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Peterborough, Ontario
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Peterborough /ˈpiːtərbɔːroʊ/ PEE-tər-bur-oh is a city on the Otonabee River in Central Ontario, Canada,125 kilometres northeast of Toronto and about 270 kilometers southwest of Ottawa. According to the 2016 Census, the population of the City of Peterborough was 81,032 and it presently has the 33rd largest CMA in Canada. The current mayor of Peterborough is Daryl Bennett, Peterborough is known as the gateway to the Kawarthas, cottage country, a large recreational region of the province. It is named in honour of Peter Robinson, an early Canadian politician who oversaw the first major immigration to the area, the city is the seat of Peterborough County. Peterboroughs nickname in the distant past was The Electric City as it was the first town in Canada to use electric streetlights. Electricity was one of the reasons Quaker Oats moved to the city, first Nations groups probably entered into the area across Bering Sea, through Alaska, millennia ago. Woodland Natives inhabited the area circa 1000 BCE –1000 CE, followed by Iroquois, two of the more prominent sites surviving from this time are the petroglyphs at Petroglyphs Provincial Park and Serpent Mounds. The petroglyphs are located northeast of Peterborough and are believed to have been carved by the Algonquin people between 900 and 1400 CE. The Serpent Mounds are located near Keene, approximately 30 km southeast of Peterborough in Otonabee-South Monaghan township, in 1818, Adam Scott settled on the west shore of the Otonabee River. The following year he began construction of a sawmill and gristmill, the mill was located at the foot of present-day King Street and was powered by water from Jackson Creek. The site has an Ojibway name Nogojiwanong which means the place at the end of the rapids, the year 1825 marked the arrival of Irish immigrants from the city of Cork to Scotts Plains. In 1822, the British Parliament had approved an experimental emigration plan to transport poor Irish Catholic families to Upper Canada. Peter Robinson, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada, Scotts Plains was renamed Peterborough in his honour. Robinson interviewed families and individual males to make the long voyage and these families had to meet specific criteria in order to be eligible for the voyage. The specifics required for Robinsons settlers were that they had to be Catholic, poor, males had to be less than forty-five years of age and in good health and families were unrelated. The majority of the Irish emigrants were chosen from Fermoy, North Cork, Robinson was urged by landlords to remove the pauper and undesirables. Most of them could read and write, thomas Poole, a nineteenth century writer, wrote that all 2024 passengers boarded nine ships in June 1825, with everything they owned, from Cork across the Atlantic Ocean to Quebec City. The journey took 30 days to cross the Atlantic and on board the ship they were provided with bunks, hard tack or ship biscuits were one of the many foods that were made to provide energy for the passengers
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Alternative metal
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Alternative metal is a music genre that infuses heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not normally associated with metal. The term has been in use since the 1980s, although it came into prominence in the 1990s, other genres considered part of the alternative metal movement included rap metal and funk metal, both of which influenced another prominent subgenre, nu metal. Nu metal expands the alternative metal sound, combining its vocal stylings and downtuned riffs with elements of genres, such as hip hop, funk, hardcore. They also remarked that alternative metal was originally a style united by its nonconformist sensibility rather than any immediately classifiable sound, one of the main characteristics of alternative metal and its subgenres are heavily downtuned, mid-paced chug-like guitar riffs. However, funk metal bands use a more conventional riffing style influenced by 1980s thrash metal. Alternative metal features clean and melodic vocals, influenced by those of alternative rock, later bands frequently incorporated vocal styles that alternated between clean singing, growls and screaming. Examples include alternative metal bands associated with the nu metal movement, such as Korn and Deftones, jonathan Gold of the Los Angeles Times wrote in 1990 Just as rock has an alternative, wing-bands like the Replacements and Dinosaur Jr. -so does metal. Alternative metal is alternative music that rocks, and alternative metal these days can reach 10 times the audience of other alternative rock. Janes Addiction plays an intense brand of 70s-influenced arty metal, so does Soundgarden, in fact, the arty meanderings of Sab and the Zep themselves would be considered alternative metal. Houston Press has described the genre as being a compromise for people for whom Nirvana was not heavy enough but Metallica was too heavy. The first wave of metal bands emerged from many backgrounds, including hardcore punk, noise rock, Seattles grunge scene, stoner rock, sludge metal. These bands never formed a movement or scene, rather they were bound by their incorporation of traditional metal influences. Fudge Tunnels style of alternative metal included influences from both sludge metal and noise rock, other early bands in the genre also came from hardcore punk backgrounds. During the 1980s, alternative metal appealed mainly to rock fans. Several bands associated with the genre denied their status as metal bands, Helmet drummer John Stanier said We fell into the whole metal thing by accident, we always hated it when people mentioned metal in conjunction with us. Saby Reyes-Kulkarni of Pitchfork Media stated bands like Faith No More, Soundgarden, Primus, Helmet, the Rollins Band, and dozens more were initially marketed as quasi-metal acts. This was only possible in a climate where record labels, journalists, many established 1980s metal bands released albums in the 1990s that were described as alternative metal, including Anthrax, Metallica and Mötley Crüe. It resulted in a standardized sound among alternative metal bands, in contrast to the more eccentric
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Hard rock
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Hard rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music that began in the mid-1960s, with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. It is typified by a use of aggressive vocals, distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, drums. Hard rock developed into a form of popular music in the 1970s, with bands such as The Who, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, AC/DC. During the 1980s, some rock bands moved away from their hard rock roots and more towards pop rock. Hard rock began losing popularity with the success of R&B, hip-hop, urban pop, grunge. Out of this movement came garage rock bands like The White Stripes, The Strokes, Interpol and, later on, in the 2000s, only a few hard rock bands from the 1970s and 1980s managed to sustain highly successful recording careers. Hard rock is a form of loud, aggressive rock music, the electric guitar is often emphasised, used with distortion and other effects, both as a rhythm instrument using repetitive riffs with a varying degree of complexity, and as a solo lead instrument. Drumming characteristically focuses on driving rhythms, strong drum and a backbeat on snare. The bass guitar works in conjunction with the drums, occasionally playing riffs, vocals are often growling, raspy, or involve screaming or wailing, sometimes in a high range, or even falsetto voice. In the late 1960s, the heavy metal was used interchangeably with hard rock. Heavy metal took on darker characteristics after Black Sabbaths breakthrough at the beginning of the 1970s, in the 1980s it developed a number of subgenres, often termed extreme metal, some of which were influenced by hardcore punk, and which further differentiated the two styles. Despite this differentiation, hard rock and heavy metal have existed side by side, with bands frequently standing on the boundary of, other antecedents include Link Wrays instrumental Rumble in 1958, and the surf rock instrumentals of Dick Dale, such as Lets Go Trippin and Misirlou. In the 1960s, American and British blues and rock bands began to rock and roll by adding harder sounds, heavier guitar riffs, bombastic drumming. From the late 1960s, it common to divide mainstream rock music that emerged from psychedelia into soft. Soft rock was often derived from rock, using acoustic instruments and putting more emphasis on melody. In contrast, hard rock was most often derived from rock and was played louder. Blues rock acts that pioneered the sound included Cream, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, in songs like I Feel Free combined blues rock with pop and psychedelia, particularly in the riffs and guitar solos of Eric Clapton. Jimi Hendrix produced a form of blues-influenced psychedelic rock, which combined elements of jazz, blues and rock, from 1967 Jeff Beck brought lead guitar to new heights of technical virtuosity and moved blues rock in the direction of heavy rock with his band, The Jeff Beck Group
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Rap rock
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Rap rock is a music genre that fuses vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop with various forms of rock. Rap rocks most popular subgenres include rap metal and rapcore, which include heavy metal and hardcore punk-oriented influences, one of the earliest examples would be The Magnificent Seven by The Clash, which fused new wave, hip hop, and funk. AllMusic describes rap metal as having big, lurching beats and heavy, heavy riffs that occasionally, Allmusic also states that the rhythms of rap rock are rooted in that of hip hop, with more funk influences than normal hard rock. Hed PE, which punk rock with hip hop, sometimes incorporates reggae. According to Rolling Stone writer Rob Kemp, Incubus 1997 album S. C. I. E. N. C. E, links funk metal to the rap metal. Kottonmouth Kings perform a style which they refer to as psychedelic hip-hop punk rock. Kid Rock incorporates country and Southern rock influences, and is backed by a 10 piece band, while Everlast fuses blues and rock with hip hop, performing with a live band that includes a DJ. An example of rap rock is the album Collision Course, its a collaboration between the rapper Jay Z and the band Linkin Park, the lyrical themes of rap rock vary. Although many nu metal bands incorporate hip hop beats, rap rock bands are always fronted by rappers, Rock bands generally not associated with rap rock have experimented with hip hop influences, including rapping. Such bands have included Blondie, Rush, Beck and Cake, many rappers have been noted for a prominent use of samples derived from rock songs, including Eminem, Ice-T, The Fat Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Whodini, Vanilla Ice, and Esham. In 1983, KISS released the song All Hells Breakin Loose on the album Lick It Up with singer Paul Stanley rapping the verses, collaborated with Aerosmith on a remake of the latters earlier song, Walk This Way, first released in 1975. Red Hot Chili Peppers vocalist Anthony Kiedis employed rapping on the bands 1984 self-titled debut album as well as subsequent releases, in a 2002 interview with Penthouse, Kiedis stated We were early in creating the combination of hardcore funk with hip-hop-style vocals. We became, maybe, an inspiration to Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock, beastie Boys, formerly a hardcore punk group, began working in the hip hop genre, their 1986 debut album, Licensed to Ill, largely featured a rock-based sound. The three aforementioned artists all collaborated with producer Rick Rubin, who is credited with creating the rap rock genre. In 1989, Tone-Lōcs Wild Thing off of his debut album, Public Enemys track, She Watch Channel Zero. Features Chuck D rapping over a riff from the Slayer song Angel of Death, rap rock began to enter the mainstream arena in the 1990s. American rock bands such as 311, 24-7 Spyz, Faith No More and Rage Against the Machine fused rock, simultaneously, British bands like Pop Will Eat Itself and Senser were similarly shaping the genre across Europe. The soundtrack for the 1993 film Judgment Night featured 11 collaborations between hip hop and rock musicians, urban Dance Squad mixed funk, heavy metal, hip hop and punk
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Nu metal
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Nu metal is a form of alternative metal that combines elements of heavy metal music with elements of other music genres such as hip hop, alternative rock, funk and grunge. Nu metal bands have drawn elements and influences from a variety of musical styles, Nu metal rarely features guitar solos, the genre is heavily syncopated and based on guitar riffs. Many nu metal guitarists use seven-string guitars that are down-tuned to play a heavier sound, DJs are occasionally featured in nu metal to provide instrumentation such as sampling, turntable scratching and electronic backgrounds. Vocal styles in nu metal include singing, rapping, screaming and growling, Nu metal is one of the key genres of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Nu metal became popular in the late 1990s with bands and artists such as Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, many heavy metal fans have criticized nu metal, and do not regard it as true heavy metal. Many nu metal musicians have rejected the nu metal label and also have rejected being labeled as heavy metal, Nu metal is also known as nü-metal and aggro-metal. It is a subgenre of alternative metal, MTV states that the early nu metal group Korn arrived in 1993 into the burgeoning alternative metal scene, which would morph into nü-metal the way college rock became alternative rock. Stereogum has similarly claimed that nu metal was a outgrowth of the Lollapalooza-era alt-metal scene. Nu metal merges elements of metal music with elements of other music genres such as grunge, hip hop, funk. Nu metal bands also are influenced by and use elements of genres of metal music such as death metal, rap metal, groove metal, funk metal, alternative metal. Some nu metal bands such as Static-X and Dope made nu metal music elements of industrial metal. Nu metal music is heavily syncopated and is based mostly on guitar riffs, mid-song bridges and a general lack of guitar solos contrasts it with other genres of heavy metal. N its efforts to tune down and simplify riffs, nu-metal effectively drove a stake through the heart of the guitar solo. Another contrast with other metal genres is nu metals emphasis on rhythm, rather than on complexity or mood. The wah pedal is occasionally featured in nu metal music, Nu metal guitar riffs occasionally are similar to death metal guitar riffs. Nu metal bassists and drummers are often influenced by funk and hip hop, respectively, blast beats, which are common in heavy metal subgenres such as black metal and death metal, are extremely rare in nu metal. sound a Mack truck being crushed by a collapsing skyscraper. Some nu metal bands use seven-string guitars that are generally down-tuned, likewise, some bass guitarists use five-string and six-string instruments. Bass guitar-playing in nu metal often features an emphasis on elements such as slap bass, a percussive style of playing in which the thumb slaps the low strings
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Christian rock
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Christian rock is a form of rock music that promotes Jesus and is typically performed by self-proclaimed Christian individuals and bands whose members focus the lyrics on matters of Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands, many bands who perform Christian rock have ties to the contemporary Christian music labels, media outlets, and festivals, while other bands are independent. In 1952 Archibald Davison, a Harvard professor, summed up the sound of traditional Christian music, based upon Archibald Davisons statement it is easy to see how different these two genres of music are. Religious people in regions of the United States did not want their children exposed to music with unruly, impassioned vocals, loud guitar riffs and jarring. Rock and roll differed from the norm, and thus it was seen as a threat, often the music was overtly sexual in nature, as in the case of Elvis Presley, who became controversial and massively popular partly for his suggestive stage antics and dancing. However, Elvis was a person who even released a gospel album. Individual Christians may have listened to or even performed rock music in many cases and he Touched Me was a 1972 gospel music album by Elvis Presley which sold over 1 million copies in the US alone and earned Presley his second of three Grammy Awards. Not counting compilations, it was his third and final album devoted exclusively to gospel music, the song He Touched Me was written in 1963 by Bill Gaither, an American singer and songwriter of southern gospel and Contemporary Christian music. In the 1960s, rock music developed artistically, attained popularity and became associated with the radical counterculture. This further increased the Christian opposition to rock music, moreover, many saw the music as promoting a lifestyle of promiscuous sex, drugs and rock and roll, also reflected in the behavior of many rock stars. However, there was growing recognition of the musical and ideological potential of rock. One of his songs, Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music, summarized his attitude and his quest to pioneer Christian rock music. Another Christian rock pioneer, Randy Stonehill, released his first album in 1971, in the most common pressing of the album, side one is entirely a live performance. Another early Christian rock album was Mylon by Mylon LeFevre, son of members of the gospel group The LeFevres. He recorded the album with members of Classics IV and released it through Cotillion Records in 1970, petra and Resurrection Band, two of the bands who brought harder rock into the early CCM community, had their origins in the early to mid-1970s. They reached their height in popularity in the late eighties alongside other Christian-identifying hard rock such as Stryper. The latter had played on MTV, one being To Hell with the Devil. Christian rock has proved successful in the UK and Europe, although such artists as Bryn Haworth have found commercial success by combining blues
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Tooth & Nail Records
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Tooth & Nail Records is a Christian rock record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington where it is situated today and it has been home to many well-known musical acts, including Underoath, Hawk Nelson, Emery, The Almost, FM Static, Family Force 5, and MxPx. Tooth & Nails first album released was Wish for Edens Pet the Fish, subsequent releases from The Juliana Theory, MxPx, and Starflyer 59 made Tooth & Nail a strong force in Christian music circles, as well as a niche underground subculture in itself. Prior to forming Tooth & Nail, Ebel worked for the Christian label Frontline, eight Tooth & Nail-affiliated albums have been RIAA-certified as Gold for sales of 500,000 or more copies. The label saw one of its greatest successes when Underoaths Define the Great Line debuted at No.2 on the Billboard 200 in 2006, the label also released a limited edition hard cover book, with the proceeds going to benefit Music Cares. Solid State Records distributes metal and hardcore albums by such as Living Sacrifice, Demon Hunter, Haste the Day, Underoath. Uprok Records was a hip hop label that included many of the early successes, such as ILL Harmonics. It is dissolved, though hip hop albums distributed by BEC Recordings still bear its logo, Plastiq Musiq primarily signed electronic music artists. Tooth & Nail entered a partnership to distribute Plastiq Musiq albums in 1998 and 1999, Plastiq Musiq continues to release albums independently. Fugitive Recordings primarily is made up of artists marketed outside of the Christian market, including Denison Witmer, The Presidents of the United States of America, the label acquired Takehold Records, an independent record label, in 2002. This acquisition brought several bands to Tooth & Nail including Underoath, Further Seems Forever, Few Left Standing and it will retain the rights to all future releases with a new distributor, RED Distribution. Tooth & Nail Records Discography List of record labels Official site Interview with A&R Chad Johnson, HitQuarters Oct 2006 A list of past Tooth & Nail artists
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Thousand Foot Krutch
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Thousand Foot Krutch is a Canadian Christian rock band formed in 1995. They have also released one album and three remix albums. Singer Trevor McNevan and drummer Steve Augustine are also members of their own project band called FM Static. The band has sold a million albums as of February 2014, Trevor McNevan founded the band in Peterborough, Ontario, a city northeast of Toronto, where he went to high school. Joel Bruyere, born in Brantford, Ontario, was McNevans childhood friend who had moved away, drummer Steve Augustine is from Hamilton, Ontario. McNevans first band was Oddball, which featured Dave Smith on guitar, Tim Baxter on bass and McNevans good friend, Oddball recorded only one album, Shutterbug, which was released in 1995. McNevan is the member of TFK, formed in 1997 in Peterborough. McNevan came up with TFKs name symbolizing the point in our lives that we realize we cant make it on our own strength and he has written and released seven albums with Thousand Foot Krutch to date and another four with his side project FM Static. TFK has worked with Aaron Sprinkle, Gavin Brown, Arnold Lanni, Shutterbug was released by Trevor McNevan in 1995 under the band name Oddball. McNevan had friends Dave Smith, Tim Baxter and Neil Sanderson, there were 27 songs on the album, the first half rock, the second half hip-hop. McNevan recorded it at Barry Haggartys studio in his town of Peterborough, Ontario. He worked at McDonalds and other jobs to pay for the studio time, the song Lift It, first appeared here and was later re-recorded for Thousand Foot Krutchs first release Thats What People Do and appeared again on Set It Off. Thats What People Do was written the year McNevan started TFK in 1997 and it was released independently in 1998 and is out of print. TFK climbed the ladder of local notoriety throughout Ontario and abroad, reaching the ears of Ontario commercial radio, CKWF101.5 FM in their home town of Peterborough added Rhyme Animal, the bands first single from their independent recording, to their rotation. It clicked with listeners and within two months ended up being one of the five most requested songs of the year, in 1999, TFK was chosen by 7 Ball Magazine as one of the top 25 bands in North America. They were also awarded Best Indie Recording and McNevan awarded Vocalist of the Year by the readers of The Wire Magazine and they were then awarded Band of the Year at the 2000 Wire Awards. They were also voted as the No.1 band of the millennium on 100.3 FM in Barrie, Set It Off was released on November 14,2000. It was the groups first indie label release, the band toured it extensively across North America and ended up garnering much label attention by selling 85,000 copies of the indie release out of their van
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FM Static
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FM Static was a Canadian pop punk Christian duo based in Toronto, Ontario. The band was formed in 2003 as a project for Thousand Foot Krutch. Past members are Trevor McNevan and Steve Augustine, the original lineup included John Bunner on guitar and Justin Smith on bass. As of 2013, the band has released four albums, most recently My Brain Says Stop. Their first album What Are You Waiting For. was produced by Aaron Sprinkle, the album featured the hit singles Definitely Maybe, Something to Believe In, and Crazy Mary. FM Static toured through 2003 to 2005, John Bunner quickly retired after playing a few shows, on August 1,2006, FM Static released their second album titled Critically Ashamed, which featured the single Waste of Time. Originally, a cover of Vanilla Ices Ice Ice Baby was to be included on this album, the band did not tour in support of their second album because the Smith brothers had stopped playing for them. So FM Static became a band with studio musicians filling in for the other parts. While their second album featured only the single Waste of Time, the song Tonight had accumulated over thirteen million hits on YouTube as of November 2011, while Moment of Truth had nearly ten million. On April 7,2009, FM Static released their studio album Dear Diary. Written as an album, it details the fictional story of a boy facing the difficulties of life, love and faith. The entries themselves were released in a prior to the albums release. This album featured the singles Boy Moves to a New Town With An Optimistic Outlook, The Unavoidable Battle of Feeling On the Outside, Trevor announced in a TFK broadcast that FM Static planned to tour again in 2009 to promote the album. This was confirmed when FM Static was added to setlist of the Creation Festival tour alongside TFK as well as Jars of Clay, AA Talks, B. Reith and This Beautiful Republic. Due to the fact the Trevor and Steve could not play all instrumentals, Nick Baumhardt from TFK filled in on the tour, as well as Tom Beaupre on bass and keyboards. McNevan also posted on his Twitter account on February 5,2010, that he is in the process of finishing new songs for FM Static, which will appear on a new record. He stated originally that the title would be 4, but he later mentioned on his personal Facebook page that the title had been changed to My Brain Says Stop. At Lifest 2010, FM Static debuted a song from this album called Cinnamon & Lipstick, on November 23, FM Static released a triple pack called 3 Out of 4 Aint Bad
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Manafest
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Chris Scott Greenwood, better known by his stage name Manafest, is a Canadian rapper and rock artist from Pickering, Ontario. He has been nominated and won awards for the GMA Canada Covenant Awards, GMA Dove Awards. Signed for almost a decade with BEC Recordings, Manafest became fully independent as of early 2015 and continues to write and record music. Beginnings and early years After a skateboarding accident in 1998, Chris Greenwood shifted his focus to musical writing, in 2001, Manafest debuted with his EP, Misled Youth. The release garnered Modern Rock/Alternative Song of the Year for the song Freedom at the GMA Canada Covenant Awards in 2002, the following year, Manafest released his first full-length album My Own Thing and attracted the notice of Trevor McNevan of the Ontario-based rock band Thousand Foot Krutch. This led to his signing with a distributed label, BEC Recordings under the Uprok Records label. After signing on with BEC, Manafest released his second album Epiphany in 2005, the release achieved several nominations and awards. In 2006, Manafest released his third album Glory, the album received critical success and went on to win Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year at the 2007 GMA Canada Covenant Awards, as well as receiving the artist a nomination for Artist of the Year. The album also marked Manafests first release to be nominated in the Juno Awards, in 2008, Manafests fourth album Citizens Activ was debuted to similar success receiving many nominations, as well as awards. The album boosted Manafests fame and reputation in Japan immensely, mainstream breakthrough In 2010, Manafest debuted his fifth full-length album The Chase. The album was well-received with the single Avalanche charting on the Billboard Christian Songs, the album showcased a directional change for Manafest, moving from a more straight hip hop flare to a heavier rock-based rap style. In 2011, Manafest released his first live album Live in Concert, the album won Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year at the 33rd GMA Canada Covenant Awards. In 2012, Manafest released his studio album of Fighter. The album continued the previous releases heavy rock influence and garnered a nomination for Hip-Hop/Rap Album of the Year in the GMA Dove Awards, because of this albums release, Manafest fans have since become known officially as Fighters amongst themselves, as well as Manafest himself. In late 2013, Manafest released his first Christmas single California Christmas, the track was additionally featured BECs Christmas compilation release Christmastime All Year. In 2014, Manafest released his seventh album The Moment, the genre of the release deviated from his hard rock style and featured a more electronic hip hop sound. Reborn and Stones In late 2014, Manafest released the single Let Go, the track was a song that didnt make the final cut of The Moment and was later released by itself. The song was pulled from iTunes
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Three Days Grace
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Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band formed in Norwood, Ontario in 1997. Based in Toronto, the bands original line-up consisted of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer and backing vocalist Neil Sanderson, in 2003, Barry Stock was recruited as the bands lead guitarist. In 2013, Gontier left the band and was replaced by My Darkest Days vocalist Matt Walst, the band has a string of number one songs on the Billboard Alternative Songs and Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. Three Days Grace has its origins in a band called Groundswell, formed in Norwood, Ontario. Groundswell released one album, Wave of Popular Feeling. The bands line-up consisted of lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer Neil Sanderson, bassist Brad Walst, lead guitarist Phil Crowe, most of the members were attending high school when the band formed. By the end of 1995, the band had broken up, in 1997, Gontier, Sanderson, and Walst regrouped as Three Days Grace. According to Gontier, the name refers to a sense of urgency, once in Toronto, the band became acquainted with local producer Gavin Brown. The band gave him years of material which they had created. Brown and the band polished the songs, and created a demo album, the record label wanted to hear more material, and with Brown producing, the band created the song, I Hate Everything About You, which attracted the interest of several record labels. The band was signed to Jive Records after being sought out by the companys president. The band moved to Long View Farm, a studio in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, the self-titled album was finished in Woodstock, New York and released on July 22,2003. It was met with mixed to favourable reviews, dave Doray of IGN said of the album, Mistakes. To support the album, in 2003 Three Days Grace released its first single. The song received airplay and rapidly became a widely recognizable song. After Barry Stock joined as lead guitarist in late 2003, Three Days Grace toured continuously and extensively for two years in support of their major label debut. The release of I Hate Everything About You was followed by two single releases, Just Like You and Home. About this time, Gontier developed an addiction to the prescription drug OxyContin, while in treatment, Gontier began writing lyrics for songs regarding how he felt and what he was going through in rehabilitation
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Hawk Nelson
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Hawk Nelson is a Canadian Christian rock and pop punk band from Peterborough, Ontario. Formed in 2000, the band has released seven albums to date. In 2000, Dunn, Clark, and Paige founded a Peterborough-based group called SWISH, while Biro sang lead vocals for a group called the Cheese Monkeys from Planet Nine from Barrie. In 2000, SWISH released their first independent album, Riding Around the Park on Mime Radio, in January 2002, Biro moved to Peterborough to join Dunn, Clark and Paige and SWISH was renamed Reason Being, before finally settling with the name Hawk Nelson. In 2003, they released their independent album, Saturday Rock Action. McNevan, also from Peterborough, Ontario, is credited with discovering the band, in July 2004, Hawk Nelson released their debut album Letters to the President. It was produced by Aaron Sprinkle and McNevan, who also co-wrote the albums fourteen songs and he has also appeared on some of the bands songs, as well as in their video for the song California. The band has achieved success in the mainstream as well. They portrayed The Who on an episode of the NBC drama American Dreams and this song and another hit song The Show were both used on Sunday Night Football commercials. Things We Go Through from Letters to the President was also featured in Yours, Mine, Hawk Nelson plays the party band for the film Yours, Mine and Ours. On December 20,2005, Hawk Nelson released an EP titled Bring Em Out, Hawk Nelson continued to gain popularity and was voted Favorite New Artist by CCM Magazine in their February 2006 Readers Choice Awards. On April 4,2006, Hawk Nelson released Connect Sets EP with six tracks, including Bring Em Out, Thing We Go Through. The band released their studio album, Smile, Its the End of the World. The album was also co-written by Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch, the album won a GMA Canada Covenant Award for Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year in 2006. The albums first single, Everything You Ever Wanted, went on to hit No.1 for 9 weeks on the R&R Christian CHR chart, the band spent the middle of 2006 touring the major Christian music festivals, and also took part in Jeremy Camps Beyond Measure tour. Hawk Nelson released a three-track Christmas EP titled Gloria on November 21,2006, and then toured with TobyMacs Winter Wonder Slam tour along with The Afters, Family Force 5, in addition, Bob Carlisle, Leigh Nash, and The Send have all contributed exclusive tracks. Hawk Nelson performed in 2006 on the Fringe Stage at Creation Festival Northwest, in 2007, Hawk Nelson performed at Winter Jam with a variety of other Christian bands, including Newsong, Jeremy Camp, Steven Curtis Chapman, Sanctus Real, and Britt Nicole. Hawk Nelson also toured with MxPx, Run Kid Run, Project 86, The Fold, on March 27,2007, Hawk Nelson released a Double Take which includes selections from Letters to the President and Smile Its the End of the World
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Pop punk
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Pop punk is a punk rock music genre and a fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with elements of pop music. Pop punk typically combines fast punk rock tempos, power chord changes and loud, distorted guitars with pop-influenced melodies. Pop-influenced punk rock emerged in the mid-1970s with a style that was stylistically similar to power pop. By the mid-1980s, several bands merged hardcore punk with pop music to create a new, faster pop punk sound such as Dag Nasty, Pop punk in the United States began to grow in popularity locally in California in the mid-to-late 1980s. Pop punk particularly thrived in California, where independent record labels adopted a do it approach to releasing music. By the mid-1990s, a few pop punk bands had started to sell millions of records and receive radio and television airplay. By 1994, pop punk was quickly growing in mainstream popularity, the late 1990s, exemplified by the 1999 release of Blink-182s Enema of the State, represented the genres mainstream peak, although some pop punk bands scored successful album chartings in the 2000s. In the mid-2000s, emo pop, a genre combining emo and pop punk. By the end of the 2000s, the pop sound of the 1990s had largely waned in mainstream popularity. Pop punk typically merges upbeat pop melodies with catchy hooks, catchy choruses, harmonies, speedy tempos, punk rock power chord changes and loud, distorted electric guitars. About. com has described second-wave pop punk bands as having a radio friendly sheen to their music, club, pop punk often pits sweet harmonies against bratty, rowdy riffs. Lyrical topics that are common in pop punk include love, lust, drunkenness, adolescence, cartoonish violence, some pop punk lyrics focus on jokes and humor. Some pop punk music features elements of rock, power pop. According to Ryan Cooper of About. com, pop punk is a style that more to the Beatles. It is not clear when the pop punk was first used. Protopunk and power pop bands of the late 1960s and early 1970s helped lay the groundwork for the pop punk sound, the Beatles, the Kinks and the Beach Boys all paved the way for pop punk. With their love of the Beach Boys and late 1960s bubblegum pop, the Ramones loud and fast melodic minimalism differentiated them from other bands in New York Citys budding art rock scene, but pop punk was not considered a separate subgenre until later. An early use of the pop punk appeared in a 1977 New York Times article, Cabaret
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Hip hop music
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It developed as part of hip hop culture, a subculture defined by four key stylistic elements, MCing/rapping, DJing/scratching with turntables, break dancing, and graffiti writing. Other elements include sampling beats or bass lines from records, while often used to refer solely to rapping, hip hop more properly denotes the practice of the entire subculture. Hip hops early evolution occurred as sampling technology and drum machines became available and affordable. Turntablist techniques such as scratching and beatmatching developed along with the breaks and Jamaican toasting, rapping developed as a vocal style in which the artist speaks or chants along rhythmically with an instrumental or synthesized beat. The Sugarhill Gangs 1979 song Rappers Delight is widely regarded to be the first hip hop record to gain popularity in the mainstream. The 1980s marked the diversification of hip hop as the genre developed more complex styles, prior to the 1980s, hip hop music was largely confined within the United States. However, during the 1980s, it began to spread to scenes in dozens of countries. New school hip hop was the wave of hip hop music, originating in 1983–84 with the early records of Run-D. M. C. The Golden age hip hop period was a period between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s. Notable artists from this era include the Juice Crew, Public Enemy, & Rakim, Boogie Down Productions and KRS-One, EPMD, Slick Rick, Beastie Boys, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Ultramagnetic MCs, De La Soul, and A Tribe Called Quest. Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop that often focuses on the violent lifestyles, in the West Coast hip hop style, G-funk dominated mainstream hip hop for several years during the 1990s. I. G. In the 1990s, hip hop began to diversify with other regional styles emerging, such as Southern rap, at the same time, hip hop continued to be assimilated into other genres of popular music, examples being Neo soul and nu metal. Hip hop became a pop music genre in the mid-1990s. The popularity of hip hop music continued through the 2000s, with hip hop influences also increasingly finding their way into mainstream pop, the United States also saw the success of regional styles such as crunk, a Southern genre that emphasized the beats and music more than the lyrics. Starting in 2005, sales of hip hop music in the United States began to severely wane, during the mid-2000s, alternative hip hop secured a place in the mainstream, due in part to the crossover success of artists such as OutKast and Kanye West. Creation of the hip hop is often credited to Keith Cowboy, rapper with Grandmaster Flash. However, Lovebug Starski, Keith Cowboy, and DJ Hollywood used the term when the music was known as disco rap. Cowboy later worked the hip hop cadence into a part of his stage performance, the first use of the term in print was in The Village Voice, by Steven Hager, later author of a 1984 history of hip hop
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Neil Sanderson
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Neil Christopher Sanderson is the drummer, backing vocalist, and co-founder of the Canadian rock band, Three Days Grace. He cites his influences as John Bonham, Danny Carey and Stewart Copeland, Neil Sanderson was born on December 17,1978 in Peterborough, Canada. Sanderson took up the piano before he started school and he had an avid interest in music and worked with different instruments while he was in elementary school. He became enamored of drums during this time and he entered the Norwood, Ontario high-school in 1992. Before that, he attended Adam Scott C. V. I High School in Peterborough, Ontario, with bassist Brad Walst, they practiced writing and playing instruments. They created the band Groundswell with Phil Crowe and Joe Grant, Sanderson was also the drummer for the band Thousand Foot Krutch from 1996 to 1997. Groundswell reformed as Three Days Grace in 1997, under the name Three Days Grace the band played various concerts and locations in Toronto and eventually signed a recording contract with the American label, Jive Records. The bands first album, the self-titled Three Days Grace, was released in 2003, Three singles from the album, I Hate Everything About You, Just Like You, and Home became hits, each reaching No.1 on the US Rock Charts. This album has been certified Platinum, the band released a second album, One-X in 2006. That album reached fifth place on the Billboard Album Chart, Three singles from that album Animal I Have Become, Pain, and Never Too Late also reached first place on the US Rock charts. This album has also been certified Platinum, in 2006 Three Days Grace won an American Billboard Song of the Year award. In 2006, Three Days Grace served as the act for the Rolling Stones in Saskatchewan. Three Days Grace has toured in the United States, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Europe, speaking of the bands comeback from problems in 2007 Sanderson said, Now its all about maintaining that communication, and it makes so much easier and a so much more enjoyable experience. Sanderson was thrilled by the success of Three Days Grace, speaking in Greensboro, North Carolina during their 2008 tour, he said, We get to blow stuff up onstage now. We like to put in as much production and lights as we can, the seizure factor has gone way up. Speaking of the move to larger playing sites, he continued Its great to be able to see everybody in a smaller place. But the same people who were there in the days are still there for us. Speaking of fan response to album songs, he said, e also play a lot of tracks
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Welcome to the Masquerade
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Welcome to the Masquerade is the fifth studio album by Canadian Christian hard rock band Thousand Foot Krutch. It was released on September 8,2009, Trevor McNevan, the bands frontman, has stated, Yeah, I think the new record is definitely more aggressive. In some areas, its the heaviest weve ever been, the album entered the Billboard top 200 at No.35 and the Christian Album charts at No.2. The inspiration behind the album comes from people hiding things in their life, McNevan has stated, Masquerading through life, each song is kind of dealing with those different situations. Some of it is just saying, ‘I’ve been through this, a lot of our peers are getting a little poppier, and I understand that and appreciate it, stated McNevan. I just felt like for us, it was the time to step in the other direction. It’s big crunchy rock and roll, Welcome to the Masquerade features multiple performers. Aaron Sprinkle returned as the producer, from producing the bands previous record Phenomenon. Matt Carter of Emery assisted with McNevan early in 2009, phil X, who had recorded guitars for the two previous Thousand Foot Krutch records, did not return for this album. However, Randy Torres recorded some sweet licks on the according to a Tooth & Nail podcast. Guitar duties were shared by McNevan, Sprinkle and a third guest Pete Stewart. Stewart surprisingly entered the studio with TFK despite the fact that he no longer considers himself a Christian, the band additionally hired Randy Staub to mix Welcome to the Masquerade, Staub is famous for mixing Metallicas record The Black Album. C. E. Moore of TheChristianManifesto. com described the song as everything youve come to love about the band and its a raucous number that will get your heart pumping, your feet moving, and your head banging. Fire It Up fires on all cylinders, and this being the fifth album from the Canadian band, theres a progression here that many old and new fans have waited to hear, he stated. Each track is propelled by muscular riffs, fighting its way into permanent memory alongside the greatest mainstream rock bands of the decade, their review states. Fire It Up has peaked at No.35 on the Billboard Rock charts while Bring Me to Life has peaked at number No.2 on Christian Rock radio, forward Motion has reached No.48 on the Billboard Christian Songs charts. Bring Me To Life was available for free download during June 2009 from the site if an email address was provided. Both Fire It Up and Bring Me To Life were added to the live set list before the album was released
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Letters to the President
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Letters to the President is the debut studio album released by Christian pop punk band Hawk Nelson. The album was released on July 13,2004 and it was later re-released on October 4,2005 with six additional tracks and three exclusive videos. All tracks written by Daniel Biro, Jason Dunn, David Clark, Matthew Paige, all tracks written by Daniel Biro, Jason Dunn, David Clark, Matthew Paige and Trevor McNevan except where noted. R. McNeely—mixer Brandon Ebel -- executive producer E-Card
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Smile, It's the End of the World
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Smile, Its the End of the World is the second full-length album by pop punk band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 4,2006, the record was a 2007 GMA Dove Award nominee for Rock Album, produced by Aaron Sprinkle. It was also a nominee for Recorded Music Packaging, designed by Jason Powers and it is also the longest album by the band. Smile, Its the End of the World charted at No.75 on the Billboard 200 after selling more than 14,000 copies in its opening week, the Show is on the Digital Praise PC game Guitar Praise. A different version of Bring Em Out, which features Drake Bell, was released on the bands 2005 EP of the same name, the version with Bell was performed in the film Yours, Mine and Ours. The band has released the song Everything You Ever Wanted on Christian radio and it peaked at No.1 on the Christian Hit Radio format. The Show has appeared on Christian radio as well, the band released a video and on the radio for Zero on May 30,2007. It was the 15th most played song of 2007 on U. S. Christian Hit Radio stations, in 2007, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards
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Hawk Nelson Is My Friend
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Hawk Nelson Is My Friend, stylized on the album cover as Hawk Nelson. Is My Friend. is the third studio album from Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. It was released on April 1,2008, debuting at No.34 on the Billboard 200, in the first week of its release the album sold a little over 30,000 copies. Hawk Nelson wrote the songs, as together with Trevor McNevan. The album was produced by award-winning David Bendeth, the album artwork, created by Invisible Creature, was nominated for a Grammy in 2008 for Best Recording Package. Friend Like That was the first single from the album, released in the iTunes Store on December 24,2007, a music video was filmed for the song. In 2008, You Have What I Need was released as the second single, also the album track Lets Dance has been released in three versions as an EP. In 2009, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards, all tracks written by Hawk Nelson and Trevor McNevan except where noted. The special edition CD/DVD set of the album featured three tracks, and a paper board game
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Live Life Loud
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Live Life Loud is the fourth studio album from Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. It was released on September 22,2009, according to Daniel Biro, the dog on the cover is lead vocalist Jason Dunns dog Murphy. The album was packaged with a pair of 3D glasses that are needed to be worn to view the albums CD booklet which is printed in 3D. The album peaked at No.54 the first week on Billboard 200, bassist Daniel Biro describes the album as really about encouraging our fans to do just that. To live your life loud, to all that life brings your way. This is the message we want our fans to away with after they hear the album. The title song was nominated for Short Form Music Video of the Year
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Yours, Mine & Ours (2005 film)
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Yours, Mine & Ours is a 2005 American family comedy film about a family with eighteen children, ranging from 4-year-old Ethan to 18-year-old William. Directed by Raja Gosnell, it stars Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo and was released on November 23,2005 and it is a remake of the 1968 film of the same name, which starred Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda. The film was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Nickelodeon Movies and Robert Simonds Company and was distributed by Paramount Pictures, high school sweethearts Frank Beardsley, a widowed U. S. After unexpectedly encountering each other at a restaurant while on separate dates, instantly rekindling their old sparks, they quickly decide to marry in a private ceremony. They are quite aware of the fact that Frank has eight children from his first marriage, and Helen has ten from hers. They move into a new home on the property as the lighthouse where Frank and Helen shared their first kiss, joined by the North childrens numerous pets. It soon becomes apparent that Frank has a very regimented view of how things should be done, whereas Helen is an artist with a more free-spirited, lackadaisical attitude. Their respective children are shocked by the news of their parents quick wedding and do not get along well at first, but while doing so, they gradually begin to bond, attending their siblings soccer games and helping William in his class president campaign. A short time later, Frank and Helen attend a formal Coast Guard dinner where his superior, Commandant Sherman and he respectfully declines it, citing both his obligation to the Coast Guard Academy and his new family. Meanwhile, as the children have a food fight upstairs in the bedroom. When their parents return to find the place in total chaos, Frank is furious and this causes their worst fight yet, and the children, realizing how happy their parents have been together, begin to realize that they might have pushed things too far. The next day, Frank informs Helen that he has decided to take the position as Commandant after all, feeling guilty for having torn their parents apart, they set about undoing their mistakes, even enlisting Helen to aid in their efforts. Together, the older ones launch the boat in an effort to catch Frank. Successfully reunited, they tie the knot once again, this time with the rest of the family involved. Dennis Quaid as Frank Beardsley Rene Russo as Helen North Quaid, the film opened at number three, with an opening weekend of $17,461,108 in the US. Its final North American box office was $53,412,862, Yours, Mine & Ours received negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an rating of 6% based on 106 reviews with an average rating of 3. 3/10. The sites critical consensus reads, The initial set-up is unbelievable, the plotting is predictable and stale, on Metacritic, the film has a score of 38 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating generally unfavorable reviews
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KJ-52
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Jonah Kirsten Sorrentino, better known by his stage name KJ-52, is a Christian rapper from Tampa, Florida. The KJ part of his name refers to his old rap alias, King J. Mac and he was awarded the Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year for Never Look Away and Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year at the GMA Dove Awards of 2007. On July 28,2009, KJ-52 released End of My Rope and his song Dear Slim is based on Eminems song Stan and is a sort of personal message from KJ-52 to Eminem. In 2002, Sorrentino released his album, Collaborations. The albums title referred to the contributions made to the album by guest artists, including Pillar, John Reuben. Collaborations also represented his first nomination for a Dove Award, for Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Album of the Year in 2003, KJ-52 has won four Dove Awards, three in the Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year category. He took the 2004 award for It’s Pronounced Five Two, the 2006 award for Behind the Musik, and he received an additional honor in 2007, for Never Look Away from Behind the Musik, in the Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song category. KJ never tried out for American Idol, but suggested such in his song Fivetweezy, on October 2008, he released his album, The Yearbook, The Missing Pages, a re-release of his album, The Yearbook. It comes with the record with a slip over cover that has a code to download the 13 songs. It is his first album in which autotune is used, a controversial step among his fans, the album brings us the story of Chris Carlino, a man who has ruined his life, through a series of interludes. As usual for KJ-52, the album includes songs with a strong Christian message and songs that are meant only to entertain. KJ-52 also rapped in the Newsboys cover of Jesus Freak, KJ-52 also rapped in the tobyMac remix of the song One World on the album Hip-Hope which also includes the KJ-52 remixed song What You Want. KJ-52 released Dangerous on April 3,2012 and it mixes hip hop album with quite a bit of synth, and has some pop-electric. The first released single, Dangerous, is more light rock-pop, the second single is called Shake Em Up, but is commonly spelled Shakem Up. It features guest artists such as Canton Jones on Its Goin Down, Lecrae on They Like Me, Thisl on Shake Em Up, George Moss on Do the Bill Cosby and his final track, Go, is a remake of the Hillsong United song with the same name. KJ-52 was often compared to Eminem, as many called him a Christian counterpart. One of the most notable mainstream reactions to the Christian hip hop scene was to KJ-52 and his single Dear Slim, the song became famous and controversial among Eminem fans when it was featured on the hit show Total Request Live. KJ-52 began to hate mail from Eminems fans, though KJ-52 claimed that the song was not being disrespectful
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TobyMac
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Toby McKeehan, better known by his stage name TobyMac, is a Christian hip hop recording artist, music producer, hip-hop and pop artist, songwriter and author. TobyMac has charted 20 solo singles on Billboards Christian Songs list and he was first known for being a member of the Christian vocal trio DC Talk, staying with them from 1987 until their announced hiatus in 2000. He now has a remix album titled Eyem All Mixed Up. He also has a full-length Christmas album Christmas in Diverse City, TobyMac became only the third Christian artist to have a No.1 debut on Billboard 200 chart with Eye on It. Between DC Talk and his own career, he has sold more than 10 million albums. TobyMac has had six No.1 hit CHR singles including Gone, Made to Love and Lose My Soul. Five singles have gone to No.1 on Billboards Christian Songs chart and his live concert CD+DVD combo album, Alive and Transported, was released in 2008 and received the Grammy Award for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album at the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009. His fifth studio album, Eye on It, was released on August 28,2012, toby formed DC Talk with Michael Tait in 1987, at Liberty University. He and Tait released Christian Rhymes to a Rhythm in 1988, while they recruited classmate, the three set out on tour after they released their first album in 1989, DC Talk. In 1990, they released their first gold album, Nu Thang, after the Nu Thang tour, they recorded their first platinum album, Free at Last. The Free at Last Tour was a success and they were invited to play on The Jay Leno Show and The Arsenio Hall Show, getting mainstream attention. They released their first single for their album, which immediately became a hit single. The album went multi-platinum and the best Christian album in the face of CCM music, Jesus Freak, the album led to the extremely popular Jesus Freak World Tour. They eventually released the tour CD, Welcome to the Freakshow, in 1996, Between You and Me reached No.29 on the Hot 100. The tour ended in success in time for Supernatural, which would be their last album and they then went solo in 2001. The band has not toured together since 2001, the last album with the group was Solo. In 2001, TobyMac released his first solo album titled Momentum, McKeehan composed and recorded the song Extreme Days for the 2001 Truth Builder Productions film Extreme Days, which was featured on the Momentum album. Momentum, debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart in the Nov.24 issue, the song Extreme Days was also used in the movie Hangmans Curse, based on the popular book by Frank Peretti
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Decyfer Down
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Decyfer Down is a Christian rock band formed in 1999 and based in Morehead City, North Carolina. Until 2002 – the year that Christopher Clonts joined the band – they went by the moniker Allysonhymn, Decyfer Down is well known in Christian music, but the band is also known for their mainstream success, having toured with bands like Puddle of Mudd and Breaking Benjamin. Decyfer Down was originally formed in 1999 as Allysonhymn by guitarist Brandon Mills and drummer Josh Oliver, formerly an acoustic outfit, the group eventually switched to a more rock-oriented sound after Joshs brother, Caleb, joined the band. Caleb Oliver started out doing percussion with Josh, up until their bassist left the band, Caleb stated After our bass player left, we found ourselves needing someone to carry the low end. So, I picked up the bass and had a crash course. In 2002 guitarist Christopher Clonts joined, cementing their sound, Clonts met Caleb, Brandon and Josh at Morehead City, after graduating from high school, and later on, joined Allysonhymn. The band changed their name to Decyfer shortly afterwards, in June 2003, the band released two singles named Fallen and Reflections on their website unofficially, for free. In early 2005, the independently released their first EP. The band was first signed by SRE Recordings in mid-2005, in an interview, Brandon Mills claimed that marketing-wise, it was a little challenging to have bands named Decyfer and Disciple on the same label. Hence, they changed their name to Decyfer Down, a record deal with INO Records led to the bands debut album, End of Grey, which was released in June 2006. The album had five singles Fight Like This, Break Free, Burn Back the Sun, No Longer, the album peaked at No.43 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums. Fight Like This was featured in UFC promo which aired on September 7,2007 for twelve hours on the front page of YouTube, after that, they toured with artists such as Puddle of Mudd, Breaking Benjamin, Crossfade and Adema. The band has shared the stage with such as Pillar, Thousand Foot Krutch, Day of Fire, The Showdown, Skillet, Disciple, Hawk Nelson. In 2008, Caleb, appeared with Skillet on their Comatose Comes Alive tour, on February 20,2008, Caleb Oliver made an announcement on Decyfer Downs official website, saying that the band has started working on a new album. On May 2,2008, Caleb posted updates, saying that the album has been recorded. The initial release date was announced as September 16,2008, on July 7,2008 Decyfer Downs released the lead single off their upcoming album, Crash to radio. Crash went on to peak at the No.1 spot on the Christian Rock charts, the song was also used to promote the Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy match at WrestleMania XXV. On August 1,2008, the band announced on their website that the date was postponed to early 2009
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Worth Dying For
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Worth Dying For is a Christian worship band encompassing various artists from the Southern California based Ammunition Movement. Originating from the Modesto, California ministry Ammunition, they set out with their lead pastor and their self-titled debut album was released on April 15,2008 by Integrity Music. Their second album, Love Riot was released in February 2011, an EP was released at the NEXT youth Convention in Hershey, Pennsylvania. In 2012, they released Live Riot, official website Integrity Music Artists- Worth Dying For Modesto Bee - Band out to break mold of worship music
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Demon Hunter
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Demon Hunter is an American Christian metal band from Seattle, Washington, started in 2000 by brothers Don Clark and Ryan Clark. Although the brothers created the band, only one remains, since Don Clark has left the band to take care of his family, as of early 2010, the band has sold over half a million albums. The bands style is known for combining nu metal sounds and qualities with ones heard in metalcore, Ryan had previously played guitar in hardcore band Focal Point, who released an album on Tooth & Nail/Solid State when Ryan was still in his teens. Demon Hunter first appeared on This is Solid State Vol.3 with their first song Through the Black released in February 2002, Demon Hunters self-titled album was released in October 2002 on Tooth and Nail Records subsidiary Solid State Records. Ryan and Don wrote all of the songs, performed the majority of the instruments and hired Jesse Sprinkle, formerly of Poor Old Lu, at first the members of the band chose to hide or obscure their identities in photos and in the press. Demon Hunter returned to the studio to record their second release, Summer of Darkness, with McCaddon contributing. Demon Hunter hit the road that summer with McCaddon on lead and Dunn on bass and this time Demon Hunter took with them rock/post-hardcore rookies Dead Poetic, along with metalcore band Haste the Day. Post-hardcore band Staple replaced Haste the Day towards the end of the tour, in 2005, Demon Hunter went back to The Compound in Seattle, Washington to record their third album, entitled The Triptych. The word triptych centers around the concept of three, as it was the third album. Included on the album is a cover of Prongs song Snap Your Fingers and this album debuted Watts as Sprinkles permanent replacement on drums as well as the addition of Ethan Luck as lead guitarist, replacing Kris McCaddon. The Triptych was even bigger than Summer of Darkness, selling more than twice as many records on its first week of release than Summer of Darkness had, undying was the bands first single from this album, and was also made into a music video directed by Chris Sims. Demon Hunters only 2006 tour took place over the summer with Zao, Becoming the Archetype, August Burns Red, the band shot a video for One Thousand Apologies after the tour was over with director Darren Doane at the helm. The Triptych was re-released on October 31,2006 with a DVD accompanying the album, Demon Hunter entered the studio in June 2007 to record their fourth full-length album, Storm the Gates of Hell, which was released on November 6,2007. Solid State released three versions of the album with various bonuses, fading Away was the albums first single and music video. On March 13,2008, Carry Me Down debuted on Headbangers Balls website as the second music video. In 2008, the band headlined the Stronger Than Hell tour, the tour also included Oh, Sleeper, The Famine, and Advent. This tour completed July 5,2008, at Cornerstone Festival in Illinois,45 Days was directed by Cale Glendening. A live album, Live in Nashville, was released on January 27,2009 and it includes 14 songs from their show in Nashville, Tennessee from their Stronger Than Hell tour
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The Letter Black
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The Letter Black, formerly known as Breaking the Silence, is a Christian rock band that was formed in 2006 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. The band consists of lead vocalist Sarah Anthony, her husband, lead guitarist and vocalist Mark Anthony, bassist Matt Beal, and drummer Justin Brown. The Letter Black started out as a team at their local church with Sarah. Later when they were signed to Tooth & Nail Records they changed the name of the band to The Letter Black, in 2008, Sarah Anthony was featured on the Pillar album For the Love of the Game, singing on the track I Fade Away. The band often does 150 shows or more a year and has shared the stage with such as Skillet, Decyfer Down, Red. They performed as the act for Skillet in the 2010 Awake and Alive Tour. The bands debut album, Hanging On By a Thread was released on May 4,2010 through Tooth & Nail records, a remix album titled Hanging On by a Remix was released on May 22,2012. In early 2013, the band was reported to be recording new material for their studio album. The first single for the new album, Sick Charade, was released on October 3,2012, the Only One was released in February 2013 and Pain Killer was released on September 10,2013. The album was scheduled to be released on April 23,2013, however, on April 17. The album was released on November 12,2013, on November 19,2016, the band previewed a new song on their Facebook page for their upcoming fourth studio album which will be released by early 2017. According to the band, this will be their heaviest album to date and they announced that they had left Tooth & Nail Records and would record their next album independently. The band ran a successful $25,000 Kickstarter campaign to record their next album, the band later signed with EMP Music Group on March 13,2017. They also announced the album title revealed to be Pain and the art was also revealed. The album will be released on May 26,2017, in February 2013, Mark and Sarah Anthony signed with VIP Ink Publishing for an autobiography. Breaking the Silence EP Hanging on by a Thread Sessions Vol.1 Hanging on by a Thread Sessions Vol
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Nine Lashes
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Nine Lashes is an American Christian rock band from Birmingham, Alabama formed in 2006. They independently released their first album, Escape, in 2009 before Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch brought them to the attention of Tooth & Nail Records. Upon signing to the label, the recorded their second album World We View. The album sold well, making several Billboard charts, the band released their third album, From Water to War on January 21,2014. After a change in direction, the released their fourth album. The band was formed in 2006 around founding members guitarist Adam Tank Jefferson and original drummer Keith Cunningham, who had played together in another band for several years prior. During this early period, the band opened for Day of Fire at Life Church in Trussville, Alabama, was interviewed on WDJC-FM, on June 5,2009, the band independently released their debut album Escape with producer Travis Wyrick on Collide Records. In the first of a series of events Dunn later described as completely a God thing, to this end, Jon sent a copy of Escape to Joe Posey, the festivals promoter. Posey liked the album and decided to attend one of the concerts to see if they could play live. Even more impressed by the live performance, he forwarded his copy of Escape along with a recommendation to his longtime friend Trevor McNevan, himself a well-known musician. This resulted in Nine Lashes signing with the label, which was announced on June 27,2011. They also joined the American leg of Reds REDvolution tour in February and March 2012, the bands second album, World We View, was released on February 14,2012. The album was co-produced by McNevan and Aaron Sprinkle and featured guest vocals from McNevan, the band announced their From Water tour on August 9,2013, to support their new album, From Water to War, which was released on January 21,2014. On October 29, they released a new single titled Break the World, in an interview with CCM Magazine, Dunn stated, We really pushed ourselves to add to our sound with this album. We really wanted to take the aspect of our sound from the last album, like the Anthem intro or The Intervention. I think we ended up with a really well-rounded album, the bands fourth album, Ascend, was released on March 11,2016. The album abandons almost all hard rock elements present on the release in favor of a more EDM
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National Hockey League
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Headquartered in New York City, the NHL is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. The Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, is awarded annually to the playoff champion at the end of each season. At its inception, the NHL had four teams—all in Canada, the league expanded to the United States in 1924, when the Boston Bruins joined, and has since consisted of American and Canadian teams. After a labour-management dispute that led to the cancellation of the entire 2004–05 season, in 2009, the NHL enjoyed record highs in terms of sponsorships, attendance, and television audiences. The league draws many highly skilled players from all over the world, canadians have historically constituted the majority of the players in the league, with an increasing percentage of American and European players in recent seasons. The National Hockey League was established in 1917 as the successor to the National Hockey Association, founded in 1909, the NHA began play one year later with seven teams in Ontario and Quebec, and was one of the first major leagues in professional ice hockey. Realizing the NHA constitution left them unable to force Livingstone out, the four teams voted instead to suspend the NHA, frank Calder was chosen as its first president, serving until his death in 1943. The Bulldogs were unable to play, and the remaining owners created a new team in Toronto, the first games were played on December 19,1917. The Montreal Arena burned down in January 1918, causing the Wanderers to cease operations, the NHL replaced the NHA as one of the leagues that competed for the Stanley Cup, which was an interleague competition back then. Toronto won the first NHL title, and then defeated the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association for the 1918 Stanley Cup. The Canadiens won the title in 1919, however their Stanley Cup Final against the PCHAs Seattle Metropolitans was abandoned as a result of the Spanish Flu epidemic. Montreal in 1924 won their first Stanley Cup as a member of the NHL, the Hamilton Tigers, won the regular season title in 1924–25 but refused to play in the championship series unless they were given a C$200 bonus. The league refused and declared the Canadiens the league champion after defeated the Toronto St. Patricks in the semi-final. Montreal was then defeated by the Victoria Cougars of the Western Canada Hockey League for the 1925 Stanley Cup and it was the last time a non-NHL team won the trophy, as the Stanley Cup became the de facto NHL championship in 1926 after the WCHL ceased operation. The National Hockey League embarked on rapid expansion in the 1920s, adding the Montreal Maroons, the Bruins were the first American team in the league. The New York Americans began play in 1925 after purchasing the assets of the Hamilton Tigers, the New York Rangers were added in 1926. The Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Cougars were also added after the league purchased the assets of the defunct WCHL, a group purchased the Toronto St. Patricks in 1927 and immediately renamed them the Maple Leafs. The first NHL All-Star Game was held in 1934 to benefit Ace Bailey, the second was held in 1937 in support of Howie Morenzs family when he died of a coronary embolism after breaking his leg during a game
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Mike Fisher (ice hockey)
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A Peterborough Petes by the Sudbury Wolves in the second round, 22nd overall, in the 1997 OHL Priority Draft. After putting up 49 points in 66 games in his first year with the Wolves, Fisher was drafted in the round, 44th overall. Returning to the OHL for one season, Fisher recorded 106 points. Fisher debuted with the Senators in 1999–2000 and recorded 9 points in an injury-shortened 32-game rookie season. He became known for his style of play and began to also show his penchant for offensive production as he improved to 18 goals and 38 points in his fourth season in 2002–03. During the lock-out year of 2004–05, Fisher played overseas for EV Zug in the Swiss Nationalliga A, as NHL play resumed the next season, in 2005–06, Fisher emerged with 22 goals and 44 points, providing valuable secondary scoring for the Spezza-Heatley-Alfredsson line. He helped the Senators to a first seed in the Eastern Conference going into the playoffs, with a career-high plus-minus rating of +23 in the regular season, Fisher was nominated for the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the best defensive forward. He finished as second runner-up behind Jere Lehtinen of the Dallas Stars and trophy-winner Rod BrindAmour, the following season, Fisher duplicated his previous campaigns goals total with 22 and improved to a personal best 26 assists and 48 points. He was kept to 68 games due to a knee injury, sustained on December 27,2006, against the New York Islanders. In the playoffs, Fisher helped the Senators to the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals, Fisher posted career playoff highs with 5 goals,5 assists and 10 points in 20 games. With one year left on his contract heading into the 2007–08 season, Fisher re-signed with the Senators to a five-year and he went on to set a career-high 23 goals that season. However, Fisher was forced to miss the playoffs, injuring his knee in a knee-on-knee hit from Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mark Bell in the final game of the regular season. A month and a half into the 2008–09 season, Fisher suffered another knee injury, on February 10,2011, Fisher was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for the Predators 2011 first round draft pick and a conditional pick in 2012. The condition was that should the Predators were to win a series, the Senators would receive a third-round pick. The Predators won their first round playoff but ultimately lost their second round series, Fisher played his first game with the Predators on February 12,2011, and scored an assist in a 5–3 win over the Colorado Avalanche. He scored his first goal as a Predator five days later, on February 17, against the Vancouver Canucks. On May 5,2016, he scored with 8,48 left in overtime in game four of the Western Conference Semi-finals to beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3. On September 7,2016, Fisher was named the captain of the Predators, after previous captain
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Canadian Tire Centre
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Canadian Tire Centre is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located in the western suburb of Stittsville. It opened in January 1996 as The Palladium and was known as Corel Centre from 1996 to 2006. The arena is used regularly for music concerts and has hosted events such as the Canadian Interuniversity Sport mens basketball championship. As part of its bid to land a NHL franchise for Ottawa, the proposal included a hotel and 20,500 seat arena, named The Palladium on 100 acres, surrounded by a 500-acre mini-city, named West Terrace. The site itself,600 acres of farmland, on the border of Kanata, had been acquired in May 1989 by Terrace. The large site had previously been a location for a new home for the Central Canada Exhibition. The site was farmland and required a rezoning to proceed with construction, the then-City of Kanata supported the rezoning, but the provincial government and some local residents opposed the rezoning, forcing public hearings into the proposal by the Ontario Municipal Board. Rezoning approval was granted by the Board on August 28,1991, a ground-breaking ceremony was held in June 1992 but actual construction did not start until July 7,1994. The two-year period was used seeking financing for the site and interchange by Terrace Corporation, the corporation received a $6 million grant from the federal government, but needed to borrow to pay for the rest of the costs of construction. On August 17,1993, Bruce Firestone, the Senators owner, was replaced by Rod Bryden, a high tech tycoon. Bryden managed to borrow enough to pay for the $188 million project through a consortium of U. S. banks and Ogden Entertainment, only after the provincial government provided a loan guarantee for the highway interchange financing did construction proceed. Actual construction took 18 months, finishing in January 1996, the Palladium opened on January 15,1996 with a concert by Canadian rocker Bryan Adams. The first NHL game took two days later, with the Montreal Canadiens defeating the Senators 3-0. On February 17,1996, the name Palladium was changed to the Corel Centre, when Corel Corporation, when mortgage holder Covanta Energy went into receivership in 2001, Terrace was expected to pay off the whole debt. The ownership was not able to refinance the arena, eventually leading to Terrace itself declaring bankruptcy in 2003, however, on August 26,2003, billionaire businessman Eugene Melnyk finalized the purchase of the Senators and the arena. The arena and club became solely owned by Melnyk through a new company, in 2004, the ownership applied to expand its seating. The City of Ottawa amended its by-laws in December 2004 and in 2005, also in 2005, the arena became home to the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame, with a display on the second-floor concourse. Information of over 200 inductees is detailed on individual plaques, the exhibit display had previously been located at the Ottawa Civic Centre since 1967
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Summer of Darkness
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Summer of Darkness is the second album by American metalcore band Demon Hunter, released through Solid State in 2004. Vocalist Ryan Clark described the album as being heavier than its predecessor, indeed, while the bands debut was recorded in C, Summer of Darkness would be dropped even further to B. He also cited that the group had time to record than with their previous release. Summer of Darkness enlists the help of friends of Demon Hunter in the form of guest vocals. The albums lead single, Not Ready to Die received significant airplay on MTV2s Headbangers Ball and my Heartstrings Come Undone was also featured on the soundtrack to Resident Evil, Apocalypse. In June 2004, Demon Hunter began touring the United States in promotion of Summer of Darkness and this included all major cities and extended to the East Coast where they had not previously performed. All tracks written by Demon Hunter. R, mcNeely - Mixing Jeff Gros - Photography Kris McCaddon - Cover Photo Tyson Paoletti - A&R Zach Hodges - Assistant Producer
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Epiphany (Manafest album)
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Epiphany is the second studio album by Christian rapper Manafest. It was released July 19,2005 under BEC Recordings, the release also marks Manafests first label album, as well as the start of his long-time affiliation with BEC. The album contains the single Skills featuring Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch, the album was awarded Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year for the 27th GMA Canada Covenant Awards. The same year, the song Let It Go, off the album, the following year, the music video for the song Rodeo was nominated for Video of the Year. As the album was Manafests first step out of an independent status, about. com applauded the album and stated, On his debut release with BEC Recordings, Manafest brings a variety of beats to the table. Some serious rock licks back him up on some cuts, while he goes a little old school on others, lyrically, Manafest covers ground from witnessing to others to the pressures of living in the 21st century to living for God. Overall, this is a debut and it makes a big statement for this young artist. Paul Portell of Jesus Freak Hideout went on to say that Manafests debut may take more than a listen or two to fully appreciate his talent and attempts at songwriting. If youre a fan that isnt too picky on diversity within the confines of an individual project that fuses rock and hip-hop together. Track 3,6,9,10,11 &12 originally on My Own Thing, the hidden track on track 13 entitled Jimmy was later released on the iTunes deluxe edition of Epiphany as its own track. The deluxe edition bonus track Mind Master was a song created in 2000. The song Let It Go is not to be confused with Manafests 2015 single Let Go, featuring Dave Stovall of Wavorly
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Glory (Manafest album)
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Glory is the third studio album by the Christian rapper Manafest. It was released on September 26,2006 under BEC Recordings, the release contains the single Impossible, featuring Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch. The album was nominated for Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year at the 38th annual GMA Dove Awards, the album was also nominated for Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year at the 29th annual GMA Canada Covenant Awards. The song Bounce off the release was awarded Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year the same year, Manafest himself was also nominated for Artist of the Year for his work with Glory in 2007. Furthermore, the album received a nomination in the category of Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year for the Juno Awards of 2007. The album received positive reviews from most professional music sites. Justin Mabee of Jesus Freak Hideout praised the album saying, Sophomore records seem to always be hard to make and it seems that Manafest got some pointers and used them to his advantage, and with Glory, it blows his debut out of the water. This is definitely an album to check out, and keep an eye out for Manafest as his sound continues to mature. Not dissimilar to mainstream groups Linkin Park and the Beastie Boys, lindsay Whitfield of Soulshine went on to say, Manafest is able to empathize and offer positive solutions as to how he got out of his mess. How many rappers do you know who do that, Glory is a great album for those with a love for wordplay and listening to the best name in rap this side of the border. Finally, Calypsan of Sputnikmusic stated, While My Own Thing showed a rock edge,11 tracks is awfully short for a rap disc. Thankfully, the records 40 minutes of music are always well-used and that doesnt keep it from leaving you begging for more, not that thats necessarily a bad thing - Manafests last record dropped scarcely a year ago, and I can hardly wait for his next release. Lyric videos Where Are You on YouTube The opening segment of Dont Turn Away is originally from the first verse of the song Let It Go, in 2010, as with many of Manafests releases, Glory was given an album instrumentals release. The deluxe edition bonus remix of Impossible was originally released as an iTunes bonus track to Manafests 2010 album The Chase
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Falling Up (band)
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Falling Up was an American experimental rock band from Albany, Oregon. Falling Up formed in October 2001, and released their album called Crashings in 2004. They were signed to BEC Recordings until they went independent in 2010, at the time of the bands break-up, lead singer Jessy Ribordy, bassist Jeremy Miller and drummer Josh Shroy were the only members to have recorded on every album. Falling Up debuted on February 24,2004 with their 12-track album, Crashings sold over 50,000 units by the end of 2004. Three songs from Crashings—Broken Heart, Escalates, and Bittersweet—all reached No.1 on the Christian rock charts at R&R and their second album, Dawn Escapes, was released on October 25,2005 through BEC Recordings. Produced by Michael Elvis Baskette, the album, though more melodic and hard rock-driven as a whole, Dawn Escapes pushed Falling Ups lifetime record sales to over 150,000 by the summer of 2006. Guitarist Tom Cox left the band shortly before the release, eventually going on to form his own band. On September 12,2006, Falling Up released Exit Lights, an album featuring remixes of the bands biggest hits and the new song Islander. Solomon Olds of Family Force 5, Thousand Foot Krutchs Trevor McNevan, Guitarist Joseph Kisselburgh left the band in May 2006 to focus on his solo project, The Send, which released its debut album on Tooth & Nail Records in July 2007. On the bands Myspace page, they announced the date for their project. Later on, they announced the release name Captiva, the album was released on October 2,2007. The first single from this album is Hotel Aquarium, which can be heard on the bands PureVolume and Myspace page, the band later also posted their second single Goodnight Gravity on PureVolume, followed by How They Made Cameras, Maps, and A Guide to Marine Life. They subsequently finished filming a video for Hotel Aquarium, which was featured in X2008. After the release of Captiva, Guitarist Micah Sannan departed Falling Up, the keyboardist Adam Taylor also departed in 2007, who then started managing the merchandise for Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. Falling Ups fourth studio album, entitled Fangs, was released March 24,2009, according to their MySpace page, Fangs was to be their heaviest album yet, something which was often disputed in the post-release period. One of the titles, Lotus and Languorous was released early. According to a BEC Recordings representative, a tour was supposed to coincide with the release, Jessy hired guitarists, keyboard players, and singers for the tour, and introduced them shortly. According to BEC Recordings and Falling Ups Myspace, Falling Up headlined the Fangs. tour in late April early May 2009 with Tooth and Nail artist Ruth, unlike past tours, the venues were strictly secular clubs
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Portable Sounds
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Portable Sounds is the third full-length studio album from Christian pop rock and hip hop artist tobyMac. It was released on February 20,2007, and debuted at No.10 on the Billboard 200, the album includes the singles Lose My Soul, Made to Love, Boomin, Im for You, and One World. This album took a different direction than tobyMacs previous hip hop efforts. When it was released on iTunes, users were able to download a behind-the-scenes making of the video, a digital booklet. Portable Sounds was released on February 20,2007 through ForeFront Records and it debuted at No.10 on the Billboard 200, tobyMacs highest chart position as a solo artist, selling 51,000 copies in its first week. In its second week on the Billboard 200, Portable Sounds fell to No,38, in its third week to No. 47, and in its fourth week it fell to No.63, a Deluxe Edition of Portable Sounds was released on October 23,2007. The Deluxe Edition includes the original CD, plus a DVD containing all five videos, behind-the-scenes footage. On November 14,2008 the album was certified Gold by the RIAA, the tracks Feelin So Fly and Im For You were featured in the video game Thrillville, Off the Rails. After the album was put out Toby went on tour and he did the tour with Thousand Foot Krutch and BarlowGirl. On their show in Cypress, Texas, they recorded their Grammy Award winning album, Alive, Made to Love reached No.1 on Billboards Hot Christian Songs chart. It was also No.1 for 9 consecutive weeks on R&Rs Christian Hit Radio Chart and was the second most played song on Christian CHR radio stations in 2007 and it reached No.3 on R&Rs Christian AC Chart. Boomin was the single to have an official music video. This video won a GMA Dove Award, on radio it charted only on the lower half of R&Rs Christian Rock Radio chart. Im for You reached No.2 on Billboards Hot Christian Songs chart and it also was No.1 for 8 consecutive weeks on R&Rs Christian Hit Radio Chart and was the third most played song on Christian CHR radio stations in 2007. It reached No.10 on R&Rs Christian AC Chart and it also appeared in the soundtrack of Thrillville, Off The Rails One World reached No.10 on Billboards Hot Christian Songs chart. It was also No.1 for 3 non consecutive weeks on R&Rs Christian Hit Radio Chart and it was the seventh most-played song on R&R magazines Christian CHR chart for 2008. A remix of One World appears on the Hip Hope Hits 2009 compilation, Lose My Soul reached No.2 on Billboards Hot Christian Songs chart, and No.9 on iTunes
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Citizens Activ
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Citizens Activ is the fourth studio album by the Christian rapper Manafest. It was released on May 28,2008 in Japan and shortly after released globally on June 24, the release contains the singles 4-3-2-1, So Beautiful, and Good Day. The album was nominated for Best Hip-Hop/Rap Album of the Year at the 40th annual GMA Dove Awards, the song So Beautiful off the release was also nominated for Rap/Hip-Hop Recorded Song of the Year. The album was nominated for Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year at the 30th annual GMA Canada Covenant Awards. The song Good Day off the release was nominated for Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year the same year. The following year, the song 4-3-2-1 won Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year, Manafest himself was also nominated for Artist of the Year for his work with Citizens Activ in 2009. The album received positive to average reviews overall, with only a few musical sites being negative in their evaluations, both staff reviews from New Release Tuesday praised the album heavily. Nathan of NRT went on to add that even people who are not fans of the rap genre may find themselves hopping on Manafest’s band wagon -- at least for Citizens Activ. His tunes are just diverse enough to move past basic rap, add his meaningful lyrics and you have got a solid album despite the repetitive beats. Rock-infused raps abound, and fans of the rapper will likely find plenty to love here, on the flip side, Rapzilla stated frankly in a more neutral opinion on the album, Citizens Activ has a plethora of musical styles ranging from pop, rock, and rap. I would think that this will be as successful as his critically acclaimed Glory disc, but after listening to it, I cant really find myself attracted to this new manifestation of Manafests manifesto. Went on to say in a negative opinion that lyrically, he is about as innocuous as a bobble-head. Manafest delivers the type of rap you wouldnt mind your children listening to, Citizens Activ was the first to receive such a version. In 2013, the two tracks featured on the Japanese release of the album were re-released on the deluxe edition of Manafests previous album Glory
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Five-Two Television
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Five-Two Television is the sixth studio album by KJ-52. Released September 22,2009 on BEC Recordings, the first single, End of My Rope, was made available on iTunes on July 28,2009. KJ-52 has released a few mixtapes already — some mash-ups and some unreleased material —, along with the purchase of Five-Two Television, there was a free download of a mixtape collaboration between KJ-52 and Goldinchild. KJ-52 has stated that he encourages the sharing of this mixtape for evangelistic purposes and this album won Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year at the 2010 Dove Awards. It is an album about the fictional character Chris Carlino. All tracks written by Jonah Sorrentino except where noted
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The Chase (Manafest album)
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The Chase is the fifth studio album by the Christian rapper Manafest. It was released on March 30,2010 under BEC Recordings, the single Avalanche off the release has sold 50,000 copies as of September 1,2011. The album won Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year at the 32nd annual GMA Canada Covenant Awards, the following year, the song Avalanche off the release won Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year. The album also received a nomination in the category of Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year for the Juno Awards of 2011, the album was met with generally positive and praiseworthy reviews with many calling it Manafests best album yet. Wayne Myatt of Jesus Freak Hideout positively highlighted the album and stated that The Chase is an album with so much variety that it never seems to become tedious. Releases like this one dont come around too often, so if you crave rock and rap, indie Vision Music gave the album similar approval by saying this is an outstanding album by Manafest, and his best work to date. If you liked his older albums and his fusion of rock, Manafest brings some big guitars to the party that do not disappoint. This may disappoint some of his fans, but it will more than likely gain him far more fans than he will lose. Maybe it isnt really fitting with the trends, going back in time instead of pushing forward, in early January 2010, No Plan B was released as a single, while the song Avalanche was released as a single on March 12. Avalanche reached No.4 on the CHR charts in September,2010 and this was followed by Bring the Ruckus which reached No.1 on the CHR charts in August,2011. No Plan B reached No.1 on ChristianRock. Nets charts, besides these, the singles Fire in the Kitchen and Every Time You Run were also released off the album. The track Breaking Down the Walls is however absent from the album, depending on the edition of the album, the song Better Cause of You varies in its opening. The Japanese edition of the track has a heavily shortened opening musical segment compared to the base release, in September 2010, a singles EP entitled Avalanche / No Plan B was released. In 2010, as many of Manafests releases, The Chase was given an album instrumentals release
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Love Riot
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Love Riot is the second album from the Modesto, CA based contemporary worship band Worth Dying For released by Ammunition Records in February 2011. The album was well received by Christian media publications. Christianity Today said, even with vertical lyrics, the album could fit in easily with modern rock radio. Cross Rhythms was very favorable of the album, giving it nine out of ten and stating that apart from some slightly questionable theology in places. Love Riot was labeled under a variety of genres, including alternative worship, contemporary, hard rock, industrial, techno, synthpop, screamo, ballad/power ballad
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World We View
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World We View is the second studio album by the American Christian rock band Nine Lashes, released on February 14,2012 through Tooth & Nail Records. Upon release, World We View entered Billboards Top Heatseekers chart at number 5, lead single Anthem of the Lonely also saw much success, peaking at number one on SoundScans Christian Rock charts. After the release of Escape, Nine Lashes was signed to Tooth & Nail Records at the recommendation of musician and producer Trevor McNevan, who had been given a copy of their album by a friend. McNevan was also involved in the creation of World We View, contributing to the production, songwriting. In interviews, lead vocalist Jeremy Dunn noted the difference of approach between Escape producer Travis Wyrick and the team of McNevan and Aaron Sprinkle, Wyrick was very high-strung, hes just, Lets work in our own time. So it was just a different dynamic. Songs on the album were written as melodies before lyrics were added, I will have a melody before we even have the lyrics. Then well go and listen and have the melody as a guideline and fill in the words with how the song makes me feel, World We View differs from Escape significantly, with the latter having a darker tone and having less production. World We View was released on February 14,2012 and it was promoted with the singles Anthem of the Lonely and Get Back, both of which received music videos. The album received a positive critical reaction from music critics. At CCM Magazine, Andrew Greer affirmed that the exhibit a expansive sound. Andy Argyrakis of Christianity Today called the full of boundless energy. At Cross Rhythms, Steven Bridge praised the clever and inspiring lyrics, at New Release Tuesday, Mary Nikkel called the work ambitious that was one of the most solid rock debuts of the year. Michael Weaver of Jesus Freak Hideout said that while this Birmingham band has not broken molds in a stagnant genre of music. They have taken a popular sound and attempted to make it their own using subtle variations here and there for a listening experience. Jono Davies of Louder Than the Music said that because the band is trying to appease fans some of it not work well. At HM, Matt Conner felt that because of the album, sara Walz of Indie Vision Music seconds Conner on their musicality that comes across like we have heard it before. Yet, Walz noted that in terms of lyricism they hit the nail on the head on a strong debut, at Christian Music Zine, Jared Conaster stated that this was just a stepping-stone type of an album
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The Moment (Manafest album)
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The Moment is the seventh studio album by the Christian rapper Manafest. It was released on August 5,2014 under BEC Recordings, the album was fan-funded through a PledgeMusic campaign. The album received a nomination in the category of Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year for the Juno Awards of 2015, the album received generally positive reviews from multiple professional music sites and reviews. Christian St. John of Christian Review Magazine showered compliments on the album saying, I can’t quite put my finger on it, but it seems to me that this album is Manafest’s defining work, his coming-of-age album if you will. Speaking for CCM Magazine, Andy Argyrakis praised the release by stating, the Canadian veteran spreads faith-affirming positivity over some of his sharpest rhymes to date. Sarah Brehm from HM Magazine went on to say that The Moment is filled with infectious rap-rock anthems infused with layers of trendy-pop beats, manafast has delivered a solid, well-crafted album that’s sure to be a hit. In definite agreement, Mary Nikkel of New Release Tuesday added, The Moment pulses with immediacy, utilizing snappy rhymes and grungy guitars to demolish fear and this is a stand-out moment in his discography, and a solid addition to any rock or urban library. On the flipside, Michael Weaver of Jesus Freak Hideout moderately stated, hopefully when we see him next, Manafest will be living up to his full potential. In the meantime, maybe you should go back and revisit The Chase instead, the album includes the singles of Diamonds and Edge of My Life. Diamonds peaked within the top 5 on the ChristianRock. Net radio charts, the track Bull in a China Shop was originally supposed to be a Thousand Foot Krutch song before Trevor McNevan pitched it to Manafest for the release of The Moment. The track Love Wide Open was originally going to be entitled East Coast Winter, the songs name was changed as Manafest decided the general population did not fully understand what an east coast winter was like and therefore, was not relatable enough overall. Nirva Ready was originally intended to be featured on the track Diamonds but it didnt work out, the song Light was originally intended to be used as an audio promotional for Manafests 2013 book Fighter, Five Keys to Conquering Your Fear and Reaching Your Dreams. It was however never utilized and Manafest decided instead to release it on The Moment, the song Startup Kid echos back to Manafests earlier days of straighter hip hop and was made based on the request of his fans. Let Go featuring Dave Stovall of Wavorly was a song that didnt make the cut of The Moment but was later released as a 2015 single. The song was pulled from iTunes. Manafest has also hinted it might make his next albums track listing
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Manic Drive
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Manic Drive is a Canadian Christian rock band, formed in 2004 by brothers Michael and Shawn Cavallo. The Cavallos began singing at the ages of eight and nine, after receiving interest from a record label, they released Reason for Motion in May 2005. Over the last several years, the band has released a variety of including, Reset and Rewind, Blue, Epic. Manic Drive formed in 2004 after disbanding Christian family band One Cross with two members, Shawn Cavallo, former singer and drummer and brother Michael Cavallo. The band went through lineup changes early in their career. In April 2004, following a GMA showcase, Manic Drive were signed to Butterfly Music Group, in May 2005 they released their debut album, Reason for Motion. It was well-received as singles Luckiest, Nebulous, Memories and Middle of it All all hit the R&R Top 30 Christian Rock charts, in late 2005, they toured with Seventh Day Slumber and Fireflight. Manic Drive recorded their album, releasing it in 2007. After the album was released, Lucas Wright left the band, in 2008, the band released their single Blue, featuring Kevin Max of DC Talk, which reached number No.28 on the Top 30 Christian Rock Billboard chart. Blue was also featured as a premiere in over 20 countries by the Gospel Music Channel. The album was praised by critics, with CCM Magazine listing Reset & Rewind in the Critic Picks Top 10 Albums of 2007, along with Relient K and Anberlin. In 2009, Manic Drive parted with Phil Massicotte and Johnny Dimarco and added drummer Anthony Moreino, on August 18,2009, Manic Drive re-released Reset & Rewind, renaming it Blue and adding several new songs including Walls, Music and Rain. CCM Magazine listed Blue No.7 in their Top 10 picks of 2009, in late of 2009, they toured with 80s metal band Stryper on their 25th Anniversary Tour. In January 2010, Manic Drive released Walls, which hit No.7 on the Christian CHR Billboard Charts Top 30, in 2011, Manic Drive worked with producer Rob Wells and released Epic September 27,2011. The lead single, Halo, became a fan favourite due to the syndicated radio network Air 1s Mixology consistently being voted No.1. In further support of Epic, Manic Drive toured back-to-back with the Newsboys across Canada on the Maple Noise Tour followed by the The Born Again Experience Tour in the U. S. that fall. Through 2012, Good Times climbed up to No.12 on Top 30 CHR/HOT AC Billboard Chart, No.1 on CRW, in 2013, Money placed No.27 on Top 30 CHR/Hot AC Billboard Chart and No.2 on the Air 1 Radio Network. With the success of radio and media attention, Manic Drive was invited to team up with Audio Adrenaline on their spring Kings and Queens Tour which in turn, Manic Drive finished the year touring across Canada on the Christmas Wintour with Building 429 and Hawk Nelson
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Reborn (Manafest album)
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Reborn is the eighth studio album by the Christian rapper Manafest. It was independently released on October 2,2015, the album was distributed by The Fuel Music. The release was fan-funded through a PledgeMusic campaign and is Manafests first fully independent album in over a decade, in the later half of 2014, Manafest released the single Let Go, featuring Dave Stovall. The song was pulled from iTunes, but remained in Manafests store. On April 24,2015, Manafest announced a new PledgeMusic campaign for his next full-length, fully independent album and he stated the album was to be more hip hop-inspired in its sound and return to his roots of straighter hip hop. The record is to be released in October,2015 with 5% of the money raised by the project going to the Epilepsy Foundation to support awareness for the condition. On June 16, Manafest announced that Soul Glow Activatur, former singer of Family Force 5. On June 27, Manafest revealed that Tedashii would be featured on the track I Have a Dream, on July 2, Manafest announced that Shonlock would also be featured in collaboration on the song I Have a Dream. Trevor McNevan was then announced to be expected to be featured on the track Shine On, on July 29, Manafest announced to pledgers the release date of the album to October 2,2015. This was followed by an announcement to the public on August 6. On August 4, Manafest announced that the first music would be released to people who pre-ordered the album, on July 12, Manafest released a brief preview of the song Army on YouTube which showcased the total line-up of all the featured artists that will be on Reborn. On July 17, the project reached 100% funded. On July 31, Manafest gave pledgers previews to two songs off the album, Reborn and Let You Drive, as promised, Manafest released both full songs free, as singles, to the pledgers on August 4,2015. The lyric videos for both Let You Drive and Reborn were released the day on August 5. On August 7, Let You Drive was released globally on iTunes, on August 17, Manafest informed pledgers he would be sending out their pre-ordered albums in early September. On July 19, Manafest released the track listing for the album to pledgers. On August 28, Manafest released the video for Let You Drive. On September 3,2015, an option for Reborn was put on iTunes
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Wayback Machine
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The Internet Archive launched the Wayback Machine in October 2001. It was set up by Brewster Kahle and Bruce Gilliat, and is maintained with content from Alexa Internet, the service enables users to see archived versions of web pages across time, which the archive calls a three dimensional index. Since 1996, the Wayback Machine has been archiving cached pages of websites onto its large cluster of Linux nodes and it revisits sites every few weeks or months and archives a new version. Sites can also be captured on the fly by visitors who enter the sites URL into a search box, the intent is to capture and archive content that otherwise would be lost whenever a site is changed or closed down. The overall vision of the machines creators is to archive the entire Internet, the name Wayback Machine was chosen as a reference to the WABAC machine, a time-traveling device used by the characters Mr. Peabody and Sherman in The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, an animated cartoon. These crawlers also respect the robots exclusion standard for websites whose owners opt for them not to appear in search results or be cached, to overcome inconsistencies in partially cached websites, Archive-It. Information had been kept on digital tape for five years, with Kahle occasionally allowing researchers, when the archive reached its fifth anniversary, it was unveiled and opened to the public in a ceremony at the University of California, Berkeley. Snapshots usually become more than six months after they are archived or, in some cases, even later. The frequency of snapshots is variable, so not all tracked website updates are recorded, Sometimes there are intervals of several weeks or years between snapshots. After August 2008 sites had to be listed on the Open Directory in order to be included. As of 2009, the Wayback Machine contained approximately three petabytes of data and was growing at a rate of 100 terabytes each month, the growth rate reported in 2003 was 12 terabytes/month, the data is stored on PetaBox rack systems manufactured by Capricorn Technologies. In 2009, the Internet Archive migrated its customized storage architecture to Sun Open Storage, in 2011 a new, improved version of the Wayback Machine, with an updated interface and fresher index of archived content, was made available for public testing. The index driving the classic Wayback Machine only has a bit of material past 2008. In January 2013, the company announced a ground-breaking milestone of 240 billion URLs, in October 2013, the company announced the Save a Page feature which allows any Internet user to archive the contents of a URL. This became a threat of abuse by the service for hosting malicious binaries, as of December 2014, the Wayback Machine contained almost nine petabytes of data and was growing at a rate of about 20 terabytes each week. Between October 2013 and March 2015 the websites global Alexa rank changed from 162 to 208, in a 2009 case, Netbula, LLC v. Chordiant Software Inc. defendant Chordiant filed a motion to compel Netbula to disable the robots. Netbula objected to the motion on the ground that defendants were asking to alter Netbulas website, in an October 2004 case, Telewizja Polska USA, Inc. v. Echostar Satellite, No.02 C3293,65 Fed. 673, a litigant attempted to use the Wayback Machine archives as a source of admissible evidence, Telewizja Polska is the provider of TVP Polonia and EchoStar operates the Dish Network
