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Willis & Son - Fading Away (Official Music Video)

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I am really excited to bring you the brand new song (and music video) from my friend Wiley Willis of the band 2Minute Minor in his new music project with his father named “Willis & Son“. Willis & Son create a fresh blend of Americana Rock with an Indie Folk vibe and full of memorable choruses toe tapping hits in the making. The song is titled “Fading Away” and you can hear this song as featured in their heartwarming music video below right here on IVM.… Continued →

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August 30, 2025

Song of the Day: Devoted Molded - Stupid vs And So It Goes

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Californian Devoted Molded changed their song for a quirky punk rawk band to a modern rock sound by their 2nd LP. Screaming Giant Records released so much cool music & this is just one from their discography. Check out the entire label’s catalog which one can find on Bandcamp. And be sure to check out my website www.castingsuchathinshadow.com and my Ripper Radio show that airs on Sundays 5-6 pm EST. And here’s a link from an old page they  used: https://www.angelfire.com/pa/devmolded/uturn.html
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August 29, 2025

The Caballerials Join Small Step Records

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I have some exciting news to share with you all today. A throwback pop-punk band I’ve been following from Hawaii just joined forces with up and coming indie/pop-punk/emo/ska label, Small Step Records. This is definitely a band to keep your eyes and ears on. Small Step Records adds Hawaii-based 4-piece Christian pop punk band, The Caballerials, to the growing roster of independent, faith-inspired artists dedicated to authentic, purpose-filled music. The Caballerials’ style is reminiscent of the classic pop punk of the 2000, laced with nostalgia and lyrics filled with faith and hope; for fans of MxPx, Homegrown, Olivia The Band, The Cootees, and Piebald.… Continued →

Song of the Day: Speck - Mercy

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Speck was one of those bands that was easy to miss if you weren’t paying attention. They released two albums for Bulletproof/Gray Dot Records in the late 90s. That decade produced a plethora of alternative rock bands. In fact, there were so many that at times it was difficult to keep up, and even harder to wade through them in order to find the gems among the mediocre. Speck, sadly, didn’t make a huge splash like their counterparts in Plankeye, Grammatrain, The Prayer Chain, Poor Old Lu, and the like.… Continued →

August 25, 2025

Song of the Day: Exit 40 - God Is Good

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Exit 40 from Maryland released 2 LPs that I finally tracked down & uploaded to Youtube. The NuMetalforChrist  channel is helmed by a friend of mine from The Philippines. Check em out if you like late 90s/early 2000s groovy nu metal/hard rock. Here is a link for more on the band: http://mp3-2003.computer-legacy.com/info/304/exit_40.html And be sure to check out my website www.castingsuchathinshadow.com and my Ripper Radio show that airs on Sundays 5-6 pm EST.
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August 23, 2025

Song of the Day: War Rocket Ajax - She Walks The Line

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This fun band hailed from Texas & released southwestern punk rock. Like a lot of the Bettie Rocket Records family, it is hard to track down down much on the band’s history. They do actually have a Facebook page though. If you haven’t already, seriously check this band out. And be sure to check out my website www.castingsuchathinshadow.com and my Ripper Radio show that airs on Sundays 5-6 pm EST.
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August 22, 2025

Fepeste releases single in advance of new album

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Colorado-based indie pop artist Fepeste has just dropped an incredible new single in advance of their upcoming full-length for Velvet Blue Music. The album will be available in October. If this single is anything to go by, that album is going to be worth your time and money. Expect lush, bright, summery sounds that would appeal to fans of Beirut, The Shins, Midlake, Fleet Foxes, Beach Boys, Phoebe Bridgers, and more. Click on the link below to stream or download. And if you enjoy it, consider throwing a buck their way for the effort.… Continued →

Song of the Day: Heartbeat - The Winner

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Heartbeat started in the early 80s as a music ministry extension of Youth for Christ in the United Kingdom. They initially began as a back-up band for solo performers (like Sheila Walsh), but they also performed as their own band, often appearing in schools, colleges, and even serving as a worship band for Christian events and festivals. As such, they paved the way for later, similarly-minded music ministries like World Wide Message Tribe (except that WWMT were dedicated to the Birmingham area, specifically). Heartbeat’s sound was a distinctly European form of synth-pop: sugary sweet and intensely melodic, not at all resembling the post-punk or new wave fusions of some of their synth peers (New Order, Depeche Mode, etc.)… Continued →

August 18, 2025

Song of the Day: Second Thief - Perfection

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Metalcore Florida band Second Thief released a few EPs from 2005-2012. Their vocalist sounds similar to The Agony Scene’s. This SOTD comes from their 2010 release Brainwashed. Also, check out this IVM review of one of their EPs: https://www.indievisionmusic.com/reviews/second-thief-prelude/ And be sure to check out my website www.castingsuchathinshadow.com and my Ripper Radio show that airs on Sundays 5-6 pm EST.
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August 17, 2025

Seven Times Driven Bring You a New Pop Punk Anthem With Heart and a Little Angst

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The group known as Seven Times Driven just hit a real winner out of the park and reached the Homeplate (quite literally!) with a fun and angsty pop punk anthem, perfect for those fleeting days of summer. This new song is titled “Flux Capacitor”, which would make Doc Brown smile and probably even persuade him to belt out “Great Scott” with his fist in the air during the chorus! The song features guest vocals by none other than David Newman of Small Step Records band – HOMEPLATE.… Continued →

A Longtime Friend and Supporter of IVM Makes Announcement

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A dear friend of mine named Steven Kelly sent me a message which I just viewed this morning that he had just been diagnosed with Stage 4 Esophageal Cancer and is currently undergoing treatment. Steve is married and has two young children that he was working and providing for. Steven was one of my earliest supporters in the early days of IVM and we’ve kept in touch all these years later. He even helped run the IVM booth at Cornerstone California in 2007 and loved the band Quick and The Dead when I signed them and put out their first official album “Going Home” back around that same time.… Continued →

August 16, 2025

Song of the Day: Lengsel - Stille Dualisme

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This progressive unblack metal from, Norway was comprised of 3 members with the vocalist being in Extol previously. Tor is also a member of the band Mantric. They only released 2 albums before changing their name to Ganglion. Lengsel means longing in Norwegian  with Stille Dualisme meaning silent dualism. And be sure to check out my website www.castingsuchathinshadow.com and my Ripper Radio show that airs on Sundays 5-6 pm EST.
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August 15, 2025

Dogwood on Vinyl

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I’m bringing you this news a little late but better late than never at all, am I right? For those that might have missed out, People of Punk Rock Records are pressing “More Than Conquerors” and “Self Titled” to vinyl in addition to the recent “Good Ol Daze” and “Through Thick and Thin” re-releases. Check out all the incredible Dogwood vinyl by clicking here or by visiting https://popr-records.myshopify.com/collections/dogwood. I’m looking forward to getting Matt Aragon and Seismic to complete the collection and maybe that Incomplete / Dogwood split?… Continued →

The Rumors Are True + Bleach Double-Episode!

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In case you don’t know, The Rumors Are True is a fantastic podcast extremely relevant to our scene. Past episodes have featured Bryan Gray of the The Blamed, Ted Cookerly of Every Day Life, Jeff Bellew of Stavesacre/The Crucified/so much more, and hundreds more. Rumors recently did a double-episode whammy on the band Bleach, an artist long-time IVMers will certainly be familiar with. Fortunately for fans, the band has recently reunited. They are playing Furnace Fest this October in Birmingham, AL and they’re even playing a show TONIGHT in Jacksonville, FL.… Continued →

Song of the Day: Grave Defier - Arise from Your Grave

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This Long Beach, California-based band formed in the 2000s and have put out a number of underground releases. Made up of Latin-American believers, songs have been written in both Spanish and English, thus featuring a multi-cultural flair! Their first demo was released in 2006 and was self-titled. It showcased a brutal old school death metal (OSDM) sound, combining elements of thrash, grind and sludge in tempo changes that would leave your head spinning. A split CD with Dissolve Being was also released in 2006, and featured live recordings of songs from Grave Defier, as well as a few additional live tracks.… Continued →

August 12, 2025

Song of the Day: Rock Solid - Searchin'

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This rarity band appears to have come from Ohio. I have not found much on them, but on the Christian Tape Underground site. This SOTD comes from a HM Magazine compilation. I know they also have a song called I Cried. Their music is of the hard rock genre & have been compared to Saint & Messiah Prophet. And  this post is dedicated to my stepdaughter Alissa who is having a birthday today! And be sure to check out my website www.castingsuchathinshadow.com and my Ripper Radio show that airs on Sundays 5-6 pm EST.… Continued →

August 9, 2025

Song of the Day: Rusty Shipp - Automoto vs Epic Bard - Surfride Strut

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I have always loved the sounds of surf music. The Beach Boys were a staple on the oldies station that my dad listened to when we were on the road. I remember Dakoda Motor Company coming out & that 1st & 2nd LP blew me away. These 2 SOTD bands have released these 2 songs very recently which I thought was cool. Other bands that have dabbled in the genre are 1998’s The Surfers, my friend’s band Bub Walker & the Tombstones, and Switchfoot. And be sure to check out my website www.castingsuchathinshadow.com… Continued →

August 8, 2025

Song of the Day: Damien Jurado - Frustrated

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While this artist is known as a sort of darling in the indie folk scene, his roots are in the Christian punk/emo scene of the Pacific NW in the 90s. With connections to Pedro the Lion, Roadside Monument, Poor Old Lu, etc. Jurado released some 7″ singles on the then-fledgling Christian label Tooth and Nail Records. Even his debut was a co-release with Tooth and Nail and SubPop, the latter a connection that came through his friend Jeremy Enigk of Sunny Day Real Estate. Apart from some of his early punk-leaning projects, Jurado has not been one to proclaim faith through his music, opting instead to tell stories both real and fictional.… Continued →

August 6, 2025

Song of the Day: The Kreepdowns: Spiritual Beast vs The Saints

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Crazy, but this SOTD was literally in my queue for y’all without knowing that Loyd had posted recently on Acoustic Shack! Anyways, I uploaded the album to Youtube as for some reason wasn’t up. Great album with the highlights being Spiritual Beast, Go Now, Cello, Select & Not Like That. The Saints comes from a Bettie  Rocket comp. To me they sounded like a more modern grunge than Nirvana akin to Smashing Pumpkins. And be sure to check out my website www.castingsuchathinshadow.com and my Ripper Radio show that airs on Sundays 5-6 pm EST.… Continued →

August 1, 2025

Song of the Day: Acoustic Shack - It's Good to Know

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Husband and wife duo Michael and Laura Misiuk comprised alternative folk/rock act Acoustic Shack. Their stellar debut for Blonde Vinyl (1991, self-titled) was replete with poignant lyrics, Michael’s competent guitar playing, and the pair’s vocal harmonies led by Laura’s distinctly 90s alterna-pop croon. While it was slightly outside of my tastes at the time (which mostly leaned in a punk/metal/grunge direction), I couldn’t help but be captivated by the band’s combination of acoustic-led music and heartfelt reflections on topics as far-ranging as trying to understand a friend’s trauma from childhood abuse (“Deliver Me”), the comforts of home and belonging (“Red Door”), and the assurances of love (“It’s Good to Know”).… Continued →

July 25, 2025

Michael W. Smith - Your Love Is a Flood (New Song)

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A legend in his own right- Mr. Michael W. Smith, is someone who has been making engaging, more often than not “catchy”, “addictively appealing”, “hopeful”, “spiritually connective”, pop rock tunes for 4 decades now, returns with yet another catchy song perfect for right now. It has that nostalgia factor going on with the electronic new wave pop sounds he became known for in the 80’s and early 90’s yet drenched in a modern electro sound perfect for 2025. It’s like that perfect upgrade so many fans have probably been clamoring for, for years.… Continued →

Song of the Day: Daniel Band - Never Gonna Die

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Pioneers of the early Christian metal scene, Daniel Band formed in 1979 in Toronto, Canada. Along with Resurrection Band, they were one of the first band to fuse true hard rock with faith-filled fervor and lyrics. The band’s sound often rode the line between hard rock and traditional heavy metal, much like secular artists Kiss, Van Halen, and AC/DC. They released 5 albums between 1982 and 1988, with a live album in 2001 and a handful of re-issues. Though they haven’t released any new material since the 80s, the band have played a scattering of live shows, including appearances at Ohio’s Immortal Fest as recent as 2024, and they are scheduled again to play Part 2 of the festival this August!… Continued →

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Song of the Day: Stavesacre - At the Moment

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Stavesacre emerged in the mid-90s as sort of Christian punk/alternative/metal supergroup. Featuring ex-members of The Crucified, Focused, Chatterbox, The Blamed, scaterd-few, and Saviour Machine, the band had a lot of hype to live up to before their debut album was even heard. And while the members’ previous project mostly dabbled in hardcore, Stavesacre forged new sounds more akin to post-hardcore or alternative metal. The late 90s landscape was ripe for such a shift, with nu metal and other forms of non-traditional metal emerging. The band’s debut album, Friction, was metal with eager praise from both fans and critics, covering ground that was often neglected in Christian circles.… Continued →

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