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It’s that time of the week – Throwback Thursday! Today’s band showed a lot of promise but personal differences, growing up, and moving apart ultimately was the band’s demise. Well-Wisher stands as a great nod to what could have been. History Counselor was a melodic hardcore band with pop-punk and indie elements based out of Muskegon, MI. that released music during 2012 and 2013. A few singles preceded Well-Wisher and a fully EP followed. However, the latter suffers from incredibly poor production and mixing that sadly ruins the listening experience.… Continued →

Heath McNease has released a video for his new song “Rapper” featuring Keyes (otherwise known as Heir Jordan). The press release reads: “In the lead up to his new EP featuring Propaganda, J Givens, Derek Minor and more, Heath McNease partnered with Keyes (aka Heir Jordan) to drop a loosie that takes a satirical look at what it is to be a rapper Over a gritty beat from producer Wonderlust, both rappers dole out stern warnings about the dangers of getting to know an emcee. The video was shot and directed by Heath, Jordan and Chris Pochiba.”… Continued →

As a two year anniversary for the forum The Blackest Light, DC Mills (Vials of Wrath) helped all the musician members release a compilation for the group. You’ll see a bunch of bands you may have heard of represented: O, Majestic Winter, Corpse, Vials of Wrath, or maybe Blood Thirsty. Showcasing a variety of distribution centers, these bands have been on Vision of God Records, SkyBurnsBlack Records, Sanctus Gladius Records, and Vociferator Entertainment. This compilation features a fair amount of current Christian black metal, death metal, and grindcore, and offers some insight in what the underground has to offer.… Continued →

Fearless metalcore act August Burns Red has begun tracking vocals for their new and upcoming album, which is yet to be named. August Burns Red have been around since 2003 and have released 7 studio albums, 2 EPs as well as several 7″s. This would mark their 8th album and their sophomore release through Fearless Records. In case you missed it, (who am I kidding, you didn’t miss this, but in case you did:) the band was Grammy nominated for “Best Metal Performance” for their song “Identity” off of Found in Far Away Places, their Fearless debut.… Continued →

The metalcore band DIRE, has a some exciting news! They have announced that they have signed to the label known as Sancrosanct Records. The label has had bands such as Remembrance (one member is now in Sleeping Giant) and Bloodlined Calligraphy. There is not much else to talk about the label. DIRE has also released a new lyric video for their song “Watch it Burn”. Check it out! … Continued →

New Jersey isn’t one of the biggest states in the country, in fact it’s one of the smaller ones. Despite that, it’s still large enough, in it’s own right, to inspire surprise that there aren’t more Christian musicians here who are willing and able to take their gifting beyond the four walls of the church. However, inasmuch as NJ may lack Christian bands and artists in quantity, it’s something we certainly make up for in quality. In the southern part of our state, in a town called Vineland, there is a band called Silent Culture.… Continued →

The southern metal band, The Showdown has not announced that they are back together, but they did do live stream where they played an acoustic song. The band started years ago in 1999 as 2450, but didn’t become The Showdown until 2003. They released four albums, two through Mono vs. Stereo and two through Solid State Records. The band may be hinting at a reunion, but expect an original lineup. Members Patrick Judge and Jeremiah Scott are probably really busy with Demon Hunter and probably won’t be able to perform.… Continued →

Hailing for Sacramento, Lost Things has emerged to play some fresh post-rock/hardcore. These guys have songs that span influences from Being as an Ocean and Oh Sleeper to Jesus Culture (Consumed-era) and Emery, maybe with a slight Take It Back! influence in the faster songs. The album artwork seems to allude to a highly political punk attitude however the lyrics convey a message of seeking truth and dealing with personal problems. Facebook… Continued →

Lil Dre is back (for the last time?!?) with an album that brings deeply intelligent lyrics alongside some of his sharpest rapping yet, to create some of 2017's best hip-hop.

For the first time ever Indie Vision Music is proud to offer “Kids” sizes of some favorite Indie Vision Music items. Check out Kids sizes in these designs: “Anchor – Kids“, “Keep the Fire Burning Bright – Kids“, “IVM Mountains – Kids“, “Hot Air Balloons – Kids“, and “He Exists Fragment – Kids“. We also have a ton of other great designs from bands I love (Including Light The Way) and signature IVM Designs. Our merch items are NOT available anywhere else except right here on www.StoreFrontier.com.… Continued →

Check out this really cool interview I recently did with Shane Ochsner of Hands and Everything in Slow Motion. We cover everything from the Hands catalog to EISM, Music, and everything in between. Check out both Hands and EISM at Facedown Fest this May.

A brand new music video for the Aaron Sprinkle song “Invincible” feat. Elle Puckett has been posted and can be viewed below. Aaron’s new album “Real Life” released last week and is available now from Tooth & Nail Records. … Continued →

So. Cal. pop-punk band Mainsail have released another new song and this one is titled “Set In My Ways”. This band has released quality songs and my expectations are high for their debut recording titled “Photographs”. The album will be out in April and available through all digital networks. This is great stuff and very well done. … Continued →

Spoken just launched a campaign for their upcoming 9th studio album. Check it out here. All pre-orders come with an instant download of their new single. Despite all the band changes over the years the one consistent thread that weaves the signature Spoken sound together is the unmistakable voice of lead singer Matt Baird. Since 2003 the band has put out a ton of quality material and will continue to do so. Check this out!… Continued →

I’d like to thank our reader Shadi for sharing this awesome new artist with me. They are called Diamonds to Dust and their style ranges from Post-Hardcore to Rock and Metal. A totally refreshing take on a genre that has become oversaturated with stagnant sounds and a clone like circus. The band just released their new album titled “Aging of the Weary” through all digital networks and iTunes via Manifest Records. Check out their new music video for the song “Saturate” below. [Bandcamp] … Continued →

The death metal band Soul Embraced has come out of their hiatus and are making a new album. Today the band announced they were doing shows and put out a post asking where fans would want to see them next. Former Bassist Jeff Bowie has also announced that he has rejoined the band and is pulling “double duties”, with Soul Embraced’s labelmates Becoming Saints. So with that, I think it’s safe to assume that Jon Dunn of Demon Hunter is no longer apart of the band.… Continued →

The progressive thrash metal band, Believer has began to release their long-awaited new music. Though not all at once. It seems that they are releasing them two songs at a time, or at least this EP only had two tracks. This EP, just called 1 of 5, has two tracks: “Home” and “888”. The band formed in 1986 as Deceiver, but changed their name to Believer the next year. They released three albums though the label R.E.X. Music and then went their separate ways in 1993.… Continued →

Terminal 1998-2006 RIYL – old school Anberlin, Dead Poetic, Jimmy Eat World, Number One Gun In this new series, we will be bringing to light many bands that showed us a brief but bright gem of music before disbanding. This entry is about the Tooth & Nail band – Terminal. Don’t let the years above confuse you, though the band was active for 8 years, they only had 1 full length release. Terminal was a band that erupted quickly and died the same. In 2005, their debut and only album titled How The Lonely Keep released on Tooth & Nail Records.… Continued →

Randy Rose (Mad At the World, Rose, Mothership) just released his first new project in years! Learn more about ‘Songs For the Ritually Abused’ and purchase the album by following the links below! [Thanks Synn’r Sainte]… Continued →

If you don’t know who Dallas Taylor is and haven’t heard the story of his horrific accident, then just read the facebook posts below and it’ll fill you in. Dallas has been a part of our music scene and hearts since the late 90’s first playing with Underoath on 3 releases and then with his band Maylene and the Sons of Disaster for 4 full length albums. He is in desperate financial need for his medical bills and is still suffering on a day to basis from his injuries.… Continued →

I am proud to announce the next release from IVM and it is going to be a new 6 song ep from Nor Cal. Pop-Punk band, Light The Way. The ep is named “DUDE, LAME” and will be out in late April through all digital networks. Our goal is to eventually release these two eps on print media down the road. Check out the details on this release right here. I will also be announcing another new band to join IVM very soon, any guesses?… Continued →

We’re hard at work on our review of Lil’ Dre’s upcoming album Live Free, but you can already check out four of the tracks from this landmark album through Dre’s Soundcloud page. Live Free is chock-full of powerful tracks, but this sample does include a few of my personal favorites (as you’ll read about in the upcoming review), like “Scottie Pippen,” and “P.O.V.” Live Free will drop next week, but while you’re on Dre’s soundcloud, you can also stream his previous effort Homework, which we gave a 5/5, especially noting how “Dissertation” may be one of the most honest and powerful songs out there.… Continued →

Alternative & Rock

• Aaron Sprinkle – Real Life
• Graceful Closure – Never Let Me Go [Single]
• Graceful Closure – Waves [Single]

Contemporary & Pop

• Colton Dixon – Identity
• Crystal Lewis – Bloom [Single]
• MercyMe – We Win [Single]
• Root Road – Come Alive
• Sajan Nauriyal – Always Enough
• Selah – Unbreakable

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• The Collection – Listen To The River
• Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors – Souvenir

Hard Rock & Metal

• Believer – 1 Of 5 [EP]
• Meadows – Likewise

Hip Hop & Rap

• Bryann T – Now Do You Believe
• J-Giles Son – Promise Two
• Mike Sarge – Outta Line
• Theory Hazit – Bless Your Food

Praise & Worship

• David Gate – The Mercy Seat
• Jaci Velasquez – Praise The King [Single]
• Kim Walker-Smith – On My Side [Single]
• Passion – Worthy Of Your Name (Live)
• Rita Springer – Battles

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2016 was the year for comebacks. There was bands like Destroy the Runner, Hopesfall, and Advent. Advent has brought their A-game with their comeback. And they bring the pain with their new EP, Pain and Suffering. You could call it a “Revival”. “Wind from the Valley” is the first track of the EP. The bass is thick, the guitars bring in the metal, while the drums are very hardcore style. Joe Musten’s vocals are some of the most violent vocals ever. “Wind from the Valley” sounds like a slower version of the band Nails.… Continued →

Check out the video below with a special message from Jimmy Brown of Deliverance talking about band stuff and revealing his new project called “Eraserhead”. It all sounds very cool. By the way, Deliverance passed their crowd funding campaign and the new album is a GO! … Continued →

Phinehas goes full on riffing in this new behind the scenes video clip. The band is currently writing for their new album which will hopefully drop later this year. The band plays at the So What? Music Festival in Texas tomorrow. … Continued →

Check out a new demo for the track “Deceived” from the upcoming album “Outcasts” by No Lost Cause. The album will be out later this summer. … Continued →

Idealist was a North Carolina post-hardcore band that mixed elements of Norma Jean and Defeater, along with guest contributions from Attalus.

Raleigh’s own grunge/rap rock outfit Cold Comfort has announced a new album (or maybe EP?), set for release in TWO DAYS! It appears to be titled Year of the Crow. Check out the cryptic  announcement video and their previous material below: … Continued →

I’m excited to bring you this little IVM exclusive unboxing of the deluxe edition “Outlive” set that our writer Lee Brown just filmed. I have uploaded it to the IVM YouTube page so please check it out below and feel free to comment. Thanks Lee! … Continued →