Welcome to New Music Friday, where we wrap-up all of the releases from the week ranging from metalcore, hardcore, alternative and indie. Give our release calendar a look to see what other releases are coming up. The NMF playlist can be found here or at the bottom of the page.
STAFF PICKS
Dawnwalker – Capricorn (Single)
Label – Independent
(Apple Music)
Dobbin recommends: On “Capricorn”, Dawnwalker continue to invert their old atmo-black sound, embracing sprightly pop and funk-ing it up with Luke Fabian (ex-Pupil Slicer). Kick ass vocals and soaring leads finish off the track, building anticipation for The Unknowing which drops in a few weeks.
Pure Bliss – Berserker (Single)
Label – Unbeaten Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Pure Bliss unleash hell with their new single “Berserker“, drawing inspiration from the brutality of ’90s metal and metalcore legends like Earth Crisis and Trail of Lies, the Syracuse unit show how crushing and relentlessly heavy then can be once again.
Soaring – A Blurred Contour Of Everything (Single)
Label – Stellar Frequencies
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dobbin recommends: Debuting on the atmospheric label Stellar Frequencies, Soaring begin their proceedings with an epic blackgaze track that is both frigid and welcoming. They wear their influences on their sleeve and clinch an essential nostalgia in the process, so fans of Deafheaven, Sadness, MOL and Holy Fawn should take note.
Underneath – Habsburg Jaw/It Exists Between Us (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Underneath drop two maddening debut singles ahead of the full-length release of It Exists Between Us. Chainsaw kicks and a snare that pops, form the backbone for riffs that will rip ears off and some absolutely feral screams, making for one hell of a debut.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
Allt – From the New World
Label – Century Media Records
Blood Incantation – Absolute Elsewhere
Label – Century Media Records
Lowen – Do Not Go to War With the Demons of Mazandaran
Label – Church Road Records
SAME PAINS – closure – an aggregate
Label – Independent
Swallow The Sun – Shining
Label – Century Media Records
Undeath – More Insane
Label – Prosthetic Records
Try Angel – Underground’s Knees
Label – Basement Records
Autumn in Despair – Summer Vacation (EP)
Label – Independent
In Dying Arms – Dark Days Sessions (EP)
Label – Independent
Krosis – Infinite Circuitry (EP)
Label – Seek & Strike
Light of the Morning Star – Wings in the Night Sky (EP)
Label – Debemur Morti Productions
Sylosis – The Path (EP)
Label – Nuclear Blast
Alchemize – Bad Motives (feat. Nathan Biddles of InRetrospect) (Single)
Label – Year Of The Rat Records
Ancestor of Kaos – Death by Hanging (Single)
Label – Independent
Artemis Rising – Identity Theft (Single)
Label – Olympian Records
Aviana – Delirium (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
BYSTANDER – Redacted (Single)
Label – Independent
Changing Tides – Sands of Time (feat. ADAM ON EARTH) (Single)
Label – Independent
Designed to Fail – Note to Self (Single)
Label – DtF Productions
Downpour – Suffocated (Single)
Label – Noize In The Attic Records
Ghost!InTheWall – FEEL SOMETHING (Single)
Label – Blackgate Records
GIANT FRAGMENTS – Etügen (feat. Lola from Ocean Encounters) (Single)
Label – Independent
Lust for Lily – Glitter (Single)
Label – Independent
Mental Cruelty – Mortal Shells (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
Nylist – Unanswered (Single)
Label – Independent
Outsider – Your Weakness (Single)
Label – Independent
Patient Sixty-Seven – Hibbertia (Reduxe) (feat. Hollow Front) (Single)
Label – Oxide
Payne – WHO WE ARE (feat. chaos.sequence) (Single)
Label – Independent
Seething Akira – Sunflower Shadows (Single)
Label – Independent
The Browning – Soul Drift (Single)
Label – FiXT
Versus Me – Better Off Alone (Single)
Label – Independent
Wave Painter – Crutch (Single)
Label – Independent
Will Haven – KIRE
Label – Minus Head Records
Like Moths To Flames – Soul Exchange (Single)
Label – UNFD
Shoot on Sight – Chrome Heart Boots (Single)
Label – Independent
Coheed and Cambria – Blind Side Sonny (Single)
Label – Independent
Dreamwalker – Redshift (Single)
Label – Independent
Lacuna Coil – Oxygen (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
Unprocessed – Dark, Silent and Complete (Single)
Label – Independent
Zandria – No Time To Live Forever (Single)
Label – Napalm Records
Burn in Hell – The Rat II (Single)
Label – Reason and Rage Records
Caliban – Echoes (Single)
Label – Century Media
Copse – Wish Ender (Single)
Label – Church Road Records
Frontières – Fed By Violence (Single)
Label – Independent
Rotnest – Eldritch (Single)
Label – Suffermatic Studios
Terror Cell – Silent Rapture (Single)
Label – Fisher King Records
HARDCORE RELEASES
Torena – No Control
Label – DAZE
Agency – Iron Attrition (EP)
Label – EROT World
Despondent – Age Of Execution, Vol 3 (EP)
Label – BumfullO’Farts Records
Forked Tongue – Promo ‘24 (EP)
Label – Independent
Full Contact – East Mids Kings (EP)
Label – Independent
Place Blame – Return 2 Violence (EP)
Label – Independent
SCARAB – 3 Minute Detonator (EP)
Label – Independent
Tripper – Faceless (EP)
Label – Independent
Crosscheck – On The Offensive (EP)
Label – Loudmouth Records
LUCKY SHOT – DEMO ’24 (EP)
Label – Independent
Arc of Violence – To Kill a King (EP)
Label – Independent
Blindsider – Victims (EP)
Label – Independent
Defy – Nosarara Nosabtautu (EP)
Label – Holding On Records
Grudge & Grouch – Split (EP)
Label – Independent
Billy – Voices (Single)
Label – Whatcha Gonna Do Records
Couch Slut – Carpet Farmer – 2024 Remaster (Single)
Label – Brutal Panda Records
DROP OUT – REGRESSION (SIngle)
Label – Dision Records
HAG – Master’s Call (Single)
Label – Treeline Recording
Soulprison – Shards (Single)
Label – Independent
TORCH IT – Hellbound (Single)
Label – BB Records
JEWELTONE – IDFWY (Single)
Label – Triple Hammer Records
Destined To Burn – Destined to Burn (Single)
Label – Hypaethral Records
Punitive Damage – Baptism of Hire (Single)
Label – COnvulse Records
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
Balance and Composure – with you in spirit
Label – Memory Music
Chubby and The Gang – And Then There Was…
Label – Flatspot Records
Sugar Horse – The Grand Scheme of Things
Label – Pelagic Records
Trash Boat – Heaven Can Wait
Label – Hopeless Records
Belle Haven – something new (EP)
Label – Independent
God’s Computer – The Alien, the Bird, the Bard, and the Snowman (EP)
Label – Independent
Mouth Culture – Whatever the Weather (EP)
Label – Invogue Records
Acres – Deadweight (Single)
Label – Tooth & Nail / Solid State Records
Amarionette – Bulletproof (Single)
Label – Independent
As I May – Never Stop Dreaming (Single)
Label – 13.TH
Bivouac Cabs – Small Steps (Single)
Label – Independent
blacktoothed – Time Bomb (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Calathea – Gure Hilobia (feat. VIBORA) (Single)
Label – Landara
HRTLSS – Good Intentions (Single)
Label – Independent
modernlove. – Can’t Stop Dancing (Single)
Label – Akira Records
Movements – You’re One of Us Now / I Hope You Choke! (Darcy Baylis Remix) (Single)
Label – Fearless Records
Weller – Messed Up Weekend (Single)
Label – Independent
Тамбилборды – Там (Single)
Label – Independent
Arimea – Deliver Me (Single)
Label – Independent
East Capri – Blood (Single)
Label – Independent
Flight Paths – Thought You Should Know (Single)
Label – Independent
Something or Other – scapegoat (Single)
Label – anything but that
KOTA! – Under My Spell (Single)
Label – Independent
Outline In Color – Can You Hear Me (Single)
Label – Overshadow
Tiny Moving Parts – Before I Go (Single)
Label – Independent
Circa Waves – We Made It (Single)
Label – Lower Third
death_on_impact – This House of Ours (Single)
Label – Independent
VUKOVI – GUNGHO (Single)
Label – Sharptone
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
A Place To Bury Strangers – Synthesizer
Label – Dedstrange
American Football – American Football (25th Anniversary Edition)
Label – Polyvinyl Record Co.
American Football – American Football (Covers)
Label – Polyvinyl Record Co.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024, 28,340 DEAD
Label – Constellation
Town of Lake – Lilac
Label – Peach Bandana Records
Flowerbabe – LOVE ALL TRUST FE
Label – Mr. D’s Magic Records
4s4ki – Collective Obsession (EP)
Label – Victor Entertainment
Cindy – Swan Lake (EP)
Label – Tough Love Records
Gloam – Well Dwelling (EP)
Label – Independent
Sleek Teeth – Sleek Teeth (EP)
Label – Independent
Georgie Riot – Break That (Single)
Label – Tsunami (UK)
Goldmund – Esperance (feat. Hollie Kenniff) (Single)
Label – Nettwerk Music Group
Machine Girl – Psychic Attack (Single)
Label – Future Classic
Soft Blue Shimmer – FREQUENCY HAMMER (Single)
Label – Other People Records
Emily Burns – Are You Waiting? (Single)
Label – So Recordings
FlowerBoyDeMii – Keyblade VIP (Single)
Label – Nuclear Garden
Ftflframe – Frail (Single)
Label – Independent
Shower Beers – Static City, USA (Single)
Label – Independent
The Body – Removal (Single)
Label – Thrill Jockey
Kai Cult – War (Single)
Label – Independent
New Haunts – New Girl on the Dancefloor (Single)
Label – Independent
Aphex Twin – #3 / Rhubarb Orc. 19.53 Rev (Single)
Label – Warp Records
claire rousey – iii (Single)
Label – Thrill Jockey
Ece Era – Sunny (Single)
Label – 2MR
Lauren Mayberry – Something In The Air (Single)
Label – EMI
Wicca Phase Springs Eternal – I Know The Raven (Single)
Label – Run For Cover Records