All the new metalcore, rock and alternative releases for the week, with some staff picks from the team!
19th April Releases
CHVRCHES – He Said She Said (Single)
Label: Virgin/EMI
Genre: Synthpop
(Spotify/Apple Music)
20th April Releases
August Burns Red – Poor Millionaire (feat. Ryan Kirby) (Single)
Label: N/A
Genre: Metalcore
(Spotify/Apple Music)
21st April Releases
Kero Kero Bonito – Civilization II (EP)
Label: N/A
Genre: Experimental Pop
(Spotify/Apple Music/Bandcamp)
Joe recommends: An impressive follow up to last year’s ‘Civilization I’, they have managed to once again improve on their previous sound and modernise. The final track on the EP ‘Well Rested’ is the highlight, the pop elements blend perfectly with their chosen grooves to produce what is one of the trio’s best songs.
Of Mice & Men – Bloom (Single)
Label: Sharptone Records
Genre: Metalcore, Post-Hardcore
(Spotify/Apple Music)
23rd April Releases
Left to Suffer – ON DEATH (EP)
Label: N/A
Genre: Deathcore, Metalcore
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Max Recommends: Dark, brooding and unbelievably stank-face inducing; On Death is one of the most fun and groovy deathcore releases of the year. The EP packs features from some of the biggest names in the scene right now, including Chelsea Grin’s Tom Barber and Alpha Wolf’s Lochie Keogh. Vocalist Taylor Barber is truly the star of the show here, though, showing an insane level of range from the lowest of low growls, to the highest of high screams all across this thing. The EP also features some surprisingly serene clean vocals too, which is a current trend in deathcore that I support wholly. Don’t sleep on this one
The Devil Wears Prada – Termination (Single)
Label: Solid State Records
Genre: Metalcore
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Track Review: “Termination,” more than anything, feels less like an outright callback, but rather the perfect marriage of the sounds of Zombie and their more recent, more experimental bodies of work. The crushing dissonance, the blast beats, the piercing screams; but also their tasteful and reserved use of electronic elements. (Full Review)
The Last Martyr – Hindsight (Single)
Label: N/A
Genre: Nu-metal/Alternative Rock
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Paul recommends: The Australia outfit’s third single combines nu-metal and alternative rock elements to produce some of the catchiest riffs and vocals out this week. An exciting prospect for the future.
Outline In Color – Imposter Syndrome Pt. 2 (EP)
Label: Standby Records
Genre: Metalcore
(Spotify/Apple Music)
BIG|BRAVE – Vital
Label: Southern Lord
Genre: Post-Rock, Slowcore
(Spotify/Apple Music/Bandcamp)
Tilian – Factory Reset
Label: Future Friends/Rise Records
Genre: Alternative Rock, Experimental Rock
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Imminence – Temptation
Label: Arising Empire
Genre: Metalcore, Post-Hardcore
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Monasteries – Silence
Label: Seek & Strike
Genre: Deathcore
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Fog Lake – Tragedy Reel
Label: N/A
Genre: Bedroom Pop, Lo-Fi, Alternative, Folk
(Spotify/Apple Music/Bandcamp)
Tom Jones – Surrounded By Time
Label: EMI
Genre: Pop Rock
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Harker – Axiom
Label: Wiretap Records
Genre: Punk Rock, Indie Rock
(Spotify/Apple Music/Bandcamp)
Dinosaur Jr. – Sweep It Into Space
Label: Jagjaguwar
Genre: Alternative Rock
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Field Music – Flat White Moon
Label: Memphis Industries
Genre: Alternative Rock
(Spotify/Apple Music/Bandcamp)
Chapel – Room Service (EP)
Label: Rise Records
Genre: Alternative Rock
(Spotify/Apple Music)
RedHook – Bad Decisions (EP)
Label: N/A
Genre: Rap Rock, Pop Rock
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Ethel Cain – Inbred (EP)
Label: Daughters of Cain Records
Genre: Dream Pop, Alternative
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Vatican – Become A New God (EP)
Label: UNFD
Genre: Metalcore
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Beartooth – Hell of It (Single)
Label: Red Bull Records
Genre: Alternative Rock, Post-Hardcore, Metalcore
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Vexed – Misery (Single)
Label: Napalm Records
Genre: Metalcore
(Spotify/Apple Music/Bandcamp)
Our Last Night – winter (Single)
Label:
Genre: Post-Hardcore
(Spotify/Apple Music)
WVNDER – Wake (Single)
Label: N/A
Genre: Pop Punk, Alternative Rock
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Bodom After Midnight – Paint the Sky with Blood (Single)
Label: Napalm Records
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Vitalism – Pagan III (Single)
Label: N/A
Genre: Progressive Metal, Instrumental
To keep up all with all upcoming releases, keep an eye on our Release Calendar.