All the metalcore, post-hardcore, and alt-rock releases from this week plus picks from our staff.
Spiritbox – Hurt You (Single)
Label – Rise Records
Genre – Metalcore
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: As we head into just under a month until the release of Eternal Blue, Spiritbox have again delivered with technically stunning sound and inspired vocal performance from Courtney LaPlante.
Vildhjarta – toxin/kaos 2 (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
Genre – Avant Garde Metal, Thall
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Max recommends: Vildhjarta exceed themselves and then some with two absolutely stellar singles to go with their long-awaited album announcement. I seriously cannot believe this album is finally coming out. Check back in October for my full review of måsstaden under vatten. Thall.
Every Time I Die – Post-Boredom (Single)
Label – Epitaph Records
Genre – Southern Fried Metalcore
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Paul recommends: Frantic metal core heavyweights Every Time I Die kick off the new album cycle with a wonderfully theatrical and riff-laden banger that’s bursting with energy
Between the Buried and Me – Colors II
Label – Sumerian Records
Genre – Progressive Metal
Joe H recommends: Lightning strikes twice. Between the Buried and Me have delivered a monumental follow up to 2007’s Colors. This stellar sequel is resplendent, nuanced, and downright magnificent. Check out my full review of the album here.
Carcosa – Anthology
Label – 793047 Records DK
Genre – Slamming Death Metal, Deathcore
Deafheaven – Infinite Granite
Label – Sargent House
Genre – Shoegaze, Alt Rock
Lorde – Solar Power
Label – Universal Music
Genre – Pop
Dare – Against All Odds
Label – Revelation Records
Genre – Hardcore
Wolves In The Throne Room – Primordial Arcana
Label – Century Media
Genre – Atmospheric Black Metal
Settle Your Scores – Retrofit
Label – Mutant League Records
Genre – Pop Punk
Switchfoot – interrobang
Label – Fantasy
Genre – Alternative Rock
The Weeknd – Thursday (Original)
Label – Universal Republic Records
Genre – R&B/Soul, Rap
Red Velvet – Queendom (The 6th Mini Album)
Label – Stone Music Entertainment
Genre – K-Pop, Dance Pop
LIL LOTUS – ERRØR BØY
Label – Stone Music Entertainment
Genre – Emo Rap
Angel Olsen – Aisles (EP)
Label – Jagjauwar
Genre – Singer-Songwriter, Covers
Rolo Tomassi – Cloaked (Single)
Label – eOne Music
Genre – Mathcore
The Plot In You – Enemy (Single)
Label – Fearless Records
Genre – Metalcore, Post-Hardcore
Vulvodynia – Banquet of Enigmatic Horrors, Pt. 2: Agony (Single)
Label – Unique Leaders Records
Genre – Deathcore
Motionless in White – Timebomb (Single)
Label – Roadrunner Records
Genre – Metalcore
Silent Planet – Panopticon (Single)
Label – Solid State Records
Genre – Metalcore
Tallah – Vanilla Paste (Single)
Label – Earache Records
Genre – Nu-metal, Alternative Metal
Billy Idol – Bitter Taste (Single)
Label – BMG Rights Management
Genre – Hard Rock
Blood Youth – Body of Wire (Single)
Label – Rude Records
Genre – Metalcore
Movements – No Good Left To Give (B-Sides) (Single)
Label – Fearless Records
Genre – Post-Hardcore
Halestorm – Back From the Dead (Single)
Label – Atlantic Records
Genre – Hard Rock, Alternative Metal
Hollow Front – Treading Water (Single)
Label – Sharptone Records
Genre – Pop Punk, Alt Rock
Mayday Parade – Bad At Love (Single)
Label – Rise Records
Genre – Pop Rock, Pop Punk
Xiu Xiu – A Real Indication (Single)
Label – Polyvinyl Records
Genre – Experimental Rock
Bound in Fear – Scar of Man (Single)
Label – Unique Leader Records
Genre – Deathcore
Senses Fail – Death by Water (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Genre – Post-Hardcore
Asking Alexandria – Alone Again (Single)
Label – Better Noise Music
Genre – Post-Hardcore
Phinehas – The Fire Itself (Single)
Label – Solid State Records
Genre – Metalcore
Badflower – Fukboi (Single)
Label – Big Machine Records
Genre – Post-Hardcore, Alt Rock
Iron Maiden – Stratego (Single)
Label – Parlophone UK
Genre – Heavy Metal
Constructing Infinity – Immerse | Emerge (Single)
Label – N/A
Genre – Progressive Metalcore
Everyone Dies In Utah – Dead or Alive (Single)
Label – N/A
Genre – Post-Hardcore