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  • Born and raised on the streets of Southtown, two exits from the Mexico border, Sonny Sandoval was always going to go his own way. And as frontman of the platinum selling nu metal band P.O.D.–a group too Christian for the world and too secular for the church–he has broken every mold, defied every expectation, and reached into the hearts and minds of hundreds of thousands of people who wanted to belong to something but never felt like they fit in.
    In his book, Son of Southtown, he shares how he lived on the edge between two worlds, a line he has attempted to walk with integrity.
    Raw and uncut, this memoir tells his true story of growing up in the gritty beauty south of San Diego, his early musical influences and big breaks, his rise to fame and many hardships and struggles along the way.
    Readers will get an inside glimpse into stories of performing in cornfields at the Cornerstone Music Festival to rocking MTV’s Total Request Live with Carson Daly to playing in New York City just weeks after 9/11, and every unglamorous moment in between. His story will inspire readers to always be totally and uniquely them, without apology and without compromise–but with passion and integrity.
    Sonny is available for interviews and speak on the following topics:
    – His career in nu-metal and the impact on his faith
    – His struggles with identity
    – Why this generation needs “Youth of a Nation” more than ever

    To schedule an interview with Sonny Sandoval, please contact: Kelli B. Smith at 

    ksmith@bakerpublishinggroup.com

    “This book is such an open, honest look into Sonny Sandoval’s life. His story, his music, and his walk with Christ continues to inspire me and many others.” 
    — Jacoby Shaddix, frontman for Papa Roach
    About the Author
    Sonny Sandoval is the lead singer and lyricist of the multi-platinum band
    P.O.D. (Payable on Death) and cofounder of The Whosoevers. He is a
    product of Southtown, the southern part of San Diego that approaches the
    border with Mexico. He is the founder and president of the Youth of the
    Nation Foundation, which reaches out to children from underprivileged
    neighborhoods and gives them the opportunity to find their self-worth and
    value. Sonny is married to his high school sweetheart, Shannon, and they
    have three children.

  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Top-charting Christian rock artist Matt Sassano with his latest foray into stigmatized subjects. “Violated” seeks to amplify and dignify the experiences of those who have survived sexual abuse and trafficking. The song is streaming everywhere at https://offstep.link/449386378502.

    “I resonate with it as someone who hasn’t gone through that kind of abuse but really empathizes with any kind of abuse that people go through,” shares Matt Sassano, whose last single “Happy Family” uncovered his own experience of growing up in a home with domestic violence. 

    Always digging deep as a songwriter, Sassano was committed to doing the subject of human trafficking justice. He says, “I’ve been working with Mary Nikkel of The Exodus Road, who works with survivors directly. She educated me on a whole host of issues leading up to this release. Often when you think about trafficking, you get the Hollywood version in your mind: Liam Neeson and Taken, someone swept in a van and never heard from again. Although those cases do happen, it’s usually actually a friend or a family member or a loved one manipulating someone into slavery of some sort.”

    To bring the song’s empowering tone to life, Matt Sassano collaborated with producer Josiah Prince (Disciple). “Violated” was mixed and mastered by Kevin Jackson, who Sassano worked closely with for “Happy Family.” With a strong team behind it, “Violated” is a worthy successor to Matt Sassano’s uninterrupted string of #1 tracks at rock radio, a list that has included “Fuel,” “Dear God” and “Not My Name.”

    “Rather than focus on the victimization of these people, we wanted to focus on survivor stories,” Matt Sassano says earnestly. “Everything that we did was to honor their stories, from the artwork to the lyrics. It was all carefully crafted.”

    According to the United Nations, “trafficking occurs when a trafficker uses force, fraud or coercion to control another person for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts or soliciting labor or services against his/her will. Force, fraud, or coercion need not be present if the individual engaging in commercial sex is under 18 years of age.”

    If you think that you or someone you love might be experiencing trafficking, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or chat live at humantraffickinghotline.org/en/chat. To learn more about trafficking and get involved in stopping it, visit theexodusroad.com. 

    For more from Matt Sassano, follow him on Facebook, Instagram and Spotify.

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Disciple and their worship project Honor & Glory are celebrating their first career Grammy nomination for “Firm Foundation (He Won’t).” The track is nominated for Best Contemporary/Christian Performance Song of the Year. 

    “Honestly, we’re speechless,” the band says. “This is a recognition we never saw coming. It’s particularly meaningful that the nominated song is one that recognizes and reveres God’s revolutionary love, which has truly been the foundation of everything Disciple has accomplished.”

    The song is Honor & Glory’s exhilarating take on a Cody Carnes track popularized by Maverick City. “Firm Foundation (He Won’t)” lays down a rock-solid foundation of faith in Jesus that can withstand the worst storms of the world. 

    “Almost everything about being a Christian is unnatural,” Kevin Young, who fronts both bands, explains. “To trust when you don’t have the answers. To love someone who would hurt you. To have joy in chaos. Why would you do that? But when you experience Jesus and you walk with Him, you realize that He has this way of taking chaos, taking tragedy, taking storms, and somehow growing you through that. You come out the other side thankful for the storm. The story that is planted deep inside of you because of that storm, the story of redemption and the story of victory and the story of triumph over tragedy, doesn’t come without a storm.”

    This Grammy nomination is a career first for Disciple, who has been a mainstay in the heavy Christian music genre for 30 years. The distinction adds to a list of accolades that includes 15 Dove Award nominations and 18 career #1 singles. The band’s most recent release, “If You Say So,” has also been rapidly climbing the charts. The Grammy nod pays homage to the duality Disciple has always reconciled in their music: a high-adrenaline rock sound with a worshipful, gospel-first heart. 

    Disciple is comprised of Kevin Young (vocals), Josiah Prince (guitar), Andrew Stanton (guitar) and Joey West (drums). Honor & Glory draws on additional guitar and vocal talents from Dane Allen. Both bands are currently partnered with BEC Recordings.

    You can listen to “Firm Foundation (He Won’t)” on the Grammys’ official playlist. For more about Disciple, find them at http://linktr.ee/disciplerocks. 

     

  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Mawcore is turning the tables on the enemy with their newest fight song, “Against the Wall.” The new rock track is going for adds at radio now as well as streaming on all major platforms as part of the War Cry album. 

    With this song, Mawcore is arming their audience with the words to fight back when they experience spiritual oppression. 

    “Every negative word they try to sling, every reminder of our failures, every punch of loss and shortcoming, every snare, every lie they sling, cannot defeat us, when we are positioned in the right place, or with the right person,” lead singer Joshua Redding explains. “A lot of the time, it is portrayed that having your back against the wall is a bad thing. But to us, it started to feel like it was a place of advantage. A place where we actually had the upper hand. When you are getting tired, the wall helps you stand.”

    The boldness saturating every hard rock riff sets the tone for the full-length album it hails from. Following closely behind album title track “War Cry,” “Against the Wall” continues to take a stance of power born from the foundational strength of the Gospel of Christ. 

    Redding elaborates, “This song is an extension of the overall album message: God in the impossible. He is our rock, He is our defense, He is our refuge, and He is our wall. When we position or align ourselves with Him, He fights with us and for us. When our back is against Him, He will shield us from each of the punches that the enemy slings at us. The enemy wants to take us out. They want us to believe we are worthless, weak and hopeless. But when we lean into The Wall, He reminds we are valuable hope-dealers, positioned for a great victory.”

    Mawcore has been dealing that hope for years now, establishing themselves as a mainstay in the faith-based heavy music scene. With major festival appearances on stages at Uprise, Lifest, SoulFest and Agape Festival, Mawcore has been bringing their electrifying battlecries to a larger audience than ever before. 


    For more from Mawcore, find them on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

     

  • When that chill is in the air and the golden leaves are piled up on the ground.

    Check out this playlist here or below.

    Christian Autumn Songs

    Christian Autumn Songs

  • Turn up the volume ’cause it’s time for some Christian hard rock and metal! Listen on Spotify

    Hard Rock + Metal

    Hard Rock + Metal