The Gun Show is now available on Amazon and Napster. They will be on iTunes soon.
It's rare that a heavy metal band delivers on the promise of a record that's "heavier than ever yet more melodic," but Demon Hunter has done exactly that with The World is a Thorn, their fifth studio album. The World is a Thorn follows the breathtaking and sometimes heartbreaking documentary 45 Days and a catalog of landmark albums that have made the band one of the most important in the genre. It was produced by longtime collaborator Aaron Sprinkle (Acceptance, Anberlin, The Almost) and mixed by Jason Suecof (All That Remains, Trivium, Chimaira). It's a pairing emblematic of how skillfully Demon Hunter has always blended metallic might with melody. Songs like "Descending Upon Us," "Lifewar" and the title track are by far ...Read more
The Gun Show is now available on Amazon and Napster. They will be on iTunes soon.
Hello Kelly & To Tell have teamed up to offer a FREE sampler CD to coincide with their Ontario tour happening in March. This sampler includes 9 tracks from artists such as ...Read more
Check out metal band One For The Angel. Thoughts??? (Thanks Otto)
Underoath will have a live recording of their London show @ the Koko (March 11th) available for purchase online & will also be available at all dates of their upcoming European tour. For those in North America, the price with exchange rate for a digital copy is roughly $15 or $23 + shipping for a physical copy. ...Read more
For Today have just released their latest video for the song "Saul of Tarsus (The Messenger)" off of their album Portraits. They worked with Drew Russ to produce great results. "Drew was a blast to work with!" says Mattie Montgomery. "He was incredibly organized and thoughtful. He was a ton of fun, and he really took ...Read more
This isn't IVM related but it was just too awesome to pass up. If you haven't caught the new Tron: Legacy trailer, check it out below. Comment with your thoughts. ...Read more
Columbia, South Carolina's Sent By Ravens is a band that knows how to work hard. Even their formation took a lot of hard work, with two of the members moving to the East Coast from Hawaii to turn their dreams into a reality. Sent By Ravens are gearing up to release their debut album "Our Graceful Words" on Tooth & ...Read more
The Classic Crime has a new song titled "Cheap Shots" up on myspace. Check it out.
So it appears the new Demon Hunter album is only $7.99 at Best Buy this week. I suggest you all go there and buy it.

I am pleased to bring you a FREE 17 song sampler from my friends at Ulterium Records. This sampler features new and old songs from bands like Sinbreed, Audiovision, Theocracy, Harmony, Ivory Moon, Incrave, Darkwater, Grand Lux, Seventh Avenue, as well as a "T.B.A." track from a mystery band. This is all melodic metal stuff so if you're into that genre, you'll love this sampler! Download below. [Ulterium Myspace] [Ulterium Facebook] [Ulterium Website] ...Read more
SWITCHFOOT will appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Wednesday, March 17th, performing "Mess of Me," which is currently #12 at Modern Rock radio. The track is the lead single from the band's seventh album, Hello Hurricane, which debuted in the Top 15 of The Billboard 200 last November. "Mess of Me" was recently nominated for a GMA ...Read more
Premier Festivals announced yesterday the lineup for their yearly Canadian festival, Wonder Jam. This year the festival will take place once again at Canada's Wonderland (Toronto/Vaughan,ON) on July 3rd. ...Read more
I got an interview with Rocky Gray of Living Sacrifice, We Are The Fallen, Soul Embraced, and ex Evanescence. Please only serious questions, but I would like to get your questions about his current and former projects.
Listen to the extra two tracks on Demon Hunter's "The World Is A Thorn" (Deluxe Edition) here. After hearing Driving Nails (Strings Mix), I plan on looking for the deluxe edition tomorrow. What about you?
Artery Recording's, A Bullet For Pretty Boy is holding tryouts as they look for a new bass player. Find the specified requirements to tryout here.
You can stream Before Their Eyes new album Untouchable over at AltPress. Are you going to pick up this album when it comes out tomorrow?
Good southern post-hardcore
You can download the brand new ep from The Frozen Ocean over at Come & Live right now. For fans of Sigur Ros, Explosions in the Sky, This Will Destroy You, Thrice, As Cities Burn. So how many of you have downloaded this already? What are some of your favorite Come & Live releases so far?
Check out a parody video from HM Magazine starring Hitler? Check it out below. P.S. Did anyone check out the latest HM Magazine with Flatfoot 56 on the cover? That album is going to rule. Anyone notice the Tooth & Nail ad with the weird release dates? ...Read more
Rocky Gray (Living Sacrifice, Soul Embraced, Ex-Evanescence) along with former members of Evanescence and featuring American Idol contestant (Season 7) Carly Smithson on lead vocals, have formed the super group known as We Are the Fallen. Their debut single "Bury Me Alive" went up for download on Itunes in February. The band's debut album "Tear the World Down" will ...Read more
According to Tourniquet's Facebook page, they will enter the studio in July or August with a planned fall release for their new full length. Read the message below. ...Read more
I got this message from Eric Mattson the drummer for poppunk band Makeshift3. He is looking for a couple of musicians to continue on Makeshift3 or possibly start a new project. Read the message below. ...Read more
That's right. Demon Hunter has posted "The World Is A Thorn" in full for our listening pleasure on myspace.
I have a few special surprises for you all this weekend. I will be offering these free downloads: Orion Walsh "Tornado Lullabies", Blood and Water "Self Titled" +unreleased new acoustic song, The Apprentice 4 song ep, and a FREE Sampler from Ulterium Records that's over 100MB!! I would have had all of these up much sooner but because of my ...Read more
Good evening everyone. I just wanted to give you a quick update about the IVM Reader's Choice Awards. I have all the results narrowed down and I just need to upload them a survey site for you all to vote on. One of our readers was nice enough to tally all the results up for me. If anyone has last ...Read more
I'm going to be the first to report this. Apparently Arizona hardcore legends, OVERCOME, will reunite and play a show with Unashamed soon. More details can be read here. So who's left? Strongarm? Six Feet Deep? Focal Point?
This news will excite all Bleach fans across the globe. Apparently they are in the studio with Mark Lee Townsend but no word on how these songs will get into the public. Who else is pumped? Share, retweet, pass along to your friends....
Melodic hardcore fresh from the crossroads of America...
Christian angst with a powerful message.
Some great progressive/post-hardcore
Read below for information on how you can get your design for THE OC SUPERTONES made into a Tshirt. ...Read more
You can grab the brand new single "For the World" from The Waiting Kind off of Itunes or here on bandcamp. You might remember this band from a previous feature here and a review by Scott. They're really great indie worship.
Punk rock band, The Kings Kids, need your help to play Spirit West Coast Festival in Monterey, CA. They are going to play but they have to sell a certain number of tickets beforehand. To get more info click their Facebook page here. If you can help, do so at the link.
You can read a great interview with "Wretched" of the band Grave Robber right here. They discuss everything from their Faith to their stage show and even information about leaving Retroactive Records for a new label. Read it all at the link. If you've never heard of this band before, check them out on myspace here or ...Read more
So it appears that Relient K is joining the ranks of other bands with Anthology releases. Their first 3 albums will be packaged together by Gotee and sold as "The First Three Gears". It releases on April 20th, 2010 and you can preorder it here with all sorts of goodies. [Thanks Christianmusiczine]
Head over to Effect Radio to listen to a 2:12 minute clip of "Four Chords" off The Classic Crime's highly anticipated new album Vagabonds set to release April 6th. If you want to hear the full song, just tune in to Effect Radio.
Hello Kelly has posted a new single up at their myspace called "Better Now Together". www.myspace.com/hellokelly
I am totally enjoying the synth pop goodness from Ursa Robotica. Chris Works and his project Ursa Robotica have three new songs up on myspace.
Keep up with The Showdown as they continue to work on their new album by following them on twitter. Their twitter address is twitter.com/showdownmetal.
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