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Metalcore band My Heart to Fear have begun working on a new album. After releasing The Draft via Luxor Records last August, the band has done rather well for themselves. They put out a clip on their Facebook and Instagram of them playing back some guitars they’ve already recorded. Can’t wait to hear the rest of it! … Continued →

I am proud to bring you an exclusive stream of the new Sollunar album/ep titled “The Observatory”. The ambient post-rock effort will release on May 26th through Something Beautiful Records. Order here on limited vinyl (or CD). [Bandcamp] … Continued →

Solid State Records posted a video on Facebook indicating that they will be signing another band this week! Take a look at the video below and write your guess in the comments section. … Continued →

Symphony of Heaven, the symphonic death metal project from Owensville, IN, has a new lyric video up for their song “Stratagem”. The project started earlier this year, and has released two songs, with an EP coming soon. I recently did an interview with the brainchild of the project, Logan Thompson. The EP will be titled Of Scar and Soil, and if you want some details behind it, go read the interview. He released “Stratagem” a few months ago, but recently released the lyrics for it.… Continued →

Dan Smotz (The Dawn Retreat, SMOTZ) has launched his latest installment in what seems to be a never ending sequence of creative project. The System is Down is a podcast focused on all the touchy subjects that tend to set people off, but it is exacted in the form of civil, critical discussion. It’s a promising idea, and, for someone who doesn’t follow podcasts regularly, my interest is certainly piqued. Check out the first episode here.… Continued →

It’s been nearly five years since mainstay rockers, The Classic Crime has put out new material. For avid fans of the band, it was an interminable wait. We can rejoice because the hiatus is over and we have a new album from one of the few remaining bands from the pop/rock, Tooth & Nail era. So the question lingers in the air – was the wait worth it? Here’s why it’s a frustrating “no.” After a forty second intro track, How To Be Human kicks off with their first and for obvious reasons, controversial single.… Continued →

This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Logan Thompson, also known as Symphony of Heaven. I posted an article about him awhile ago here on Indie Vision Music about his release of “Stratagem”. Check that song out. We talk about upcoming music, gear, and lyrical backgrounds. Enjoy! Also, go check this article out on my blog, as well as other cool Christian metal and hardcore news! How are ya man? I’m good. How are you doing? I’m doing well. I’ve got a few questions for you.… Continued →

Raleigh rap-rock group Cold Comfort resurges with a lyrically-abrasive four-track mixtape.

Alternative & Rock

• Attaboy – Come Alive [Unikron Remix) [Single]
• The Classic Crime – How To Be Human
• Light The Way – Dude Lame [EP]
• So Long Forgotten – So Long Forgotten (Deluxe Edition)
• Third Day – Revival [Single]

Contemporary & Pop

• John Tibbs – Won’t Let Me Go [Single]
• Leslie McKee – Another Mile

Dance & Electronic

• David Thulin – You’re Not Alone [Single]
• DJ Kirk – DJ Kirk [EP]
• Har Megiddo – PRESSURE
• Phangs – Always Been U (feat. R.LUM.R) [Single]

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Sleeping At Last – Atlas: Intelligence [EP]
• Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell Live
• Sufjan Stevens – Mercury (feat.

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Least of These have just premiered their new song “Wolves” which is the title track from their upcoming Ep, over on Alt Press. Listen to the song below and check back here on May 12th for the full ep stream at Indie Vision Music. “Wolves” will release on May 19th. … Continued →

Indie Vision Music and ZAP Records are proud to bring you an exclusive LIVE STREAM from the band To Live As Sons on May 23rd at 7:30pm EST. Find out more info on the band and this upcoming “show”, below. To Live As Sons are an aggressive spirit-filled hardcore band featuring two former members of ZAO (early days). The group recently released their debut 3 song ep through ZAP Records back in January. Listen below. … Continued →

The new Light The Way “Dude, Lame” Ep is now available through all digital networks including but not limited to: iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, emusic, Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal +tons more. If you really want the ep and would like to support what we do here at IVM then please consider purchasing the EP for $4.00 over our bandcamp page. You can also purchase the new “Pumpkin Head” design tshirt or tank top and get an instant download of the Ep with order from StoreFrontier right here.… Continued →

Check out this really cool new podcast called “The Broken Record Podcast“, brought to you by Tim Hopkins who is a DJ at the BrokenFM radio station up in Northern California. Listen to the debut episode below via SoundCloud. Andrew from Light The Way chats about the the new ep “Dude, Lame”, Matt Baird from Spoken talks about the new album campaign, and the guys in Flatfoot 56 chat about “Odd Boat”. You don’t want to miss this. The podcast will be up on iTunes soon.… Continued →

I’d like to take a minute to introduce all of our readers to the sounds of North Carolina hardcore band, Takeheart. The band just signed with Eulogy Recordings and the band is working on their label debut right now. Fans of Sleeping Giant, Hatebreed, No Innocent Victim, Stick to Your Guns. Listen to the band’s 2016 full length, below. … Continued →

Facedown Records have signed a new band called “Deathbreaker” and you can take a listen to their debut single “In Error”, below. Deathbreaker “Disconnect” due out on May 12th through Facedown Records. Pre-order this new record in a several different bundles right here. Their debut record was produced by Matt Bayles (Norma Jean, Mastodon) and if this single is any indication of what’s to come, this is going to be a mighty fine (heavy) album. … Continued →

Memphis May Fire have just dropped a brand new music video for their song “Wanting More” off the last MMF album “This Light I Hold”, available now on Rise Records. … Continued →

Heath McNease teams up with JGivens and Propaganda to bring you a video for his latest song, “Believe.” Check out the video below, and if you enjoy it, you can purchase the track on iTunes.… Continued →

The music festival, known as AudioFeed Festival, has announced their 2017 lineup. The festival is similar to the legendary Cornerstone Festival, bringing in bands of all genres with Spirit filled messages (primarily). This year, there are punk bands, hardcore bands, and metal bands, including the legendary Living Sacrifice. The festival takes place on June 30th through July 2nd. Hope to see you there.… Continued →

The new punk rock ep from Light The Way titled #DudeLame, will go up for sale tomorrow wherever fine music is sold/streamed. You’ll find it on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Emusic, Tidal, Spotify, Apple Music, and so many more. Please write a review (good or bad) on your experiences with this ep and what you think, on all digital networks especially iTunes. A very special “Pumpkin Head” tshirt/tank top is going up for sale in the morning on our StoreFrontier site and you’ll get an instant download of this 6 track ep with order.… Continued →

One of Flicker Records’ most beloved alumni bands have decided to not only get out of the way, but moreover, they have risen from the ashes like a phoenix (with a heartache) after nearly ten years since their last album was released. Never quite having one particular sound but always succeeding in the style they adopted, this band has done emo, punk, post-hardcore, and straight on rock n’ roll. Kids in the Way have become K I D S and Side A shows the band both evolving and maintaining some of their roots.… Continued →

Fighting Jacks, a band who’ve been together since year 2000, released an album on Tooth & Nail Records and have weathered the storms of industry instability are back with a new single and an album titled “Decade” on the way. Check out the “Fade Decay / In Your Glory” Two Song Single just released on April 23rd. Excellent music and production on par with some of the biggest and brightest the scene has to offer. Stay tuned for continuing coverage on this band and their upcoming full length.… Continued →

Sef Idle of the band False Idle has been releasing a collection of “cover songs” through his YouTube page and they are actually really good. Recorded in his own Simpul Studio, you can find recent covers from Jimmy Eat World (Sweetness), Green Day (Christie Road), and NOFX (Bob). I believe more are on the way so stay tuned. Check out the playlist below to check out all these fine covers and make sure to make your suggestions to him for what to cover next right here.… Continued →

The Apprentice have announced on Facebook that they will be playing a show sometime in June at the Sunday Market in Evansville, IN. The full band will be there and it is their first show in three years. If you have yet to hear the passionate acoustic/folk that The Apprentice do so well, you can listen to and buy their albums on Bandcamp.… Continued →

How familiar are you with the Ohio metal and hardcore scene? Have your of Wait for the Day? I bet you haven’t, so here you go! Wait for the Day is a Metalcore band that formed in 2011. They have released an EP and a single titled “Guilt” via Bandcamp. They just recently released a new music video. Watch it here below! Enjoy! … Continued →

Hardcore band, Gideon has a new album coming soon. It’s called Cold and it will be out on May 12th via Equal Vision Records. Gideon brings a heavy new approach to the album from what I’ve heard, and this song brings in Knocked Loose vocalist Bryan Garris. Check out this video below. Enjoy! … Continued →

Choirs Of Veritas is a symphonic metal project that literally means “Choirs Of Truth”, symbolizing the union between music and the spiritual truth of Jesus Christ. Those Christian themes are made abundantly clear on their debut full-length, I Am the Way, the Truth and the Life. The project was birthed from the mind of Davide Scuteri, keyboardist and composer, as an offering to God and from a desire to thank God for the gift of music. The album’s purpose is to unite both the love for God and metal music.… Continued →

I am seriously considering selling off my CD collection. I am interested in selling in bulk and not by individual one by one CDs. Groups of 25 CDs or more would be preferable. I have a lot more indie titles and other CDs that didn’t scan in through my app I use. I will add those titles at a later date. I have no more PS3 Games and the Vinyl is not for sale. These “Vinyl” were all scanned in over a year ago and I have collected quite a bit more in that timeframe plus some didn’t scan in for whatever reason.… Continued →

Alternative & Rock

• At The Wayside – Lose One Friend, Lose All Friends, Lose Yourself [Single]
• NEEDTOBREATHE – HARD LOVE (feat. Serena Ryder) [Single]

Contemporary & Pop

• FEARLESS BND – Anchored [Single]
• Jamie Grace – The Happy Day [Single]
• Levi Bagge – Living The Dream [EP]
• Mandisa – Prove Me Wrong [Single]
• Matty Mullins – Unstoppable
• We Are Leo – Dimensions [Single]

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Brian Shilts & The High Country River Drinkers – There’s No More Bastards
• Marie miller – Two To One [Single]

Hard Rock & Metal

• Nothing Left – Destroy And Rebuild [EP]

Hip Hop & Rap

• Aha Gazelle – Momma House (feat.

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Check out this hot new track from Southern California indie-rock/indie-pop group, Lovelite, titled “Prophecy”. The song will appear on the group’s new album “Apocalypse Hymnal”. Fans of The Postal Service, Imogen Heap, and Bon Iver will dig this for sure. [Facebook] … Continued →

Update: The “Red Smoke” FIF Vinyl of “Our Newest Album Ever” is now sold out. SMLXL Vinyl is on a roll lately with their fantastic vinyl releases. Today it has been announced that Five Iron Frenzy’s 2nd full length “Our Newest Album Ever” which released in fall of 1997 on 5 Minute Walk Records and includes my favorite song of all time, “Every New Day”, as well hits like “Handbook for the Sellout”, “Blue Comb 78”, “Banner Year”, “Oh Canada”, and “Most Likely to Succeed” is getting the vinyl treatment for the first time.… Continued →