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
Eschalon – Denial (feat. Ashe O’Hara) (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Hayley recommends: Eschalon have released new single “Denial” – a stunning precursor to a string of live shows scheduled for the spring. You’ll be taken on a turbulent five minute journey, through both lyrics and sound, which chronicles the volatile emotions felt after the collapse of a damaged relationship. For an additional treat, the track features Ashe O’Hara (previously of TesseracT and Voices from the Fuselage).
Lake Malice – Scatterbrain (Single)
Label – SO Recordings
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Featuring on the setlist of their busy touring schedule, “Scatterbrain” quickly became a fan-favourite for those who have seen Lake Malice in recent months. EDM synths blended with frantic riffs give “Scatterbrain” a crazed energy, with a vocal hook of “Spin / wash / and / repeat” that will loop in the mind.
deathdotgov – Laces (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Jack W recommends: “Laces” showcases deathdotgov exploring their softer, more atmospheric side – at least for a moment. The track opens with whiny emo-style clean vocals, atmospheric guitars, and subdued drums, creating a moody atmosphere before erupting into the chaotic post-hardcore noise the band are known for. It’s another brilliant example of their ability to blend genres seamlessly, demonstrating real versatility. Now their fourth single in a series of interconnected releases, one question stands out: what can we expect from them next?
Soot Sprite – All My Friends Are Depressed (Single)
Label – Specialist Subject
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dobbin recommends: This is a slowdancer from the Exeter dreamo band which mulls perpetual 2020s burnout. Frustrated at the aimless, yet all-encompassing sense of unease that is shared by so many, the track resigns to “change what you can, what you control / let the rest wash over you, and try not to fold“. This single is the first from their upcoming debut LP which will land in May.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
An Empty City – a lucid dream last night
Label – Independent
Body Prison – Everything You Never Wanted to See
Label – Independent
Crown of Madness – Memories Fragmented
Label – Transcending Obscurity Records
The Five Hundred – GHOSTWRITER
Label – Prime Collective
Vacuous – In His Blood
Label – Relapse Records
DOOMSCOPE – MISALIGNED IN TIME
Label – Independent
Stercore – For Death We Wait (EP)
Label – Independent
xmutiny – xmutiny (EP)
Label – Southground Records
7eventh Sea – Falsified Dreams (Single)
Label – Independent
Bite Down – Deadweight (Single)
Label – Prime Collective
DESTARD – Masque (Single)
Label – Bleeding Art Collective
Devil May Care – Black Box (feat. The Oklahoma Kid) (Single)
Label – Independent
FANGE – Mortes Promesses (Single)
Label – Throatruiner Records
Get the Shot – Pit of Misery (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
HELL CAN WAIT – Sleepless (Single)
Label – Independent
HourHouse – HELLSTAR (Single)
Label – Independent
Identity Error – Frailty (Single)
Label – Independent
Just Dust – Justice has no Jurisdiction (Single)
Label – Independent
LOOK ALIVE – Warlike (Single)
Label – Independent
Marked as an Enemy – Gone (Single)
Label – Independent
NTH RD – Pushing Away (Single)
Label – Independent
Nylist – To The End (Single)
Label – Independent
Pravitas – Monolith (Single)
Label – Slam Off Records
Second Death – Dweller (Single)
Label – Independent
SPAWN – Peekaboo (Single)
Label – Independent
Tocka – Moments Later (Single)
Label – Independent
Vanna – Quiet Place (Single)
Label – Independent
Watch Out Stampede – Gloom (Single)
Label – Redfield Records
Wither//Bloom – Stain (Single)
Label – Independent
Cabal – Redemption Denied (Single)
Label – Nuclear Blast
Dying Wish – I Brought You My Soul (Your World Brought Me Despair) (Single)
Label – SHARPTONE
Employed To Serve – Fallen Star (Single)
Label – Spinefarm
Forlorn – Keeper Of The Well (Single)
Label – Church Road Records
Mission Jupiter – Self-Destruction (Single)
Label – Flatiron Recordings
Sharks In Your Mouth – The Future (Single)
Label – Superbia Music Group
Bleed From Within – God Complex (Single)
Label – Nuclear Blast
Deafheaven – Heathen (Single)
Label – Roadrunner Records
Inhuman Nature – Servants Of Annihilation (Single)
Label – Church Road Records
HARDCORE RELEASES
Absolved – The Only Constant (EP)
Label – Independent
and i dreamt of you – lethargy demo (EP)
Label – Independent
Never Again – 100% New Jersey Hardcore (EP)
Label – Tribe Dream Records
Vespid – PROMO 2025 (EP)
Label – Independent
Forced To Suffer – FORGED ON HATE (EP)
Label – Independent
Cosmic Joke – Welcome TO L.A. (EP)
Label – Hardlore Records
Deviation From Reality – Wings for Ascension (EP)
Label – Independent
Azshara – Thorns (feat. Kidnapped) (Single)
Label – DAZE
Bloodguilt – Solid Ground (Single)
Label – New Age Records
Heavy Is The Head – Sons and Daughters (Single)
Label – Upstate Records
Mugshot – Vale of Tears (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Obstruktion – Death Comes Near (Single)
Label – Suicide Records
Mesker – When the Fabric Frays (Single)
Label – Independent
ROT AWAY – Weapon (Single)
Label – Independent
Speedway – Permission To Dream (Single)
Label – Revelation Records
Death Whore – 12 Worm Wounds (Single)
Label – No Good to Anyone Productions
Desolated – Bite Down (Single)
Label – MLVTD
Doomsday – Never Known Peace (Single)
Label – Creator-Destructor Records
Death Rattle – Out of Time (Single)
Label – Independent
JAD – Odwet (Single)
Label – Independent
Stitched – Nil by Mouth (Single)
Label – Independent
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
Architects – The Sky, the Earth & All Between
Label – Epitaph Records
Free Throw – Those Days Are Gone (10 Year Anniversary)
Label – Wax Bodega
SPLIT DOGS – Here to Destroy
Label – Venn Records
The Casper Fight Scene – The Casper Fight Scene
Label – PNWK Records
The Plague – The Divided States of Hysteria
Label – FiXT
Arcadia Ego – Can You Still Feel Me? (EP)
Label – Stickman Records
Falling Asleep – LIES (EP)
Label – FRIENDSHIP.
Haest – Wildfires (EP)
Label – Independent
paradise fell. – Songs for ur Head (EP)
Label – Fly Tip Records
Tunic – A Harmony of Less Has Been Sung (EP)
Label – Independent
Acres – Bloodlust (Single)
Label – Tooth & Nail & Solid State Records
AS IT IS – Can’t Save Myself X (feat. NOAHFINNCE) (Single)
Label – Slam Dunk Records
Ben Rosett – Black Dragon (Single)
Label – Spirit Vision Records
Falling Empires – Keelhaul (Single)
Label – Temple of the Sun
Hot Milk – 90 Seconds to Midnight (Single)
Label – Music For Nations
Lauren Babic – I’m Bored (Single)
Label – Independent
KUSANAGI – Polymorph (Single)
Label – Ripcord Records
modernlove. – Out the Door (Single)
Label – Akira Records
Patience – I’ll Be Fine (Single)
Label – Independent
STARSET – dark things (Single)
Label – Fearless Records
Weller – Prey Upon the Innocent (Single)
Label – Independent
Air Drawn Dagger – Sanctifound (Single)
Label – Long Branch Records
Angel Number – Omen of the Night (Single)
Label – Independent
hiccup – SMILE (Single)
Label – The Vibe Records
Kanonashi – Confusion In A Car Crash / Fairmount Park After Dark (Single)
Label – Equal Vision Records
Magnolia Park – WORSHIP (feat. PLVTINUM & Vana) (Single)
Label – Epitaph
Mayday Parade – Towards You (Single)
Label – Independent
Other Half – Transgression is Outdated (Single)
Label – Big Scary Monsters
Point Mort – Skinned Teeth (Single)
Label – Almost Famous
Pyramids – Fools Gold (Single)
Label – The Flenser
Good Grief – BLINDING (Single)
Label – Independent
Grapevine Gossip – Lemonaise Mayonnade (feat. Coletta) (Single)
Label – Vineyard Vibes records
Crippling Alcoholism – Tinted Civic (Single)
Label – Portrayal of Guilt
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
bdrmm – Microtonic
Label – Rock Action Records
Cloakroom – Last Leg of the Human Table
Label – Closed Casket Activities
Matilda Mann – Roxwell (Single)
Label – 7476
OVERSIZE – Vital Signs
Label – SHARPTONE
Soft Blue Shimmer – THEY WILL LEAVE US WITH NOTHING
Label – Other People Records
Aeriu – Dwarf’s Anima III (EP)
Label – Independent
Torture Test – Penetralia (EP)
Label – Life Sucker Productions
Desire – Dream Girl (Single)
Label – Italians Do It Better
Devon Thompson – Father (Single)
Label – Independent
Ella Vos – Eye Candy (Single)
Label – Superglue Records
Fickle Friends – Swoon (Single)
Label – Palmeira Music
Hash Gordan – BROKE! (Single)
Label – Boy With The Master Plan Records
IOTA – Smile On (Single)
Label – Independent
Krooked Tongue – Let ‘Em Loose (Single)
Label – Independent
Spacey Jane – How to Kill Houseplants (Single)
Label – AWAL Recordings
Aurora – Runaway (Orchestral) (Single)
Label – Glassnote – VMG
Alvedone – Blue Forrest (Single)
Label – Guillotine Media
Julien Baker & Torres – Tuesday (Single)
Label – Matador Records
Passing Currents – COME.BACK (Single)
Label – Independent
Pynch – The Supermarket (Single)
Label – Chillburn Recordings
Viagra Boys – Uno II (Single)
Label – Shrimptech Enterprises
Hundredth – Waste (Single)
Label – Independent
Jon Hopkins – RITUAL (nothing is lost) (Single)
Label – Domino Recording
DJ Kuroneko – fracture (Single)
Label – LUC Records
Model/Actriz – Cinderella (Single)
Label – Dirty Hit
Momma – Bottle Blonde (Single)
Label – Lucky Number
SENTRIES – Charmed Houses (Single)
Label – Eau Claire Records
Soot Sprite – All My Friends Are Depressed (Single)
Label – Specialist subject