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Hit us up if you want us to play your band! josh @ hxcchristian.com
Grace and Peace!
For those of you who have not heard, HXCChristian.com will have a comp album due out around March 16th. Special thanks to our pals at Thumper Punk Records who helped with all the heavy lifting on the comp. “We at HXCChristian.com are really excited for this comp album to be released,” says Josh of HXCChristian.com, “not only did a ton of great bands step forward to contribute to the album, but the proceeds will help HXCChristian.com to continue to have a great presence at music festivals such as Cornerstone.” While HXCChristian.com keeps it overhead low by a pure DIY ethic, we really like to do it up at Cornerstone. Last year, we had an official generator tent where we were able to have bands do “meet-and-greets” with all the folks who attend Cornerstone. Leroy – lead singer for War of Ages, Andy – lead singer of A Plea For Purging, and the guys from Debtor, all came out to answer questions about the band, life on the road, and how God has used them to reach out to people at shows. We also had a pancake breakfast with Call to Preserve, and a free spaghetti dinner where we must have fed 200 people. We look forward to doing it bigger and better at Cornerstone this year. So, by purchasing a download of this comp, or buying the disc will help support our efforts.
Enough about us…..Who is on the comp? Well, we had 25 bands volunteer to put a song on the comp. It is just short of a full disc of music. There are two sides of the comp, hardcore vs. punk. Here is the track listing:
Side A (Hardcore Side)
1. Welcome to Hardcore Christian Radio
2. “Familyhood,” In Shepherds Arms, Armor of God
3. “Nineteen Eleven,” Braveheart, Speak to These Bones, 1981 Records
4. “Pale Rose,” Messengers, Anthems, Facedown Records
5. “Keep On Smiling,” Gorilla Warfare, Keep On Smiling
6. “Big Question,” Carrying The Fire, Demo (2011)
7. “Lazy Sunday,” Those Who Fear, S.O.T.S. Demo (2009)
8. “The Seed,” Killing Years, Demo (2010)
9. “Control Freaks Who’ve Lost Control,” Divinity Theory
10. “Bare Heights,” Debtor
11. “Voids,” Strengthen What Remains, Humanity, On The Attack Records
12. “Season of the Starved Wolf,” A Hill To Die Upon, Infinite Titanic Immortal, Bombworks Records
Side B (Punk, Oi! and Ska Side)
13. Welcome to Hardcore Christian Radio
14. “Old Rugged Cross,” False Idle, Hymns of Punk Rock Praise, Thumper Punk Records
15. “Revolution,” True Liberty, City of the One, Wounded Records
16. “Walking Dead,” The WAY, The Fight Is Ours, Thumper Punk Records
17. “Lost Cause,” The Kings Kids, Thumper Punk Records
18. “Take Me Away,” The Rekoning, The Road Less Traveled, Facedown Records
19. “They Hate You” (originally performed by FBS), Grave Robber, Exhumed, Rottweiler Records
20. “Standoff,” FBS, Live Grenade
21. “Mad At The Girls,” Lust Control, This is a Condom Nation, Captive Thought Publishing
22. “You Forgot Something,” Unshackled, Overcoming Years, Thumper Punk Records and Caustic Fallout
23. “Another Day Gone,” The Hoax, Stumbling Through, Thumper Punk Records and Caustic Fallout
24. “Boxcutter,” Skamikaze!
25. “10,000 Ladders,” Send Out Scuds, High Score
26. “I Wanna Let You Out of the Box,” Destroy Nate Allen, Until My Ankle’s Better
27. “Hope, UniSEF,” Can These Bones Live?
AND….for the big reveal, we have been teasing folks with what the album cover would be. I am big fan of the punk DIY style and lifting an existing design or album cover. SO…we were huge fans of the Christian Aerobics album that was released many years ago. And we thought, what a better way to honor such an interesting piece of Christian art/Americana than to update it to “Hardcore Aerobics?” After all, anyone who has ever been in a pit knows that it is a real work out! Folks that buy the physical album will also get some cool info on the insert including an exclusive on the how and why the site was started.
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How much? Digital downloads will be available and will be priced at , physical copies of the CDs will be plus shipping (.50). Also, we should be able to take orders on this site or from Thumper Punk Records. So check back often before the 16th for more details.
Thanks for your support, thanks to the great folks at Thumper Punk Records, Caustic Fallout, Seth from False Idle, and all the fantastic bands that have contributed to the album! See you at Cornerstone 2011 and God bless!
We have been doing a lot of thinking here at HXCChristian.com and would like to add some folks to the staff. We use that term very loosely. By “STAFF” we mean you help and we don’t pay you. Basically, we want to grow and would love for some folks to step forward that would like to help out. If you have wanted to help out and were afraid to ask, then now is your chance. Here is where we would like help.
1. Interviewers
An interviewer is someone who hunts down and interviews bands that should be introduced to the HXCChristian.com fan base. Interviews will be published by HXCChristian.com with all credit going to the person who conducted the interview. Interviews can be conducted through email, in person, or by phone if you choose. We would like a soft copy (Microsoft Word or iWork Pages) of the interview. And we would love to add people to the “About Us” page! We are looking for folks that love the scene, and want to help us out long term (not just one or two interviews).
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2. General Writers for the Website
We are looking for folks that would like to write pieces for the website that are “news” updates (for example, who is signing to labels, upcoming albums, album reviews, etc) to keep the HXCChristian.com community. Must be plugged into the Christian hardcore, ska, punk, and Oi! scenes and be in the know about what is going on. Must be self sufficient and willing to work for free. Want someone who is willing to help out long term and be a part of the team. We will also add you to the “about us” page!
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3. Cornerstone Festival 2011 Volunteers
At Cornerstone 2010, there were about 8 of us that really held down the tent, problem is that we fed people, coordinated meet and greets with the bands, and made a crap load of DIY Gatorade. This year, we planning on having a better presence at Cornerstone and really want to help the bands out and be a blessing to all the folks at Cornerstone. We are looking for people who would like to help us out at our generator tent. If you are going and want to volunteer some time, we would love the help. Thanks to the folks that helped out last year (Seabass aka Sebastian, QWERTY aka Alex, RJ and Katie, Doug-e-Hurt, the guys from Debtor and crew). Any help would be appreciated, cooking, cleaning, wrangling people for meet and greats, coordinating bands for meet and greets, making DIY Gatorade, etc!
If you are interested in any of these open unpaid positions, shoot me and email and we can chat. Email me at josh @ HXCChristian.com. Thanks and God bless you all!
- Josh
Cornerstone has come and gone. Even though it was almost a whole week, it feels like it went by quickly, and there is never enough time in the day to catch all the shows you would like to go and see. And, when you running your own “Generator Tent” it is even harder. I was there to see shows, tape them, talk to the bands, and to meet people and tell them about the site. Not to mention meet a lot of great people that already know about the site and post on the forum.
Doug (one of the contributors at HXCChristian.com) did a pre-show in Campbellsville, KY the Sunday before Cornerstone. I drove 9 hours to get to Campbellsville, it was an easy trip. The show was awesome. Doug is working with the University to put on show for all the kids and peeps in the area. Apparently, like most small towns, there isn’t a whole lot to do there, so putting on shows is a great way to blow off steam and stay out of trouble. The lineup was Restore the Roar (Doug’s band), Debtor (Philly hardcore), Worker (Tennessee hardcore), Dead Icons (Lexington hardcore), and The Showdown (Metal). I was really impressed with Debtor and Worker (Debtor is a Christian band, Worker is not although their message is positive, and the dudes in the band are really cool). It was a fun show, and I was glad that HXCChristian.com could be part of it. After the show, RJ (HXCChristian.com contributor) thought it would best to drive straight through the night to Cornerstone. I think Doug and I could have strangled RJ when we got to Cornerstone at 6:30 AM and the gates weren’t open, but we forgive RJ (just kidding RJ). When we got in, we immediately found our tent and started to setup. We made homemade Gatorade (DIY hardcore style baby) and were a place to just come and hang. We later became known as the place that made good food and usually had leftovers.
General Mayhem and Trouble from the HXCChristian.com at Cornerstone 2010
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The first couple of days were a blur, meeting people and going to shows, sleep deprivation. In the first couple of days, I saw Debtor, Call To Preserve, Send out the Scuds, True Liberty, The Meek Estate, and probably one of my favorite shows The Great Commission (where I decided to throw my old butt off the stage). My man Micah at The Legacy Stage really put on a lot of the best shows, he kept the stage limited to traditional hardcore for the most part. Good job Micah! Look for good stuff from this stage next year. Thin Ice and Dependency (new to Blood & Ink records) both played multiple shows and were fantastic. I highly recommend picking up their albums from Blood & Ink, well worth it. I was fortunate to catch the Grave Robber show at midnight at the Sanctuary stage which was right next to us. It was hard to miss it actually, quite and interesting band, if you like The Misfits and other type horror punk, then these guys will make you happy, plus their stage act is really unique.
Check out the Cornerstone 2010 Video Page
The second half the week I started to get used to the confusion and get my wits about me. I was tired from getting into the pit, 
and I proved to myself that a 35 year old dude can still throw down in the pit and handle himself. I think I even out danced some of the younger kids! The Sleeping Giant show was awesome, I had a run in with the Holy Spirit, I am sure people thought I was crazy, but I was moved, and God touched me. Their set was great as usual, and they played a new song, and honestly, I was not that crazy about it. However, sometimes playing new material live is tough because you cannot get a feel for what a clean recording of it sounds like. Look for new stuff from Thom Green and the gang soon. Also, the Great Commission rocked another show on the Undergound Stage, it was awesome, they also played a new song, it was decent. I think there is some big stuff coming down the pike from these guys, I think they have been working on new material. The last day was the craziest, I went from show to show to show. Mason Summers (my punk friends), to Thin Ice, to Sovereign Strength, to All Or Nothing (what up Laz?), to Call To Preserve, back to back to back. Then, it seemed as soon as we got there, we were gone. Doug and I traveled together from Kentucky. Doug is a cool dude, and we laughed the whole way home and told stories about shows and the people we met.
I think that the best stuff of the week was some of the punk bands, True Liberty, Desiring Dead Flesh, The Meek Estate, The Last Hope, Flatfoot 56, Mason Summers. The only ska band there, Send Out The Scuds (I love these guys, and girl!) had to get my skanking in, and I miss good ska! In the hardcore world, I don’t think I saw one bad band. Thin Ice, Dependency, The Great Commission, Call To Preserve, Wild at Heart, Strengthen What Remains, Strength Within, Sovereign Strength, Debtor, Venia, All Or Nothing, Take It Back. All bands that you need to check out. One band in particular from Pittsburg, Those Who Fear. I was happy to hear a band that is still playing old style beatdown hardcore. These guys are awesome, and the dudes in the band are cool guys, so check them out. Plus they had a turtle named XSteveX. They kept me entertained.
We were lucky to have meet and greets with some of the bands, Andy from A Plea For Purging came by in the morning to discuss the band and life in general, it was cool. Leroy the singer from War Of Ages also came out and did a meet and greet, great guy with a great story. On Wednesday night we decided to do a spaghetti dinner, I think we cooked 30 pounds of spaghetti and made about 10 gallons of sauce. I think everyone enjoyed the meal and fellowship. I think we fed about 200 people. On Thursday morning we did a meet and greet with Harbor from Call to Preserve and a pancake breakfast. Again, we had a huge turnout, more people that pancakes, but again, it was a huge success. I am glad that we could be a blessing to the people and bands. That was our mission, and I am glad that we accomplished it.
We had to leave a day early. My family was sick at home. Funny how Satan can attacks your weak spots when you are closest to God, he was attacking my family, coward. The ride home was long, but gave me a lot of time to decompress and think about the experience. I realized that Cornerstone is not really about the music, but about the people. The people are what makes it worthwhile. I met a lot of great people and even talked to people who were not Christians about Christ. On the long trip back after I dropped off Doug in Kentucky, I cried, half tears of happiness that I would be seeing my wife and two beautiful sons, the other half for the all the new friends that I would not see perhaps until next year.
Take a Look at the HXCChristian.com Cornerstone 2010 Photos
Takeaways – Lots of cool people, finding out that different genres of people still have the same core beliefs, that Christ is King. Great shows, I can still throwdown in the pit. People love free food, especially Eastern style BBQ (NC BBQ). The bands are really cool and fun to hang out with, if there is a band coming to your area, go hang with them. They usually hang in the parking lot behind the venue, go introduce yourself. Bring them some goodies, food, baby wipes, stuff they might need, let them crash at your place, have a shower, do laundry, etc. help them load and unload their gear. Metalcore and screamo still suck. Ska needs to make a comeback. Punk is alive and well. Don’t use megaphones at Cornerstone or security will come and cart you away (see below). Have fun and fellowship with you future neighbors in heaven, after all, we will all be together in heaven forever!
God bless and thanks for everyone who came out and visited us. See you next year. Join the forum.
Josh