real music: he weeps

Free download of Fireflight’s He Weeps HERE. (Hurry up – expires soon!)

Where is God when the rain falls… And takes the car off the road? Is He standing in the storm? Where is God when the child cries… And no one bends to pick her up? Could someone tell me what He does?

He weeps, He weeps with you
He weeps with me
When I’m on my knees
And I taste defeat
He weeps, He weeps

- Fireflight

So wait a minute.

The friend who committed suicide.

That dad who abused you.

The mom who left.

The sickness that changed your life.

You mean God could’ve stepped in and changed all that… could’ve saved the day… but he didn’t? He just wept? (more…)

real videos: Christ is Risen

I hope you all had a fantastic Easter! I’m still reveling in it today and rocking out to this song:

“Oh hell, where is your victory?”

Christ fought for our souls and stole hell’s victory. What an incredible feeling, knowing hell will claim no victory over those who belong to Him.

real review: the end is where we begin

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by Staff Writer Matthew VanTryon

Thousand Foot Krutch, a Canadian rock group with twelve number one Christian rock hits, is set to release their eighth album in April. I got the opportunity to check out the album, The End Is Where We Begin, and I liked what I heard. I think that others will too.

The album starts out with “The Introduction”. You may be slightly confused when you listen to it, since it isn’t actually a song, but a robotic voice. (more…)

real video: Rhett & Link sing Christmas songs. Sort of.

Want a good Christmas laugh? Check out this video from Rhett and Link. Merry charisma wrist! (You’ll understand that after you watch the video.)

real video: the comeback kid

Interested in B.Reith’s music after Sam’s review? Check out this awesome music video from his first album. Yeah, it kinda rocks.

real review: B.Reith

B.Reith

by Staff Writer Sam Gardiner

Ever since being discovered by TobyMac back in 2008, hip hop sensation B.Reith has never looked back. After releasing his debut studio album Now Is Not Forever (featuring the hit song “The Comeback Kid”) through Gotee Records in 2009, Brian became instantly admired for his ability to not only rap exceptionally, but for his amazing voice and flow.

Now after a two year hiatus in fresh music and high demand from fans, B.Reith returns with his sophomore full-length album How The Story Ends. The title can seem a little misleading, as my initial thought about it was, is this the end of B.Reith? To my relief, the answer is no. Teaming up with an all-star cast including Lecrae, Lisa Gungor, Dave Barnes and PJ Morton, B.Reith delivers twelve new tracks that encourage the listener to keep persevering through the hard times in life, a theme that was born out of Brian’s personal experience during the writing of the album. (more…)

real interview: satellites and sirens

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By RTF Staff Writer Sam Gardiner

[Originally published here.]

Note from the editor: we’re super-excited to introduce our newest staff writer, Sam Gardiner. Give him a warm welcome in the comments!

You may know Satellites & Sirens as being responsible for “Anchor”, their debut single that climbed the Christian rock radio charts last year. After releasing their debut album Satellites & Sirens in 2010, the band broke away from Word Records and launched their independent career. I recently had the great pleasure of catching up with Geoff Hunker, lead singer of the band, to talk about their new single “Ready To Save”, their upcoming sophomore project Frequency and their touring plans for the future. My questions are in bold, followed by Geoff’s answers in black.

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So, what’s been going on in the Satellites & Sirens world over the past eighteen months? (more…)

real link: FREECCM

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We’re music-mongers here at Real Teen Faith. We’re always excited to discover new music, and we love getting the lowdown on upcoming album releases.

That’s why we love FreeCCM.com, an awesome Christian music website. They offer a free (and legal!) download of a new song every week. You just have to register – and that’s free too!

Right now, great things are happening over there.  “Lift Up the Light”, by Shane & Shane is available for download, and you can also stream  Phil Wickham’s latest album, Response before it hits stores Tuesday!

So click on over to FreeCCM and see what we’re so hyped about!

- The RTF Music-Mongers