New Music Friday – October 22nd, 2021

A wrap-up of this week’s metalcore, post-hardcore, alternative, and indie releases, as well as picks from our staff.

Every Time I Die – Radical [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Epitaph Records
Genre – Metalcore
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Max recommends: With Radical, Every Time I Die continue to prove why they’re one of the most beloved and venerated bands in the scene, with a gargantuan 16-track collection of some of the very best this band has ever penned.

TheCityIsOurs – COMA [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Arising Empire
Genre – Post-Hardcore
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Joe H recommends: Brimming with attitude, CITY return with their sophomore record COMA, a tantalising twelve-track offering of standout UK metalcore. Album highlights include “Violent” and “Death Of Me”.

Rogue – Phantom (EP)
Label – N/A
Genre – Progressive Metalcore
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Harry recommends: Ambient Metalcore outfit Rogue return with yet another EP. With references to wild animals galore, it is fair to say that this is Rogue unleashed. Punishing breakdowns, ethereal Thornhill-esque cleans, and intricate yet restrained guitarwork, the Louisiana up-and-comers once again stake their claim as one of heavy music’s underrated gems.

Modern Error – The Truest Blue (Single)
Label – Rude Records
Genre – Alternative Rock, Post-Hardcore
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Dallis recommends: Accented with hard hitting distortion, Modern Error delivers a show-stopper in “The Truest Blue”, littering layered melodies throughout its 3:38 long track. With a large atmospheric chorus, this is definitely a certified banger to add to your playlist.

Zack Fox – shut the fuck up talking to me
Label – Alpha Pup Records
Genre – Rap, Hip-Hop
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Paul recommends: Zack Fox‘s debut is a delightfully cursed trap LP packed with ridiculous yet unbelievably hard bars.

Don Broco – Amazing Things [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Nuclear Blast
Genre – Alternative Rock

Sentinels – Collapse by Design [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Sharptone Records
Genre – Metalcore

Starset – Horizons [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Fearless Records
Genre – Alternative Rock

Can’t Swim – Change of Plans [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Pure Noise Records
Genre – Post-Hardcore

Slow Crush – Hush [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Quiet Panic
Genre – Shoegaze

Grouper – Shade [FULL REVIEW]
Label – kranky
Genre – Ambient, Folk

Empty – Made Of Fire
Label – Solid State Records
Genre – Alternative Rock

Dream Theater – A View From The Top Of The World
Label – InsideOutMusic
Genre – Progressive Metal

Waking The Cadaver – Authority Through Intimidation
Label – Unique Leader Records
Genre – Brutal Death Metal

Cradle Of Filth – Existence Is Futile
Label – Nuclear Blast
Genre – Symphonic Black Metal

Circuit des yeux – io
Label – Matador Records
Genre – Experimental Folk, Singer/Songwriter

Fuel – Anomaly
Label – Moon Chair Media
Genre – Alternative Rock, Post-Hardcore

Death Blooms – Life Is Pain
Label – Adventure Cat Records
Genre – Metalcore

Massacre – Resurgence
Label – Nuclear Blast
Genre – Death Metal

Bloodred Hourglass – Your Highness
Label – Out of Line Music
Genre – Melodic Death Metal

Oscar and the Wolf – The Shimmer
Label – [PIAS] Recordings
Genre – Singer/Songwriter, Ambient

Black Marble – Fast Idols
Label – Sacred Bones Records
Genre – Coldwave, Synthpop, Post-Punk

Biffy Clyro – The Myth of the Happily Ever After
Label – Warner Records
Genre – Alternative Rock

Lana Del Rey – Blue Banisters
Label – Polydor Records
Genre – Singer/Songwriter, Folk, Ambient

Blackwater Hoylight – Silence/Motion
Label – RidingEasy Records
Genre – Alternative Rock

The Home Team – Slow Bloom
Label – Revival Recordings
Genre – Punk Rock

Circa Survive – A Dream About Love (EP)
Label – Rise Records
Genre – Experimental Rock

Void of Vision – CHRONICLES I: LUST (EP)
Label – UNFD
Genre – Nu-Metalcore

Guilt Trip – Rain City (EP)
Label – N/A
Genre – Hardcore Punk, Metalcore

Sink With Me – Low Spirits (EP)
Label – Independent
Genre – Post-Hardcore

Secret Keeper – We’ll Fail Together (EP)
Label – N/A
Genre – Melodic Hardcore

Together in Tragedy – Memoriam (EP)
Label – N/A
Genre – Progressive Metalcore

Mastodon – Sickle and Peace (Single)
Label – Reprise Records
Genre – Progressive Metal

Silent Planet – Anhedonia (Single)
Label – Solid State Records
Genre – Metalcore

Of Mice & Men – Fighting Gravity (Single)
Label – Sharptone Records
Genre – Metalcore

Kublai Khan TX – Resentment (Single)
Label – Rise Records
Genre – Hardcore

Between You & Me – Change (Single)
Label – Hopeless Records
Genre – Pop Punk

SeeYouSpaceCowboy… – The End to a Brief Moment of Lasting Intimacy (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Genre – Metalcore

Obscura – When Stars Collide (Single)
Label – Nuclear Blast
Genre – Progressive/Technical Death Metal

No Bragging Rights – Breaking Point (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Genre – Metalcore, Post-Hardcore

Vended – Burn My Misery (Single)
Label – N/A
Genre – Metalcore, Hardcore

The Word Alive – Wonderland (Single)
Label – Stain the Canvas
Genre – Post-Hardcore

Rain City – Cutting It Close (Single)
Label – Thriller Records
Genre – Post-Hardcore

PVRIS – My Way (Single)
Label – Warner Records
Genre – Electropop

Lights – Prodigal Daughter (Single)
Label – Universal Music Recordings
Genre – Pop

Health – Dead Flowers (ft. Poppy) (Single)
Label – Loma Vista Recordings
Genre – Electronic, Industrial Metal, Rock

Foxblood – F(r)iends (Single)
Label – N/A
Genre – Post-Hardcore

Zebrahead – Out of Time (Single)
Label – MFZB Records
Genre – Punk Rock

生 Conform 死 – Terrorwave (Single)
Label – N/A
Genre – Nu-Metalcore

GILT – In Windows (Ignore What’s Missing) (Single)
Label – knifepunch records
Genre – Alternative Soft Rock

Bodysnatcher – Absolved of The Strings And Stone (Single)
Label – N/A
Genre – Deathcore

Swallow The Sun – Enemy (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
Genre – Melodic Death Metal

Deficit – Death Is Our Only Prize (Single)
Label – Independent
Genre – Nu-Metalcore

Arch Enemy – Deceiver, Deceiver (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
Genre – Melodic Death Metal

Outline in Color – I Don’t Love You (Single)
Label – N/A
Genre – Metalcore, Post-Hardcore

Lune – Factory Fires/Funeral Pure (Single)
Label – N/A
Genre – Metalcore

VRSTY – Finesse (Single)
Label – Spinefarm Records
Genre – Alt. Rock/RnB

Resolve – D.G.G.R.S (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Genre – Post-Hardcore

Slackjaw – Cynicism (Single)
Label – N/A
Genre – Heavy Metal

Wide Eyes – Lucidity (Single)
Label – N/A
Genre – Instrumental Progressive Metal

Krosis – Begonia (Single)
Label – Seek & Strike
Genre – Progressive Deathcore

Andromida – Extirpate (Single)
Label – N/A
Genre – Djent, Progressive Metal

Valiant Hearts – Banshee (Single)
Label – Kontrolla Music Group
Genre – Post-Hardcore

Linda-Fay Hella & Dei Farnes – Los (Single)
Label – By Norse
Genre – Folk