Although Webster’s defines the term deadline to be the point in time at which something must be completed, this band is about new beginnings. The lead singer/guitarist Adam Canter is a former music scholarship winner to West Virginia Wesleyan College who leaves nothing on the table when he performs. Second guitarist Jay Pierson has been playing for as long as he can remember. Drummer and percussionist Marshall Fields, a transplant from Michigan, has a rhythm and style all his own. Bass player Steve Sayre is also a full time minister. Keyboardist/Percussionist Devin Pierson rounds out the band with a youth and flare all his own. Together they are bound by a common goal and desire: to spread the good news one song at a time.         The group is influenced by first and foremost Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, without whom we would be eternally lost. Musical herbs have come from many sources, of which Matchbox 20 and Counting Crows would surely be included. All of these things, along with various other factors both claimed and denied, have brought forth the sound of Dead-Line: progressive contemporary Christian rock with an edge.         Their musical travels have graced the states of Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and West Virginia. Supporting their newest release, Let it shine, the band hopes to add all 50 states to the list before the smell of a well-worn engine dissipates.