Welcome to New Music Friday, with our round-up all the new metalcore, post-hardcore, alternative, and indie releases, as well as picks from our staff. Check out our release calendar to keep an eye on this year’s upcoming releases! You can find the playlist for New Music Friday here.
STAFF PICKS
In Fear – Abyss (Single)
Label – Year Of The Rat Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Max recommends: Bristol’s brightest-shining prospects In Fear return with the first taste of what’s to come from the band in 2023 with “Abyss“. Blistering pace, angular riffing and a world-class vocal performance from Haydn Connolly prove that In Fear are a band at the top of their game, and surely on the precipice of gaining the recognition they deserve.
Casey – Great Grief (Single)
Label – Hassle Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Matt recommends: UK-based melodic hardcore legends Casey are back. ”Great Grief” prominently showcases their softer side, and demonstrates perfectly why they are so important to so many. Featuring a gorgeous soaring chorus, heart-wrenching lyrics, and a cathartic heavy bridge, it is clear that their spark is lit brighter than ever.
Time, The Valuator – Binary Pulse (Single)
Label – Long Branch Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Jonathan recommends: German quintet Time, The Valuator bring yet another display of their excellence with “Binary Pulse“. Continuing on the general trend of showcasing their heavy side, this is an energetic and punchy track. New frontman Daniel Mo proves yet again that he is the perfect fit for this band, showing his impressive skill and control over his voice.
Thousand Below – Hell Finds You Everywhere [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Pale Chord Music
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Harry recommends: Thousand Below return to form with Hell Finds You Everywhere, injecting some of the raw aggression and lead guitarwork of their debut into the more accessible structure and soundscape of their sophomore record, Gone In Your Wake. Vocalist DeBerg‘s performance is as strong as ever, with “Sabotage” boasting one of the catchiest choruses of the year, and Noah Sebastian‘s feature on the title track leaves it a worthy late-year follow-up for fans of Bad Omens.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
A War Within – Alive (Single)
Label – Independent
Avatar – The Dirt I’m Buried In (Single)
Label – Black Waltz AB
Afterdusk – Plastic Memories (Single)
Label – Independent
Balance Breach – The Spark (Single)
Label – Out Of Line Music
Berried Alive – Hot Guava (Single)
Label – Independent
Brothers Till We Die – Reincarnation
Label – Dead Serious Recordings
CANTERVICE – Blackout (Single)
Label – FiXT
Cerement – How Can I Love With These Hands? (Single)
Label – Independent
Cypecore – RISE (Single)
Label – Vaultroom Records
Darknet – Gen: Throwaway (Single)
Label – Hollowed Records
DeadVectors – Weapon
Label – Independent
Deathless Legacy – Mater Larvarum
Label – Scarlet Records
Elvenking – Rapture (Single)
Label – AFM Records
Elyne – Better Off Dead (Single)
Label – Independent
Filth – Murder Inc. Tales From The Gutter Vol. 2 (EP)
Label – Gutter Music Records
Ghostwreck – 1954 (EP)
Label – Independent
Grief Symposium – Veil of Transformation (Single)
Label – Church Road Records
Haken – The Alphabet of Me (Single)
Label – InsideOutMusic
Human Deception – Chasm Of Desire (EP)
Label – Independent
Imperium Dekadenz – November Monument (Single)
Label – Napalm Records
Jesus Piece – An Offering to the Night (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
landless – STAY (Single)
Label – Independent
Leander Kills – Vérkeringő
Label – Keytracks Hungary Nonprofit Kft.
Lionheart – Welcome to the West Coast III
Label – Arising Empire
Mayflower – Misery
Label – Independent
Misery Order – Phase_01: Presage (Single)
Label – Independent
Ne Obliviscaris – Equus (Single)
Label – Season of Mist
Nights of Malice – The Unbegotten (Single)
Label – Independent
Of Mice & Men – Echo (Deluxe Edition)
Label – SharpTone Records
Redemption – I Am The Storm (Single)
Label – AFM Records
Salt Money – love of my life
Label – Lumens House Records
Schattenmann – Menschenhasser (Single)
Label – AFM Records
Sellouts – Sellouts (EP)
Label – Independent
Set for Tomorrow – What Made You Stay (Acoustic) (Single)
Label – Blood Blast Distribution
Silent Civilian – My Addiction (Single)
Label – Independent
Stabbing – Extirpated Mortal Process
Label – Comatose Music
Stay Design – Moirai (EP)
Label – Independent
Stoort Neer – året utan sommar (EP)
Label – husmanskonst records
Steel Panther – 1987 (Single)
Label – Independent
Suicide Silence – Alter of Self (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
The Anix – Frozen Waves (Single)
Label – FiXT
The HIRS Collective – Sweet Like Candy (Single)
Label – Get Better Records
The Sound of Animals Fighting – APESHIT (EP)
Label – Born Losers Records
The Temple – Of Solitude Triumphant
Label – I Hate Records
To The Grave – Axe of Kindness (Single)
Label – Unique Leader Records
Volatile Ways – Shoveled Into A Bag (Single)
Label – Independent
Volumes – Rise (Single)
Label – Fearless Records
Wildways – Ветром стать (Single)
Label – Independent
Wiltwither – Hope Is Hell (Single)
Label – Independent
Within Temptation – Forgotten Songs (Single)
Label – Force Music Recordings
Woods of Desolation – The Falling Tide
Label – Season of Mist
Writing The Future – A Rainy Day When the Sun Died (Single)
Label – Fifth Island Music
Xandria – The Wonders Still Awaiting
Label – Napalm Records
Zeal & Ardor – Firewake / Cinq (Singles)
Label – Sub Pop Records
Zero 9:36 – Stuck In My Ways (Single)
Label – ATCO Records
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
††† (Crosses) – PERMANENT.RADIANT (EP)
Label – Warner Records
Adelitas Way – In Your Eyes (Single)
Label – The Fuel Music
AnimalJam – Anhedonia (Single)
Label – Independent
Bouquet – Curtain Call (Single)
Label – Independent
Colorblind – Colorblind (EP)
Label – Oxide Records
Dark Signal – Devil’s Playground (Single)
Label – Independent
Dear Youth – So What? (Single)
Label – Anchor Eighty Four Records
Djerv – Enemy (Single)
Label – Indie Recordings
Dream State – Comfort in Chaos (Single)
Label – Hassle Records
Ever Since Eve – Fashion Is Your Latest Drug (EP)
Label – Independent
Flash Forward – Endings = Beginnings
Label – Uncle M Music
Forever May Fall – Take It Out On Me (Single)
Label – Independent
Glass Tides – Bitch (Single)
Label – Independent
Gorillaz – Skinny Ape (Single)
Label – Parlophone Records
Hands Like Houses – Hurricane (Single)
Label – Independent
Jonny Craig – It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas (Single)
Label – SBG Records
Magnolia Park – White Flag (Single)
Label – Epitaph Records
Marathonmann – Auryn (Single)
Label – Redfield Records
No Resolve – Hallelujah (Single)
Label – Noise Machine
Paramore – The News (Single)
Label – Atlantic Recording Group
Skillet – Psycho In My Head (Single)
Label – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Solence – nuBlood (Single)
Label – Hopeless Records
Story Untold – It’s Messed Up How I Want You To Stay (Single)
Label – Independent
The Broken View – On The Mend (Deluxe Edition)
Label – Independent
Weezer – I Want A Dog (Single)
Label – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Write Home – The Eyes of a Goddess (Single)
Label – Independent
Violent Idols – Clint Eastwood (Singles)
Label – Independent
You Me At Six – HeartLESS (Single)
Label – AWAL Recordings
Yours Truly – Is This What I Lo-Fi? (EP)
Label – UNFD
Zebrahead – Evil Anonymous (Single)
Label – Independent (MFZB Records)
INDIE/ALTERNATIVE RELEASES
404 Guild – False Dawn
Label – Dirty Hit
Acidgvrl – T O K Y O V E N O M F M (Single)
Label – Independent
Becko – Follow The White Rabbit (Single)
Label – FIXT
Black Ox Orkestar – Everything Returns
Label – Constellation
Dead Meadow – Force Form Free
Label – Blues Funeral Recordings
Fontaines D.C. – Skinty Fia Sessions
Label – Partisan Records
Former Hero – ricochet (EP)
Label – Independent
Hammock – Love in the Void (Single)
Label – Independent
IDLES – Five Years of Brutalism
Label – Partisan Records
Lana Del Ray – Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd (Single)
Label – Polydor Records / Universal Music
LOWBORN – Unwell (Single)
Label – Independent
Nina Hagen – Unity
Label – Grönland Records
Now More Than Ever – Heart To Heart (Single)
Label – Creatrix Records
Sam Fender – Live from Finsbury Park
Label – Polydor Records / Universal Music
The Interrupters – Raised By Wolves (Single)
Label – Hellcat Records
J/KPOP RELEASES
&TEAM – First Howling : ME (EP)
Label – HYPE LABELS JAPAN
Aimer – Deep down (Chainsaw Man OP) (Single)
Label – Sony Music
C9 Entertainment (Younha, Lee Seokhoon (SG Wannabe), CIX, cignature, EPEX) – 2022 C9 Christmas
Label – C9 Entertainment
Choi Suhwan – Left on Read (Single)
Label – 텐텐미디어
DreamNote – The song of the honeybee (Single)
Label – NEXT ENTERTAINMENT WORLD
Gowoon – Dear, Lovers (EP)
Label – PurplePine Entertainment
Lee Mujin – Slainte!
Label – DANAL Entertainment
Lexie Liu – The Happy Star
Label – Nixie Music
MINHO (SHINee) – Come To Life (EP)
Label – Universal Music
OYEON – doodle (Single)
Label – Kakao Entertainment
PoshGirls – ALIEN (Single)
Label – Rebel UP
Seo In Guk – Fallen (Single)
Label – AER MUSIC
SHINHWA WDJ – Come To Life (EP)
Label – LIVEWORKS COMPANY
THE BOYZ – All About You (Single)
Label – IST Entertainment
UNI – Dive (Single)
Label – RXM
Yoon Jisung – December. 24 (Single)
Label – DG ENTERTAINMENT