Christian
We’ve just learned of news of front-man of popular Christian metal-core band AS I LAY DYING has allegedly been arrested, and accused of a murder-for-hire plot to kill his estranged wife.
Determination. Dedication. Honor. These aren’t just words. These are mantras followed by Spoken, which sets them aside in the music industry. Those words define the passion by the which this band takes on the world. With their new album, Illusion, releasing on 02/12/2013, this band has achieved a new pinnacle in modern rock. RockRevolt Magazine enjoyed a wonderful afternoon talking to Spoken’s very own Matt Baird about their new album, Illusion!
In perusing Spoken’s press release, it states that the band’s latest and greatest release, Illusion, “is an exercise in aggression and calculated fragility. Laced with testosterone, the album throws down with the elite of metal and hardcore in calculated moments of heaviness. But what makes this record distinctive is not its speedy riffage or its pounding beats, but its emotional candor.”
Rock newcomers Above Only possess the kind of music talent that you know within a few moments of first hearing them; they have the ability to become something special. From the Cincinnati based outfit’s lead-off high energy number “Evil Never Sleeps” that begs of rock radio dominance, to their memorizing mid-tempo “Goodbye” and finally the ultra-slick ballad “Change”, their debut EP showcases the band’s ability to write songs that will capture a wide-range of fan interest. This is a rock act that could end up blossoming into the next Skillet, Red, or even Switchfoot. Read on as RockRevolt™ spoke with bassist Jeff Koontz to find out what the buzz is all about.

