Tag: hardcore

This band from Southern California was one of the first wave of bands who set the foundation for what was known as “Spirit-filled hardcore.” A wave which also included Focused, Strongarm, Six Feet Deep and a handful of others, many of which remained unsigned. The scene was characterized by ‘new school’ or ‘chugga chugga’ or metallic hardcore of the early to mid-90s, combined with lyrics that were bold and unapologetic about faith issues. The first time I heard Unashamed was actually a live show as they were the opening band at the first Tooth and Nail Weekend in 1994, a mini-fest at the Where-House in Bartlesville, OK featuring all Tooth and Nail bands (also on the bill were Focused, Chatterbox, Plankeye, Starflyer 59 and Wish for Eden who sadly had to cancel due to a broken down van).… 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 →

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 →

Cast in Stone was a hardcore band from California, who recorded their first cassette demo in 1998. Their early material was that old school meets new school subgenre sometimes called “tough guy hardcore.” It’s no surprise then that some of the members also did stints in Sleeping Giant, xDEATHSTARx, mainstream Bleeding Through, Point of Recognition and hardcore supergroup Dodgin’ Bullets. They recorded an EP for indie Warfare Records in 2000, a 3-way split release with Point of Recognition and Torn in Two for Facedown in 2001, and then a final cassette demo in 2001.… Continued →

The day has arrived. You can now head over to our bandcamp page right here and download/stream/check out the brand new Indie Vision Music digital compilation titled “Fighting From the Ground Up Vol. 3”. You can listen below this post right here on Indie Vision Music. Remember, this is a free digital compilation and any purchases of songs or our discography will go toward buying more download credits and to support IVM. Let us know in the comments which songs are your favorites and which bands you are loving so far.… Continued →

A band that was part of the early days of Thumper Punk Records called “Absolved” have just announced on social media that they are back and recording new music. Go get caught up on classic Absolved music via their bandcamp page and Get ready for what’s to come! absolved.bandcamp.com… Continued →

Debtor officially return and with a new EP titled “Dead To The World”. The EP will see release this fall via Resuscitation Records on Deluxe 180G Vinyl. More news to follow. Check out the little teaser below.… Continued →

Symphony In Peril are back again with another new song titled “The Truth That Binds”. The song is heavy and it absolutely rules. Check out the track via their bandcamp page below. What do you think?… Continued →

This really incredible newer hardcore band by the name of Plead The Widow’s Cause, have just put up their new Vinyl pre-orders through Resuscitation Records for the album “Pain Split” and it is available in two beautiful color options. Click right here to get your copy now before they disappear. (The KingdomCore pressing looks amazing!)… Continued →

We don’t often ‘advertise’ or publicize other industry platforms, but in this case it’s appropriate. The Rumors Are True is a podcast that focuses heavily on the Christian indie/punk/alternative/whatever scene. Hosted by scene veteran Jeremy Alan Gould, the show has featured conversations with individuals connected to Exeter Flud, twothirtyeight, The Throes, Living Sacrifice, Norma Jean, Fine China, and the list goes on and on. Check it out on your favorite streaming platform, or follow one of the links here: The Rumors Are True Podcast… Continued →

This band released one devastatingly heavy album in 1999 for indie upstart Takehold Records, and then like so many other metalcore bands, disappeared after only one album and one split (with fellow-Floridians Set Apart) never to be heard from again. A few members turned up elsewhere–some in the mysterious metal band Yeti, while drummer Nathan Warshowsky served as a studio drum tech for artists as diverse as Forever Changed, Underoath, Day of Fire, and even Paramore. Deathmask Grin came out just as metalcore as a genre was really taking off, and it was a significant contribution to the genre musically, despite it being heard by so few people.… Continued →

A really cool up and coming melodic hardcore band called Plead The Widow’s Cause have just announced that their album “Pain Split” will be getting the vinyl treatment through Resuscitation Records. Pre-orders go live on August 25th and will release on October 27th. If you haven’t heard this band yet, do yourself a favor and pull them up on your favorite digital network and give their songs a whirl, you certainly won’t regret that decision.… Continued →

Islander just dropped a (heavy) new song titled “Serpents and Daggers” and it is available on all digital networks now. Check out the official music video for the song right below this post here on IndieVisionMusic.com… Continued →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Spirit Filled Melodic Hardcore band – DEBTOR, are back in action and ready to throwdown with the best of them. The band has been in the studio off and on ever since the covid epidemic began but they just announced that tracking for their new EP has finished! Word on the streets is that we might just get new DEBTOR music here in 2023! Who else is excited for more music from this mighty band? Make sure to follow them on Instagram here: [at]debtorhc… Continued →

For this special Saturday in July I thought I’d share another really great project with you this time from a group called “Generation Gone“. They are a melodic hardcore punk band out of Southern California featuring a heavy, hard hitting sound that is melodic at times and furious all the time. The music is loud but the production is above all the rest (makes sense since the famous producer Paul Miner has his hands on producing these tunes). Songs about life and frustration, about Faith and resolution, about coming to grips with who you are and what you believe.… Continued →

Training For Utopia have seemingly reappeared after disappearing over two decades ago. The band is back here in 2023 with an upcoming set at Furnace Fest and two upcoming shows in Washington and Oregon in September. Check out the flyer for these shows, below. There is even talk about new music from a couple comments I read on Instagram….… Continued →

Protect Your Heart are back with another new song. This one is titled “M.I.A.” and it will surely melt your face off. These So Cal. men know how to throw down in the best possible melodic pop-punk and hardcore manner. You want easycore done right, then give these guys a listen.… Continued →

The new punk band called Teeth For Eyes, just launched their debut EP as a band and it’s up on their bandcamp page right here (or stream it below this post). The band features members of Crux, Empty Tomb, Citron, Cicero, Godspeed, Pollywog, and Govt Hate Mail. It’s an excellent debut recording and a perfect representation of a diverse set of sounds that quite honestly defy standard definitions. Listen for yourself and get ready to hit those “follow” buttons for @teethforeyes (instagram).… Continued →

Chicago posi-core band 2Minute Minor have released a new single. The old school hardcore song features lyrics about “mental health and struggling with the strength to push on.” Fans can download the track via Bandcamp here: https://2minuteminor.bandcamp.com/track/held-down-no-longer?from=fanpub_fnb_trk… Continued →

This was one of those ‘one and done’ bands, meaning they only released one album as Lovelorn. However, they were connected directly and indirectly to a number of other projects. Vocalist Jayson Holmes had been in metalcore band Eso-Charis, and later formed The Handshake Murders (who mostly recorded on secular labels). Corey Putman (Eso-Charis, Norma Jean) and Arthur Green (Eso-Charis, Living Sacrifice) also made appearances on the album. The album is a wonderfully strange concoction of emo-core, hardcore, indie rock and math rock–almost like Roadside Monument meets Coalesce, but with bits of Karate thrown in just because.… Continued →

Those classic Spirit Filled Hardcore OGs known as FOCUSED, are reuniting FINALLY for a show (or shows) this fall or in 2024 (heck, do both!). They have announced there will also be an appearance by a 90’s Spirit Filled Hardcore Legend so my hopes are high that it is one of my faves. We are coming up on the 30th anniversary of both their debut record “Bow” and the launch of Tooth & Nail Records, which actually began right here in Orange County, California almost 3 decades ago.… Continued →

Check out the new song titled “Suffering By My Own Hand” by a new band that defines the word “Heavy” – Cultist. The songs features none other than Jeremy Schaeffer of another really heavy band deserving of recognition, Earth Groans. The band’s new album “Slow Suicide” and Facedown Records debut will release on July 21st 2023. Check out the song below. Pre-order right here in several different merch options.… Continued →

Since the genre first emerged in the early 1980s, hardcore (originally hardcore punk) has splintered into dozens of sub-sub-subgenres including melodic hardcore, beatdown, old school hardcore, new school/chugga chugga, d-beat, crust punk/crustcore, metalcore, emocore, and so forth. By and large my favorite artists have generally been those who kept closest to the genre’s origins, even if they took those beginnings in new directions. The old slogan (which I’ve often quoted here on this site) “loud, fast rules!” is apropos here. In the late 90s/early 00s a revival of the style emerged, sometimes referred to as “tough guy hardcore.”… Continued →

A word document popped up in my Dropbox while I was searching for old files. It showed that the tentative line up for the “I’m Your Biggest Fan 2” compilation that I assembled for Tooth & Nail Records on March 11th 2002, 21 years ago. A couple bands had to be swapped for a couple reasons but the final lineup is pretty close to what I had planned out. I have created a little collage video with a couple song samples from the compilation through YouTube which you can view below.… Continued →

Hailing from the tri-state area of West Virginia/Pennsylvania/Ohio,this metalcore band only released one cassette demo and one split CD with emocore band Pensive. What is interesting about that split–that is, besides being a spectacular release from two very good and rather unique bands–is that both bands featured members that would soon after go on to join the more well-known Zao. Pensive featured Brett Detar and Martin Lunn, as well as other members who joined Detar’s later band The Juliana Theory. Seasons in the Field featured Russ Cogdell on guitar, and future Zao screamer Dan Weyandt.… Continued →

Merry Christmas, Friends! I’m going to type up some thoughts on bands that should most definitely reunite in 2023 to 1) Play an anniversary set, 2) Re-Release a classic album on either vinyl, tape, or cd with bonus features (and band commentary) and 3) Throw some new and/or unreleased tracks at us that we most definitely need to hear. Thoughts and ideas can be found below…. Oh, and Tim Taber if you’re reading this, I hope you’ll consider the words below and incorporate them into future plans with Transparent Productions here in Orange County and Southern California in general.… Continued →

All In released 2 LPs on & then fell away into obscurity from what I gather. Their 2nd cd was very different in that every song is titled after someone in basketball’s Olympic dream team. They are hardcore & appears to have had 5 members. Anyways, love this song.… Continued →