Song of the Day: The November Commandment – High
It’s time for some industrial! But not the guitar-heavy metallic brand. The November Commandment (or often Nov*Com) were doing EBM/electro…
Song of the Day: Gidians Bible – The Dream
For our Song of the Day this time, let’s dig deep. While I often get stuck in the 90s (admittedly…
Song of the Day: scaterd-few – U
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Sin Disease is one of the greatest albums ever to emerge…
Song of the Day: Mr. Bishop’s Fist – Confuted System
The one, the only, the legendary hardcore band from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mr. Bishop’s Fist only released one 3-song demo, and…
Charon Collective re-issue Sacrament demo!
New independent metal label The Charon Collective have recently re-issued Pennsylvania band Sacrament’s debut demo Presumed Dead on CD and…
Song of the Day: Mortal – Cryptic
I’m sure a few of you have been wondering when I was going to eventually get around to covering this…
Song of the Day: Slick Shoes – Last
Among the plethora of pop-punk bands in the Christian scene, Slick Shoes were one of the best, probably top 5…
Song of the Day: Freedom of Soul – Freedom of Soul
There is simply not enough hip-hop on this site. Let’s fix that! I grew up in a small, very monochromatic…
Goatscorge drops new single!
Bestial black metal/war metal band Goatscorge has just dropped a new single in advance of their forthcoming EP. The raw…
Song of the Day: Havalina Rail Co. – I Change My Clothes
Havalina Rail Co. was a delightfully quirky, eccentric, genre-fusing and genre-bending experimental band from California. Across their 10-year career (give…
Song of the Day: The Lonely Now – Original Intentions
Wonderfully noisy, and delightfully obscure, The Lonely Now only released 3 full-length recordings in their short career: —Captive, 1986, Narrowpath…
Song of the Day: Morgarten – To Victory
Swiss band Morgarten are back with a new full-length album, this time on Inner Wound Recordings. The album is called…
Diving Deep into Shoegaze
So a new friend or acquaintance finds out you’re into music. The inevitable question follows: “what kind of music do…
Robert Vaughn & The Shadows ‘Love & War’ Remaster Crowdfunding Effort
San Diego-based rock band Robert Vaughn & the Shadows released their classic album Love & War in 1987. As fate…
Song of the Day: Watchmen – Stand Strong
Hey, I get it. 80s metal is a love or hate thing. Many IVM readers are fans primarily of pop-punk…
Jeff Elbel & Ping Announce a New Crowdfunded Album!
Jeff Elbel has been around the block a few times. Active in one form or another since the 1980s, first…
Song of the Day: Iona – Bi-Se I Mo Shuil
Contemporary Celtic band Iona have been making music since their eponymous debut released in 1990. Fusing traditional Celtic folk instruments…
Song of the Day: Fluffy – Amboy Bound
Fluffy’s debut, Fluffy Luvs You, was a fun punk rock record, even if it was a little predictable. Featuring 3…
Starflyer 59 release new single “Sunrise”
Jason Martin is back at it, never ceasing to create and release new music. The new single is called “Sunrise”…
Song of the Day: Nobody Special – Finger Pointer
I first heard Nobody Special in 1989. My local contemporary Christian music radio station (KOKF 91.1 FM out of Oklahoma…
Song of the Day: Sally Grayson – Now
You might be familiar with Sally Grayson’s name due to her collaborations with The Blamed–lending her vocal cords on their…
Song of the Day: L.S. Underground – The Fold
I first heard L.S.U. in about 1991. I had been a pretty staunch metalhead, but a few alternative rock bands…
Song of the Day: Velour 100 – Toledo
I’m a sucker for all things shoegaze, including music that often falls under the wider umbrella of dream pop, madchester/baggy,…
Song of the Day: Besieged – The Years Between
How often have you gone back to listen to an album that was more than 10 years old, only to…
Song of the Day: The Choir – Gripped
One of the longest-running indie/alternative bands in the Christian scene, The Choir emerged in the 1980s initially as Youth Choir,…
Song of the Day: Starflyer 59 – Life in Bed
First things first: I must apologize for missing a couple of weeks on my Song of the Day features. We’ve…
Song of the Day: Bloodshed – Martha
The amazing thing about “Martha” from Bloodshed’s 1995 self-titled EP isn’t just how complex it is. Yes, it hits that…
Song of the Day: Cannon Heath Down – Bone (of Contention)
It’s amazing how one can listen to music for years, decades even, and still find an obscure gem from days…
Song of the Day: No Laughing Matter – Bad Blood
Arizona’s No Laughing Matter were kind of a ‘love ’em or hate ’em’ kind of game. Dark and broody, they…
Song of the Day: Code of Ethics – Hold Me
Code of Ethics hit on the Christian music scene in 1991 with their brilliant debut Visual Paradox for R.E.X. Music…