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This was posted about a month ago but we forgot to let you readers know about it. The brand new song from The Choir titled “Mystical World” is out now through all digital networks and can be streamed by clicking below. It’s a great song and you’ll love it.… Continued →

Mars ILL’s “Inside Out” is one of the most convicting songs I’ve ever heard. Backbreakanomics (2003) is a classic album as a whole, but Dust’s production on this song is what really sets it apart, with its haunting samples and DJ scratches. Manchild uses the occasion to tell a story which focuses on social inequality, spiritual transformation, and justice. Blames the system that built jails instead of schools / Blames religion as a set of useless rules / Blames his father that he never even knew / Looks in the mirror.… Continued →

Sad news today, as legendary band mewithoutYou has announced on their Facebook page that the following year will be their final one as an active band. Their message reads, “To whom it may concern, we have decided on next year as our last as an active band. We nevertheless have many plans in the interim, the details of which are forthcoming. Thank you, mewithoutYou” We’ll all have to be in the lookout to see what they have planned. If you haven’t experienced their live show, I strongly recommend trying to see them before it’s over.… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• All For The King – Metal Gods
• Asfirefalls – Buried
• The Blamed – The Church Is Hurting People
• Eisley – I Won’t Cry
• Gatlin Elms – Locked Doors
• Glasslands – Mr. Creeps
• KIDS – Golden Road
• TAKE – Cast Out

Pop

• Andrea Hamilton – Real Love
• Anthem Lights – Stupid Deep
• Citizen Way – Love Is A Lion
• Coopertheband – Drive (Acoustic) (EP)
• Courtnie Ramirez – Perfectly Loved (Remix)
• Elizabeth Grace – Like Myself
• kalley – Oasis
• Matthew West – Truth Be Told
• Sarah Reeves – Anxious
• Spencer Kane & Brooke – Señorita
• Tom Read – Borderless
• Valerie Bonz – So in Love (Live at Vox)
• We Are Leo – Eyes On U

Electronic

• Jeremy James Whitaker – Dreams
• Jesus Loves Electro – Come Alive

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Caroline Cobb – Tell That Story
• Christa Wells – Meet Me at the Water
• Jervis Campbell – Let You Love Me
• John Tibbs – Details
• J Lind – For What It’s Worth
• Sarah Sparks – All I Have
• S.

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Where are my hip-hop heads at? Lightheaded is/was a collaborative project between Ozay Moore (FKA Othello), Braille, and Ohmega Watts. Each of these MCs have had significant solo careers on their own. This track brings the three of them back together after a long hiatus. Super-cool stuff! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wk8aWiY0PQ… Continued →

Tomorrow, the day will have arrived for a new The Blamed album, “The Church Is Hurting People”. This full length record, the first in over a decade, will hit all digital stores and streaming sites via Indie Vision Music. Some of you west coast fans might just get lucky at 9pm PST tonight but shhhh, don’t tell anyone 😉 Bandcamp downloads will be released tonight as well so if you haven’t pre-ordered it yet, click here. You can also listen to the whole album right here.… Continued →

Nomis has some positive hip-hop for you this Thursday, and the jazz-based production is very nice on this one. “Atlas” is now available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, and all other digital outlets. The press release from SOHH PR reads: Drafting out of the momentum of the group cypher, “Open Season”, Nomis releases his second single in the “Least of Green” series. Unlike the previous single, Nomis keeps the alphabet acrobatics all to himself on this one. “Atlas”, is a fun song that celebrates Hip-Hop, speaks to the early years of Nomis’ development as an artist, and ultimately lands where Nomis is now as a father and a husband back in his hometown of Oceanside, California.… Continued →

Join me as I interview Nashville emo-rock advocate Chase Tremaine about his new single “Matter” and his upcoming album Unfall. In the interview Chase explains the meaning behind his song “Matter,” how he hopes his new album will help grow the emo/pop-punk scene in Nashville, and why CDs still matter (no pun intended). You can find out more about Chase and his music at ChaseTremaine.com and get your physical copy of Unfall by backing his Kickstarter campaign before November 5th. P. S. If you enjoyed this interview head on over to JesusFreakHideout.com… Continued →

At The Wayside are back with a brand new music video for their song, “Closer Than Close”. Watch the teaser below and make sure to pick up their latest album “The Breakdown and the Fall” now on all digital networks. Full music video launches on October 25th!… Continued →

Norma Jean’s upcoming record, All Hail, releases next week on October 25. Truth be told, I only listened through O’ God, the Aftermath (2005) for the first time this year, and was very impressed by its balance of chaos and complexity. As we anticipate All Hail, here is a classic song from one of 2005’s metalcore masterpieces.… Continued →

Longtime metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada is back with an incredible album that should be the surprise of the year. Let’s be honest, metalcore has become somewhat predictable with only a few bands making quality music. Even still, it’s become stagnant as there has been very little growth in the genre over the past decade. This is where The Act comes into play. The group’s 7th album travels into unknown territory and gives us a glimpse of what metalcore can be. The Act is a multi-dimmensional album spitting of fury, emotion, and angst.… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Asfirefalls – Buried
• The Devil Wears Prada – The Act
• Forfeit Thee Untrue – Halo Crippled
• Homestate – Sick Sad World
• Honest Men – Take Time
• Michael Sweet – Ten
• Red – Hemorrhage
• Rusty Shipp – Detonator
• Pontus J Back – Rock Force One
• Safemode – No Matter
• Signum Regis – Never Surrender
• Skillet – Anchor (Reimagined)
• Spoken in Tongues – Fractures
• We Are The City – Song in My Head

Pop

• Binley – Joy
• Citizen Way – Love Is A Lion
• Coby James – No Trouble (EP)
• Cristabelle Braden – Dare to Hope Again
• David Dunn – Yes & No (EP)
• Emily Brimlow – Roses
• Holly Starr – Umbrella (Remix)
• Hope – Good Life (Heavenly Joy)
• Hyper Fenton – Smile
• Kimber – Heart Against Mind
• Mass Anthem – Only Human
• Matthew Mole – Kilimanjaro
• MDSN – Who We Are
• Tauren Wells – Close

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Daniel Dorman – Patricia
• David Lunsford – Moon (The Bones)
• Holly Ann – Say So
• Jeremy Casella – Autumn in Kingston Springs
• Jordan Tyler Poole – Fear
• Leigh Nash – Don’t Let Me Die in Dallas
• Rachel Fort – Houses (EP)
• Van Andrew – Highwire

Hip Hop & Urban

• Aaron Dews – Badlands
• Aaron Kolenc – Run It Up
• Angie Rose – Lie To Me (Story Of Eve)
• BigBreeze – God’s Gifts
• Cape Lions – 2much
• Corey Mills – Acid
• Dee-1 – People Don’t Want That Real (Remix) [feat.

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Head on over to our StoreFrontier page and pick up the latest merch from Inner 29, The Blamed, Must Build Jacuzzi, The Prettybads, Light The Way, Craig’s Brother, and all those tasty IVM designs. These make the perfect Christmas gifts. Available on Next Level Brand (Shirts/Tanks) and in Tshirts, Tanks, Hoodies, Long Sleeves, Sweatshirts, Kids Tees, etc. All purchases kick back a small portion toward IVM and help me keep the dream alive to be able to keep in operation mode. *Just a note, not all the shirts on that page are Next Level.… Continued →

According to various Slick Shoes members Instagram accounts, the band appears to be reuniting in a studio setting and laying down tracks for something? I’m hoping its a new Slick Shoes album because it is one of my most anticipated reunions and I think a new album would be most desired especially with Jackson back in the fold. What say you? Are you excited for more Slick Shoes recordings?… Continued →

Coopertheband has still been going strong and just released the final (acoustic) Ep from their David Project series. You can find the first two Eps “Kings” and “Kingdoms” on all digital markets. Check out more info on this Ep and the series, below.… Continued →

Spoken in Tongues are back with their second song titled “Fractures” off the upcoming album “The Nail That Sticks Up Will Be Hammered Down”. This is great stuff! Spoken in Tongues is the music project from Billy Power of Blenderhead and Chris Wible of Everdown. Pre-order their new album on Vinyl/CD right here and on cassette from Steadfast Records here.… Continued →

Those mysterious rockers known as Mainframe will return on November 9th with a new release titled “Ties That Bind” via Indie Vision Music. You can get a sneak peek at the cover below. The album will feature 5 new punk inspired rockers along with 2 unplugged songs. A new song will stream here shortly. This will be a digital release but if there is demand for a CD, I can do that as well. Follow the band on Facebook and Instagram @mainframepunk… Continued →

Check out the brand new music video for “SICK SAD WORLD” by Aussie pop-punk band – HOMESTATE. Full of passion and raging, melodic anthems set to conquer your hearts. These guys are the real deal and this is a band to keep a definite eye on moving forward. If you don’t know who they are or didn’t hear their past few releases as Available at the Counter then you are doing yourself a huge disservice. Get listening and add these guys to your playlists. Their new “Self Titled” Ep is out November 29th!… Continued →

Thanks to our friends at JesusFreakHideout, there is a very special full album stream of The Blamed new album “The Church is Hurting People” right here. The album is out October 18th digitally. The band is currently sending out physical merch to supporters as we speak and I’ll have some merch in the IVM webstore soon. Preorder digitally via Bandcamp right here.… Continued →

The very talented duo known as Mission House have just released their second single off the upcoming 7 song “Self Titled” project due out November 1st via Integrity Music. Lush arrangement with a moving and emotional core consisting of Taylor and Jess’s ethereal, heavenly voices is pure joy. Meant to inspire, leading one into a prayerful meditation and focus on pure worship, this group is certainly one to keep your eyes/ears on. I’ll post the first single below in addition to “I Don’t Have Much”.… Continued →

RED are back with a brand new Ep which includes a cover of the classic Fuel song “Hemorrhage (In My Hands)”. “The Evening Hate” Ep is out November 1st and first single “From the Ashes” heads to radio October 25th. Listen to the cover track, Read the full press release about the EP and upcoming tour dates with In Flames, below.… Continued →

Propaganda and Derek Minor have just released a new collaboration track with John Givez titled “Dope”. Check out the song below and prepare to get WOWED.… Continued →

Check out this cool remix of the For King & Country song, “Burn The Ships” by R3HAB. You can find the song below and it is available on all digital networks now. Catch the band on their U.S. Tour now (Dates Here).… Continued →

Lo-fi indie rock never made a huge impact in the Christian scene. To be fair, it was a niche market even in mainstream circles. Beck and R.E.M. were the only 2 artists to break out of the underground, and both of those bands more or less ditched their lo-fi roots to do so (Beck only temporarily). I can only think of a handful of Christian-themed lo-fi bands: Jetenderpaul, Danielson Famile, Pedro the Lion (early stuff), Sappo, Joe Christmas, and some early Damien Jurado projects. Enter Jupiter James.… Continued →

Following on the heels of lead single “Breaking Waves” and Audioslave cover “Show Me How to Live” is “Detonator” the third and final single off Rusty Shipp‘s upcoming EP Liquid Exorcist. You can get an advance copy of Liquid Exorcist by pre-ordering the EP from RustyShipp.com. … Continued →

The tremendously talented pop-punk band HOMESTATE out of the great country of Australia, is back with a brand new song titled “Sick Sad World”. This band was formerly known as Available at the Counter which released their last album “A World of Second Chances” in 2017 via a distro tape/cd release from IVM. Check out this new song below. Music video for the song will premiere tomorrow via Don’t Bore Us.… Continued →

Huntingtons are back after a long hiatus to deliver us all an album that just might deserve a top spot on every punk rock reviewers “Best of” lists. Could this be possible? Will the Ramones loving homeboys bring us an abundance of joy and laughter in the form of pure PUNK ROCK that us fans will discuss for years to come? One can only guess but the anticipation is high and I hope it’s even better than their last studio full length in 2003 (Self Titled).… Continued →

From Velvet Blue Music . . . “To celebrate the upcoming re-issue of STARFLYER 59 ‘gold’ on vinyl . . . we’ve made a run of Gold era shirts and a cool sticker pack. Links below. Or you can email me if you’d like a link to pay via PayPal jeff@velvetbluemusic.com”. Click below for the links to purchase… Continued →

Just last month, Relient K announced All Work & No Playlist, a vinyl release including fan-picked songs. Over 6,000 fans voted and the track listing has been revealed. Unfortunately, it appears that the vinyl has already sold out. As someone who voted, I thought the selection looked quite good, and can only hope that more copies will be made. Share your thoughts on this intriguing release below, and keep up to date with the band on Facebook. Here are the songs to be included: Side A 1.… Continued →

Memphis, TN. based metalcore band What We Do in Secret, have just signed with Facedown Records. Their debut FD album “Repose” is out November 22nd. Read more below. You can find their new song “918” below this message. These guys remind me of a cross between the awesome sounds of Hands, Norma Jean, Between the Buried and Me, and Memphis May Fire.… Continued →