Welcome to New Music Friday where we round-up all the week’s releases from metalcore, hardcore, alternative and indie. For a full view of what’s coming up, check out 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
Burial Clouds – Be Not Afraid (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dobbin recommends: On Monday Burial Clouds exhumed a new single to kick off a release cycle. They’re back with their sweltering take on post metal and doom, weaving patterns of distortion that bring hurt and comfort. A major change is bringing a new singer Marina into the fold who provides an austere and chilling performance that massively expands Burial Clouds‘ sonic world. Everyone basking in the glow of the latest Neurosis needs to get on this fast.
Million Moons – Black Sun Rising (Single)
Label – A Thousand Arms
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dobbin recommends: Prepping for what is surely their third LP, Million Moons bless us with an amazing single. “Black Sun Rising” throws back to the band’s debut LP with its grandiose post rock sound and driving pianos. It has a clear mission: find new heights, again and again. Million Moons conquer gentle drone-soaked floodplains in the intro and rise to lofty heights via drum fills and crushing strings.
SILKSPINE – Bound By Misery (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Glasgow upstarts SILKSPINE are becoming increasingly impressive as each single drops, with vicious track “Bound By Misery” being their latest entry. Gnarly barked vocals command their vengeful and spiteful sound, all closed out by a breakdown that hits like a spin kick to the face.
ZOMBIESHARK! – CAMAEL COME BACK WRONG (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify)
Dobbin recommends: Defining frenetic and irreverent in one swoop, “CAMAEL COME BACK WRONG” is the second single in ZOMBIESHARK!‘s 2026 comeback. Breakneck speeds are locked in immediately as glitching breakdowns arrive within the first minute, culminating in melodic fury that will have us screaming “if it’s OK with you, it’s OK with me” into cyberspace. ZOMBIESHARK! continues to be an antidote for the stagnating world of modern metalcore.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
.gif from god – Dissimulation
Label – Prosthetic Records
Pilori – Sans Adieu
Label – Frozen Records
The Last Ten Seconds of Life – The Dead Ones
Label – Metal Blade Records
Midwinter – A Love I Hope Will Haunt Me Forever
Label – PAPERCUT
Catalysis – Serpentine EP (EP)
Label – Independent
.embers. – With Scars of Memories (EP)
Label – Suckerpunch Records
Wage War – IT CALLS ME BY NAME (EP)
Label – Fearless Records
Serve – Zero Sum (EP)
Label – Independent
Heel Turn & GUNPUSSY – DEATHCORE DOMINATION (EP)
Label – Tough Luck Records & PRGBD
A Dead Soul Born – As They Devour It All (Single)
Label – Independent
Bloodbather – Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off (Single)
Label – Independent
Burn Absolute – Crows (Single)
Label – Independent
Drøver – No Backbone (Single)
Label – Ivorytower Records
Eyesawgod – 2:42 the veil (Single)
Label – Independent
Divine Grave – Tombwings (Single)
Label – Independent
Ghost of Elhr – Where Gods Come To Die (Single)
Label – Independent
Glasshaven – Don’t Forget Me (Single)
Label – Independent
Gravery – Icon of Sin (Single)
Label – Upstate Records
Ice Sealed Eyes – Acid Tears (Single)
Label – Independent
thrown – split (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
True Divine – Velvet Lights (Single)
Label – Independent
What Lies Below – Leech (Single)
Label – Theoria Records
Defying Decay – Asylum Architects (From “Project Brain Mechanism”) (Single)
Label – Vom Records
Frozen Soul – DEATHWEAVER (Single)
Label – Century Media
Gozu – Corinthian Leatherface (Single)
Label – Metal Blade Records
Lovers Tongue – violence upon the earth (feat. nic comeaux) (Single)
Label – Independent
Southpaw FLHC – Rolling Stone (Single)
Label – Spinefarm
IATT – Walk Amongst (Single)
Label – Independent
Shoot to Kill – Retribution (Single)
Label – Independent
The Sound of Modesty – Not Spring (Single)
Label – Wuthering Records
Continents – GATEKEEPER (Single)
Label – Independent
Irken Armada – Nail of the Coffin (Single)
Label – Independent
Fires in the Distance – Of Radiance and Levitation (Single)
Label – Prosthetic Records
truck violence – New Jesus (Single)
Label – The Flenser
Substation – Cold Rage (Single)
Label – Substation GbR
Unnatural Order – Visceral (Single)
Label – Independent
HARDCORE RELEASES
Groin & Ajal – Split
Label – No Time Records
Hold My Own – Pay No Mind
Label – DAZE
Out4Blood – The Price of Power
Label – For The Twin Cities
Uno a Uno – Que el Mundo Arda en Llamas
Label – Independent
Corpus Offal & Undergang – Split (EP)
Label – Extremely Rotten Productions
Field of Vision – Field of Vision (EP)
Label – Ephyra Recordings
FOREDECISION & Shockpoint – Aurcular Dula Wield (EP)
Label – Holding On Records
Plushie – 3 Sends (EP)
Label – Independent
Si Dios Quiere – Si Dios Quiere (EP)
Label – New Morality Zine
Sidestep – Heavy Head // Weak World (EP)
Label – Independent
Die Trying – Demo (EP)
Label – STREETS OF HATE
Lastbreath – HELL FROM THE BAY pt.I (EP)
Label – Independent
Forced Order – My Will Never Dies (Single)
Label – STREETS OF HATE
Mean Jesus – Chopping Block (Single)
Label – Kayfabe Lives
Ratking – Violence (Single)
Label – dankrat
Tigerknife – Losing Game (Single)
Label – Independent
Sharp Tongues – Blinding Lights (Single)
Label – New Age Records
SPLIT – Better Alone (Single)
Label – Heavy Collective
Stingray – Black Milk (Single)
Label – La Vida Es Un Mus Discos
Beyond The Styx – Deadlock V (Single)
Label – Innerstrength Records
Darling Decay – True Pain (Single)
Label – Independent
False Reality – OUT OF TIME (feat. Defiance) (Single)
Label – Hassle Records
In 2 Again – Our Disease is Dressed to the Nines (Single)
Label – DAZE
PROZPEKT – Be Real (feat. Long Goodbye) (Single)
Label – Independent
Thin Ice – Happiness Ain’t Meant For All (Single)
Label – recordJet
Terror – Fear The Panic (Single)
Label – Flatspot Records
Violet Bloom – Spring Promo (Single)
Label – Independent
KLONNS – PARASITE (Single)
Label – Iron Lung Records
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
A Burial At Sea – Spring Time Blues
Label – Faction Records
From Ashes to New – Reflections
Label – Better Noise Music
Lø Spirit – Isn’t Life Beautiful
Label – Misfit Radio
Nine Inch Nails – Nine Inch Noize
Label – Interscope Records
Normandie – SIDE EFFECTS PT.1 (EP)
Label – Normandie
Vampire Champagne – Diving Lust & Fear (EP)
Label – Independent
Blight Town – Nu Malaise (Single)
Label – Independent
Centralia – Ghost (Single)
Label – Independent
Daisy Grenade – Girls Are So Lucky (Single)
Label – Fueled By Ramen
Catch Your Breath – [Gen]inside (Single)
Label – Thriller Records
Lust For Lily – Deathbeds (Single)
Label – Ranka Kustannus
My Only Solution – Wired Shut (Single)
Label – Independent
Royal Tusk – VINDICATE (Single)
Label – Independent
Silly Goose – The Great Dino Escape (Single)
Label – Blue Grape Music II, LLC
So Much Hope & Buried. – Falter (Single)
Label – Rose Eyes LLC
Sorry X – PIECES OF MY HEART (Single)
Label – SBG Records
The Pretty Reckless – Love Me (Single)
Label – Independent
Waterparks – PROWLER (Single)
Label – BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
DARLAH – Lilith (Single)
Label – Independent
Drown The Planet – Liar // Traitor (Single)
Label – Dive Bomb Studios
Fallweather – Kill My Doubt (Single)
Label – Independent
Kutie – Bloodmoon (Single)
Label – Independent
Seahaven – February Flowers (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Saosin – Starting Over Again (Single)
Label – Sumerian Records
thistle. – pylon (Single)
Label – REX RECS
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
Kathryn Mohr – Carve
Label – The Flenser
Fanchon – Idle (Single)
Label – Independent
Glazyhaze – Do You? (Single)
Label – Independent
i Häxa – Oceans (Single)
Label – Pelagic Records
j1nabae – need2know (Single)
Label – teiv
Pearly Drops – Fade To Black (Single)
Label – Independent
S1RENA – FRÜHLING (Single)
Label – Columbia Local
SOFT VEIN – Chekhov (Single)
Label – Artoffact Records
Choir Boy – I’ll Always Let You Down (Single)
Label – DAIS Records
Lana Del Rey – First Light (Single)
Label – Polydor Records
bleach.bath – Ryu Beat (Single)
Label – Independent
100%WET – Eleanor’s Escape (Single)
Label – Crunchy Frog
Alaskan Tapes – Oversky (Single)
Label – We All Speak In Poems
Brightr – Pob Lwc (Single)
Label – Sugar-Free Records
Mad Honey – Moshfeghian (Single)
Label – Deathwish Inc.
Fire-Toolz – And Where Is The Heart? I’ve Searched My Entire Home (Single)
Label – Warp Records
MUNA – Wannabeher (Single)
Label – Saddest Factory
Fentanyl – Insubordinate (Single)
Label – Convulse Records
Dusqk – Heaven Punisher (Single)
Label – Heaven/11