For Today

From hard rock to the Solid Rock.

Christian metal band For Today has caused a bit of an online raucous, courtesy of their guitarist Mike Reynolds, who steadfastly declared that "homosexuality is a sin" and that there is "no such thing as a gay Christian." The guitarist made these inflammatory, anti-gay statements on Twitter relating to a pastor named Louie Giglio who was supposed to deliver the Benediction at t

Boasting Noisecreep-friendly acts like All That Remains, For Today, Shadows Fall and P.O.D., plus mainstream artists such as Vanessa Carlton, Jon McLaughlin and Foreigner, Razor & Tie is easily one of the most exciting and successful independent labels around today. ...

For Today drummer David Morrison has announced that he will be stepping down as drummer for the Christian metalcore band. Morrison will be moving to South America in September to do missions work in Ecuador through Extreme Nazarene. The For Today replacement drummer will be David Puckett, formerly of the band The Crimson Armada...

On April 8th and 9th, Facedown Records held the 11th annual Facedown Fest at the Glass House in Pomona, California, bringing together fans of metal, hardcore, and punk rock with a positive spirit and a sense of unity. Early attendees on Day One got a taste of Facedown's newer metalcore acts such as Messengers and Saving Grace, who gave fans a taste of youthful aggression, and HANDS, who showcased

Last week, we debuted our guide to the Scream the Prayer Tour, where we polled some of the bands about what new songs and/or merch we could expect, which of their fellow tour mates they were looking to check out out, what the tour means to them and their favorite summertime activity when growing up -- since touring is the numero uno activity of band dudes in their formative years...

The third annual Scream the Prayer tour will kick off its third year of rocking and worshiping on June 30 at Cornerstone in Illinois. It is the premiere faith-based hard rock/metal tour and boasts a lineup so tough it could force even the most seasoned, UFC veteran to tap out...

Facedown Records is one the preeminent names in the Christian metal scene, so Noisecreep decided to talk to founder Jason Dunn about the label's philosophies, key releases over the years, swimming with sharks -- which isn't a metaphor for the music industry feeding frenzy -- and why the annual Facedown Fest was canceled this year...

Rockledge, Fla.-based Christian hardcore band Call to Preserve will release their third album, 'Life of Defiance' on June 8. The disc is the follow-up to 2008's 'From Isolation,' and the recorded the album at Warrior Sound Studios in Chapel Hill, N...

If you ask anyone born after 1996 and beyond, they'll probably tell you that all music is supposed to be free, but that's not how it used to work all ye of the iPod and download generation. That's why we still get excited about a free label sampler, like the spring 2010 Facedown Records offering...