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IVM Premiere: Symphony of Heaven reveal Artwork for The Season of Death

By Mason Beard in Articles, News | 2 Comments

Symphony of Heaven and Nosral Recordings have decided to join up with us here at Indie Vision Music and reveal exclusively the artwork of Symphony of Heaven’s debut album. With re-recorded tracks from …of scars and soil… and remastered tracks, courtesy of Luke Dinan of Children of Wrath, the new album sounds like Devin Townsend and Fleshgod Apocalypse.… Continued →

Indie Vision Music Fundraising Campaign

By Brandon J. in Articles, News | 3 Comments

Hello friends. I just wanted to announce that I am hosting a special “fundraising campaign” via our Teeblaster page (Click here). I have two different tshirts designed by Joshua T Design posted for sale and a zippered hoodie.… Continued →

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer

By Brandon J. in Articles, News | 3 Comments

It’s a little slow with music news the past few days so I am going to talk about Star Wars: The Last Jedi. That’s right friends, one of my favorite franchise series of films has dropped the brand new trailer to the 8th film in the Skywalker saga for “The Last Jedi”.… Continued →

The Best of 1997: Favorite Hits From 20 Years Ago

By Brandon J. in Articles, News | 7 Comments

Yep, the list you’ve all been waiting for (not really) is finally here. Feel free to offer up some laughs and critical remarks for the music I listened to the most 20 years ago. You’ll notice a heavy T&N presence and I just couldn’t help myself.… Continued →

Introducing: O, House of Jacob

By Mason Beard in Articles, News | 3 Comments

Do you like heavy hitting metalcore? Well take a listen to O, House of Jacob, self proclaimed metalcore for Christ. The band released their debut EP, after forming in June 2016. The EP is titled A Parable Discourse and it also features Ryan Kirby of Fit For A King.… Continued →

Bands That Ended Too Soon - Far-Less

By Zac Zinn in Articles | 10 Comments

RIYL: Emery, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Microwave, Kids in the Way, The Classic Crime In 2001, before anyone in the Tooth & Nail community and crowd realized, one of the most under appreciated bands formed for an 8 year existence. Far-Less put out a total of 2 EPs, 2 full lengths, and one final EP that was never released.… Continued →

5 Unknown Metal Bands of Faith

By Mason Beard in Articles | 4 Comments

You'd be surprised how many bands go unnoticed.

Something Old, Something New: Part I

By Casey Gallenberger in Articles | 6 Comments

In this new segment, we'll take a look at a classic band and a modern band with a similar style.

Rapzilla Revisits "What 10 Christian Hip-Hop Albums have Impacted Your Life the Most?"

By Graham Wall in Articles | 10 Comments

Though the article was first published in late February of 2016, Rapzilla linked to it yesterday on Facebook, asking followers the same question. The response from both staff and followers has been pretty diverse and fun to read, and so, I thought it would be apt to continue the conversation here.… Continued →

Introducing: Glasslands

By Rob J in Articles, News | 5 Comments

Glasslands is a band formed by former members of Beartooth, Icon For Hire, and Before Their Eyes. They have a hard rock sound with vocals reminiscent of bands like Spoken and Memphis May Fire. Their debut album, “Pariah” was released in September of 2016 and was met with a very positive response by critics and fans alike and features a track with a guest spot by Fit For A King’s Ryan Kirby.… Continued →

The Best of 2007: Indie Hits You Might Have Missed

By Brandon J. in Articles, News | 7 Comments

2007 was definitely a strong year for music. As much as I enjoyed some of the more popular releases of the year, the lesser known albums certainly held a place in my heart. The albums listed below are a mix of independent, underground, and mostly over looked releases from the year 2007.… Continued →

The Best of 2007: Favorite Hits From 10 Years Ago

By Brandon J. in Articles, News | 19 Comments

Hey friends it’s that time again, time for another “list”. Feel free to offer up your big Laugh-Out-Louds and smirks for some “hits” I found appealing 10 years ago. A lot of stuff from that year was enjoyed by me, some I am rediscovering, and others were missed opportunities.… Continued →

Throwback Review 7: A Hope for Home - Here, The End

By Casey Gallenberger in Articles | 5 Comments

It has been years since A Hope for Home served us an album. I remember when “In Abstraction” dropped my freshman year of college. I got the email my preorder had shipped and it was the highlight of the week. Of course, that’s quickly approaching six years ago now.… Continued →

Farewell to The O.C. Supertones

By Brandon J. in Articles, News | No Comments

The show this past Saturday night was an incredible experience. It was bittersweet in the fact that they put on a fantastic, entertaining, and emotional show while at the same time effectively ending their more than two decade career as a band.… Continued →

Giving Back Wednesday: YoungLives

By Brandon J. in Articles, News | 3 Comments

I feel the needs to start a new feature here on IVM that spotlights different organizations that I feel are worthy of attention. I will try and make a post weekly but it may turn into a biweekly feature. Please click here to read the story behind YoungLives and our experience dealing with this deeply personal issue.

Lo Tom Debut Song & Launch Pre-Order

By Joshua Olson in Articles | 2 Comments

After months of bated silence, the indie super-group Lo Tom have released a debut song and launched album pre-orders. The self-titled record will be released July 14th, and it can be pre-ordered through Undertow Music. The first single, “Overboard”, is the only title that has been released from the 8-song track list.… Continued →

10 Heavy Bands You Should Listen To

By Mason Beard in Articles | 5 Comments

Well it’s been awhile since I’ve wrote one of these. So I hope you all enjoy and I hope you check these amazing bands out! Go headbang! 10. Every Knee Shall Bow Every Knee Shall Bow is a death metal band that started in 2002, with brothers Drew and DJ Wibblesman, but didn’t get going until 2008, when their two younger brothers came of age: Cole and Shane.… Continued →

Punk Never Dies - No Really, It Doesn't

By Brandon J. in Articles, News | 19 Comments

Punk Never Dies, no really it doesn’t. We are led to believe that the flavor of the month is heavy metalcore/djent/hardcore/etc. and we know every little “Christian” label is pushing that stuff. I do love a lot of those bands but my passion has always been on the punk rock side of things.… Continued →

Introducing: Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh (GFM)

By Rob J in Articles, News | 3 Comments

I am always on the lookout for new bands to listen to. Sometimes it feels like an eternity passes between finding one new band and the next, but then again, that could also be because I can be a little picky about my music.… Continued →

The Business of Streaming and the After Effects of a Digital Marketplace

By Brandon J. in Articles, News | 3 Comments

A really great article on the current explosion of the digital streaming marketplace and it’s subsequent takeover of standard music purchases can be read here (Billboard Article). It is interesting how much things have changed in the past decade and half.… Continued →

Throwback Review 6: Well-Wisher - Counselor

By Casey Gallenberger in Articles | No Comments

It’s that time of the week – Throwback Thursday! Today’s band showed a lot of promise but personal differences, growing up, and moving apart ultimately was the band’s demise. Well-Wisher stands as a great nod to what could have been. History Counselor was a melodic hardcore band with pop-punk and indie elements based out of Muskegon, MI.… Continued →

Introducing: Silent Culture

By Rob J in Articles, News | No Comments

New Jersey isn’t one of the biggest states in the country, in fact it’s one of the smaller ones. Despite that, it’s still large enough, in it’s own right, to inspire surprise that there aren’t more Christian musicians here who are willing and able to take their gifting beyond the four walls of the church.… Continued →

Bands That Ended Too Soon - Terminal

By Zac Zinn in Articles | 22 Comments

Terminal 1998-2006 RIYL – old school Anberlin, Dead Poetic, Jimmy Eat World, Number One Gun In this new series, we will be bringing to light many bands that showed us a brief but bright gem of music before disbanding. This entry is about the Tooth & Nail band – Terminal.… Continued →

Throwback Review 5: I, Nebuchadnezzar - Idealist

By Casey Gallenberger in Articles | 6 Comments

Idealist was a North Carolina post-hardcore band that mixed elements of Norma Jean and Defeater, along with guest contributions from Attalus.

Throwback Review 4: You Only Live Forever - My Mantle

By Casey Gallenberger in Articles | 2 Comments

Welcome back to our throwback series. This week’s feature is more recent than our previous throwbacks, but after going on an indefinite hiatus, this band never got much exposure. History My Mantle might be considered a forerunner of the strange blend of indie and post-hardcore we find from bands like My Epic, Wolves & Machines, and sosaveme.… Continued →

Throwback Review 3: Royalty - The Dawn Retreat

By Casey Gallenberger in Articles | No Comments

Welcome to our third edition of throwback reviews. I know it has been a couple weeks since the last one, so I hope you’re ready for a good one. Today’s feature is The Dawn Retreat, who have recently reunited with a new single.… Continued →

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Rumination on the Most Perfect Heavy Album Ever

By Lee Brown in Articles | 12 Comments

One IVM author burns the midnight oil while listening to what he feels may be the best heavy album of all time.

Anberlin's "Cities" Ten Years Later

By Joshua Olson in Articles | 7 Comments

It’s been ten years since Anberlin released their third record, Cities, on February 20th, 2007 through Tooth & Nail Records. Cities is widely regarded as the Florida band’s finest release and for good reason. Their first two records offered a strong start for the group and showcased an increasing realization of their potential.… Continued →

This Armistice - New Breath + New Heartbeat = Change

Throwback Review 2: (New Breath + New Heartbeat) = Change - This Armistice

By Casey Gallenberger in Articles | 1 Comment

Hey everyone. In case you missed last week’s introductory review (about Good Luck Varsity, which you should definitely read), I’m doing a throwback review series – mostly pertaining to bands who new made it into the spotlight before breaking up but who I think deserve a listen.… Continued →