Our brand new single is a fun one, to me, because of the fast-paced energy of the main riff and vocal combo and the "no bones about it" way they kick in at full force from the first second. And what an honor to have Rocky Gray record some leads and such a killer guitar solo! Living Sacrifice has been one of the biggest influences on my own musical tastes and the direction of this band, so it is beyond cool to have him featured on a track of ours. As for the lyrics, they pro

Pornography has become more and more "normal" over the years. It presents a huge temptation for many men and women, myself included. It's extremely accessible and now easier than ever to produce and distribute. Many are making way more money selling images and videos of themselves online than they could possibly make at any regular job, which has made the idea even more appealing to a great deal of people, particularly young women. I often see believers trying to engage wi

My mother was 19 when I was born. Her pregnancy was unexpected. While I was still in her womb, my family was very seriously considering the possibility of an abortion . . .

Just a couple of days ago we released a new song, "Suffer". It was originally written as a potential sixth track for our most recent...

Being honest will often make you look worse than being dishonest. This is somewhat obvious, because an honest person will be open about...

As I would assume is true of most musicians, I have probably hundreds of random riffs and melodies and ideas recorded and stored across...

Our initial intention was for DIRE to be a rock band. I'd been writing metal since I was a teen and it had proven extremely difficult to...

"Why do bad things happen to good people?" Many cite some iteration of this question as one of the primary obstacles to faith in God. ...

“If chance be the Father of all flesh, Disaster is his rainbow in the sky, And when you hear State of Emergency! Sniper Kills Ten! Troops...

The ninth track on 'Volume II' is a song I'd wanted to write in some fashion for a while, and, if I recall correctly, it was actually a...

In the 13th Chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells this parable: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4  As he was scattering the...

"Only Soul" remains a relatively unique song in the DIRE catalogue. Musically, it's one of the softest and most melodic tracks we've...

There's so much I could say about this subject. I guess I can start by explaining the general sentiment of the lyrics. They're written...

At some point in the last 20 years or so, Christian metal became kind of cool. Or at least much more popular than it had been prior. I...

Alright. To kick off what I'm going to (hopefully) make my weekly posting of song explanations, what better than the very first song on...