For fans of Christian rock, Red is an instantly recognizable name. Since the release of their widely acclaimed debut, 2006's End of Silence, Red has gone on to release consistently excellent material with very few missteps. Their career highlights excel through their use of dramatic tension, emotional catharsis, and visceral energy. For Declaration, their first full-length independent outing, they've refined their strengths and capitalized on the elements of their sound that have made them a continually engrossing act...

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Rend Collective, that peppy Irish band with energy to spare, has always added an infectious level of authenticity to the modern worship scene. In a time when new praise and worship songs may elicit a cynical eye roll from many, Rend Collective has consistently shown themselves to be 100% honest and sincere in their desire to sing new songs long and loud to their Creator. Ironically, a few months ago, the title of their newest batch of tunes, Choose To Worship would have drawn out a ho-hum response by many...

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For more than twenty years now, the Passion worship conference has introduced the Church to some of the most influential songwriters and songs in the modern worship canon. Such familiar names as Chris Tomlin, David Crowder and Matt Redman got their starts with the ministry, and such now-standard Sunday morning songs as "How Great Is Our God," "Blessed Be Your Name" and "How He Loves" first found their way in the modern worship set list almost directly from the albums associated with these yearly worship gatherings. And while many may consider the yearly albums wildly hit or miss, there's no denying the heart, history and track record of Passion's gatherings...

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