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With Honor is a band that I don’t believe we’ve shared much from in the past nor do they fit the typical definitions of an “IVM” related band but that isn’t important because their new songs absolutely rule. Sometimes it’s rare for a band to reemerge from a long absence and come back as hard hitting and emotionally connecting as a hardcore punk band like With Honor. Check out 3 new songs right now from their upcoming full length “Boundless” which will drop on Pure Noise Records on September 8th.… Continued →

Idle Achiever are back with a brand new song for 2023. This indie-pop-rock act out of Ohio has been making music for just a couple short years and have improved with each and every song they release with this one being no exception. Check out “Skylines” below this post. The song is now available at all digital networks now! Check out the song, lyrics, and song explanation below on our website.… Continued →

Red just dropped a heavy new song titled “Surrogates” and the first from their new album “Rated R” that drops on September 29th. You can preorder the album right here (at their official website). Check out the song and tracklist for the new album below this post.… Continued →

Slow Coming Day have announced 2 California reunion shows later this month and both with the much loved Watashi Wa. August 25th in Templeton, CA. and August 27th in Los Angeles. The band is releasing a special new music video for “Captivated” very soon. This is all leading up to the release date of “The Lost Tapes” which drops August 25th through Fair Vaux Recordings and Steadfast Records. Check out the band’s song “Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace”, below. We are premiering their music video for “Truth Behind The Lies” on August 25th.… Continued →

Today’s song is from none other than Too Bad Eugene. The Santa Cruz, CA. based pop-punk band was known as the offshoot of Craig’s Brother when Adam Nigh and Andy Snyder quit the band shortly after the release of “Homecoming” and went on to start a band of their own with a unique sound. This song “Everybody’s Gone” appears on the band’s debut in 2000, “At Any Rate”, and is an emotional one for me. It’s the ultimate song of nostalgic yearning and a look back at youth.… Continued →

Letter Kills are back in a big and powerful way, dropping their brand new KILLER track titled “Right Where We Belong”. The song is available on all digital networks right now. The band recently held their first reunion show here in Orange County, CA. (I didn’t make it out, sad face) but it seems to have been a huge hit. The band has big plans for the rest of the year so stay tuned. This is the band that started it all for Matt Shelton who went on to front The Wedding, Panther City Riots, and released some very moving worship music under his own name.… Continued →

Much loved and critically underrated indie rock band The Myriad, seems to have some new activity transpiring. The band last released the full length “With Arrows, With Poise” back in 2008 to much acclaim and fan adoration but the band’s time in the spotlight was cut short when their drummer Randy sadly passed away from cancer. The band decided to put a hold on the band and went into hibernation. Well, they are working on things and also put up 3 of their older “indie” EPs on digital networks.… Continued →

Switchfoot recently released a 20th anniversary re-recording of their classic album “The Beautiful Letdown” and have now just put out a beautiful NEW video update of their song “Meant to Live” (Jon Bellion Version). Check out the music video below this post or at our website. Catch the band on “The Beautiful Letdown 20th Anniversary Tour” beginning at the end of this month.… Continued →

Dallas rapper Sivion has a new record coming out in September, this time a collaboration with Malex. The LP version comes on a beautiful translucent red vinyl, and digital versions will be available too. Pre-orders for both are live now, as well as 3 songs ready for listening. https://illect.bandcamp.com/album/str8-shot… Continued →

This old-school punk rock band The Combat Junkies, hailed from North Carolina, and featured a classic hardcore punk sound mixed with hints of oi/streetpunk and new school punk. To be honest, I’m not sure why this band didn’t make it bigger than they did. Their raw yet appropriately produced sound would have appealed to fans of 7-10 Split, Squad Five-0, One-21 and the like, and yet they seemed to fly underneath the radar of most fans. The Combat Junkies released two full-length albums. The War Within came out in 2002 on Clumsy Records, and Fight or Die .… Continued →

World renown US based majestic power-metal band – Theocracy, have just announced they’ve joined Atomic Fire Records. The label will release the band’s 5th studio album later this year. Who’s excited for an epic new Theocracy album?… Continued →

The band As We Are, are literally back! You might recall that this band released some indie material several years ago and even a release we sold in our online store at one time. Well the band has strengthened their sound and are back in a really big way with their first song in several years titled “Addiction”. You can listen to the song below in lyric video format. The band will release LP2 titled “This Isn’t The End; It’s Only The Beginning” via their new label home, Rottweiler Records on 9/28/23.… Continued →

A very special film based off For King & Country’s track “Unsung Hero” has just been announced from the studio Kingdom Story Company alongside Lionsgate. The film tells the powerful story about the family that launched the careers of artists like Rebecca St. James and For King & Country, who against all odds traveled from Australia to the U.S. to put down roots as a family of 9 and found a certain strength that shined through in their unshakeable Faith. The film is directed by Joel Smallbone of the group For King & Country and will star Joel Smallbone, and Daisy Betts as the father and mother in this true life story.… Continued →

The Charon Collective have just released the debut EP from Teeth For Eyes out of the Pacific North West. This band features members of Crux, Empty Tomb, Cicero, Make Knives, and The Cancer Years. Buy the EP on CD right here from The Charon Collective or stream digitally via the label’s bandcamp page.… Continued →

Reese Roper, the charismatic vocalist and somewhat inspiring lyricist of some of the biggest songs the music scene has never heard by a little band the 90’s cared about called Five Iron Frenzy, just got interviewed by crew over at the “Labeled” Podcast. You can listen to a clip below via Spotify or listen wherever you stream your podcasts. Also, the band has put together a total dumpster fire of a box set on really crappy vinyl and it is available right here. I believe the box set is only available for purchase for a few more weeks so get it while it’s a steaming, flaming, pile of poo.… Continued →

The self-described cinematic indie rock band – CHPTRS, have been releasing a steady flow of albums and singles since their formation almost 5 years ago. The band just dropped their “Chapter 3” album on Vinyl and it is available for purchase right here from the group’s official webstore. First 100 Vinyl Sold will be signed and numbered. Listen to this album below at the Spotify link (and at our website).… Continued →

Stretch Arm Strong’s now classic album “A Revolution Transmission” is getting the vinyl re-release treatment courtesy of Iodine Recordings. You can pre-order on their website here (sorry I was late on posting and several are sold out) and SmartPunk also has a limited pressing in a different exclusive color available right here. This classic album was a turning point for the band and took them on a wild ride. What’s your favorite song?… Continued →

My pals in Light The Way just dropped their brand new music video last week for the song “Life Makes No Sense” and it’s full of that nostalgia driven rage that battles through hopelessness and despair while ultimately finding solace in hope. This is the band’s latest single and a hint of things to come. Check out the music video below this message.… Continued →

Taking a minute here to introduce you all to a brand new group called Working Hour. They are duo that have a splashy pop-rock sound filled with 80’s pop sensibilities and modern rock touches. Similar in spirit to The 1975, The Band Camino, Twenty One Pilots, and The Neighbourhood with a little Tears For Fears and Simply Red thrown in for good measure. They just released a brand new single “It Doesn’t Feel Right” back in May. Check them out.… Continued →

Zane Vickery’s latest EP came during a difficult period in my life where I personally found myself spiritually, physically, and emotionally exhausted. His words were thoughtful, provocative, and encouraging all the same – yet never denying the things we hold in tension as believers in a broken world. It was like the words of a comforting friend who was okay to share in my suffering but didn’t simply want me to stay there. Now, on the other side of literal life-changing car crash, Zane is working on a full-length album about grief, recovery, and faith.… Continued →

A band we may have missed sharing called “Unworthy“, recently released an EP titled “Where Light Divides” through Rottweiler Records back in April and we think you should give them a listen. Deathcore/metal has never sounded so good and I know these guys will have a new group of fans soon enough. Website: … Continued →

Velvet Blue Music just let the news out about more Christmas Songs to come from Ronnie Martin. It’ll be a follow up to the first release a year ago, a Vol. 2 of sorts. More info to come as it becomes available. If you follow Velvet Blue Music on socials, you’ll see the original post had a test press pic of the upcoming release so you definitely know that “Vinyl” will be an option.… Continued →

Newly signed to Rottweiler Records, the hardcore band xDoulosx out of Southern California just dropped their label debut titled “Birth Pains” and it is available on all digital networks now. Check out the title track featuring Jon Davenport of Cultist, below. This is heavy, raw, and strikes me with that classic hardcore rhythmic sound. If you don’t know who this band is yet, you will know soon enough, and they will be your new favorite heavy hardcore band.… Continued →

The band CULTIST just released their Facedown Records debut album titled “Slow Suicide” and it’s literally blowing speakers to pieces across the world as we speak. The band is heading out on some dates with Convictions and Confessions of a Traitor pretty soon. Check out the tour flyer below. Make sure to crank the volume up loud like Marty in Back to The Future 1 and that huge amp scene at the beginning, then prepare to stand back. Obliteration of speaker material will commence. What is your favorite song on “Slow Suicide”?… Continued →

You might recall a heavy hard rock/metal band a few years ago by the name of Mayfly. Well, something new is stirring in their hive and the syndicate is about to rise. Who here wants more music from the Mayfly crew? I know I do! Everything new will be found under MAYFLY SYNDICATE.… Continued →

The Young Escape just released their BEC Recordings 5 song EP “You Shine” and it is available digitally wherever you get your music. I’m not always the biggest CCM listener but something strikes me differently about this group and I feel that their fresh sound will take them far even if it rests more on the “mellow” side of my old man ears. I’m open to anything new and I think the sounds on this little EP aren’t all that bad. Heck you might even find something encouraging and uplifting about this band of siblings.… Continued →

The heavy hardcore worship band known as HolyName, led by Tommy Green formerly of Sleeping Giant has just posted their “Initiation: Live in Chicago” video over on YouTube and it is every bit powerful as one might expect from this project and the music they create. The world needs more of this. We need more of this. Listen below. By the way, that guest list is STACKED!… Continued →

Empty Atlas just released a brand new song titled “Belong” and it is without a doubt, their strongest track thus far. Listen to the powerful new song below this post. What do you think?… Continued →

The new Light The Way music video for “Life Makes No Sense” has just gone live. Check it out below this post. Thoughts on this band’s mighty return?… Continued →

NoiseArt Collective is essentially David Schmidt, an Australia-based experimental artist who creates “industrial-tinged synth rock with goth undertones.” From that base, he branches out, dabbling in various forms of experimental, electronic based rock music from extreme metal (synth-based) to noisy hip-hop to weirdo/freakout pop music. The project is incredibly prolific, releasing multiple albums per year. In fact, since the project’s genesis in 2017, they’ve released over 30 recordings, including one recording of Schmidt reading his own poetry. When a band has this much material, it’s hard to choose an appropriate introduction point for the new listener.… Continued →