In many ways, Thrive marked the end of a chapter of the Newsboys story. It was the last album of all-original material that the classic Take Me To Your Leader lineup would make together (sans John James, of course). After Thrive, the lads from Australia (well, mostly) would go on to make a few worship albums (with some […]
Tag: 10 Years Later
10 Years Later: Pillar, “Fireproof”
I became a Christian in the year 2000. Before that, I didn’t know that Christians had their own music. My favorite band at the time was (don’t judge me) Limp Bizkit. Yes, rapcore was cool once (honestly, I’d be down for some right now). As I became introduced to this […]
10 Years Later: Norma Jean, “Bless the Martyr, Kiss the Child”
Today’s hardcore fanatics, whether Christian or not, are most likely familiar with (and in love with) both Norma Jean and The Chariot. Of course, those who have followed the bands since their respective roots know that, before forming The Chariot, vocalist Josh Scogin was the frontman of Norma Jean. And it was […]
10 Years Later: Project 86, “Truthless Heroes”
With the release of Wait For the Siren on the horizon, let’s take a look in the rearview at one of Project 86’s best records to date, Truthless Heroes. The band’s third album found them in a dark place lyrically and offered no sort of hope or encouragement to their listeners. What it did offer, […]
10 Years Later: 12 Stones, “12 Stones”
It’s been 10 long years since 12 Stones hit the scene with Wind-Up Records, who seemed to be snatching up and signing every band who sounded even remotely similar to Creed. The band whose early sound mimicked Creed’s began an interesting path when they signed to Wind-Up — one in which they […]
10 Years Later: Demon Hunter, “Demon Hunter”
In today’s world, Solid State Records sees a lot of strong bands come through their part of town, but a lot of them seem to fade out after one or two albums (Once Nothing, The Famine, Twelve Gauge Valentine, etc.). But one band has been going strong for a decade […]
10 Years Later: Five Iron Frenzy, “Electric Boogaloo”
We never thought we’d see it happen. We all thought that the Denver, Colorado ska octet Five Iron Frenzy had gone to the grave, never to resurrect. But November 22, 2011 proved to be a glorious day for those fans who had a part of themselves die as well, for Five Iron […]
10 Years Later: Relient K, “The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek”
I still remember walking around the electronics section of Wal-Mart at the age of 17 with the money from my part time minimum wage job burning a hole in my pocket. At that time in my life, I was really just starting to build my massive collection of albums (which […]
10 Years Later: P.O.D., “Satellite”
The next installment of ‘10 Years Later,’ features P.O.D.’s Satellite. Not many remember, but this album was released on one of the saddest and most tragic days in American history, September 11, 2001. It was a terrible first week to get album sales, but the perfect timing for an inspirational song like “Alive.” When all […]
10 Years Later: Third Day, “Come Together”
Sadly, few bands can celebrate being around for 10 years let alone it being ten years since the release of their FIFTH studio album. In 2001, Third Day released Come Together, the follow-up to their first worship album, Offerings, which followed the southern flavored and folksy Time from 1999. Last year, 14 years since the national […]