seen from Brazil
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And finally, pastors can no longer only preach 20-minute sermons on the love of God in hopes of attracting crowds. Don’t get me wrong, I think we should absolutely major on the love of God. After all, God is love. But even love gets angry at sin, and we need to stop minimizing God’s wrath. Otherwise, I’m afraid we’re going to create many more Jon Steingards.
Erik Manning
Naturalism removes the foundation for reason and morality that secularists so greatly cherish.
Erik Manning
The frontman stirred controversy among Christians and fans of the Ontario-based rock band Hawk Nelson after he unexpectedly renounced his faith in an Instagram post last week.
Let’s avoid easy answers in our autopsies of de-conversion stories.
I don’t know Jon Steingard ... maybe he wasn’t discipled well. Or maybe he was, and he just doesn’t believe. Sometimes people just don’t believe. Their heart is stone. A veil lies over their eyes.
~ Jared C. Wilson
Today, April 4, 2016, is the ten-year anniversary of my favorite album ever, Hawk Nelson’s sophomore album, Smile, It’s the End of the World. Features the band members
Jason Dunn - vocals
Aaron “Skwid” Tosti - drums
Daniel Biro - bass guitar
Jonathan Steingard - guitar
and the tracks
The One Thing I Have Left
The Show
Bring ‘Em Out
Everything You Ever Wanted
Something On My Mind
Is Forever Enough
Zero
Nothing Left to Show
Head On Collision
Hello
It’s Over
Fourteen
No album or artist (classic Hawk Nelson) has influenced me musically as much as these guys, particularly this album. It’s my summer jam every year. It’s nostalgic in sound and subject matter. It’s beautifully made.
And let’s not forget the other guys who worked to make this great piece of pop punk:
Producer, Aaron Sprinkle. He’s produced albums for artists like Aaron Gillespie, Anberlin, Demon Hunter, FM Static, He Is We, Icon For Hire, Kutless, MxPx, Project 86, Relient K, Swimming With Dolphins, Zao, Thousand Foot Krutch, and, of course, Hawk Nelson, on their first two albums, this and Letters to the President.
Mixer, J.R. McNeely. He’s mixed albums for many of the above mentioned artists, along with Abandon Kansas, Kevin Max, Audio Adrenaline, Pillar, Underoath, Eleventyseven, The Letter Black, tobyMac, Nine Lashes, and Restless Heart
Mastering, Brian Gardner. He’s mixed for many artists since the 60′s, like 2 Pac, Thirty Seconds to Mars, 50 Cent, Air Supply, Avenged Sevenfold, the B-52′s, Barry Manilow, Bette Midler, the Black-Eyed Peas, Billy Idol, Blink-182, Blondie, Bob Marley, Bob Seger, Cheap Trick, Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, Destiny’s Child, Donna Summer, Elton John, Eminem, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Foo Fighters, Frank Sinatra, Good Charlotte, Ice Cube, Insane Clown Posse, the Jackson 5, Jane’s Addiction, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, Jimmy Eat World, Kenny Rogers, The Killers, Kiss, Lamb of God, Lil Wayne, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Lionel Richie, Macklemore, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Motley Crue, Neil Diamond, Nine Inch Nails, Olivia Newton-John, Ozzy Osbourne, P Diddy, Queen, Queen Latifah, Ray Charles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, REO Speedwagon, Ringo Starr, Santana, Smashmouth, Snoop Dogg, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Tyler the Creator, and Willie Nelson
Song co-writer & preproducers Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch
Album photography by Dave Hill
Art direction/design and album insert illustration by Jason Powers
The album got nominated for a GMA Dove award for rock album and for recorded music packaging, and won a GMA Canada award for alt. rock album
Album charted #75 on Billboard 200, selling 14,000 copies its opening week
“The Show” and “Bring ‘Em Out” were used for Sunday Night Football commercials
“Something On My Mind” and “The Show” were used in the 2006 LucasArts game, Thrillville
“Bring ‘Em Out” and a song from their previous record were used in the 2005 film Yours, Mine & Ours
Where is the band now? Jon and Dan still make music in Hawk Nelson, which since 2012 has crossed from a more rock-based sound to a contemporary Christian sound, releasing two albums thus far since Jason’s departure, Made and Diamonds. Aaron left the band after recording the next album, Hawk Nelson is My Friend, to pursue other musical projects. Jason left the band in 2012 as the band was heading in a direction that wasn’t Jason’s style (he’s more of a rock-out guy). He’s since released two solo albums, the first to Bandcamp in 2013 (taken down and re-uploaded in 2015), Abandon Progress, and in 2014, possibly the strangest and most half-hearted album he’s ever released (I’m guessing contract obligation), The Grand Adventures of Hank Neilsen. In 2015 he started his new band, the spiritual successor to the Hawk Nelson “of old”, Lights Go Down, which to date has released one EP (the band has been on an unofficial hiatus since late December, much to the fanbase’s dismay), We Kept It Alive (available on iTunes).
This is a beautiful pop punk album in and out. You need to listen to it. Maybe buy it?
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Hawk Nelson's Lead Singer Crashes a Wedding
Hawk Nelson’s Lead Singer Crashes a Wedding
Jon Steingard had fun crashing a fan’s wedding in California! Sherry Joy Heins and Mack Taylor got married last week in Irvine, about an hour from Jon’s home. Sherry’s mom reached out to Jon to tell him that her daughter was a huge fan of Hawk Nelson so Jon did what any rock star would do– he crashed the wedding!
He even provided some marriage advice, touting the benefits of reading Dr. Gary…
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Hawk Nelson Honored With SESAC Award for "Words"
Hawk Nelson Honored With SESAC Award for “Words”
Hawk Nelson continues to impact fans with their 2013 released album Made (Fair Trade Services). Recently, the band was honored with a SESAC award for their No. 1 song “Words,” a Billboard’s Christian Hot AC/CHR Top 10 single for 22 weeks. Today, Hawk Nelson is releasing their newest single from Made, “A Million Miles Away” to radio.
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