The July issue is currently being worked on. We may be a tad bit late, but the articles will be worth it. So far in this issue, we have articles on:
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Seems like there is always an attempt afoot to rescue the back catalog of the Frontline/Intense/Alarma media empire. I remember way back in the day when an add in HM magazine announced they were just straight-out re-pressing some of the classics: “don’t miss them this time around!” it said. Then KMG came along and… well… gave a new meaning to the word cheap.
Now we have a new label called Intense Millennium Records. Their goal is to form a group that is “dedicated to releasing fully licensed material from one of the most prolific group of record labels to exist in the Christian Metal scene, the Intense/Frontline/Alarma Records group.” First up are a pair each from Vengeance Rising and Bloodgood, as well as Sacred Warrior’ first album.
A little focused on only the metal side for now, but I did notice they said Alarma. I also see that you can vote for a few punk-ish albums by Altar Boys and Scaterd Few. Starting in 2011 they will re-issue two CDs a month. They plan to re-master each album and release them with new artwork and booklets.
Sounds like a good idea. Not sure about the new artwork idea. I know retroactive does that occasionally – but it seems to be only in some cases (such as Deliverance). The new artwork for Human Sacrifice looks good, but there was nothing wrong with the original. Not sure I like the new artwork for Once Dead. But we’ll see – could work out just fine. Wonder how long it will be before they get to classics by L.S.U., Daniel Amos, Swirling Eddies, etc… or even the more obscure titles? Hope they do. Now if we could get some people to also take on other labels like R.E.X. and Broken.
Congratulations to Johnny Bradford, the winner of our Choir pre-order package. We had several great entries, but to quote the immortal Duncan McLeod: “there can be only one.” Can you tell what I have been watching on Hulu recently?
The July issue is shaping up also – more details coming soon.
Sorry for the delay on this, but if you want to get a print version of the special issue on Homosexuality and the Church – those are now available. These are available through a print on demand service for cots + shipping. You can find details here:
http://magcloud.com/browse/Issue/89951
We apologize for the people that live in countries where they don’t ship – hopefully that will be solved soon.
