Day: May 31, 2020

This is without a doubt, the BEST release of 2020 (so far) and the best music I've heard in the past 5 years. How can I make such a bold claim? Well my taste is really just objective and entirely my own but everything about "I'm a Wreck" screams quality. From the production and full sound heard throughout the entire full length, to the graphic art of cover and included designs, to the songwriting, lyrics, substance, and overall vibe of this record. I can't believe I'm saying this but Nate Parrish has created one album that will be tough to beat in the years ahead. You wan't explosive, in your face, heart on the sleeve, roots rock n' roll with a strong punk undercurrent, then this album is for you.

Rock & Metal

• Collision of Innocence – Today We Rise
• Death Therapy – Terra Infirma
• Deathbreaker – Isolate
• Emery – 2:38
• Fang Fang – Fang Shui (EP)
• Fit For A King – Backbreaker (with We Came as Romans)
• Jodi Essex – What Is Your Truth?
• KIDS – All Smoke, No Fire / Pale Horse
• Lightworker – Cholera
• One 21 – Say It Loud (EP)
• The Recovery System – Live Like This
• Switchfoot – Swim Good
• Twenty One Pilots – Level of Concern (live from outside)
• Unwed Sailor – Haze

Pop & CCM

• Abe Parker – Found Belief
• Andrea Hamilton – Mud
• Anna Golden – Peace
• Bien – Times Like This
• Bonray – Where I Wanna Be
• Bryan Boliver – Playing to Win
• Cade Thompson – Provider (Dirty Rice Remix)
• Carmen Justice x Simple Thieves – Money Honey
• Cochren & Co.

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Nate Parrish covers the great Social Distortion song “Through These Eyes” and does a fantastic job. The song features Joey West of Disciple on Drums and Chris Bellamy on sax. Such an amazing rendition. Check out the video below. Read my review of the upcoming Nate Parrish album, soon.… Continued →

A new band hitting the scene hard is called “The Recovery System” from Portland, Oregon. It is melodic, heavy, and pop-punkish. The new song is titled “Live Like This” feat. Kaylene Barber. The sound is reminiscent of bands like Anberlin, The Wedding, Amber Pacific, Search The City, A Day to Remember, and Autopilot Off. Its really a diverse project and still sticks to the punk rock aesthetic running throughout. Check out both new songs below.… Continued →

Legendary punk rockers, The Blamed, are back with a “covers” related EP titled “Quarantine Days Revisited”. It features covers of classic bands with guests like Jason Wisdom of Becoming The Archetype and Death Therapy, Luke Easter of Tourniquet, Kenny Klein, Sally Grayson, and more. Read more about it below. Preorder on CD right here.… Continued →

For the first time ever on IVM, Light The Way gets the interview treatment. Check out my questions and answers with Andrew (Lead Vocals/Guitar), Christian Moore (Guitar), and Christian Appel (Drums) [Evan is missing in action, sorry pal] from Light The Way, below. About the song “Hope”: “For me, Hope is a birds eye view of how sinful we as a human race really are, and at the end of the day, the only thing that really gives me hope that reaches beyond “just living a good life,” is that Jesus forgave me for all of it.… Continued →