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Singer-Songwriters Jenny & Tyler will release their own collection of Christmas tunes titled “Christmas Stories” on November 4th.… Continued →

Indie favorite Josh Garrels will release a special Christmas album in November. He is also going to embark on “The Revelators Tour” in early 2017 with John Mark McMillan. Dates and info below.… Continued →

New artist Steven Combs has released his debut “This is the Day” Ep on New Vine Media. You can listen/buy the ep below. Steven plays a blend of Americana/Folk that would please fans of Jon Foreman (Switchfoot) and John Mark McMillan.… Continued →

One of the much adored and respected long running alt-rock act, The Choir, have announced a tour and reissue for their 1989 album “Wide-Eyed Wonder”. For information on this reissue and to get booking info, read below.… Continued →

Veridia have been announced as direct support for the Evanescence tour this fall. View the dates and info below. Veridia just recently released a new single titled “Still Breathing” that many of you will appreciate and I have posted that below as well.… Continued →

Spirit-filled Metalcore band, Church Tongue released their debut album, Heart Failure, on October 22, 2016 on the Christian hardcore/metal label, Blood & Ink Records. The band, based out of Indianapolis, recently signed to Blood & Ink Records, started in 2012. The band released the single, “Medicine Breath”, via Lambgoat. Blood & Ink Records started in the early 2000’s with Christian metal bands, With Blood Comes Cleansing, Soul Embraced, Besieged and Christian hardcore bands, Blessed by a Broken Heart, xLooking Forwardx, Stars Are Falling, and even being associated with Christian metal bands, Figure Four, Clear Convictions, and legendary Christian metalcore acts, Strongarm and No Innocent Victim.… Continued →

Sho Baraka’s fourth album “The Narrative” is now available and can be downloaded for free at Humble Beast’s website. The CD can also be purchased at their web store. Those already familiar with Sho’s work will be aware that this is his first contribution to the record label, and it certainly looks like a promising release. At 14 tracks long and with features from Jackie Hill Perry, Lecrae and others, “The Narrative” looks like an apt addition to the label’s discography. The CD even features images of The Cross Movement, G.… Continued →

Becoming Saints just dropped their debut album, Oh, the Suffering on Rottweiler Records. Becoming Saints started in Arkansas in 2003, but ended in 2006, with Bassist Jeff Bowie most notably joining Soul Embraced. The band reunited in 2013, as one-off reunion, but later started back in 2014 as a full-time thing. The band, previously only released two EPs, now have their debut album released on Rottweiler Records, home to Grave Robber, Soul Embraced and Pantokrator. Physical albums are up for pre-order now. Go buy it 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 →

New Tooth & Nail band Civilian have released their label debut “You Wouldn’t Believe What Privilege Costs” today. Check out the music video for their track “Skulls” below. Speaking of T&N there is also new releases from Aaron Gillespie, Artifex Pereo, and Disciple that have been released so check those out too.… Continued →

The debut full length on Facedown Records by the band Poured Out, is now available. It is titled “To The Point of Death” and will please all fans of the hardcore genre, especially those thirsting for aggressive classic sounding 90’s hardcore.… Continued →

Facedown Records has unleashed the HEAVY with a new Those Who Fear track titled “Ten Years”. The song will appear on the band’s upcoming full length release “State of Mind”, due out December 9th on Facedown Records. This is HEAVY stuff and I believe most of you hardcore/metal fans will find something to appreciate.… Continued →

Mike Stand and Steve Pannier of Altar Boys did a little facebook talk that included question/answer time and some classic songs done acoustic. This is all for the Kickstarter campaign to fund the DVD release of the 2005 Broken Reunion Show. It has been 30 years since the release of the band’s defining album “Gut Level Music” and next year will be the 30th for “Against the Grain”. Speaking of legacies, this band definitely has a bright one. Speaking of “Gut Level Music” if you want it on vinyl, it’s hard to pass up $6.00 for an LP!… Continued →

Jason Parker (Ex-Guitarist/songwriter for Focused, Uphold, Outnumbered) and a friend have started a special 90’s Spirit Filled Hardcore facebook page. Links to old demos/recordings, flyers and pics, and more. Join the discussion and proudly relive your youth. Also, you can look forward to the new Focused tshirt/hoodie that will go on sale soon.… Continued →

Mae’s over 10 year old album, “The Everglow”, is getting re-pressed on double vinyl in different colors and with a 28 page foil stamped storybook. Read on for further info.… Continued →

Today’s Video Flashback is of classic MxPx track “Doing Time” off the “Life In General” album (1996/Tooth & Nail Records). It’s amazing to think that Life in General just turned 20 last month. So crazy how fast time flies. Speaking of MxPx, they recently released a “Live” film from their Observatory shows in 2015 and the band has a rare single that was part of their campaign for the live film that you can hear below.… Continued →

Indie-Folk-Bluegrass-Pop group One Way Home, are heading out on the “Front Porch Tour” (named after their most recent full length) with Justin Gambino. Tour dates and such can be found at the One Way Home page here.… Continued →

Vocal Few (Matt from The Classic Crime and his wife) have finished tracking their new “Winter Ep” just in time for the Christmas season. Follow them at their facebook page to stay updated.… Continued →

Melodic death metallers Your Chance to Die have recently joined Megadeth’s Dave Ellefson’s label, EMP Label Group and EMP Underground. The band has announced plans for the band’s fourth album, Ex-Nihilo and they will try to release the album in early 2017 and plan on touring on this record. Your Chance to Die started in 2007 with couple Missi (Vocals) and Coca Avila (Guitars) and Drummer Daniel Todd. Since then the band has had a revolving lineup with the Avilias staying on. The lineup consists of the Avilas, Vocalist Som Plujimers (ex-Cerebral Bore) , Guitarist Ron Dalton and Drummer Thomas White.… Continued →

Christian death metal musician Ricky Puckett has a new project called In Darkest Dreams. On September 9, 2016, Puckett released the album digitally and on September 16 the physical copies were released. In Darkest Dreams is not like Puckett’s former band, Broken Flesh, a Christian slamming death metal band from Oklahoma. The band is more of the Gothic side of Death metal, rather than a Broken Flesh style. The album was released independently via Bandcamp for $8. Download it here. … Continued →

Windowsill Audrey is the brain child of Jason Fleetwood (Bloodshed, Fanmail, Rainy Days) and Jonathan Caro (Bloodshed, Rainy Days, Slingshot David, Stairwell, My Compatriots, B is Bridgie, and more). They play a style of music that would please fans of Pavement, Jimmy Eat World, Weezer, Jets to Brazil, Starflyer 59, and Stairwell. Their indie rock sounds are sure to attract new fans from all over the world. The band are currently finishing up their debut ep and full length which they will release later this year.… Continued →

Swedish Black Metal act Shadows of Paragon have announced they are working on their sophomore album. Shadows of Paragon formed in 2001 under the name Allsherjar until 2003, when they switched to Shadows of Paragon. Shadows of Paragon has released two EPs and their debut album, Through the Valley Within. The band, until recently, consisted of just Bassist Frederik Bergmann and Guitarists Linus Bergman and Zharlie Gustavsson. Shadows of Paragon recently added on new Drummer Arvid. The band is currently writing their upcoming sophomore album.… Continued →

The “Beautycore” band Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh, also known as GFM, just released their debut album, entitled Identity Crisis. GFM started in 2008 with three sisters, CJ (Vocals, Guitar), Maggie (Bass, Keyboards, Vocals), and Lu-Lu English (Drums, Vocals) in Jacksonville, Florida. The band went into the studio with Jake Jones and Justin Forshaw, both formerly of We As Human and currently of As We Ascended. Jones and Forshaw produced the band’s new CD, which was released Independently.… Continued →

Chicago based Melodic punk rock band – Much The Same, have reunited for some shows recently and already has a couple of new songs they wrote together that they’ve begun playing. Listen to their two albums on Spotify below and a sneak peek at a new track. Look for the band’s first new recorded music in 10 years in 2017.… Continued →

Death Requisite, the Extreme Hybrid Metal band from Sarasota, Florida, is due to release their sophomore album, Revisitation, through Rottweiler Records. Rottweiler Records is a record label that was founded by Shawn Browning a.k.a. Wretched Graverobber as a method to release Grave Robber and his solo music. Death Requisite formed in 1999 in Sarasota, Florida. The band went on a hiatus in 2005 but reformed in 2010, with Original Guitarist Dave Blackmore and Drummer William Lee being the only consistent members in the band’s lineup.… Continued →

Rottweiler Records announced the long awaited release date for Christian thrash metal band, Hand of Fire’s new album Let the Killings Begin. Rottweiler Records, based out of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a record label that was founded by Shawn Browning a.k.a. Wretched Graverobber as a way to release Grave Robber and his solo music. Hand of Fire, a recent signing to Rottweiler, is a Thrash metal band that formed in 2010 as a supergroup project with Jim Settle (ex-Tantrum of the Muse) and Corey Steger (ex-Underoath).… Continued →

Christian technical death metal band Gnashing of Teeth have finally called it a day. The band formed in 1993 under the name Enslaved with Guitarist Duane White and Drummer Larry Davis. The band continued for 23 years before they decided to finally  call it a day. White and Guitarist Travis Cooper are working on a new project, the name of which is still to be announced.… Continued →

I am proud to introduce our readers to the music of folk-pop trio, One Way Home. Featuring a blend of folk, americana, bluegrass, and pop in an undeniably addictive mix of music meant to get you singing along and lifting your hands in praise. I haven’t heard a group quite like these fine people so make sure you check out their new full length “Front Porch” that released back in March on spotify below. You can download the title track to that full length on Hearts Bleed Passion Vol.… Continued →

A band we’ve covered quite a bit in the past on the old IVM is American Arson. The band released 3 different Eps over the course of a year as part of their “Origin Story” series and we wanted to make sure you haven’t forgotten about them. The band’s track “The Beast of Gevaudan” appeared on Hearts Bleed Passion Vol. 6 (Part 2) as a free download. Check out their 3 eps below and make sure to support their music by purchasing on Bandcamp (or iTunes).… Continued →

Introducing a new band to you today. They are called To Live As Sons and feature a few former members from ZAO’s “The Splinter Shards the Birth Of Separation” (and before) era. They play a fiery blend of Spirit Filled Hardcore meant to get your adrenaline pumping and your fists in the air. This is some of the most solid independent hardcore I’ve heard in recent years and I encourage you to check them out. Listen to their new songs, below. Look for their debut ep soon.… Continued →