This week’s premieres include two bands from the Commonwealth whose name begins with the letter “H”.

Since 2004, music lovers have enjoyed a real camaraderie with rising pop-punk band Hawk Nelson, helping the quartet sell nearly half a million albums, land personal appearances on major television and motion picture projects and gain high-profile song placement (“Bring ‘Em Out”) with NBC’s NFL Sunday Night Football campaign.

“Going into this record, we sat down and thought about how we’ve always had this mentality of not so much winning fans as making friends,” says front-man Jason Dunn. “We want to be clear that we’re all about being on the same level as the audience.” Now the true bond of friendship between the group and others continues to strengthen, mature, and be more overtly celebrated than ever before with the Ontario-originated act’s third release, Hawk Nelson… Is My Friend!.

For all of their adventures and successes thus far, the members of Hawk Nelson still see themselves as “four guys just trying to make it,” says Dunn. “We’ll always be working toward that, trying to be THE band and write the best songs possible.” Hawk Nelson Is My Friend most definitely lives up to that goal.

Also available is the Hawk Nelson… Is My Friend! Special Edition CD/DVD, which includes three bonus tracks on the CD, a board game as well as a bonus DVD featuring the making of the album, making of the music video, a music video collection (including a brand new video) and more. You can watch the first video from the album “Friend Like That” in the YMZ Media section.

“Every generation needs a revolution. . . and this one needs to look, sound, walk and breathe like love. . .it’s not a new concept. . . it’s an eternal concept. . .it’s the reason we are alive… it’s the fundamental call of what it means to be a follower of Christ. So that’s the call… that’s the mission. . .that’s what this is all about… a generation expressing their worship; more so expressing their heart for worship in the action of love. . . toward God… and toward the world we live in. . .and in the people who inhabit it.”
Joel Houston

Best-selling worship band Hillsong United is back with a new project to help spread their encouraging message of The I Heart Revolution. This 2 CD release is made up of 28 Hillsong United favourite songs recorded live over the last few years as the band shared compassion and love to people in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia.

This 2 CD set also includes new studio recordings as bonus tracks.

On Wednesday, May 21st, 50 Cineplex theatres across Canada will be premiering We’re All In This Together, the band’s feature length documentary, which will instigate the I Heart Revolution movement across Canada. We’re All In This Together was created to inspire this generation and youth ministries to respond to injustice in their local communities and take responsibility as God’s hands and feet on the planet. Highlights include commentary from Hillsong United and excerpts from the band’s worship nights around the world. Click here for the list of theatres.

In addition to the trailers for the documentary, we have just posted the segment on the band’s trip to a Brazilian slum in the Media section. Also available is a cool wallpaper/desktop graphic not currently found at IHeartRevolution.com.

Head over to HearItFirst.ca to hear more from these new releases.

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