It's amazing what gathering healthy record company resources can do for good music. As evidenced with the first incantation of Fireproof, a band can work hard as an independent and release a quality product only to see it ... more »reach a relative few ears. With MCA behind them, Midwestern metalheads Pillar have re-released Fireproof with improved production and mixing and a final product as good as anything on the market. Even though the stylistic references to Limp Bizkit ("Light at My Feet"), P.O.D. ("Fireproof"), and Linkin Park ("Echelon") are frequent, they strike out enough of their own turf with a rock-solid rhythm from bassist Kalel and tastefully sharp guitar licks from Noah Henson. Singer Rob Beckley carries the vocal intensity and range to match his bandmates' raw power. He's also down with the bass-heavy groove as you'll hear on "Stay Up," a rapid-fire duet with rapper KJ-52. With Fireproof, Pillar rises to the forefront of today's best Christian rock bands. Isn't it funny how a new suit of clothes can make the man, or in this case, the band? --Michael Lyttle« less
It's amazing what gathering healthy record company resources can do for good music. As evidenced with the first incantation of Fireproof, a band can work hard as an independent and release a quality product only to see it reach a relative few ears. With MCA behind them, Midwestern metalheads Pillar have re-released Fireproof with improved production and mixing and a final product as good as anything on the market. Even though the stylistic references to Limp Bizkit ("Light at My Feet"), P.O.D. ("Fireproof"), and Linkin Park ("Echelon") are frequent, they strike out enough of their own turf with a rock-solid rhythm from bassist Kalel and tastefully sharp guitar licks from Noah Henson. Singer Rob Beckley carries the vocal intensity and range to match his bandmates' raw power. He's also down with the bass-heavy groove as you'll hear on "Stay Up," a rapid-fire duet with rapper KJ-52. With Fireproof, Pillar rises to the forefront of today's best Christian rock bands. Isn't it funny how a new suit of clothes can make the man, or in this case, the band? --Michael Lyttle
Pillar is better than P.O.D - Yet Pillar is far less known
GREG | Federal Way, WA | 01/05/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Pillar freakin rocks. This is the best CD i've ever purchased. I'm not one to listen to a lot of christian music, but this band is awesome. This Cd has 12 awesome tracks that will blow you away. It is evident that Pillar spent the time to make each song as good as the one before it. These guys are way better than P.O.D., yet I never have heard about these guys anywhere. One day I was just messin around on Bestbuy.com and i stumbled cross this band and Cd. The song "fireproof" on this cd is one of the best songs of all time. Who cares if P.O.D is more popluar, Pillar is better. I was looking on MTV.com and Pillar isn't even on the bands list, which have thousnads of bands on it. This is the most underrated and underpublicized band ever, and its also one of the best."
The best Christian Metal CD Ever made
GREG | 12/22/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Pillar has definetly set the standard for Christian Metal Bands with this album. Alot of Secular bands couldn't hold a flame to these guys. Every song on the album is a masterpiece with a message of life in every song. You will be blown away!"
One of the best Rock CD's ever
GREG | 11/15/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Pillar's mainstream debut, Fireproof, has turned out to be one of the best rock albums ever. I recommend seeing them live as well.Just awesome!"
The perfect album
tdg630 | lehighton, pa | 06/22/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"this cd blew me away. i didn't think it was possible, but it's even better than the original fireproof cd from last year - completely flawless! a lot of the songs are really juiced up, but some sound so different. "a shame" is almost a different song altogether, and it's better than before. i love the new effects for "behind closed doors" and "hindsight". there are even 2 remixes of "fireproof" on this cd. and the dvd is incredible. you need to buy this."
SPECTACULAR
tdg630 | 04/18/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I was amazed at this CD from the moment I got the original CD (which came out in 2002 on Flicker Records, a Christian label) before these guys signed a big record deal. When MCA Records (now Geffen) signed these guys in early 2003, they were so confident in this release, that they just remixed and remastered all of the songs and repackaged them in a different form. The remixed versions sound even better (you can definitely see the difference on "Echelon" and "Just to Get By"). This whole CD is strong and every one of these tracks will blow you away. They have everything from hip hop ("Stay Up,") to in your face hard rock with some screaming ("Hindsight" & "Indivisible,") to a softer ballad ("Further From Myself"). My favorite songs are "Indivisible," "A Shame," "Fireproof," "Just to Get By," "Echelon," "Hindsight," and "Further From Myself." Just buy the CD already. You know you're gonna like it."