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1. Lacey Sturm – Kenotic Metanoia: This November Lacey Sturm released her first album in nearly 8 years. To say it was worth the wait is an understatement. If it’s going to take 8 years to release a new album, this is the caliber release you want to shoot for. Lacey sounds as good as ever and has dropped an exceptional album here. It easily outshines her previous release, Life Screams, and is, in my opinion, her best work to date, including her material with Flyleaf.… Continued →

Spirit Filled Hardcore was a label put on early Christian metal micro genres. Saved by Grace fell into the metalcore portion. Members also played in Hopesfall & Eighteen Visions, both of whom I’ve seen live. … Continued →

This Christian modern rock band started in Washington state & relocated to Texas. They created 4 LPs & got their start on True Tunes record label. Here is also a live recording of the same SOTD, but also check out the title track to Bigger Than Ourselves & Misfits from their Thread album.   … Continued →

Lightforce was a heavy metal band from Australia, active in the late 1980s. They recorded 3 cassette demos from 1986-87, before getting the attention of US-based Pure Metal Records. The band’s label debut Mystical Thieves was a unique entry in Christian metal. While based in traditional heavy metal, it touched on speed metal and power metal without ever fully crossing into thrash territory. It was heavy, loud, and raw. In 1990 the band recorded a fourth and final demo called Break the Curse, which saw the band going in an even heavier direction, just before changing their name.… Continued →

AKFJ is a post hardcore/metalcore band that hasn’t released much new music since 2014 until now! You might remember them for Oh, Infamous City or II that I saw working their way around “Christian” metal radio shows back in the day. A video was also made for War from their 2014 release New Bodies. Check out this new one & also their prior discography along with their reimagined work. … Continued →

Remember when punk & ska music collided in the 90s? There were all these comps & tons of labels had a punk or ska band or both on their labels. N’ Soul was primarily a dance label & this L.A. band also included a member of Pax217. The demo appears to have been released in ’98 the same year as the N’Soul one. Check it out. … Continued →

Project 86 return with a brand new song and music video for the track “Ultraviolent” off the upcoming album “Omni, Pt. 2”. It’s Project 86 in their heavy element. What do you think about this new song and these two new albums? Pre-Order at this link here.… Continued →

Too Bad Eugene have just finished recording their brand new album. The band will debut their new single on December 14th and you do not want to miss out on this song. I feel that it’s their strongest work by far and ranks up there with the best of the best in melodic punk rock. You like good music well then you’re going to sink those teeth in deep to this new song, and the album too I’m sure. I’m almost 99.9% positive that I’ll dig this new album so much that it’ll rank up there high on my year end list of 2024.… Continued →

Spoken are back! They have returned with a new single titled “Reflection” and you can view the official music video for the song, below. You can pre-order the new album also by the name of “Reflection” at this link here and check out the tracklisting as well (Featuring a couple of special guests). Album is out March 15th, 2024.… Continued →

Straight from obscurity is a rock band named Strangers in the World who appears to have released one LP called Transformation. I have 4 songs of theirs & I do remember a Myspace account of their backs int he day before that site went caput. Check it out if you like indie modern rock bands.   … Continued →

I know this band doesn’t exactly fit under the banner of Indie Vision Music (Christian bands and the like) but I really enjoy them and this new (Debut) album by Calling Hours is an absolute joy to listen to. The album “Say Less” just released in November on the mighty Revelation Records and it’s already making waves in the punk and hardcore communities. This album rides the waves of any great melodic punk/rock band but takes it up another whole level and far exceeds expectations. I went into this record knowing about “Popeye from Farside” which if you didn’t know, was a highly influential and somewhat short-lived punk/hardcore band from So.… Continued →

P.O.D. are back yet again with another new song. These ones are feeling a bit more on the heavier side for the band. Check out “Afraid to Die” featuring Tatiana Shmayluk (of the band Jinjer). What are you thinking about when listening to these 2 new P.O.D. songs?… Continued →

A newer hardcore band by the name of Barriers just dropped their fantastic new track titled “Still Angry” and featuring the great Shawn Jonas of ZAO and Symphony In Peril fame. Check it out below feel the violent praise.… Continued →

A really great newer indie band by the name of Empty Atlas just dropped a brand new music video for the track “Belong” and you can check it out below. What do you all think of this band? Powerful stuff.… Continued →

Blah (fka Childhood) was a punk rawk band from California that released 2 LPs on Rescue & Bulletproof after a couple demos. Bulletproof housed a plethora of great bands back in the 90s.This tune has a rockabilly sound akin to Ruby Joe & appears is drawn from Psalms 145. … Continued →

Kindred is a 4 piece Spirit Filled Post Hardcore band out of Crown Point, Indiana. FFO: Being as an Ocean, Idle Threat., and Household

Poor Old Lu are/were one of the most celebrated alternative rock bands in the Christian scene. They hit at the height of the Christian indie scene in the 1990s, and formed a core unit of alternative rock bands that included The Prayer Chain, Plankeye, Starflyer 59 and a handful of others. Hailing from the Seattle area, the band also had close ties with others in the scene like Pedro the Lion, Damien Jurado, Blenderhead, and even Sunny Day Real Estate (vocalist Jeremy Enigk provided guest vocals on one POL track).… Continued →

So my very first SOTD was from one of my fave bands DighayZoose. D.O.N. aka Degradation of a Nation was comprised of dudes who were also in Prophets on Vacation, DHZ & their later incarnation Hot Pink Turtle. DON is obviously hxc punk/thrash. Check out the webzine Christian tape underground f& Matthew Hunt’s Youtube channel for more hard to find Christian music. … Continued →

Hopesfall heralds from Charlotte, NC where I used to live. This screamo was pretty popular at the time & this tune has been a fave of mine over the years. Their style changed & I think most got into them after the Frailty record released. Check out these lyrics: Love broke me Trials are in vain I press on not knowing what there is to gain In all that I’ve failed I have come to realize Your truth shines through the pain Enjoy. … Continued →

I do these song of the days to hopefully spread the Christian music that I like  & have accumulated out into this big world. Some of this music has almost been buried into obscurity as such as this band Hearken. They are a Texan death metal band. Here’s the Bible passage where the lyrics come from. Isaiah 64:6-7 KJV But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.… Continued →

The new Mainframe album titled “Good Hearts” is out now on all digital streaming services and bandcamp. A diverse range of style with deeply passionate and spiritually relevant songs meant to inspire. Check out the album below or on your favorite digital network now. Follow them on Instagram: mainframepunk… Continued →

Anchor Merchandising, our merch provider is hosting a special sale right now with discounted prices on a number of items including the t-shirts, hoodies, long sleeves, plus coffee cups, stickers, buttons, wall art, and more! Click here to check out our official merch store and grab your gear today. Follow Anchor Merchandising on Instagram here: anchor.merchandising… Continued →

Fighting Jacks began working on the follow up to their Tooth & Nail Records debut “The Dying Art of Life”, in 2014. The band self-released the album titled “Decade” in 2017 and just got the re-release treatment last month. Head to their bandcamp to check it out and then purchase. They have other merch items available for purchase also over on their bandcamp page.… Continued →

The band Too Bad Eugene have just launched a new kickstarter campaign to help fund the finished recording and mix on the new album. I’ve already heard an early mix of a new song titled “Shaking My Fist At Clouds” and I must say, this is the absolute best the band has ever sounded. It’s an extremely catchy track with tons of melodic, fast punk rock, along with great sounding BGVs like the band has become well known for. Plus a great “Get off my lawn” yet entirely positive, lyrical content.… Continued →

Brazilian death metallers Krig have been making Christ-centered metal since 2007. The band formed in their native Belo Horizonte in southeastern Brazil, and release their technical and brutal Feed Me independently in 2007. They proceeded to release three more albums across the next 6 years, culminating in some of the strongest Christian metal by any band from any continent, and especially from their home country. Some members have since relocated to Canada, making it difficult to keep creating music as a whole. But members have been involved in other projects as well.… Continued →

Abide in Me is one of those early screamo bands I found out about from RadioU’s metal show hoster by Jaddeus Dempsey. He had a plethora of bands I have never heard of before & this is one of them. This was the era of Myspace & Purevolume which I am pretty sure the band had pages on. It appears the band was from Louisiana per perusing Facebook & Twitter. Seems to be the same band as they call themselves spirit filled hardcore.  Check em out.… Continued →

Thumper Punk’s No Lost Cause is a skatepunk/ska band. They have been around for almost 15 years now which is crazy how time flies by. Slow it down is my theme song when I am working & realize I totally forgot where time went that day. A good reminder to spend time with the Lord before the day gets too crazy. The Crowd is about doing what is right instead of going along with, well, you know.     … Continued →

This South Carolina band has gone over a few personnel & band names. You might know them as Collision of Innocence or Hands of Elohim. This latest incarnation is a side project & ventures into the metal genre. Check it out. … Continued →

The accounts for both Stephen Christian and Anchor & Braille have both teased new album for 2024. This is a great project (is it still a side project?) and has always sounded really good. Are you looking forward to more new music from Anchor & Braille. Follow AnchorBraille on instagram for the latest.… Continued →

I thought i’d do a quick post about some new releases out yesterday. New songs out by Small Wars (Fair Vaux) and Sam’s The Hero (Small Step Records), new acoustic EP by Names Without Numbers (Small Step Records), the chaotic Pipe Bomb and song “Tied Down”, killer hardcore band – Debtor with “Dead To The World”, and that powerful new full length from Lacey Sturm. Anything else we missed? Next week is the 2 song single from Too Bad Eugene, and the 4th release by Mainframe titled “Good Hearts”.… Continued →