News•September 22, 2009 10:21 PM ET•4,182 views

Strike First/Facedown signs Saving Grace

Official press release: Strike First Records is proud to welcome to the family New Zealand's Saving Grace. The four-piece Gisborne City hardcore metal hybrid have been making waves worldwide for a half decade during which the band's list of accomplishments includes the release of a self-titled Demo EP in 2005, a split with friends Upheld in 2006 and their highly anticipated studio album "Behind Enemy Lines" in 2008 which received rave reviews across their homeland and beyond in USA and Europe, and took the band on a 35-date whirlwind tour across New Zealand, Australia, Mexico and USA. Saving Grace's hard work, dedication to touring and ever-growing fan base has gained the band the reputation of the most successful spirit-filled hardcore act downunder. Playing a brutal style of music influenced by mid 90s hardcore bands such as Arkangel, Reprisal and Earth Crisis as well as legendary extreme metal classics Slayer, Sepultura, Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse, Saving Grace create a blend of brutal metallic hardcore unlike many of their modern day contemporaries. Saving Grace will release their sophomore album entitled "Unbreakable" on Strike First Records/Facedown Records in January 2010. www.myspace.com/savingxgrace

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whygodwhy 9/22/2009 7:26:11 PM

oh, cool. you mean metalcore... pass

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RUSerious 9/22/2009 7:39:56 PM

Even as a Christian im thinking man thats a shitty name for a metalcore band. These guys had to have run out of ideas so they went with the most trite thing they could think of.

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bisonhunter 9/22/2009 7:46:26 PM

saved by grace?

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the_end_is_heavy_ 9/22/2009 7:49:30 PM

first, first post... gay

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spread_em 9/22/2009 7:59:48 PM

dudes check out their myspace for twitter updates

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kefka 9/22/2009 9:41:27 PM

holy shit first song caliban ripoff

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Diabolical 9/22/2009 10:23:13 PM

Impending Doom is stoked!

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kniferevenge 9/22/2009 10:25:45 PM

not impressed,pretty boring.

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Chaosweaver 9/23/2009 3:55:00 AM

lol

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jeffsaw 9/23/2009 9:04:05 AM

Decent label, good band.. esp. "For so long"

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beatyourfuckingface 9/23/2009 9:53:02 AM

i remember when strikefirst and facedown used to sign just hardcore bands. these guys stink!!!!

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meanmuggin 9/23/2009 11:03:05 AM

Hardcore Metal hybrid? Is this something new? I don't think I've ever heard a band mix those two genres. Will eagerly check this out!

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kimmyj 9/23/2009 6:42:10 PM

All the users who are suffering from Tall Poppy Syndrome - GET OVER YOURSELF!!! You are probably just jealous There music rocks, they stand for what they believe, Strike First obviously signed them because of their talent.....SHAME!!!!

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Aquafina 9/24/2009 12:03:15 AM

Id rather see a band like this get signed rather than some shitty warped tour band get famous over myspace and get signed overnight.

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forumdrama 9/24/2009 12:24:07 AM

I would be a little more excited if this had something to do with Saved by Grace. But since they broke up long long ago... no care ever.

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