The Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon, is not a venue that I’d typically associate with a Rock and Roll show....
I can remember hearing Stryper referred to as the “bible thumping bumblebees” back in the 80s. The whole Christian rock...
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.”
Read the in-depth interview with Jarob "Animal" Bramlett of THE PROTEST, whose album 'Game Changer' has been tearing up charts both on the Rock/Indie & Christian charts since it's release.