Tag: metal

Long running Christian Music website, JesusFreakHideout.com, just dropped Volume 9 of their “Songs We’ve Been Trying to Tell You About (and Others We Haven’t)” compilation series right here. Go download it and give these great indie artists a listen. Thanks to John, Scott, and the rest of the JFH gang for giving my artists a platform. I hope you all enjoy it. John DiBiase is also a talented artist and some of his drawings take up residence in my home. Make sure to see all his art pieces on Etsy here.… 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 →

According to the Demon Hunter facebook page, they have dropped two new cover songs but are only available through their Blessed Resistance Club. I am not a member so I can’t vouch for how these sound but if their prior music is any indication, these 2 covers are going to melt my face off, literally (and no pun intended). Demon Hunter cover the classic Face to Face punk rock anthem, “Disconnected”, as well as the hit 90’s alt rock song “Lightning Crashes” from the now classic 1994 rock album “Throwing Copper” by one of my favorite bands, LIVE.… Continued →

Fit For A King just dropped an explosive, mind bending and melodic new song titled “Locked (In My Head)” that you can watch below in Lyric Video format. The song appears on the band’s upcoming new album “The Path” due out September 18th on Solid State Records. Pre-Order Right Here … 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 →

TIMŌRĀTUS have gone in a new direction. Taking their unique metal sound, adding in a heavy dose of sarcasm and FUN, then hitting you over the head with a heavy dose of mediocre rock n’ roll. Why do I keep saying that? Well their new comedic metal album is titled, “My Life in a Mediocre Metal Band” and hits the streets on July 29th. You can preorder this great collection of METAL songs right here. It’s like hearing Extol join forces with The Locust, Devil Wears Prada, Faith No More, Bloody Sunday, and Weird Al all on one album.… 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 →

Dreaded Dale have just posted their brand new song in lyric video form that you can view below. The song is titled “Psalm” and it takes on a sort of Progressive Post-Hardcore meets Spoken Word like feel. It’s a great little track and I think many of you will enjoy it. Song is available now on all digital platforms and streaming sites.… Continued →

Over the course of the quarantine, Jason Wisdom has kept busy, putting out 2 new songs from Death Therapy and now introduces a third metalcore track under the heading, “The Reversalist”. The song, “Broken Crown” is a great listen for fans of metalcore and Jason’s work in general. Make sure you check it out HERE and comment with your thoughts below!… Continued →

Legendary punk rockers, The Blamed, are back with a “covers” related EP titled “Quarantine Days Revisited”. It features covers of classic bands with guests like Jason Wisdom of Becoming The Archetype and Death Therapy, Luke Easter of Tourniquet, Kenny Klein, Sally Grayson, and more. Read more about it below. Preorder on CD right here.… Continued →

Lacey Sturm (Ex-Flyleaf) gets aggressive on the new single “The Decree” which is available now on all digital networks via Followspot Records. Check out the song below.… Continued →

When Extol’s first album came out in 1998, the Christian hard music scene had been dominated by hardcore and the then-developing metalcore sound. This was being spearheaded prominently by labels like Solid State Records (a division of Tooth & Nail), and Facedown Records. Enter Norway’s Extol. No one quite knew what to do with them. Sure, there was still an active underground metal scene, but Solid State had not signed any heavy metal bands yet–only hardcore bands that dabbled in metal. But Burialwas a full-on heavy metal cacophony, bridging subgenres–progressive, black, thrash and death metal–often within one song.… 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 →

Rockfest Records band, The Persuaded, have released a music video for the track “Forced Silence” off the 2019 album, “Dawn of Destruction”. Check it out below and sound off in the comments!… Continued →

Facedown Records band, Deathbreaker, announced a new album titled “Isolate” will be dropping on May 29th. In conjunction with the announcement a scathing new track, “Spite” was released and is now available everywhere and you can check out below. Who’s looking forward to the new album?… 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 →

Orange County, CA. based straight edge hardcore band – Judgement Day, just released a brand new Ep titled “The Sun. The Darkness.” via Thumper Punk Records and Made In USA Records. You can download it for FREE Right here on bandcamp. The first track “Tomb” features Brook Reeves of Impending Doom. This is a heavy, sludge inspired hardcore selection of songs that’ll inspire and break the darkness. Check out the music below this message as well as the official press release. This is seriously good tunes and music that’ll have you pitting in your room and punching walls.… Continued →

How do you like that headline? Was it over the top? Well when you have a powerful band with a heavy presence like this band – MESSENGERS (Texas), you can’t help but feel floored. This band released an EP called “Anthems” 10 years ago on the Facedown Records imprint, Strike First Records and it blew a lot of people away. Part thrash, part metal, part rock n roll, and pure heaviness. The band has emerged from their slumber after releasing their last Ep in 2013, to sort of announce a return?… 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 →

Rap & Metal hybrid act XL & DBD that has been making music since the early 90’s, return with a new album titled “The Beginning of Closure”. Check out the lead single “Vacillate” below this post. The album releases on April 14th through Roxx Records.… Continued →

Just who is this mysterious new punk/hardcore band called “Luther’s Hammer“? The new band just dropped some pics/videos of them doing gang vocals on a new song which you can watch below via a facebook embed. From that band logo alone, I’m expecting something in your face, bold, and really heavy. Go follow the new band on FB/Instagram now.… 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 →

Silent Planet have just dropped “Trilogy” (Listen below) and have begun their new tour. Check out dates by clicking right here. Check out the cinematic and extremely well done music video, below.… Continued →

Do you like to sometimes sit back and throw on some reaction videos on YouTube, seeing how others enjoy (or sometimes don’t) some of the same music you listen to? A favorite of mine that I check out often, is D-Gibby. He has some really great reactions to music I enjoy listening to, both Christian and secular alike. Recently, D-Gibby has begun to do something he’s calling “Soulful Sundays”, which feature reactions to Christian bands and artists. This past week he covered Skillet, P.O.D., and RED.… Continued →

When it comes to news, it’s easy for some things to slip by, but sometimes you just wonder…how?!? Well, with news like this, it’s still better late than never. Back in mid December, Fit For A King announced a world tour with support from Chelsea Grin, Crystal Lake, and Alpha Wolf. This tour kicks off next month and really covers some ground, so if you’ve been waiting for the band to swing by your area, there’s a pretty good chance you’re going to get your wish.… Continued →

Last week, Earth Groans announced the release of their upcoming ep, “Prettiest of Things”, which will drop on March 6th on Solid State Records, so you don’t have long to wait. However, the band also released the first single off that ep, titled “Springs”. You can check the track out below and pick it up at any digital retailer. In the same breath, the band also stated that this would be one of two eps they plan to release in 2020. Check out “Springs” below and leave a thought or two.… 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 →

Before I could post this bit of news, Beloved’s (US) long awaited return to the stage in North Carolina on May 16th 2020, sold out in just a few hours. You can read more about this special show below or by visiting them on Facebook here. Catch the band at Furnace Fest 2020 in September.… Continued →