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The EP release the majority of us who’ve following this band have been waiting for, is finally here! Names Without Numbers which is a personal favorite band of mine (like you couldn’t tell), are releasing the best music they’ve ever done and even though it’s just an ep, these songs add a extra punch to an already glowing display of music in their two decades long career as a band. The depth of writing, the production, the variety in sounds on these songs are nothing short of extraordinary.… Continued →

We are very excited to bring you this really special new song from 2Minute Minor titled “Out With The New, In With The Old” which will appear on the band’s final album, “Self Titled, and Self Reflection”. This song drops officially on Friday September 27th to all digital networks. Pre-Order the amazing final album from these kings of hardcore right here.. Watch/listen to the video, below. Instagram friends just type in youtube.com/indievisionmusic or find us by user name. Follow the band on Insta here: 2minute_minor… Continued →

This LA band has released a plethora of singles over the past few years with the latest at the time of this write up being The devil you know. I’m not sure if the band falls within the “Christian” category anymore as the actual music video depicts mannequins without clothes. I personally like the following lyrics as we as humans fall down & need to strive to get back up on our feet again. I might lose on every single try But I’m not afraid to roll the dice One more time… Continued →

We are proud to bring you a special lyric video for the brand new Last Chance Marie song, “Westboro (Church! Event! Caution!)”. The song drops officially on Friday September 27th but you can listen to it on our YouTube channel 2 days early! Click below this post to watch the video or click this link. For our Instagram friends, just type out youtube.com/indievisionmusic to check it out! Enjoy and make sure to follow Small Step Records for upcoming news about all their releases including new stuff from Last Chance Marie.… Continued →

Brilliant alternative rock band Model Engine (formerly Black Eyed Sceva) have posted a ‘new’ song recently. “Soapbox” was recorded in the late 90s as a possible addition to The Lean Years Tradition, or to be included on the follow-up album that never happened. The song showcases everything that was great about the band: rootsy, alternative, progressive, earthy, it’s all there. You can read the whole story about the rediscovery of the song on the band’s Bandcamp page, and also download the song for a mere 50 cents!… Continued →

I have always liked this song with its straight to the point lyrics. I remember having a conversation with my friend Ravn Furfjod who was excited as I was when the album got remastered through Nordic Mission Records. GROMS stands for God rules over my soul. Check out the lyrics below. I am the Lord  I am calling you  Death isn’t finished   Rise from your sleep!  Judgement day has come!   You will be delivered  If your name is written in the Book of Life … Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Altarheart – Save Our Souls [Single]
• Ashes Remain – Don’t Let Go [Single]
• August Burns Red – Exhumed [Single]
• The Blamed – Pride Kills and Best Friend [Single]
• Chainstay – Take The Caseyville Exit [Single]
• Earth Groans – Stream of Ache [Single]
• Ignescent – You’re Not Alone – Acoustic [Single]
• The Rocket Summer – Way Out [Single]
• Sight Received – Bones Exposed [Single]
• Skillet – All That Matters [Single]
• Sixpence None The Richer – Julia [Single]
• Stryper – When We Were Kings
• TAKE – Heaven or Hell [Single]
• Tigerwine – Wax Magnetic [Single]
• Wavorly – Strangers in Love [Single]
• ’68 – Intergalactic [Single]

Pop & Alternative

• The Gray Havens – The Magic [Single]
• Jady – Coward [Single]
• SVRCINA – 1200 Beats Per Minute 
• Wilder Woods – Hide Anymore / Devil In My Eyes [Single]

Electronic & EDM

• Kevin Aleksander, God’s Nation – The Only Light [Single]

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Burgeon – Little Do We Know [Single]
• Daniel Hardin, Lane Marie – Triple Crown [Single]
• Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors – Strangers No More, Vol.

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This beast of a tune dropped in 2017, from Melech, a side-project of two members of Pantokrator (with Ricke Gustafsson handling all instruments and Karl Walfridsson on vocals and lyrics). The Swedish melodeath duo tread similar waters as their counterparts, but emphasize the melodic aspects of death metal even more strongly. I’m highlighting the English lyric version of the song here, but there is also a Swedish version. “Befriare” is Swedish for “liberator” and refers to the freedom Jesus won through his atoning sacrifice and resurrection from the dead, and yet also points to the hope of future resurrection for all who die in the Lord.… Continued →

Shamash is one of the few (only?) Christian metal bands from Malaysia. Vocalist/guitarist Andre Chiang has a lengthy history with Christian metal going back to the late 90s with thrash/death metal band Necromanicide, and more recently as a member of the transcontinental act Vultures Gathering. Distinct from those bands, Shamash plays in a hybrid style fusing elements of metalcore, death metal, and black metal to interesting and effective results. “Not by My Heart” opens the album with a mix of metalcore and melodic death metal with some blackened vocals on the verses.… Continued →

Protect Your Heart are back with another brand new song, this one titled “Speed Run”. Since everyone hates the term “easycore” and I get crap for it let’s just say it’s heavy pop-punk and it’ll leave you amped up and thirsting for more. This band absolutely rules and if you haven’t give them a listen yet, do it now! Lyric video for the new song can be found below this post.… Continued →

Chainstay return with a brand new song titled “Take The Caseyville Exit”. We are dropping the band’s music video for this song below this post. This emotionally charged emo-pop-punk new school anthem is sure to bring a smile to the faces of both purists and cynics alike. If you like driving melodies, adrenaline fueled and loud instrumentation along with vocals that’ll move you, then Chainstay is your band. This isn’t annoying, irritating, and a devoid of all meaning tune that’ll leave you empty inside and wishing you had more caffeine.… Continued →

The Showdown have reemerged in the past year or so playing Furnace Fest last year, playing again this year, and best of all….a 20th anniversary vinyl pressing of their now classic debut “A Chorus Of Obliteration”. This fantastic album was available in two variants before this post had gone up but now is down to just one available. The band will have limited supply of the sold out variant at Furnace Fest so make sure to track them down and prepare to Git Snake Bit!… Continued →

This controversial acoustic punk artist is a one man band named Derek Zanetti. He can be compared to Destroy Nate Allen which is a fun act to see live. Beware, the song does use the A word towards the song’s end, but it talks about Christians who do not act like Jesus called us to act. The song literally challenges the listener to think about the opposites of who we can be. Most of us interact with people every day. Who do you want to be known as?… Continued →

The new Netherlands Slechtvalk hits hard. If you have never heard of this band think Holy Blood vs Crimson Moonlight. The name is Dutch for the bird peregrine falcon by the way. The band will release their long awaited “At Death’s Gate” on October 31, 2024. While checking out this new track, recollect this 2000 Viking metal worship song.      … Continued →

Our friends over at The Rumors Are True podcast have reached an amazing marker of 100 episodes! To celebrate the milestone, founder Jeremy Alan Gould chose guitarist Jeff Schroeder for conversation. Jeff’s dense pedigree includes Christian indie projects like Lassie Foundation and the violet burning, as well as mainstream heavyweights Smashing Pumpkins. They discuss the differences and similarities in working in such vastly different projects, while Schroeder reflects on his current and perspective on the current state of the music scene. Click the link below to listen: The Rumors Are True 100th episode featuring Jeff Schroeder… Continued →

This industrial/rock/metal band has been making music since 1996 and has created a slew of albums with varying degrees of electronic elements in their sound. Some albums have had an inclination towards straight industrial, whereas others more hard rock/alternative metal. “So Inspired” is from the band’s early era, dating to 1998 and was included on a number of compilations from both Blacklight Records and Flaming Fish Music. There are a couple of different versions of the song available. This version is taken from the I Wear the Mask album.… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Collapse//Revive – Death Sequence [Single]
• Collington – Talk About It [Single]
• Feeble Attempt – Absolute Trash
• Fight The Fade – Alive Again [Single]
• Fire from Heaven – Whispers Of A Nameless Fear [Single]
• Gable Price and Friends – Falling In Love With The Light [Single]
• LIONFIGHT – Control (Love / Pity) [Single]
• Magdalene Rose – Teeth Eater [Single]
• Memphis May Fire – Infection [Single]
• My Epic – Heavy Heart – Live [Single]
• Nathan Wagner – Burning Castles [Single]
• Neal Morse – All the Rage [Single]
• Nesdam – The Hill [Single]
• OnWord – Salvation Through Suffering [Single]
• Sower – CREATION [Single]
• Then It Ends – Distorted [Single]
• XXI – Torture [Single]

Pop & CCM

• Claire Leslie – Passenger Seat [Single]
• Dawson Hollow – Pixelated Haze
• Henrik – Little bit [Single]
• Jimmy Clifton, Salem Lee – Holiday [Single]

Electronic & EDM

• Gui Brazil – Last Call [Single]
• Jeremy James Whitaker, Amariah – bind up [Single]
• JOSHUA LAZER – Amen [Single]

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Jon Guerra – American Gospel [EP]
• Lowland Hum – We’re All Waiting, Again [Single]
• The Riverside – Evergreen Tides / Nightfall [Single]
• Sherwood Forest – Feed My Lambs [Single]

Worship & Gospel

• Alive City – LIONS (ROAR) [Single]
• Andrew Ripp – City on a Hill [Single]
• HERITVGE – Heaven Is Here Now [Single]
• Ian Yates – Lament And Repent [Single]
• John Mark Pantana, LOVKN – oh Papa [Single]
• Sam Bowman, Christian Singleton – DO THE NEXT THING [Single]
• Steph Andrews – Half-Hearted Lovers [Single]
• Swingin Hammers – Behold [Single]
• tamsin frost – quiet glory [EP]

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“Unblack” metal can be hard to classify. Many do not like the term, but Vardoger could fall under that style of music. The band has gone over numerous personnel changes since its start in 1994. Check out the song lyrics which elude to the struggle of pressing on for the prize that Philippians 3:14 talks about. And by the way, let us remember those affected by the 9/11 attacks. Let’s pray for the Holy Spirit to work on all of our hearts that we may call on Jesus when we struggle with the various sins that can take their toll on our relationship with YHWH.… Continued →

We are excited to bring you the world premiere of the new TAKE music video for their brand new song “Heaven or Hell” which will be on the upcoming album “Time Bomb” due out November 8th. The single drops same day, September 13th! You can click the link below and turn on those notifications to view the video first thing at 12pm PST on Friday! Thanks to Resuscitation Records and TAKE for the new music and premiere.… Continued →

The very first official Furnace Fest Vinyl announcement has taken place and 3 albums have been revealed as part of this exclusive: Dogwood “Building a Better Me” (2000), Slick Shoes “Self Titled” (2001), and As Cities Burn “Hell Or High Water” (2009). You can find these 3 at Furnace Fest next Month courtesy of UnoriginalVinyl and their very talented team. Let’s hope a different variant of each will appear online for those of us who can’t attend Furnace Fest. Which ones are you excited for?… Continued →

Controversial deathrock artist Eva Ortiz has a complicated past & present, but decided to become a Christian for a few years. Panting for Love was the first song I heard from her on a “Christian” show from the college I was attending at the time while I was still in the military in Columbia, South Carolina. Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine) produced the album & the industrial rock band Audio Paradox provided the instrumentation. Both these releases were from 1999 also. AP are probably known most for this song’s appearance on the Flaming Fish Records compilation Electro Shock Therapy.… Continued →

Letter Kills have returned with a brand new song titled “Closer” that is some of the best music they’ve ever written together. Check out the music video for the track below this post and you can stream/download the song now wherever you get your music. I can’t wait to hear the rest of the new stuff because if this is any indication of what’s to come, we are in for a mind blowing listening experience.… Continued →

Chainstay are releasing their new track full of those midwest emo and pop-punk vibes titled “Take The Caseyville Exit” on September 13th. Follow the band on instagram to keep updated: chainstayband… Continued →

Homeplate will return with their brand new EP titled “Thanks For Visiting” which will see a release on September 20th through Small Step Records. Check out a little teaser for it below. Expectations are definitely high and I have a feeling they’ll bring it…all the way home!… Continued →

An absolutely killer new melodic punk rock band has emerged by the name of Humble Kings. The band featuring a former member of Off The Record and they play an upbeat form of punk rock that would appeal to fans of Much The Same, MUTE, Rise Against, Over It, Dogwood, and even Off The Record. Check out the new song “That Kind of Life” in lyric video form, below. The band recently joined forces with Small Step Records and you’ll be hearing a lot more from them in the weeks to come.… Continued →

The “Christian Metal Group” (aptly named) on Facebook is one of the largest social media groups dedicated to the promotion and discussion of Christian heavy metal. The page is taking its support to a new level by sponsoring its first compilation. Full track list was announced this morning, and the compilation (vol. 1) drops next Saturday, September 14th. For more information, check out the page here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564859173268 1. Scapegoat – Stand Your Ground 2. Testimony Of Apocalypse – The Time Has Come 3. Every Thought Captive – Punishment 4.… Continued →

The story of Peter is one of the most challenging parts of the gospels apart from perhaps the story of Judas. He walked alongside Christ, was given a new name and title, was in Jesus’ inner circle even within the Twelve – yet still was rebuked for his lack of faith, verbally denied Christ multiple times, and deserted the Lord upon the hour of His death. Of course, the story does not end there – and Peter is three times asked if he loves Jesus and is ultimately restored to ministry with more boldness than before, even to the point of becoming a martyr.… Continued →

Indiana’s favorite blackened death metal band, Symphony of Heaven, have released a new single, and now a new video to accompany it. Both the song and the video are incredible. Check it out here!… Continued →

Sower, the self-described “biblical indie rock” project, have returned only moments after releasing their debut EP to show the firstfruits of their upcoming follow up EP that tells the narrative of the Gospel across four songs: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration. “Creation”, serving appropriately as the first single, is out now and tells the controversial tale of God’s good design for humankind and the world in which we live. The song pulls heavily from Genesis and presents listeners with reminders of the world pre-fall. Listen below and stay tuned for more news on the full EP soon!… Continued →

The Christian indie scene suffered a great loss last week, losing notable drummer Geoff Riley, known best for his immaculate time-keeping skills in the band Puller. The band was formed by Mike Lewis (ex-For Love Not Lisa, secular grunge/post-hardcore band), and hailed from Oklahoma. Mike posted the news of Geoff’s death, and some very poignant thoughts about Riley’s life and artistic contributions to the independent music scene via Instagram. Because it can’t really be said any better than this, I’m linking the post and including the entire text here: Geoff Riley Instagram Announcement “Hearing the news of my friend and music partner Geoff Riley passing is an overwhelming devastating loss.… Continued →