Diary
JESUS JAM!
06/02/12
Summer time calls for the BBQ and camping trips and every year in Smyrna, SC the Hellfighters M/M has a weekend event called the "Jesus Jam" on about 10 acres down by the river. This year Apprehended Ones were the Saturday evening headliner and well it was indeed a Jesus Jam! Brother Ben Smith gave a great message and the band gave a great performance while the air was filled with the sweet smell of great food and campfires. This was the 12th year of this event and the next time you hear the band singing the song "Water Grave" which says, "I'm going down to the river!", hopefully you'll be following them over to the next Jesus Jam! (R U 1 of the Ones?)
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Asheville FBC Anniversary 2012
05/19/12
It was a hot sunny evening
at the event and the huge
concert revival tent was packed.
Reckless Mercy started off the
show with a great set of music.
Then the new Tom Bettini project
called Petunia & Peabody stormed
the audience with a blistering set
of new heavy music. By this time
the sun as setting and the scene
was ready for Apprehended Ones.
The band opened up with a few covers
then unleashed two brand new
songs from the upcoming CD to be
recorded this summer. After this the
song list rolled out all the tunes from the
first album along with a closing cover of a Foreigner song. During the set former
Jackyl bassist, Tom Bettini, joined Apprehended Ones on stage to jam
a version of Water Grave with his former bandmate Jimmy Stiff.
Everyone enjoyed watching these two reunite for a song under a Kingdom revival
tent with a massive backline and a full throttle PA system. Afterward the band stayed
overnight and rocked out the Sunday Morning service then a big cookout ended the
day FBC style with plenty of BBQ. Freedom Biker Churches rock no matter what town
you find one to visit. Thanks to everyone who came out, even the policemen rocked !
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Billy Graham Training Center @ the Cove
05/02/12
May 2nd 2012 was an evening to remember indeed as the Apprehended Ones performed live at the Cove Auditorium. The facility has never seen an open season Metal Southern Gospel Band on tour before and the concert was awesome. The band opened the show with a brand new song along with video background presentation and what an entrance it was. The new song, "Forever Ride", is a rockin' missions anthem written for the biker church leaders across the USA. The Gathering 2012 was a 1st annual celebration conference for all the Freedom Biker Church leaders & members to come together and relax, hang out and rock out with great music and great speakers along with many events and sessions through out the weekend. Every branch from coast to coast was represented well and shared what was happening in their neck of the woods. Apprehended Ones led worship on the first two nights of the event then on the final night they gave a full blown concert unleashing three new singles and a solo piano song by Jewel Renee & Christian. Then the message of the evening by Jimmy which included his conversion story really touched everyone and after two closing songs the band was brought back out for an encore that brought the house down Apprehended style. The evening ended with a whole lot of great meeting and greeting while the crews loaded out and packed up. A very awesome night to remember for sure. Hope to see ya next year @ the Cove in Ashville, NC.
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Bikers for Christ * Awakening Rally
04/07/12
April 7th Apprehended Ones got the last minute call to
come fill a cancellation slot if they were available and
since they had the night off they threw the practice
gear in a van and headed south. They arrived to find a
parking lot full of bikes and an empty tent. So the gear 
came out and a spontaneous event unfolded indeed.
The band threw out a few new unreleased songs and
made friends with a whole new Christian biker family
from the Fountain Inn, SC Bikers for Christ M/M. The
guest speaker was from the Rushing Winds Street
Ministry and before the sun went down a powerful
evening of message and music was complete. Thanks
for all the support and recommendations from our fans.
You are how they found us!
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Freedom Biker Church Greenville
03/11/12
Sunday morning
March 11th '012
Apprehended
Ones returned
to FBC G'ville
and kicked off
the day with a
mix of new &
old songs along
with a message
about missions.
They announced
some of the 2012
plans that include the FBC family and invited
everyone to join them afterwards on the trip
to Georgia where the Sunday night show was
scheduled. It turned out to be an awesome
round two for everyone who tagged along. FBC,
you are apprehended road dogs indeed!
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North Georgia Apprehended!
03-11-12
Apprehended Ones
officially hit Georgia on
March 11th by rocking
the 1st annual Lavonia
Gospel Explosion hosted
by the New Beginnings
Christian Ministries. The
band got to rock out along
side several gospel artists
and even a full mass choir
was on the bill. It was a hot
holy rollin, rockin rollin,
gospel music celebration indeed.
What an honor it was to be invited to this event and
the band has already been asked to return for the upcoming Summer Explosion.
"North East Georgia ~ Apprehended!"
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Tour O'twelve
02/25/12
The Chrome Drive Live stage at Harley Davidson of Greenville SC was the kick off gig for the Tour O'twelve! It was chilly & windy that day but the band rocked as well as the concert helped raise 11 of 16 thousand dollars for the Kenzlie Gallion Foundation. Every one who participated was blessed with a full day of events and raffle prizes + a live auction of some cool stuff signed by the band such as a guitar and some tour shirts. Though the weather was sunny, the cool steady wind pounded all day, but it didn't keep almost 70 bikers from participating in the benefit ride from Easley to Greenville where Apprehended Ones gave a free concert to help the overall benefit efforts. You can still help support this cause by donating to the foundation page above on FaceBook or the donate button here on the contact page. Rock ON!
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New T-shirt Colors!
Just in time for 2012 the new colored shirts arrived.
Back in the spring of 2011 a few odd colors were printed and
the demand became so overwhelming that colors were added during the end
of year inventory restocking. Only available at the live show now
while supplies last. Sold out online for now...
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Apprehended Ones 1 Year Anniversary Concert
The band officially turned 1 year old
on 11/20. So on the 18th they threw their
own birthday party in the form of a free
concert at Hosanna, their home church
in Seneca, SC. Not only was the concert a
celebration, it was also a winter coat drive
to support the Appalacia Project 2011 of
the Dove Broadcasting television network.
By the end of the night a small truck load
of coats were donated and ready for delivery to the TV studio. The event filled
night started with a great performance from Iron Circle, an awesome new
band from Hendersonville, NC. Then at 8pm Apprehended Ones took the stage
and played the entire CD as well as a new unreleased song. Also during the song
Water Grave, in the heated pool behind & above the drum riser, three people
were baptized live in concert! Then a slide show of photos from the year past
presenteted the rapid growth of this band/ministry in it's first year together.
A big thank you to all the supporters and a closing song led to and encore
performance of Water Grave withall the kids from the audience on stage with
the band. What a first year indeed and 2012 is leap year! Hope you are ready for
an Apprehended Ones concert arriving in your town! === R U 1 of the Ones?
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PRE-ORDER new album BREAKAWAY from Apprehended Ones NOW at the "store" page ... it will be shipped as soon as it is packaged and ready for the market shelf. Post production is happening in Nashville TN and will be shipped to printers by end of February... The official release is in May.
Apprehended Ones are excited to announce that they are now doing business with Peavey. Their new line of amps and sound gear is second to none and this rock n roll, evangelical, metal southern gospel group is coming your way now with even more power than before. The years of road worthiness and reliability has been proven time and time again by many artists as well as Jimmy Stiff, who is still using 5150 guitar amps from two decades ago. Now he hits the road with the 20th anniversary 6505 series amps and the Kingdom crunch just got heavier! A special thanks goes out to John over at the Peavey Nashville offices for diggin' & supportin' Apprehended Ones' Tour O'Twelve as well as the 2013 tour as it rolls towards a town near you soon.