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

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The Great Commission – SoCal Hardcore

I had the opportunity to catch up with The Great Commission on the Abominable Snow Tour in Raleigh.  Justin was nice enough to agree to an interview.  I dig The Great Commission, I don’t know if I would classify their music as “classic” style hardcore, but it is definitely good stuff (if you like bands like Sleeping Giant, you will dig The Great Commission).  They have a full length album “Every Knee Shall Bow” that was released on Strike First Records, if you don’t have it, go and pick it up, well worth the $9.  I spoke with all the members of the band, and I can tell you that they are all in for Christ, and their message is definitely an uplifting one.  As Justin, the singer of The Great Commission says, “we are a ministry and we are all about heavy worship.”  So enjoy the interview and if you are going to Cornerstone this year, you can catch the band there this year.

Band Name: The Great Commission
Music Style: Hardcore
Location: Inland Empire, CA
Myspace: http://www.Myspace.com/TheGreatCommission

Q: When did the The Great Commission form as a band?  No doubt the name came from Jesus’ command for the the disciples to go out and preach the word of Christ, why did you guys choose The Great Commission as the bands name?

A: The Great Commission played our first show in April of 2008. We really wanted God to have complete control of the new project that we were starting so before picking up any

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