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Stryper will release their 10th studio album titled “God Damn Evil” on April 20th 2018 on Frontiers Music. You can preorder here in a few different options. Check out the new song “Take It To The Cross” below. Full press release can be read below this message.… Continued →

One of the most promising up and coming indie rock/post hardcore bands, DENS, release brand new single titled “Will You Keep Out All The Sadness”. The song is available on all digital networks today and you can stream it below in lyric video format. Between this and new My Epic, 2018 is already shaping up to be an amazing start of the year.… Continued →

Pop punks I Am Spartacus have released a new music video for the song “The Last Stand” and it sounds pretty great! Check it out below and sound off in the comments below that!… Continued →

Glasslands is back with a new song and a video to go along with it! Check out “Misery Game” below and be sure to support the band by picking up the track at any of your finer digital retailers.… Continued →

Mainsail have posted a new song titled “The Silence” and you can check it out below. “This song is for anyone who has been kept up at night, that has struggled with mental health, or that has battled depression or suicide. This is us fighting back. This is us breaking the Silence.”… Continued →

Indie Vision Music proudly presents “sing & talk” by new singer-songwriter Allen Odell. Check out his new song below and make sure to visit on Facebook here. The lyrics can also be found below. The song will appear on the upcoming debut album “childlikeness”.… Continued →

Tooth and Nail recently announced the signing of a band called Off Road Minivan. Now, I’m going to be brutally honest here, and it may just be a matter of opinion, but these days I really haven’t found much coming out of Tooth & Nail that I like. In this case however, I decided to take the chance and give these guys a shot and was very glad I did. Off Road Minivan are a band out of Red Hook, NY with a lineup that includes Fit For A King bassist, Ryan O’Leary.… Continued →

We haven’t heard much from James McCurley’s solo project, Black Pages, for several years. His first EP was a promising mix of ambient, pop, and singer/songwriter, but his new single, Back Down, takes things up a few notches. Much like his previous tracks, Back Down is largely subdued and a bit pensive, though it feels a bit more stream-of-consciousness as well. Pop sensibility is mixed with a manner of progression, with no discernible chorus, changing tempos, and vocals reminiscent of Silver Sun Pickups. It’s proof that pop music does not need to be predictable nor inane.… Continued →

I hope everyone enjoyed the best of 2017 lists on IVM last month. Now it’s time to talk about what the best new music of January 2018 is! Here’s my short list: Blank Books – EP1 Is it cheating to include EP1 by Blank Books in my January list? The album technically dropped on November 22nd last year, but it only made it’s way to Apple Music and Spotify this month. If you’re like me and didn’t get around to listening to it before, now is the time!… Continued →

Alternative & Rock

• All Above Me – Return to the Battlefield
• LOYALS – LOYALS
• Off Road Minivan – Spiral Gaze [Single]

Contemporary & Pop

• Dan Bremnes – Going Together [Single]
• Dan Bremnes – Up Again [Single]
• I AM THEY – My Feet Are on the Rock [Single]
• Jordan Feliz – Changed [Single]
• Sarah Reeves – Feel The Waters [Single]
• Various Artists – Samson (Songs From And Inspired By The Motion Picture)

Dance & Electronic

• Jesus Loves Electro – Lift [Single]
• Owl City – Reel 2 [EP]
• Scott Ralley – Way That You Do [Single]

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Adeline Hill – 2 Am [Single]
• Antoine Bradford – Eugene [Single]
• Ashley Cleveland – One More Song
• Audrey Assad – When I See You [Single]
• Bradley Bridges – Jesus Is King [Single]
• Jennifer Holm – Gravity [EP]
• JJ Heller – Love Letter [Single]
• Luke Spehar – The Pilgrim [EP]
• Oh Jeremiah – Even If It Kills Me [Single]
• Praytell – I’d Pick You [Single]
• Shawn McDonald – The Search [EP]

Hard Rock & Metal

• Listener – Being Empty : Being Filled

Hip Hop & Urban

• Battleground City – Own Team [Single]
• Bee Ardoin – The Truth About Walking [EP]
• Bryann T – Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit
• CASS – Tomorrow Will Come [Single]
• Charlie Powers – I Been [Single]
• ELIM – Buddies [Single]
• J-Phish – Calvary [Single]
• Kevi – Good Morning [Single]
• Kevmo – Fall Away [single]
• Lael Turner – Fade Away [Single]
• Lawren – Mood.

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My Epic have announced a new double ep project for 2018. The first ep titled “Ultraviolet” will drop March 30th. The second ep titled “Violence” will be out late fall 2018. Both will release on long time label home, Facedown Records. Pre-orders for the first ep in several different bundles is available right here. Check out the new song “Of Wilderness” below and soak in the beauty of a truly ground breaking and influential indie band.… Continued →

The Pop-Punk project of Andrew Alojipan called Kept On Hold is releasing a new ep titled “What We Buried” and has just launched a new crowd funding campaign for it. Check out the campaign here… Continued →

UK based Punk Rock group under the name Peter118 have indeed signed with the independent label Raven Faith Records. Check out this cool write up about the signing and new song right here. Since the demise of Thumper Punk Records, there are a large amount of former bands that are looking for a home. IVM will be working with 3 of them (so far) with a potential “split” between one of our bands and another TPR band as well. Things are looking up for punk rock across the globe and we are holding strong.… Continued →

Cam Smith who goes under the moniker of Hotel Books has just announced his new alt-rap project – Camp Hope and has released a powerful new music video for the project that you can watch below. The song is titled “Ready To Fall” and features a sound that would please fans of Linkin Park, twenty one pilots, Beautiful Eulogy, Pax217, and Manafest. It’s that perfect balance between alternative and rap, indie rock and hip hop, sounds that are highly influential and musically gripping. Check out the music video below and make sure to pick up the debut album “Michael” via InVogue Records wherever fine music is sold/streamed.… Continued →

Fine China has released a fabulous new 3 song single titled “You Are Not The Future”. The single is available now wherever fine digital music is sold/streamed (see below). The band’s new album and first in 12 years, titled “Not Thrilled” is out February 23rd via Velvet Blue Music. Purchase this single on 7″ right here. You can also pre-order the full 12″ vinyl for the new album right here. In case you are unfamiliar with the group, their sound falls in line with all the greats in 80’s New Wave while also incorporating modern sounds.… Continued →

Dagon return after a long absence with their highly technical and heavy set of metal songs on their new album “Back to The Sea” (available now). Check out the title track below and get ready to have your face melted off. Now this is the kind of metal I can call myself a fan of. Check it out… Continued →

Jonathan Ogden experiments with melding worship and R&B on his latest EP but fails to leave a lasting impression.

After Nashville pop act Medic announced their recent dissolution, many fans (including myself) suspected that it wasn’t the end. I can thankfully say I was correct: the trio has rebranded to VEAUX with new music on the way eventually. Check out the announcement video below. … Continued →

LEDGES' debut album is an ambitious release that proves they're not afraid to take risks.

Alternative & Rock

• Aid & Effect – Making Things New [Single]

Contemporary & Pop

• Cameron Moore – Alpenglow
• JJ Weeks Band – Fool’s Gold [Single]
• LoveCollide – I Don’t Want It [Single]
• Nineclub – Keep On [Single]
• Ryan Stevenson – No Matter What (feat. Bart Millard of MercyMe) [Single]

Dance & Electronic

• FreeG – The Great Escape [Single]
• Georgian And Winnie Banov – Blisstronica 4

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Mark Lee Townsend – 1919: The Ballad of Rexford
• Jon Foreman – Run Free (Mt. Soledad Sunrise) [Single]
• Jonathan McReynolds – Cycles (feat.

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Skillet will be going out on tour with one of my faves, for KING & COUNTRY beginning in April. For dates and tickets click here.… Continued →

With the coming of I Am, one of the most influential metal bands in the scene has come to pass. What a big hole they leave in their absence. But let us get to the album that begins with the gang vocals yelling “Sleeping giant!” Preachcore Lives! begins the final album with a message to be left behind for the next bands to rise up. With phrases like, “Kingdom over everything,” “Recognition of the one true name,” and “Don’t perform for the crowd, but for the crown.”… Continued →

Eleventyseven in all their synth-pop glory have released a new music video for the track “Inside Out” which you can view below. The new album “Rad Science” is now available wherever you purchase fine music.… Continued →

Who remembers the goodness that was Chasing Victory? It wasn’t that long ago, was it? Well, today the band released a new track for your listening pleasure called…”Friends”. Along with the video, the band announced the release of their new ep, “Friends, Vol. 1” on Feb 9th, so you don’t have to wait long. The band already plans future volumes as well and has set up an online store with a plethora of merch HERE. Check out the video below and sound off in the comments!… Continued →

Although TAKE has been around for some time, this review will serve as an introduction to many. In the current climate of the long standing pillars of Christian metal being slowly eroded away with time, (Sleeping Giant, Haste the Day, For Today, Hands) it is vital that new bands come and pick up where they left off. Not only continuing Christian metal, but metal with such a strong stance in faith; this is where Take comes into play. The 2017 EP The Dead Will Rise is anthem of what can be accomplished in faith.… Continued →

David has announced an end to the much loved and adored Christian punk rock label, Thumper Punk Records. He started it as a music site in 2008 and we all watched it grow as a record label the past 10 years. Him and his label will be sorely missed but we commend him for wanting to devote more time to his family. It’s tough in this scene and I know exactly how he feel coming from my perspective. With my experience the past 18 years I can tell you honestly that I have thrown in the towel a few times, wanted to a few more times, and have been battling personal doubts about my work even more times.… Continued →

Chicago based Hardcore Punk band 2Minute Minor have announced a very special 50% off sale in their webstore to generate funds toward the recording for their upcoming album. Check out the sale right here and support these hard working gentlemen. New album is going to be a beast of a record!… Continued →

I am so excited to present to all of you, the very first single from Aid & Effect. Aid & Effect are a pop-punk band out of Canada that features former members of Hawk Nelson including Jason Dunn on vocals. Check out the song “Making Things New”, below. You can find out more info on the band here via Facebook.… Continued →

It is an exciting year for Joshua Fest as they return with a full festival lineup which includes some mighty fine bands. Check out the full lineup right here. Oh and there is a Slow Coming Day reunion show taking place at the fest this year (as well as a solo set by Orion Walsh). I think I heard somewhere that Light The Way are playing too.… Continued →

Fireflight have returned and will drop a new song titled “I Won’t Look Back” on February 9th. This powerful song was inspired by John 10:10 and arrives in the wake of the “Me Too” movement. It’s an empowering anthem meant to break the binds of those who have suffered abuse. Read the full press release below.… Continued →