I have a confession to make: after high school I stopped listening to worship music. I still heard my fair share of new worship songs on Sunday morning, but for me the last decade has just been a blur of worship songs that all sound the same. Continued →

Names Without Numbers is a four-piece rock and roll band from Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA. Since forming in the summer of 2000, they’ve released an EP and a full-length album, toured the midwest, played in venues ranging from basements to festivals, slept on floors, fought…a lot, took a break, started families, came out of retirement, and are now writing and recording songs for an upcoming album. Stylistically, they play a unique blend of indie-rock with plenty of raw emotion and pop-punk energy. Some bands with a comparable style include Jimmy Eat World, Tiny Moving Parts, Moving Mountains, Anberlin, Sparta, Thrice and many others. Don’t miss out on this unique and incredible entertaining new song. “Goodnight” is available on all Digital networks beginning today plus the band is launching their very own IndieGoGo campaign. All contributors to the campaign will receive another track and further reason that this band is one you don’t want to miss out on. Continued →

Songs of Water sends listeners on a journey around the world on their latest EP.

Alternative & Rock

• Eager Seas – Dreamer [Single]

Contemporary & Pop

• Britt Rion – Hide [Single]
• Building 429 – You Can [Single]
• Caleb Murphy – Forever [Single]
• Ecclesia – Unshackled [Single]
• Facing West – Confession [Single]
• for KING & COUNTRY – joy.

I am proud to present the new music video from IL. based punk rock band – As We Are. The song “No Turning Back” will appear on the group’s new full length album which will be released through Indie Vision Music this summer. This 3 piece punk rock band plays a gritty in your face yet melodic and somewhat poppy style sure to please fans of The Story So Far, State Champs, Set Your Goals, (old) Hawk Nelson, Broadside, and Children 18:3. Check them out on Facebook here or at their website link above. Continued →

I am really excited about this new Names Without Numbers music and especially their first new single in over a decade titled “Goodnight”. Check out the teaser clip below and watch the full version on PureGrainAudio this coming Monday. The band will release the single on Monday via IVM to correspond with their IndieGoGo campaign to fund the release of their brand new full length effort. Fans of Anberlin, Jimmy Eat World, Acceptance, Sparta, Taking Back Sunday, and House Of Heroes will find something to appreciate in the new music of Names Without Numbers. [Facebook] Continued →

The band “The Blamed” are back with a brand new song “Speaking To A Cold Room Of People Who Need Heat” that will appear on the Indie Vision Music “Family & Friends Sampler 2” due to release on July 4th 2018 at Audiofeed Festival and online digitally as well. If you want to pick up some merch from the band, you can do so here. Stay tuned for Sampler art to be revealed soon along with the tracklisting. This may be a Part 2 and Part 3 double release just so you know ;) Song teaser can be found below. Continued →

You might say this is the sequel to my previous post, 17 Albums from 2017 You Might Have Missed. I try to round up as many new releases as I can every week, but I often miss a few. In the process of looking for 2017 albums I missed I found a few more recent releases I missed too. Continued →

It has just now been announced that the well loved album from Dead Poetic, “New Medicines”, is getting the vinyl treatment by Tooth & Nail Records. It is available on Coke Bottle Clear (500) and Translucent Red (500). They are available for just $20ea and according to the store, shipping now? Go check it out. Speaking of vinyl, if you could have any 5 T&N releases from the past pressed on Vinyl what would they be? Continued →

Emo-pop meets boom bap has never sounded so good. Theory Hazit has remixed Paramore’s classic song “The Only Exception,” taken from Brand New Eyes which released in 2010. Check out the original and the remix below.

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James Gardin is about to bring you some musical vitamin D with his video for “Complaining,” which premiered at Rapzilla earlier today. The catchy single was released through Illect Recordings (who are offering much of their back catalog for “name your price,” by the way) late last year, and you won’t want to miss out on this soulful hip-hop tune. Continued →

Strike up the band, the gang is back. In 2015 members of the underground CHH label “God Sqwad Records” put together their first group project under the alias of “God Sqwad” titled “The Kingdom is Near”. The project was greeted with much acceptance from the CHH community, being featured on popular websites such as Rapzilla, West Coast Fiyah, New H2O and others as well as making an appearance in Rep The King Magazine. The album touched on many topics including the death rate in Tae Lamar’s (FKA B-Boy For Christ) region of the state; Chicago IL, The everyday pressures that Christian men face in our modern world, The loss of R.E.F.’s father, every day stress, and the walk and life of a believer. News has just broke that Tae Lamar, R.E.F., Geddenon & Elan Brio are back in studio beginning work on the second God Sqwad group album, this time adding new GSR members Jovi Harp – GSR, Nine GSR, Psalm and AT3: Alpha Team Alliance to the group. The album is expected to touch on many personal, social and religious topics much the same as found on “The Kingdom Is Near”. Continued →

North Carolina based Metalcore band – Forerunner, have remmerged and are releasing a brand new album through Raging Storm Records this year. The song “Rebuilt With Fire” can be heard over on The Metal Resource by clicking right here. Continued →

After four albums, one mix tape and even a chopped and screwed project. Idaho emcee, and God Sqwad Records artist R.E.F. has just announced a new album in the works. This new project is titled “Where, O Death, Is Your Sting” and is planned to contain several songs from his live performances that have been previously unreleased. Continued →

Sometimes good albums get overlook. They get left off the new release list, don’t get reviewed, or just aren’t discovered until months after their release. I thought I’d share a few of those forgotten albums from 2017 and give them a second chance at being discovered. Continued →

Contemporary & Pop

• Alisa Turner – Miracle or Not
• Amy Grant –  Say It With A Kiss [Single]
• Blanca – Shattered [Single]
• Chris Howland – Holding Me Down (The Remixes) [Single]
• Drew Weeks – Motives [Single]
• Fleurie – Constellate [Single]
• Honest Men – Rose [Single]
• Jet Trouble – Neighborhood Kids [Single]
• Le Voyageur – Finally 
• LoveCollide – I Don’t Want It (Dead End Diamonds Mix) [Single]
• Mat Kearney – Mat Kearney (Acoustic) [Single]
• Smalltown Poets – Say Hello

Hip Hop & Rap

• Aaron Cole – Virginia Boy [EP]
• Aha Gazelle – Ionou Jack [Single]
• Bizzle – Light Work
• Caleb Cruise – Let It Out [Single]
• Charlie Powers – Ok Lonely [EP]
• Conceptz – Lies [Single]
• Hoszia Hinds – I’m Bless [Single]
• Hyper Fenton & Moflo Music – The Lord’s Day [Single]
• Jackie Hill Perry – Crescendo
• Josiah Williams – Shine [Single]
• Marqus Anthony – Worse Than Useless [Single]
• Peabod – Shoot From The Hip [Single]
• Shope – XXY
• Taelor Gray – The Love Don’t Last Long
• Tobe Nwigwe – HÂRD.

A legend in his own right, Mr. John DeGroff of long running Christian Rock pioneers Petra will be dropping a brand new album “SALT” drenched in prog-rock goodness on June 22nd. Listen to the first song “Runnin'” featuring John Schlitt right here. Read the press release below. Continued →

I am going to introduce all of you readers to the new band Snakehound right now. The band features former vocalist for The Burial and past IVM contributor – David Marshall. Their sound runs the whole map but fans of Norma Jean, Converge, Everytime I Die, and The Chariot will really find something to appreciate here. Check out their new music, below and please support by purchasing on bandcamp. Their lyrics are deeply personal and the music is explosive in nature, like a full on assault upon the senses. Their debut full length is out soon but in the meantime check out a new song below. Continued →

Tooth & Nail Records has just released this really great new music video of a sweet song titled “Talk All Night For Nothing” by Tyson Motsenbocker and features Jon Foreman of Switchfoot. Check it out below. Continued →

New At The Wayside CDs of the album “The Breakdown and the Fall” are now officially in stock at the IVM Webstore. Get your copy right here. I also have a special 4 pack featuring all 4 new IVM Releases for just $16 (savings of $14!) Plus if you order right now until June 1st, you will get 15% off your order of $15 or more (applied automatically). Continued →

New singer by the name of “Adelaide” has just released her new single titled “UNFORSAKEN” and it is an uplifting, spiritual awakening set to pop rock music. Adelaide has a strong, commanding voice perfect for this style of music. I know there have been two other artists by the name of “Adelaide” that we have covered since the zine launched in 2005 but this is totally different and quite well done. Recommended for fans of: Evanescence, Fireflight, LEDGER, and Lauren Daigle. Continued →

I’d like to take a moment and make an announcement. Indie Vision Music WILL have somewhat of a presence at the famed Audiofeed Festival this summer. I have two bands confirmed to appear (any guesses?). You will find a new IVM Family & Friends “Sampler” (Part 2) at this fest and will be on our band’s merch tables. Continued →

Check out the 3rd video in the Names Without Numbers “Meet the Band” series. This is the latest band to join Indie Vision Music and I am excited to be working with them. New single drops May 21st. Video can be found below. Continued →

“Today is the day of salvation. Today is the day of restoration.” These words echo true in our modern world and there has never been more of a time for revival than now. Check out this incredibly relevant and in your face spirit filled hardcore release from new So. Cal. band – Lifelong

Metal/Hard Rock band, DIRE, has released a music video for the song “Beyond Reach” which can be heard on their EP “Depths”, released late last year. You can read our review of it here. Check it out the video below and drop your thoughts in the comments! Continued →

Relentless Flood released a new album at the end of April, titled “Escape the Fall”. If you’re looking for some new hard rock to check out along the lines of Decyfer Down, As We Ascend, and such, make sure you check out the lyric video below for “Away From Me” and leave your thoughts! Continued →

Like your music heavy? Like, really heavy? Something new to check out? Give a listen to Dreaded Dale in the lyric video below for the song “Voices”. What do you think? Continued →

Contemporary & Pop

• Alex e Alex – Something Else [Single]
• Anthem Lights – Class of 2018 EP
• Connor Flanagan – Strong Is Your Love (reImagined) [Single]
• Ginny Owens – Remind Me [Single]
• Ian Yates – All You Need Is Love [Single]
• Jonny Diaz – Watch You Be A Mother [Single]
• Lydia Laird – Nothing’s Impossible [Single]
• Mass Anthem – I Have This Hope / Control / By Your Side [Single]
• Mat Kearney – CRAZYTALK
• Plumb – Beautifully Broken [Single]
• Valerie Anne – Stay Now [Single]
• West of Here – The Other Side [EP]

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• JJ Heller – Hand to Hold [Single]
• Tyson Motsenbocker – Talk All Night for Nothing (Live) [Single]

Hip Hop & Rap

• 1K Phew – Georgia Shore [Single]
• Cellus Hamilton – Rap Game Change [Single]
• Charles Goose – A Voice in the Wilderness [EP]
• Hyper Fenton & Moflo Music – Night Vibe [Single]
• Ilish – Trapped [Single]
• Jackie Hill Perry – Woman [Single]
• Paradox – Tell You the Rest When I See You… 
• R-Swift – Grateful [Single]
• Rockstar Jt – Bricks for tha Low (Remix) [Single]
• Sareem Poems – Shallow [Single]
• Steven Malcolm – Been There [Single]
• Tobe Nwigwe – SWAY.

Like a Chuck Norris roundhouse straight to the kisser, one might wonder, where the heck that ferocious beat down just came from. 2Minute Minor in similar fashion, lets loose a barrage of straight to your face, knock you on your butt hardcore punk tracks. Continued →

Something I’ve kept under wraps for a few weeks and a piece of news that I am truly excited about. The East Coast band – DENS, have indeed signed with California based record label Facedown Records and will release “No Small Tempest” Ep on June 29th. You can take a listen to the powerful new song titled “Deadrise” below. All you fans of Saosin, Thrice, My Epic, Attalus, and Armor For Sleep, will absolutely adore this new music. Facedown Records taking a chance on the more “rock” oriented bands like My Epic, Everything in Slow Motion, Attalus, and now DENS, is the best move they’ve ever made. I really enjoy their whole roster but the bands above have all made truly remarkable albums. Everyone go like DENS and give this new song a listen. Oh and you can pre-order this Ep in a few different bundle options right here. Continued →