The 3DS Celebrates 1-Year Of Existence. Happy bday 3DS!

Happy bday to the 3DS! The kids all love you once more!

It has been a whole year since the Nintendo 3DS first landed on store shelves, hitting on March 27th, 2012 in North America. It was released in Japan on =February 26, 2011, in Europe on March 25, 2011 and in Australia on March 31, 2011.

The system launched with a pretty lackluster series of launch titles, and then had a huge lack of popular titles following it. The 3DS came out with the following games released on day-1: Ridge Racer 3D, Bust-A-Move Universe, Rayman 3D, Asphalt 3D, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars, Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition, Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, Nintendogs + Cats, Super Monkey Ball 3D, Pilotwings Resort, Madden Football, Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D, The Sims 3 and Steel Diver. As you can see, that’s not exactly the greatest line-up ever, with most of the games being ports or having “3D” tagged onto the end of their title. Additionally, Nintendo-published games like Steel Diver, Pilotwings Resort and Nintendogs+Cats are a far cry from Metroid, Mario, Zelda or Donkey Kong; games fans expected to see from a Nintendo launch.

Due in very large part to these launch games, the state of the Nintendo 3DS has been quite tumultuous of the past year, especially during the first few months of the systems life, and at a time before the game had any real AAA big games, and before the eShop had yet to be released.

This was also a period where the 3DS was priced at what many considered to be a much-too-expensive pricepoint of $250. That price is what really made the 3DS stumble, and sales were lackluster enough to cause huge alarm at Nintendo and enough for people to speculate that the 3DS had bombed and whether it would die a quick death. This despite the fact that the 3DS had sold just under half a million units on launch day (making it the best launch ever for a Nintendo handheld) and another 440,000 within the first week. However, Nintendo had expected to sell over 4 million 3DS units by March of 2011 and it came in under that at around 3.61 million.

The 3DS blew-up in the wake of the $170 pricecut (from $250) and the release of Super Mario 3D Land, Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Star Fox 64 3D & Mario Kart 7

Thankfully Nintendo came to their senses and within five months they announced a massive pricedrop for the system, slashing its price in half to a much-more-reasonable pricepoint of $170 worldwide.

To make amends, Nintendo then gave 20 free games to those who had bought the system at fullprice before the pricecut (they called these early adopters “Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors”) in the form of 10 NES titles (Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong Jr., Balloon Fight, Ice Climber, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, NES Open Tournament Golf, Wrecking Crew, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Yoshi) and 10 EXCLUSIVE Game Boy Advance games (F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi’s Island, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Metroid Fusion, Wario Land 4, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames). Nintendo has since released a few of the NES titles (along with non-Ambassador games like Punch-Out!!) to the 3DS eShop for anyone to purchase (for $5) but swears that the GBA titles will remain exclusive to ambassadors. Hopefully Nintendo will re-release those and other GBA titles though, as many of them are beloved.

Resident Evil: Revelations exclusively for 3DS proved the system could hang with the big boys.

Following all of this ruckus, the 3DS came out swinging in the latter months of 2011 after half a year on the marketplace. The first big title hit around August, and from then on we saw a steady stream of great 3DS titles. These games included Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, Star Fox 64 3D, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Dead or Alive Dimensions, Cave Story 3D, Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land.

The game library for the Nintendo 3DS was further filled out by quality titles like: Tales of the Abyss, Skylanders, Shinobi, Sonic Generations, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked, Pokémon Rumble Blast, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, Nano Assault, LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game, Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II, Bit.Trip Saga, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy, and Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions, among others.

In addition, the Nintendo eShop has added a number of great original titles that are wholly unique to the 3DS, like Pushmo, Mutant Mudds, VVVVVV, Pokedex 3D, Dillon’s Rolling Western and Mighty Switch Force, among other quality titles.

The shit gets real later this year when Pokemon and Dynasty Warriors collide in tactical RPG Pokemon x Nobunga's Ambition (x stands for "cross")

The Virtual Console for the 3DS further bolstered the amount of quality content in the 3DS library with a number of fantastic Game Boy, NES, and Game Gear games, including The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition, Metroid 2: Return of Samus, Super Mario Bros., Metroid NES, Kirby’s Dream Land, Super Mario Land, Qix, Game & Watch Gallery 1, Gargoyle’s Quest, Mega Man: Dr. Wiley’s Revenge, Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins, Burger Time Deluxe, Double Dragon, Bionic Commando, Adventure Island, Tetris, Blaster Master: Enemy Below, Punch-Out, Shinobi Game Gear, Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble Game Gear, Dragon Crystal Game Gear and a number of great games remastered with stereoscopic 3D graphics for the 3D Classics line. These include: 3D Classics: Xevious, 3D Classics: Urban Champion, 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure, 3D Classics: Twinbee, 3D Classics: Excitebike, and 3D Classics: Kid Icarus (GameStop-exclusive, Kid Icarus: Uprising pre-order).

The 3DS continues to impress with games like Resident Evil Revelations (and it’s Circle Pad Pro accessory, which gives the system another control stick and more buttons), Kid Icarus: Uprising, Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir, Tekken 3D: Prime Edition, and Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater among others. Later this year we will see the release of long-awaited quality titles like Paper Mario, Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle, Luigi’s Mansion 2, Monster Hunter Tri G, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Animal Crossing, Monster Hunter 4, Professor Layton VS Ace Attorney, TheaterRhythm: Final Fantasy, Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition and a number of other bigname titles.

Additionally, the combination of the 3DS price-drop along with system sellers like Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 caused the 3DS to reach the 15 million units sold mark, which is quite the feat! Here’s too many more long, happy years of the 3DS!

Have you been satisifed with your Nintendo 3DS?

 

Games You Missed: Gnomz and 2 Fast 4 Gnomz (WiiWare)

Rainbow socks and rainbow horses... the mind wobbles. Gnomz for WiiWare offers all kinds of crazy fun!

Gnomz and 2 Fast 4 Gnomz are two interesting little WiiWare games that look like a boatload of fun, but are games you most likely have not even heard of.

The first game, called quite simply “Gnomz”, is essentially a singe-screen, Super Smash Bros. Brawl-style fighter that is boiled down to extremely simple one-button mechanics that give it more in common with the original arcade Mario Bros or something like Joust…. Actually it’s more like Super Mario War, but that’s a fan-made game that most people probably haven’t heard of.

Here’s a trailer for the game.

However like Super Smash Bros., the game is extremely chaotic and is in fact a brawler. The four-player multiplayer title tasks you and your friends with defeating the other players by simply jumping on their heads, playing on intricate courses full of obstacles, power-ups and the like. The action is fast and chaotic, the music is uppity and crazy, the art style is pretty and comedic, and the game looks like a really fun time. However, it is a WiiWare title, so check your expectations at the door.

Make note that it lacks online multiplayer, so the only reason to get the game is if you are planning on playing it with friends, as I imagine it’s not too great going solo. Here is what the game actually looks like in multiplayer, just keep in mind that it’s much more boring to watch than it is to play; you can imagine how hectic it is when sitting next to your buddies.

The next game is the sequel to that game, although for the sequel the developers at QubicGames decided to take things in a completely different direction, this time inspired by games like Bit.Trip.Runner

Dubiously dubbed 2 Fast 4 Gnomz, this version is an auto-propelling platformer where the player is propelled forward automatically at a fast clip, and forced to dodge obstacles and enemies in order to make it to the end of the level. However the game is interspersed with funny cutscenes that use the simple style from the first game, and the challenge escalates as you play through the game’s many levels. It is easier than Bit.Trip. Runner in most ways, and harder in some. For example unlike Runner, here it is hard to tell the difference between obstacles that will harm you, and elements of the background that are harmless.

The Gnomz go for blistering-speed in this auto-scrolling platformer 2 Fast 4 Gnomz exclusively for WiiWare!

Either way, if you are looking for a blistering, funny, and stylish series of easy to pick up games, then Gnomz should satisfy. If you’re going solo, definitely pick up the latter, if you have buddies to play with, try the former. Both games will cost you a hefty 1000 Wii Points though, which is definitely a setback, although it’s a pricepoint that is fairly common on the WiiWare service, and amounts to about $10. Just remember that skipping one or two meals at McDonalds will pay for the games!

Here is a trailer for 2 Fast 4 Gnomz!

 

Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir Haunting In San Francisco, California. Be there and BE SCARED!

You'll have to use the 16-page physical AR book in combination with the 3DS cameras to make it through this 3DS horror game!

Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir is a very unique survival horror game published by Nintendo and developed by Tecmo, from the same team that brought gamers the Fatal Frame series! You heard that right!

Similar but different from that series (it is in fact a Fatal Frame spin-off), Spirit Camera focuses instead on the AR (Augmented Reality) features of the Nintendo 3DS cameras by having players interact with a physical book that the game ships with in order to make it through the adventure. You’ll have to use the book at many spots to proceed, and will see ghostly figures and the like when you view the book through the 3DS cameras!

The event took place yesterday (I mistakingly was thinking it was today… whoops. Oh well) and as soon as I find some footage about how it went, I’ll post it here. The event took place at an “authentic haunted hotel” and was for those 18 and over only, taking place from 10pm until midnight. With “scares, food and beverages” for those who attended, along with the ability to play the game ahead of its official release date on April 13th, 2012.

Here’s a trailer for Spirit Camera, can’t wait to play this!

WHO:
Bay Area video game fans and ghost/paranormal enthusiasts (persons under 18 will not be admitted)

WHEN:
Friday, March 30
Media only: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Open to the public: 9 p.m. – midnight

WHERE:
San Remo Hotel
2237 Mason Street (corner of Water Street)
San Francisco, CA 94133

VISUALS:
Consumers interacting with paranormal characters and spooky elements in a unique haunted hotel setting.
Consumers sampling Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir and witnessing eerie phenomena using the augmented-reality features of Nintendo 3DS.

 

Thousand Foot Krutch The End Is Where We Begin Indie Album Announced. Release Date Is April 17, 2012

Cover Artwork for Thousand Foot Krutch's new Indie album The End Is Where We Begin

Christian metal-rap band TFK’s 8th full-length studio album The End Is Where We Begin has been announced, releasing on April 17th, 2012! The album was fully independently developed by Thousand Foot Krutch themselves and funded thanks to a Kickstarter campaign that the band put together! TFK went in hoping to raise $40,000 to pay for the recording, production, mixing, mastering, design, art and manufacturing of the new album, and ended up raising over $105,294!!!!!!! Absolutely mindblowing.

Sadly even though they raised tons via the TFK The End Is Where We Begin Kickstarter campaign, things have not gone smoothly for those who paid some absolutely crazy amounts (14 people pledged over $750!) which was supposed to net them a number of very cool bonuses, including the following: YOUR NAME in the album packaging as a special “Thank You” + 2 VIP backstage passes to show of your choice during Spring tour + 2 front row seats + 2 songs before 1/7/2012 + 2 CDs at the show + 2 Exclusive T-shirts + 2 Signed Limited Edition Posters + 2 TFK bracelets + 2 Live at the Masquerade CD/DVDs.

The album drops April 17th!

If you go through the comments you’ll see that all people have received so far is two downloadable songs, although TFK is promising that they’re backers will still recieve the whole album a week before the April 17th streetdate. However those who were supposed to get backstage passes to a show of their choice did not have that materialize. Hopefully TFK will be able to iron out all the kinks in the machine and pay these people back with an equally as great prize to remedy this, as it is a sour note in what is otherwise a very cool process. And apparently this isn’t the first time that major problems have taken place in Kickstarter campaigns. TFK has also not addressed a lot of the comments directly, which is always a no-no.

Either way, all is well once you hear what TFK has been able to do with the new songs from this album, which are AMAZING. The band even won TEN STRAIGHT matchups between them and other bands (like Trivium) at radio stations such as banana105.com. TEN STRAIGHT Cockfight wins for Thousand Foot Krutch’s Let the Sparks Fly From The End Is Where They Begin. That is quite the feat and proves how absolutely loved this new album is.

I must say that I have been a big TFK fan ever since their first Tooth & Nail album, “Set It Off”, which came out way back in 2000 (the band first formed with frontman Trevor “Teerawk” McNevan way back in 1995, the same year as Korn and a year before Slipknot). I was a big fan of their Sophomore album “Phenomenon” which is what established their modern metal sound and went away from the nu-metal roots of the band which were more hip-hop influenced instead of metal-influenced. Following Phenomon in 2003, TFK had a meteoric rise thanks to songs like Rawkfist which received heavy penetration in both the secular and Christian realms. I was a big fan of their follow-up record as well, called “The Art of Breaking” released in 2005. However once the follow-up to that album hit, 2007’s “The Flame in All of Us”, they managed to lose me. I did not find the album a standout and it was a big disappointment from me compared to their previous work. I never listened to their previous album, 2009’s Welcome to the Masquerade, so I am only now returning to heavy interest in the band with their Indie debut.

If you’ve never heard of TFK before, here are five of their most standout tracks in my humble opinion.

“Rhime Animal” off their Tooth & Nail major label debut album “Set It Off”.

This CD really established their hip-hop-influenced “nu-metal” sound, although it’s quite a bit different than other bands of the era like P.O.D. or Linkin’ Park.

 

Video of the Day – Hula Hooping Is Sexy…. Damn Sexy

Watch and believe

I’ve never really paid much thought to how freakin’ sexy hula hooping can be…. until I saw this video. To say that my eyes were bugging out of my head is quite the understatement.

In all seriousnessness (yes I did just coin that word), not only is this one flat-out HOT video that will get all the guys’ tails wagging, but you gotta admit that it is also a flat-out BEAUTIFUL thing to watch. I never thought of hula-hooping as being on the same level as a dance routine or figure-skating or whatnot. That is, I never saw hula-hooping as “art” or even “sport”. But more like a toy. Like a frisbee or something…

Color me a changed man!

 

Photo of the Day – Blonde Moment… What Does IDK mean? (I Don’t Know)

... Bwahahahaha

I am not one who is big on “blonde” jokes… or disparaging jokes of a certain group in general, be they “gingers” or “your mamma”.

But this one was just perfect. I think the comic makes it absolutely hilarious. :)

 

End of An Era: GameStop Stops Taking Trade-Ins of GameCube Games April 2, 2012

Trade-Ins for GameCube Games Cease At GameStop On April 2, 2012. End Of An Era

End of an era: Contrary to popular belief, GameStop will still take trade-ins for last-generation GameCube games, but only until April 2, 2012!

After April 2, GameStop will stop taking trade-ins for GameCube titles; finally the GameCube is being put to rest.

I’m actually really surprised that the GameCube lasted this long, with GameCube almost lasting to the very end of the Wii’s lifespan (which will likely end this year as the Wii U will be released this year. And the Wii itself is all but dead as new third-party titles release on everything but Wii); and I think a lot of people will be surprised that GameCube trade-ins weren’t retired sooner.

Of course, GameCube games can be played on the Wii, and the Wii was the best selling system for a long time, so maybe that’s the reason.

Either way, it’s extremely sad for me to know that GameStop will stop taking trade-ins for GameCube games. Not because I would ever trade any of my GameCube titles in there (they don’t give you CRAP for them) but just because of the very fact that this move represents the defacto end for the GameCube. This means that no longer will you be able to head into a GameStop and be surprised by some GameCube game you always wanted but never got sitting there on the shelf calling you to buy it.

Nope, you will now be forced to head into entertainment exchange shops, pawn shops, or shop online in order to get games from the bygone era of the GameCube. Of course, the original Xbox was halted soon after the current generation was initiated in 2006, so they’ve been unavailable for a long time. Meanwhile the PlayStation 2 is such a gargantuan that you can still find PS2 games sold just about everywhere.

Generally the best place to get your hands on cheap GameCube titles is via a website like Goozex, GameTZ, CAG (Cheap Ass Gamer) or ebay. Amazon also stopped selling GameCube titles directly quite a while back, you can still get them there but they are generally much more expensive. Of course, you’ll get them new and shrinkwrapped…

So let’s all shed a tear for the little system that could. The 128-bit GameCube, the only videogame console ever with a handle, offered some of the greatest games of all time and is a system that is nearly unrivaled in top-quality software from publisher Nintendo.

Games like Super Mario Sunshine, Eternal Darkness, Mario Kart: Double Dash, F-Zero GX, Pikmin 1 and Pikmin 2, Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, Resident Evil Remake and Resident Evil 0 (along with 2, 3 and Code Veronica X), Resident Evil 4, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Wario World, Baten Kaitos, Chibi-Robo, Animal Crossing and many more, not to mention the invaluable Game Boy Player accessory that allowed you to play Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color and regular Game Boy games on your TV, made the system a fantastic buy. Even today, it is well worth it to track down a GameCube, as it offers endless possibilities and a kick-ass Cube-shaped menu that was wholly unique.

Long live the GameCube! And RIP dear friend. I’m sure we’ll revisit your collection soon, as the Wii U is rumored to offer downloadable GameCube titles in lieu of backwards compatability.

 

Demon Hunter True Defiance Deluxe Unboxing With Ryan Clark!

The True Defiance Deluxe Edition bundle with Tshirt included.

True Defiance Deluxe Edition gets an unboxing in this video by none-other than lead vocalist and writer for the band Ryan Clark! True Defiance will be released on April 10th, 2012!

Ryan Clark is an absolutely awesome, soft-spoken individual who is central to Demon Hunter’s success, with his unique low growl and his beautiful clean vocals. He is also an art designer who works both at his home label of Solid State Records and Tooth & Nail as a lead artist (and thus he works on almost all of the labels albums, as the one who draws the artwork for almost all of their covers) and also runs his own artist studio called Invisible Creature (formerly Asterisk) who has developed artwork for Anberlin, August Burns Red, Despised Icon, Foo Fighters, Will.I.Am, Korn, Kanye West, Underoath and Poison the Well among others, as well as been nominated for three Grammy awards for the artwork done on Norma Jean’s O God the Aftermath, Fair’s The Best Worst-Case Scenario, and Hawk Nelson’s Hawk Nelson Is My Friend. Ryan Clark’s brother and Demon Hunter co-founder and former bassist, Don Clark, works with him full time at Invisible Creature.

Enjoy a preview look at the True Defiance Deluxe Edition in this video. Sadly if you wanted to pre-order the True Defiance Deluxe Edition (like myself…) they are currently sold out at both official online stores (hit the links above and in the intro)! Although you can still pick up the True Defiance Deluxe Edition in stores or online via retailers like Best Buy, Hot Topic or your local music shop! Although I don’t know if the tshirt or glass candles will be available there, or the poster/stencil art…

Demon Hunter's True Defiance Glass Candle Deluxe Edition.

 

Song of the Day and Lyrics – Storm the Gates of Hell, Lead Us Home (Demon Hunter) From Storm the Gates of Hell Album

Storm the Gates of Hell Demon Hunter logo. Metallic look. I was disappointed they didn't do more for the logo though for this album.

Storm the Gates of Hell and Lead Us Home from Demon Hunter, lyrics included below, are the titanic opening tracks from Demon Hunter’s crushing challenge to the realm of evil off their 5th full-length album (2007). The title track is a blistering, fast-paced song with punishing vocals that pound your eardrums from start to finish. That song then transitions into the incredibly heavy crushing intro to a slower, beautiful Heavenly ode called “Lead Us Home”.

The devastating one-two punch is one of Demon Hunter’s best and proof-positive to all metal fans, Christian or not, that Demon Hunter can melt your faceoff with righteous lyrics powerful enough to shatter a mountain in a single blow. Both songs are included below with lyrics, listen to them back-to-back for the full experience! Be sure to start playing Lead Us Home as soon as Storm the Gates starts to end. Be careful of the volume on Storm the Gates which starts off extremely loud, you’ll then want to turn up the volume on Lead Us Home as the video is much quieter compared to Storm the Gates, and that intro is one of the coolest of all time, so you’ll want it as loud as can be!

Storm the Gates of Hell Lyrics from Demon Hunter (Storm the Gates of Hell Album):

Broken teeth, a shattered jaw
Ten to one, BEHOLD MY GOD
Wicked sons of Heaven’s loss
Raise your own INVERTED CROSS . . .
Kings of earth, iron fist
Serve the sacred you dismissed!
Stand before your final day
Choke on every LINE YOU PRAY

Raise your glass to death
Not one second left…

Wake the lifeless, die to fight this
Stand beside me, STORM THE GATES OF HELL
Wake the lifeless, die to fight this
Stand beside me, STORM THE GATES OF HELL
STORM THE GATES OF HELL!

Coward’s heart, a serpent’s tongue
Stand to face what you’ve outrun
FEAR OF DEATH, FEAR OF PAIN
Bound to all you took in vain
No more lies, no regrets
SEVER TIES and hollow debt
OPEN EYES, live to learn
Or watch your BLESSED TEMPLE BURN!

Raise your glass to death
Not one second left…

Wake the lifeless, die to fight this
Stand beside me, STORM THE GATES OF HELL
Wake the lifeless, die to fight this
Stand beside me, STORM THE GATES OF HELL
STORM THE GATES OF HELL!

HELL HATH NO FURY AT ALL!

Lead Us Home Lyrics from Demon Hunter (Storm the Gates of Hell Album):

ONE MORE DAY
This time I’ll bite the bullet . . .
LET ME STAY
And set this life ablaze

Give myself to compromise
And let the hammer FALL . . .
From blackened eyes to broken ties
I’ve bled to know them ALL
Driven to the brink of death
I heed deceptions CALL
Through bitter tears, forgotten years
I’ve come to sever ALL

Lead us home . . .
Lead us home . . .
Our tired hearts are failing now, from the inside out
Lead us home

ONE MORE TIME
This day I kill the witness . . .
Take back what’s mine
And give disgrace a NAME!

Give myself to compromise
And let the hammer FALL . . .
From blackened eyes to broken ties
I’ve bled to know them ALL
Driven to the brink of death
I heed deceptions CALL
Through bitter tears, forgotten years
I’ve come to sever ALL

Lead us home . . .
Lead us home . . .
Our tired hearts are failing now, from the inside out
Lead us home

BLESSED HANDS will tear me off
And BREAK ME at the wrist . . .
Drag me back to SOLID GROUND
SLAY THE FATE I KISS!
OH!

Lead us home . . .
Lead us home . . .
Our tired hearts are failing now, from the inside out
Lead us HOME

Behind the Song – Storm the Gates of Hell (By Ryan Clark, lead vocalist of Demon Hunter and writer of all their material)
“The lyrics for this song came to me when I was reading the Psalms. It talked about the “kings of the earth” and worldly rulers. My intention is to warn these people, in our day and age, to beware of the almighty power of God. It also acts as a call for everyone who listens, to lay down their worldly cares, take up their swords, and fight with us against the evil and Godless powers of this world. To “storm the gates of Hell,” means to boldly stand in the face of adversity, and strike back against Satan’s deceitful ways.”
“Arise, O Lord! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.” – Psalms 3:7 – Ryan Clark, Demon Hunter

Behind the Song – Lead Us Home

“This song is simply about the constant struggle in this life to make the right decisions. In the song I ask the Lord for “one more day” to make things right. I think that seems to be a common thought amongst Christians, that if we just had more time on this earth, we could learn to be better followers of Christ. And although that may be the case for some, we will always face temptation, sadness, depression and pain in this life. And in light of that fact, my plea in this song is simply for God to lead us home, to him. Time and time again, day after day. It’s a song of surrender, that Christ would show us his face in our times of failure or pain.”
“I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.” -Proverbs 4:11 – Ryan Clark, Demon Hunter

Previous Songs of the Day
* Misconception By LeCrae Featuring Propaganda, Braille and Odd Thomas
* Fearless by For Today
* One Sixteen by Trip Lee Featuring LeCrae
* MAD by E.B.R.U. Featuring Durrty Goodz
* Through Struggle By As I Lay Dying
* School of Hard Knocks By P.O.D.
* Infected By 12 Stones
* The Sphere of Hip-Hop By Mars iLL
* God of Nothing By MyChildren MyBride
* Silent Hill 1 Videogame Soundtrack Full Download
* Rush By Aly & AJ
* Dreamdecipher by Miseration
* Let You Down By P.O.D.
* They Like Me By KJ-52 Featuring LeCrae
* Heavy Prey By Lacey Mosley Strum of Flyleaf From Underworld: Awakening Soundtrack
* KJ-52 Exclusive WatchUsPlayGames Interview
* Four Wall Blackmail by Dead Poetic
* Fighter By Manafest
* Immortal By War of Ages
* Crowns By Phinehas
* Hell March Remix From Red Alert 3
* The Latest and the Last and Grand Finale By Demon Hunter
* Storm the Gates of Hell and Lead Us Home By Demon Hunter
* Feel As Though You Could by Demon Hunter
* The Wind By Demon Hunter
* Get Well By Icon For Hire
* The Science of Lies By Demon Hunter
* Hounds of Love By Eivor
* The Gauntlet By Demon Hunter
* Pokerap Pokemon Anime Theme Song Season 1
* Perfect Weapon By Black Veil Brides
* Trollabundin By Eivor
* No Reason To Exist By Demon Hunter
* Tie This Around Your Neck By Demon Hunter
* I Play Dead By Demon Hunter
* Goodbye For Now By P.O.D.

 

Verse of the Day – Psalm 103:12 “As far as the East is from the West…He removed our transgressions from us.”

Remember that God has removed your transgressions (sins) as far as the East is from the West! Through the Salvation of the blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ at the Cross.

An Almighty verse that really proves out God’s love for His Creation is Psalm 103:12:

“As far as the East is from the West, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us.”

A mistake people often make is in thinking that it is sinning that sends one to Hell. In reality there is only one sin that sends one to Hell, and that is the absence of a covering for that sin that one is born into; accepting the Salvation of Jesus Christ.

For “all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God” and Salvation is a “free gift, thus none can boast.” Likewise, this verse highlights how God sees our sin once we have accepted Salvation… He removes it from us as far as the East is from the West!