Tag: metal

Memphis, TN. based metalcore band What We Do in Secret, have just signed with Facedown Records. Their debut FD album “Repose” is out November 22nd. Read more below. You can find their new song “918” below this message. These guys remind me of a cross between the awesome sounds of Hands, Norma Jean, Between the Buried and Me, and Memphis May Fire.… 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 →

Death Therapy now have a video to accompany “It’s OK,” featuring some nice guest vocals from Matt Baird of Spoken. The song is taken from their sophomore album Voices, which is available on Solid State Records.… Continued →

Thousand Foot Krutch are releasing a special version of their album “The End Is Where We Begin” on deluxe double Vinyl. Pre-order the double vinyl right here. Read more about this vinyl pressing, below.… Continued →

So I was watching RadioU video channel yesterday and caught a video from this band – Wait For The Day. Apparently we covered them back in 2017 but then they slipped back under our radar. The band has been making solid music for the past few years and this latest video was posted 10 months ago. This song appears on the band’s latest release “The Sun Will Drown” which is available now. Give these guys a listen and you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Post-Hardcore with a certain metal influence.… Continued →

I got this great tip by a fan of IVM over on our facebook page so I thought I would share right here. Rocky Gray who has played in the bands Living Sacrifice, Soul Embraced, Evanescence, and We Are The Fallen (among many others), got interviewed by Movie Geek Feed and you can find out more here. They cover his love of horror and heavy music plus some other insight into this very talented fellow. [Thanks Eric S.]… Continued →

Dont ask how I came to find these guys, because the truth is, I still have no idea. Nevertheless there were certain things said if them that drew my interest and I was happy it did. AsFireFalls is a hard rock/techno/metal band from Boise, Idaho. The 4-piece is currently independent, but strike me as the type that could get snapped up by a fortunate label out there somewhere. So, look em up on Facebook, spotify, amazon, Instagram…whichever social media site we’re all clamoring off to these days and follow em.… Continued →

Last night I decided I would skip my regularly scheduled Song of the Day post in favor of a monthly recap post. As it turns out though rock is far from dead and my recap post end up being entirely rock and metal releases. Ain’t nothing wrong with that right!? The month started off a pair of new singles from Sweden. After 8 years of silence, Blindside returned with a new song titled “Gravedigger” and Narnia dropped their second single off their upcoming album From Darkness to Light due out August 2nd.… Continued →

Demon Hunter has released a music video for “The Negative,” one of their singles from War. Directed by Oleg Masnyy, the artistic and constantly-shifting visuals accentuate the introspective lyrics very well. War is available now on Solid State Records.… Continued →

Convictions has dropped a new song today called “Hurricanes”. The band has released the song independently after having fulfilled their contract with InVogue Records. Think they’ll sign with another label? Stay independent? Time will tell! Check them out on tour now with Oh, Sleeper, Famous Last Words, and Empty and check out their new song below!… Continued →

Oh, Sleeper has released a music video (watch it below) for the song “Fissure” off their new album, “Bloodied/Unbowed”, which released just last week. The band is currently on tour with Famous Last Words, Convictions, and Empty.… Continued →

Wolves at the Gate have dropped another new track today, titled “Counterfeit”. The song is the fourth to be released off the upcoming release, “Eclipse”, due out later this month on July 26th on Solid State Records. Check out “Counterfeit” below and tell us what you think.… Continued →

Solid State Records has announced the signing of South Carolina post-hardcore band, Empty. The band just released a 3 song ep, “From A Chemist’s Point of View”, which you can check out at solidstate.lnk.to/chemistEP. Check out the video for the title track below and share your thouhgts!… Continued →

Melodic power metal band – Narnia, are back and with two brand new songs. The first song is titled “A Crack In The Sky” and you can find the music video by clicking below. The latest song is “You Are The Air That I Breathe” and just dropped a few days ago. The band’s new album “From Darkness to Light” is out on August 2nd 2019. Who else here appreciates some solid power metal?… Continued →

Facedown Records have just released the brand new full music video for the new War of Ages song, “Miles Apart”. Check it out below. You can now pre-order the new War Of Ages album “Void”, right here. [Thanks Stephen Garner Young for tip]… Continued →

Wage War has announced their new album, “Pressure” will be released on Fearless Records on August 30th. Coinciding with this announcement, the band has also released a new song/video, titled “Who I Am” which you can check out below. Preorders are up here. Who’s looking forward to this??… Continued →

Check out the explosive new fire-starter of a song titled “Miles Apart” that just dropped last week from the band War Of Ages. Available now on all digital networks and streaming sites.… Continued →

Oh Sleeper have released another track from their upcoming, highly anticipated album, “Bloodied and Unbowed” on AltPress, titled, “The Island”. Though a bit of a deviation from the tracks released from the album up to now, it still retains that Oh Sleeper flavor we’ve all come to know and love. Check out the song below, and leave your thoughts!… Continued →

Demon Hunter have just announced as of yesterday a special “Evening With Demon Hunter” select tour stops around the U.S. There will be 11 shows in different states featuring “Over 20 songs, over two hours of music, spanning the band’s whole career, including songs from the most recent albums, WAR & PEACE. Full live electric show, acoustic sets, video installations, full merch line, no opening bands.” Also, “VIP upgrades available Friday, stay tuned. Only 2019 shows on the calendar, so if you live anywhere near these, don’t miss ’em!… Continued →

According to Christian’s (Lindskog) instagram account, Blindside are working on new music and he posted a couple of short teasers in his story today. The band also has an upcoming show in Europe. Could this be the long awaited return of Blindside? I sure hope so! Who else is excited for more Blindside music?… Continued →

I’d like you to check out this black metal band from the Scandinavian underground named Skald in Veum. They have released 2 recent songs – “As Wolves Among Sheep” and “Goatwhore”. Check them both out below. Fans of solid Scandinavian black metal with positive, hopeful, and Christ focused lyrics will love this. If you’d like to purchase the music on Vinyl or CD, click here and order direct from Nordic Mission. They have some other great metal releases so check out their site.… Continued →

The Blamed have dropped their new version of “d sin grate” featuring Luke Easter (ex-Tourniquet). Check out the song below. This track will appear on the “20 years….again” ep release out soon.… Continued →

War of Ages just dropped their explosive new single titled “Sulphur and Salt” and you can listen right here at IVM by clicking below. What do you think?… Continued →

Today’s introduction is for the underground technical/progressive metal band – When Forever Ends. The band comes recommended by a friend so I gave this song “Breach The Borders” a solid listen and was pleasantly surprised with the production & technicality of it all. This band pulls all the best elements from bands like August Burns Red, Impending Doom, For Today, Oh Sleeper, and AILD into one amazing blend that will keep listeners on their toes. They unleash this unrelenting fury of melody technical metal into a fireball of fist pumping worship that will instantly make a fan out of any metal head.… Continued →

I just put up new “5 for $5 IVM Merch Grab Bags” in 3 different collections. You can pick from the categories “Indie/Emo“, “Metal/Rock“, or “Punk/Ska“. 5 items in any category for only $5. Getting a new shipment of various CDs/tapes any day now and will be happy to stuff your orders with some sweet music. All orders will come stuffed with either CDs, Tapes, or Vinyl (and any combination of the 3) + STICKERS! Order all your IVM goods right here in our official merch webstore.… Continued →

Oh, Sleeper will release their new album “Bloodied/Unbowed” on July 12th through Solid State Records. Pre-order the album in several different bundles right here including Vinyl and CDs. Take a listen to the new song “Fissure” below.… Continued →

The new post-hardcore/rock act, Ironside, which feature members from Living Sacrifice, Stavesacre, Stairwell, Fighting Jacks, and Echocast, are playing a huge show tonight in Hollywood at the Whisky a Go Go with He Is Legend. Go to their facebook page right here for more info. You can also find the group’s debut singles on all digital networks now. Preview video about the show can be found below.… Continued →

Fit For A King released a new video earlier today for “When Everything Means Nothing”, off the album “Dark Skies”. The track deals with issues like depression and anxiety and points to how social media can have a big affect on that. Check the video out below and leave your thoughts.… Continued →

Yesterday, Demon Hunter dropped a new video for “More Than Bones” off their most recent album, “Peace”. Check out the video for this song below and leave your thoughts!… Continued →

A new track from Wolves At the Gate, “A Voice In the Violence” dropped today. The song is off the band’s upcoming release, “Eclipse”, due out on Solid State Records, July 26th. Check out the band’s post below and drop your thoughts on what you think of this one.… Continued →