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
ameokama – i will be clouds in the morning and rain in the evening (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dobbin recommends: ameokama is Aki McCullough taking her experience as a producer and skramzer in Dreamwell for a singer-shoegazer solo project. “I will be clouds…” is a doom piece set to the tempo of falling cherry blossoms, with incredible waves of piano, guitar and choir-like vocals.
CULT(URE) – Embers (Single)
Label – Alaskan Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Back with their second single “Embers“, Cult(ure) show that their debut “Rebound” wasn’t a one-off. The absolutely spectacular vocals from Crutcher are brimming with emotion, blended with some gorgeous guitar work, which makes for a track that captivates the ear.
fallingwithscissors – openyoureyes (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Maximo recommends: A ridiculous addendum to fallingwithscissor’s thrilling debut EP, “openyoureyes” sticks to no idea for more than a few seconds. It’s as if you’re drowning on the band’s cutting room floor, and it’s a great way to go.
Maud the Moth – Siphonophores (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dobbin recommends: ‘Esoteric’ doesn’t begin to describe Maud The Moth’s discography as her avant garde style has changed with every record. The tranquillity in the subtle noise of “Siphonophores” is a compelling glimpse toward her upcoming 2025 record.
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METAL/CORE RELEASES
As I Lay Dying – Through Storms Ahead
Label – Napalm Records
Full of Hell & Andrew Nolan – Scraping the Divine
Label – Closed Casket Activities
OBEYER – Chemical Well
Label – 3Dot Recordings
Poppy – Negative Spaces
Label – Sumerian Records
SPLICED – EVOL
Label – Independent
Still – A Theft
Label – Floodlit Recordings
The Danger of Falling – A Field Guide to a Broken Heart
Label – Independent
THE SERENITY – Nothing. Just A Burning Soul.
Label – CraftCore
Wildheart – Searching for Life Beyond Tragedy
Label – Independent
Worm Shepherd – Hunger
Label – Unique Leader Records
[NULL] – PHASE I: IN VAIN
Label – TRASHPLXNET RECORDS
DeadVectors – The Aggressor Vol. II
Label – Independent
Deadbody – Tribal Gaze (EP)
Label – Closed Casket Activities
hitbox – No Light Shows Through, No Sound Escapes (EP)
Label – Independent
Mammoth Grinder – Undying Spectral Resonance (EP)
Label – Relapse Records
Tribal Gaze – Deadbody (EP)
Label – Maggot Stomp
Lurking Terror – A World In Darkness (EP)
Label – M-Theory Audio
HollowKin – Confessions & Failures (EP)
Label – Independent
Thrown into Exile – Passageways (EP)
Label – Independent
Archers – Precious Space (Single)
Label – Independent
BLACK SCUM – 2 метра в глубину (Single)
Label – Independent
Chaos Reigns – Violent Delights (Single)
Label – Independent
ChuggaBoom – Jealousy Is a Dish Best Served on Your Knees (Single)
Label – Independent
Citadel – Bonestorm (Single)
Label – Limbo Records
FHORCE – Truth (Single)
Label – Independent
Heartlay – As We Take It All Away (Single)
Label – An Exile
INDEVTH – HELLBOUND (Single)
Label – Independent
Sail’s End – Interloper (feat. Kyle Strang of If I Were You) (Single)
Label – Independent
Save Your Last Breath – Regicide (Single)
Label – Independent
shinigami – suppressor (Single)
Label – gx recordings
Spirit Leaves – Sky on Fire (Single)
Label – InVogue Records
Vanitas – Wait and See (Single)
Label – Independent
World Divided – Baptize (Single)
Label – TC Records
CABAL – End Times (Single)
Label – Nuclear Blast
Elwood Stray – Evolve (Single)
Label – Out of Line Music
Further Within – Tunnel Vision (Single)
Label – Independent
Make It Simple – This Is Me (Single)
Label – Superbia Music Group
The Divergent – Escape (Single)
Label – Independent
They Are Behind Us – Void (Single)
Label – TABU
Astraline – QUIET WITHIN (Single)
Label – Superbia Music Group
Rotten Sound – Doom (Single)
Label – Time To Kill Records
Stick To Your Guns – More Than A Witness (Single)
Label – SHARPTONE
Within Destruction – Kanashibari (Single)
Label – Sumerian Records
Self Neglect – Gently (Single)
Label – Independent
HARDCORE RELEASES
Mile End – Mile End
Label – NEW MORALITY ZINE
Stained – Endless Suffering Until Your Wish Comes True…(EP)
Label – Retribution Network
Suffer No Fools – To Live Is to Suffer
Label – Martyrs
Death Defier – Vol.2: Desire (EP)
Label – Independent
Bad Assumption – tracksuitpinx (EP)
Label – Independent
Bayway NJ – Bayway Takes Manhattan (EP)
Label – DAZE
Mired – PROMO ’24 (EP)
Label – Independent
Slumber – Fall Promo (EP)
Label – Independent
Virtue – Commited II Steel (EP)
Label – Independent
Gag – Want War (EP)
Label – Independent
HAG – Crown of Bones (Single)
Label – Treeline Recording
Spiruline – PUNK B4 SCHOOL/MOSQUITO (Single)
Label – Independent
The Poserz – Flesh Machine (Single)
Label – Independent
Mansfield 6.0 / Cuffed & Collared – Bad//Dreems (Single)
Label – Independent
Wreath of Tongues – Dust to Dust (Single)
Label – Shellshock Audio
Direct Measure – Hour Of Siege (Single)
Label – WAR Records
Spiritkiller – Falling Man (Single)
Label – Protagonist Music
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
Beyond Unbroken – Destruction
Label – FiXT
Linkin Park – From Zero
Label – Sony Music
Tiny Moving Parts – Deep in the Blue
Label – Many Hats Endeavors
Mud Whale – Humans Pretending to Be Human
Label – Independent
ALTERJOY – Reanimate (EP)
Label – Independent
Harm/Shelter & TORCH IT – Grey City Tales (EP)
Label – BB Records
In Her Own Words – Left in the Dark (EP)
Label – Thriller Records
Secret World – Guilt Is Good (EP)
Label – Last Ride Records
Underoath & Less Gravity – Underoath Lofi (EP)
Label – MNRK Records
Less Than Jake – Uncharted (EP)
Label – Pure Noise Records
modernlove. – Something to Hold on To (EP)
Label – Akira Records
Vana – TRIAL & TERROR (EP)
Label – Rebellion Records
Zebrahead – I (EP)
Label – MFZB Record
Ivy to Fraudulent Game – inside = RED (EP)
Label – mini muff records
Bivouac Cabs – Tetria (Single)
Label – Independent
Chrissy Costanza – Perfect Crime (Single)
Label – Independent
Devil May Care – Downfall (Single)
Label – Independent
Driveways – Surgery (Single)
Label – Independent
Eidola – The Faustian Spirit (Single)
Label – Rise Record
Eville – BALLISTIC (Single)
Label – Independent
Halflives – perfectly broken (Single)
Label – Still Standing Group
iNTeRNeT FReNDz – You Give Me Something (Single)
Label – Independent
Lauren Babic – Breathe You In (Single)
Label – Independent
Lifespark. – Home (Single)
Label – Independent
Maelføy – With You (Single)
Label – Independent
newshapes – sick of breathing (Single)
Label – Independent
SUNBORN – LAZULI (feat. SPLEEN) (Single)
Label – Independent
Sunday Best – Past Tense (Live at Marshall Studio) (Single)
Label – Marshall Records
TheCityIsOurs – Hot Mess (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Velourias – Taxidermist (Single)
Label – Bury The Amps
VUKOVI – MISTY ECSTASY (Single)
Label – SHARPTONE
Hands Like Houses – Obey (feat. Kellin Quinn) (Single)
Label – Civilians
Hell Hotel – All That Remains (Single)
Label – Independent
IMPVLSE – crown (Single)
Label – Independent
Glass Tides – Mess Like Me (Single)
Label – Independent
Sometime In February – Outside In (Single)
Label – InsideOutMusic
DITZ – Taxi Man (Single)
Label – Independent
Koyo – Mile A Minute (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Superheaven – Long Gone (Single)
Label – Blue Grape Music
Profiler – Constricted (Single)
Label – SHAPRTONE
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
Fazerdaze – Soft Power
Label – Butterfly Records
Jasmine Clarke – THOUGHTS AFTER 12AM
Label – Independent
Joshua – Mayakovsky’s Suicide Letter
Label – FIL[E]
Earthen Sea – Recollection
Label – kranky
Overhead, The Albatross – I Leave You This
Label – Nice Weather for Airstrikes
half•alive – Persona
Label – Independent
Fixions – Antignosis
Label – Oracle Rouge Productions
bosses – many worlds (EP)
Label – Independent
Chelsea Wolfe – Unbound (EP)
Label – Loma Vista Recordings
Los Campesinos! – More Hell (EP)
Label – Heartswells
femtanyl – REACTOR (EP)
Label – SpikeChain Records
R E L – Medicine (EP)
Label – EVOCAPOP
GLOSSER – Angel Dust (EP)
Label – If This Then Records
Black Polygons – Metonymie (Single)
Label – Independent
CYPARRISS – SO BAD (feat. Phf) (Single)
Label – nxnameslxft
Desire – Drama Queen (Single)
Label – Italians Do Better
Devon Thompson – Parasite (Single)
Label – Ezquisite Feline
Eighty Ninety – Yourself (Single)
Label – Independent
Felix Cartal – Right On Time (feat. Tegan and Sara) (Single)
Label – Physical Presents
Llynks – Without Cause (Single)
Label – Independent
Shallowsky – Smokescreen (Single)
Label – Independent
Exploring Birdsong – Stitch (Single)
Label – Long Branch Records
Bleach Lab – Drown (Single)
Label – Independent
bdrmm – ohn on the Ceiling (Single)
Label – Rock Action Records
Cloned Apparition – Holly Green (Single)
Label – Static Era Records
Fake Eyes – Losing Skin (Single)
Label – Sunday Drive
LE SSERAFIM – Star Sign (Single)
Label – Universal Music
Squid – Crispy Skin (Single)
Label – Warp Records
VIAL – DIY Or Die (Single)
Label – Trout Hole Records
Blksmiith – blkmail (Single)
Label – dreamstation
LOVEBREAKERS – Will Can Believe It (Single)
Label – Sabbath City Records
DEVILGIRL – feelsick.mp3 (Single)
Label – laughingcorpse