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June 13, 2017, Santa Cruz, California. Thumper Punk Records is thrilled to announce the release of Michael W. Stand’s contribution to the 3 Song Acoustic EP series. Michael W. Stand is a pioneer in gospel music, with a distinguished career that spans several decades and multiple genres. Founded in the early 1980s, his band The Altar Boys developed a worldwide following as they boldly expressed their faith over Orange County style punk and alternative rock. In the 1990s, his band Clash of Symbols stood at the forefront of hard hitting rock, with catchy and accessible pop melodies.… Continued →

Manic Drive will be releasing their new single “Easier” on June 23rd. You can pre-order the single now on iTunes.… Continued →

After a year of releasing an amazing album, Fit For A King finally released a music video for their title track of the album Deathgrip. The track is one of the first I heard, and after hearing it, I fell in love with the album. Check the track out below. … Continued →

Coopertheband released the first single off their upcoming album “Kingdoms” today. The song is titled “Rebels” and is the first track on the album. In addition to a new single Coopertheband announced that Kingdoms will be released on July 11, 2017. You can listen to the Rebels below and purchase it on iTunes.… Continued →

Alternative & Rock

• Coopertheband – Rebels [Single]

Contemporary & Pop

• Cody Carnes – Til The End Of Time (feat. Kari Jobe) [Single]
• Jeremy Camp – Word Of Life [Single]
• Landry Cantrell – Projections
• Owl City – Not All Heroes Wear Capes [Single]
• Run51 – This Moment
• Sanctus Real – Safe In My Father’s Arms [Single]
• Sandi Patty – Forever Grateful (Live From The Farewell Tour)

Gospel

• The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers – No Glory [Single]
• Jokia – Not Forgotten [EP]

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Dave Herring – The Greatest Liar I’ve Ever Known, Pt.

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Wavorly has been teasing us with #WavorlyWednesday posts on Facebook for months now. Until now the posts have been about the reunion shows they’re playing. But today’s video from Wavorly confirms what we’ve all been hoping for: New music is coming soon!… Continued →

Cool Hand Luke emerges from the dead with an amazing blend of alternative, ambient, and indie that may serve as their strongest album to date.

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The crushing new 2Minute Minor Hardcore Punk release, “A Goon’s Best Friend” digitally on June 12th. The preorders for Vinyl, CDs, and Tapes are up now right here. check out the promo below. For fans of: Warzone, Minor Threat, Breakdown,  Slapshot, Uniform Choice, Black Flag (Rollins years) … Continued →

Alternative & Rock

• the Orphan, the Poet – Terrible Things (Badboxes Remix) [Single]
• Rusty Shipp – Mortal Ghost

Contemporary & Pop

• JJ Heller – Brave Still [Single]
• Jordan Feliz – The River (Deluxe Edition)
• Mike Romero – Win The Skies
• Out Of The Dust – Out Of The Dust (Deluxe)
• Steve Ladd – No Excuses, No Regrets [EP]
• Tenth Avenue North – I Have This Hope (Ailo Remix) [Single]

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Benjamin James – The Rage of Becoming [EP]
• Ian Zumback – Entertaining Angels [Single]
• Phil King – When A Nation [Single]

Gospel

• The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers – Momma Told Me So [Single]

Hip Hop & Rap

• Aaron Cole – Y.C.H.M.B.

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It’s been a long time since the once main-stay metal act, The Showdown put out an album. In fact, it’s nearly been 7 years since Blood In The Gears was released. Feel old yet? Well something is going on and hopefully it means another album. On March 26, without warning The Showdown’s Facebook page went live. It was two members including vocalist David Bunton playing an acoustic version of We Die Young, a song from the classic rock influenced album, Temptation Come My Way. Following this video, there have been a few videos shared from their Instagram with Blunton recording vocals with hashtags involving the words the showdown.… Continued →

Decyfer Down is keeping busy with another release coming in just a few weeks. On June 23rd, they will be putting out an acoustic album, simply titled Acoustic EP. This is a very promising release considering their most recent album featured an impressive and beautiful version of Burn Back The Sun – a song from their debut album.… Continued →

Indie Vision Music has launched a brand new webstore which you can view at the link. Lots of stuff on the way and being planned for this year. Everything (minus the tapes and Tshirts) will begin shipping June 30th. I have the DENS CDs now and will be getting CDs from Mainsail, American Arson, Light The Way, At The Wayside, and 2Minute Minor tapes in a few weeks. I also just got all the stickers and buttons. If enough people order the tshirts, I will get them made in a timely manner.… Continued →

Never Beneath (formerly Above Only) will be releasing a new single on July 1st with an EP to follow later this Summer.… Continued →

I’ll open this review with two bits of information: I find Nirvana severely overrated and annoying and I find The Chariot to be largely overlooked and incredibly innovative. 68′, the brainchild of ex-The Chariot vocalist Josh Scogin, falls stylistically between the two. “In Humor and Sadness” saw release in 2014. Now, the duo returns to the fray with “Two Parts Viper” – but does it live up to expectations? Eventually We All Win opens with some sort of strange percussion and filtered vocals akin to, and I’ll probably get some level of flack for saying this, Arctic Monkeys.… Continued →

Lo-Fidelity Records has launched a really cool kickstarter campaign for the vinyl release of Adam Again’s classic album “Perfecta” (1995/Brainstorm). The album served as the final studio album featuring Gene Eugene before he passed in year 2000. Check out the kickstarter campaign here and pre-order the vinyl/CD in several different options.… Continued →

Sanctuary International has dubbed “The Top 10 Christian Metal Drummers of All Time” list which was voted on by their readers. Watch the video below and see some of these legendary musicians in action. Was your favorite drummer listed? Do you agree with the ranking? … Continued →

The post hardcore band Vagabonds has signed to Blood & Ink Records. The project formed August of 2013, and have released a split EP, and a single independently. The project is run by Luke Dean, who does everything within the band. Vagabonds is preparing to release their debut album, I Don’t Know What To Do Now, on June 30th. Pre-orders are available now. Listen to “Paralysis” below. … Continued →

California Thrash band Hand of Fire has a new music video for y’all to see! The song is called “The Prophecy” and it is brutal. It brings the sound of old school thrash, much like Slayer or Metallica, with the vocals of Death Angel. The track is going to be apart of their upcoming debut album, titled Let the Killings Begin, coming out through Rottweiler Records. … Continued →

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. So many memories are rolled up into this band for me and I’ll be forever thankful for the music & ministry of this mighty Ska band. I wrote a deeply personal account of my experience and love for this band on the IVM Instagram page.… Continued →

Yesterday Manic Drive posted an image with the word “Midnight…” to their Facebook. At midnight, their Facebook profile picture and cover photo changed to a plain black image. What could it mean?… Continued →

Alternative & Rock

• ’68 – Two Parts Viper

Contemporary & Pop

• Capital Kings – Love Is On Our Side [Single]
• Carmen Justice – Red & Yellow Black & White [Single]
• Julianna Zobrist – Safe [Single]
• Kerrie Roberts – True North (David Thulin Radio Mix) [Single]
• Love & The Outcome – Scars To Your Beautiful [Single]
• Mass Anthem – Through People Like Me

Dance & Electronic

• David Thulin – Sun Is Rising [Single]
• Gui Brazil, DJ Yuuki – Be Like You (feat. Xay Hill) [Single]
• LZ7 – Give My All / Golden [Single]

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Greg Attwells – If It Matters To You [Single]
• John Mark McMillan – Enemy, Love [Single]

Hard Rock & Metal

• Lordchain – 20th Anniversary
• Symphony of Heaven – …Of Scars And Soil… [EP]

Hip Hop & Rap

• Aha Gazelle – Keep It In The Family [Single]
• Andre Balboa – Fair Weather Friends [Single]
• Dru Bex – Gamez [Single]
• J Han.

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Stemson is an electronic/rap/experimental project out of Albuquerque, NM. The new album, Weird World, is slated for release on 6/24, but you can check out three songs below in preparation for the release. Here’s an official press statement: Weird World is the second full-length album from Stemson, combining a mix of tight/catchy synth lines/driving rhythms while being carried by vocals that are both dry/honest and loud/sarcastic.  Weird world visits elements of the 80’s/90’s/00’s and modern pop while maintaining a life of its own. The album is currently available for pre-order to the public (stemson.bandcamp.com).… Continued →

Light The Way presents their new lyric video for “So Stoked”. Check it out below. I will have CDs of “Dude, Lame: Deluxe Edition, Man!” (Both Eps on one cd) very soon in the new IVM Webstore. I have some stickers up momentarily as I prepare to have new merch added. Get this, I am going to have TAPES made of both “Dude, Lame: Deluxe Edition, Man” and At The Wayside “The Breakdown and The Fall”, done all punk rock diy style by DBD Tapes.… Continued →

Nashville, TN – – LeAnder frontman is stoked to get married! In anticipation for the wedding date (June 24, 2017!), Scott Anderle released a 3 song EP that chronicles the couple’s relationship. Each track is produced by different one of Scott’s close friends who helped him create this EP as a wedding gift. Although Scott takes the energy of screaming and distorted guitars down, Ampersand definitely does not lack in heart.The first track, Bryana is suitably named as it is a forward song engaging the listener to the story of how they met with an intimate final verse where he asks her to be his girlfriend.… Continued →

Wisconsin-based alt/pop-punk project Strategic has released a brand new album titled Motivation. Check it out below – other digital outlets and physical copies are coming soon. … Continued →

Symphony of Heaven, the symphonic death metal band from Owensville, Indiana, has released their debut EP. The EP is titled …Of Scars and Soil… and is available via his Bandcamp. If you want some more information on the EP, read the interview I did. It has a little bit about the concept and lyrical content behind the songs. Go download it here. … Continued →

Read this review of Spirit and the Bride's new album , "Dry Bones"

A late-night conversation with Detroit-native Evan Baker revolves around the interplay of literature, personal growth, and authenticity as the basis for American Arson's music.

Meet Brynn Elliott, a Harvard University student from Atlanta, Georgia. When she’s no busy with school she’s busy with her budding music career. How busy? She’s opening for the Lifehouse/Switchfoot tour this summer. Checkout her newest single “Might Not Like Me” below and catch her on the Looking For Summer Tour if you get the chance.… Continued →