FACEDOWN RECORDS IS HARDCORE

If you are looking for your hardcore up in the mix, crisp and in your face, look no further then the bands on Facedown Records. Recently, Facedown bands have been showing up on The Kiln because they just flat-out have an intensity and mission backed by musicianship that cannot be found anywhere in the hardcore scene.

The latest releases from Facedown includes the new Bloodlined Caligraphy CD, They Want To Keep You Silent. The girl fronted hardcore outfit from Michigan stylistically are aggressive as much as they are discernable in their message. The record's lyrics represent a community of people, standing for each other to bring forth each person's destiny. Throughout the record, frontwoman, Ally French encourages this community that "we got your back," as she confronts it with truth like in the song "Hammer to Nail." Their sound is a combination of hardcore with slight metal influences and really cool breakdowns. The band is out on tour all summer and will hit Cornerstone this July.

Newcomers to The Kiln,VA Beach VA natives, Bloody Sunday, will debut Memorial Day Weekend with songs from their new Facedown release, To Sentence The Dead. Straightforward hardcore with messages focused on relationship commitments made and broken. The record opens with the track, "There's Nothing Relative About Family," a diatribe of offense for some one selling out their own because they would not face fears, stand and fight for the things that mattered most.

Finally, there is the heaviest of the three, Seventh Star who almost broke-up after their first release with Facedown in 2003 entitled, Dead End. The band returned to Florida in 2004 having had their van totalled, financial unrest and questions. Exited was their frontman and their gutiarist Jai Leacock and Brian Fahey. Mike Whitaker could not tour. However, according to their bio, "Seventh Star knew this is what they should be doing." They took off 2004, regrouped wrote new stuff and went up to Boston, MA and Godcity Studios to record their new Facedown project, Brood of Vipers. The record is harder, metalier (if that is a word). Mike Whitaker lent much to the writing process though he will not be on tour with the band.

For all you hardcore enthusiasts who like their music packed with God centered messages and loyal to the form musicianship, The Facedown Family is a good place to start. Listen to The Kiln Memorial Day weekend for the 3 bands to open the show with fresh hardocore.

EXTOL RETURNS TO THE USA WITH A NEW ALBUM

From Oslo Norway, Extol They tour this spring and summer in the USA.

These Norwegian metal heads have one of the coolest records out. Extol has gone through a severe line-up change since their 2002 release, Thrash Synergy on Solid State. However, that is not a bad thing. The band wanted to take it to the next level and former guitarists, Crister and Ole decided they were not ready to take on the demands of that full-time commitment. The band hired on former Lengsel guitarist Tor Magne Glidje and his friend Ole Halvard Sveen. These two brought a completely new direction to Extol without sacrificing the musicianship and intricacies of earlier efforts. The result is The Blueprint Dives, a record that reaches the darkest places with tears of love and mercy. The Blueprint Dives is not all speed, off time thrash and screaming although Extol fans everywhere will not be disappointed either. The technical power is in full force on The Blueprint Dives. However, the band has definitely refined some things for the sake of conveying truly amazing heart messages bordering on worship that speaks back and forth to God in first person. The Blueprint Dives is nothing short of mesmerizing - a truly gripping work.

The band is going to be in the USA starting next week and going throughout the fruited plain before stopping at Cornerstone USA. The first single, "Pearl" hits the Torch on Saturday April 16th. More of The Blueprint Dives debuts on The KIln Saturday night at 11PM EST.

OFFICER NEGATIVE PRESENTS THE DEATH CAMPAIGN

Outspoken and grace filled punk evangelist, Chad Higgins has given the full story to the rise and possible subsequent fall of the Death Campaign. Metamorphosing out of members of Officer Negative and LA death metal band, Akeldama, The Death Campaign was and maybe still is a passionate pursuit of pure spirtual beauty cloaked in the glory of great metal compositions. With anthemic keyboard atmospherics and the best of hardcore and prog along with Chad's willingness to explore the beautiful side of Jesus' romantic heart, The Death Campaign is anything but the end of life. This record will heal your broken metal heart...

Indie Scene: STILL REMAINS DELIVERS! PROJECT 86 MENDS RELATIONSHIP W/ T & N.

Still Remains is a new band out of the Ohio State region. Their new 5 song EP, If Love Was Born To Die is a a great first effort with a mixture of 80's shred and 21st century crunch. This record is not a Ch-chunk record! It is pure progressive metal. Project 86 is a modern metal prog outfit that keeps getting thrown in the trash by the industry. Their last release, Truthless Heroes was not well received and was called "dark." Perhaps it was too personal for some. THE KILN consumed it wholeheartedly as it properly indicted music industry and media's hypocrosy. Project 86 was dropped by Atlantic and stuffed in the can of obscurity. The band fought and was all set to do it themselves and formed Team Black Recordings. The follow-up is Songs To Burn Your Bridges By. Tooth & Nail CEO, Brandon Ebel, sat down with the band and mended past transgressions. Forgiveness is beautiful! The band and label backed up their words and forged onward in their relationship. Ebel stated, Drawing Black Lines has been my favorite Project 86 release, and I love the new direction this album is taking, as a continuation to that Drawing Black Lines. Lead vocalist, Andrew Schwab, states, "They really are a completely different label with a completely different vision as compared to what they were a few years ago. We feel that our fans will appreciate the fact that both sides made huge efforts to move forward from the past into a successful future." They went up to Seattle and recorded 3 more songs with Aaron Sprinkle producing. The record was also remixed and remastered too and features 16-pages of artwork. The band will head out on the road soon in support of Songs To Burn Your Bridges By.

Demon Hunter is a coming forth with their long awaited follow-up to their 2002 self-titled release. Summer of Darkness is hitting the stores! The new single on XM 31 is "My Heart Strings Come Undone!" The CD will obviously feature many songs on The Kiln so stay tuned. Summer Of Darkness once again features Aaron Sprinkle at the producer helm. The band is known for their revolving door of players in the studio. However, brothers, Don & Ryan Clark are the upfront co-inspirers, with Jesse Sprinkle, Kris McCaddon.Will the Masked Avenger be there this Summer of Darkness? Go find out when they head out on the road! Their tour begins on June 11 in Seattle and criss-crosses the great fruited plain through most of July! Keep it locked at The Kiln and Demon Hunter.NET