By The Grace Of God
Above Fear
Seminal hardcore band, BY THE GRACE OF GOD (BTGOG), whose first two releases on Victory Records made waves in the mid-nineties, has existed on the fringes of the music scene since 2000. Not fully disbanding, the band only played a handful of shows in the past seventeen years. Prompted by the rise of hateful rhetoric and ideology, the band decided in 2016 that they would write new material. In the summer of 2017, they met for four days to write and record Above Fear. Combining the dizzying speed of their first EP, For the Love of Indie Rock, and the powerful melody of their LP, Perspectives, Above Fear, will please old and new fans alike. With insightful lyrics that focus on community, egalitarianism, and political activism, Above Fear is a powerful return after such a long silence.