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It wasn’t payday this weekend, so I’m going back into my music archive to pull out an older album of mine. Dizmas’s self-titled album “Dizmas” was one of the first Christian music purchases I ever made. Up to that point, I was alright with listening to all Christian music, but I wasn’t excited. Many of the offerings I found were more contemporary, thus pretty laid back. Not exactly my style. I came across Dizmas’s album in part because it was one of the few Christian albums available on iTunes Plus at the time, and almost instantly became one of my favorites. Their music is upbeat, positive, with a lot of hammering guitar in the right spots. Unlike many acts under the Christian category, Dizmas unabashedly proclaim their faith in God almost throughout  the entire album.

The album starts out with “Yours” where the pre-chorus cries out “I need a savior”,  and “Play it Safe” echos the sentiments of Paul the Apostle in Romans 3:11, “No one seeks God, no not one”. “Redemption, Passion, Glory” starts off slowly but builds into a strong cascade of lyrics, praising Christ by saying “This is redemption, that you would die for me, and this is salvation, that you would live in me”. “Different” gives a nod to the new creation we are in Christ.  ”This is a Warning” is a strong admonishment to those who seek to be their own gods. Dizmas does depart from the pattern of most of the album with more pop-centric tunes “Shake it off” and “Dance”, though there isn’t anything offensive about either song. Both are high energy, and I guess “Shake it Off” had some success being used on ESPN for a commercial.

I’m hoping that Dizmas will continue to release some more excellent albums like this one, though they seem to be on a hiatus right now. If you want to find some fast rocking Christian music, you’d be hard pressed to find many better than this one. It’s a steal for only $7.99 on iTunes!

Star Ratings: 5 – Great, 4 – Very Good, 3 – Good, 2 – O.K., 1 – Poor

• Yours ****
• Play it Safe *****
• Save the Day ****
• Redemption, Passion, Glory *****
• Different ****
• Shake it Off ****
• Jealousy Hurts ****
• This is a Warning *****
• Worth Fighting For ****
• Dance ****

Average Score: 4.3 Stars

Quick Links:

• Buy Dizmas from iTunes (Link launches iTunes)
• Buy Dizmas from Amazon.com
• Dizmas’s Myspace Page

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