Category Archives: Rock

Newsboys (referred to in this review as “the Newsboys”) are a Christian rock band.  It was formed in 1985 in Australia by Peter Furler and George Perdikis, who went to school together.  Originally called

Hillsong Church is a megachurch founded in 1983 in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia.  It was formerly led by Hillsong Founder Brian Houston.  Hillsong possesses a massive discography, spanning across four music ministries.  These

Contemporary Christian band Vertical Worship began in 2012 as a music collective born out of Harvest Bible Chapel in Chicago, Illinois.  Formerly known as Vertical Church Band, they released eight albums and four EP’s,

American Contemporary Christian band I AM THEY began their career in 2011. Originally intended to be a one-off as the band Solomon’s Porch in 2008, the overwhelmingly positive response from listeners led them to

Onething Live spawned from the International House of Prayer of Kansas City (IHOP–KC) OneThing conference, which includes original and improvised, on-the-fly lyrics and music. They released 11 live albums, including: Pursuit of the Holy

Second Adam & the New Creations is an indie band that has been around since 2014.  According to their website, “Second Adam & the New Creation’s mission is to bring glory and honor to

Casting crowns began as a youth worship band started by youth pastor Mark Hall.  It morphed and exploded into popularity over the years. Casting Crowns released several albums and one EP, including: Casting Crowns (2001)

Red Rocks Worship, much in the same structure as Hillsong, Elevation Worship, and Bethel Music is a church-led band.  This one hails from Red Rock Church in Golden, Colorado.  They released five albums and

Passion is a home-grown worship band associated with their home church, Passion City Church. It spawned from their first Passion conference in 1997 under the banner of Choice Ministries. This was held in Atlanta