The Past Behind came at a pivotal time in the history of metal music. In the mid 80's pop metal was on the rise, and thanks to MTV, would soon peak in popularity, but there was a small and growing segment of the headbanging population that craved harder and faster tuneage. Christian bands like One Bad Pig, and later Lust Control would take up the punk ethos, but it took The Lead to marry the hard, chaotic attitude of punk with the blindingly fast riffage of speed metal, and c

Raven Faith Records is excited to release this Split EP from the UK punk group Peter118 & punk/Oi! band The Bricks from Omaha, NE 11/30/2018. This Split has six punk songs that will raise your blood pressure just a little bit. Peter118 The Bricks 1. Money & Lies 4. Hammers Down 2. Start Thinking 5. Love Story 3. For Your Glory 6. Messed Up The album includes three new originals

The LEAD - The Past Behind + 30 Roxx Records in conjunction with The Lead are very proud to be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the classic seminal Christian punk album ‘The Past Behind’ 1988 was a pivotal year for Christian music. The first major wave of metal and punk bands became established, with major label releases from Believer and Vengeance and with the Crucified making their debut at Cornerstone Festival. In the nascent Christian underground music scene, 1988 w

If you're thinking you might have seen any of these four cats on a wanted poster in your local post office, you might be right. Geez! They looked more attractive when they were wearing the ski masks. The third one from the left, with the shifty eyes and the wussy soul patch, happens to be our boss at Heaven's Metal magazine. Shhhh- if you don't tell anyone, I won't either! Well the bossman's hoping to see his name in wax. These miscreants have a band called Lust Control. They

Raven Faith Records is pleased to announce the signing of Reliance to the label. Hailing from the streets of Prescott, AZ. Reliance is a 3-piece punk band that offers their own uplifting, fast, melodic brand of 90's punk. Showcasing a tried-and-true rhythm section, melodic vocals, tasty riffage and razor-sharp leads. Their EP “Crashing Down” has six high energy songs that will not disappoint the little punk rocker living inside of you. 1. Reborn 2. No Matter What 3.

Living In Victory releases its “Freeman” EP, a passionate and raucous four song eruption of old school punk and hardcore, over catchy grooves and searing guitar hooks. Building on the momentum from their acclaimed “Be The Change” full length debut, Los Angeles based Living In Victory (formerly known as LIV.) continues to address social issues of today’s youth, and life as an outsiders united through the hardcore scene. Hard-charging, emotional and urgent, Freeman stomps thr

Our songs have also been played in a night club in Manchester and in the space of three days our youtube video had an increase of 3000 views

Raven Faith Records is stoked to announce the release of "Anthology & Live In L.A." a two disc set by the band Peter118 from Stoke-on-Trent, UK on March 26th. Presale begins March 20. The double disc set features 13 previously released songs off of three EPs and a high energy performance at Harvey's House of Rebellion, August 2017. Peter118 Facebook Link: Peter118 features Peter Szczepanski (vox and guitar), Janine Szczepanski (vox and bass), Sam Critchley (drums), and Ali

Here's a little Christmas present from our very own ski masked screamer Doug Van Pelt's punk band Lust Control, courtesy of Rottweiler Records. Check out this LUST CONTROL | Gene • Bradford • Bob • Butch lyric video of my favorite song "Make Money and Die" on Tiny Little Dots compliments of Dave Kruse at Krusefx! #LustControl #DougVanPelt #HeavensMetalMagazine #HMMagazine #RotweilerRecords #Punkrock #Knucklehead

For Today, Gideon, Wage War, Rival Choir Dirty Dog Bar, Austin, TX October 7 It’s a great feeling to introduce someone to some really, really special music. Thus, it was great to bring my old friend and bandmate John Wilson (aka “Butch”) to see For Today in Austin on its farewell tour. It’s a shame that some people end up missing a great thing, but at least this buddy and several hundred people in the Dirty Dog Bar got to experience this phenomenal band one last time. A cou