Many of you have written in asking about Dennis' sound. I can understand you're wanting to know something about it before you fork over the bucks for it. Dennis Welch's sound is probably best categorized as power pop. David Marshall, who was one of the core members of Arkangel, provides the guitars for Dennis. It's not metal in the thrash, bang and speed sense, but the guitar gets loud in a "good old rock 'n' roll" style. This is the type of stuff that your local FM rock station would play. It's too radical for the top 40 stations, yet it wouldn't be played during a heavy metal hour either. Dennis deals mostly with issues from a Christian perspective. This approach has kept him from being signed by the major Christian labels. "They said 'it was not overtly Christian,'" relates Dennis. Some of the local secular stations in Houston have played his tunes. "Don't Touch My Genes" is about genetic engineering. Dennis says, "I wrote this song when I was hopping mad about it." This song, plus "I Will Never Let You Go" and "Change of Heart" are in the pop-oriented mold, with a dependency on the synthesizer. The other three songs on this 6-song EP are more expressive vocally, as well as more meaty guitar-wise. The title track is a quick number with a catchy hook that forces you to sing along. "Deep in the Night" has the best guitar work from Marshall on this album. Dennis belts out parts of the chorus out of the bottom of his lungs. He really could sing consistently hard-rock tunes very well if he wanted. His lyrical style compliments his voice well: "Somehow the room seems darker than ever. How long he's been there, seems like forever. Trapped in this lifetime, nowhere to run So he lives on in the darkness and dreams of the sun." The last song "Run from the Fire" is a compassionate look at the lost world, coupled with a cry to turn them around. Kemper and Bekah Crabb and Randy Sanchez, also members of Arkangel, add vocals and drums respectively, to this album. Dennis is currently working on re-releasing these six tunes, plus four more on a full length album with the same title. Shadow/Refuge Records were talking with him last Fall about releasing this record. Capital Records may distribute it. We'll see. If you're into rock that isn't out and out metal, check it out. White Horse Records, 12650 Hickory Bend, Houston, TX 77070