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Christian alternative metal band, Random Hero has announced they will be going on tour on the City Rockfest Tour with fellow Christian alt metal bands Disciple, Project 86, Seventh Day Slumber, and Decyfer Down. The tour will be from February 8 to March 14 with the same lineup. Later dates of the tour are to be announced.… Continued →

The now classic numetal/rapcore band, Every Day Life, have indeed reunited as evidenced on their new Facebook page. The band recently hosted a Q&A session on Facebook and have plans for a special podcast through their former label home “Frontline/Alarma Records”. Every Day Life have plans for some explosive reunion shows in Orange County/So Cal, Ohio, and a few other spots in 2017. 2016 also marked the 20th anniversary of their debut full length, “Disgruntled”. The controversial album led to such hits as “Bystander”, “Look”, “Ecolli”, “Perseverance”, and “Residence”, among the other awesome tunes.… Continued →

Introducing the music of War Prayer. War Prayer was formerly known as “Atrocities”. Atrocities played their last show this month and this new band rising from the ashes of that former name is here to take the world by storm. The band just released their debut Ep titled “Misguided” that you can stream below via bandcamp. Check the band out on facebook here.… Continued →

After nearly a 10 year hiatus,Chasing Victory  have released new music! The proceeds of this song will go towards the making of a full length record in 2017, called “Friends.” Check out the song on iTunes. Additionally, the band has launched a new merch store with the proceeds also going towards the making of “Friends”.… Continued →

Hardcore act Advent has signed with Bridge Nine Records & will release a new album in winter 2017. More information will be released soon.… Continued →

Stephen Christian (Ex-Anberlin/Anchor & Braille) has begun recording his debut “solo” record for BEC Recordings with a release date planned in 1st quarter 2017. I have been listening to Anberlin this past week and realized what a truly great band they once were. I weep when I realize Anberlin is no longer with us as a band but at least we have their recorded music to remember them by. The band also began shipping their retrospective discography on vinyl last week.… Continued →

Bring Me The Horizon are taking out Underoath and Beartooth on their upcoming 2017 tour. View the dates/locations, below.… Continued →

the Soil & the Sun have announced their final tour as a band. View the dates with Owel, below.… Continued →

Jenny & Tyler have officially released their brand new Christmas themed album titled simply, “Christmas Stories”. Read more about it below.… Continued →

The Brilliance will release their new album “All Is Not Lost” on January 27th, 2017 on Integrity Music. Pre-order on iTunes here.… Continued →

Wolves At The Gate have released their brand new full length titled “Types & Shadows” through Solid State Records. Listen to a stream of the album via Spotify below. This honestly sounds like the best thing the band has ever put out. It sounds as if two of my favorite bands Thrice and Saosin joined forces. This amazing combination of sounds is the perfect anthem to the winter season. Enjoy!… Continued →

Sleeping at Last have just released “Covers Vol 2” a collection of songs ranging from pop songs all the way up to some rockers, all done in the style of Sleeping At Last. Check out the official post from Facebook, below. Order on CD/Vinyl here.… Continued →

Check below for a list of new music that release this week. Are there any that you will be listening to? Did we miss something? Leave a comment and let us know.… Continued →

Luke Renno, one of the founders of UnDead Metal (I’m going to make it a thing one day) band Crimson Thorn, has recently joined a new band, called Taking the Head of Goliath. Renno formed Crimson Thorn in 1991 with Guitarist Miles Sunde, Bassist Dylan Jennigis, and Drummer Dave Quast. Throughout the years, the only original members that remained throughout Crimson Thorn’s initial existence were Renno and Sunde. Crimson Thorn has been inactive since 2008 or so. On October 20, 2016, Taking the Head of Goliath announced that Renno joined the band as their Bassist/Vocalist.… Continued →

Renascent, former Finns, now Indiana residents, Melodic death metal, thrash metal, band is on the verge of releasing their sophomore release, Praise of the Lord God Almighty. Renascent formed in 2003 with Drummer Jani Stefanovic (Divinefire, Miseration, ex-Crimson Moonlight), Guitarist Eero Tertsunen, and Keyboardist Mikaela Akrenius. The band formed in Finland, but in more recent days, they have moved to Bloomington, Indiana. The current lineup is Eero, Mikaela, Bassist Voitto Rintala, and Drummer Markus Saarela. Praise was released on November 5, 2016. Download it here.… Continued →

Recently, Dave Gryder of the band Heaven’s Force was interviewed. Heaven’s Force is thought to be the first Christian thrash metal band. Though not as popular as bands like Vengeance Rising or Tourniquet or even Detritus or Ultimatum, Heaven’s Force pioneered the genre, unknown to most of the world from the year they started, 1983, up until 2009, when the band re-released their demos in the form of a compilation. The full interview can be read here.… Continued →

Watchmaker Records is pressing Crash Rickshaw “The Unknown Clarity” on limited 180 gram vinyl (extremely limited) and The Fold “Dear Future Come Get Me” on limited 180 gram vinyl (also extremely limited). Both records go up for preorder on November 4th with the preorders ending on November 18th. Get your orders in quick because these will more than likely sell out. Watchmaker also has some other great releases available to check their store.… Continued →

Selfmindead, Swedish metalcore band, has returned to the scene with what should be known as the classic lineup. I made that up, but it seems to hold true. The band announced they were reuniting for Brainstorm Festival, a music festival in the Netherlands, on November 12, 2016. The band has merch up for pre-order, with two options. You can pre-order here, and it will be available for pickup at Brainstorm Festival, and if you order here, the shirts will be shipped out soon. You may read the post and get more information on the concert and merch here.… Continued →

Nautical themed rock band Rusty Shipp have launched a crowdfunding campaign to create their first full-length album. The album will be called “Mortal Ghost” and feature the band’s signature blend of classic rock melodies, aggressive punk, and surf rock vibes. You can listen the band’s newest single “Sinking Scarabs” below and find out more about the band and their new album on Indiegogo.… Continued →

The Sludge metal band, UnTeachers is down to just Stephen Sarro once again, for the first time since 2011. Sarro has had a reoccurring number of friends and musicians, including his cousin, Travis Turner, ex-Aletheian and host of the As The Story Grows, ex-Tantrum of the Muse Keyboardist Seth Luzier, and ex-Good Clean Fun drummer Thom Lambert. The most recent lineup was was Sarro, Turner and Bassist Josh Kale, until Sarro made a post. If anybody is wondering about the status/future of Unteachers… *THIS IS NOT AN ATTACK ON FORMER/CURRENT MUSICIAN FRIENDS.… Continued →

The Unblack/Death Metal (someone needs to come up a term for Christian Death Metal. Maybe UnDead Metal?) band Demoniciduth has signed to Vision of God Records and are due to release their album Enemy of Satan soon. Demoniciduth started in Sweden with Taanak (Bass, Vocals) and a few others. The band has settled on the lineup of Taanak, Lord Ekkletus (Guitars, BGV), Sir Krino (Drums). Vision of God Records has signed band like Brutal Cross, Eyes of the Defiled, and Elgibbor. The band signed to Vision of God earlier this year, and are preparing to release their new sophomore album.… Continued →

Djent/Melodic Death Metal act Bloodline Severed released their first single, “Fire”, off of the long awaited album. The band began in 1998 as Markd, before switching names in 2003 to Bloodline Severed. Though the band has been signed to labels such as Red Cord and Bombworks, they are currently independent. The band worked with former guitarist Derek Corzine (ex-Aletheian, ex-Whisper from Heaven, Blood Thirsty) for the production and recording of the track, and I believe, the whole album. Go download the track for FREE here.… Continued →

Orion Walsh is playing some shows on the west coast right now and recently recorded his 7th full length “Solo” album which will be titled simply “7”. Look for it soon. Listen to the track “Plains, Trains, Automobiles”, below.… Continued →

Independent Thrashcore band, Spyker, has started to record and rehearse their debut album. The band started in 2009 and released two EPs, Sacred Rage (2010) and self-titled (2013). The band has been influenced by modern day metal bands including August Burns Red, Demon Hunter, As I Lay Dying, Haste the Day and even older bands including Tourniquet and Dream Theater. Which is pretty interesting, considering how most modern day bands that cite modern day bands as influences, they usually sound just like the aforementioned bands and just sound like every other band.… Continued →

Final Surrender, a Bangalore-based Christian folk/progressive metalcore band, took to the streets of India with their new album, Nothing But Void on October 26, 2016. The band formed in 2007, but didn’t progress until 2013, when the band released Empty Graves in 2013. The band released Nothing But Void in India only, but has a release date for United States and the rest of the world, released by Rottweiler Records. The album is due to be released around the rest of the world on January 13, 2017.… Continued →

Denton TX post-rock outfit Across Waters released their newest album, A House Not Built With Hands, as a follow-up to their 2011 release, More Light is Never Ending. The album was inspired by the band’s bassist Levi who has had a heart transplant, as well as the spiritual implications of being a new creation. Check it out below: … Continued →

Peg & The Rejected (Ex-Members of The Dingees) have released their brand new debut record titled “4th Wave”. This appears to be the new name for former “The Dingees” band name. This is a ska record by the way and one I am excited about. Purchase on Amazon music right here or on iTunes here. Should be up on all digital networks soon.… Continued →

Check out the brand new Lecrae single titled “Can’t Stop Me Now (Destination)” below in lyric video form. Catch Lecrae on Jimmy Fallon November 1st!… Continued →

Future of Forestry will release a new album titled “Awakened to the Sound” on November 10th. More info on facebook here.… Continued →