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
MIDNIGHT ANSWERS – II.II: Delusion (feat. Tom Byrne of Galleons & Valiant Hearts) (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Calling in the iconic vocalist Tom Byrne for vocal duties, MIDNIGHT ANSWER have pieced together a sound that channels the 00s emo and alternative sound in a way that a rare few have managed to pull off. A tight and throwback style production, with Byrne’s vocals ideal for the era’s sound, making for an earworm of a track.
Ómoia – Fallen Number (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dobbin recommends: Double singles are something of a specialty for Ómoia, and this time they present us with a stunning melodic duo. “People Like Us” provides a massive ending with poignant and timely lyrics on queer persecution.
Perpetual Paradox – Ash and Blood (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dobbin recommends: A satisfying mix of tech, death and ‘core, “Ash and Blood” is an insight into Perpetual Paradox’s upcoming LP. It sets their standard for beatdown that comes at you in unexpected ways, including tasty burst beats and soaring melodic-harsh choruses.
Theurgy HC – clipping angels wings (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Theurgy channel the revival sound perfectly, with influences of old Harms Way and Vein.fm on show. Vicious vocals on hand that are matched with pummeling instrumentals, making for one of the strongest debuts this year.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
Crypts of Despair – We Belong In The Grave
Label – Transcending Obscurity Records
Catalysis – The Only Way Out Is Through (EP)
Label – Independent
Face Yourself – Martyr (EP)
Label – Sumerian Records
Revenira – Neo Tokyo 2125, Part II: Fear (EP)
Label – Independent
Whitewheek – The Dimishing Shine (EP)
Label – monohchrome raycast
Alchemize – Unbound (Single)
Label – Independent
Ater – The Fall (Single)
Label – Torque Records
Backstabbed – Reborn (Single)
Label – Independent
Choking Game – CXGsplitw_AUSEKARA.wav (Single)
Label – Independent
Chorus of Demons – Perverse Immortality / Bleeding The Heavens (feat. Vomit Forth) (Single)
Label – Iron Fortress Records
Corpse Pile – Fed To The Starved (feat. Torture) (Single)
Label – Maggot Stomp
Desolated – Glass Ceiling (Single)
Label – MLVLTD
Forbidden Order – Resilience (Single)
Label – Order Record
Headwreck – Filet-O-Fish (Single)
Label – Greyscale Records
I’m letting unseen forces take the wheel – New Face (Single)
Label – Independent
Ishiki – Collape (Single)
Label – Independent
Sheridan – Atlantis (Single)
Label – recordJet
Termina – Spiraling (Single)
Label – Independent
The Browning – Overlord (feat. SWARM & THE DEFECT) (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
The Dali Thundering Concept – TEARGAS (Single)
Label – Independent
What Lies Below – The Silence We Keep (Single)
Label – Theoria Records
Wind Walkers – The End Aesthetic (Single)
Label – Independent
Wishender – Uchigatana (Single)
Label – Independent
Wolves at the Gate – LAW OF THE (Waste) LAND (Single)
Label – Solid State Records
Young Medicine – Being Alive Is Pretty Much a Constant Stream of Embarrassment (Single)
Label – FiXT
DON’T TRY – Cries of Domination (Single)
Label – Independent
Rivers of Nihil – Water & Time (Single)
Label – Metal Blade Records
Stitched – Poison Addict (Single)
Label – Independent
Straight Shot Home – Blue Horizon (Single)
Label – Independent
The Devil Wears Prada – For You (Single)
Label – Solid State Records
Vildhjarta – + ? regnet, the ? + (Single)
Label – Century Media
We Came As Romans – BAD LUCK (Single)
Label – Sharptone
ACCVSED – Killer of Minds (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Fallujah – Labyrinth of Stone (Single)
Label – Nuclear Blast
Age of Apocalypse (feat. High Vis) – Impulse (Single)
Label – Closed Casket Activities
Blueshift – Echo Of You (Single)
Label – Blueshift
Haken – Puzzle Box (Live in London 2024) (Single)
Label – InsideOutMusic
Burner – City 17 / The Night Does Not End (Single)
Label – Church Road Records
PeelingFlesh – Midnight (Single)
Label – VOYD Music
Sailing Before The Wind – Picture Perfect (Single)
Label – Independent
Thus Spoke Zarathustra – Santosha (Single)
Label – Prosthetic Records
War Of Ages – Prevail (Single)
Label – Facedown Records
Crossface – Born Into Shit (Single)
Label – B.I.G Records
HARDCORE RELEASES
Fools Game – Something for the Pain
Label – Triple B Records
Iron Lung – Adapting // Crawling
Label – Iron Lung Records
Hate9Ten – Balaclava (EP)
Label – Independent
Impale – Blood For Blood (EP)
Label – Independent
RATS IN PARADISE – Live Demo 2025 (EP)
Label – Fuzz and Friendship
XweaponX – Demo 2 (EP)
Label – DAZE
Bad Beat – LP Promo ’25 (EP)
Label – Triple B Records
Caged View – Lighting Out (Single)
Label – GGT Records
Xiao – In The Weeds (Single)
Label – Independent
xapothecaryx – Xenograft (feat. A Mourning Star & Not Without Punishment) (Single)
Label – Betrayed By Life Records
Lockjaw – The Monster Inside (Single)
Label – 620 RECORDS
PRESS ON AHEAD – An absurd world (Single)
Label – Independent
Iron Law – Buckshot (Colt Bane) (Single)
Label – Bone Crushing Records
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
AS IT IS – Never Happy, Ever After X
Label – Slam Dunk Records
Mayday Parade – Sweet
Label – Independent
Superheaven – Superheaven
Label – Blue Grape Music
newshapes – a conversation with myself (EP)
Label – Independent
Taledrops – Visions of a Dying Dream (EP)
Label – Taledrops
Against the Sun – No Sympathy (Single)
Label – Independent
Broadside – I Think They Know (Single)
Label – SharpTone Records
Devil May Care – UNHOLY (Single)
Label – Independent
Divide the Fall – Beyond the Surface (Single)
Label – Independent
Headsick – Hello, Bestie (Single)
Label – Independent
James and the Cold Gun – Twist the Knife (Single)
Label – Loosegroove Records
Miss Fortune – Unscathed (Single)
Label – Independent
Nerv – CHAOS! (Single)
Label – SBG Records
Odd Palace – All in My Head (feat. Mirza Radonjica of Siamese & Afterlove) (Single)
Label – Prime Collective
Pinkshift – Evil Eye (Single)
Label – Hopeless Records
Savage Hands – Reload, Repeat / Trace Erase (Single)
Label – SHARPTONE
Scary Kids Scaring Kids – State of Disrepair (Single)
Label – Velocity Records
The Dirty Nil – Gallop of the Hounds (Single)
Label – Dine Alone Records
Vana – Bite Back (Single)
Label – Rebellion Records
Sunday Best – Dig Deep (Single)
Label – Independent
Hell’s Ditch – The Reckoning (Single)
Label – Silent Cult
Lakes – Version (Single)
Label – Big Scary Monsters
Balance And Composure – Alive & Well (Single)
Label – Memory Music
Blood Command – All I Ever Hate About Is You
Label – Arising Empire
EarlyRise – The Bitter Pill (Single)
Label – Earlyrise
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
Divide and Dissolve – Insatiable
Label – Bella Union
Julien Baker & TORRES – Send a Prayer My Way
Label – Matador
Dirty Blonde – Looking For Trouble (EP)
Label – Independent
Alissic – MOONBEANS (feat. Au/Ra) (Single)
Label – CLASSII
Aly & AJ – If You Get Lonely (Single)
Label – Independent
Dogs Run Free – 2 Song Promo (Single)
Label – Fever Ltd.
EKKSTACY – head in the clouds (Single)
Label – UnitedMasters
heaving. – tremorsbeneathmyskin (Single)
Label – Independent
Lana Del Rey – Bluebird (Single)
Label – Polydor Records
REEBZ – Cardinal Sin (Single)
Label – Independent
Sacrobosco – Blackthrough (Single)
Label – Antinational Noise
Wisp – Get back to me (Single)
Label – Interscope Groups
Blood Menace – Siphon (Single)
Label – Agony Menace
Midbooze – D69 (Single)
Label – Independent
Runner – Chamomile (Single)
Label – Run For Cover Records
Youth Code – In Search of Tomorrow (Single)
Label – Sumerian Records
Black Honey – Dead (Single)
Label – Foxfive Records
From Indian Lakes – The Flow (CHADWICK Remix) (Single)
Label – little shuteye
illuminati hottie – Wreck My Life (feat. PUP) (Single)
Label – Snack Shack Tracks / Hopeless Records
Kent Osborne – F*ckdaclubup! (Single)
Label – Independent
Problem Patterns – Sad Old Woman (Single)
Label – Alcopop!
Shura – World’s Worst Girlfriend (Single)
Label – Play It Again Sam
BRONCHO – Get Gone/Think I Pass (Single)
Label – Independent
Caroline (feat. Caroline Polachek) – Tell me I never knew that (Single)
Label – Rough Trade
Jools – Live Deliciously (Single)
Label – Hassle Records
Julia Wolf – In My Room (feat. Badger) (Single)
Label – girls in purgatory
Mhaol – I Miss My Dog (Single)
Label – Merge Records
Stay Inside – Monsieur Hawkweed (Single)
Label – Tiny Engines