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Interview with Away from Voivod
When the opportunity to speak with a member of one of our favorite bands pops up, there is not a moment wasted in reflection here at Independent Music Guide. So the chance to have a Zoom meeting with...
High Water 2022 Day 1
High Water 2022 saw the local festival get back on its feet after Covid put a temporary halt to the North Charleston exhibtion of both local and international musical talents. As always, under the curation...
High Water Festival 2022 Is Here!
High Water Festival is back and better than ever after COVID-19 put a halt to just about every public festival around the globe. The Festival is located in a beautiful area of North Charleston at Riverside...
Napster and Super Hi Fi Announce Partnership
Cross-platform technology and marketing alliance connects “Powered by Napster” tech service and AI audio innovations from Super Hi-Fi. Napster and Super Hi-Fi are now working together to...
Southern Avenue Plays Rock The Block In Charleston
Grammy nominated band Southern Avenue is heading to Charleston this weekend to Home Team BBQ for a charity event, Rock the Block, at the downtown location. The annual street party benefits HOGS FOR THE...
Interview with Athenar from Midnight
When the chance to interview one-man-metal-band Athenar (AKA Midnight), dropped in our collective laps, we ran straight to the front of the stage. All of his interviews display his dark sense of...
2021 Year End Faves
So 2021 was A LOT. As ususal my list of favorite albums I bought or just jammed is heavy on local stuff and metal/ adjacent fare. I managed to give about 400 albums/ EPs a go the past year, so getting...
Johnny K's Best Metal of 2021
1-a.) Wraith – Undo the Chains Blistering black-speed-thrash-whatever-the-heck from Indiana. I love it. On this follow-up to 2019’s fantastic Absolute Power, Wraith employ the best parts...
"Blessed Be The Rock" - Review
The richness of Tony Brown's debut single, “Blessed Be the Rock” is a prime example of the gospel sound that echoes in the heart of Charleston, SC. This hymn is a burst of joyous praise...
2020 Year End Faves
Well, it was a crazy year and I didn't get to listen to as much new music as I normally do (around 250 new releases test played front to back as compared to my usual 500-600) but I still found plenty...
Jerome Griffin's Highly Anticipated Debut Single
To have the chance to do what you love, and travel worldwide is a dream that most artists yearn for. For Jerome Griffin there was a dash in time where his talent afforded him that very opportunity. IMG...
The Dark Tides of Black Valley Moon
Sam Williams has been a guitar hero for quite a while but never a surf guitar hero until the last couple of years. Known best for his work with punk rock legends Down By Law, the Florida six-stringer has...
International Supergroup Nuclear Power Trio Release "A Clear and Present Rager"
‘A Clear and Present Rager’ is the debut EP from international supergroup, “Nuclear Power Trio”. An ambitious amalgam of progressive metal, Latin-inspired flamenco played on nylon...
Hatebreed Releases New Album Weight of the False Self
With unflinching tenacity, the impenetrable heavy metal hardcore factory that is HATEBREED has brought forth yet another iron cast, sonic weapon with Weight Of The False Self. It comes as no surprise...
The Glass House Celebrates 25th Anniversary in January, 2021
January 25th, 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of The Glass House Concert Hall in Pomona, CA. The first two shows in the room featured headlining sets by Orange County's very own No Doubt. The venue...
Backline To Provide Free Yoga And Meditation Services To Music Industry
Backline —the music industry’s mental health and wellness resource—has partnered with Meditation Studio by Muse® and Wanderlust to provide free subscriptions and curated content...
Brandy and the Butcher - Dick Circus
When those first cowbell hits merge with raging power chords at the beginning of Brandy and the Butcher's debut album, Dick Circus, a listener could be forgiven for thinking they had been transported...
Kane Brown Stacks More Plaques
RCA Nashville/Zone 4 recording artist Kane Brown was surprised with the news of new RIAA certifications and billion stream milestones by his manager Martha Earls and Sony Music Nashville Chairman...
Band Of Heathens Announce New Album - Stranger
Band of Heathens, an Austin based group, is planning to release their newest and most creative album to date, Stranger. Named after Robert Heinlein’s famous sci-fi book Stranger in a Strange Land,...
Alcatrazz - Born Innocent
Growing up a headbanger in the '80s, every one of us knew who Alcatrazz were, whether you were a hardcore thrasher, glammy pop metaller or just old an school hard rock/ AOR purist. Singer Graham Bonnet...
Dead Swells Set To Release Self-Titled Album
Dead Swells, a Charleston band, is set to release their new self-titled album on August 7th.The album is a collection of songs that have been forming over the past two years. The overarching theme of the...
Interview with Patrick Clos from Cocktails
San Francisco indie pop band, Cocktails, has released a new album 'Catastrophic Entertainment', which initially feels like a head rush of good vibes and summer lovin' on a beach somewhere....
Crown The Empire Release Mini-Documentary
Crown The Empire released a mini-documentary Out Of Focus recently that details their history thus far. Band members Andy Leo (vocals), Brandon Hoover (guitar), Hayden Tree (bass), and Brent Taddie...
Feature - Austin Ingerman
Austin Ingerman, lead guitarist for the popular band New Year’s Day, has released his first single, Everything Is Ok, as a solo artist. Ingerman worked on the track with Chris Collier (mixer/masterer)...
Comfort Monk's Musical Gratitude
Podcasts and record labels seem ubiquitous in our digital, quarantined age but not many entrepreneurs choose to combine both endeavors like Columbia, SC's Comfort Monk. Started by Eddie Newman and...