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I’m going to try something new here for a bit. We love discussing music and trying to stay (somewhat) updated on the latest happenings in our realm of independent Christian music but, so many of us also share a common thread of partaking in other forms of entertainment such as films, comics, arts, etc. so what better way to start it off than a discussion about the latest season of The Mandalorian. This was written before I made it to this last final episode of Season 3 so bare with me.… Continued →

Lordchain is a hard rock band that has released tons of music over the years, but formed in 1990.  Their latest released in 2022. In This Place was the first I heard from them, but Life Aside is my fave. Check out the lyrics & maybe you can relate also. No matter how dark this life may get, Jesus is always there waiting for us to return to HIM with open arms. Sitting in this darkness I think about my wasted life Every time I’ve failed you I sit around and cry How could I let you down?… Continued →

This power metal supergroup consists of members from Theocracy, Aldaria & Vandroya. Expect to hear some powerhouse vocals & some serious shredding. Matt Smith apparently started this project as a way to help different charity groups as each song’s proceeds went to a different charity. Enjoy. … Continued →

The most legendary holy hip-hop cipher of them all? Perhaps. Tunnel Rats’ debut Experience (1996) was truly mind-blowing. It’s one of those rare albums where the line between art and artist was completely blurred, if it even existed in the first place. The lyrics (as well as the passion behind them) reflected absolute love of hip-hop music and culture, and absolute love of God and his Gospel. Very few artists, very few albums or artistic endeavors reach that climax of full integration where neither the message nor the artistic medium was compromised in any way whatsoever.… Continued →

This Arizona skatepunk band reminds me of when punk was huge in my life. I don’t believe they have released any new music since 2019. Here’s to hoping we hear more!!! … Continued →

This Michigander band seemed to span the bridge between grunge, 80s metal & modern rock. They only released 2 LPs, but their music actually found its way onto CCM radio back in the early 90s. Check out all the songs in their discogs as they are all good. Their vocalist Paul Alan also released a pop rock solo album. Also, check out the YouTube instrumental for this SOTD so you can sing it at your local karaoke bar!   … Continued →

Rock & Metal

• CHPTRS – Chapter Seven
• The Ongoing Concept – Again

Pop & CCM

• Grace Graber – Conversations EP
• Hannah Jewel – 1:02 EP

Hip Hop & R&B

• E.i. the King – The Incarceration Part 3: The Wait EP
• E.MeraThe_Shadow – Metal Virus
• Jalen Ace – SAL3M
• Linga TheBoss – ONE OF THE FEW EP
• Mystro Productions – Symphony
• Stevie Rizo, BigBreeze – Grace At The Garden EP
• Tyrone Crawford – Never Going Back

Worship & Gospel

• Branch Music – Hymns, Pt. 1 EP

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Hailing from Cali, this punk band released 1 EP, 1 LP & a split with Hanover Saints. They were on Bettie Rocket Records when I heard them. This fast SOTD is my fave.   … Continued →

I’ve been sitting on this draft since January thinking eventually I’d get around to writing some short blurbs about each of my picks. But here we are in April and I still haven’t done it so I figure I might well go ahead and publish it as-is (especially now that Brandon has shared his list!). So here is, my best of 2022:… Continued →

Skillet recently dropped a new video for their track “Psycho In My Head”, off the deluxe edition of their most recent release “Dominion: Day Of Destiny”. The track is certainly more reminiscent of some of the bands older material and both the video and the music here are well worth checking out.… Continued →

Nu metal band Relent has released their newest offering, “World War Me” on Rockfest Records. While this release brings the groove heavy riffs fans have come to know and love, the ep also heads into some newer territory, relying more on beats and melodic vocals. In all, this ep brings something to the table for fans of the old while it’s also certain to appeal to new fans as well.… Continued →

The first time I heard this band, I was completely blown away. The year was 1988. I was about 14 years old, and I had just started getting into Christian metal via bands like Jerusalem, Whitecross, and Barren Cross. Sacred Warrior was probably the heaviest I’d heard at the time. Then one night I was listening to KOKF 91FM out of Oklahoma City, a Christian radio station that had a late night metal show. I heard the most intense, loud, gnarly thing I’d ever heard in my life.… Continued →

Jimmy is none other than the vocalist for thrash groove band Deliverance & a few others. His solo work fell under the name Eraserhead & was kinda confusing, but pretty sure that was just the name of the LP. He has recently released another EP Novella which I believe will be 2 parts & the 2nd is up for pre-order now. Here is his cover of a Newsboys song. … Continued →

I’m finally getting around to doing a quick write up on some favorite releases and songs from the past year. These may or may not be in any particular order and is based upon a mix of memory and my 2022 Spotify playlist where I throw everything new onto it for continual playback throughout the year. Read below and feel free to post your own favorites of 2022 that I’m sure were accidentally skipped on my own list (and maybe even have yet to be discovered).… Continued →

These 3 brothers & a friend band from California burst onto the scene in 2003. I had seen them on compilations, but when this SOTD came out, I immediately thought this is very catchy. It later appeared on one of the God’s Not Dead movies. Check out the album review on this site that posted September 14, 2012. … Continued →

This girl fronted modern rock band has been making music for a few years now. Their latest release Paper Bags from 2022 has already released a few songs as singles, but this opener is most def a worship song. Check out these lyrics & enjoy. Father Oh father Father I’m yours Forever Hold me in your hands Take me home Take me home … Continued →

[April Fool’s Joke 2023] We are proud to present a one time Indie Vision Music “Until Hell Freezes Over Tour” featuring 6 heavy hitters sure to bring about the apocalypse. As we have done tours so well in the past, this one time only Tour will be just that. These bands were never expected to Tour together so indeed, Hell is about to be frozen over. Tickets are on sale now at indievisionmusic.com (*tickets will sell out fast and will only be up for sale today only!).… Continued →

Grave Declaration is (was?) a symphonic/atmospheric black metal project from Norway. While that’s not so unusual, what set the band apart was its distinct emphasis on worship. Self-touted as “worship metal” the band’s lyrical emphasis was on a praiseworthy connection to the Creator. Their sound is firmly within the atmospheric branch of black metal, as opposed to the more raw, primitive sounds often associated with the genre. With ties to stalwarts Antestor, and underground legends Vaakevandring, Grave Declaration had the pedigree and the chops to prove their worthiness.… Continued →

This song “A New Hope” by underdog heroes – Five Iron Frenzy, was released after the tragic Columbine shootings that took place in Colorado back in 1999. It is just as touching and relevant today as it was almost 25 years ago. I will not spend any time on getting political here. The world has enough activists, and my voice is but a tiny speck of dust on a pile of needles hidden within a massive haystack. What happened in Nashville and frankly around the world on a continual basis is about more than just weapons, drugs, mental health, hate, anger, pain, fear, etc.… Continued →

Pulling from my childhood, Gary’s The Light Inside was a constant in my CD player. I know he’s country, but he also rocks w/ Floodgates & other tracks Finally, Sweet Glow of Mercy & album opener Where are the Broken Hearts? are 90s staples. He was formerly married to Amy Grant which was pretty big news back in the day. Check him out as he has done multiple endeavors over the years. And, he is NOT the Gary Chapman who wrote the Five Love Languages. … Continued →

Theocracy came out and announced that they are releasing a new album this year and it’ll be on a new label home for the first time after releasing 4 incredible albums through Ulterium Records. No bad blood and Ulterium will still release other music on a more scaled down level. I’ve embedded the full statement below. No word yet on the album title or even a new song just yet. All will be announced shortly. Stay tuned!… Continued →

Fallstar has dropped 2 new songs in the past couple weeks and they rule. The latest song titled “Timebender & The Jet Engine” has a music video tied to it and once you watch it, the song becomes the video and vice versa. Go check it out below this message and watch some great Godzilla stomping metal(core) action. New album “Sacred Mirrors” out July 14th on Facedown Records.… Continued →

Letter Kills have officially announced a reunion show at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California on July 28th with Dead American and 1 more special guest. Check out this link for further info on tickets.… Continued →

Red Weather just relased their brand new track titled “Start Again” and it’s quite simply the best thing to emerge from the independent emo/indie rock scene in 2023. THey have this certain classic 00’s emo sound but it rises far above the mundane with unique, soaring choruses and catchy songwriting. Reminds me a little of Midtown, Name Taken, Bayside, Armor for Sleep, The Classic Crime, Letter Kills, and Taking Back Sunday. Make sure to give it a listen below and get ready to get crazy with Red Weather in 2023.… Continued →

This early Christian metalcore band has roots in a few other musical endeavors. including (Inhale Exhale whom I saw live), Not Beneath (which did a Living Sacrifice cover) & Symphony in Peril. I did see Narcissus live also & this song is a rarity from them that came from the rerelease of Becoming Leviathan. They did play Furnace Fest 2021 & from what I gather might be releasing some new music at some point. Enjoy from the archives! … Continued →

This band mixed the sounds of doom versus indie rock. Band members ended up later working with bands The Emergency & Maps. Check the band out at Velvet Blue Records. Also check out Lloyds review of the band’s song Overload exclusively on this site.   … Continued →

If there was ever a band to perfectly represent the depths to where “Christian Music” can go in regards to talent, songwriting, and even with longevity, that band would be The Choir. The band themselves have been together in one form or another for nearly 4 decades now, and making creatively connecting music for almost the same amount of time. The band is still working on NEW music and just recently put their “Patreon Sessions” collection of recent songs up on all digital networks. There is also a brand new cover of The Psychedelic Furs classic – “Heaven”.… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• August Burns Red – Death Below
• Context – Indwelling EP
• Project 86 – OMNI, Pt. 1
• The Undertaking! – Superstitions EP

Pop & CCM

• Fulton Lee – Sonny Boy
• The Highway Flowers – Maybe We Should Try
• Owl City – Coco Moon
• Wilder Woods – Fever / Sky

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Sarah Sparks – Sleep: Songs for the Anxious EP

Hip Hop & R&B

• Azeekah – Sufficient Grace EP
• C4 Crotona – Hideous
• FOEVA – Friends & FOE
• Hyper Fenton – Deathly Hollow
• Jon Keith – EREMOS
• Kaden Jordan – HYOKRiTES
• Kmo – Purple Cloud Row
• Mr.

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Rock & Metal

• Narnia – Ghost Town
• World Gone Cold – World Gone Cold

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Alli Rogers – Homesick

Hip Hop & R&B

• Big Lek – The Crushing
• BigGucciDame – Scars Hidden Within EP
• cconsciencee – BIG KID
• Konata Small, Disciple Theory – Built Different
• KRL – Bear With Me EP
• Larell, Gospel Hydration – When I Was in dark times EP
• The Prophet – Better EP
• Sadface Ethan – Lately, i’ve been on my own
• Sky – No Turning Back
• Young C – This Is For The Wait Too

Worship & Gospel

• Aaron Shust – Heaven + Earth
• Already Not Yet – 119
• Bethel Music – Come Up Here
• Calvary Music – Still Vol.

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Thumper Punk Records signs new artist! Can you guess who?!