New Music Friday – April 19th, 2024

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

Amber Palace – Rubicon (Single)
Label –
Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Max recommends: Returning renewed as a duo, UK alternative rock/metal project Amber Palace (consisting of ex-In Fear vocalist Haydn Connolly, and Writhe drummer Cam Booth) impress with a riffy, anthemic rock tune in “Rubicon”.

Iress – Falling (Single)
Label –
Church Road Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Joe recommends: The opener from their upcoming record Sleep Now, In Reverse, “Falling” is a shoegaze track that feels relatable and down to earth amid its layers of gentle, shimmering bliss. Michelle Malley‘s voice is a perfect fit to the music with a controlled and carefully faltering delivery to induce absolute heartbreak.

Million Moons – Voice of the Wild (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Dobbin recommends: “Voice of the Wild” introduces us to Million Moons’ souped up sound, a result of production by the celebrated Lewis Johns. This slim track packs plenty of fresh ideas into a tight run time (at least, for a post rock track). It’s as pretty and crushing as the heights of their debut, and is even more intent to keep the action going, a promising sight for the release of I May Be Some Time at the start of July. 

Porcupine – Army of Martyrs/Holy Cowards (Single)
Label –
New Morality Zine
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Dobbin recommends:Army of Matyrs” & “Holy Cowards” activates Porcupine from a lull of studio output. It’s hardcore with a core of absolute darkness, crust punk production and inventive structure. The start is mental and the build up towards the end is even better. We look forward hearing more havoc from Porcupine on their upcoming record.

METAL/CORE RELEASES

A Dying Bride – A Mortal Binding
Label – Nuclear Blast

Antichrist Siege Machine – Vengeance Of Eternal Fire
Label – Profound Lore

Ater – Somber
Label – Torque Records

Dvne – Voidkind
Label – Metal Blade

Folterjammer – Weibermacht
Label – Century Media

In Vain – Solemn
Label – Indie Recordings

Lightworker – How the Beautiful Decay
Label – Solid State Records

SeeYouSpaceCowboy – Coup de Grâce
Label – Pure Noise Records

The Ghost Inside – Searching for Solace
Label – Epitaph

Uttertomb – Nebulas of Self-Desecration
Label – Pulverised Records

Dark Signs – DIVERGENT (EP)
Label – Independent

DROP OUT – BLOOD AND GASOLINE (EP)
Label – Dision Records 

Ghost Complex – Voice of the Void (EP)
Label – Independent

Greybloom – Evanescent (EP)
Label – Independent

Hurt Division – Another Kind of Me (EP)
Label – Human Warfare

No Kings No Slaves – THREE (EP)
Label – Independent

Sorry… – Never Fail to Disappoint (EP)
Label – Tragedy Productions

Vilify – Fever Dream (EP)
Label – Independent

Captive State – Love/Lost (EP)
Label –  Independent

FreeHowling – Pure Negative Attitude (EP)
Label – Independent

A Villains Neverland – Death Bend (feat. Nick Cherney of Reject) (Single)
Label – Independent

Andromida – Echoes (Single)
Label – Independent

Beyond Unbroken – My Life (Single)
Label – FixT

Belushi Speed Ball – Garth, Let My Family Go (Single)
Label – Independent

Bite Down – Decolorized (Single)
Label – We Are Triumphant 

Blessings of Mara – Voidwalker (Single)
Label – Independent

chaos.sequence – REWIRED (Single)
Label – Independent

Darknet & Brandon McKagan – fueled by hate (Single)
Label – Independent

Destroy//Create – Prison (Single)
Label – Independent

Doomcrusher – Reflect (Single)
Label – Arising Empire

Ephemerist – Polaris (Single)
Label –
Midnight Revival Music

Frostbitt – Death God (Single)
Label –
Independent

Ghost in the Atlantic – Desdemona (Single)
Label –
Independent

Ghost Iris – M.U.R.K. (Single)
Label –
Long Branch Records 

Grizzly Run – Miasmatic (Single)
Label –
Independent

Groin – Blown to Smithereens (Single)
Label –
Independent

harm.icu – transhumaphobe (Single)
Label – Independent

Illyria – Sirens (Single)
Label –
Independent

InVisions – Dissimulate (Single)
Label –
Independent

Lacuna Coil – In The Mean Time (feat. Ash Costello of New Years Day) (Single)
Label –
Century Media

Ocean Sleeper – Lonely Love (feat. LiL Lotus) (Single)
Label –
Independent

newshapes – feel it (feat. Scott Kennedy of Bleed From Within) (Single)
Label –
Independent

Slow Rain – Infamous (Single)
Label –
Independent

Smile on the Sinner – White Noise (Single)
Label –
Independent

So It Begins – Anubis (Single)
Label –
Independent

Stoneside. – Savior (Single)
Label –
Famined Records

The Human Veil – crawl (Single)
Label –
Independent

Traitors – Break (Single)
Label –
Independent

Vanitas – Lies (Single)
Label –
Independent

Alcest – Flamme Jumelle (Single)
Label –
Nuclear Blast

Crossfaith – L.A.M.N (feat. Bobby Wolfgang) (Single)
Label –
UNFD

D-Mad Devil – Inferior (Single)
Label –
Theoria Records

Dal Av & Jackson Rose – The Art of Cruelty (Single)
Label –
Thxrn Records

Dead Days – Rot (Single)
Label –
Independent

Deadmouth – Death of Everything (Single)
Label –
Independent

Defences – The Curse (Single)
Label –
Long Branch Records

Hacktivist – Forgot About H (feat. Black Cat Bill) (Single)
Label –
Lifeform

Houses We Die In – apparitions (Single)
Label –
Independent

RUN – Summer (Single)
Label –
Independent

Sadistic Force – I’m So Bad (Baby I Don’t Care) (Single)
Label –
Goat Throne Records

Gatecreeper – Masterpiece of Chaos (Single)
Label –
Nuclear Blast

Memphis May Fire – Chaotic (Single)
Label –
Rise Records

Smo – Crooked Teeth (Single)
Label –
Church Road Records

Silver Fang – Labyrinth (Single)
Label –
Silver Fang Records

Full Of Hell – Coagulated Bliss (Single)
Label –
Closed Casket Activities 

Tracheotomy – Repercussions (Single)
Label –
1126 Records

HARDCORE RELEASES

Couch Slut – You Could Do It Tonight
Label – Brutal Panda Records

Sorcerer – Devotion
Label – Deliverance Records

Choices Made – Happiness In Troubled Times (EP)
Label – Incite The Dead

Deluzion – Promo 2024 (EP)
Label – RTF Records

Gutbust – Big Head (EP)
Label – Independent

Final Dose – Blood Price (EP)
Label – Neon Nile

FINAL NAIL – PROMO 2024 (EP)
Label – EAST COAST MOSH DEPT

Life’s Question – S/T (EP)
Label – Flatspot Records

Multo – Doomsday (EP)
Label – Warfare Records

Statement of Pride – Rebirth (EP)
Label – Youngblood Records

Violent Way – Oi! This Is Violent Way (EP)
Label – VWS

Nothin’ But Enemies – The Real Steel (EP)
Label – Streets Of Hate/Northern Unrest

C-GATE – DURGA (EP)
Label – Independent

Bartok37 – Dead End (Single)
Label – Independent

Dispute – No Peace (Single)
Label – D.H.B.C Records

RATS WILL FEAST – Penetration (Single)
Label –
Time to Kill Records

Rust – Hard Truth (Single)
Label –
New Age Records

Sharp Tongues – Eyes Wild Open (Single)
Label –
New Age Records

Contention – Ousted From Eden (feat. Broken Vow) (Single)
Label –
DAZE

NIX – Butcher’s Business (Single)
Label –
Burning Water

Dislocation – Self Control (Model American) (Single)
Label –
Execution

One Step Closer – Orange Leaf (Single)
Label –
Run For Cover Records

Bayway NJ – Domino Effect (Single)
Label –
DAZE

POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES

Cloud Nothings – Final Summer
Label – Pure Noise Records

Dayseeker – Replica
Label – Spinefarm

Escape the Fate – Out of the Shadows 2.0
Label – Big Noise Music

Mothman, The Man – Where’s Your Head?
Label – Krautpop Records

Haest – Sight Unseen
Label – Independent

Major Moment – Voices
Label – Independent

Melvins – Tarantula Heart (EP)
Label – Ipecac Recordings

unpeople – unpeople (EP)
Label – Sharptone

Beyond Unbroken – My Life (Single)
Label –
FiXT

Bilmuri – EMPTYHANDED (feat. Dylan Marlowe) (Single)
Label –
Independent

Brooklane – Something About You (Single)
Label –
Adventure Cat Records

Capstan – What You Want (feat. Oliver Baxxter) (Single)
Label –
Fearless Records

Fangclub – Out Of My Head (Single)
Label –
Headwire

Five AM – Street Lights (Here to Stay) (Single)
Label –
Independent

From Ashes to New – One Foot in the Grave (feat. Aaron Pauley of Of Mice & Men) (Single)
Label –
Better Noise

Loveless – I Love It When It Rains (Single)
Label –
BMG

New Medicine – My Turn (Single)
Label –
New Meds Records

Omsorg – Echoes (Single)
Label –
Independent

Pierce The Veil – Karma Police (Single)
Label –
Fearless Records

Rivals – ROAM (Single)
Label –
Independent

Telltale – MONSTER (Single)
Label –
Rude Records

Twin Atlantic – Get Out (Single)
Label –
Independent

Void of Vision – Empty (Single)
Label –
UNFD

ALTERJOY – World So Loud (Single)
Label –
Independent

Can’t Swim – No Backbone (Single)
Label –
Pure Noise Records

LOWLIVES – YOU DON’T CARE (Single)
Label –
Spineform

PVRIS – Oil & Water (Single)
Label –
Hopeless Records

Red Handed Denial – One More Night (Single)
Label –
Paid Vacation

Tether – Straight With Me (Single)
Label –
LiveFree. Records

Trash Boat – Break You (Single)
Label –
Hopeless Records

Bad Omens (feat. HEALTH & SWARM) – THE DRAIN (Single)
Label –
Sumerian Records

BAND-MAID – Bestie (Single)
Label –
PONY CANYON

Banks Arcade – Self Help (Single)
Label –
UNFD

Dead American – Cutting Yourself Out (Single)
Label –
Velocity Records

Modern Color – Star 9200 (Single)
Label –
Other People Records

MOTHICA – Curiosity Killed the Moth (Single)
Label –
Rise Records 

With Sails Ahead – what if i fall (Single)
Label –
Independent

POLKADOT STRINGRAY – ブラックボックス (Single)
Label –
Universal Music

ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES

36 – Trance Anthems For A Sunken Generation
Label – 3six Recordings

Alex Sopp – The Hemm & The Haw
Label – New Amsterdam

BIG|BRAVE – A Chaos Of Flowers
Label – Thrill Jockey

claire rousay – sentiment
Label – Thrill Jockey

Lucy Rose – This Ain’t The Way You Go Out
Label – Communion Records

Pillow Queens – Name Your Sorrow
Label – Royal Mountain Records

Machine Girl – SUPER FREQ (EP)
Label – Rough Trade Records

Oliver Beardmore – Swimming in the Light of a Cold Star (EP)
Label – Independent

ALEX & TOKYO ROSE – DOOMSDAY (MORIS BLAK Remix) (Single)
Label –
Akuma Records

Foxglove – Clouds (Single)
Label – Independent

Georgiee Riot & ellen lynch – I Am Enough (Single)
Label –
Riot Records

Girls Know – Tears (Zofia’s Song) (Single)
Label –
Independent

Glixen – lust (Single)
Label –
Independent

Joshua – Moon (Single)
Label –
Independent

K0d4m4 – starlily (Single)
Label –
Independent

Kings of Leon – Nothing To Do (Single)
Label –
LoveTap Records

Mallory Run – Wither (Single)
Label –
Independent

MIDDLEMAN – John Dillinger Died For You (Single)
Label –
Evil Speaker Records

Alice Glass – Drown (feat. Jupiter io) (Single)
Label –
Eating Glass Records

Friday Pilots Club – Nothing Or Forver (Single)
Label –
Independent

Scott Lavene – Disneyland In Dagenham (Single)
Label –
Cheersquad Records

Stumbleine – Cinderhaze (Single)
Label –
Monotreme Records

Spiritual Cramp – Whatever You Say Man (feat. White Reaper) (Single)
Label –
Blue Grape Music

Bleach.bath – Plastic Heart (Single)
Label –
Dreamstation

Leisure Hour – Water Loves the Sunset (Single)
Label –
Refresh Records

Silent Mass – Nest of Flowers (Single)
Label –
Mourning Sun Records