Country USA          

Style AOR

Rating 65/100

Band Members Mark Hovland – Vocals, Shannon Hovland – Vocals

Tracks 01. Desire (6:07), 02. Hallelujah (6:06), 03. Holy (5:22), 04. I Love You Lord (1:37), 05. Jesus (6:40), 06. Rise Up (5:11), 07. This Is Love (4:35), 08. War Song (5:18), 09. You Are My Lord (4:32)

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Profile What we have here is Christian rock album by the couple Mark and Shannon Hovland, released in 2004 by Dunramis Records and titled “Rise Up”. The album generally have good production but it’s obvious the lack of good songwriting. Hardly I can found a song that worth your attention except maybe the sample above. The guitar work and the key parts are quite good indeed but there’re no catchy and memorable tune and the repeating chorus in mostly of the songs make you boring and just pass the songs one by one. The album is rare also and if you are a fan of Christian music and bands like Stryper, Angelica, Guardian and the whole Pakaderm records era in the 90s just make a try….