Louisville post-hardcore vets By the Grace of God have been reunited for a few years, and last month they returned with the Above Fear EP, their first release since 2000's Three Steps to a Better Democracy EP. It's got six songs, all of which are cut from the same cloth as the band's classic '90s albums...
They're fronted by Bricks Avalon of '90s Staten Island bands C.R. and Phallacy, and the lineup also includes guitarist Matt Wieder of Mouthpiece, drummer Thommy Browne of By the Grace of God (who also played with Matt in The Enkindels, Automatic, and more), and bassist Jeremy Holehan who's in the current Supertouch lineup...
Louisville hardcore greats By the Grace of God put out two albums on Victory in the '90s, 1996's For the Love of Indie Rock and 1997's Perspective, and then recorded one final EP, Three Steps to a Better Democracy (released on local label Three Little Girls), before disbanding in 2...
Some may see Louisville punk band Black God as a continuation of the mighty Black Cross, but with songs like these, they definitely should stand on their own...