the Box,” Destroy Nate Allen, Until My Ankle’s Better
27.  “Hope, UniSEF,” Can These Bones Live?

AND….for the big reveal, we have been teasing folks with what the album cover would be.  I am big fan of the punk DIY style and lifting an existing design or album cover.  SO…we were huge fans of the Christian Aerobics album that was released many years ago.  And we thought, what a better way to honor such an interesting piece of Christian art/Americana than to update it to “Hardcore Aerobics?”  After all, anyone who has ever been in a pit knows that it is a real work out!  Folks that buy the physical album will also get some cool info on the insert including an exclusive on the how and why the site was started.

How much? Digital downloads will be available and will be priced at $5, physical copies of the CDs will be $10 plus shipping ($2.50).  Also, we should be able to take orders on this site or from Thumper Punk Records.  So check back often before the 16th for more details.

Thanks for your support, thanks to the great folks at Thumper Punk Records, Caustic Fallout, Seth from False Idle, and all the fantastic bands that have contributed to the album!  See you at Cornerstone 2011 and God bless!

John’s Challenge To You!

Ok, so in my first blog/note/advice column, I challenged you readers to get in the Word every day.  Notice I didn’t really give you any tools or specific ideas?  Don’t you just hate when that happens?  So now I’m fixing that! Unfortunately, it’s often easier not to get in the Word, so with that in mind, I’m going to list some easy things you can do to get started.

  1. Check out the Daily Meditation at Forward Movement.  Forward Movement is an organization whose goal is to reinvigorate the Episcopal Church (which is not terribly relevant here).  Regardless of the church association, there is a brief meditation and at the bottom are the scriptures for the day and a link to a site where you can get those specific verses in an online Bible.  Just a couple clicks, and you have a daily Bible reading plan.  Doesn’t get much easier than this.  Readings include an Old Testament, New Testament, Psalm, and Gospel.  They change daily and are on a set schedule based on the church calendar.  Following this schedule, you’ll cover most of the Bible in 2-4 years.
  2. If you’re on facebook (and who isn’t at this point?), “like” Christian Quotation of the Day.  It starts with a short Bible verse/passage and then a related quote from a famous Christian author/theologian (CS Lewis, Martin Luther etc.).  Highly recommended.  It now has links often to the online book the quote came from even.  If that’s too much work, you can subscribe to get the quotes by email. Go to: www.cqod.com I’m partial to the email as I often forward them to friends.  You’ll be amazed at how often they fit a situation that someone you know is in or one of your own to the point that you want to share.
  3. Another email newsletter with daily devotionals and scripture is at the Truth for Life site.  Again, these seem to directly speak to me at times and sometimes to people I know, so I forward them.

Obviously, this is not an exhaustive list and somewhat biased as it’s ones I like and use.  Make yourself a routine.  Find someone you can share what you read with, that’ll help keep you on track.  Even people  with @hxcchristian emails would be interested.  I bet some of your daily activities involve checking email and facebook, so why not start with the scripture-related parts of those?  I’ll skip the formalities and procedure, “I triple dog dare you”…

Soundtrack for Life

John Jackson has joined the staff of HXCChrisitan.com as a contributor.  If you want to learn more about John, check out his profile on the HXCChristian.com About Us page.  Comment on his post folks!!

Soundtrack: “Grounded” from Chase the Sun – OC Supertones

So, many of you likely have seen the ad on the HXCChristian.com site looking for unpaid workers.  Music, specifically HXC, punk, and (gasp) metal, has been a large part of my life and God has literally used it to reach me and, more often than not, slap me across the face to get me back on the narrow path.  I’d written some things for a buddy’s metal newsletter and thought it was about time I gave something back to the other scene so influential in my life.  Calling up Josh and chatting about it and making a commitment to write something was the easy part.

Then the hard part I knew was coming arrived – what was I even going to write about?  I had some rather grandiose, overly complicated dissertations I was thinking about, but put those in the “just in case” file and set about praying for direction.  I even asked one of my colleagues at work to pray for me as well, and that email exchange is below:

Me: I need some prayers for inspiration and then clarity.  A burning bush would be nice as well, since I tend to get easily confused/distracted…  Then again, I might miss the burning bush so some stone tablets, perhaps?

Coworker Ryan: Lol. Let’s just believe that God will cause you to have a “trance like” experience much like he did for Peter on the roof of Simon the tanner. Then there will be no distractions at all.  I am looking forward to reading your blogs. I am sure they will be insightful and helpful.

Me: Now I’m hungry…

At the time, I just thought that whole exchange was somewhat comical as in Acts 10 Peter goes up to pray, is hungry and then enters a trance like state where he has a vision that involves food.  Of course, there’s a deeper meaning to the vision as well which we learn later in the chapter.  As I thought about what I was going to write, this email exchange suddenly seemed more important than some random banter.

My point to all of this is how critical it is for us as Christians to read and know the Bible.  We need to know it well enough to be able to work it into everyday conversation.  What better to come from our mouths than the word of God?  I know that it is much better than what often comes out of my mouth.

Being able to quote scripture, chapter and verse, is really cool, but that takes a while and in all honesty, some people’s brains really aren’t wired for this (trust me, I’m a scientist).  So, here’s my suggestion -  Get in the Word every day!  Find a reading plan and set aside some time every day.  There are a ton of reading plans out there.  Being an Anglican (stop snickering), we have a daily reading schedule where we have an Old Testament reading, a Psalm, a New Testament reading, and a Gospel passage.  There are even websites that list these and have links directly to the scriptures.  So even if you are Bible-less, in this day and age there is no excuse.

Most of all, don’t be embarrassed if you’re not reading everyday.  It’s a discipline you have to work at initially, and I guarantee the evil one will throw all sorts of things at you to keep you from the Word.  I’ve been there and still have to fight some days to get it done.  Today, while thinking about what to write, I stumbled on the name Matt Morginsky in Facebook, which reminded me of how an OC Supertones song really spoke to me and pushed me into regular Scripture reading.

“War rages on through generations.
All of these Christians abandoned their stations.
A whole world around us, that we’ve ceased to reach.
An army of soldiers, we’ve neglected to teach…
How will you stand if you don’t understand,
Fight like a man Scriptures in hand”

From “Grounded” – OC Supertones.

The word of God is powerful and we need to have it in our arsenal.  The more often you read it, the more available it will be in your everyday life.  Soon enough, it will start coming out in everyday conversation with believers and non-believers.

HXCChristian.com Hiring (and not paying)

We have been doing a lot of thinking here at HXCChristian.com and would like to add some folks to the staff.  We use that term very loosely.  By “STAFF” we mean you help and we don’t pay you.  Basically, we want to grow and would love for some folks to step forward that would like to help out.  If you have wanted to help out and were afraid to ask, then now is your chance.  Here is where we would like help.

1.  Interviewers

An interviewer is someone who hunts down and interviews bands that should be introduced to the HXCChristian.com fan base.  Interviews will be published by HXCChristian.com with all credit going to the person who conducted the interview.  Interviews can be conducted through email, in person, or by phone if you choose.  We would like a soft copy (Microsoft Word or iWork Pages) of the interview.  And we would love to add people to the “About Us” page!  We are looking for folks that love the scene, and want to help us out long term (not just one or two interviews).

Requirements:

  • Must be a Christian that believes in Jesus Christ and that He was sent to die for our sins so that we may have everlasting life.  Yes, looking for saved folks or born again!
  • Must have great verbal and written communication skills
  • Must own a computer or laptop
  • Must enjoy Christian hardcore, punk, ska, and Oi! (all or some is OK)
  • Will understand that Metalcore is NOT hardcore.

Job Description:

  • Has to be a self starter, we can give you a general direction to go in and guidelines, but can’t hold your hand
  • Identify Christian bands (punk, hardcore, ska, or Oi!) that would be interesting to interview and introduce to the HXCChristian.com fan base
  • Communicate with the bands to send interview questions and receive them back
  • Edit interview questions for spelling errors, etc
  • Use Microsoft Word or iWork Pages to send the interview to us for publishing
  • Follow up with the bands to get them to post links on their website/social media pages

Pay:

  • You get all the glory of working for HXCChristian.com and helping further the kingdom of God.

2.  General Writers for the Website

We are looking for folks that would like to write pieces for the website that are “news” updates (for example, who is signing to labels, upcoming albums, album reviews, etc) to keep the HXCChristian.com community.  Must be plugged into the Christian hardcore, ska, punk, and Oi! scenes and be in the know about what is going on.  Must be self sufficient and willing to work for free.   Want someone who is willing to help out long term and be a part of the team.  We will also add you to the “about us” page!

Requirements:

  • Must be a Christian that believes in Jesus Christ and that He was sent to die for our sins so that we may have everlasting life.  Yes, looking for saved folks or born again!
  • Must have great verbal and written communication skills
  • Must own a computer or laptop
  • Must enjoy Christian hardcore, punk, ska, and Oi! (all or some is OK)
  • Will understand that Metalcore is NOT hardcore.

Job Description:

  • Has to be a self starter, we can give you a general direction to go in and guidelines, but can’t hold your hand
  • Write articles that are relevant to HXCChristian.com (Christian hardcore, punk, ska, or Oi!), band news, upcoming album info, who is signing to labels, on tour, etc.
  • Album reviews are welcome and we can provide albums in most cases free of charge
  • Create articles that are teachings from the bible (not required, but since we are all Christians, we should write about Jesus too!)
  • Provide edited copy (hopefully free of spelling errors and grammatical errors – we are not English teachers and have no desire to be).
  • Use Microsoft Word or iWork Pages to send copy to us for publishing
  • Follow up with the bands, labels, etc. to get them to post links on their website/social media pages

Pay:

  • All the air you can breathe

3. Cornerstone Festival 2011 Volunteers

At Cornerstone 2010, there were about 8 of us that really held down the tent, problem is that we fed people, coordinated meet and greets with the bands, and made a crap load of DIY Gatorade.  This year, we planning on having a better presence at Cornerstone and really want to help the bands out and be a blessing to all the folks at Cornerstone.  We are looking for people who would like to help us out at our generator tent.  If you are going and want to volunteer some time, we would love the help.  Thanks to the folks that helped out last year (Seabass aka Sebastian, QWERTY aka Alex, RJ and Katie, Doug-e-Hurt, the guys from Debtor and crew).  Any help would be appreciated, cooking, cleaning, wrangling people for meet and greats, coordinating bands for meet and greets, making DIY Gatorade, etc!

If you are interested in any of these open unpaid positions, shoot me and email and we can chat.  Email me at josh @ HXCChristian.com.  Thanks and God bless you all!

- Josh

Are you “Carrying The Fire?”

Carrying The Fire is one of the newest hardcore bands to come out of Maryland, if you haven’t heard of Carrying The Fire you might recognize some of the members of the band.  Carrying The Fire is comprised of several ex members of xLooking Forwardx.  I learned about Carrying The Fire when Matt who plays in the band posted on the HXCChristian.com Forum to introduce the band.  If you liked xLooking Forwardx and were bummed that they are pretty much decommissioned, then I think you will love Carrying The Fire, this band kind of picks up where xLFx leaves off, except with a bit more heavy feeling and sound.  I recently caught up with Justin who sings for the band (and was the singer of xLFx) about the band (thanks Matt for the hookup), to find out what is up with Carrying The Fire.  PS – you can download their songs for free from Facebook.  Oh, AND, Carrying The Fire will have a new song featured on the upcoming HXCChristian.com compilation album due out in early February.

Band: Carrying The Fire
Location: Bel Air, Maryland
Musical Style:  Straight Up Hardcore
Links: Myspace Facebook last.fm

Q: Carrying The Fire includes several ex members of XLooking ForwardX, how did CTF get it’s start?

A: While there are members of XLFX in the band, CTF actually wasn’t born from XLFX at all. Originally it was Matt, Auggie, Dan and another friend named Brandon in the group under a different name and they asked me to do vocals after they had already started writing. I never thought I would do another project after XLFX, but what they were playing was more melodic (think Good Riddance or Comeback Kid) and I liked the idea of doing something new vocally. Only problem is that I can’t sing so the melodic thing didn’t really stick so we started writing heavier stuff which didn’t really interest Brandon (the old bassist). That’s when we asked my cousin Kevin (who plays bass for XLFX) to join and that solidified the current lineup.

Q: I assume that the name Carrying The Fire comes from the Cormac McCarthy book “The Road,” is that the case, and if so, what is the significance of the name?

A: Yeah, I love McCarthy and “The Road” is a really cool book. Pretty much the name “Carrying The Fire” is all about a message of hope. It’s like, the “fire” is what’s good and right about humanity and while the world may be falling apart around us, we want to try to hold onto our hope, hold onto what’s good, share it with the world and pass it on to the next generation. Some people may debate me on whether or not that’s what the author is saying in the book (and if you’ve read any of his other work you can make a strong case that it isn’t), but that’s what I took away from it.

“The Road” Movie Trailer – At Least Rent the Movie!

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Q: Is XLooking ForwardX officially defunct?

A: XLFX is what we like to call “inactive”. If a show comes up that’s interesting enough we’ll practice a couple of times (usually three times is enough to prevent a total disaster) and play it…but that’s really it. We have some material that we wrote after “path” [The Path We Tread] and we’ve kicked around writing some new stuff to try to put together another record, but who knows if that will ever really happen. If that ever worked out the most we would do is just play locally once and while and maybe do some fests, but our touring days and hustling days are over.

Q: So what is the purpose of Carrying The Fire?  Do you consider the band a Christian hardcore band, or Christians in a hardcore band?  Many of the lyrics are clearly inspired by your walk with Christ correct?

A: That’s a funny question since the song that we submitted for the compilation your site is releasing deals directly with this issue. You see, I just consider CTF and even XLFX to be straight up hardcore bands – not Christian bands or Christians in a band, just hardcore bands. What I mean is hardcore is supposed to be about real life and that’s what I like to write about – my life and the way I see the world. Now since being a Christian is the most important aspect of my life, most of what I write about deals with Christianity, but I don’t look at the band as evangelistic, necessarily. When I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing, my whole life should be evangelistic, whether it be through music, being a barber, raising my family, etc. I’m hoping people see Christ in me. I hope that makes sense, I think the song actually says it better.

Q: It seems like Carrying The Fire started out as a side project, like you guys just wanted to play some hardcore, has it evolved and become more a focus for everyone?

A: Nah, it’s still really just for fun. Like I said, this project wasn’t born from any other band so it’s not a side project, but it’s a very casual setup. We practice once a week and we really only play Fridays or Saturdays and we don’t really travel much. So yeah, it’s just a fun outlet for five guys who love music and hanging out to get to do what we enjoy and hopefully, maybe say something that makes an impact on someone.

Q: Carrying The Fire has a demo out (which is fantastic), and you are writing new material, are you guys trying to get signed, or just writing and playing for fun this time?

A: Thanks, yeah we are always in the writing process but since we only practice once a week it’s kind of slow going. Considering that we aren’t going to be a touring band and we don’t really play that much, I’m not sure how appealing we would be to a record label, but that’s a direction we could go if we found someone who is into what we do and who is cool with our limitations.

Q: So if we want to catch a Carrying The Fire show then we need to haul our butts up to Maryland?  How is the scene these days up there?

A: That’s about right. We’ll play the surrounding areas, but we don’t have a van or anything so making those 5+ hour drives in multiple vehicles just isn’t in the cards for us. If I’m being honest, I’m still a little out of touch so it’s hard to access the scene up here. Seems good, although the show turnouts are maybe a bit lower than they used to be when I was really involved, but I’ve heard that’s pretty much everywhere.

Q: I saw that you guys played a show after Thanksgiving with Debtor and Killing Years.  How was that show?

A: Good show. Played in a barn with no heat in late November so it was cold (first time in about 10 years that I played a show in jeans), but it was a good time and a nice turnout. I have a lot of love for the Blood and Ink Record’s guys so I’m pulling for Debtor to blow up. If I’m remembering right, I think Killing Years had a good message so hopefully they’ll have a chance to spread that around some.

Carrying The Fire Live – “Repentance”

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Q: A lot you guys in the band have families and children (as do I), how has the changed your perspective on being in hardcore bands (if at all).  How has being a father changed your perspective on being in the hardcore scene?

A: The main thing is this, having children completely sapped my desire to tour in any capacity. Just can’t do it. It’s not a matter of money or responsibility, I’m just a homebody now and I don’t like being away from home longer than I need to be. Sometimes I feel like a visitor in the hardcore scene these days, but I think that has more to do with being 30 than being a father, ya know? I do want my girls to grow up loving music the way that I did (and still do) so I’m sure they’ll be exposed to hardcore/punk shows here and there during their childhood. Hopefully the scene will remain a place (at least some of the time like it is now) that I can feel comfortable bringing them.

Q: What music are you guys listening to?  What hardcore bands (or other bands) should we all check out?

A: Matt and Dan are really the only guys in the group that are in the loop with what’s going on in hardcore right now. The rest of us are pretty much a few years behind, but hopefully as we play out some and get more involved in what’s going on we’ll find new bands to get excited about. Here are a few records that I think everyone should check out, though: All Out War – ‘For Those Who Were Crucified’, Downset – ‘Do We Speak a Dead Language’, Bloody Sunday ‘They Attack at Dawn’, Symphony in Peril ‘The Whores Trophy’, Bane – ‘Give Blood’, anything by The Deal, Dogwood – ‘Through Thick and Thin’, Our Corpse Destroyed – ‘Strength to Strength’ and Flatfoot 56 – ‘Knuckles Up’. This isn’t a comprehensive list of my favorites or anything, but any or all of those records will make your life better. I’m my honest opinion, I think Our Corpse Destroyed is the most underrated band in punk/hardcore on the planet right now and Dogwood may be the most underrated punk/hardcore band in history.

Q: What message to you want to give the hardcore scene as a whole?

A: If you have any musical talent at all, start a band. Once you start it, learn to tune properly and practice. Once you practice, write lyrics that mean something to you, not necessarily what you think people will be in to.  After that, just play. Get involved and make friends – you’ll be amazed at the friends you can make and how much they can enrich your life.

Q: Feel free to share anything else, shout-outs, other bands, links, etc.  Thanks for the interview and look forward to catching you guys live soon!

A:
Thanks for the opportunity to spout off for a while. The only thing I can think to say to the kids is this – get into music.  Don’t just get into what’s going on today, check out the history of hardcore and punk music – you’ll be glad you did. The records that I listed above aren’t just things that I’m into right now or bands that I know or want people to know that I like – all of them have had some sort of lasting impact on my life. Give them a listen and share them with your friends. Take it easy!

Four Must Get Albums

Check it, I just picked up a few new albums that you have got to order (or get someone else to get them for you for Christmas!!! Can you say stocking stuffers!)

Clear Convictions - “The Mystery of Iniquity”

This is Clear Convictions sophomore album (for those in Rio Lindon, that means their second album).  I do not have their first album, so I can’t compare it to their first album.  Here is what is cool about the this album.  There are two tracks on the album that are dissertations on the bible.  Cool stuff, the background music on the tracks is a little out of place, but the biblical teachings on those tracks is really cool and reaffirms our beliefs as Christians.  What I like about the album.  The musical style is somewhere between hardcore and metal.  With strong hardcore riffs and a bit of metal mixed in between, the album is heavy, so heavy in fact that the bass drum seems to drown out the rest of the instruments at time, but I love drums, so I don’t mind.  The vocals are pretty guttural as well and lend a primal sound to the album.  In all their are 10 musical tracks, and the songs roll into one another, I could imagine going to a Clear Convictions show and hear them play all 10 tracks off this album, one after another with no breaks.  The album is a great album overall, if you like Clear Convictions, then pick it up.  You can go and buy the album from On The Attack Records for $8.  Well worth it and would make a great stocking stuffer.

Messengers - “Anthems”

I was able to get a hold of some older Messenger material, before they were signed to Strike First records.  I love their old stuff, and their new stuff is equally as good.  Hailing from Texas, which seems to be a growing area for Hardcore, particularly Christian hardcore, these guys are keeping the hardcore tradition alive.  If you like Thin Ice and Dependency, then I think you will like Messengers.  They mix a solid hardcore sound with a little bit of metal edge (I think it is a Texas thing) with driving hardcore style chug riffs.  The best song with the most awesome lyrics on the album is “Judge” with the chorus that rings out “Who are you to judge what I put my hope in? Who are you to judge? Who died and made you judge? You’ll never get the best of me, because you can’t take, what’s left of me.”  Gets me so fired up in their particular brand of breakdown.   I highly recommend this album and it can picked up from Strike First records for $6.99, and, check out the cool Messengers T-shirt done up with the “Not Man” from Anthrax style!

Destroy Nate Allen – “Until My Ankle’s Better”

I did a review of Destroy Nate Allen’s last album “Perfect Recipe for a Smile” featuring the dynamic duo Nate and Tessa.  I LOVE Destroy Nate Allen.  If you like folk punk, you will love Destroy Nate Allen.  This album is a little bit different than the last, seems like Nate does a lot of the vocals on this album.  It is also a bit cleaner in production value, but you still don’t lose any of the campiness of DNA.  What I love about DNA is the self deprecating humor of Nate.  With songs like “Math, I Will Defeat You.”  I can totally relate.  You can go download “Until My Ankle’s Better” from the Destroy Nate Allen Download page.  You can name your price for the album.  I suggest giving something $5, $10, whatever you can for the album, it is worth it, promise.  Also, you can catch DNA on tour still, they still have some shows while they are making their way back to Oregon, check out tour dates on the DNA website, and go and see them live, they put on a heck of a live show!  (and yes, Tessa does steal the show Nate!!!).

Fleas Naughty Dog Vol. 1 – Christmas Compilation

Beside having some really awesome covers of Christmas tunes done by some of our favorite artists, this download is also FREE!  That’s right….FREE.  So just go and download it already!  The good:  True Liberty’s punk cover of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.”  True Liberty is amazing, they just keep getting better and better and their cover is just incredible.  Grave Robber does another great cover of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”  crap, it is a Grave Robber, you know exactly what to expect.  Desiring Dead Flesh contributes with “Holidays Suck” and original punk song, DDF is really a band to check out,  pure punk, everything about these guys is punk!  Sef gives us a tease of more False Idle with a cover of “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” which might be one of the best songs on the album.  If you still have not gotten the False Idle album full of punk rock hymns, then you need to crawl out from under the rock you are living under.  You can go to Rottweiler Records and download the album for FREE.  The album contains rock, metal, death metal, and some other styles too, overall, it is a pretty cool album.

Have a Merry Christmas everyone.  I hope that God blesses each and every one of you!