Germán Pascual - A New Beginning

Track listing:

01: Seek the Truth
02: The Wrath of God
03: If the Sky Would Fall
04: Misty Dreams
05: Open Your Eyes
06: I Call for the One
07: Unbroken Wings
09: Come Ease the Pain
10: Fate of the Blind
11: Cancion Con Todos

Release date: 9 October 2012
Label: Nightmare / Sony / RED

Do you remember in 2009, when the amazing band Narnia hit us with the new album Course of a Generation that introduced us to a hot new voice handling the vocal position. Remember how the new band totally blew us away, and then as quick as it hit us, they announced that Narnia was no more. Well, here he is again with a solo release, and let me tell you - it is amazing.

Stronghold - Fortress Rock

Track List:
01. Stronghold
02: Barabbas
03: Dreams and Pretty Pictures
04: No Superstars for Jesus
05: Daybreak's Coming
06: Desert Walker
07: The Called
08: Nobody Owes You Nothing

Reissue Release Date: July 2012
Label: Born Twice Records

Originally Released: 1982
Label: Tunesmith Records

I was not into the Christian music scene when this was originally released in 1982, but it was only a couple years later when I did get heavily involved, and at that time, this release by Stronghold was still on the must-have list of most rockers. So, this reissue brings back many memories of rocking this release on vinyl in the mid-80s.

In the Light - Menchen

Track Listing:
01 Don't Leave
02 Remember My Chains
03 Hole In Your Heart
04 Master Of Destiny
05 The Day That He Died
06 King Or Liar
07 Man Of Pain
08 You're Not Alone
09 Passin' Through
10 Love
11 Crucified
12 King Of Glory
 
Release Date: June 2012
Label: Retroactive Records

Bill Menchen is one of Christians busiest musicians it seems, recording wise at least. He has released so many great projects over the past few years - like reissues of Redeemer, Rev Seven, and Titanic, many of which have had major sections re-recorded to bring them to new life. On top of that, he has continued to church out new music with the bands Seventh Power and most recently Menchen, which is what we have here.

Divulgence - Future Seed

Track list:

01: Introduction
02: Synaptic Tide
03: The Swarm of Eden
04: Cognition
05: Hearts of Decay
06: Forlorn in Distance
07: The Great Deception
08: Rustic Skies

Release Date: May 2012
Label: Bombworks Records

Now, while I am not an all-out extreme metal listener, I do listen to quite a bit of it at times. After a few years of it though, I find that many bands, new and old, start sounding alike. That si great, but it gets a bit tiring when you almost can't tell one band from another. So, wth so many hardcore, metalcore, death metal bands to choose from, I admit, it can become a blur of heavy music often