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2020-08-31- For Today

LEGACY: FOR TODAY

Breaker was For Today’s third album for Facedown Records and catapulted them to the top of their genre. Today we celebrate 10 years of Breaker by talking to Ryan Leitru about the message and the motivation behind the album. The “Breaker” record was a real turning point for For Today, we kind of figured out what […]

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NEW RELEASE: SLOW MOTION

We are incredibly excited to announce the brand new Everything In Slow Motion album “Influence.” “Influence” breathes vibrance into the Everything In Slow Motion catalog. The new project from EISM was meticulously recorded over the course of two years, partially at the historic Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, IA, and engineered by Nate Washburn (My […]

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2020-08-08- Dodgin Bullets 2

LEGACY: DODGIN’ BULLETS

Heavy and straight forward New York influenced hardcore, Dodgin’ Bullets “World Wide War” was the follow up EP to the band’s debut “Soundtrack to the End of the World.” Long out of print, you can still hear most of the tracks from both of the band’s EPs on a compilation CD called “Earn Your Respect.”

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2020-08-03- ITMOL

LEGACY: ITMOL

The second studio album from In the Midst of Lions features “lusciously sludgy breakdowns” (Exclaim! Magazine) and guest vocals from Kramer Lowe of Onward to Olympas and Shane Ochsner of Hands and Everything In Slow Motion. “The Heart of Man” turns 10 today.

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2020-07-20- Impending Doom

LEGACY: IMPENDING DOOM

Impending Doom “There Will Be Violence” Doom’s third album for Facedown Records was praised as “skillfully balancing brutality and finesse.” “There Will Be Violence” turns 10 today.

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2020-07-10- For All Eternity

LEGACY: FOR ALL ETERNITY

With their label debut, Sydney-based melodic metal core band For All Eternity brought their signature beauty-laced brutality to the Facedown roster. “Metanoia” turns 5 today.

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2020-07-06- PLEA

LEGACY: A PLEA FOR PURGING

Vocalist Andy Atkins and guitarist Blake Martin look back on the controversial A Plea For Purging album “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.” Andy: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell was one crazy ride, man. It’s pretty trippy to look back in retrospect at these songs and their lyrics. I’ve always tried to be an honest […]

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2020-07-06- My Epic

LEGACY: MY EPIC

Ten years ago today My Epic released their touchstone Facedown Records album “Yet.” Now the brothers Stone reminisce about the difficult circumstances surrounding their most satisfying release. Aaron Stone: When I think back on “Yet” all I can think of is the faithfulness and power of G-d. We had been a full time band at […]

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