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For Today
For Today will unleash their new album "Breaker" in stores August 31st through Facedown Records. From the heart of the Midwest rises a beast whose ferocity and aggression is rivaled only by its poise and focus. For two years For Today have clawed and scraped their way into the spotlight. Seldom is there to be found a band whose passion and integrity are matched by their technicality ...Read More
O’Brother
Download the new ep from O'Brother right here The early birthing pains of O’Brother saw Michael Martens, Johnny Dang, and his brother Anton Dang joined in making quiet climbs from graceful notes, a struck pose to an older guitar focused indie-rock. But as is the duty of all freshman bands, members fade off and new friends, like Tanner Merritt and Aaron Wamack, joined establishing a new vision, and accidentally stumbling into the dark 2009 debut ...Read More
The Burial
From South Bend, IN comes a band fervent in their ministry and unequivocal in their message. The Burial have been making a name for themselves in the midwest and beyond since 2005. After several DIY tours and a release on Sancrosanct Records, The Burial are poised for solid growth with their Strike First debut The Winepress. The Burial plays finely executed metal inspired by Becoming the Archetype, Black Dahlia Murder, ...Read More
Standing Small
Download Standing Small "Asleep at the Oars, Dreaming of Freedom" for FREE right here. "Oh they say that there is no condemnation / for those who love God / but oh, brother there is some other thing / between you and I.." If one had to describe the Apostle Paul in a single word, it could be argued that the word would be "honest". Whether Paul was admonishing those who had fallen astray, encouraging ...Read More
Esterlyn
Some things are just meant to be: Abram and his call from Haran, Johnny Cash and Nickajack Cave, and the adoption of a little girl from China named Esterlyn. What binds these seemingly unrelated events together? The power of God’s love to transform each person’s life. Esterlyn frontman Luke Caldwell experienced such a personal call when he was just 19 years old. A young girl walked up to him ...Read More
Blood and Water
Blood and Water released "In Character" on July 13th, 2010 and is available from Itunes or Amazon. Blood and Water is a 4-piece alternative rock/ska band from the East Bay in California. Having joined together in 2004 through their local youth group, and a common love for Five Iron Frenzy, the band is fronted by the brothers Brad and Matt Hagmann, and backed by Jason Barnes and Matthew ...Read More
My Epic
"The soundtrack of a hopeful youth shimmers inside the unassuming three piece that is My Epic. Deliberately penning lyrics to subvert all basic human nature, My Epic have become the unforeseen antidote to apathy with song after song evoking raw emotion wrapped in a palpable tenderness. Soaring refrains and dynamic vocals breeze in and out of carefully sculpted songs with alternated softness and exuberance. The often heart rending melodies roll and ...Read More
Children 18:3
“...We want to be instruments of a new wave of transformation that will sweep the land. We aren’t just playing songs. We see something greater on the horizon and we want to be a part of it.” And if David Hostetter--frontman and songwriter for upstart trio Children 18:3--had his way, the songs he and his two bandmates/siblings have just concocted for their sophomore release on Tooth and Nail Records would not ...Read More
Dime Store Heist
Fairly recently, while working on a set list for one of our shows, we came to a realization that we don't know exactly what kind of band we are......but here's what we do know... We are using our foundation as a ska band as a spring board and allowing our music to mutate beyond the confines of a single genre (or even several genres). Fusing a multitude of influences ranging from ...Read More
Storyline
Storyline is a female-fronted Pop/Rock band based out of Missouri with a sound similar to that of Jimmy Eat World, Kelly Clarkson and the All American Rejects. The band receives over 2500+ plays from their 100,000+ MySpace friends daily. Their "Welcome Home EP" was produced by Stephen Christian of Anberlin (universal republic) and features their hit Song "Welcome Home" which is the theme song for the tv series "Alumni" on ...Read More
Rend Collective Experiment
Well a movement of friends is a hard thing to package. When something happens locally that is real and sincere, it probably doesn't need too much hype. The Rend Collective Experiment started in 2004 as a group of confused 20 somethings started trying to figure out life, God and community. Then in 2007 it grew into a collective of musicians and artists trying to share with the world what they ...Read More
Dependency
Hailing from Tennessee, DEPENDENCY have quickly made a name for themselves since forming in mid-2009. Joining forces after the demise of their previous band and with the addition of drummer Charles Miller to their ranks, Kyle Fesmire, David Hobbs, John-Michael McCasland, and Nicholas Brown were again playing music together… this time more prepared to take their music and message to a larger audience. After recording a demo and playing throughout ...Read More
The O.C. Supertones
Have you heard the rumor?! That The O.C. Supertones are doing a tour this summer?! Well, we are so excited to confirm that news along with letting you know that they also have an album coming out entitled "ReUnite." For dates to this tour, look below. With thousands of shows and millions of fans, The O.C. Supertones are one of the most treasured gems in Christian rock, every record becoming ...Read More
As I Lay Dying
It’s hard to believe that a veteran metal band like San Diego’s As I Lay Dying could be just hitting their stride now, some 10 years and five full-lengths into an already stellar career. Still, even after just one listen to the quintet’s latest, The Powerless Rise, you can’t ignore the obvious: One of modern metal’s best just got better. Similar to their approach on 2007's Grammy-nominated An Ocean Between ...Read More
Parallels
Parallels formed in October of 2009 with only one goal: Sharing their faith by showing people that selfless love truly does exist. Using their musical talents as a catalyst to building such relationships, this young five-piece entered the studio in December to record their debut 7-song EP in Nashville, TN with rookie producer Dan Martinie (Mat Kearney) before ever playing a show. After their last day of tracking, the band ...Read More
Continuance
In its recent run of highly credible hardcore acts, Rise has signed melodic hardcore outfit Continuance. Borrowing former members of Saints Never Surrender and Means, the freshly formed group is set to release their debut album "Carry Ourselves" this spring. With a plethora of nation-wide tour dates already booked for this spring, the band is geared up to prove themselves worthy of being one of hardcore music's top contenders. Fans ...Read More
Write This Down
Before now, "write this down" was just a phrase people threw around. But after the world gets a hold of the debut album from Write This Down -- the band -- it'll stand for something else entirely. Remember the first time you heard Brand New, Foo Fighters, Taking Back Sunday, or Underoath? Remember that primal urgency that drove Rage Against The Machine? Get ready to feel it again. An intense ...Read More
War of Ages
War of Ages' fourth studio album Eternal continues the warrior theme for which the band has become very well known. The writing process for the new record was "perfectly timed and provided release on a personal level," says vocalist Leroy Hamp. With lyrics as heart wrenching as ever, Eternal solidifies the band's consistent message of victory over pain. Hamp and his brother, drummer Alex, certainly know about rising from pain. In ...Read More
The Classic Crime
The Classic Crime isn't limited to scenes, trends or even genres -- at least not to anything more specifically than "rock" (like say U2 or the Foo Fighters). They may hail from the rich music scene of Seattle, but they aren't hipsters and they don't play grunge. With giant infectious melodies and occasional dalliances with prog-math and a newfound sense of whimsy, The Classic Crime is for everybody. The band's debut, ...Read More
Flatfoot 56
Coinciding with the band’s 10th year anniversary, Flatfoot 56 has announced that their Old Shoe Records debut Black Thorn, produced by the Street Dogs’ Johnny Rioux, will be released on March 30th 2010. Stream this record over at ThePunkSite.com
Poema
Although they didn’t necessarily know how it would play out in their future plans, music has always played a key role in the lives of Shealeen and Elle, two sisters (19 and 17 years old, respectively) who’ve discovered that songwriting is a pretty great vehicle for saying exactly what’s on their minds. Unlike many siblings who spar and fight at the drop of the hat, Shealeen and Elle’s don’t use their ...Read More
Demon Hunter
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. ...Read More
Close Your Eyes
Close Your Eyes formed when vocalist Shane Raymond met guitarist Brett Callaway while attending Hardin-Simmons University. Shane explains their first encounter, "We met in the cafeteria. Brett was wearing a Dillinger Escape Plan shirt and I was wearing an As I Lay Dying shirt, and we commented on each other's shirts. We started talking about music and realized that we had many of the same interests. " ...Read More
Fair
When Fair debuted with 2006’s The Best Worst-Case Scenario, the indie rockers were immediately heralded as an innovative buzz band known just as much for sophisticated songwriting as infectious appeal. In the four years between that underground blockbuster and the brand new Disappearing World, members Aaron Sprinkle (vocals, guitar), Erick Newbill (guitar), Joey Sanchez (drums, percussion) and Nick Barber (bass) haven’t just refined that celebrated formula, but threw some musical ...Read More
Living Sacrifice
Living Sacrifice is back. The Christian metal band's influence runs deep throughout the scene. Former and current members of Living Sacrifice went on to play in bands such as Evanescence, P.O.D. and Norma Jean. Living Sacrifice broke up in 2002 but returned to the metal community with a vengeance in 2008. The Infinite Order, the band's new album, was produced by Jeremiah Scott (Destroy Destroy Destroy) and mixed by Andy Sneap ...Read More
Onward To Olympas
Coming up among such North Carolina bands as Between the Buried and Me, Beloved, and He Is Legend gave the members of Onward To Olympas an appreciation for an array of genres. Since their formation in 2008, OTO has meticulously cultivated their sound, blending progressive metal, straight hardcore, and elements of death metal. That the band can indulge all their musical proclivities, yet produce such consistent results, while making it ...Read More
Saving Grace
Habakkuk 1:5 "Look at the nations and watch, and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told." This is the scripture that has been spoken over Saving Grace since their inception in 2005 in a small coastal beach town in one of the world’s smallest countries… New Zealand. From starting out playing shows in a garage ...Read More
Our City Sleeps
We don’t claim to be anything beyond five guys who desire to use whatever we have to tell you what we know to be real. Music is something that we love to share and it is our hope that the message within our music will display our love for you. Yes, love is what we need, but that love must be viewed in context of the human condition. We want ...Read More
Besides Daniel
Besides Daniel is an independent folk band from Atlanta, Georgia. Embarking in 2001 as a solo project, the effort grew organically into a duo, and currently appears as a full band. Writing songs about family, romance, faith, daydreams, and adventure, Besides Daniel aims to inspire love, beauty, truth, and creativity. Singer-songwriter and music school dropout, Danny Brewer (acoustic guitar, vocals) and music management student Susanne O’Day (vocals, keys, glockenspiel, melodica) ...Read More
The Hotshot Freight Train
The Hotshot Freight Train formed in January of 2005 with the desire to create a brand of music that reflects the spirit of the people of Appalachia. Resultantly, the band’s style can best be described as Americana/Narrative rock. The band’s moniker is derived from a common literary device used by beat poet Jack Kerouac to accentuate the sound and the excitement of fast moving, high priority trains that were often used ...Read More
David Tamaoka
David Tamaoka is a rare find – listen to any one of his songs, and you will know he is no ordinary singer/songwriter. His songs find the most unusual angles of approach to the most common human themes, and you are instantly transported into his world. David’s voice is the perfect vehicle for these soul-baring songs that range from intimate and emotional to hard-hitting acoustic/alternative rock. “My music is the ...Read More
The Waiting Kind
We are a progressive worship band that has a passion for seeing young, old, broken, and restored people touched by God's presence in music. We believe in the power of "waiting"...or the moment when our brokenness is met with God's redemption...As we wait...he hears and responds to our voice. "...Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will ...Read More
Divided by Friday
Catch Divided by Friday's new release "Holy Nights and Snowball Fights" on this Tuesday November 17th....Not only is Divided By Friday’s style varied from the rest of the pop-rock pack, but it’s their musical maturity and attitude towards the industry that really sets them apart. Unlike most other bands, Divided By Friday’s sense of who and where they are is strong. Working hard from the ground floor up, they ...Read More
Switchfoot
“Hello Hurricane acknowledges the storms that tear through our lives,” states Switchfoot singer and songwriter Jon Foreman. “This album is an attempt to respond to those storms with an element of hope, trying to understand what it means to be hopeful in a world that keeps on spinning.” With Hello Hurricane, Switchfoot is set to thrive in 2009 with a newfound independence: a new home studio HQ, a new label, and ...Read More
The Almost
“If I were a monster/Would you wince when you looked at me?/If I were a freak/Would you stare?/If I were a leper/Would you say unclean/If I was alone… Would you help me get free?” A Monster Monster is on the loose. The Almost’s second album for Tooth & Nail /Virgin Records began taking shape just as soon as the band came off the road after touring for their 2007 debut, Southern Weather, ...Read More
Safe Haven
It's not often that a band can be described by more than just their music. Often times you will hear a song or a band and categorize it or them into a specific genre. Safe Haven is known for making the type of music that has the ability to transform the listener to another time and place. A combination of melodic guitars, punching base tones and transcending drums, their music ...Read More
We Shot the Moon
While it’s common practice in rock bios to liken an act to something familiar, it’s hard to do that with San Diego’s WE SHOT THE MOON. That’s because it’s virtually impossible to compare them to any other band out there…not for more than a track or two, at least. WE SHOT THE MOON--led by former Waking Ashland frontman JONATHAN JONES--is a piano-heavy indie rock five-piece. On September 29, the band ...Read More
Relient K
Sometimes the best way to deal with a break-up is to write a batch of great songs about it, turn up the amplifiers and just rock out. Think of enduring classics – from Liz Phair’s Exile In Guyville to Nine Inch Nails’ Pretty Hate Machine to Beck’s Sea Change – and how they achieved musical catharsis from the crumbling walls and crossbeams of a relationship gone bad. On their latest ...Read More
Paramore
As Paramore embark on the most successful year of their career, there seems to be no limit as to what they can accomplish. The band’s last 2007 album RIOT! has sold nearly two million copies worldwide, the group was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008 for “Best New Artist” and even their live CD/DVD The Final Riot! has gone gold. However while these statistics are impressive, record sales have ...Read More
Hawk Nelson
Hawk Nelson will release "Live Life Loud" on September 22nd...On the title track and opening song of its fourth album, Hawk Nelson urges its listeners to “Live Life Loud." That sentiment, founding member Daniel Biro notes, is “as Hawk Nelson as Hawk Nelson gets." It's not just a matter of volume, mind you; it's a philosophy. The Hawk Nelson we hear on Live Life Loud knows how to do just that ...Read More
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I Am Alpha and Omega 
Rodeo Ruby Love 
Hearts In Stereo 
With Life In Mind 
The Showdown 
For Today 
Righteous Vendetta 
You The Symphony 
Mercy Screams 
Underoath @ Boulder Theater, Boulder, Colorado
The Devil Wears Prada 
The Burial 
ForChristSake 
House of Heroes 
180 Out 
Meet Ryan Hayes of Righteous Vendetta
Josh Childers of The Showdown
David Marshall of The Burial
Adelaide
Newsboys
Interview with Divided by Friday
Meet Bryce Avary of The Rocket Summer
Meet Ian McIntosh
Behind The Scenes of Ascend The Hills’ Hymns Record!
Meet Aaron Gillespie
Ted Bond of Craig’s Brother
Meet Mike & Jeremy of TDWP
Meet Joshua Paul of Confide
Wake Into The Nightmare
Meet Nick Nowell Of The Famine
An Interview With Stephen Christian (Anberlin) July 2010
Secret and Whisper shows IVM some love
Lee Marie of Children 18:3
Meet Will Nutter of Amber Pacific
Meet Jarrod Christman of Corpus Christi
