Welcome to New Music Friday, with our wrap-up all the new metalcore, hardcore, alternative, and indie releases, as well as picks from our staff. Check out our release calendar to keep track with all of the year’s upcoming releases!
STAFF PICKS
The Wise Man’s Fear – The Absence of Light (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Harry recommends: The Wise Man’s Fear demonstrate their versatility once again with blackened track “The Absence of Light“. Mongolian throat chanting, haunting cleans, and some Make Them Suffer-esque piano integration – this is one of the eeriest and most dynamic heavy tracks of the year.
Bilmuri – The Void Approacheth (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Jonathan recommends: Seamlessly weaving the punch of modern metal into the skeleton of a pop song, Bilmuri releases another fun earworm in “The Void Approacheth“. His signature melancholic vocal melodies pair well with guest vocalist Summer Hoop‘s, a satisfying contrast against the track’s chunky guitars.
Tokky Horror – Jazz Music (Single)
Label – Prangin’ Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Tokky Horror are back with another absurdly fun track in the form of “Jazz Music“, and it’s one to have a shimmy and a singalong to. I cannot wait to see what this trio have to offer up in the future with new material and their upcoming headliner tour.
Harpy – Medicine (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dallis recommends: Harpy makes a welcome return with new “Medicine“, a catchy and carnal anthem drenched in bloodlust. The pitch black pop artist is seemingly carving their own route in the genre, and there will undoubtedly be anticipation towards what comes next.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
Stray from the Path – Euthanasia [FULL REVIEW]
Label – UNFD
Parkway Drive – Darker Still [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Epitaph Records
Until I Wake – Inside My Head [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Fearless Records
Fallujah – Empyrean [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Nuclear Blast
Slugcrust – Ecocide
Label – Prosthetic Records
Ozzy Osbourne – Patient Number 9
Label – Epic Records
I Am – Eternal Steel
Label – MNRK Records
Revocation – Netherheaven
Label – Metal Blade Records
Warforged – The Grove | Sundial
Label – The Artisan Era
Shadow of Intent – Elegy (Deluxe Edition)
Label – Blood Blast
END & Cult Leader – Gather & Mourn (EP) [FULL REIVEW]
Label – Closed Casket Activities
Grief Ritual – Spiritual Disease (EP) [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Independent
Counterparts – Bound To The Burn (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
For the Fallen Dreams – RE-Animate (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Signs of the Swarm – Unbridled (Single)
Label – Unique Leader Records
Lamb of God – Grayscale (Single)
Label – Nuclear Blast
Alter Bridge – Sin After Sin (Single)
Label –
Lexi Layne – Self Sabotage (Single)
Label – Independent
We Came as Romans – Golden (Single)
Label – Sharptone
Borders – Godless (feat. Elijah Witt of Cane Hill) (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Fit for a King – Falling Through the Sky (Single)
Label – Solid State Records
Godeater – Backwash (Single)
Label – Independent
Chelsea Grin – The Isnis (Single)
Label – ONErpm
Consvmer – Stimmen (feat. Connor Sweeney) (Single)
Label – Out Of Line Music
landless – Nobody (Acoustic) (Single)
Label – Independent
Never Back Down – Best of Me (feat. IFA) (Single)
Label – Independent
One Morning Left – Tonight (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Ovtlier – Living Dead (Single)
Label – Independent
Frostbitt – Ocean Flanger (Single)
Label – Independent
Crooked Royals – Ill Manor (Single)
Label – Many Hats Distribution
CABAL – Exit Wound (Single)
Label – Nuclear Blast Records
Gillian Carter – Drowning in Poison (Single)
Label – Skeletal Lightning
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
Holy Fawn – Dimensional Bleed [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Wax Bogeda
Armor for Sleep – The Rain Museum [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Rude Records
Eat Your Heart Out – Can’t Stay Forever [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Fearless Records
Berried Alive – Our Own Light
Label – Independent
Crippled Black Phoenix – Banefyre
Label – Season of Mist
ONE OK ROCK – Luxury Disease
Label – Fueled By Ramen
Flogging Molly – Anthem
Label – Rise Records
Polkadot Stingray – 踊る様に
Label – Universal Music
Zachary Ross & The Divine – Rebuilding Heaven (EP) [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Smartpunk Records
Paul Bartolome – Reflections, Pt. 2 (EP)
Label – LEGEND Recordings
Nickelback – San Quentin (Single) [ALBUM NEWS]
Label – BMG
The Comfort – Grace (Single)
Label – Greyscale Records
Gatherers – black marigold (Single)
Label – No Sleep Records
Stain the Canvas – Stolen Youth (feat. Jeremy Tollas of Famous Last Words & Jonathan Grimes of Outline in Color) (Single)
Label – InVogue Records
Of Mice & Men – Fighting Gravity (The Forgotten Remix) (Single)
Label – Sharptone
KEN mode – Throw Your Phone in the River (Single)
Label – Artoffact Records
LUURK – Isn’t Pretend (feat. Sink With Me & Denis Stoff of Drag Me Out) (Single)
Label – Independent
Oakman – SCP (Single)
Label – Rude Records
Nonel – Whispers (Single)
Label – Independent
Brutus – Victoria (Single)
Label – Sargent House
Kingsmen – Dead Letter (Single)
Label – Sharptone
Placebo – Shout (Tears For Fears Cover) (Single)
Label – SO Recordings
Anti-Flag – IMPERIALISM feat. Ashrita Kumar (Single)
Label – Spinefarm Records
Suspyria – Tabula Rose (Single)
Label – Independent
AlienBlaze – Not Yours Never Was (Single)
Label – Sumerian Records
Dream Awake – Polar Opposites (Single)
Label – Independent
We’re Wolves – One Step Closer (Linkin Park Cover) (Single)
Label – Independent
Tigers Jaw – Old Clothes (Single)
Label – Hopeless Record
Colorblind – Ghosts (Single)
Label – Oxide Records
South Haven – Lost in the Feeling (Single)
Label – Prime Collective
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
Grave Good – Tuesday. Nothing Exists. [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Tuelle
Preoccupations – Arrangements
Label – Independent
The Midnight – Heroes
Label – Counter Records
Saintgold – Spirituals
Label – Little Jerk Records
Sarah Davachi – Two Sisters
Label – Late Music
Highly Suspect – The Midnight Demon Club
Label – Roadrunner Records
Marlon Williams – My Boy
Label – Dead Oceans
The Afghan Whigs – How Do You Burn?
Label – Royal Cream
Beacon – Along The Lethe
Label – Apparent Movement
Madison Cunningham – Revealer
Label – Verve Label Group
Wyldest – Feed the Flowers Nightmares
Label – Hand In Hive
Julian Lenon – Jude
Label – Music From Another Room
The Summer Set – Blossom
Label – Independent
Oliver Sim – Hideous Bastard
Label – Young
Gabe Gurnsey – Diablo
Label – Phantasy Sound
EDEN – ICYMI
Label – MCMXCV
Miya Folick – 2007 (EP)
Label – Nettwerk Music Group
Goldpark – Summer In My Head (Single)
Label – Hazel Street Records
CLT DRP – Aftermath (Single)
Label – Small Pond Records
The Bobby Lees – Ma Likes To Drink (Single)
Label – Ipecac Recordings
brakence – caffeine (Single)
Label – Columbia Records
Young Medicine – I’m Going to Hit Rock Bottom, You Guys Want Anything? (Single)
Label – FiXT
Suki Waterhouse – Nostalgia (Single)
Label – Sub Pop Records
Phoenix – Tonight (feat. Ezra Koenig)
Label – Glassnote Entertainment Group
Hyd – So Clear (Single)
Label – PC Music
Creature Cult – ughly
Label – Cult Recordings
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Ice V (Single)
Label – KGLW
Somebody’s Child – Broken Record (Single)
Label – Frenchkiss Records
The Big Moon – Trouble (Single)
Label – Fiction Records
Lonely The Brave – Only You Say It (Single)
Label – Easy Life Records
girlpuppy – Destroyer (Single)
Label – Royal Mountain Records
pure xtc – get lost (Single)
Label – Independent + Gatto Black
Sorry – Key to the City (Single)
Label – Domino Recording Co
Ruth Radelet – Stranger (Single)
Label – Like LTD / Gweilo
Black Lips – No Rave (Single)
Label – Fire Records
AJAY – Swindlers (Single)
Label – Independent
Winter – good (Single)
Label – Bar None Records
Chartreuse and Orlando Weeks – Satellites (Single)
Label – Independent
Jordana – Is It Worth It Now?
Label – Grand Jury Music
Mandrake Handshake – Emonzaemon (Single)
Label – Glasshouse Records
The Snuts – Knuckles (Single)
Label – Parlophone Records