5 things to know about Beacon of Faith by Baptists

The third album from Vancouver hardcore/metal crew Baptists drops on May 25. Released on Southern Lord, it’s the follow up to 2014s acclaimed Bloodmines and builds on the promise of the band’s 2012 debut Bushcraft.
As the new wave of Vancouver hardcore/heavy metal continues to develop a global brand, bands like Baptists are leading the way with strong messages about the cost we all pay in a system rife with social, political, economic and other inequality.
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