Don't be scared. Seething with righteous anger, Every Day Life comes on like a reprimand from the Old Testament prophets. The band laments how far the standard in America has fallen morally, socially and spiritually. With a hardcore mix of metal and rap (which some compare to Rage Against the Machine), and with producer Michael Knott (who knows a few things about angry music himself), EDL intends to convince us of our need for sorrowful repentance as a nation. "Ten Little Indians" indicts those who have destroyed other cultures and slaughtered innocents in the name of Christ and "missionary" work. The song "Touched" is written from the perspective of a girl who was molested, spitting anger at her attacker. "Tempest" demonstrates the growing unrest of neglected children, as the frustration builds over time. "Closure" is about the destructiveness of church politics. "Electric Starter" details the loneliness of an impersonal society where the phrase "How are you?" is only a greeting, but not a question (You don't know the pain I have inside/ I keep my feelings bottled up inside). With "Transcend," the members of EDL make it clear it's not just finger-pointing, but confession, as well: We're all guilty and in need of forgiveness (Change can only come through the heart of the sincere/ sincerity without change is never made clear). No matter how righteous your anger is, they're saying, your anger needs to be resolved in a healthy, Christian manner. Every Day Life has a heart for the hurting and a hand reached out to the disenfranchised. In the process, they aren't afraid to call the American church onto the carpet for its inability to be salt and light in our culture, and for its crimes against its own members. It's a hard sermon to be sure, but American Standard would make Elijah proud.