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THE AWAKENING I just want to thank HM magazine for writing about Ashton Nyte & The Awakening (# 108). This is an artist and a band that I have come to love deeply. The music is haunting and the lyrics pull you in even deeper. I went to catch a show of theirs in Mississippi and it was one of the most memorable moments of my life. I not only got to see someone perform that I respect as an artist, but I got to witness a band that is brilliant not only in ability but in spirit. There were only a handful of people at this show, but they performed as though there were hundreds there. –Carolynn Larson [razercrystal@yahoo.com] Ed – Yeah, aren’t they great?
WHAT SO & SO SAYS I’ve complimented you before on the “So & So Says” portion of the magazine, but this recent issue tops them all. I think you really made a good decision to tackle so many musicians at once, and your choices were great. Some of the positive reactions surprised me. It takes a lot of guts to bring up Christ to guys who might respond negatively, so it’s really cool to see the Lord guiding you through this project. One of my past favorites was the interview with Evan Seinfeld of Biohazard, because he was really straightforward, with that hint of caution in his attitude. He was the epitome of a blue collar Brooklynite, and it gave me a good laugh. If you don’t mind a suggestion, maybe you should get in touch with Bobby Blitz from Overkill. I feel he would be a great choice for this type of interview. Keep up the good work. –Kevin Greig, Queens, NY Ed –Thanks for the encouragement. I did interview Bobby from Overkill many years ago, in issue #35. It turned out good.
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I’ve been reading HM for sometime now with my first issue being #19. I really enjoy your magazine, but I can’t say that I’ve ever read it from cover to cover. I can’t say that I agree with every album review, but it is a good source to find out what is all out there. The main reason for writing you is to ask you to please be more careful in the bands that you advertise for. In this issue (#110) I saw an ad for the band Bury Your Dead and went out and bought it. I knew that they were not on a Christian label and knew that Victory Records has carried Christian bands in the past, but since the ad was in your magazine, I bought it anyway. When I got to my truck I stuck it in my CD player and was really disappointed. The music was cool, but the lyrics were pretty bad (i.e. the song titled “Losin’ It” repeats “Bury your f***ing dead”). So I’ll be pitching this disc and count it as money lost. Burn me once – shame on you, Burn me twice – shame on me. Thanks for your time. God bless. –Dale [roepackerfan@aol.com]
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Ed – More than a few people wrote in about that Bury Your Dead ad in the last issue. First: the apology. I compromised on the content for that ad, and I apologize. It shouldn’t happen again. Second: the excuse. This ad arrived late in our production deadline. I had already gone back and forth a few times about the size of the ad, as I was mistaken about that detail. Once I realized it was a full page, I called and asked if Bury Your Dead were a Christian band or had connections to that scene, as the whole “Christians in a band” or “Christian band” issue can be confusing. I made a statement that if there was not that connection, then it might confuse our audience. Third: the mistake. The label wasn’t sure what to do, and I made the mistake of not pressing the issue any further, but just getting on with the production of the magazine. I should have stuck to our unwritten policy, knowing that it would cause problems, but I did not. Blame me. Please forgive us.
CHEVELLE & NAILS BQN hit the nail on the head in his review of their new album when he said it sounds more like a sophomore album, trying to recapture what worked so well the first time around rather than push themselves. I mean, the album is much better than I thought at first, but he’s so right. Nice summation. –Chad Olson [chadolson777@hotmail.com] Ed – Your name sounds familiar, Chad. Do I know you?
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