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About The Beauty Of The Unknown
Product Description Agressive rock with rap/core elements. Recommended for fans of P.O.D., Rage Against The Machine, and Blindside. Review The Beauty Of The Unknown entices listeners with a genre-mixing style supported by a lyrical depth... -- Rhonda Owens, CBA Marketplace, January 2003 The album grows on the listener using great guitar riffs and catchy hooks. -- Shane Luthe, 7-Ball Magazine, March/April 2003 The band retains a healthy originality--and the performances are stellar. -- Dave Urbanski, Youthworker, March/April 2003 About the Artist Keeping it real is central to Justifide, the Ardent Records hard rock power-trio releasing its sophomore effort, THE BEAUTY OF THE UNKNOWN. Formed when brothers Jason and Sambo Moncivaiz and childhood friend Joey Avalos were still teenagers, the band is uniquely aware of the world around them, the agony and the ecstasy of life in the modern context. "We try to touch on all of the human experience," singer Jason says of songs on the new album. "Life and death, love and loss. We dont just experience the emotion of joy. Theres a lot of other stuff going on in us, too. So not all of our songs are coming from a happy place. And not all of our songs are going to be depressing and sad, were trying to write about all of life, all of the things were feeling." The three young men of Justifide have experienced the brokenness of distressed family relations and, before coming to Christ, responded to these pains by tasting their share of the party lifestyle. When they were still young teens, the Moncivaiz home was stressed to the breaking point, their parents separated and the boys turned often to alcohol and drugs to dull their disappointment. When their father came home, convinced of the familys need for God, it turned things around for the family as a whole, the individual young men and their friend Joey. Disillusioned by the emptiness and desperation of their lives, faith in Christ more than filled the void. Music was a natural outlet in their home. Jason began learning classical piano at 8, and moved to drums at 12. Sambo learned bass watching his father play guitar, and came to appreciate jazz players like Charlie Mingus. The band started in the Moncivaiz living room in their native Arizona, where they brought together all their influences to create a lively, current hard-rocking stew, a little hip-hop here for seasoning, a little jazz there for soulful flavoring. But the music has really always been about ministry, more about expression and communication than entertainment. "Its really about sharing our lives with people," says Sambo. "Weve come a long way, we want that story to be an encouragement to people, to be a source of hope in their lives." Being Justifide hasnt been as simple as following the paths of other Christian rock bands, painting by numbers, as it were. Justifide wants to keep it real. "We want to avoid the boxes," says Jason. "We write about life. Some songs are about a girl and the situations I went through with her. Others, tell people what weve found in Christ, and those songs are about getting people to lift their eyes toward the heavens and away from the world." Reviews of Justifides 1999 debut, LIFE OUTSIDE THE TOYBOX, which was produced by White Hearts Billy Smiley, recognized the bands potential and spoke of its promise. "A hearty debut album with boldly Christian lyrics and a sound that can compete with any hardcore band in the mainstream," stated Christianity-Today.com. "The albums young, aggressive sound delivers to the teenager seeking substantial rock with spiritual impact. A must for fans of P.O.D. and Skillet," said Family Christian Stores. Compared as well to Creed and Project 86, others noted the bands maturity, both lyrically and musically, their versatility and high-energy sound. Built upon the foundation of the grace and love theyve found in Christ, Justifide writes songs that express the meaning and
