Worth Dying For
Some bands are artistically innovative boundary breakers with an unwavering ability to cast their nets wide and attract an audience that literally spans all walks of life. Others put their focus exclusively on unabashed praise and are so anointed they can literally usher listeners into the presence of God with a single strum of a chord. And while Worth Dying For certainly fits both impressive character profiles, the California-based troupe of praise purveyors is actually something much grander in the form of an all encompassing movement spanning worship, the arts and the church as a whole.

Worth Dying For has just released 'Live Riot', a follow-up to 2011's 'Love Riot'.  WDF is comprised of Christy Johnson, Josh O'haire, Sean Loche, Dalisha Turner, Deanna Joven, Nick Morris, Rochelle Leguern, and Sarah Agbayani. The journey for Worth Dying For has been an unconventional one, dating back to 2007's self-released debut Ammunition and winding through 2008's self-titled label debut on Integrity Records. For 2011, the group returned to the self-releasing route on Ammunition Records, the home of both Love Riot and Live Riot.

“What we want people to experience whenever we play or when they listen to Live Riot is not a band that wants to get up there and perform for people, but one that's all about making His presence known,” continues Morris. “Our hunger personally is for God to resonate and I think people catch onto that. You can't take people anywhere you haven't been.”

Adds Loche: “Our goal is to always disappear and remove ourselves from the equation. We hear testimony after testimony about someone who wanted to end their life and get connected to God, someone who had a broken leg and was healed, or someone who had their purity restored. The last thing we want with this album is to feel like it was a just a lot of fun. We want people to encounter the power of God, fall more in love with Him and change their life for the better.”

Although the moments of worship are deep, high-energy praise songs like “Freedom Is Rising” and “One Love” keep listeners on the edge of their seats, while modern worshippers will also be drawn in by ballads like “Risen from the Grave” and the prophetic style of “Spirit of God.” The album also includes explosive new live versions of already established fan favorites, including “Savior,” “Higher” and “Love Riot.”

Opportunities for Worth Dying For's unique ministry umbrella are sure to grow all the more as 2012 finds the church plant FEARLESS getting off the ground with a mission that's just as bold as the group's soul stirring musical expressions. "We were traveling to an event with our team to lead worship and Jeremy heard God speak to Him,” unveils Johnson. “For him, although the team was loud and having fun, the sound drowned out to dead silence in his mind. At that moment, he heard God speak, 'In 5 years, you will plant a church with this worship team.' It happened that my dad is the pastor at Calvary Temple where we were serving and 5 years later, he released us and the team to go into L.A."

Johnson continues: “It's about turning a city upside down, not just telling other people to do it, but literally infiltrating a city with the love of Christ. There are so many riots of discord and racism in so many cities, but if we could just change that to be a riot of compassion and love, we will literally change a city and empower an entire generation to turn their voice into a weapon against the works of darkness.”

From the new release LIVE RIOT

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These Hearts | Thirty-Nine Thoughts | My Hearts Cry | NewSong | The Afters
Ben Rector | Songs of Water | Stars Go Dim | Remedy Drive | 7th Time Down

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