Altar Boys 40th Anniversary of Against the Grain and Gut Level Music.
40 Years Loud, Raw & Unapologetic
The Altar Boys were the face of Christian garage/punk rock in the mid-1980s. Mike Stand, Jeff Crandall, and Ric Alba traveled and played wherever fans wanted them, doing it with gratitude and a heart full of hope for the lost, the outcast, and the broken. Fueled by fist-in-the-air anthems and a defiant, unapologetic message of faith, they refused to play it safe — they carved their own path. If you ever found yourself jammed in the middle of an Altar Boys pit, it wasn't just chaos — it felt like family, bound together by a desperate, shared mission. Jarring, spiritual, and life-altering.
Gut Level Music and Against the Grain are essential albums, and these 40th Anniversary Collector's Editions are the definitive releases — sounding superior to the 1986/1987 Frontline pressings and built with the collector in mind: color vinyl, collector trading cards and sleeves, and content you won't find anywhere else.
— Pre-Order Opens Friday · 12:01 AM EST —
First Week Only
| CD | $20 $15 |
| Vinyl | $40 $35 |
Price returns to $20 CD / $40 Vinyl after one week.
Limited to 75 Autographed by Mike Stand
Same price as regular. Select the Autographed option at checkout — if it's grayed out, all 75 are claimed.
- Vinyl: Cherry Bomb Red, mastered for vinyl, inside a high-fidelity collector-grade inner sleeve
- CD: jewel case with collector sleeve, limited collector trading card, 12-page booklet
- Special hype sticker commemorating the 1986–2026 40th anniversary
- A historical timeline centerfold — 4 pages in the vinyl booklet, spread across multiple pages in the CD
- Booklet reflections from Jeff Crandall (Altar Boys drummer), Kevin Lee (Lifesavers/LSU), Dan Kimball, John Smeby, Ronnie Lara, Rob Goraieb, Rob Watson, John Thompson, Doug Van Pelt, Mike Stand, and more
- "Loud, Raw and Unapologetic" — a booklet section on the album, plus "From the Vault: The I Just Can't Let Go Story." The previously missing track is included on this release
- A massive collage of unreleased photos by Scott Waters (thanks to Chad Ashton and Mike Stand for the photos)
- Vinyl: Blue Denim, mastered for vinyl, inside a high-fidelity collector-grade inner sleeve
- CD: jewel case with collector sleeve, limited collector trading card, 12-page booklet
- First time reissued on CD and vinyl since 1987
- Special hype sticker commemorating the 1987–2027 40th anniversary
- A massive collage of unreleased photos by Scott Waters (thanks to Chad Ashton and Mike Stand for the photos)