Welcome to this week’s New Music Friday, our wrap-up of all the releases ranging from metalcore, hardcore, alternative and indie. Have a look at our release calendar to monitor what upcoming releases are due soon. NMF playlist can be found here or at the bottom of the page. (Cover: Midbooze – Eyeliner)
STAFF PICKS
HANABIE. – 来世は偉人！
Label – Sony Music
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Jonathan recommends: Gloriously over-the-top, yet feeling more genuine than actual novelty, Japanese metalcore unit HANABIE. make their major label debut with Raise wa Ijin! An intriguing blend of jpop and good old fashioned metalcore, the group delivers an energetic yet crushing sound that is a refreshing take on heavy music.
Coletta – Crystal (Single)
Label – LIFE OR DEATH
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Kath recommends: Coletta make their highly-anticipated return with “Crystal,” their first new offering since their 2020 debut record Idealism. Fans of the album should be satisfied as the group haven’t missed a beat since then, with Coletta’s trademark blend of psychedelic R&B-infused pop-rock on full display in the melty lovesick summer cut.
Threshold – Your Name / Smash Your Enemies (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Melbourne metallic hardcore quartet Threshold continue the caustic and rough sound blended with fist-throwing riffs displayed on their debut EP with double single “Your Name / Smash Your Enemies“. The tracks amp up the aggression and will only further add to the buzz around the group.
CYPARISS – FLY ME TO THE MOON (Single)
Label – nxnameslxft
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Harry recommends: Phonk project CYPARISS deliver a more lowkey electronic track in “FLY ME TO THE MOON“. A more chill and atmosphere-orientated offering, “FLY ME TO THE MOON” is infectious and awash in good vibes; it is sure to be the perfect soundtrack for late nights.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
The Sun’s Journey Through the Night – Worldless [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Church Road Records
Signs of the Swarm – Amongst the Low & Empty
Label – Century Media Records
Porta Nigra – Weltende
Label – Soulseller Records
Panzerchrist – Last Of A Kind
Label – Emanzipation Productions
Mairu – Sol Cultus
Label – Trepanation Records
Broken by the Scream – Whitewater Park (EP)
Label – Tokuma Japan Communications
Bloodmouth – Carnist Industrial Complex (EP)
Label – Oblivious Maximus Records
Secret Keeper – Dear Love, I Let You Go. (EP)
Label – Independent
Dying Wish – Watch My Promise Die [ALBUM NEWS]
Label – Sharptone Records
Serration – Shroud of Gnarled Tongues (Single) [ALBUM NEWS]
Label – DAZE Records
Acranius – Mother (Single)
Label – Blood Blast Distribution
ACCVSED – What We’ll Never Be (Single)
Label – Blood Blast Distribution
Blodet – Death Mother (Single)
Label – Church Road Records
CHAOSBAY – Revolution (Single)
Label – Circular Wave
Colony Collapse – Take Forever (Single)
Label – Theoria Records
DAMN NATION – AM I LOUD ENOUGH NOW? (Single)
Label – Independent
Devitalized – Godslayer (ft. Tom Barber) (Single)
Label – Independent
DVST – Losing (Single)
Label – Easthaven Records
Heart Of A Coward – Devour Me (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Gods End – Carbomb (Single)
Label – Independent
Interloper – Sanctum (Single)
Label – Nuclear Blast
MAVIS – Tortured Land (Single)
Label – Independent
Nasty – Roses (Single)
Label – Century Media Record
PALESKIN – Absence of You (Single)
Label – Independent
Polaris – Nightmare (Single)
Label – Sharptone Records
Rising Insane – Demons (Single)
Label – Believe
SiM – Do The Dance (Single)
Label – PONY CANYON INC. / Rise Records
Slaughter to Prevail – Viking (Single)
Label – Sumerian Records
Tired Violence & Patient Sixty Seven – Maybe the Jet Ski Investments Weren’t Such a Great Idea (Single)
Label – Independent
Wolves At The Gate – Stupid Deep (Single)
Label – Solid State Records
Monosphere – Bleak (Single)
Label – Blood Last Distribution
Traitors – Unhinged (Single)
Label – Independent
VCTMS – Stranger (Single)
Label – Independent
Worm Shepherd – The Dying Heavens (Single)
Label – Unique Leader Records
HARDCORE RELEASES
Blood Runs Cold – Blood Runs Cold (EP)
Label – DAZE Records
Street Soldier – Original Murda Material (EP)
Label – Independent
GOD AWFUL – Premeditated (EP)
Label – Independent
Risk & Fools Game – Split (EP)
Label – Never Ran Never Will Records
Hard Reset – 66615 (EP)
Label – Tranquil Garden Studios
New World Man – The Beast is Back (EP)
Label – Streets Of Hate
Pink Mist – Belt Fed Justice (EP)
Label – Hardknock NY
Stedfast – 4 Song Promo (EP)
Label – Armageddon Records
Sunstroke – Ceiling (Memorial Day) (Single)
Label – Sky Valley Records
Smuther – SKWAH MIXTAPE MASSACRE (EP)
Label – Slow Death Records
Rabbit – Tail Wags Dog (EP)
Label – Delayed Gratification Records
Cold Case – Lucky (Single)
Label – Upstate Records
Crossface – Distorted Perceptions (Single)
Label – Black Blood Audio
Cruelty – The Fall Of Ninevah (Single)
Label – Independent
Kanonashi – Blood Red Camry Dance Party (Single)
Label – Equal Vision Records
Dispersed – Sick As A Dog (Single)
Label – Independent
Headcheese – I Wanna Be Special (Forces)
Label – Neon Taste Records
Brass Tongue – Street Psalms (Single)
Label – Watchin’ It Cook Records
Split Image – SLOTH (Single)
Label – Low Budget Productions
Search Warrant – Weak Link (Single)
Label – Independent
Lowsight – Pain of Truth (Single)
Label – Independent
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
From Ashes to New – Blackout
Label – Better Noise Music
Mutoid Man – Demons
Label – Sergeant House
Yonaka – Welcome To My House (EP)
Label – Republic
least – Sitting in the Best Light (EP)
Label – Friend Club Records
The Skies Are Shifting – Mind Awake // Body Asleep: Act Two (EP)
Label – Independent
Advents – RED THIRTEEN (Single)
Label – Independent
Boys Like Girls – The Outside (Single)
Label – Fearless Records
Catch Your Breath – 21 Gun Salute (Single)
Label – Thriller Records
Conquer Divide – N E W H E A V E N (Single)
Label – Mascot Records
Creeper – Teenage Sacrifice (Single)
Label – Spinefarm Records
Dayshell – You Wish (Single)
Label – Mascot Records
Glass Tides – Breaking Down (Single)
Label – Independent
Koyo – Message Like a Bomb (ft. Daryl Palumbo) (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Hackedface – color (Single)
Label – Independent
Kala – Antidepressants (Single)
Label – Judge and Jury Records
newshapes – glass (Single)
Label – Independent
Of Mice & Men – Warpaint (Single)
Label – Sharptone Records
slo/tide – Too Much Weight (feat. Sir Sly) (Single)
Label – Feltone
Speaking With Ghosts – 99 Mining (Single)
Label – Independent
Toronto Is Broken – Euphoria (feat. REEBZ) (Single)
Label – FixT Records
Truth & Tragedy – Take It to Your Grave (Single)
Label – Independent
Artio – Sertraline (Single)
Label – Slam Dunk Records
LEAVE. – Dead Dreams (Single)
Label – Out Of Line Music
Captives – Shadow Cat (feat. Ryo Kinshita) (Single)
Label – Independent
Concrete Castles – Kill The Lights (Single)
Label – Independent
KNIFE BRIDE – sacrifice/surrender (Single)
Label – Independent
Reside – Leave You For Dead (Single)
Label – Independent
Tropic Gold – Adrenaline (Single)
Label – UNFD
51st Avenue – Mind Your Own (Single)
Label – Independent
Hawthorne Heights – The Storm (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Defying Decay – Clouds (feat. Violette Wautier) (Single)
Label – Independent
Empire State Bastard – The Looming (Single)
Label – Roadrunner Records
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
Carly Rae Jepsen – The Loveliest Time
Label – Interscope Records
Echosmith – Echosmith
Label – Independent
Georgia – Euphoric
Label – Domino
Bethany Cosentino – Natural Disaster
Label – Concord Records
Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a room7 F760
Label – Warp Records
Anne-Marie – Unhealthy
Label – Asylum Records
TURQUOISEDEATH – Se Bueno
Label – Independent
Sore Dream & Hisham Akira Bharoocha – Sore Dream & Hisham Akira Bharoocha
Label – Independent
Scattle – Access Denial
Label – Independent
Varsity – Head in the Clouds
Label – Independent
TWINK OBLITERATOR – scout eater (EP)
Label – Independent
omiah – run away (Single)
Label – Independent
FEEZZ – Hit Hard (Single)
Label – Boanerge
Naked Lungs – River (Down) (Single)
Label – Independent
Nation of Language – Too Much, Enough (Single)
Label – Play It Again Sam
Daedric – Titan (Single)
Label – FiXT
OBLXKQ – MESSAGE (Single)
Label – Goost Music
Softboy7 – Dreamwave (feat. FlowerBoyDeMii)
Label – Independent
Purity Ring & Black Dresses – shines (Single)
Label – The Fellowship
Roosevelt – Paralyzed (Single)
Label – Counter Records
S. Carey – Steadfast (feat. Gordi) (Single)
Label – Red Hook
Sextile – New York (Single)
Label – Sacred Bones
Romy – The Sea (Single)
Label – Young
In Explosions – lost future (Single)
Label – droneshipx
Midbooze – Eyeliner (Single)
Label – MIDBVVZE
KPOP RELEASES
MiSaMo – Masterpiece [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Warner Music Japan
LE SSERAFIM – ジュエリー (Prod. imase) (Single)
Label – Universal Music