Wolves Unleashed: The 2019 Platinum Vinyl Awards 4th Qtr - Hard Rock/Metal

Time to Crank it Up. Heavy Metal and Hard Rock had five entries this quarter. That's a good showing for a quarter.

Hard Rock/Heavy Metal

• As I Lay Dying - Shaped by Fire
• Narnia - From Darkness to Light
• Oh Sleeper - Bloodied/Unbowed
• War of Ages - Void
• Wolves at the Gate - Eclipse

It's good to have As I Lay Dying back in the fold. Forgiveness is at the root of Christianity. I am not making any predictions, but I wouldn't be surprised if the eventual winner comes from this quarter. It is that loaded. Rap is the final of the tie trio (that sounds like a bad Southern Gospel Group). Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Music Video Monday: I Didn't Come Here To Die

Welcome Back to Music Video Monday, where we play the best Music Videos out on the web. It looks like we will get on to a weekly schedule for once. Unlike last week, however, we have videos from different artists and genres.

We begin with a video of pure beauty. Hannah Kerr is taking the Pop world by storm. This is the David Hamilton arrangement for Split The Sea.

"This life is Hell without you." Brutal honesty from War of Ages. This is the video for Miles Apart.

A blend of country, metal and industrial. It sounds like a discordant mess, but it's actually the harmony that is White Collar Sideshow. This is I didn't come here to die.

That does it for this edition of Music Video Monday. Two weeks in a row. Things are looking up. Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Night Beat Rewind: July 2014

We have come into the Dog Days of Summer. Though of course this is, with a few days excepted, a year without a Summer. Not that I'm complaining. 

Also, while we are only five days into August, I have completed this edition of Rewind for July. Pretty Good. We shall see how long it takes to type. Perhaps I will wait on links. 

As is the recent pattern, we begin with a few Single releases, or what I tongue in cheek refer to as 

The Singles Scene

• Lauren Daigle - How Can It Be 4.50 Emeralds
• Disciple - Radical 5 Emeralds
• Thousand Foot Krutch - Born This Way 4.75 Emeralds

While I love Trevor and TFK, Disciple just blew me away, so I had to give them the perfect score. Not so perfect are the first group of albums, they are they which are

Missing The Mark

• '68 - In Humor and Sadness 3.75 Emeralds
• Bizzle - Well Wishes 3.75 Emeralds
• Carman - Beginnings 3.75 Emeralds
• B. Cooper - While The City Sleeps 3.75 Emeralds
• Hillary Jane - Stix and Stones 3.75 Emeralds
• Hillsong Worship - No Other Name 3.75 Emeralds
• JT - Moment of Silence 3.75 Emeralds

Now all of these just missed the opening bar of 4 Emeralds to get into the Platinum Vinyl Pool. No problem with the next group missing out. These are all

Pure Platinum

• Anberlin - Lowborn 5 Emeralds
• For The Fatherless - For The Fatherless 5 Emeralds
• Gungor - I Am Mountain (Deluxe Edition) 5 Emeralds
• Moriah Peters - Brave 5 Emeralds

It is sad to see Anberlin go, but what a way to go. Gungor has impressed those of us at night Beat HQ since they went New Age/Alternative, and For The Fatherless had a very strong debut. Next up are those releases which, while not Pure Platinum still made the pool. These are the 

Semi-Precious Metal

Before we begin with the regular list, Capitol Christian Music Group (Sparrow, Forefront) has joined its Parent in releasing the 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection. This month's releases were Carman, Emery, Norma Jean and Starfield. Now with the exception of Carman, only Norma Jean (founded 1997) qualifies. The other two are 21st Century Masters. Nitpicking? Maybe? but that is my job. In order listed, my ratings were 4.25, 4.75, 4.50, and 4.75 Emeralds. Now to the rest of the list.

• About a Mile - About A Mile 4.75 Emeralds
• Aaron Bagwell - The Sound of Jesus 4.50 Emeralds
• Bellarive - Before There Was 4.50 Emeralds
• Cadence - Home 4.75 Emeralds
• Colony House - When I Was Younger 4.75 Emeralds
• Covenant Worship - Kingdom 4.50 Emeralds
• Mr. Del - Hope Dealer 2 4.50 Emeralds
• Bethany Devine - Daily Confessions 4.75 Emeralds
• David Dunn - Crystal Clear 4.50 Emeralds
• Forevermore - Telos 4.75 Emeralds
• J-Giles Son - Employed by The King 4.75 Emeralds
• Golden Youth - The Kingdom 4.75 Emeralds
• Guardian - Almost Home 4.75 Emeralds
• Gungor - I Am Mountain (Bonus Material) 4.75 Emeralds
• Islander - Violence and Destruction 4.50 Emeralds
• Canton Jones - God City USA 4.75 Emeralds
• The Lasting Hope - Sunsets and Second Chances 4.50 Emeralds
• MxPx - MxPx Acoustic Collection 4.75 Emeralds
• Jonas Park and David Bollman - Forward 4.50 Emeralds
• Phanatik - The Art of Battle Rap: Puns and Punchlines, Vol. 1 4.75 Emeralds
• Red Coalescence - Killers 4.50 Emeralds
• Kierra Sheard - Graceland 4.75 Emeralds
• Summit FutureNow - The Now and the Not Yet 4.75 Emeralds
• Various Artists - Pass The Mic: The Rise of Christian Hip Hop 4.50 Emeralds
• War of Ages - Supreme Chaos 4.75 Emeralds
• Ian Yates - DNA 4.75 Emeralds

That concludes July. Two more months left in this eligibility year. I have decided to forgo links at the moment. They will be added little by little. Keep checking back for updates. Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Music Video Monday: Go BZRK

Welcome back to our regularly scheduled edition of Music Video Monday. We search high and low (well, at least Youtube) to bring you the best Christian Music Videos out there and put them in one easy to read place.

We begin with a Music Video for an album I panned. Now this particular song is great, and the Music Video, well, let's just say that I hope this was all staged. Go BZRK with Family Force Five.

Once you've gone Berserk, you might find yourself doing strange things, like eating worms Survivor Style. Have no fear, War of Ages is here to serve you From Ashes.

And finally, we go to CAJO, or Canton Jones. He likes to go Crazy in God City USA.

We promise a return to relative sanity next week. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Music Video Monday: Je Suis Fini

Very rarely do we stretch out a genre over two weeks, but such will be the case for the Two rock genres. Both Hard Rock and Rock just had too many videos to squeeze into a single post.

We begin with The Overseer, and Amend, from their June release, We Search, We Dig.

Our second video is from To Speak of Wolves and their new release, Find Your Worth, Come Home. This is Je Suis Fini which means "I am Dead".
We Conclude the Heavy Metal genre with War of Ages, which released Return to Life this past quarter. Prepare yourself for this one folks, the Music is not all that's heavy. This is Silent Night, and it ain't no Christmas Song. That concludes this edition of Music Video Monday, as well as the heavy metal videos for the 3rd Quarter. I would encourage all of you, if these videos of The Overseer , To Speak of Wolves, and War of Ages have piqued your interest, to click on the links and purchase through Amazon, and support The Night Beat at the same time. Next week we move on to Rock, and until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.