Tag: Heavy Metal

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 →

We are excited to bring you the brand new music video from heavy (metal) band, Brotality. This song is heavy, it shreds, and is full of head banging fun. The band mixes up sub genres of METAL while remaining true to themselves and composing a sound all their own. It is an impressive accomplishment especially considering the collective ages of each band member. This band should be commended for their skill and for rising to the top despite their young age which might be a hinderance to other bands of this caliber.… Continued →

Long before Scott Stapp was crooning about going higher and breaking out of his own prison, there was this Creed, a traditional heavy metal band from Germany. The band released only one full-length album through Pias Music in Europe (and Pure Metal in North America), after releasing an obscure EP. The band played an intensely melodic brand of heavy metal without ever crossing into glam. And although a couple of the tracks approached breakneck speeds, they weren’t speed metal either. This style of metal was prominent in continental Europe at the time, but never garnered a major audience in the United States beyond the mid 80s.… Continued →

Convictions just dropped a really heavy new song titled “The Price of Grace”, last Friday. Check out a lyric video for the song below this message. What do you think?… Continued →

A new band I’ve just become acquainted with called BROTALITY, have dropped their heavy metal explosion of an album titled “Worldwide Desolation” and it’s a total winner. This band is super young, all teenagers, but don’t let that stop you from consuming their overwhelmingly solid sound. Age is nothing more than a number and in the case of this band on a scale of 1 to 100, they clock in at AWESOME. It’s heavy, brutal at times, and with an altogether melodic undercurrent blending it all together.… Continued →

Convictions just dropped a teaser for a new song called “The Price of Grace”. The song drops next Friday. Check out the Facebook embed below with the teaser or follow them on Instagram to see/hear more. What do you think?… Continued →

August Burns Red just dropped an imaginative and creative new music video for the song “Standing In The Storm” which can be viewed below. Download the “new” song wherever you get your music from, digitally. This is a catchy new song for this metal band and comes up sounding like a cross between A Day To Remember, Killswitch Engage, Gideon, War of Ages, and As I Lay Dying. Love the guitar solo sound. The band also has a special “Standing In The Storm” hoodie and some other merch in their official store right here.… Continued →

Swedish Death Metal band, Pantokrator, are back with a brand new song titled “We The People” off the album “Marching Out of Babylon” due out January 29th via Nordic Mission. Pre-Order the album in several different formats including CD, Vinyl, and Tape, right here. This is quality stuff my friends and showcases a band that straddles the line between the brutally heavy and melodic. It’s like a battle between darkness and light but in music format. Check them out.… Continued →

Glam metal gets a bad rap. Especially in punk/indie/hardcore circles. Except for the occasional semi-ironic nod to the genre, it doesn’t get much love outside of 40- and 50-something dads who like to show off old photos of their teenage mullets. Whether the cheesyness or the sleaziness is to blame, folks seem to have a love-hate relationship with it. Occasionally, however, there are some real gems. Rage of Angels released one fantastic album in 1989 through Regency Records. Shortly thereafter, the Connecticut-based band split up, leaving 2 members to join the newly-formed mainstream pop metal outfit Steelheart, who had huge radio hits with “She’s Gone” and “I’ll Never Let You Go.”… Continued →

Love and Death have just dropped the biggest tease ever which builds upon years of anticipation for new music. Check it out below. Date is 11.13.2020. What does it mean? Rob J. and I have the answer (we think) to this mystery but we can’t share just yet. (Please excuse the 7 year old pic).… Continued →

Hard Rock band Kutless, just dropped a tease of a new song that is delivers on it’s “heavy” hype. Check out the post below this message and listen to the song (For Facebook users only) right here. Do we have any Kutless fans here? Who is excited for new music?… Continued →

Epic metal band – DIRE, just dropped a brand new song this week titled “Not Enough” and you can watch/listen to the lyric video for it below. This is impressive and I know a lot of our readers are going to dig it as well. Heavy Metal!… Continued →

If you asked me what the heaviest Christian release of all time was, a strong contender would be the self-titled EP from Portand’s Warlord (not to be confused with the secular heavy metal band of the same name). One of the earliest releases on the Tooth & Nail imprint, Solid State Records, their debut EP featured deep, dark, heavy riffs and lengthy songs. In fact, this 4-song effort clocks in at longer than some full-lengths, due to the longevity of the tracks. Often overlooked and underappreciated, the release was the first of its kind in the Christian market.… Continued →

Phinehas have just announced they are writing for a new album due out in 2021. Check out a teaser clip of some tasty guitar riffing, below. Who here is looking forward to more Phinehas music?… Continued →

Indie hard rock/nu-metal favorites – Poetic Descent, are back with a brand new single titled “Shallow Graves” (Feat. Paul Carnahan of Time & Eternity) this Friday! Check out a teaser clip below and watch the lyric video premiere right here on IVM July 24th. See below.… Continued →

Fit For a King are back with a brand new full length album titled “The Path” which will see a release on September 18th through Solid State Records. You can Pre-Order bundles right here. Check out the album cover and track list, below.… Continued →

The band Lightworker has just signed with Solid State Records and have unleashed their mighty fine new track, “Empyre”. The song will appear on the band’s debut Solid State full length, “Fury by Failure” due out June 12th. Listen to the song below and pre-order the album right here. What do you think?… Continued →

I am sending this post out there into the webiverse to gather songs for a new spotify playlist I just created. It is (tentatively) being called “The Best Christian Cover Songs” and is a play off Christians who cover popular (and not so popular) songs. Please list artist name covering a song and song title below this post in the comments section so I can take your suggestions and add them. What you see now on Spotify is just me recalling stuff off the top of my head.… Continued →

The heavy rock band, Mantric, have signed with Tooth & Nail Records and released their brand new track “Polyanna” that you can listen to below. If Filter, Finch, Deftones, Blindside, and Extol had a baby, Mantric would be that band. Give this track a listen and find the band on Facebook right here. The band’s new album “False Negative” is out April 24th.… Continued →

The first teaser for the “30 Years of Sacrifice” documentary film on the life and enduring legacy of one of the most beloved Christian metal bands of all time, Living Sacrifice, can be seen below. You can see the documentary live and in person on March 28th in Little Rock, AR. by purchasing your tickets right here. There is also some great LS merch up on that page.… Continued →

Though a fantastic classic/doom metal band, Chicago’s Trouble were always slightly confusing. They often used Christian imagery, biblically-themed lyrics, and somewhat uncharacteristically for doom metal–a positive outlook. Take this ballad from their 1990 self-titled album: Please, take His hand The time has come to learn Please, take my hand Let me take you to learn And yet, the band played almost exclusively secular venues with other secular artists, and depending on which band members you talked to, they seemed to distance themselves from the “Christian” tag.… Continued →

Las Vegas, NV. based metalcore band – TAKE, are back with a brand new song for 2020 titled “Void”. The band describes it as the “heaviest” song they’ve ever released. You can watch the lyric video below and make sure to download/stream at all your favorite digital network sites.… Continued →

HEAVY METAL, Dudes! Despite popular opinions and clearly showing my lack of “scene cred”, I instantly connected with The Showdown “Temptation Come My Way” album back in 2007/2008 and haven’t changed my opinion since. David’s grit-filled voice is front and center just the way a good heavy metal band should be on the song, “We Die Young”. Well produced and placed instrumentation, with soaring vocal harmonies that really take this album completely over the top. It’s like that perfect combo of 80’s hard rock meets metal and 90’s era Metallica (Black album), solos and everything.… Continued →

I suppose that the first time you hear a band forever affects the way you think or feel about them. Although Undercover already had a long history behind them when I first heard them in 1990, I was completely unaware of it. I didn’t know the huge impact they’d made in the Christian alternative and punk scene in SoCal through Calvary Chapel, Ministry Resource Center, etc. through groundbreaking albums like God Rules and Branded. They had already morphed from a bubblegum-punk/new wave sound to darker, post-punk tones across the span of 4 albums.… Continued →

Legendary metal artists known as LIVING SACRIFICE, have just announced a very special 30th anniversary gig in March in their hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas with none other than THE BLAMED joining them. Once we have more info on this Documentary and what it includes, I’ll make a post about it. To get tickets to this very special gig, click here. Click here for the Facebook Event page.… Continued →

Since the last time I posted about Furnace Fest here on IVM, the Furnace Fest 2020 lineup has literally EXPLODED with bands and hype. Click their official website here to get pumped up with. Beloved, Stretch Arm Strong, Terminal, ZAO, Love Is Red, Open Hand, Life In Your Way, The Appleseed Cast, Hopesfall, Mineral, Juliana Theory, Unwed Sailor, Eighteen Visions, Every Time I Die, Bloodjinn, Avail, Hot Water Music, Andrew WK, Better Off, Knocked Loose, Cave In, Norma Jean, Converger, Unearth, Comeback Kid, Luxury, Glasseater, Boy Sets Fire, Bad Cop Bad Cop, Codeseven, The Casket Lottery, Living Sacrifice, Shai Hullud, The Beautiful Mistake, Few Left Standing, Evergreen Terrace, With Honor, Haste, August Burns Red, and…..my… Continued →

August Burns Red return with a brand new heavy track called “Defender”. The song appears on their upcoming album, “Guardians”, due out April 3rd on Fearless Records. Pre-order the album right here in a few different bundles/options.… Continued →

The much loved Furnace Fest is BACK this year and bringing one heck of a STACKED lineup to please old and new fans alike. Check out some of the lineup on their website right here. The shows take place September 18th-20th in Birmingham, Alabama at the Sloss Furnaces. Something getting a massive share today is a Change.org petition to get Strongarm to reunite and plays this festival. Check out the petition here and sign your name. While I can’t personally attend this event, i’ll be there in my mind and dreams cheering it on.… Continued →

Rottweiler Records bring us a new song from Forfeit Thee Untrue titled “Halo Crippled” in lyric video form. Check it out below. It really reminds me of a cross between System of a Down, Maylene & The Sons of Disaster, and newer Extol. This is a good thing because this is some heavy, groove oriented rock n’ roll to get behind.… Continued →

East coast based metalcore band – Five Year Winter, to release new 5 song ep on October 22nd. Check out 2 songs below and pre-order right here on bandcamp.… Continued →