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Best of 2020: Brandon Jones

By Brandon J. in Articles, News | 5 Comments

Despite all the despair, hopelessness, fear, anxiety, death, destruction, and uncertainty that 2020 has thrown at us, we have all taken solace in our music and found hope through it. We are carried through the pain with messages of inspiration, songs of motivation, and songs that just plain electrified our souls.… Continued →

Best of 2020: Rob Jensen

By Rob J in Articles, News | 4 Comments

I was going to write a little intro to this list of mine, but in the end I figured I’d just let it speak for itself. Alot of great music dropped despite all the year brought us and these are my top 20. Let me know what you think! 20.… Continued →

Best of 2020: Noah Hardwick (Part I)

By Noah Hardwick in Articles | 2 Comments

I wasn’t really sure how I was going to do my “best of” list this year. I was considering breaking it down into genres similar to what Casey did. Or splitting my albums and EPs into two lists. Or just doing my top 10 list like I normally do. In the end though I decided to take a page out of Josh Balogh’s playbook and go big.… Continued →

Best of 2020: Marco L.

By Marco Leal in Articles | 2 Comments

"O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation." -Psalm 95:1

Best of 2020 - Casey G.

By Casey Gallenberger in News | 4 Comments

Here are my favorite releases of the year by category.

Orion Walsh Takes a Trip With The Postal Service

By Brandon J. in News, Streams | No Comments

Orion Walsh just dropped his cover of The Postal Service “Sleeping In” through all digital markets and streaming sites. This and “House Arrest” released late last year are some of Orion’s strongest work by far and I encourage you to give this song a listen. It’s The Postal Service, it’s a Cover, it’s Orion Walsh, how can you go wrong?… Continued →

No Lost Cause Knows Where to Stand

By Brandon J. in News, Streams | No Comments

No Lost Cause are back with a brand new version of their song “Where I Stand”, complete with tasty horn parts and loads of SKA. Even a breakdown? Say what? Listen, stream, and download right here. You can also stream below.

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Mainframe Experience the Lockdown With Their Brand New Song

By Brandon J. in News, Streams | No Comments

Mainframe return with a catchy new, most definitely relevant, new song titled “Lockdown”. The band and IVM have released the song through IVM bandcamp right here (For Free) and it’ll be on all digital networks next Friday! It’s an exciting representation of the band, their message, and their experiences living here in the states during our very chaotic times.… Continued →

The Jericho Harlot Slay Some Snakes

By Brandon J. in Lyric Videos | No Comments

A new band, The Jericho Harlot, drop a brand new song titled “Snakes”. It’s a really awesome sounding, very timely, melodic punk rock song and you can watch the lyric video below. The band will release their debut full length on Rottweiler Records very soon.

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Adam Lohrbach (Homegrown) Returns With New Project

By Brandon J. in News | No Comments

Adam Lohrbach who was a founding member and vocalist for So. Cal. pop-punk band – Homegrown, returns with a deeply personal new pop-punk project titled RadicalRadical. You can learn more at this link here and listen to some studio cuts of NEW songs that’ll be released on his debut album which is out this year.… Continued →

2Minute Minor Drop Amazing New Benefit Album

By Brandon J. in News | No Comments

Chicago area based Hardcore band – 2Minute Minor, return with a very special benefit album, “Back In Our Day”, featuring a ton of classic Cartoon and TV show theme songs done in the band’s classic hardcore style. Songs from classic shows like Ducktales, Thundercats, Veggie Tales, The Jeffersons, Reading Rainbow, Mr Rogers, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and more.… Continued →

Song of the Day: Moral Support - Control

By Loyd Harp in News | 1 Comment

Punk rock developed somewhere in the 1970s when what had essentially been garage rock bands got louder, snarlier, and started playing shorter, faster songs. While critics argue about the official beginning of the genre (is proto-punk still punk?), it was fully fledged in the late 70s, and had already started giving way to what would become two new genres.… Continued →

Sef Idle Follows His Heart and Drops an Amazing Acoustic Cover of Craig's Brother

By Brandon J. in Music Videos | 1 Comment

Sef Idle has dropped a really cool acoustic cover of the Craig’s Brother song “Follow Your Heart” that appeared on “Devils In The Details” in 2019. Check the video out below and make sure to lend a hand to the CB new album campaign here. Sef Idle is also dropping a special “Acoustic Split” that can be bought on Vinyl, Tape, and CD.… Continued →

August Burns Red are Standing In The Storm

By Brandon J. in Music Videos | No Comments

August Burns Red just dropped an imaginative and creative new music video for the song “Standing In The Storm” which can be viewed below. Download the “new” song wherever you get your music from, digitally. This is a catchy new song for this metal band and comes up sounding like a cross between A Day To Remember, Killswitch Engage, Gideon, War of Ages, and As I Lay Dying.… Continued →

Fallstar Drop Captivating and Extremely Catchy New Song

By Brandon J. in Music Videos | No Comments

Fallstar dropped a really great new song back in mid December that this site over looked (sorry, blame Covid and the Holidays lol). It is an incredible representation of a band here to leave their unforgettable mark on the music scene with a catchy anthem sure to win over even the most skeptical fan.… Continued →

The Juliana Theory Seek Comfort in "Better Now"

By Brandon J. in Music Videos | 1 Comment

The band The Juliana Theory, are back with a brand new song titled “Better Now”. This is a follow up to their surprise come back single, “Can’t Go Home”. As is evidenced in their music videos, the band is now just 2 members – Brett Detar and Joshua Fiedler in what can best be described as a pop-rock duo.… Continued →

Craig's Brother Are Back With Another New Album

By Brandon J. in News | No Comments

Craig’s Brother will return this year with their 4th full length release following last year’s “Devils In The Details” EP. After the 5 songs released last year especially the single “Follow Your Heart”, you just know that this collection of songs will be nothing short of extraordinary. Click here to contribute to this new album campaign and help them finish it up.… Continued →

Song of the Day: Veni Domine -

By Timo Cuoco in Articles | 2 Comments

I admit, in spite of my wide voray into the annals of endless genres of Christian music, I did not familiarize myself with the progressive, doom or power metal genres until recently. Yes, I liked some songs from what I would later come to realize as these styles such as Fourth Estate’s instrumental Poet’s Lament & Paramecium’s I’m Not To Blame.… Continued →

Song of the Day: Charlie Peacock - The Captain

By Noah Hardwick in News | No Comments

Listen: Amazon Music | Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube

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REVIEW : Captain the Sky - Butterfly Effect

By Casey Gallenberger in Reviews | No Comments

Crowdfunding campaigns have a record of being notoriously unreliable; even so, I’d admittedly forgotten about this album I contributed to two and a half years ago. Captain the Sky publicly announced their hiatus years ago it seems, so things have understandably been quiet with a number of side projects taking precedence.… Continued →

My Thoughts on the New Five Iron Frenzy Album

By Brandon J. in Articles, News | 7 Comments

Edit: Five Iron Frenzy themselves have posted updated lyrics with corrections made, click here. Also, I left out info on “So We Sing” which is a catchy song in it’s own right but I didn’t mention because it was the first single released a few months back and I assumed most had heard it.… Continued →

Song of the Day: Chaotic Resemblance - Sound Of The Saints

By Timo Cuoco in Articles | No Comments

Oklahoma’s Chaotic Resemblance plays music reminiscent of 80s hard rock/glam metal. This review is in high expectations of their upcoming release which will probably sport their most current single Unto The Lamb which features Stryper’s very own Oz Fox who has undergone some health issues recently but is recovering. Plus, they just have a cool name & my buddy Kelly & I got the chance to see them live a couple years back before this whole Covid hit.… Continued →

REVIEW : Chase Tremaine - Development and Compromise

By Casey Gallenberger in Reviews | No Comments

Chase Tremaine’s Unfall made mild waves in the independent community in 2020, garnering his upwards of 4,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. That might seem like an insignificant statistic, but I’d willingly admit I listen to bands who’ve been at it for years with less visibility. Something definitely clicked with listeners here.… Continued →

New Releases: January 15, 2021

By Noah Hardwick in News | No Comments

Rock & Metal

Amongst Wolves – Voices
Ben S Dixon – Born Unto Us
Chase Tremaine – Developments
Demon Hunter – Demon Hunter – I Will Fail You / Dead Flowers (Resurrected)
Fire from Heaven – The Evil Wolf Chronicles
Five Iron Frenzy – Until This Shakes Apart
Heliocentric – Ishmael
Seventh Day Slumber – Unseen: The Lion And The Lamb (Deluxe Edition)
Valleyheart – T.I.K.

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Song of the Day: The Beautiful Mistake - On Building

By Timo Cuoco in Articles, Lyric Videos | No Comments

California’s The Beautiful Mistake is one of my faves from The Militia Group label which sports greats such as The Rocket Summer (whom I’ve seen live!), Copeland, Brandtson (whom I’ve also seen live!) & Acceptance, just to name a few. Their most recent 2020 release, EP You’re Not Broken, I Am, continued the post hardcore/emo trend they became known for.… Continued →

Song of the Day: The Virgin Birth - Empires of Excrement

By Loyd Harp in News | No Comments

Remember when hardcore was still exciting? Fast loud rules! While hardcore can still be interesting, I find the monotony of some in the genre to be irritating. Here’s the formula: melodic leads, heavy use of breakdowns, some clean singing somewhere, and just enough tempo changes to give the appearance of being innovative.… Continued →

Song of the Day: Massivivid - Forgiven

By Timo Cuoco in Articles, Lyric Videos | 1 Comment

Ever heard of Deitiphobia? Massivivid is what became of Wally Shaw’s (founder of Deitiphobia) musical endeavours. Likened to Nine Inch Nails, the music is more guitar driven than his previous. I remember hearing Wally’s music back in the mid 90s & loved the song Red Society when industrial was at its peak in the mainstream.… Continued →

REVIEW : Kendra Blethen - Pilgrimage

By Casey Gallenberger in Reviews | No Comments

Kendra Blethen is one of a host of singer-songwriters I found this past year, and it seems like North Carolina is churning out artist after artist. Blethen brandishes a unique blend of southern grit and spiritual ruminations across Pilgrimage, her debut EP. The core concept came to her during a drive to what I can only assume might be Audiofeed – a reminder that the voyage matters as much as the destination.… Continued →

Too Bad Eugene Returns

By Brandon J. in News | No Comments

One of my favorite 00’s pop-punk/melodic punk acts – Too Bad Eugene, returns this year with new music. While we await such a magnificent return by Adam Nigh and company, the band has just put up the now classic year 2000 full length, “At Any Rate”, for download and streaming on all digital networks.… Continued →

Pantokrator - We The People (Official Music Video)

By Brandon J. in Music Videos | 1 Comment

Swedish Death Metal band, Pantokrator, are back with a brand new song titled “We The People” off the album “Marching Out of Babylon” due out January 29th via Nordic Mission. Pre-Order the album in several different formats including CD, Vinyl, and Tape, right here. This is quality stuff my friends and showcases a band that straddles the line between the brutally heavy and melodic.… Continued →

Song of the Day: Mortification - Standing at the Door of Death

By Timo Cuoco in Articles | 1 Comment

So this review is partially due to a music review veteran Kevin Crothers’ latest top 10 video for Mortification on his YouTube channel in lieu of his White Throne Metal Radio show. I myself, have been a die-hard Morty fan since probably circa 1996 when a friend of mine in high school gave me ripped copies of Circle of Dust S/T, Mortification-Best of 5 Years & Sixpence’s This Beautiful Mess.… Continued →

Song of the Day: Jon Webster - Uber (intermission)

By Noah Hardwick in News | No Comments

Listen: Amazon Music | Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube Lyrics:

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Song of the Day: Danen Kane - When Our Time Here Is Over

By Casey Gallenberger in News | No Comments

Danen Kane is one of a handful of local Wisconsin artists I care about, and in terms of local faith-based artists, he’s top-tier. He models humility and humor. He write complex songs that don’t mask his faith one bit. Today’s song is one of his best, quickly demolishing the singer-songwriter label and quickly moving into anthemic indie.… Continued →

New Releases: January 8, 2021

By Noah Hardwick in News | 1 Comment

Rock & Metal

Pop & CCM

Amanda Danziger – Intercede
Andrew Ripp – Jericho (Acoustic)
Chris Renzema – Let The Ground Rest B-Sides (EP)
The Colour Negative – Good Year
Cristabelle Braden – Growing (Pop Version)
Danny Gokey – New Day (Radio Version)
Eleni Baker – More Than a Million (EP)
Ginny Owens – Shine Again (Stripped Mix)
Jared Marc – What I’m Good At
Joel Vaughn – Louder Than The Lies
Josh Sellers – The Way It Seems
Petey Martin, Lauren Daigle – Come Back Home
Philip Shibata – Sad World
Nathan Kitner, Lily Grant – I’d Follow You Anywhere
Scott Riggan – Don’t You Lose Heart (Beautiful and Terrible)
Trampolines – No One Loves Like You
Twilight Meadow – Dust
We The Kingdom – Holy Water (Deluxe)

Electronic

Bryson Price, Mikesh!ft

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REVIEW : Several Other Ghosts - Ghost Stations

By Casey Gallenberger in Reviews | 1 Comment

From the opening notes of “Just Breathe” all the way to its creaky end, this track seems to live up to the “ghostly” vibe of this Washington-based act. Rest assured, this band is neither post-rock nor needlessly-morose. Ghost Stations is instead more coffee shop than haunted house. It shimmers with a certain tender warmth, though vulnerability is around every corner.… Continued →