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Brand new, hard hitting punk band named – Dispraised, just joined Rottweiler Records and have released their new song, “Babylon’s Grip”. Watch the lyric video for this powerful, gritty new punk song and get ready to cheer on your new favorite band. Next new song, “Reaper’s Kiss” is out this coming Friday on all digital networks. The band’s label debut, “Moral Rot”, releases 1/22/22.… Continued →

Theocracy I believe are quite possibly one of the strongest modern metal bands alive, fight me! This lesser known but still extremely talented and gut wrenching band, are working on a new album which would be their first in more than 5 years. Check out a couple teasers of guitar riffs and some vocals off upcoming songs, below. These are Facebook embeds so if you don’t have an account, not sure what to say. I searched YouTube but couldn’t find them. No word yet on a release date for this epic new album but more news will follow.… Continued →

Protect Your Heart, a breakdown heavy melodic pop-punk band from Los Angeles, CA., just dropped a new song and brand new music video to accompany the track. Check out the music video for “Best of Me” below and download/stream now on your digital network of choice.… Continued →

The brand new music video from Summer Years for their latest high energy pop-punk track, “The Picture You Paint”, is out now. Check out the music video below and make sure to stream/download the new song on your digital network of choice right now!… Continued →

Ruby Joe was an awesome rocka/pscychobill band from California. They changed things up on their 2nd album which dabbled in swing. The original band that 2 members were in was named Strugglefish which is in reference I’m pretty sure to one of my all time faves 1st LP DigHayZoose which was actually my first review for one of their songs. Anyways, this SOTD is catchy & related to one of my friends’ cat lol! Anyways, hope you have fun listening to this one. … Continued →

There is simply not enough hip-hop on this site. Let’s fix that! I grew up in a small, very monochromatic town in Oklahoma, where most of the people had my skin color. In that part of the world, there were two kinds of music–country and heavy metal. In the 80s, a few of my friends who were more hip had started getting into this new “rap music” that I knew very little about. But growing up in a country-western family and then discovering rock on my own, I wasn’t really predisposed to listen to rap.… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Emery – I’m Only A Man
• FireBrand – Beat the Machine (Deluxe Edition)
• Relent – Heavy

Pop & CCM

• Caitelen – Heart in Remission
• Hannah Schaefer – Crown
• Mat Kearney – January Flower (Deluxe)
• Newsboys – STAND
• Saint Nomad – Nothing To Lose
• Smalltown Poets – NWxSE

Electronic & EDM

• God’s Warrior – Epos

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Caroline Cobb – A King & His Kindness
• Charity Herrmann – HonestLive at Electric Lady
• Natalie Bergman –
• Jon Foreman – Roll Tape: Live From Melody League Studios

Hip Hop & R&B

• Andy Mineo – Never Land II
• BOF – Old School Testimony
• Calvin Martyr – Martyrism Mixtape
• CS LIT – Super Rose 2 (Deluxe)
• C4 Crotona, Selah the Corner, ProducedByShamir – 48 Hours
• HolyGhost HotBoy – Stamped
• Jubal Elrod – Otherside
• King Chai – Good Doesn’t Get To Heaven
• NXT Move – IT HAS TO BE GOD
• Roy Tosh – We Still Believe
• Ruslan – Love What You Do
• Tre’Gadd – Hear My Psalm

Worship & Gospel

• Anna Golden – Peace: The Album (Deluxe)
• Awaken Worship – Lionheart (Deluxe)
• Emu Music – Joy in Sorrow
• Fellowship Music – Hymns
• Friends Worship – All My Wonder
• Harvest – Rest On Us
• Jervis Campbell – Onward & Upward

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Craig’s Brother are dropping their new song/single, “Fakebook”, on October 28th through the very awesome punk label – People of Punk Rock Records. Pre-Save the song on Spotify right here. Who here is ready for some tasty Craig’s Brother punk rock?… Continued →

Hangnail is a pop punk band hailing from Wisconsin. I did have a chance to see them at Carowinds which is a theme park in the Carolinas along with several other artists such as KJ-52 & Beanbag. Forming in the early 90s, it appears they rebanded in 2020 & working on new material. This SOTD has always been my favorite due to its lyrical content & catchy sound. I have indeed felt the way that this song talks about. It does not make sense to us broken humans how God will forgive us they way He does & will.… Continued →

The indie-pop-rock group known as for KING & COUNTRY, are back with a brand new song and accompanying music video, “For God Is With Us”. This song will appear on the band’s upcoming 4th full length release. Watching the band from a personal perspective last night at the So Cal Harvest Crusade was simply mesmerizing. They may fall into that “CCM” category by writers, journalists, and hipster music aficionados but make no mistake, these gentlemen are an entertaining and talented bunch. It is music of substance with a purpose to not only reach your heart but to also get your blood pumping faster and your body moving to the beat.… Continued →

Red Weather are a really great indie/emo/pop-punk band out of the state of Virginia that released some music in 2020 and are coming back strong this year. The band dropped their song “Save My Breath” last month and have another single, “Counting Seconds” due to drop on 10/15. The band will release their new full length on 11/12 titled “Wish You Well”. Check out one of their new songs below.… Continued →

Artist and Pastor – Stephen Christian (Anberlin, Anchor & Braille), has just released his new “solo” song titled “King of Impossible” via BEC Recordings. Check out the song below and pick up wherever you find digital music. I dig it, how about you?… Continued →

Luther-N was an industrial side project from a band I saw with Disciple many years ago called Junker Jorg. This song got stuck in my head when it came out & is a mix of rapcore & industrial which works in this song IMHO. Hope you like it as well. Their only release to my knowledge was on Youngside records which is the label that released music by my fave goth band The Awakening. … Continued →

This City Awaits is comprised of Phillip Ivey & Darah Hubbard. They are a rock band with metal influences & have released a few albums. The band even did a livestream back In February. I love their song White Ambulance, but chose Hold Still as the song lyrics relate to what I am currently going through- “Will I pass this test with dignity?” I also added the livestream. … Continued →

Bestial black metal/war metal band Goatscorge has just dropped a new single in advance of their forthcoming EP. The raw sound should appeal to fans of Lucifer Impaled, Elgibbor, and Shekinah. The controversial title will raise some eyebrows for sure, but it’s a direct reference to Isaiah 45:7– “I form the light, and create darkness I make peace, and create evil I the Lord do all these things.” Thus the title is not a reference to moral evil, but rather God’s pronunciation of judgement in His just wrath.… Continued →

Christ centered hardcore in the vein of Dynasty, Rapture LAHC, and Stick Tight along with vocals akin to Take It Back! Zack and Where Fire May Fail.

Havalina Rail Co. was a delightfully quirky, eccentric, genre-fusing and genre-bending experimental band from California. Across their 10-year career (give or take), the band dabbled in folk, ska, jazz, ragtime, blues, Americana, surf, and multiple internationally-themed genres. No two albums in their canon treads the same ground, and yet each successive opus is clearly recognizable as Havalina. The band stopped recording as HRC somewhere in the early 00s, but members have turned up elsewhere. Most notably are Matt Wignall who is a renowned photographer and is perhaps now best known as the producer for several Cold War Kids albums.… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• All For The King – Let There Be Light

Pop & CCM

• Brian Reith – Now Is Not Forever ‘Reimagined’ (EP)
• Jonathan Traylor – I’m Here For You (EP)
• Jordan Smith – Be Still & Know
• Josh Wilson – Remember (EP)
• Kali Joy – Real Life
• Sam McCabe – Altar Fire

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Leigh Nash – The Tide, Vol. 1 (EP)
• Sophie Keye – TRINKETS

Hip Hop & R&B

• CS LIT – Super Rose 2
• Hunterdrinkswater – Little Lover Boy 2 (EP)
• Levante Joyner – Magnify
• Thomas Nunez – Love is Kind

Worship & Gospel

• Bethel Music – Homecoming (Live)
• Citizens – The Joy of Being Together (Live)
• Kenny & Claire – Are You Weary (EP)
• Pathway – renatus (EP)
• Red Rocks Worship – Things of Heaven
• Switch – Better View, Part I (EP)
• Thrive Worship – Let’s Have Church (Live) (EP)
• Trinity Christian Centre – Pressing Onward (EP)
• Unveiled Worship – Song Of The People (Live From UV Conference) (EP)
• VOX GEN – Goodbye (EP)

Christmas

• Chris Tomlin –Emmanuel: Christmas Songs Of Worship (Live)

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Relent has been around and making music longer than most realize; most likely myself included. A 2 song ep in 2016, the Heart Attack ep (2019), the re-release of the Heart Attack ep (2020), with 2 new tracks, and now a full length, aptly titled, “Heavy”. And yes. Yes, it is. From the first listen to these guys a number of yrs ago, I was hooked. I’m a sucker for downtuned guitars with well constructed grooves, thunderous drums, and a mix of rapped/sung/screamed vocals. So this band has really checked all the boxes for me since day 1.… Continued →

Moral Support were an Irish new wave band that brought the genre to Christian rock in a more open manner around the world. This song is a bit quirky to me (imagine that when we’re listening to new wave!). Hope ya like it … Continued →

Cry Mercy was a groove metal band hailing from Australia signed to Steve Rowe’s record label. I remember hearing them on a compilation put out by Rowe Productions & loved this song. The album didn’t fare well, but might have done a lot better if it came out back in the early 90s instead of 1996 like it did.  Also check out D.A.M. … Continued →

Shade was a post grunge band in the same vein as 12 Stones, Day of Fire, etc… I can’t find much about them, but also check out their amazing song Case from their first LP Middle of Somewhere. … Continued →

Wonderfully noisy, and delightfully obscure, The Lonely Now only released 3 full-length recordings in their short career: —Captive, 1986, Narrowpath Records (cassette only) —Original Intention, 1987, Narrowpath Records (cassette, LP) —Honest Tear, 1990, Narrowpath/Refuge (cassette only) While all of their releases are somewhat difficult to obtain, ironically their final album–the only one with national distribution through Refuge–is the most difficult. It was released through the same agreement as debuts by The Crucified, Breakfast with Amy, and The Swoon. In fact, founding member Greg Sostrom (AKA Greg Strange) was the owner of Narrowpath Records.… Continued →

This is just a rumor but word on the street is that a possible Strongarm reunion (either in song or set) is taking place at the end of Further Seems Forever’s performance at Furnace Fest this weekend. Don’t quote me but a special ending is planned so stick around, #thesecretsoftheheartmademanifest. Who would love to hear a little Strongarm for old time’s sake? They should totally live stream this as well as the entire fest for us losers stuck at home wishing they were at Furnace Fest.… Continued →

Microskapic (also seen listed as Microscopic) was a quirky Christian rock/reggae/ska/punk hybrid band that started on Travis Wyrick’s Rugged Records label. They seemed to have only released 2 LPs before disbanding. Other than that, good luck on finding much about them. … Continued →

The men of “Boise Boys” are back on HGTV with a brand new show called “Outgrown“. Outgrown is a show essentially about families who have outgrown their current living arrangements and have to expand and/or remodel to make it bigger to suit the families’ growing dynamic. I watched the first episode yesterday and it was really good. Like a mix of Extreme Makeover Home Edition, Hometown, and The Gaines family shows. I think they have a bright future ahead of them. Those early IVM readers will remember Luke Caldwell from his early band – Esterlyn, which I was personally a big fan of.… Continued →

The annual Harvest (Crusade) event is back and is a one day event taking place October 3rd at the Angel Stadium of Anaheim here in sunny Southern California. The event is FREE like always (additional parking fee by the stadium) and will feature music by For King & Country and Phil Wickham plus a message by Greg Laurie. I’ve gone to many of these over the years dating back to the 90’s and they are always a special time spent in worship, fellowship, and sharing with those that maybe have fell out of love with God and/or the Church as a whole.… Continued →

Salt Creek have dropped a song that comes with an expletive warning on digital networks so guard those ear holes 😉 In all seriousness you can listen to this song right here and judge for yourself or check out the song below this message. The song is titled “High Horse” and you can find it here after you step off. The album “Out of the Sky” is out 10/15/21 through Tooth & Nail Records.… Continued →

Modern heavy metal rock band Love and Death, just dropped a new live music video feat. Lacey Sturm for the song “Let Me Love You”. You can watch the performance and video below this message. Justin Bieber would be proud (I can only hope).… Continued →

Narcissus have recently reunited and show how it’ll be done from here on out. The chaotic and noise filled metal band have played a couple shows leading up to their big festival date at Furnace Fest this weekend (please keep the show on!). The band is teasing new music on the horizon as well as possibly re-releases of their early Takehold Records stuff. Who is excited for this? Don’t know who this band is, well take a peek below.… Continued →