Christian Metal and Rock News

August Burns Red Want Fans to Create Their Own Baseball Cards

Metal-core isn’t known for being a warm and fuzzy genre, but the guys of August Burns Red certainly have a knack for bringing an amusing, down home feel to their art. The band recently launched an online feature that allows fans to create their own virtual August Burns Red baseball cards, complete with a personalized photo, name and position.
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As I Lay Dying Guitarist on Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’

Listening to Phil Sgrosso’s killer guitar work in metal-core band As I Lay Dying, influences such as Anthrax, Korn and In Flames come to mind. So, it’s curious to note that Kurt Cobain in the reason he decided to pick up the six-string and, eventually, form As I Lay Dying.
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Third Day Stoked for ‘Make Your Move’ with Tenth Avenue North

This fall, Third Day hit the road with Tenth Avenue North and Trevor Morgan for the second leg of the “Make Your Move Tour.” The tour ran last spring, and due to the success, the band decided to keep it rolling.
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12 Stones ‘Bulletproof’ is ‘Superhuman’ – Song Review [Audio]

Hard rock band 12 Stones are back with their latest release, Only Human, on Sept. 6, their first collection of new material since 2007’s Anthem for the Underdog. The guys recently released the single, “Bulletproof,” and as the name implies, it’s a meaty, cannonball of a track just right for rock fans.
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Switchfoot Book Gig on ‘Jimmy Kimmel’

Alternative rockers Switchfoot are back with a new album, ‘Vice Verses,’ out Sept. 27, and the guys booked an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Sept. 19.
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August Burns Red Get Their Own Mobile App

Now, August Burns Red have released an official band App for iTunes and Android. Fans can score all the latest news, tour dates, photos, video, music and more right on their mobile phones. Download the iTunes app via iTunes store and the Android amp from the Android market. What are you waiting for?
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The Devil Wears Prada Readies 13-Track Release

The Devil Wears Prada’s New Album Drops Sept. 13 Rising metal-core starlets the Devil Wears Prada are something of Warped Tour experts. After all, the guys have been on tour all summer, blowing through stops in every major U.S. market. The Christian band have released three albums to date, and their fourth, Dead Throne, is due out on Sept. 13 on Ferret Music.
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Former Korn Guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch Announces ‘Over My Head’ Tour

Former Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch just announced a North American tour with fellow faith-based rockers Project 86, the Letter Black and the Wedding.
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Haste the Day Say ‘Goodbye’ With Live Album Set

Haste the Day’s Live CD / DVD Promises Metal-Core Memories Great things usually don’t happen overnight, and that’s the case with Haste the Day’s new live CD / DVD set. “Haste the Day vs. Haste the Day” took over a year to record and package, and now the time has finally arrived for the boys to unbridle the double-collection on Sept. 13.
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Skillet’s ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You,’ the Perfect Breakup Song – Song Review

Hard rock band Skillet’s latest album, Awake, has been out is over 100 weeks, but it’s not slowing down one bit. The collection has scored a third RIAA Gold certified No. 1 active rock single in, “Awake and Alive,” and the band’s hoping to tally a fourth with their new track, “It’s Not Me It’s You.”
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