10 July 2020 Seattle, WA/Nashville, TN BEC Recordings officially announces the addition of the duo Lion & Bear to their roster. The group also drops their debut single and lyric video today for “Held By Your Love.” Hailing from southern California, Lion & Bear a moniker inspired by the biblical story of David & Goliath is a family band to its core. Members Andrew Enos and Michael Landingham are brothers-in-law (Michael is married to Andrew’s sister), both work at their respective churches, and both have experienced devastating losses. They also both share that their unthinkable tragedies were followed by a stark realization most people don’t know how to grieve. Lion…

We tend to either think, “I am so bad”, or “God is so good”. It can be easy to go down the “I am so bad” track. I am sinful. I make mistakes. I am not perfect. I don’t have great relationships. I am not ___ enough.  I ____ (fill in your own despicable blank). We’ve all thought this way one time or another. Here, we allow the crushing weight of how things seem, overpower the great price Jesus paid for us. We get focused on us when it is all about — HIM! When this happens, we don’t have to stay here. We can consciously break through the static of…

One of the most popular modern Christian rock bands has been Nine Lashes. Since 2016 the band has been quiet, but in 2020 they have returned to the scene with some of the best music they have made. Following two previous singles, “Guilty Hands” and “Shadows,” the new single “Dear Self” continues to show great musical and vocal growth within the band. The song is written as a letter to one’s self, addressing feelings and thoughts of self-doubt and self-image struggles, all in a message of hope. The lyrics in the bridge hit home with I’ve left you far behind me/And for the grace I now call home/Now I’m finally…

The Christian-based metalcore band, Fit For A King, has announced their sixth studio album titled The Path. Lead single “Breaking The Mirror” has received a warm reception and fans now know when they can expect more from the band- September 18, 2020 is the release date for The Path on Solid State Records. The second single “God Of Fire” will be released July 9, 2020, just a couple days after the new album announcement. It is called “God of Fire” and features Ryo Kinoshita of the Japanese metalcore band Crystal Lake. About the new album, lead singer, Ryan Kirby, told Kerrang Magazine “With The Path we find our way out,…

“Wear it low, strum it fast and tell it like it is.” This attitude is at the core of Nate Parrish’s newly released solo album (June 19, 2020). The album, titled I’M A WRECK is 10 songs of straightforward rock reminiscent of classic punk sounds like the Ramones, Social Distortion and MXPX, while also sampling flavors of Americana such as Bruce Springsteen and Johnny Cash. “I had so much frustration, sorrow and flat out anger built up in my heart, that writing this album has served as a kind of therapy for me”, Nate says, adding, “My approach to writing these songs was to keep the instrumentation simple and the…