Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 23 minutes ago

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Trenton recently had a chance to chat with Kashif Khan, vocalist of the band IRAE at the Breaking Darkness Festival 2026 in Hickory, North Carolina. Kashif talks about the band's history, the band's name, and its origin. Kashif talks about where the band is with new music and when and if new music is coming. Kashif goes on to talk about how he was able to talk For Today vocalist Mattie Montgomery out of retirement to be featured on the song "7 Horns, 7 Eyes, 7 Seals".
Kashif shares more about upcoming shows and then wraps up the interview when asked, "Can AI Music be Christian Music? Check out the full interview and see what all Kashif had to say, and keep an eye open for our multi-cam LIVE video performance of their set from Breaking Darkness Festival 2026

00:00 Introduction
00:34 Band History and Name Meaning
03:26 Writing New Music
04:55 Getting Mattie Montgomery on a song
08:10 Upcoming Shows
09:49 Can AI Music Be Christian Music

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