Month: November 2021

E.so was a hard rock/rapcore hybrid that released 1 full length on Bettie Rocket records. They seem to have hailed from California & only released 1 full length & one very obscure song I have been trying to track down for years called The Game. … Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Guardians of the Secret – TRUE.CRISIS.
• Kept On Hold –  Tumtum Sessions, Vol. 2 (EP)
• Nick Law – The Whispers and the Rumours of War
• White Collar Sideshow – I Didn’t Come Here to Die (Instrumental)

Pop & CCM

• WeAreGeneration – Momentary Hue

Electronic & EDM Folk & Singer/Songwriter Hip Hop & R&B

• Antwoine Hill – Jesus Peace
• the Apologist – Art & Facts
• AST 29 – Confessions
• oxphur – Nothing’s for Nothing
• Starringo – Ringo 4 President 2 (EP)
• Shiwan – Fragments

Worship & Gospel

• Colorvault – Until I Dream Your Dreams
• Fresh Life Worship – Noon (Live) (EP)
• Matthew Lilley – The Moravian Demos (EP)
• OneEleven Music – Worship Him (EP)
• Pete Crockett – Live at the Barn (EP)
• Phil Laeger – Calmed + Quieted (EP)
• Poor Bishop Hooper – Hymns II (EP)
• TheEDGE – Holding Nothing Back

Christmas

• Bethel Worship Arts – Christmas At Shiloh (EP)
• Brightline – Christmas With Brightline
• The Brilliance – Advent Collection (Remastered)
• Caleb and Kelsey – The Christmas Ballads (EP)
• Cherry Hills Worship – The Kingdom Is Yours
• Eddie James – Glory
• The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers – Americana Christmas (EP)
• Harbor & Home – A Saucy Christmas
• The Huddle Worship – Coming Off The Bench, Vol.

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Natasha From Mars seems to be from Australia. I remember this song being on one of my friends radio show & I finally bought a compilation on Amazon that had this song. Good luck on finding anything about them, but Shazam did locate it! … Continued →

Welcome to the best band you’ve never heard of. Enemy Ships (FKA The Emergency, not to be confused with The Emergency, AKA Ten-33) was a sort of supergroup with members from Christian alternative heavyweights like Jason Martin (Starflyer 59, Bon Voyage, Neon Horse, etc.), Dirk Lemmenes (Stavesacre, Focused), Ryan Denne (Stavesacre), Travis Zimmerman (Jupiter James), and Frank Lenz (Fold Zandura, Frank Lenz, etc). The band recorded an album for mainstream Atlantic Records entitled The Emergencyin 2007, but sadly it was never released. Stylistically the band play rock and roll, but with a punk energy and aesthetic.… Continued →

Legendary singer, songwriter, musician, and one of the most recognized voices in Christian Music that many people still haven’t heard – Michael Knott, is back with a brand new EP. The All Indie EP Vol. 2 by Michael Knott is available right here through bandcamp on CD/Digital. “Underrated”, “Classic”, “Legend”, are all terms that can be unfairly associated with aging and relatively unknown musicians that have been slinging their instruments around for decades. Michael himself is more than just your common Christian Rock musician because he has been doing things his own way, despite his own struggles & past, and to the delight or dismay depending on how you look at it, for years and has inspired so many.… Continued →

Some classic 90’s era Christian Rock albums from groups like Switchfoot, Newsboys, and Audio Adrenaline, are getting the vinyl treatment. Check out Switchfoot “Legend of Chin”, Audio Adrenaline “Bloom”, and Newsboys “Take Me To Your Leader” all just now released as an exclusive through SMLXL Vinyl here.… Continued →

Sides of the North is band that has been around since the Myspace days. I first heard Would I Lie & thought the band was cool. They eventually; released a full length on Word of Mouth Records that is also listed on IVM’s bandcamp page. It also appears one of the band members is also in a newer band Be Not Afraid. Anyways, sorry about the bad recording. I have tried looking for this song for years so it lost audio quality from over the years before I transferred it to an mp3.… Continued →

Relient K have reemerged from their hiatus to announce the “Um Yeah Tour” for 2022. For full list of dates and tickets, click here. Let’s hope there is new music and it picks up from 2009 with a splash of everything before. Who’s with me? Are any of you going to catch a date on this tour?… Continued →

Nate Parrish will return in 2022 with NEW music. I am hoping for a new full length. Labels take note, Nate Parrish needs to be signed or at least promoted by other companies. This is punk rock with real heart and soul. Who else is looking forward to this new music?… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Anberlin – Heavy Lies The Crown
• Chase Tremaine – Development & Compromise
• Love and Death – Perfectly Preserved Live (Release Event 2/12/2021)
• Matt Moore – The Art of Precious Scars (EP)
• Twenty One Pilots – Scaled And Icy (Livestream Version)
• UnWorthy – In The Face Of Death

Pop & CCM

• Jonathan Jackson – Enough
• Pyramid Park – /əˈnɒm(ə)li/ (EP)

Electronic & EDM Folk & Singer/Songwriter Hip Hop & R&B

• Hulvey – COMA
• Ty Brasel – Destiny: Vol. 1
• ZDIORX – CHRISTIAN DIOR
• Malachi the Messenger – Letter From Paradise (EP)

Worship & Gospel

• Audacious Worship – No One Else EP
• Brian Sauvé – Sing Psalms, Let Joy Resound
• Central Worship – Present and Pleased (Live)
• Chapel Worship – Chapel Worship Waves + Wonders Eastern University (EP)
• Dana Dirksen – Songbook for the Soul, Vol.

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Aggressive Change is another rarity that I came across in my unending search for Christian rock/metal. Finally shelled out the bucks to buy a copy from Amazon & seems to be a hardcore/metalcore band in the early stages of hardcore. The CD released on Ole Crow Records which also put out an early hxc cd I used to have: Lantern from XDisciplexAD. The Lyrics seem to be out submitting to YHWH. Anyways, hope you like it!    … Continued →

Gold Frankincense & Myrrh (stylized as GFM) is a metal band comprised of 3 sisters. With so much talent for being so young, this band has a great future & have put out so much music in so little time. This review is also in reference to my friend Blake who runs Reanimated Radio who likes this band as much as I do! This SOTD was hard to choose from my other fave Graveyard of Identities, but is because of its lyrical content. S-M-I-L-E why don’t you smile for me S-M-I-L-E now follow me Go What makes you think You know what’s going on in my mind What gives you the right To think you can call this my bad side How can you care if you don’t know the truth Do you think everyone should be like you Don’t make me wrong, don’t make me right If I don’t wanna, I don’t wanna smile Doesn’t mean that I’m not happy Doesn’t mean that I’m half dead Doesn’t mean that I’ve got issues swimming in my head You don’t know the way I’m feeling or the way I live my life Don’t tell me to, don’t tell me to smile The look on my face I’ve become your latest obsession It’s safe to say I think you’ve got the wrong impression Okay, okay everyone settle down Boys and girls are you ready LuLu are you ready I know I’m ready Maggie are you ready, Maggie Yeah … Continued →

Craig’s Brother are back yet again with a brand new jaw dropping, hot track – “All The Way”, out now through all digital networks. This is the perfect representation for the Craig’s Brother song and a much welcomed song in their diverse catalog of music dating back over 20 years now. The backing vocals will give you chills. Check out “All The Way” below and be sure to support the band on socials by hyping the song and sharing the links. This is the 2nd song put out by People of Punk Rock Records and will be featured on their upcoming full length due out sometime in 2022 through that label!… Continued →

It’s time for some industrial! But not the guitar-heavy metallic brand. The November Commandment (or often Nov*Com) were doing EBM/electro before it was trendy–or even before it was called that. Hailing from Sweden, the band emerged with an independent cassette in 1988 called Complete Structure. The tape featured a minimalist sound driven by synthesizers, not too unlike Coil and some of Wire’s more experimental material. They released another cassette in 1991, this time a 5-song EP. The band made their appearance in the consciousness of American fans via the fantastic SLAVA compilation, Voice of the People, co-released through Blonde Vinyl Records.… Continued →

The melodic punk act “Namesake” which was originally from Arizona just came back out of retirement to release their first official record. Say what? Well this band existed from the late 90’s to early 00’s, playing along side some of the best early bands of our music scene and doing a few spot dates on west coast. The band released some demos and even was included on “I’m Your Biggest Fan Vol. 2“, that infamous Tooth & Nail Records compilation that dropped almost 20 years ago (2002).… Continued →

A new Christmas song titled “Welcome To Our World” by the very talented Marc Martel and featuring Leigh Nash of the legendary pop-rock outfit, Sixpence None The Richer, is here and can be listened to below this message. Marc just dropped his new Christmas record titled “Hark!” through all digital networks and streaming sites.… Continued →

Skillet in case you haven’t heard are releasing their brand new full length record on January 14th 2022 and have just released their 2nd single off the album. The song is titled “Standing in The Storm” and will appear on the band’s new album “Dominion”, which will be out in January 2022. Check out the lyric video below and pick up some merch right here.… Continued →

6’10 which is the acoustic side project of Tobin Bawinkel of Flatfoot 56 fame just dropped their brand new music video for the incredible song, “The Road”. Watch the music video below. The song appears on the band’s album “Carried in Retrospect” which is out now. Buy the album on Vinyl and other merch right here.… Continued →

A band that seems to be garnering a lot of interest called “Diamonds to Dust“, dropped an EP titled “Decisions” earlier this year and are one we’d like to alert readers to. Check out this most recent song titled “Adventure Time”. It is extremely heavy and sure to get heads banging, and skulls cracking. Check it out below. Find out more info and where to stream/download this ep, right here.… Continued →

MxPx just announced two shows in April 2022, one at House of Blues in Anaheim, CA. on April 1st and the other in Tempe, Arizona at Marquee Theater. Joining them will be Zebrahead, Bad Cop, Bad Cop, and Mercy Music. Tickets and further info can be found right here. Also, the band just dropped a new LIVE album titled “Southbound to San Antonio” that sounds absolutely fantastic, even better than their last big one. The live album is up now on all digital networks and streaming sites.… Continued →

Silent Planet just released their new album titled “Iridescent” and you can watch the music video for the new song “Panopticon”, below. Thoughts on this new Silent Planet record? You can buy merch from the band right here or at Solid State Records here. (Vinyl seems to be sold out though)… Continued →

Wolves At The Gate not only announced their new album, “Eulogies”, which is out March 11th, but also a new Christmas themed song titled “Lowborn”. “Lowborn” is out now on all digital networks and streaming sites. The song is not what you’d expect a “Christmas” song to sound like. No Folk, No Somber Acoustic retelling of classics, this is HEAVY stuff both musically and lyrically! Take a listen to LOWBORN, below. You can pre-order the band’s new full length right here in several different options.… Continued →

Galactic Cowboys, along with King’s X & Atomic Opera, are bands that should have gone mainstream, but were unable to do so more than they did. GC is one of the best 90s bands imho & have so many great ones. Chose this one as has some great lyrics that mean a lot to me & I can also play the bass line & drums to it. Few of the members are Facebook friends & I see several people bring up this band in groups that I am in.… Continued →

A really great newer indie rock band by the name of Spoken in Tongues have just dropped their brand new Covers ep titled “Ghosts” through bandcamp/digital networks. You can download the EP right here at Bandcamp. Spoken in Tongues are an impressive indie band rooted in everything from 80’s new wave, and 90’s underground indie music with post hardcore tendencies. It’s a diverse set of sounds and if you know the players on this release, you’ll understand instantly just why it is that they stand apart from the rest.… Continued →

Virginia Beach, VA. based Indie/Emo Rock band – Red Weather, just put out a real quality album by the name of “Wish You Well”, that was released last Friday. The album is that sort of melodic roller coaster ride full of emotions, feelings, ambition, and that unmistakable sense of nostalgia pulling it all together. You think you know the genre, well think again. Let Red Weather breathe new life into past sounds and hear them play with energy, passion, and a zest for life.… Continued →

Luti-Kriss is the first incarnation of Norma Jean, a metalcore band that I think I have seen more than any other artist live. This band is what first got me into Christian heavy music for their open profession of Jesus. The vocalist (Josh Scoggins) at the time eventually went on to start The Chariot, which was another great band to see live, & ’68. They were on tour with Living Sacrifice & Dead Poetic if my memory serves me correctly at the time & Josh was hanging from the rafters from the venue.… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Bloodlines – Hevel (EP)
• Jasper Wilderness – Coming Home to Silence (EP)
• Silent Planet – Iridescent

Pop & CCM

• Chris Renzema – HOPE OR NOSTALGIA LIVE
• Jack Frazier – Choose Love (EP)
• Noralyn – Slow Thinker
• Rachel Jane – You & Me (EP)
• Stillman – Field Notes (Page 2) (EP)
• Taylor Armstrong – Moonflower

Electronic & EDM

• Chris Howland – Just The Beats, Vol. 2 (EP)
• God’s Warrior – I Trust You
• LZ7 – Back In Time (Remix Pack) (EP)

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Anae – Wisdom Calls Aloud
• Ezekiel Songs – Times That Shape Us
• Sara Groves – What Makes It Through

Hip Hop & R&B

• Ayomilly – I’M DOING WELL: The Collection
• GLO – Down Not Out
• Hezekiyah – The times
• Hunterdrinkswater – BLAST
• Joseph Goulding – The Shallow End
• Matthew Campbell – FROM DEATH TO LIFE

Worship & Gospel

• Brave Worship – Songs From The Barn (EP)
• catch the fire music – Matchless (EP)
• Central Church – Light and Lament, Vol.

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I’m proud to introduce the IVM community to a new DIY label called “Small Step Records“, run by some great friends of mine. They will be releasing the brand new Homeplate EP soon which will undoubtedly smash expectations and garner new fans across the globe. The band Grandpa Loves Rhinos has also joined the ranks. This is a new endeavor and you will be hearing a lot more from Small Step in the weeks, and months to come. [website] Small Step Records is a new DIY label born out of a network of independent artists, working together to maximize efforts, encourage one another, and expand the collective reach to a niche audience.… Continued →

Independent post-hardcore band named “Windvent“, just dropped a captivating new music video for their beautiful new song, “Reveal”. If you haven’t connected yourself with this band just yet, don’t wait one second longer…click here. Video and Bandcamp embed can be found below.… Continued →

Craig’s Brother are on a roll with their new music. The band released “Fakebook” 2 weeks ago and are back yet again with “All The Way”, which drops this Friday 11/19 through People of Punk Rock. Pre-save right here. Support the brother this upcoming holiday/Christmas season and look good doing it by purchasing their merch right here.… Continued →