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Writers in this Issue
Kelly Benson Matt Conner Kemper B. Crabb II Vic Cuccia Jeffrey Ellinger Annie Esquibel Sam Farries Mark Fisher Dan Frazier Timothy Gerst Doug Giesbrecht Brenten Gilbert Amy E. Hall Tim Hallila Bob Ham Bradley Hathaway Kern County Kid Dan MacIntosh Brian Quincy Newcomb Adam P. Newton Ariel Pease Paul Q-Pek Jamie Lee Rake Tony Shore David Stagg Jonathan Swank John J. Thompson Greg Tucker Doug Van Pelt Seth Werkheiser Aishah White Chris Wighaman

The Chariot

Cover Feature:

• "Tearing Off The Tags" by Bradley Hathaway
  The Chariot

Article:

• "The Physics of Metal" by David Stagg
  Becoming the Archetype
• "Asking The Right Questions" by Doug Van Pelt
  Virgin Black
• "...Opens A Vein (Sort of...)" by Brian Quincy Newcomb
  Chevelle
• "They're Going To Upset You" by David Stagg
  Chasing Victory
• "With Bloodshot Eyes And Sore Wrists" by Seth Werkheiser
  Comeback Kid
• "A Musical Smorgasbord" by Annie Esquibel
  Flatfoot 56
• "Personal Revolution" by John J. Thompson
  Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
• "Whatever Happened To Sly?" by Dan MacIntosh
  Tyrone Wells
• "Saliva & Ligion: A Meeting Of The Minds" by Aishah White
  Saliva (Josey Scott) interviews Ligion

Interview:

• "Rethinking Church" by Vic Cuccia
  Rob Bell, Mars Hill Church

Hardnews: Quick & Concise:

• "Signs To Victory Records"
  Nodes of Ranvier
• "Signs To Victory Records"
  With Blood Comes Cleansing
• Facedown Fest

Hardnews:

• Neon Horse by Jeffrey Ellinger
• The Dark Romantics by Adam P. Newton
• The Canvas Waiting by Ariel Pease
• Sherwood by Matt Conner

Hardnews: Enough Already!:

• Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - More Behind The Picture Than The Wall by Jamie Lee Rake
• various artists - Boomshots! Best of the Underground by Jamie Lee Rake
• Everlife - Everlife [2007 release] by Jamie Lee Rake

So & So Says....:

• Skinny Puppy by Doug Van Pelt

Hip Hop Feature:

• "TalkMusic" by Brenten Gilbert
  Listener

Featurette:

• Lovedrug by Matt Conner
• The Innocence Mission by Dan MacIntosh
• Widows & Orphans by Kelly Benson
• Between The Trees by Mark Fisher
• All Star United by Amy E. Hall
• Deas Vail by Sam Farries

Faces to Watch:

• Kissing Cousins by Doug Van Pelt
• Daphene Loves Derby by Doug Van Pelt
• The Fold by Doug Van Pelt
• Sleeping Giant by Doug Van Pelt
• Page France by Doug Van Pelt

Heaven's Metal:

• Miseration - Your Demons - Their Angels by Jonathan Swank

Classic Moments:

• Furnace Fest 2002 by Doug Van Pelt

Album Review:

• The Chariot - The Fiancée by David Stagg
• The Almost - Southern Weather by Dan Frazier
• Means - Sending You Strength by Dan Frazier
• Maylene and the Sons of Disaster - II by Doug Van Pelt
• The Innocence Mission - We Walked In Song by Brian Quincy Newcomb
• These 5 Down - Friction by Doug Van Pelt
• Gary Murray - The Revenant Waltz by Doug Giesbrecht
• Lenny - We Are Criminals by Doug Van Pelt
• TobyMac - Portable Sounds by Brian Quincy Newcomb
• Jason Gray - All the Lovely Losers by Matt Conner
• All Star United - Love and Radiation by Brian Quincy Newcomb
• Johnny Cash - Ultimate Gospel by Kern County Kid
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81 by Doug Van Pelt
• Sherwood - A Different Light by Adam P. Newton
• Flatfoot 56 - Jungle of the Midwest Sea by Paul Q-Pek
• Widows & Orphans - Everything Is Gold by David Stagg
• Seventh Day Slumber - Finally Awake by Matt Conner
• Solomon Burke - Nashville by Dan MacIntosh
• Blessthefall - His Last Walk by Dan Frazier
• The Holmes Brothers - State of Grace by Jamie Lee Rake
• Mavis Staples - We'll Never Turn Back by Dan MacIntosh
• The Wedding - Polarity by Timothy Gerst
• Joy Electric - Workmanship by Jamie Lee Rake
• Maria McKee - Late December by Doug Giesbrecht
• Comeback Kid - Broadcasting... by Doug Van Pelt
• Waking Ashland - The Well by Tim Hallila
• xDeathStarx - We Are The Threat by Doug Van Pelt
• Deas Vail - All the Houses Look the Same by Tony Shore
• Tom Waits - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards by Bob Ham
• Chevelle - Vena Sera by Doug Van Pelt
• Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura by Tony Shore
• Daphene Loves Derby - Good Night, Witness Light by Matt Conner

Pick of the Litter:

• Dave Beegle - Acoustic Mayhem

Live Report:

• "South By Southwest Music Conference, March 14-18" by Doug Van Pelt
  South By Southwest

The Way I See It by Chris Wighaman

Devotions by Greg Tucker

The Christian and Art: "The Disconnect: Why Evangelicals Make Bad Art (Part The Fifth)" by Kemper B. Crabb II

Poster:

• Becoming the Archetype

HM Back Page: "God Is Always Present"