American Made is an unusual punk band in many ways. To start off, it blends a little rock and hip-hop-flavored pop in with frenzied hardcore punk and urban-style rap chants to sound like something brand new. On top of that eccentric combination, it then mixes it all with a clear Christian message. Members of this unique band are rapper Danneal Castillo, guitarist Chris Brown, his brother, drummer Aaron Brown, and bassist Eric Geeler.
The Brown brothers and Geeler grew up on a regular diet of tunes by rock artists like Social Distortion and Rancid. Castillo leaned toward rapp...