Sleeping Giant – Sons Of Thunder

Sleeping Giant – Sons Of Thunder
Facedown Records
A band sets a standard for themselves with their first album, there are no real expectations from them. Typically a bands sophomore album is a “make it” or “break it” situation, especially if the band had a great first album.
This is the situation that Sleeping Giant finds themselves in [...]

Andy Dick interviews Sleeping Giant

Andy Dick is apparently a fan of Sleeping Giant.
You can check out some of Sleeping Giants new songs on their MySpace page, http://www.myspace.com/sleepingXgiant. Their new album “Sons of Thunder” will be released on June 23rd via Facedown Records

Sleeping Giant releases teaser for new album, “Sons of Thunder”

Sleeping Giant has released a teaser for their sophomore album on Face Down records, titled “Sons Of Thunder”. The teaser features  almost a minute of music from the title track of the album, “Sons of Thunder”, as well as revealing the albums artwork (very converge  jane doe esque). The street date for the album is [...]

Sleeping Giant – Live at Facedown Fest 2009

notPopular.com had a chance to catch up with Sleeping Giant April 3rd, 2009 at the Glasshouse in Pomona, Ca for Facedown Fest. That night Sleeping Giant played one of their most powerful sets to date. We filmed a far amount of their set from 2 different angles, from the crowd, and from on stage.

xDEATHSTARx’s final show – Full Set Video

After 7 years, Southern California’s 8 member strong Christian Straight Edge band, xDEATHSTARx, called it quits April 4th 2009 at the Glasshouse in Pomona California for Facedown Fest 2009. noPopular.com staff were on able to film the set from the side of the stage, and record the final moments of this band up close and personal.

A Plea For Purging – Depravity

A Plea For Purging – Depravity
Facedown Records
This is the sophomore release off Facedown Records for Nashville’s A plea for purging. This album actually shocked me when I listened to it. All the tracks are catchy and there is something different about each one. While some of the tracks from the last record [...]

xDEATHSTARx announces break up and last show

After 7 years, Redlands California heavy hitter, xDEATHSTARx, has just announced they will be playing their last show at Facedown Fest 2009.
We have decided to pull the plug on xDEATHSTARx. We’re all moving on and we’d like to thank everyone who has supported us through the years.
says vocalist and founder Eric Gregson. xDEATHSTARx was formed [...]

video premiere: A Plea For Purging’s “Malevolence”

We are please to present you with the latest video from the band, A Plea for Purging. Malevolence the first single from their upcoming album Depravity
Vocalist Andy Atkins has released some fast facts about the making of the video:

“40 double cheeseburgers were consumed during the making of the “Malevolence” video.”
“This will be the dumbest video you [...]

For Today New Album: “Portraits”

For Today have announced the title and theme behind their new album.  Portraits, set to be released on June 9th, is For Today’s sophomore album on Facedown Records and centers around “the fathers of the faith.”  Vocalist Mattie Montgomery had this to say about the new album:

“We’ve been locked up for over 2 months now, [...]

The Great Commission – And Every Knee Shall Bow

The Great Commission – And Every Knee Shall Bow
Strike First Records
This is the label debut for the band out of Redlands/Grand Terrace Ca. To be honest, I wasn’t feeling this record the first time I listened to it, but it has grown on me.
All of the songs from the demo are here, but updated. [...]