Tag: Solid State Records

I remember when I first heard this song. It was on the Tooth & Nail Songs from the Penalty Box compilation, amidst other songs ranging from pop-punk to hardcore and everything in-between. But Blindside was hard to peg. It was heavy and raw, and kind of hardcore, but not really. There was a mild rap influence in the delivery, but it wasn’t really rapcore either.… Continued →

Silent Planet just released their new album titled “Iridescent” and you can watch the music video for the new song “Panopticon”, below. Thoughts on this new Silent Planet record? You can buy merch from the band right here or at Solid State Records here. (Vinyl seems to be sold out though)… Continued →

Luti-Kriss is the first incarnation of Norma Jean, a metalcore band that I think I have seen more than any other artist live. This band is what first got me into Christian heavy music for their open profession of Jesus. The vocalist (Josh Scoggins) at the time eventually went on to start The Chariot, which was another great band to see live, & ’68.… Continued →

The Agony Scene is friggin’ heavy. I remember it seemd this band & AILD came out at roughly the same time. I loved this debut & not As IU Lay Dying better as the song quality was tons better. Plus I was into the goth & metal scene & fishnets &  eyeliner & Hot Topic & all that.… Continued →

Phinehas have created a powerful new music video, full of unrelenting energy and pure heaviness for their song “The Fire Itself”. Check out the music video below and be sure to purchase or download their new album “The Fire Itself” which is available everywhere right now via Solid State Records.… Continued →

Empty, who had a rather impressive debut release, “Hope & The Loss Of It” on Solid State Records in Sept of 2019, have announced a followup will be released thjs Fall, again, with Solid State. The album, “Made Of Fire” is set to drop October 22nd.… Continued →

Spirit Breaker dropped the 2nd single titled “The Mountain Between Us” as the lead up to their Solid State Records debut, “Cura Nata”, which just dropped yesterday. So like with all good things IVM related this may be late but still just as good. Check out the song below and find out more about the album here.… Continued →

August Burns Red just dropped a cool new collaborative EP with Fit For a King titled “Guardians of the Path” and guess what? It’s out now! Through Solid State Records. Check out a couple songs below. Find out more and get merch by clicking this link here.… Continued →

Getting your mind off world events, Covid and all variant insanity, the heat of summer, well then might I suggest some guitar heavy music from Phinehas to drown out the noise? Phinehas, a band I’ve been a fan of since right before they joined their first record label like 15 years ago, are back in an absolutely incredible manner.… Continued →

A new band that has actually been around for a few years called “Spirit Breaker” has just now signed with Solid State Records. The label will release the band’s new album, “Cura Nata”, on August 13th which you can pre-save here. You can also order on CD and see full track list right here.… Continued →

Fit For a King just dropped a music video for their (heavy) song “Breaking The Mirror” and you can watch/listen to it below. Love the guitar leads and solos. Great stuff. Catch the band on tour with August Burns Red this fall, dates and tickets right here.… Continued →

So this post marks my 100th for the site! Today’s SOTD features the newer band Lightworker from California & is great metalcore ballad that falls in the lines of TDWP: Louder Than Thunder, Underoath: Too Bright To See Too Loud to Hear & Fit For A king Skin & Bones. The song features the regular vocalist & also Laura McElroy who also sings for Comrades (a band that I’ve seen live).… Continued →

Wow, how great is this new heavy song from new band, The Undertaking!? The song “And Everything Worked Out Just Fine” just dropped and it features backing vocals from Cove Reber formerly of Saosin. Check out the song and music video, below. The debut album “Funeral Psalms” now available worldwide from Solid State Records.… Continued →

Wow, what a great band, with such potential! Sadly, Beloved released only one EP (originally for Vindicated from the Deep Water and later re-issued by Solid State) and one full length. That first EP rocked my world. I got to see the band live 2 or 3 times in this era and they were rapidly becoming my favourite emo-core band.… Continued →

An up and coming new metal band from San Diego, CA. with that southern chaos “core” sound has just signed with Solid State Records. They are called The Undertaking and have dropped their new song “Oh, Negative” that you can listen to below. For fans of Every Time I Die, Norma Jean, Maylene and The Sons of Disaster, and The Showdown.… Continued →

This review is in response to one of my fave metalcore bands that I just noticed having reached enough popularity to find themselves on Radio & Records Mainstream Rock chart. Other bands who have started in the Christian arena & found their way on the same chart are Underoath, Beartooth, Wolves At The Gate, Love & Death, Chevelle & Skillet to name a few.… Continued →

Earth Groans is a metal band with an explosive, thundering sound that grips its listeners with their sound. Interest in the band in the past few years seems to have skyrocketed among fans of the genre and for good reason. So when you hear news of something new from them headed your way, you pay attention.… Continued →

I was going to write a little intro to this list of mine, but in the end I figured I’d just let it speak for itself. Alot of great music dropped despite all the year brought us and these are my top 20. Let me know what you think!     20.… Continued →

In case you weren’t aware, Wolves At The Gate will be releasing a new ep on Solid State Records on October 9th, called “Dawn”. The ep will feature 6 alternate versions of songs that appeared on their most recent release, “Eclipse”. Check out the track below, and presave the new ep HERE.… Continued →

Jason Wisdom has a real talent for putting out really great music, whether it be in Becoming the Archetype, Death Therapy, The Reversalist, among others. This past week Death Therapy teamed up with Impending Doom frontman, Brook Reeves to deliver a cover of “Reject” by Living Sacrifice. The song has a real industrial metal feel to it that works really well.… Continued →

Earth Groans will be releasing their 2nd ep of 2020, “Waste”, on Solid State Records, October 23rd. As of now, you can place preorders and presaves HERE. The first single, “Shatter” dropped this past Friday; you can check it out below. Who’s looking forward to hearing more from these guys???… Continued →

Coinciding with the release of the new album, “The Path”, which dropped today, Fit For A King has released a new video for the album’s title track. The new album maintains much of the band’s heaviness from the past while adding some more melodic content as well. We’ll have a review coming your way in the near future.… Continued →

Fit For A King has recorded a live set at the Masquerade in Atlanta, GA that they say is essentially the same set they would have been performing live had current events made touring impossible. The set will streamed free on Twitch Thursday, 9/10 and will be a release show of sorts for the new album, “The Path”, due out a week from Friday.… Continued →

In what seems to be a surprise announcement, Wolves At The Gate just let all their fans know that they are releasing an EP titled “DAWN” that will be released on October 8th through Solid State Records. It appears to be a remix release with possible new versions of some of their classics?… Continued →

This incredible new band on Solid State Records called Lightworker just dropped their official music video for the song “Empyre” and let me just tell you, it’s epic! Make sure you pick this album up if you haven’t yet. I got my vinyl version a few days ago and it rules.… Continued →

If you asked me what the heaviest Christian release of all time was, a strong contender would be the self-titled EP from Portand’s Warlord (not to be confused with the secular heavy metal band of the same name). One of the earliest releases on the Tooth & Nail imprint, Solid State Records, their debut EP featured deep, dark, heavy riffs and lengthy songs.… Continued →

Check out the brand new music video from Southern California based melodic hardcore/punk band, Lifelong, right here at IVM. The music video is for the song “Above The Waves” which appears on the album of the same time, available now through Solid State Records.… Continued →

Fit For a King are back with a brand new full length album titled “The Path” which will see a release on September 18th through Solid State Records. You can Pre-Order bundles right here. Check out the album cover and track list, below.… Continued →

Lifelong are back with their new song titled “Above The Waves” and first on new label home, Solid State Records. Album out July 17th. Check out the pop-punk influenced Melodic Hardcore song below and read the lyrics as well. “Above The Waves” is now available wherever you stream/download music. Fans of A Day To Remember, Chunk!,… Continued →

When Extol’s first album came out in 1998, the Christian hard music scene had been dominated by hardcore and the then-developing metalcore sound. This was being spearheaded prominently by labels like Solid State Records (a division of Tooth & Nail), and Facedown Records. Enter Norway’s Extol. No one quite knew what to do with them.… Continued →