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.
Aggressive Raisin Cat – Colour (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Jonathan recommends: Aggressive Raisin Cat return with the epic, nearly 8-minute “Colour”. Flowing between gorgeous atmospheric passages and devastating heaviness effortlessly, the track is a beautiful display of progressive metalcore. Paired with contrasting heavy hitter “Asscrusher“, the Singapore band show an impressive amount of potential.
Poppy Wizard – Maze (Single)
Label – Supervillain
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Weaving together shoegaze’s breadth and elevation and grunge’s forceful and scream-filled nature, Poppy Wizard add another stellar track to their discography with “Maze“, as their soundscape takes the listener on a fevered journey.
The Grey – Sharpen The Knife (feat. Grady Avenell) (Single)
Label – Independent
(Bandcamp)
Dobbin recommends: Instrumental UK doomers The Grey break their rules for a vocal feature from Grady Avenell (of Will Haven fame). “Sharpen The Knife” is an enthralling track with hefty, mountainous riffs wreathed in cosmic drone. Their knack for engaging yet simple riffs remains strong, with the addition of vocals being the cherry on top.
Weeping Hour – Misael (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Jonathan recommends: Grooves enveloped in a heavy atmosphere characterize Weeping Hour’s latest single, “Misael”. A poetic reflection on personal experiences, the track provides introspection with a unique delivery.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
Alter Bridge – One Day Remains (Deluxe)
Label – Craft Recordings
Apathy – Phasing Through the Layers
Label – Independent
NECKBREAKKER – Within the Viscera
Label – Nuclear Blast
Panzerchrist – Maleficium, Pt. 1
Label – Emanzipation Productions
Until I Wake – Renovate
Label – Fearless Records
VI BELOW – Cell of Mine
Label – Independent
Burn Down Eden – Epiphany (EP)
Label – Seek & Strike
Casket Dealer – Letters from the Dead (EP)
Label – Wax Vessel
DEAD VELVET – DRAIN (EP)
Label – Dead Gang Records
Higher Walls – Tear Them Down (EP)
Label – Independent
Take Breath – See the Life Leave Me (EP)
Label – Independent
Take the Name – Reliving Trauma (EP)
Label – Theoria Records
Torrential Rain – Christmas (EP)
Label – Independent
HANABIE. – ぶっちぎり東京 (EP)
Label – Century Media
Saisei 再生 – Saisei (EP)
Label – Independent
Bloodywood – Bekhauf (feat. Babymetal) (Single)
Label – Fearless Records
Caliban – Guilt Trip (feat. Mental Cruelty) (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
CrazyEightyEight – House of Blue Leaves (Single)
Label – Boketo Media
Dead Days – NEON GODDESS (Single)
Label – Independent
dEMOTIONAL – Necessary Evil (Single)
Label – Independent
Frontierer – Like a Life Vest (Single)
Label – Independent
Noise of Death – KVRMV (Single)
Label – CraftCore
No Life – One Hitter (feat. ten56.) (Single)
Label – Independent
ONI – Realign (Single)
Label – Ironshore Group
Out of Nowhere – Off The Book (Single)
Label – Independent
Patient Sixty-Seven – All I Want for Christmas (Mariah Carey Cover) (Single)
Label – Oxide Records
Pulse – Desire (Single)
Label – Independent
Shadows Fall – In the Grey (Single)
Label – Independent
Southpaw FLHC – AGGRESSIVE NATURE (Single)
Label – FLHC Records
vianova – Wheel of Fortune (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Breakdown of Sanity – Perfect Enemy (Single)
Label – Independent
Paleface Swiss – Love Burns (Single)
Label – Independent
RinRin – Chainsaw Girl (Single)
Label – Independent
Bleed from Within – In Place of Your Halo (Single)
Label – Nuclear Blast
Dead American – Hate It (Single)
Label – Velocity Records
Volatile Ways – Televised Suicide (feat. Terminal Sleep) (Single)
Label – B.I.G Records
DOOMSCOPE – LIFEBLOOD (Single)
Label – Independent
Notedead – Unconditional Love (Single)
Label – Independent
The Halo Effect – Cruel Perception (Single)
Label – Nuclear Blast
The Ocean – Boreal (Sierra Rework) (Single)
Label – Pelagic Records
Hacktivist – T&Cs (Single)
Label – Lifeform
HARDCORE RELEASES
Combat Wounded Veteran – Demo (EP)
Label – Dark Operative
Couch Slut – My Life as a Woman (2024 Remaster) (EP)
Label – Brutal Panda Records
Dispute – Nothin’ Left 2 Prove (EP)
Label – Independent
MINDCLOT – Cost Of Fear (EP)
Label – Independent
No Cure – I Hope I Die Here (EP)
Label – SHARPTONE
Opposing Force – Spirit of ’24 (EP)
Label – Power Core Fanzine
Soji & Winterwolf – SOJI vs. Winter Wolf (EP)
Label – Independent
TCHERT – vain conceit (EP)
Label – ANKN Records
Crossfire – The Final Boss (Single)
Label – Middle Management Records
Empire Down – Burning Relics (Single)
Label – Independent
Iron Gate – Ego Trip (Single)
Label – Independent
Nasty – Hell of a Show (Single)
Label – Triple B
Peruvian Necktie – Forgotten (Single)
Label – Necktie Records
Spiritworld – Western Stars & The Apocalypse (Single)
Label – Century Media
Swell – A Closed Mouth Never Gets Fed (Single)
Label – Independent
Jesus Piece – Greed/Conjure Life (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
GAOLED – Lined (Album version) (Single)
Label – Iron Lung Records
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
Becko – RAGE
Label – Nobody Culture
Champagne Colored Cars – FUTURE NOIR
Label – Dipterid Records
Gleemer – End of the Nail
Label – Other People Records
Angel Number – I. (EP)
Label – Independent
Red Sun & Bonus – Unnecessary Riffness (EP)
Label – Independent
Root Cause – things that we taken for granted (EP)
Label – Russ Plus Records
Good Grief – Good Songs : Better Times (EP)
Label – Independent
Beauty in a Plastic Bag – Can’t Find My Place (Single)
Label – Outlive Records
Cherie Amour – Eons (Single)
Label – Equal Vision Records
Daisy Grenade – Taste (Single)
Label – Pub Consumption
Dexterity – Vessel (Single)
Label – Independent
Flight Paths – When the Water Drains (Single)
Label – Independent
Forever Ends Here – Don’t Wanna Talk About Love (Single)
Label – Independent
Handcuff – Brainslide (Single)
Label – Church Road Records
Nitroverts – Invincible (Single)
Label – FiXT
On Hollow Ground – No Time to Die (Single)
Label – Independent
Slowly Slowly – How Are You Mine? (Single)
Label – Nettwerk Music Group
Stain the Canvas – Seal My Soul (Single)
Label – InVogue Records
The Devil Wears Prada – Chemical (Acoustic) (Single)
Label – Solid State Records
Thursday – White Bikes (Single)
Label – Independent
Underoath – Generation No Surrender (Single)
Label – MNRK Records
Zeta – Steps (feat. Anthony Green) (Single)
Label – Born Losers Records
Devil May Care – Mosaik (Single)
Label – Independent
downcast – i don’t love you (Single)
Label – Independent
Our Mirage – Fractured (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Wren – Metric Of Grief (Single)
Label – Church Road Records
Underlet – Awake (Single)
Label – Independent
Anxious – Head & Spine (Single)
Label – Run For Cover Records
Glass Tides – Shattered Glass (Single)
Label – Independent
HYPERSTASIS – Lifeline (Single)
Label – Independent
LUNA KILLS – sugar rush (Single)
Label – SHARPTONE
Slaughterhouse – Sick and Tired (Single)
Label – Pirate Press Records
With Sails Ahead – Y.E.R. (Your Eternal Ring) (Single)
Label – Independent
Footballhead – Sliver (Single)
Label – Tiny Engines
Tropic Gold – A PLACE CALLED EUPHORIA (Single)
Label – UNFD
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
Lauren Mayberry – Vicious Creature
Label – EMI
4s4ki – Jiai equal Jiai (EP)
Label – Vixtor Entertainment
Charlie Cunningham – Best Part (Single)
Label – Kartel Music Group
Empty Blue – Keep Holding On (Single)
Label – Independent
FlowerBoyDeMii – reckoning (Single)
Label – 11:11 Music Group
GUNSHIP – China in Your Hand (feat. Tim Cappello) (Single)
Label – Horsie In The Hedge
Hangwire – The Fall (Single)
Label – Artoffact Records
Inhaler – Open Wide (Single)
Label – Polydor Records
k0d4m4 – chroma (Single)
Label – Independent
kittyslvt – luminance (Single)
Label – Anaesthesia Music
Low Roar – Field Of Dreams (Single)
Label – Tonequake Records
Lucky Iris – give me something to believe in (Single)
Label – Launchpad
Milk & Bone – FORGONE (Single)
Label – Nettwerk Music Group
Planning For Burial – A Farming Cat Watches From The Edge Of The Highway (Single)
Label – The Flenser
plenka – last dance at the school disco (Single)
Label – Independent
Alaskan Tapes – Canopy (Single)
Label – We All Speak In Poems
Ftlframe – Soft Spoken (Single)
Label – Independent
Rebecca Black – Sugar Water Cyanide (Single)
Label – Independent
Tokyo Tea Room – There’s a Place (Single)
Label – Nice Guys
Miya Folick – Erotica (Single)
Label – Nettwerk Music Group
Ruby Haunt – Dogpile (Single)
Label – Independent
Lucy Rose – Those Ready Lights (Single)
Label – Communion Records