Genesis

Hey all,

The reason I started this blog is the passion I have for certain bands in the independent music industry and the urge to spread the word about them. I like writing, I like communicating and I like the fact that there still are bands in the hardcore-, metal and indie rock scene today that have something to say.

To me, hardcore music became important when I found out about the message behind the music. It made me listen to bands I wouldn't normally listen to because of dirrence in musical interest. I found out there is still a DIY-minded scene around these days and that there are still truely open minded people in this world. And I'd like to keep it that way.

I don't have a lot of time to put too much on this blog, but I will definitely interview some bands and put something about them on here regularly. I hope you'll all enjoy their stories very much and I hope it inspires you to put effort into the DIY-based scene going on today. I hope it will make you start booking shows, write reviews, start distro's and start your own band. I hope it will effect you in the way you think a band should be a band and that it's not about money or fame.

As a christian, I feel the urge to also point other people on the message christian bands are spreading. Some people in the DIY-scene think that christianity doesn't belong in 'their' scene and I think we definitely do. Like the band No Innocent Victim already said:"I thought hardcore was about standing up for what you believe in", I like to see more people understand what TRUE christianity is all about. I'm not gonna push the gospel through your throat any more than you push your beliefs through mine. I want to respect you as a person and because of that respect, I want to tell you about my beliefs. They are based on eternal life, which is something I don't want to keep from you. Like Living Sacrifice wrote on the inlay of Reborn:"...to not share the reality of peace that Jesus has given us would make us selfish".

No, I will not only put up interviews with christian bands here. I like a lot of non- or even anti- christian bands, because they share a message of loyalty, peace and respect, in a way I think christians also should do. I am aware of the image that a lot of people have of christians as being religious and hypocrite. It amazes me how these so called christians can cause harm with their hands on the Bible, claiming it is the way God expects us to live our lives. Christ died for our sin and wants us to live in peace, not religion.

I hope you will enjoy the interviews I'll put on here.