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New Tooth & Nail Records Sampler!

No, your eyes do not deceive – there is indeed a new Tooth & Nail Records sampler out!  It’s called Tooth & Nail Records Bamboozle 2010 Sampler, and will be available until May 16th.  The tracklisting:

1. The Almost – “Hands”
2. The Classic Crime – “Solar Powered Life”
3. Secret & Whisper – “Warrior (Southern Arrowwood)”
4. Queens Club – “Less Talk”
5. Write This Down – “Renegade”
6. Sent By Ravens – “New Fire”
7. Poema – “2 A.M.”
8. Fair – “Disappearing World”
9. To Speak of Wolves – “Darkness Often Yields the Brightest Light”
10. Oh Sleeper – “Son of the Morning”
11. Number One Gun – “Forest”
12. Emery – “Edge of the World”
13. Living Sacrifice – “Rules of Engagement”
14. MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE – “Faithless”
15. Inhale Exhale – “Did You Ever Have  A Touch To Lose?”
16. Advent – “Pack of Fools”
17. Gwen Stacy – “The First Words”
18. Demon Hunter – “Collapsing”
19. Since October – “The Show”
20. The Letter Black – “Hanging On By A Thread”
21. Mae – “In Pieces”

As you can see, it’s a pretty sweet list of tunes – there’s only one song from last year’s Fuel sampler included, and out of the 21 songs I’ve only seen two available anywhere before.  That’s impressive, and the songs are just as impressive.  I’d recommend Fair, Poema, and Secret & Whisper in particular, though really, I’m enjoying nearly all of the songs on here.  Don’t miss out!

-Tooth and Nail Records Bamboozle 2010 Sampler-

(Thanks to TFCMB reader BenJo for tipping me off to this!)

Tags: Advent, Demon Hunter, Emery, Fair, Gwen Stacy, Inhale Exhale, Living Sacrifice, Mae, MyChildren MyBride, Number One Gun, Oh Sleeper, Poema, Queens Club, Secret & Whisper, Sent By Ravens, Since October, The Almost, The Classic Crime, The Letter Black, To Speak of Wolves, Write This Down

Brand New Tooth and Nail / Solid State Sampler

This could very well be the biggest news in free music since MyFreeMusicFriday.com shut down.  Only this time, it’s good news.

Tooth and Nail and Solid State Records have teamed up again to create the ultimate free sampler once again.  (The last one was the Hey! sampler, last year.)  This time, it’s full of free new and unreleased songs from the latest and greatest artists on Tooth and Nail.  To save time, I’ll just post the track listing.  It speaks for itself.

• Children 18:3 – “LCM”
• The Classic Crime – “Abracadavers”
• Underoath – “In Regards To Myself (Live)”
• Capital Lights – “Outrage!”
• Ivoryline – “Be Still and Breathe”
• Sever Your Ties – “Captive”
• August Burns Reds – “Composure”
• Secret and Whisper – “XOXOXO”
• MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE – “HEADSHOT!”
• Oh, Sleeper – “Vices Like Vipers”
• Inhale Exhale – “I Needed A Spaceship (Instead I Got Problems)”
• Destroy the Runner – “Mr. & Mrs. Cuckoldom”
• Emery – “The Party Song”
• MxPx – “Shut It Down”
• The Becoming – “I Cry”
• Anberlin – “The Haunting”
• Demon Hunter – “Storm the Gates of Hell”
• Once Nothing – “The Dust of A Town”
• The Famine – “Scar the Earth”
• Advent – “Blackout”
• The Chariot – “And Shot Each Other”
• Soul Embraced – “Curtain of Deceit”
• Showbread – “The Pig”
• Search the City – “Son of a Gun”
• Family Force 5- “Fever”
• Run Kid Run – “Captives Come Home”
• Far-less – “A Toast To Bad Taste”
• Norma Jean – “Robots 3 Humans 0″

You can get all of the mp3s for free, in one .zip file, just by entering your name, email, and country of residence at the website.  Tooth and Nail will them email you the link for the sampler.

Standout tracks are Anberlin’s “The Haunting”, which is a hauntingly beautiful Cities b-side, Capital Lights’ “Outrage!”, which is so unbelievable happy and catchy, it should be a controlled substance.  Capital Lights is one of the best power-pop bands I’ve ever heard, and a must-hear for Hello Kelly and Eleventyseven fans.

For hardcore fans, “Vices Like Vipers” by new hardcore band Oh, Sleeper, is amazing.  Tons of lyrical depth, plenty of screaming, eerie choruses, the works.  And you can’t go wrong with Demon Hunter, Norma Jean, The Chariot, Inhale Exhale, and August Burns Red.

Actually, most of the songs on this are must-hear.  Packed with new and old songs, this is one sampler you don’t want to miss.  After all, it’s free!

-Tooth & Nail and Solid State Fuel Sampler-

Tags: Advent, Anberlin, August Burns Red, Capital Lights, Children 18:3, Demon Hunter, Destroy the Runner, Emery, Family Force 5, Far-less, Inhale Exhale, Ivoryline, MxPx, MyChildren MyBride, Norma Jean, Oh Sleeper, Once Nothing, Run Kid Run, Search the City, Secret and Whisper, Sever Your Ties, Showbread, Soul Embraced, The Becoming, The Chariot, The Classic Crime, The Famine, Underoath

11 Bands to Watch for in 2008

11. Stellar Kart. If we really can Expect the Impossible, it must be pretty cool.

10. Inhabited. Their new album Love has been getting good reviews already, and looks to be an great CD.

9. Inhale Exhale. After a great debut, their sophomore disk looks to be great as well.

8. Pillar. With the apparent return to their older style, For the Love of the Game looks to be a worth squeal continuation to the Pillar legacy.

7. Hawk Nelson. If past awesome-ness is a sign of future awesome-ness, they are in great shape.

6. The Afters. After, what, three years, the band return with their second album, which looks to be as good or better then then I Wish We All Could Win.

5. P.O.D. (Payable on Death). Overlooking there new CD, When Angels and Serpents Dance, would be a serious mistake.

4. Showbread. Is a so crazy. They are releasing two different CDs on the same day. Who know what will happen? For sheer unpredictability, you need to keep an eye on them.

3. Kutless. With a new CD supposedly on the way, the massively popular band will definitely be one to watch for.

2. Underoath. The hardcore phenomenon. The mere fact that they are doing a new CD has music fans around the world in desperate anticipation.

1. Family Force 5. In two years, they went from unknowns to one of the hottest bands in Christian music. With a new, untitled CD on the way, the dance party that is FF5 will likely continue to spread.

Honorably Mentions:

A Rotterdam November. Despite being unsigned and unknown, they landed a hit with “City Without a Heart” and look to be a promising band.

Fireflight. Looks Unbreakable.

Leeland. Blindside. Switchfoot. Anberlin. John Reuben. Krystal Meyers. Deserved to fit in the top 11, only I ran out of room.

Tags: A Rotterdam November, Blindside, Family Force 5, Fireflight, Hawk Nelson, Inhabited, Inhale Exhale, Kutless, Leeland, P.O.D., Pillar, Showbread, Stellar Kart, Switchfoot, The Afters, Underoath

One Dark Summer

Another Tooth & Nail-Solid State Purevolume Sampler! This one is huge. 32+ different song by that many artists. It’s awesome. If you like rock (Thousand Foot Krutch, The Almost, Jonezetta), punk (fm Static, Hawk Nelson, Run Kid Run), and/or hardcore (Underoath, Emery, Destroy the Runner), you have got to check this out! I can guarantee that if you enjoy loud music, you will find something you can listen to on here.

Get all 32+ Songs at Purevolume here now!

Note: You do need to give your email address to get the sampler. It’s worth it.

Update: During a recent upgrade, Purevolume.com removed all of the free samplers from the website. Including this one. So I’m sorry to say it’s no longer available. However, if you looked through the archives here on The Free Christian Music Blog, you could probably find some music that is just as good. I know it’s not the same, but it’s the best I have to offer, so please accept my humble condolences.

Tags: Anberlin, As Cities Burn, August Burns Red, Becoming the Archetype, Dead Poetic, Demon Hunter, Destroy the Runner, Emery, Fair, Far-less, fm Static, Haste the Day, Hawk Nelson, He Is Legend, Inhale Exhale, Jonezetta, Mae, mewithoutYou, Norma Jean, Project 86, Run Kid Run, Showbread, Spoken, Starflyer 59, Sullivan, The Almost, The Chariot, The Classic Crime, The Fold, Thousand Foot Krutch, Twelve Gauge Valentine, Underoath