Stellar Kart, Abandon, 7eventh Time Down

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Stellar Kart

Stellar Kart is a Christian pop punk band from Phoenix, Arizona, USA . The band is signed to INO Records and released its first album, All Gas. No Brake, in February 2005. Most of their singles have been accepted exclusively on Christian radio stations such as Air 1. Their song "Me and Jesus" from their 2006 album "We Can't Stand Sitting Down" hit No. 1 for 7 weeks on the Hot Christian Songs chart and won the 2007 Dove Award for "Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song". Their song "Something Holy" from their 2010 album "Everything Is Different Now", an album which adopts a more "worshipful" flavour charted at number 23 on Billboard Magazine for eighteen weeks.Their latest album, "A Whole New World EP", was released on August 16, 2012.
7eventh Time Down

Servanthood is not always an easy path, yet there’s an infectious energy that comes from fulfilling a calling and it courses through every powerful track on 7eventh Time Down’s BEC Recordings debut. Anthemic choruses collide with crunchy guitars as Mikey Howard’s powerful lead vocal takes command. Music meets message in a gripping sea of unforgettable songs. 7eventh Time Down’s compelling lead single, “Alive in You,” introduces fans to the band’s signature sound and previews their September 2011 debut album. The collection includes “World Changer,” a well-crafted challenge to make a difference; the thought-provoking ballad “Bigger Than a Name” and “Rusty Nails,” a poignant worship song. “A lot of bands, especially rock bands, sing about brokenness and tough trials and that’s great,” says Howard. “There’s definitely a place for it, but with our record, it’s a little different because we turn our focus more towards proclaiming who Christ is. It’s a declaration.” The Kentucky-based foursome has already garnered an enthusiastic army of fans who’ve seen them share the stage with Skillet, Fireflight, Family Force 5, Group 1 Crew, Jars of Clay, Pillar and Kutless. 7eventh Time Down has earned a reputation for shredding stages across the country with their high-powered live show and for their incredible work ethic. “We pretty much played every state east of Texas,” says drummer Austin Miller. “We’ve played a lot of different festivals. We’ve played 100-150 shows a year for the last six or seven years or so. This year we’re branching out. We just got back from California and Colorado.” Listening to 7eventh Time Down relive their adventures on the road, including Howard, Miller, Eric Van Zant on guitar and Cliff Williams on bass, it’s obvious this is more than a band, it’s a brotherhood bound together by a shared commitment to God, to each other and to making great music. “It goes back a long time. We started our first group when Austin was 11, I was 12 and Eric was 15,” says Howard. “We’ve been playing music together for years. We all grew up in the same hometown in the same schools. We played t-ball, baseball, the whole bit. We’re best friends, same ministry minds, same goals.” Williams recalls their shared enthusiasm for God and music being a magnet that drew them together and helped them grow together. “There was a point when we said, ‘Let’s be in a band and play music because it’s fun and let’s sing about God because it’s what we know,’” he says, “but there was definitely a point about three or four years back where the focus turned from playing music to ministering in the best way we know how. As musicians, the best way we know how to minister is through music.” Like all young musicians, there came a time when the members of 7eventh Time Down began wrestling with the future and whether music was a career, a calling or a carefree pastime. “There was a moment where I said, ‘okay God, do I need to stop doing this? Or do I need to keep doing this? I thought this was the plan you had for me, but if that’s something different, I’ll follow you down that road.’ I felt a huge confirmation in the spirit. For me