HM Magazine

01/01/2025

Happy New Year! 2024 was a year of bold evolution and expansion in music that pushed boundaries in ways HM has never seen. Check out our top 25 albums of 2024 and let us know what's on your list this year.

Music in 2024 has once again proven itself to be both a fossil of what has been and an exciting look into the future. As our team submitted their own lists

12/19/2024

HM PODCAST: Cullen and Mason chat with the members of Gloomchild. They chat about their recent growth as a band, their new album, and much more.

The BlackSheep Podcast: Presented by HM Magazine is available on YouTube or wherever you stream podcasts.

Cullen and Mason chat with the members of Gloomchild. They chat about their recent growth as a band, their new album, and much more.

10/25/2024

HM PODCAST: Cullen and Mason chat with John Cooper from Skillet Music about their new music. They also chat about some of their disagreements about faith and politics.

The BlackSheep Podcast: Presented by HM Magazine is available on YouTube or wherever you stream podcasts.

https://hmmagazine.com/podcast/john-cooper-skillet/

08/16/2024

HM FEATURE: On Starflyer 59's new album 'Lust for Gold,' frontman Jason Martin reflects on themes of nostalgia, change, and the elusive pursuit of meaning. Despite life's shifts, including his son now drumming in the band, Martin remains in search of the past's "gold," with his music steeped in the yearning that has defined his career.

Read the full feature at hmmagazine.com.

✍ : Philip Trapp

Starflyer 59 bandleader Jason Martin is still making songs. He still drives trucks for a living; he still smokes to***co; he is still a Christian. Martin

08/13/2024

HM PODCAST: Cullen and Mason chat with Aaron Stone from My Epic about My Epic’s new album, their upcoming show at Furnace Fest, how Aaron’s faith has changed over the years, and much more.

The BlackSheep Podcast: Presented by HM Magazine is available on YouTube or wherever you stream podcasts.

Cullen and Mason chat with Aaron Stone from My Epic about My Epic's new album, their upcoming show at Furnace Fest, how Aaron's faith has changed over the

07/26/2024

HM LIVE: A Day To Remember at Moda Center in Portland, OR

📷: Casey Conemac

More at https://hmmagazine.com/gallery/a-day-to-remember-4/

07/26/2024

HM PODCAST: Cullen and Mason chat with David Bunton from The Showdown. They chat about the band’s history, their upcoming show at Furnace Fest, and if The Showdown will ever make new music.

The BlackSheep Podcast: Presented by HM Magazine is available on YouTube or wherever you stream podcasts.

Cullen and Mason chat with David Bunton from The Showdown. They chat about the band's history, their upcoming show at Furnace Fest, and if The Showdown will

07/09/2024

HM PODCAST: Cullen and Mason chat with Simon Allen and Russell Cleave from Mt. Onsra, a new alternative rock project from the UK. They chat about the band’s history, their new album, and much more.

The BlackSheep Podcast: Presented by HM Magazine is available on YouTube or wherever you stream podcasts.

Cullen and Mason chat with Simon Allen and Russell Cleave from Mt. Onsra, a new alternative rock project from the UK. They chat about the band's history,

06/28/2024

ALBUM REVIEW: 'Loriella' by My Epic
Rating: 4.5 stars

✍: Walter Lyle

After five years of relative silence, North Carolina alternative rockers My Epic are finally back and better than ever with their new album, Loriella.

06/07/2024

HM PODCAST: In this two-part episode, Cullen and Mason chat with Mackenzie from The Drawn Out and Kyle and Justin from Sunmancer. They chat about both band’s histories and their new music.

The BlackSheep Podcast: Presented by HM Magazine is available on YouTube or wherever you stream podcasts.

In this two-part episode, Cullen and Mason chat with Mackenzie from The Drawn Out and Kyle and Justin from Sunmancer. They chat about both band's histories

06/07/2024

HM LIVE: Knocked Loose at Roadrunner in Boston, MA

📷: Zak DeFreze

Full gallery: https://hmmagazine.com/gallery/knocked-loose-2/

05/24/2024

HM PODCAST: Cullen and Mason chat with Jessy Ribordy from Falling Up about the band's history, their relationship with Tooth & Nail Records, what Jessy is up to now, and much more.

The BlackSheep Podcast: Presented by HM Magazine is available on YouTube or wherever you stream podcasts.

https://hmmagazine.com/podcast/jessy-ribordy-falling-up/

05/09/2024

HM PODCAST: Cullen and Mason chat with Leah Payne about the history of CCM and how Tooth & Nail bands were different than CCM artists.

The BlackSheep Podcast: Presented by HM Magazine is available on YouTube or wherever you stream podcasts.

https://hmmagazine.com/podcast/leah-payne-what-happened-to-ccm/

05/09/2024

MUSIC NEWS: Beartooth announces leg 2 of ‘The Surface’ Tour for Summer 2024, new single ‘I Was Alive’ lands at No. 1

Hot on the heels of the fully sold out, 2024 North American leg of "The Surface Tour," which sold a career-record 78,000 tickets across 40+ shows,

04/23/2024

HM PODCAST: Cullen and Mason chat with Marcus Bridge from Northlane. They chat about Marcus’s history of joining Northlane, being from Australia, their new EP, and much more.

The BlackSheep Podcast: Presented by HM Magazine is available on YouTube or wherever you stream podcasts.

Cullen and Mason chat with Marcus Bridge from Northlane. They chat about Marcus's history of joining Northlane, being from Australia, their new EP, and much

04/16/2024

TOUR NEWS: 20 Years of Tears Tour announced: Hawthorne Heights, Thursday, Saosin, Anberlin, and more

The 20 Years Of Tears tour, a once-in-a-lifetime 56-date, U.S. trek featuring varying line-ups surrounding core co-headliners Hawthorne Heights, Thursday,

04/11/2024

HM PODCAST: In this special episode, reposted from Decent Christian Music Talk, Cullen and Mason chat with Eric McClanahan and Kylan Savage from Church Jams Now podcast about the third round of the 2nd annual CCM tournament.

The BlackSheep Podcast: Presented by HM Magazine is available on YouTube or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Mason Mennega & Cullen Mack from The BlackSheep Podcast join Kylan Savage and Eric McClanahan to discuss the results from Round 2 of , and ...

04/08/2024

Our hearts go out to the family and friends grieving the devastating loss of Dan MacIntosh. Dan was one of HM's most dedicated contributors and today, we honor his life with a few words from our founder, Doug Van Pelt:

"I’m so sorry to see Dan go. He is the sweetest guy and has a beautiful and fun soul.

Dan was our most stable rider through the decades. He probably wrote more for us than any other writer — including our staff writers. I always valued his opinion and respected his writing.

I’d like to dedicate this song to him, which I think he’d appreciate. He loves The Choir, he’s very intelligent, and I believe he’s quite sentimental."

Provided to YouTube by Curb RecordsA Sentimental Song · The ChoirLove Songs and Prayers (A Retrospective)℗ Myrrh Records, A Division Of Word, Inc.Released on...