Welcome to New Music Friday, with our wrap-up all the new metalcore, post-hardcore, alternative, and indie releases, as well as picks from our staff. Check out our release calendar to keep an eye on this year’s upcoming releases!
STAFF PICKS
Witch Fever – Beauty and Grace (Single)
Label – Music For Nations
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: With their latest barnstormer “Beauty and Grace“, Witch Fever head into the release of Congregation with a wave of anticipation behind them which will no doubt mark them as one of the top punk acts in the UK.
ten56. – Traumadoll/RLS (Single)
Label – Out Of Line Music
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Max recommends: With “Traumadoll” & “RLS”, ten56. prove they are not to be pigeonholed, demonstrating the strength in two diametrically opposed sounds. From blistering fury to sorrowful melodicism, it seems this supergroup has more up their sleeves than anticipated.
Luxrem – Delta (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Jonathan recommends: Carving their own niche into the progressive metalcore scene, Luxrem deliver “Delta”, a track that utilizes an uplifting sense of melody and an ethereal layer of ambience to create something beautiful. It also blends a satisfying, old school metal-style solo seamlessly. Luxrem is an exciting band that you want to keep your eyes (and ears) on.
Make Them Suffer – Doomswitch (Single)
Label – Greyscale Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dallis recommends: The Aussie legends return with one of their best tracks to date; frantic, brutal and stunning. The addition of Alex Reade might just harbour in Make Them Suffer’s finest era yet.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
Lorna Shore – Pain Remains [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Century Media Records
Exist Immortal – Exist Immortal [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Seek & Strike
Varials – Scars for You to Remember [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Fearless Records
We Came As Romans – Darkbloom [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Sharptone Records
Boundaries – Burying Brightness [FULL REVIEW]
Label – 3DOT Recordings
Alter Bridge – Pawns & Kings [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Napalm Records
Lacuna Coil – Comalies XX
Label – Century Media Records
Firtan – Marter
Label – AOP Records
Rhythm Of Fear – Fatal Horizons
Label – MNRK
She Must Burn – Umbra Mortis
Label – Umbra Mortis
Karmella – Marcescence (EP) [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Independent
The Gloom in the Corner – Pandora’s Box (feat. Lauren Babic of Red Handed Denial) (Single)
Label – Sharptone Records
Borders – Fix This (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Fit for a King – Times Like This (feat. Jonathan Vigil of The Ghost Inside) (Single)
Label – Solid State Records
Architects – a new moral low ground (Single)
Label – Epitaph Records
Beyond Extinction – Eyes Of God, Look Down Upon Me (Single)
Label – Independent
Aphyxion – Roll the Dice (Single)
Label – Circular Wave
Traitors – Nu World Order (Single)
Label – No Peace Records
AVOID – Can’t Take This Away (Single)
Label – Thriller Records
Our Sorrows – Sink or Swim (Single)
Label – Independent
Polar – Burn (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Vatic – Dead End (Single)
Label – Independent
Going Off – Premium Dream (Single)
Label – Church Road Records
Distant – Human Scum (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
Obvurt – Invisible Enemy (Single)
Label – Unique Leader
Wage War – Godspeed (Stripped) (Single)
Label – Fearless Records
Show Me The Body – WW4 (Single)
Label – Loma Vista Recordings
Envy – Seimei (Single)
Label – Independent
Tallah – For The Recognition (Single)
Label – Earache Records
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
Birds in Row – Gris Klein [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Siviana
Boston Manor – Datura [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Sharptone Records
Sleeping With Sirens – Complete Collapse [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Sumerian Records
Bilmuri – GOBLIN HOURS
Label – Independent
NOTHING MORE – Spirits
Label – Better Noise Music
Enumclaw – Save The Baby
Label – Luminelle Recordings
Outline in Color – Coast Is Clear
Label – Thriller Records
Skid Row – The Gang’s All Here
Label – earMUSIC
Nessa Barrett – young forever
Label – Warner Records
Survive Said the Prophet – Hateful Failures
Label – Sony Music
The Early November – Twenty
Label – Pure Noise Records
Celldweller – Satellites
Label – FiXT
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Return Of The Dream Canteen
Label – Warner Records
Press Club – Endless Motion
Label – Hassle Records
Poppy – Stagger (EP)
Label – Republic Records
Club Dread – Leech (Single)
Label – Silent Cult
Dearest – Distract Me (Single)
Label – Independent
Berried Alive – Cranbition (Single)
Label – Independent
Fixt English – Lost It (Single)
Label – Icons Creating Evil Art
Raizer – Fight to Infinity (Single)
Label – FiXT
ChuggaBoom – The Hatred (feat. Ben Ville of InVisions) (Single)
Label – Dead Serious Recordings
Dreamshade – Grey Days (Single)
Label – Horang Music
Dream State – Taunt Me (Single)
Label – UNFD
Blink-182 – Edging (Single)
Label – Columbia Records
ISOTOPES – Alone (Single)
Label – Independent
Set for Tomorrow – The Human Condition (Single)
Label – Outlast Entertainment
The Static Wake – Demons (Single)
Label – Independent
Evol Walks & Defueld – Saints and Sinners (Single)
Label – Independent
You Me At Six – Mixed Emotions I Didn’t Know (Single)
Label – AWAL Recordings
KEYAN – Pulse (Single)
Label – Independent
Serj Tankian – I Spoke Up (Single)
Label – Serjical Strike Records
Youth Fountain – Birthright (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Story Of The Year – Tear Me To Pieces (Single)
Label – Sharptone Records
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
PVA – Blush
Label – Ninja Tune
The 1975 – Being Funny In A Foreign Language
Label – Dirty Hit
Brian Eno – FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE
Label – Universal Music Operations
Tove Lo – Dirt Femme
Label – Pretty Swede Records
The Big Moon – Here Is Everything
Label – Fiction Records
Zella Day – Sunday In Heaven
Label – Concord Records
Ashe – RAE
Label – Mom+Pop
Wild Pink – ILYSM
Label – Royal Mountain
Betty Who – BIG!
Label – BMG
Skullcrusher – Quiet the Room
Label – Secretly Canadian
ALASKALASKA – Still Life
Label – Marathon Artists
Winter – What Kind of Blue Are You?
Label – Bar None Records
October Drift – I Don’t Belong Anywhere
Label – Physical Education Recordings
A.O. Gerber – Meet Me at the Gloaming
Label – Hand In Hive & Father/Daughter
BATTS – The Nightline
Label – I Feel Fine Records
Plains – Walked With you a Ways
Label – Anti
ロフト Tapes – Haha カセット
Label – Independent
Press Club – Endless Motion
Label – Hassle Records
The Unthanks – Sorrows Away
Label – RabbleRouser Music
Agents Of Time – Universo
Label – Kompakt
KiNG MALA – honey catching season
Label – Handwritten Records
Ways Aways – Torch Songs
Label – Other People Records
Fazerdaze – Break! (EP)
Label – section1
Darla Jade – Only The Paranoid Survive (EP)
Label – Independent
LOLA – Flicker (EP)
Label – Independent
Bad Sounds – Nu Me Nu You (Single)
Label – Nettwerk Music Group
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – The Land Before Timeland (Single)
Label – ATO Records
Men I Trust – Girl (Single)
Label – Independent
White Lies – Breakdown Days (Single)
Label – [PIAS] Recordings
Magic Sword – There is Still Good in You (Single)
Label – Joyful Noise Recordings
Drugdealer – Pictures Of You (feat. Kate Bollinger) (Single)
Label – Mexican Summer
Dry Cleaning – No Decent Shoes For Rain (Single)
Label – 4AD
Weyes Blood – Grapevine (Single)
Label – Sub Pop Records
Runnner – i only sing about food (Single)
Label – Run For Cover Records
Wild Pink – The Grass Window in The Glass Window (Single)
Label – Royal Mountain Records
lozeak – XO (Single)
Label – Parlophone Records