Reviewed by Elliot Rose

"Welcome to Hardcore Christian Radio". The unity of Thumper Punk Records and Caustic Fallout has brought together 27 tracks on one disc in order to raise money for the HCChristian.com website. Presented in two halves, Disc 1 is an all-out onslaught of some of the heaviest hardcore Christian music around. Cranking the overdrive up to max, each artist's passion certainly cannot be called into question, the standout numbers are Braveheart's "Nineteen Eleven" and "Keep On Smiling" by Gorilla Warfare. Disc 2 - the Punk side - kicks off with "Old Rugged Cross" by False Idol before leading into the highlight of the side, "Revolution" by True Liberty (possibly only because it's very reminiscent of Motorhead). When the lyrics have biblical origins, such as "They Hate You" by Grave Robber, it sometimes ends up sounding like a parody, however the thing hardest hit is the vocals - many of the artists don't bother singing in tune (the biggest culprits are Divinity Theory and The Kings Kids). The two genres, punk and hardcore, don't differentiate enough to warrant a "versus" album and both sides end up losing the contest.

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