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Lauren Daigle just dropped her new music video for the song “Hold On To Me”. Check out the music video below.… Continued →

Depending on how you define the term, Resurrection Band was arguably the first Christian heavy metal band. While their debut album was released in 1978, their earliest demo recordings date back to as early as 1973. While many fans and critics will argue, “they’re not heavy metal, just hard rock,” this outlook unfortunately judges the past by current standards. Metal has moved on and splintered into a hundred different and more extreme subgenres. However, in the 1970s, their brand of bluesy hard rock would definitely have been considered heavy metal at the time–just as bands like Van Halen, Aerosmith, Kiss and others were.… Continued →

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Watashi Wa have begun posting on Twitter quite frequently and it appears as though something new is in the works. The band wants you all to follow them so that they can release new music. Come on, you can do it. 2001 marks the 20th anniversary of their break through indie hit, “What’s In The Way”, which dropped on Bettie Rocket Records. The album took the band in a new direction and offered a glimpse of what would come on their major (indie) label debut with Tooth & Nail Records in 2003.… Continued →

Tennessee based punk band, Small Wars, are releasing their new EP “Cry Havoc!” on March 26th via Coffin Curse Records. I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to work with these guys on their debut and I am excited to see them move on to the next chapter. The Ep will be available on 10″ Vinyl bundle which is up for pre-order right here on Coffin Curse Records’ site. Stay tuned. Teaser below.… Continued →

MxPx are about to drop the most epic box set you have ever seen and it’ll be in the band’s own merch store sold by the band themselves. These are all CLASSIC MxPx albums going all the way from “Pokinatcha” (1994) to their last “Self Titled” release (2018). 10 albums, 14 Vinyl LP Set. No word on pricing just yet but save those pennies because this is a set you DO NOT WANT TO MISS OUT ON. This is limited to just 1500 Box Sets. For full details including what’s in them and colors, click the MxPx website link here or visit MxPx.com.… Continued →

Another holy SOTD that belongs in my top 20 worship releases! Formerly known as Clearview, this hard rock band had some great songs such as Disaster, Wineskin & We’re Not Keeping This Quiet. Also check out the video for Searchlight which features American Sign Language. Hailing from Maryland, the 3 Willet brothers have since disbanded circa 2019. Members are still in the industry leading worship & filing & editing music videos. Check out these worshipful lyrics & the live video. As long as I live, there will be praises upon my lips And all my days will be spent loving You, You are worthy to be praised As long as I live, I will sing to you with endless praise Every knee will bow and tongue confess, that Jesus is Lord Just when I thought that this world was enough You were, you are, and you are to come!!… Continued →

Beloved indie rock/post-hardcore band, DENS, return with a completely new and reworked version of their 2020 album titled “Tamed Tongues”. The album will featured all reworked versions of the songs found on “Taming Tongues” but incorporating a more toned down, acoustic, Americana like vibe. The band dropped a new music video for the lead off track, “To”, that you can watch below. This is an exciting release to keep your eyes and ears on. I wish more bands would do something like this. Read the full message from DENS, below.… Continued →

Canadian’s hard rock Daniel Band found its way to my collection via a local pawn shop in my hometown in Illinois back in the early 90s I would guesstimate. My mother used to buy these old totally illegal rips of bands on cassette tape. It seems so weird now that these arena rock bands we thought of as heavy metal back then! My fave bands back then was Petra, Harvest & White Heart & Whitecross & so this band made sense. Between the lyrics & the rocking music, this song has a special place in my top songs ever.… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Andrew Stanton – Black & Blue (EP)
• Autumnboy, Jay Costlow – Life After Living
• Christian Liljegren – The Rock
• Demon Hunter – Songs of Death and Resurrection
• Dens – To (Tamed Sessions)
• Flight Deck – Signs of Life
• Ocean Dark – Fallen
• Reclaim the Day – Sentenced to Life
• Tonelantern – The Coming

Pop & CCM

• Alvin Cedric – Build Bridges
• Brandin Reed – Something The World Ain’t Got
• Chad Gentry – 25 Years (EP)
• Chasing the Light – The Moment
• Danielle Apicella – Little Things
• Dimas Cortez – Not the Same
• Forsaken Hero – God of Revival
• The Gray Havens – Rhythm of the East
• Jack Cassidy – Let Go, Let God
• JJ Heller – Anything
• Katie Lynn Wise – Show Me Your Love
• Marie Bashiru – State Of Mind: Stabal Session (Live)
• Matthew West, Carly Pearce – Truth Be Told
• Me+mad – Muush
• Mike Donehey – Work of Art (EP)
• NEEDTOBREATHE – The Campfire EP
• PASSIONATE – Everything
• Rachel Morley – Preference
• Riley Clemmons – Keep On Hoping
• Ross King – All My Heroes Are Underdogs
• Ryan Stevenson, Vince Gill, Amy Grant – When We Fall Apart (feat.

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In a stunning change of events, Furnace Fest WILL return this year and in that fall slow they rescheduled to last year. You definitely don’t want to miss this one time opportunity to catch some of the biggest bands of the music scene along with some reunions and other one off shows. This will be an unforgettable weekend and something that probably will only come through once in a lifetime. Although I won’t be able to attend personally, I’ll be there in spirit. I really hope the Furnace Fest founders will somehow film this and/or make it a live streaming event.… Continued →

Lauren Daigle just dropped a powerful new song titled “Hold On To Me” which can be heard right here at Indie Vision Music by clicking below. It’s a song about brokenness, healing, and restoration guided by hope. Hope through the storms of life and whatever may knock you down at your most vulnerable. As if you couldn’t tell, I really enjoy this track. Music video for the song drops later this coming week.… Continued →

Adam Lohrbach of the classic Southern California based pop-punk band Home Grown, has just launched his brand new song titled “Misfit Toys” under the band name Radical Radical. Check out this nostalgia drenched and super fun new song below. This is a song perfect for those summer drives of 2021 and one that helps usher in some much needed positivity in a time of great uncertainty. Check out Misfit Toys and make sure to follow Radical Radical on all socials. Also, buy merch from him right here.… Continued →

Addison Road is a pop/rock Texan band that had a 10 year span of releases. I was drawn to their singer’s (Jenny Chisholm) vocals that stood out among many female fronted bands. The rockier flair is not present though on today’s SOTD which is the last track to their 2008 S/T release. This is in my top 20 worship songs of all time. Check out these worshipful lyrics. I made You promises a thousand times I’d try to hear from heaven But I’d talk the whole time I think I made You too small I’ve never feared You at all, no If You touched my face Would I know You?… Continued →

4•4•1 burst onto the SoCal new wave scene in 1984, releasing their debut album on Royal Commandment Records (soon to be re-named Blue Collar Records). The band formed in 1983 in Los Angeles County, diligently rehearsing in the garage of bassist/keyboardist Glenn Holland’s parents. They recorded a 4-song demo and subsequently sent out copies to area youth pastors. The unconventional move proved successful as they caught the attention of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, a large church that hosted lots of concerts for Christian new wave and early alternative bands.… Continued →

Drop those masks and party hard with RED this June in Texas. They are playing in 4 different cities in Texas beginning on June 23rd. For dates and info, look below. You can also visit the band’s website here for further information. So my question is this, do you think it’s safe to host concerts again? Will you be partying with or without a mask? What do you think about the band RED?… Continued →

One of my favorite long running emo/indie/post-hardcore bands, Names Without Numbers, will return VERY soon with a brand new song titled “Empire on Fire”. All I can tell you is that this is a powerful and heavy track, perfect for long drives and weight lifting sessions. This is one of the best songs the band has ever written. As the kids would say, it’s a “banger”. It seriously slaps and goes beyond the typical hard rock radio fare that some radio stations are obsessed with.… Continued →

Today’s Song of the Day post (by me, Brandon) is none other than Value Pac, a short lived and mostly “90’s” exclusive, pop-punk act. The band got their humble beginnings in 1995 here in Orange County, CA. I first heard of the band with a demo tape under their original name, One by One at a show I went to in Tustin, CA. circa 1995. The band played raw (sometimes rough) pop-punk that would please punk purists and pop fans at heart. It was the perfect blend of poppy melodies over a garage-y like sound mixed with the sun soaked beaches and concrete jungle of Southern California.… 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. More here.… Continued →

Doom Metallers Trouble’s debut Psalm 9 release has been out for 30+ years. Imagine that!  Signed by Metal Blade Records, the 1984 album is commonly known as one of, if not the first doom metal releases. They were given the “white metal” moniker because of the obvious Biblical references.  I had a friend who passed recently who hung out with the band back in the day & it was nice to actually meet someone who listened to my “Christian music.” Guitarist Bruce Franklin would go on & join Supershine w/ Dug from King’s X & also release an outstanding industrial album generation-Brutal Reality.… Continued →

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Continuing our “Song Blast Playlist” series into March 2021, I just made public the new playlist for this month. This will now be a monthly playlist series and will be updated throughout the month with NEW songs as they become available. Check out new, recent, and a few classics squeezed in there. This playlist WILL be updated during the month. Check it out here on our Spotify Profile. You can also find it below this message. I took all 100 songs from the 4 playlists last month and put it in a February 2021 playlist, check it out here.… Continued →

Light The Way will return this year with quite possibly, THE BEST pop-punk album in years. The band known for their high energy, spirit-filled, unique sound is quite remarkable in a scene with run of the mill relationship driven songs and profanity laden banter. The band seek to change things up by connecting with audiences in a deeply emotional, honest, and spiritual way. They make heads explode, bodies dance, and lips sing. If you haven’t heard Light The Way, you are doing yourself and the scene a huge disservice.… Continued →

The independent punk band, Small Wars, are like the little engine that could. Born from the remnants of bands like Joey’s Loss and The Hotshot Freight Train, the band has been charging forward with their politically led punk rock anthems since 2018 when they dropped their 4 song debut via Indie Vision Music. The band are teasing new songs and dropped a teaser of which you can listen to below (via Facebook/Instagram). Make sure to follow them on their socials and listen/stream their music on all digital networks now.… Continued →

This legendary 3 piece punk rock band known the world over as TOO BAD EUGENE, have just joined up and coming label, People of Punk Rock Records. The Adam Nigh (Ex-Craig’s Brother, Thrush) led band first burst on the scene with their nationally released debut, “At Any Rate” which was produced by Mike Herrera of MxPx through his label, Rock City Recordings back in the year 2000. The band followed that up with “Moonlighting” in 2002 as well as the unreleased track “In Memory Still” on “I’m Your Biggest Fan Vol.… Continued →

Rock & Metal

• Awaken – Monsters & Machines
• Dire – Oblivion God
• The Drowned God – All Haunted
• Emo Empire – Peace, Bitterness And Understanding (EP)
• Images Of Eden – Fight the Good Fight
• Images Of Eden – Where Dreams Begin
• Jerry Fee – Truth
• Killdevil Theory – Woke and Problematic (W.A.P.)
• The Letter Black – Rise
• Manafest – Save You
• The Undertaking! – Oh, Negative

Pop & CCM

• Beckah Shae – Beckah Shae – Champion
• Branan Murphy – Bored
• Brian Reith – Mess ‘Reimagined’
• Cat Rea – Redemption
• DaFOO – LOST
• DC Talk – Free At Last (Live)
• Drakeford – Take Me Back
• Feikje Douwina – Stay
• Freedom Heart – Made Perfect
• Ian Zumback – Wasted Years
• John Jin Han – To Love You
• JSteph – Something Better
• Karissa Frampton, Kable – Honestly [Instrumental] (Kable Remix)
• Lauren Daigle – Hold On To Me
• Lily Garay – lento (EP)
• Mat Kearney – Pontiac
• Rachael Nemiroff – Free Without You
• Rebekah Fitch – Loose Ends
• RELIC – With You
• Ryan Vetter – LIFETIMES SYNCHRONIZED
• SHORE – Outside In
• Terrian – Genesis of Terrian (EP)
• Tory Ruperto – Like You
• We the Least – Sundae Best
• Zoetic – The Other Way

Electronic & Dance

• Bryson Price – Holy Spirit
• Demy Yorth – Ghui
• DJ Bachi, Aklow – Duality
• Gospel of Dance – Light of the World (Heavenly Disco Remix)
• Man Cub – Delete
• Roberto Rosso, Redson – Here with Me
• Sam Bowman – Icarus
• Samuel Zamora, Michael R´R – Único (Sergio SO Remix)

Folk & Singer/Songwriter

• Andy Squyres – Poet Priest
• Benjamin Krogh – Good Medicine
• Brogan Gaskill – Prelude
• Greg LaFollette – Learning To Fly
• Harrison Lemke – Burn Down the Title Loan
• More Than Rubies – The Bravest Thing
• Northern Assembly – All Things Wild
• Sef Idle – Blindsided
• Steve Schallert – Holy or Hollow

Hip Hop & R&B

• A3 – GOD FEARING
• Adameant – Eternity
• Advent Birmingham – Up from My Youth
• Battz – Rock It
• Beleaf – Allways Black
• BigBreeze – By The Way
• Bryan Andrew Wilson – The Ride
• Caleb Gordon – Reap what I sow
• CBE 180 – Frozen Tear
• Crowned In Chains – Carry Me
• Davey Asaph – Four Letter Word
• Dedge P – Switch Up
• Deitrick Haddon, Zaytoven – Sick World
• Drup – 20
• Elisha.

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Everdown is one of those bands that I heard back in the 90s that quickly rose to the top of my bands that never got old. Their sounds closest mainstream counterpart would be Helmet. The vocalist did not growl or give any guttural sounds & in essence the lyrics are easily understood. Forming in 1992, 1995’s Sicken’s grunge/sludge sound housed personal faves such as Sufferman, Crush & Nation while 1996’s Straining sounded much cleaner w/ greats Unleaded, Flown, One Knuckle Shy, & Seasons In Doubt. This is in the days before Solid State Records when punk, hardcore & alternative bands where thrown in under the Tooth & Nail Records label.… Continued →

Andy Squyres released a gem of an album on Thursday which I already reviewed here. It’s an album that fully lives up to anticipation. But one thing I’ve noticed is that folks act as if this is the only type of album with this level of honesty, the only album that pairs hope and pain for closely. Squyres does this all well, no doubt. But his brand is, undoubtedly, “church music”. He’s a worship leader. His circles include Taylor Leonhardt and Jess Ray, among others.… Continued →

This review is in response to a Facebook post I had made a month or so ago on a review I had done on here. The gentleman I had spoke with & I have a lot in common, including our passion for Christian EDM.  Joey Belville & company IMHO brought the fledgling Christian electronic/synthpop rock genre to fruition. Several other artists involved in the genre ie Painted Orange, Code of Ethics, Sheltershed, LZ7, Capital Kings & World Wide Message Tribe, etc… I remember owning Scott Blackwell’s Myx Records release Defend Your Joy back in the mid 90s & I was ecstatic.… Continued →

Welcome to what is probably the most underrated album in Christian alternative music history. The problem is largely that it just wasn’t heard by enough people. This Pennsylvania band comprised one third of the ‘holy trinity’ of Christian jangle pop, rounded out by Virginia’s The Throes and Minnesota’s The Swoon (coincidentally all band names beginning with the definite article). They released their one and only album, not counting their independent demo cassettes, through Talkingtown (also home of metal band Armageddon) and co-released through R.E.X. Indianland is a real slow-burner of an album.… Continued →