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Mae’s over 10 year old album, “The Everglow”, is getting re-pressed on double vinyl in different colors and with a 28 page foil stamped storybook. Read on for further info.… Continued →

Today’s Video Flashback is of classic MxPx track “Doing Time” off the “Life In General” album (1996/Tooth & Nail Records). It’s amazing to think that Life in General just turned 20 last month. So crazy how fast time flies. Speaking of MxPx, they recently released a “Live” film from their Observatory shows in 2015 and the band has a rare single that was part of their campaign for the live film that you can hear below.… Continued →

Indie-Folk-Bluegrass-Pop group One Way Home, are heading out on the “Front Porch Tour” (named after their most recent full length) with Justin Gambino. Tour dates and such can be found at the One Way Home page here.… Continued →

Vocal Few (Matt from The Classic Crime and his wife) have finished tracking their new “Winter Ep” just in time for the Christmas season. Follow them at their facebook page to stay updated.… Continued →

Melodic death metallers Your Chance to Die have recently joined Megadeth’s Dave Ellefson’s label, EMP Label Group and EMP Underground. The band has announced plans for the band’s fourth album, Ex-Nihilo and they will try to release the album in early 2017 and plan on touring on this record. Your Chance to Die started in 2007 with couple Missi (Vocals) and Coca Avila (Guitars) and Drummer Daniel Todd. Since then the band has had a revolving lineup with the Avilias staying on. The lineup consists of the Avilas, Vocalist Som Plujimers (ex-Cerebral Bore) , Guitarist Ron Dalton and Drummer Thomas White.… Continued →

Christian death metal musician Ricky Puckett has a new project called In Darkest Dreams. On September 9, 2016, Puckett released the album digitally and on September 16 the physical copies were released. In Darkest Dreams is not like Puckett’s former band, Broken Flesh, a Christian slamming death metal band from Oklahoma. The band is more of the Gothic side of Death metal, rather than a Broken Flesh style. The album was released independently via Bandcamp for $8. Download it here. … Continued →

Windowsill Audrey is the brain child of Jason Fleetwood (Bloodshed, Fanmail, Rainy Days) and Jonathan Caro (Bloodshed, Rainy Days, Slingshot David, Stairwell, My Compatriots, B is Bridgie, and more). They play a style of music that would please fans of Pavement, Jimmy Eat World, Weezer, Jets to Brazil, Starflyer 59, and Stairwell. Their indie rock sounds are sure to attract new fans from all over the world. The band are currently finishing up their debut ep and full length which they will release later this year.… Continued →

Swedish Black Metal act Shadows of Paragon have announced they are working on their sophomore album. Shadows of Paragon formed in 2001 under the name Allsherjar until 2003, when they switched to Shadows of Paragon. Shadows of Paragon has released two EPs and their debut album, Through the Valley Within. The band, until recently, consisted of just Bassist Frederik Bergmann and Guitarists Linus Bergman and Zharlie Gustavsson. Shadows of Paragon recently added on new Drummer Arvid. The band is currently writing their upcoming sophomore album.… Continued →

The “Beautycore” band Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh, also known as GFM, just released their debut album, entitled Identity Crisis. GFM started in 2008 with three sisters, CJ (Vocals, Guitar), Maggie (Bass, Keyboards, Vocals), and Lu-Lu English (Drums, Vocals) in Jacksonville, Florida. The band went into the studio with Jake Jones and Justin Forshaw, both formerly of We As Human and currently of As We Ascended. Jones and Forshaw produced the band’s new CD, which was released Independently.… Continued →

Chicago based Melodic punk rock band – Much The Same, have reunited for some shows recently and already has a couple of new songs they wrote together that they’ve begun playing. Listen to their two albums on Spotify below and a sneak peek at a new track. Look for the band’s first new recorded music in 10 years in 2017.… Continued →

Death Requisite, the Extreme Hybrid Metal band from Sarasota, Florida, is due to release their sophomore album, Revisitation, through Rottweiler Records. Rottweiler Records is a record label that was founded by Shawn Browning a.k.a. Wretched Graverobber as a method to release Grave Robber and his solo music. Death Requisite formed in 1999 in Sarasota, Florida. The band went on a hiatus in 2005 but reformed in 2010, with Original Guitarist Dave Blackmore and Drummer William Lee being the only consistent members in the band’s lineup.… Continued →

Rottweiler Records announced the long awaited release date for Christian thrash metal band, Hand of Fire’s new album Let the Killings Begin. Rottweiler Records, based out of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a record label that was founded by Shawn Browning a.k.a. Wretched Graverobber as a way to release Grave Robber and his solo music. Hand of Fire, a recent signing to Rottweiler, is a Thrash metal band that formed in 2010 as a supergroup project with Jim Settle (ex-Tantrum of the Muse) and Corey Steger (ex-Underoath).… Continued →

Christian technical death metal band Gnashing of Teeth have finally called it a day. The band formed in 1993 under the name Enslaved with Guitarist Duane White and Drummer Larry Davis. The band continued for 23 years before they decided to finally  call it a day. White and Guitarist Travis Cooper are working on a new project, the name of which is still to be announced.… Continued →

I am proud to introduce our readers to the music of folk-pop trio, One Way Home. Featuring a blend of folk, americana, bluegrass, and pop in an undeniably addictive mix of music meant to get you singing along and lifting your hands in praise. I haven’t heard a group quite like these fine people so make sure you check out their new full length “Front Porch” that released back in March on spotify below. You can download the title track to that full length on Hearts Bleed Passion Vol.… Continued →

A band we’ve covered quite a bit in the past on the old IVM is American Arson. The band released 3 different Eps over the course of a year as part of their “Origin Story” series and we wanted to make sure you haven’t forgotten about them. The band’s track “The Beast of Gevaudan” appeared on Hearts Bleed Passion Vol. 6 (Part 2) as a free download. Check out their 3 eps below and make sure to support their music by purchasing on Bandcamp (or iTunes).… Continued →

Introducing a new band to you today. They are called To Live As Sons and feature a few former members from ZAO’s “The Splinter Shards the Birth Of Separation” (and before) era. They play a fiery blend of Spirit Filled Hardcore meant to get your adrenaline pumping and your fists in the air. This is some of the most solid independent hardcore I’ve heard in recent years and I encourage you to check them out. Listen to their new songs, below. Look for their debut ep soon.… Continued →

Comrades landed on 3 Billboard Charts for their latest album “Lone/Grey”. #29 New Artist, #79 Hard Music, and #89 Independent Label. Congrats to the band and Facedown Records. You can catch the band on tour now!… Continued →

In case you missed it while IVM was down the band Stavesacre have made their semi-quiet return. The band launched a campaign to fund the new album and they successfully completed it. The new album is currently being recorded with a release date scheduled of 2017. This legendary band has been together for over 20 years and all original members are back in this new effort. Get ready to be rocked to the core but none other than Stavesacre.… Continued →

Demon Hunter have started a really cool campaign to fund their new album “Outlive”. The band have a bunch of insane incentives and goodies that you can pre-order right here. The band is in the mixing phase of this album as we speak. Look forward to some catchy and insane metal from these legendary song makers.… Continued →

Project 86 are celebrating their 20th anniversary with a brand new album and tour. You can pre-order this album right here and get a bunch of really cool incentives. Plus you’ll get 5 new songs instantly! Catch the band on tour this fall with Death Therapy (Ex-Becoming the Archetype).… Continued →

Death Therapy, the band featuring former Becoming the Archetype frontman Jason Wisdom will be joining Project 86 on their 20th anniversary fall tour. Death Therapy are currently recording their debut full length which promises to pummel you with it’s death core rock n’ roll. Get ready for an awesome experience.… Continued →

The Blamed has been a Christian Hardcore/Punk band since the 90s. The Line up for the Blamed is going back to its roots with Original band members: Jim Chaffin on drums and Bryan Gray on guitar. Joining them will be Sid Duffour on bass (formally of Headnoise) and guitarist Jeff Locke (who recorded in 1998 on the album “…again” and toured with the Blamed) and New lead vocalist of October Bird Of Death, Wiley Willis. The New record will be heavily inspired by Old-School Hardcore and Punk.… Continued →

Doug Mann, the founder and original owner of R.E.X. Records, home to several Christian metal acts, including Living Sacrifice, Six Feet Deep, Believer and Circle of Dust, was featured on the As The Story Grows Podcast for a two part interview. R.E.X. Records was a label, pre-Tooth and Nail Records, that was home to several Christian bands. Certain bands, formerly on the label, have not spoken ill about Doug Mann, but have stated that it was a bad experience being on R.E.X. As The Story Grows is hosted by Travis Turner (ex-Aletheian, Solamors, UnTeachers), but for the first part of the Doug Mann interview, Living Sacrifice Vocalist/Guitarist Bruce Fitzhugh co-hosts.… Continued →

On July 13, 2016, the world heard from ex-Embodyment and The Famine member Andy Godwin. Since 2013, when Pyrithion went on hiatus, Godwin has not done a musical project. Godwin and former Famine touring guitarist, Jon Tooley formed a new Christian death metal project entitled Hope Deferred. The band released a three song demo for $3. Download it here. … Continued →

Christian metalcore band, See the Rise, has called it a day. Vocalist Josh Meyers posted a statement on October 13, 2016, talking about why the band has decided to end. See the Rise formed in 2011 with Josh Meyers, and a few others. In 2014, the band disbanded. In 2015, the band reunited with Josh Meyers, Guitarists Brian Elliot and Jason Law, Bassist Andrew Davis, and Drummer Kyle Zahorski. The band, as mentioned above, announced their disbanding. The band will play their final show on December 3, 2016.… Continued →

ZAO are back with a punishing, terrorizing new song to remind you why they are one of the best long running metalcore bands still at it today. The song is titled “Observed/Observer” and is off the album “The Well Intentioned Virus” due out December 9th. Pre-order here and here.… Continued →

You may have heard this new project called “Eaves” on Hearts Bleed Passion Vol. 6 Part 1. If you haven’t yet, please do yourself a favor and give this song a listen. The project is called “Eaves” and their first song is titled “Windows”. Listen to it below. Fans of Everything in Slow Motion, Balance and Composure, Basement, Title Fight, Young and Heartless, will appreciate the sounds of this band.… Continued →

The band Chasing Victory return with their first new music in over 10 years titled “She Haunts Me”. You can stream the song through the band’s facebook page here. Thoughts?… Continued →

With October quickly coming to an end, my question for all of you is what album from this month has made the biggest impact? What release have you been spinning the most? Favorite CD, Vinyl, Tape, Digital album of October 2016?… Continued →

The Ongoing Concept have delivered another unique, high energy album. The logical continuation in style after “Saloon”, “Handmade” features a more reigned in style with songs that work in conjunction and don’t feel like a greatest hits album.