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Celebrating 25 Years of Christian Heavy Metal CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF CHRISTIAN HEAVY METAL + RESURRECTION BAND | GRAVE FORSAKEN | SINBREED | MASS | THE TOP 100 CHRISTIAN METAL ALBUMS OF ALL TIME LIST AVAILABLE NOW 4 SUBSCRIBE TO HEAVEN'S metal. SEND $9.99 TO POB 367, HUTTO TX 78634 OR GO ONLINE at HMMAG.COM/HEAVensmetal 29 HEAVEN’S METAL FANZINE EDITORIAL TEAM: Chris Beck, Keven Crothers, Chris Gatto, Mark Blair Glunt, Loyd Harp, Johannes Jonsson, Mike Larson, Jeff McCormack, Steve Rowe, Jonathan Swank, Doug Van Pelt, Todd Walker myspace.com/heavensmetalmagazine THROWING DOWN THE GAUNTLET Advertising/Editorial Info: [email protected] | 512.989.7309 | 1660 CR 424, Taylor TX 76574 By Steve Rowe Copyright © 2010 Heaven’s Metal (TM) All rights reserved. BEING REAL METAL TRACKS I had the privilege last week of being at a great outback Australia. John Smith is the president of News bullets Christian blues and gospel concert here in God’s Squad Christian Biker Ministry, who also Hard-news-for-metal-heads Melbourne, Australia. The Glenn Kaiser Band, Steve reaches out to the disadvantaged and homeless. Grace and John Smith. In 1984, it was the prayers This was a concert like no other. John spoke, and of my parents and wisdom of a church youth pastor then Glenn played some songs. The message and The Burial will be releasing their Strike First debut that brought about my turn back towards living for music was real and passionate. Steve Grace played album The Winepress on August 17th. You can hear and following Jesus with my whole life. two exclusive streaming tracks from the album this some songs and inspired the crowd once again week on Alternative Press and Hails and Horns. The youth pastor from the Baptist church I had with words of challenge. Glenn played another Check out “Death Conquered” [ at altpress.com/news/ grown up in asked my parents, “What is Steve set and at one point was speaking about poverty entry/exclusive_stream_the_burials_death_conquered ]. interested in? There must be some way to get with tearful emotion. John Smith presented a And “Reconciliation” at [ hailsandhorns.com/news/the- him back following Jesus?” My mother told the challenging communication of faith, self-sacrifice burial-the-winepress-single-reconciliation ]. Pre-order The youth pastor, “All Steve is really interested in is and what it means to really follow Jesus! How “the Winepress now at Facedown Records. facedown. heavy rock music.” The wise pastor prayed for an church” has missed the basics of feeding the poor, merchnow.com answer and then came to our house and gave me compassion for the disadvantaged and simply living a Resurrection Band album – Colours. That album that Ole Gospel Life for Jesus! Steve Grace closed As Hell Retreats has just announced a bevy of turned my life 180 degrees onto the right track – with 3 old hymns played acoustically. autumn tour dates with The Advocate and Gideon. walking a lifetime with faith with and in Jesus! After the show I met with Glenn and we talked 01 DISAFFECTION - ”Mortuary Man” 09 HOLY BLOOD - “Shining Sun” from The band is touring in support of their 2010 release Glenn Kaiser is of course the frontman for Rez, and about the tribute song I recorded for Rez last from the album Begin the Revolution the album Shinig Sun Revival. The tour launches August 20th in Memphis, TN and ends Spetmeber 18th in Saraland, AL. these days tours constantly with his Glenn Kaiser year. If it was not for this man, I would not be 02 THE REX CARROLL BAND - 10 MESSIAH - “Final Warning” from the Band. He is also one of the founders of Jesus alive, would not have met my wife, would not “Circle Of Love” from the album album Final Warning As hard rock merchants X-Sinner keep rolling on their People USA, a community of 600 in Chicago that have likewise daily endeavored to help and inspire That Was Then This Is Now 11 DEUS INVICTUS - “Ex Nihilo” Heaven’s Metal Fanzine World Covered In Blood Tour, the band has come to feed 500 living on the streets each day. Steve others to the real Christian walk! After hearing cheek. This was real! Real is the way we should 03 VISION - “Standing On The from the album Staged In Awaiting find out just what a success their latest album of the Grace is an Australian acoustic gospel singer more of my health issues, Glenn embraced me all live! Read James chapter one! Lest we forget Rock” from s/t 12 SAINT - “Ryders” from the same name has been – albeit as a blessing and a who spends much of his time ministering to and tightly. Glenn put his cheek to mine and prayed for what true religion is! Christianity is never about (25th Anniversary Edition) album curse. Illegal downloading of this album has become helping disadvantaged aboriginal communities in me as a tear came from his eyes and ran down my being cool, but always about being real! SAMPLER04 KING JAMES - “Never Is CD #86In the Battle (Collector’s Edition) extremely frustrating to some of the band members, Forever” from the album The Fall 13 ADIASTASIA - is an absolute classic. I love it and am so grateful to be who have had their share of financial difficulties trying Ever wonder(Collector’s who’s Edition) responsible for the sampler CDs “Kingdom Of Glory” from the to make a living doing their art. “We’ve finally got a that sometimes come with your issue of Heaven’s Metal able to make those Messiah albums available! Vision 05 MY SILENT WAKE - “I Am was on Heartlandalbum Records Life War in 1985(remixed) and released two hugely successful project on our hands, way larger fanzine? (Eternity)”It’s none from other the than album Matt Hunt. We thought 14 DANIEL BAND - “Undercover than we anticipated, but we are being robbed of the we’d drill him with a few questions... rare albums featuring two Lynyrd Skynyrd guys. Both Black Lights & Silent Roads albums are so Christian”amazing from and theI am album very On excited Rock +2 to share enjoyment and success of the fruit of our labors” Matt, exactly06 TITANIC how many - “Gods labels Of War” are from you the running these obscure15 FINAL gems AXE with - “War fans Cry” of fromclassic the Christian states lead singer/guitar player Rex Scott. “It just these days?album What Maiden are Voyage their (Collector’s names Edition) and their music!album Daniel Beyond Band Hell’s wasGate my very first introduction to isn’t right” he continues. “It’s very frustrating and specialty or function?07 VISION - “Mountain In The Sky” (single edit) Christian16 GRAVE hard FORSAKEN rock, so that - “War band Is Hell” is special from for me. And really hurts. I think I’d rather just write and record Born Twice Recordsfrom the albumis our Mountain label In thethat Sky focuses “Undercoverthe album Fight Christian”to the Death is my favorite track from their songs just to play live versus putting out an album that exclusively on early08 JIMMY Jesus HOTZ Music - “From(‘70s Love and Life some Did classic17 LIBERTY debut N’ release JUSTICE On - Rock“Do What. The Rex Carroll Band is everybody steals.” The band has the Legends Of Rock ‘80s). We have signedBegin” artists from and the album bands Beyond like the Amaziah, Crystal Sea oneYou Believe”of my fromfavorite the albumhard rock/metalLight It Up albums of all time. Festival in Germany Sept 18th and winds up the tour Randy Stonehill, Vision, and Exkursions, Mike I picked “Circle of Love” for the insanely heavy riff, but in Puerto Rico on Oct 16th. During the break following Johnson, and Jimmy Hotz. We have some great any track could have gone on the compilation. They the tour the band will be deciding weather or not to Jesus rock reissues coming! Retroactive Recordscreated exclusively are all for amazing songs from the That Was Then, This release their new material. continues to focus on classic rock and metal. Some Is Now cd. Holy Blood continues to be an extreme of these are reissues (like the first three Bride metal genre bender. This band’s ability to blend folk Vengeance Rising, Bloodgood, and Sacred Warrior releases and Mass) and some are all new releases and black metal is like none other. This title track from are all set for reissues to be released on Intense (like Rex Carroll and Deliverance). Bombworks their new album, Shining Sun shows that this band Millennium Records in early November. Records focuses on extreme Christian metal – black, only gets better with age. death, metalcore, and doom metal all find a place In the Midst of Lions released their Facedown debut on Bombworks. We just signed a tremendous new What albums or artists are on the horizon that we The Heart of Man. The band is just finishing up their band, Skies that will be releasing their debut album can look forward to? stint on the Scream the Prayer Tour supporting the new in 2011. Increase Decrease Records is a label that The entire Barnabas catalog and the first three Bride album. Invision Music states, ”In the Midst of Lions will be signing new bands that tour and play out a releases plus the Matrix albums will be reissued. have created one of the best death metal albums lot. Bands like I Am The Messenger and Kidnap the Look for the Mass 1984 EP + 1 bonus track on of 2010 so far.” Decoy Music agrees by proclaiming, Sun are not heavy enough for Bombworks and way cd for the first time.
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