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Songs To Slay the Dragons To

So, I’m thinking Indie Vision Music’s latest sampler probably has the best name of anything they’ve ever released, bar none.  Yeah, I’m talking about Songs to Slay the Dragons To.  If that title alone doesn’t clue you in, the dragon skull on the cover should.  This is a all-hardcore sampler.  It’s heavy.  To use a common metal colloquialism, it’s “total brutal”. 

Like everything IVM has done, you can download the whole thing for free at their website, where you can also check out the tracklisting.  I’m not familiar with most of the bands, but anything with See the Light and Blessed Is He has got to be good.  Plus, there’s two bands on their from Come & Live! ( a new ministry/record label started by Chad Johnson, formerly of Tooth & Nail) that I really can’t wait to hear.  All around, it looks to be an excellent source of some free Christian hardcore.  Check it out!

-Songs to Slay the Dragons To on Indie Vision Music-

For the sake of full disclosure, I should probably admit that no, I haven’t had a chance to listen to this yet.  I’d like to, but I haven’t had a chance.  That means it’s up to you to discover this for yourself.  A word of warning though, you might want to secure the furiture and brace yourself, just in case. 

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“You’d Better Get Used To This Sore Throat”

Free music today from Christian hardcore band See the Light.  I’m pretty sure they are from California.

Now the thing about See the Light is, they are, well, different.  In a very good way.  I listen to a lot of hardcore (in fact, I’m watching Gospel Music Channel’s Metalhead as I type), and I’m quite sure there’s no artist quite like See the Light out there, at least as far a Christian music goes.  The best way to describe them would be to take The Devil Wears Prada, throw in some classical piano and have the result play praise & worship music.  Unique is probably the best word to describe them.

Now, to get to the download.  The band has got “You’d Better Get Used to This Sore Throat” up on their MySpace page as a free download.  Since MySpace’s download system isn’t working at present, the guys have a link to MegaUpload, where you can download the track.  The song itself is kind of a diamond in the rough, good, but not very polished.

Personally, I think they have huge potential, and could be really amazing with some better productional.  Even right now, I really like the track, first, because the focus is on God, and two, because piano and brutal music just go seem to go together for me.  Anyway, I hope you enjoy these guys as much as I do.

-See the Light on MySpace-

Tags: See The Light

Free Massive Sampler from the French!

Yes, you read right.  The huge, epic sampler James and I have been talking about all week is actually available from the French website Beehave.fr.  It’s massive and awesome, representing hardcore, rock, punk, and indie. The track-listing, featuring all 62 songs:

01. Fireflight – “Unbreakable”
02. House of Heroes – “In The Valley of the Dying Sun”
03. Ocean Is Theory – “Oh Broken Son”
04. Anchors – “Jack Meets John And Paul”
05. Maylene & The Sons Of Disaster – “Dry The River”
06. La Dispute – “Said The King To The River”
07. My Epic – “The Oil Press”
08. Saving Grace – “The Most Beautiful Promise”
09. Nitengale – “Flatline”
10. Day By Day – “A Better Way To Fight”
11. Dalton – “Gabriel”
12. Atmosfog – “J’ai besoin de toi (démo)”
13. Take It Back! – “Standing on the Edge of Hope”
14. Kingston Falls – “Dry Skin (Moz Def)”
15. As I Lay Dying – “Within Destruction”
16. Icon Clan – “BNB”
17. xDEATHSTARx – “The Great Opiate”
18. War Of Ages – “Sleep Of Prisoners”
19. The Winston Jazz Routine – “A Ghost Beneath The Tower”
20. Gwen Stacy – “The Fear In Your Eyes”
21. The Devil Wears Prada – “Hey John, What’s Your Name Again”
22. La Rose de Saron – “Avorté”
23. State Bird – “I Saw The Light”
24. Remove The Veil – “The Revision”
25. All Your Friends Are Dead – “Almost Home”
26. For Today – “Never Lose Sight Of The Goals”
27. Gray Lines of Perfection – “Letting Go”
28. See The Light – “Better Get Used To This Sore Throat”
29. Impending Doom – “My Nemesis” (2:51)
30. Interstates – “Uniforms Forever” (5:13)
31. Simon Says No! – “Shiver” (5:49)
32. Austrian Death Machine – “If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It”
33. Jeroan Drive – “Cheat vs. Clockwork”
34. Kashee Opeiah – “Oh Endless Ocean”
35. Letter To The Exiles – “Eulogy”
36. Means – “What We Seek”
37. NoiZ – “Zemlya Palaje”
38. Recovery – “Not Yet Lost My Faith”
39. Saphena – “Schatten”
40. Source of my Faith – “For You”
41. Thieves & Liars – “The Author Of My Dreams”
42. World To Ashes – “Crown Of Victory”
43. A Hero Remains – “Tuxedo Black”
44. A Plea For Purging – “Sons Of Vipers, How Will You Escape…”
45. Blessthefall – “Guys Like You Make Us Look Bad”
46. Blood Command – “Five Inches Of A Car Accident”
47. Bringing Down Broadway – “Barely There”
48. Corpus Christi – “Starry Nights, Cloudy Hearts”
49. Cottonbomb – “Down There By The River”
50. Deuteronomium – “Fields Of War”
51. Escape From Sickness – “Dreams Are Not To Die”
52. FBS – “Fight Before Surrender”
53. Rapid Rascals – “Till I Die”
54. The Spirit That Guides Us – “Control”
55. Kekal – “Isolated I”
56. Illuminandi – “The Rider (English Version Of “Je?dziec”)”
57. Our Proclamation – “Relapse Recovery”
58. The Closure – “Vacant Hearts”
59. Make Up Your Mind – “The Wind Blows A Lovesong”
60. Triplet – “Breaking Cars, Hearts & Falls”
61. Eastone – “Tout Pour Moi”
62. Sleeping At Last – “Heaven Breaks”
(Source: Indie Vision Music)

There you have it, all 62 songs.  That should pretty much speak for itself.  It looks like hardcore/metal songs form the backbone of the sampler, but there’s enough “normal” music to make it worth while even if screaming isn’t your thing.

Now, there is one small problem.  Like I said, Another Way To Fight Vol. 1 was created by a French website.  So, the site is in French.  Thankfully, thanks to Google’s handy Translator, the rest of us can read it too.  Enjoy!

-Another Way To Fight Vol. 1 on Beehave.fr-

-Translated Version of Beehvave.fr-

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