Song of the Day: Sincerely Paul – Nineteen Years
One of my all-time favorite record labels of the indie Christian scene was Blonde Vinyl. Run by Michael Knott (LSU/Lifesavers,…
Song of the Day: Stryper – Calling on You
For some of you, this SOTD will stretch the limits of what “Indie Vision Music” should cover. Glam metal was…
Song of the Day: The O.C. Supertones – Adonai
No, The Supertones weren’t the first Christian ska band. The Israelites’ first album pre-dated them by a year. But in…
Song of the Day: The New Presidents – Arabian Nights
This obscure little band, while relatively unknown, has ties to some more connected acts. They only released one 4-song 12″…
Song of the Day: Encryptor – Post Mortem Soul
Encryptor was one of the many projects of the multi-talented Felipe (AKA Phil) Diez, and was one of the first…
Song of the Day: Sixpence None the Richer – Love, Salvation, the Fear of Death
I first heard Sixpence None the Richer while listening to a cassette demo in the Christian bookstore in 1993. They…
Getting to the Heart of Goth Rock: Skot Shaw of Leper
What does a Christ-oriented gothic band do during a global pandemic? I had a lengthy conversation with Skot Shaw to…
Song of the Day: MxPx – Want Ad
Y’all better to get ready to put your boxing gloves on. You ready for this? Pokinatcha is the best MxPx…
Song of the Day: Altars – Eternity
This hardcore band hailed from Colorado Springs. They infused their heavy chugga chugga rhythms with melodic parts without ever getting…
Song of the Day: The Israelites – Israelite Train
The 1990s saw a huge revival of ska music–that funky fusion of reggae and punk, or so it seemed at…
Song of the Day: Apostle – The Sword
One of the most beloved and respected bands in the traditional heavy metal scene, Apostle was a slight anomaly in…
Song of the Day: Antivenom – Sacred Funeral
There is an absolute plethora of underground black metal bands in the Christian scene. While this is a fact to…
Subsist announce vinyl pressing of The Rhythm Method
Legendary, underground, Midwest technical hardcore/metalcore band Subsist announce a vinyl pressing of their acclaimed (and originally self-released on CD only)…
Song of the Day: Eden Burning – My Senses Fly
The 90s comprised an amazing decade for alternative Christian music. We had metal, punk rock, emo, industrial, and out of…
Song of the Day: Brainwash Projects – Want for Nada
If anyone asked me to name my favorite Christian hip-hop project of all time, it is without a doubt Brainwash…
Song of the Day: Painted Orange – You Walked
Synth-pop is sort of the illegitimate child of alternative rock and disco. Although it’s not obvious, its roots like in…
Song of the Day: The Souls Unrest – Rising
Brace yourself. The Souls Unrest has one of the more complicated histories in all of Christian metal. The roots of…
Song of the Day: Driver Eight – Cheers
This band was the epitome of one of those all-too-common scenarios in 90s Christian music: the frustratingly great one-album wonder….
Song of the Day: Corpse Under Construction – Worms of the Underground
Danish experimental grindcore band Corpse Under Construction only recorded 14 tracks in their short existence–and at grindcore tempos and song-lengths,…
Song of the Day: Dwayne Omarr – Anointed One
We’re digging deep into the archives for this one. For those not familiar with electro-funk, it was an underground genre…
Song of the Day: The Warning – Condemned to Hell
If you’ve been around the Christian punk/metal/hardcore/indie scene for any amount of time, you will likely have heard the name…
Song of the Day: David Zaffiro – Diversity
When Bloodgood’s lead guitarist left the band to go solo, fans of the 80s metal stalwarts weren’t entirely sure what…
Song of the Day: LN – Better to Be Cool
If you’ve followed my writings for any amount of time, it’s not hard to discern my love for all things…
Song of the Day: Mike Stand – Footsteps of Love
I don’t know why it took me so long, but recently a very simple thought has helped me out immensely…
Song of the Day: Level Heads – Born in a Stable
This quirky alternative rock band released one independent EP and one full-length for Broken Records (also home to Undercover, The…
Song of the Day: Fable – Foreshadowing the Reincarnate
One of the very few true “screamo” bands in the Christian scene (not just melodic hardcore/emo-core), Fable only released 6…
Song of the Day: Blindside – Nerve
I remember when I first heard this song. It was on the Tooth & Nail Songs from the Penalty Box…
New war metal project from members of Antiviper and Goatscorge!
Big news for those into extreme metal. There is a new collaborative band in the war metal/bestial black metal style…
Song of the Day: Batzz in the Belfry – Touch the Stars
San Francisco-based goth band BATZZ in the Belfry are relatively unknown in the mainstream, but that is a real shame….
Song of the Day: Enemy Ships – Rock American Style
Welcome to the best band you’ve never heard of. Enemy Ships (FKA The Emergency, not to be confused with The…