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All-Time Favorite #1:

Aaron Gillespie | “I Have No Desire These Days For Anything But To Make Jesus Famous”

What is a song? A melody infused with various rhythms, words, harmonies, instruments… more
All-Time Favorite #2:

Aaron Gillespie | “I Have No Desire These Days For Anything But To Make Jesus Famous”

Reveling in the monumental, yet perhaps quiet, success of his first spoken word album released last year, one of the most respected front men in hardcore today, Mattie Montgomery has another offering… more
All-Time Favorite #3:

Aaron Gillespie | “I Have No Desire These Days For Anything But To Make Jesus Famous”

I got this spot I love to visit outside of town. It’s this busted up shack on the edge of hills of wheat fields. I came out here to get away for a bit and think. Sometimes it gets… more
All-Time Favorite #4:

Aaron Gillespie | “I Have No Desire These Days For Anything But To Make Jesus Famous”

“Worship is the natural response to the love of Jesus”. Sleeping Giant’s JR Bermuda perfectly sums up what the Sleeping Giant mission is all about. In my experience… more
All-Time Favorite #5:

Aaron Gillespie | “I Have No Desire These Days For Anything But To Make Jesus Famous”

Fallstar | Demanding Attention Written By: Jameson Ketchum and Jeremy Seick N orthwest hardcore giants Fallstar have been toiling away for several years now, perfecting their lineup and their sound. Finally, with a batch of new songs and a drive … more
All-Time Favorite #6:

Aaron Gillespie | “I Have No Desire These Days For Anything But To Make Jesus Famous”

The maturity of both sound and person along with their professionalism continue to grow for Abandon Kansas every year. Though they spent several years as an unsigned… more

Issue #31 - December 2011 Read This Issue >>> A Hope For Home \| Calmer Seas Prevail Blessed By A Broken Heart \| More ’80′s, Less Cheese Harp & Lyre \| Studio Update In The Midst Of Lions \| Steady Veil Arms Presents: Heart Support	Issue #30 - November 2011 Read This Issue >>> Close Your Eyes \| Loving The Unloved Blessthefall \| Back On The Road A Plea For Purging \| Life Levi The Poet \| The Mouth, The Man Fit For A King \| The History Of… Theatre Breaks Loose \| Swimming in Reverie Veil Arms Presents \| 11:11 A.M.
Issue #29 - October 2011 Read This Issue >>> Switchfoot \| “Our Soundtrack To Life” MuteMath \| Life Changes Hundredth \| Free Your Mind Deas Vail \| Choose Your Own Atmosphere Veil Arms Presents \| Revolution Reality Nothing Til Blood \| A Voice In The Wilderness… Creations \| Repent and Trust Quiet Science \| “Louder Than Words”	Issue #28 - September 2011 Read This Issue >>> Oh Sleeper \| Fighting Fire with Fire Life In Your Way \| “‘What’s To Come’ …Not ‘What Once Was’” LUVD \| Embrace Individualism, Pursue Your Dreams, Live Selflessly Veil Arms Presents: Club Bones
Issue #27 - August 2011 Read This Issue >>> Thrice \| “It seems the historical trajectory would suggest we will continue to be nomads.” Greeley Estates \| The Rebirth Of Greeley Estates Jedidiah \| Always Working, Always Giving Sainthood Reps \| A Right Formula Ben Crist \| Formerly of The Glorious Unseen Sovereign Strength \| “We Are Never Promised Tomorrow” Dinner and a Suit \| The Arrival Veil Arms Presents: Hopecore.com!	Issue #26 - July 2011 Read This Issue >>> Hawkboy \| A Two-Bit Beginning Sleeping Giant \| “Worship Is Not Music” Hands \| From The Eye Of The Storm Blindside \| Still Burning As Hell Retreats \| In All Honesty… Veil Arms Presents \| Can’t Ignore The Great Commission \| “In Our Live’s Be Lifted High” Call To Preserve \| The End Is Only The Beginning
Issue #25 - June 2011 Read This Issue >>> August Burns Red \| “Rewriting History” Mattie Montgomery \| “Go And Make Disciples” Memphis May Fire \| A Mile In My Shoes Jawbone \| Defining Our Subculture Veil Arms Presents Hookers For Jesus \| An Interview w/ Annie Lobert Swimming With Dolphins \| Words, Sounds and Colors Ark Of The Covenant \| Push And Pull Ain’t No Grave Records \| A Common Ground To Build Off	Issue #24 - May 2011 Read This Issue >>> Joe Lengson \| Art Beyond The Stage Texas In July \| Reality Bites To Speak Of Wolves \| A Conversation w/ New Frontman Gage Speas Hyland \| Just In Time A Sequence Of Ghosts \| No Longer Captive Labels Part 2 (Amended) \| May- Sean Patrick Rhorer of Blood & Ink Records RYFO/Veil Arms Collabo Project
Issue #23 - April 2011 Read This Issue >>> Emery \| Out To Prove… Nothing. XXX Church \| With Craig Gross Abandon Kansas \|“To The Stars Through Difficulty” Hope For The Dying \| An Old-School Foundation Great Awakening \| “Worship Through Experience” 15 Seconds… \| To Say One Thing To The World Gideon \| “Because It’s What We Loved” Labels Part 2 (Amended) \| April – Chad Johnson, Founder, Come&Live!	Issue #22 - March 2011 Read This Issue >>> The Color Morale \| “What’s Next?” Eisley \| Life, Love and Music Onward To Olympas \| A War Within Us All Aaron Gillespie \| “I Have No Desire These Days For Anything But To Make Jesus Famous” Colleen Allison \| A Profile On A Professional Photographer Fallstar \| Reconciler. Refiner. Igniter. Track By Track 1000 Words On… \| Give It All Away Labels Part 2 (Amended) \| March – Rich Egan President of Vagrant Records
Issue #21 - February 2011 Read This Issue >>> Haste The Day \| X Years In The Making The Famine \| “Sometimes You Have To Paint An Ugly Picture To Appreciate The Frame” Holly Ann Rossmiller \| Diamond In The Rough Sleeping At Last \| All In A Year’s Work 1000 Words On… \| Showbread I Am Empire \| Briefly Respira Collective \| Breathing New Life Overcome \| Founding Fathers Ace Augustine \| New Blood Labels Part 2 (Amended) \| February – Mike Shea (President & Founder of AP Magazine)	Issue #20 - January 2011 Read This Issue >>> Tommy Green \| I Was A Liar, A Cheat, A Fake And A Murderer I The Breather \| Will The Hype Be Enough? Project 86 \| For The Fans The Gun Show \| Oprah Was Wrong Queens Club \| (Re) Gifting Released Clothing \| “We Will Wear Compassion” The Frozen Ocean \| “The Frozen Ocean In Exile” 1000 Words On… \| Stronger (An Excerpt) Ivoryline \| “Track By Track” Labels Part 2 (Amended) \| January – Kevin Lyman
Issue #19 - December 2010 Read This Issue >>> The Chariot \| “She Is Alone In This Modern Life” YourLifeMinistries.com \| A Raw Unfiltered Community of Honesty Aaron Gillespie \| Of The Almost Listener \| “Struggle and Success” As They Sleep \| “Re-inventing The Wheel Isn’t Always The Best Route” Brett Detar \| Almost Lost The Hardcore Hotel \| Meeting A Need, Simpe As That A Bullet For Pretty Boy \| Ready For Press Your Memorial \| An Introduction	Issue #18 - November 2010 Read This Issue >>> Underoath \| The Reinvention Of… Tumbledown \| Rebel Without A Cause Club Bones \| Radical Generosity Showbread \| The Black Sheep Messengers \| An Inside Look 1000 Words \| Commercialism
Issue #17 - October 2010 Read This Issue >>> Emery \| As Of Now August Burns Red \| Home Invasion Ascend The Hill \| Reviving A Generation Abel \| “Children Of Love” To Sign Or To DIY \| An Inside Look Where The Ocean Meets The Sky \| Out To Prove Something	Issue #16 - September 2010 Read This Issue >>> Anberlin \| Their Moment The Devil Wears Prada \| Walking Dead Chaos The Showdown \| Low Down Dirty Texas In July \| Staring Into The Horizon I Am Alpha And Omega \| Tangles And Triumphs 11:11 A.M. \| Awareness For Cancer Treatment & Research Sovereign Strength \| The Scene Was Built On This
Issue #15 - August 2010 Read This Issue >>> For Today \| “We Are The Burning Ones, And We Will Not Be Contained” In The Midst Of Lions \| Transformation Fallstar \| Demanding Attention Future Of Forestry \| “…Hopelessly In Love With Sound” The Whosoevers \| Coincedences Impending Doom \| Track By Track My Epic \| Turning Of The Tides Write This Down \| Nothing Comes Easy	Issue #14 - July 2010 Read This Issue >>> Children 18:3 A Plea For Purging \| Holding Absolutely Nothing Back Switchfoot \| 6th Annual Bro-Am Haste The Day \| Raising The Bar Once Again Women Of The Underground \| Part 2 Ivoryline \| Made From Dust Bradley Hathaway \| Undying Respect For His Art Form Eminence Conference \| Opportunity For Artists
Issue #13 - June 2010 Read This Issue >>> Mychildren Mybride \| Stronger Than Ever Women Of The Underground \| Part 1 Call To Preserve \| On The Road Again… Jedidiah Clothing \| Working To Change The World To Speak Of Wolves \| Howling With Metalcore Goodness Deas Vail \| Going International As Hell Retreats \| Start The Climb… 1000 Words \| On Lil’ Wayne	Issue #12 - May 2010 Read This Issue >>> As I Lay Dying \| A Rise Of Their Own War Of Ages \| Fulfilling A Calling A Plea For Purging \| In The Studio Sleeping Giant \| In Hopecore’s Hometown RYFO \| A Growing Network Levi The Poet \| Here’s The Thing About Tour 1000 Words \| Business, Faith, Dreams And Vision
Issue #11 - April 2010 Read This Issue >>> A Hope For Home \| In The Face Of Reality The Chariot \| More Than Chaos Josh Dies \| A Creative Mind Hundredth \| Staying Positive We Came As Romans \| Display Of Raw Power onehundredthousand.org \| Passion For Missions 1000 Words \| Image Before Their Eyes \| For The Love Of Music	Issue #10 - March 2010 Read This Issue >>> Underoath \| Writing, Recording And Conquering The World Close Your Eyes \| A Message And A Revolution Poema \| Smiles And Confidence Your Friend, Peter Giles \| Humility And Passion Before There Was Rosalyn \| Simply Epic Wrench In The Works \| Take A Deep Breath Greeley Estates \| Track By Track
Issue #9 - Februry 2010 Read This Issue >>> The Rocket Summer \| Patient Mattie Montgomery \| Speaking Up Fair \| Thanks For The Throwback plantingpeace.org \| Creating Change Sons Of God \| Building Momentum 1000 Words \| Remembering The Current Past	Issue #8 - January 2010 Read This Issue >>> Owl City \| Catching My Own Reflection Secret And Whisper \| Youth In Revolt Queens Club \| From Breakdowns To Breakdancing Onward To Olympas \| Welcome To The Scene So Long Forgotten \| Welcome To The Scene Shapes Stars Make \| Welcome To The Scene 1000 Words \| Priorities
Issue #7 - December 2009 Read This Issue >>> Thrice \| “Out Of Our Control” Living Sacrifice \| Reborn Sherwood \| Summer In This Winter Mike Herrera \| Breifly Take It Back! \| Raw and Authentic Children 18:3 \| Like A Child Adopt-A-Jesus \| DVD Review 1000 Words \| Enemy Floods	Issue #6 - November 2009 Read This Issue >>> Switchfoot \| Weathers The Storm Mae \| All In A Days Work To Write Love On Her Arms Blessthefall \| A Long Intermission Holding Onto Hope \| Giving It All Away Confide \| A Constant Reinvention Gwen Stacy \| Furthering The Dialogue
Issue #5 - October 2009 Read This Issue >>> A Plea For Purging \| More Than Parties, Less Than Serious War Of Ages \| A Battle Within Jason Dunn of Facedown Records Brandt Russo \| Can’t Ignore The Poor Impending Doom \| “This Is Gorship” Hands \| Something New 1000 Words \| Healing	Issue #4 - September 2009 Read This Issue >>> Showbread \| Fears Nothing The Glorious Unseen \| Hope Blessed By A Broken Heart \| Seriously? …No Tim Lambesis \| Passionate Abandon Kansas \| People, Community, Music Call It Captivate \| W/ Bryce Avary 1000 Words \| Pulling Punches
Issue #3 - August 2009 Read This Issue >>> Aaron Gillespie \| Can’t Slow Down Maylene & The Sons Of Disaster \| Music In Their Veins Brandt Russo \| Go And Do Likewise Greeley Estates \| Firsts Saving Grace \| New Zealand Powerhouse Pig Cloth \| W/ Jamie Gillespie 1000 Words \| Artist Interaction	Issue #2 - July 2009 Read This Issue >>> August Burns Red \| Bringing Heaven To Earth Oh, Sleeper \| More Than 14th Century Mythology Come&Live! \| An Interview With Chad Johnson A Hope For Home \| Aspiration Bradley Hathaway \| Far From Speechless Veil Arms \| Clothing
Issue #1 - June 2009 Read This Issue >>> Stephen Christian \| More Than Anberlin Sleeping Giant \| Awake & Conquer We Shot The Moon \| Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground Mattie Montgomery \| “Bringing Strength to the Weak and Life to the Dead” RYFO Network \| The Back Story Ivoryline \| Prepared To Walk The Line Once Nothing \| Non-Stop

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