Jimmy Brown Untombed Webzine Interview

Untombed interviewed Jimmy P. Brown of Deliverance for their 25th anniversary. You can read it here

Grammatrain Video: The Last Sound

The newest music video from Washington-based Grammatrain was debuted this weekend during halftime at the Seattle Seahawks game. In case you missed the new video (directed by Nik Venet who’s worked with Jane’s Addiction, U2, and Wolfmother) you can check it out online now.

Randy Rose News

From Randy Rose's Facebook page: "I'm curently shopping my new Rose album thats is the greatest work of my career with major Christain lables as we speak I have a passion for the complete destruction of all things evil everything is nothing outside of Gods hand"

You can see a video for his new song "Witchburner: here: Witchburner

Frontline Music Catalog Collector’s Edition Reissues.

PRESS RELEASE
July 16th, 2010


Intense Millennium Records is proud to announce its January 2011 Frontline Music Catalog Collector’s Edition Reissues.


Sacred Warrior - Master's Command

The band's debut "Rebellion" stormed out of the gates like a runaway freight train. By comparison, "Master's Command" was a more varied and experimental affair. Instead of pummeling the listener with a full-on metal attack, Sacred Warrior adjusted
their approach to include more melody, more variety, and interesting songs that continue to captivate some 20 years later. Any progressive metal notions the band hinted at before were fulfilled with "Master's Command". Sacred Warrior had arrived, and staked their claim on the attention of Queensryche and Fates Warning fans worldwide.


Altar Boys - Gut Level Music

Many bands in the Christian music scene had embraced current styles in the early to mid 80's, including new wave, punk, arena rock, and metal. Few bands, however, had the kind of tough, gritty rock and roll sound of Altar Boys. Fewer still pulled it off
with such ease, giving fans of Social Distortion and similar groups a true alternative to that kind of punk rock. Mike Stand and company had already recorded two ground-breaking albums, but "Gut Level Music" was where they hit their stride, perfectly combining the melodic lines of 1980's rock with the energy and attitude of punk rock to create the right blend that struck a chord with punk, rock, and alternative fans for years.


It was previously announced that in November of this year Intense Millennium Records will release newly remastered versions of Vengeance’s “Human Sacrifice”, Vengeance Rising’s “Once Dead”, Sacred Warrior’s “Rebellion”, Bloodgood’s “Bloodgood”, and Bloodgood’s “Detonation”. Various pre-order packages will go sale on August 1^st that include bonus cds, t-shirts, posters, and buttons from the labels website (www.intensemillennium.com).


Intense Millennium Records is dedicated to releasing fully licensed material from one of the most prolific group of record labels to exist in the Christian Metal scene, the Intense/Frontline/Alarma Records group.


Visit our website at: http://www.intensemillennium.com to stay up to date on the latest news.

Stryper - The Covering Samples on line

Go to Stryper - The Covering to hear some of the samples from Stryper's upcoming album "The Covering"

1. Set Me Free
2. Blackout
3. Heaven and Hell
4. Lights Out
5. Carry On Wayward Son
6. Highway Star
7. Shout It Out Loud
8. Over The Mountain
9. The Trooper
10. Breaking The Law
11. On Fire
12. Immigrant Song
13. God

Veangeance Rising, Bloodgood & Sacred Warrior News

Intense Millennium Records is a partnership between Divine Metal Distro, Roxx Productions, and two additional individuals Josh Dieckmann and Sandy Scafedi. We have come together under this one umbrella to form a company that is dedicated to releasing fully licensed material from one of the most prolific group of record labels to exist in the Christian Metal scene, the Intense/Frontline/Alarma Records group. This will be the first time that many of these titles will have seen any form of quality release since their original releases back in the 1980s & 1990s.

Our first batch of releases is scheduled for release in November of 2010 and include classic albums from Vengeance Rising, Sacred Warrior and Bloodgood. All of our releases will be completely re-mastered to give these albums the best modern audio quality that is available today. As well each release will have brand new artwork based on the original cover designs, along with 8 page booklets complete with lyrics, and liner notes. When possible bonus material will be added as well.

The first 5 titles that will be released are:

Vengeance - Human SacrificeFew albums can claim to have started a musical movement like "Human Sacrifice".  While thrash metal had already been well established by 1988, only a handful of bands had attempted to combine such fast, heavy music with lyrics reflecting faith in Christ.  None of these bands had released anything more than demos or a couple tracks on compilations until this monster of an album came roaring onto the scene.  Fusing fast riffing, driving bass and drums, hyper-speed bluesy lead guitar, and just enough melody to make things more memorable, "Human Sacrifice" did more than just introduce Christianity to the genre - it revolutionized the developing style of "Christian metal" in a way no previous band or album had done.  Vengeance Rising raised the stakes and gave fellow thrashers a unique album that set the bar for future releases.

Vengeance Rising - Once DeadWhere Vengeance Rising's debut "Human Sacrifice" stormed onto the scene and created quite a stir, "Once Dead" tightened the thrash attack into a well-oiled machine.  While the band's debut was experimental and diverse, "Once Dead" was a snapshot of a band seasoned by touring and songwriting, with a more consistent approach that capitalized on thrash metal's calling card - velocity.  Vengeance Rising's second album is rife with fast, thrashy anthems that take their sound to the next level, ramping up the volume, intensity, and energy even more.  When other thrash bands were starting to slow down, Vengeance Rising took the opposite approach for maximum effect.

Sacred Warrior - RebellionThe burgeoning Christian metal movement had several notable bands by the mid 1980's.  None, however, took the progressive elements of pioneers like Queensryche and Fates Warning and combined them with the pure energy and heaviness present in much of the thrash metal of the time.  Enter Sacred Warrior - a band that skillfully and successfully combined these two elements to create a metallic attack that rivaled many of their contemporaries, and stands the test of time as one of the greats of the era.  “Rebellion”, the band’s auspicious debut, capitalizes on that potent mixture by offering up searing riffs, lightning fast solos, soaring vocals, and a rhythm section that thundered with authority.

Bloodgood - BloodgoodHeavy Metal has been accused by its detractors as all sounding the same.  While the mid-80’s saw a glut of metal bands cashing in on the style, many of which sounded the same as the next band, no one could accuse Bloodgood of being a sound-alike.  Combining a melodic, classic heavy metal approach with the uniquely operatic vocals of Les Carlson, Bloodgood carved out its own niche in the metal scene by offering up listeners a potent mix of high-pitched vocal wails, melodic yet energetic guitar riffing, a tight rhythm section, and memorable songs that would stay with you for weeks.  This powerful blend came shining through on Bloodgood’s self-titled debut album, and quickly set the bar for metal bands wishing to share their faith with the world.

Bloodgood - DetonationBloodgood’s second album, “Detonation”, was the perfect follow-up to their high-energy debut, and raised the bar even higher for faith-based metal bands.  The fast songs were faster, the emotion in the songs was more intense, and the musical attack was tighter.  The lyrics were also stronger, as the band took on some fairly unpopular topics like suicide and homelessness.  Truly a landmark album in the scene, this classic contains the duo of songs “Crucify” and “Messiah” that showed what a real metal band could do with such emotionally charged subject matter and pull it off with such ease.

Beginning in January of 2011 we will unleash two classic Frontline titles per month. With such a vast catalog of titles at our finger tips we welcome any suggestions from you the fans in regards to what titles you would like to see released the soonest. There is currently a poll on our website, feel free to stop by and let your voice be heard.

Visit our website at: http://www.intensemillennium.com to stay up to date on the latest news.

Episode 11 of Pastor Brad's Max Life Podcast

In Episode 11 of the Max Life Christian Metal Podcast Pastor Brad of http://www.guitarjams.net share a new Bible Moments teaching entitled, "Lighten Up" -- all about the fact that Jesus said, "Come unto me all you who are heavy burdened and I'll give you rest..."  PB also shares a story about crazy moment in his life involving a moped, a BIG wheel and a parked car!  And lots more.  Tune in and check it out here