Welcome to another edition of New Music Friday, our round-up of all the releases looking at metalcore, hardcore, alternative and indie. Have a look at our release calendar to monitor what upcoming releases are due soon. NMF playlist can be found here or at the bottom of the page
STAFF PICKS
Better Lovers – 30 Under 13 (Single) [NEWS]
Label – Sharptone Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Max recommends: Rising from the ashes of Every Time I Die and The Dillinger Escape Plan, along with the help of Will Putney, Better Lovers are metalcore’s newest supergroup. The piercing, manic vocals of Greg Puciato; the southern-tinged riffwork of Jordan Buckley; and the rapid-pace percussion of Clayton Holyoak, Better Lovers storm onto the scene in style with one of 2023’s hottest singles thus far.
Since My Beloved – One Day Away (EP)
Label – Daze Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Documenting anguish and loss while building on a darker sound, Since My Beloved pull from influences such as Prayer For Cleansing and 7 Angels 7 Plagues, and draws comparison to modern acts like Wristmeetrazor and labelmates A Mourning Star.
Heavenward – Gasoline (Single)
Label – Fever ltd.
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Nisrin recommends: Heavenward showcases noise, feeling, and aggression through words of destruction and reflection. Blending alternative rock with moments of shoegaze and dark pop, focusing heavily on melody and arrangements, there is much to look forward to ahead of their debut record, Pyrophonics.
Johnny Booth – Collapse in the Key of Fireworks (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Harry recommends: Johnny Booth return with a bang, showing they’re every bit as energetic and chaotic as ever. “Collapse in the Key of Fireworks” is a fresh, mature evolution of the band’s mathcore sound without losing any of its raw power, complete with gorgeous interlude, cleans, and one of the thickest breakdowns of the year.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
Mélancolia – HissThroughRottenTeeth [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Greyscale Records/Nuclear Blast
Predatory Void – Seven Keys to the Discomfort of Being [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Century Media Records
ten56. – Downer [PT. 1 REVIEW] [PT. 2 REVIEW]
Label – Out Of Line Music
Artemis Calling – Machinations
Label – Independent
Argenthorns – The Ravening
Label – Independent
Atavistia – Cosmic Warfare
Label – Independent
Bell Witch – Future’s Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate
Label – Profound Lore Records
Car Bomb – Live In Santa Cruz
Label – Independent
Dawn of Ouroboros – Velvet Incandescence
Label – Prosthetic Records
Decipher – Arcane Paths to Ressurection
Label – Transcending Obscurity Records
Heartlay – Sovereign Sore
Label – An Exile
Lethal Injektion – Leaderz of the Nu School
Label – RuffLife Recordz
Neurotech – Ave Neptune
Label – Independent
Oath Of Cranes – The Unsung Mantras
Label – Klang Machine Records
Serve – The Light Outlives The Sun
Label – Independent
Through Fire – Devil’s Got You Dreamin’
Label – Sumerian Records
Volumes – Happier? (Instrumental)
label – Fearless Records
Brand of Sacrifice – Between Death and Dreams (EP)
Label – Blood Blast Distribution
DEVILOOF – DAMNED (EP)
Label – Independent
Osiah – Chronos (Instrumentals) (EP)
Label – Unique Leader Records
Pestifer – Defeat of the Nemesis (EP)
Label – Debemur Morti Productions
Portrayal of Guilt – Devil Music (EP)
Label – Run For Cover Records
Revenira – Anoikodomeo (EP)
Label – Verdure
Beartooth – Sunshine! (Single)
Label – Red Bull Records
Before I Turn – Oxytocin (Single)
Label – Darkghoul Records
Betraying the Martyrs – The Veil (Single)
Label – Out of Line
Beyond All Recognition – Tale of a Traitor (Single)
Label – Sony Music
Bleeding Through – War Time (Single)
Label – Sharptone Records
Braindead – Misery (Single)
Label – Independent
Dååth – The Philosopher (Single)
Label – Metal Blade Records
Dead Like Juliet – Rise Up! (Single)
Label – Independent
Discrepancies – Testify (Single)
Label – InVogue Records
Dying Fetus – Feast of Ashes (Single)
Label – Relapse Records
Eleine – Never Forget (Single)
Label – Atomic Fire Records
Elwood Stray – Negative (Single)
Label – Out of Line
Fallstar – Crooks & the Damned (Single)
Label – Facedown Records
Grieve – Blood//Moon (Single)
Label – Independent
Harroway – Burn It All (Single)
Label – Independent
KEN mode – I Cannot (Single)
Label – Artoffact Records
Main-de-Gloire & The Anix – Come Alive (Single)
Label – Independent
Nasty – Declaring War (2023) (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
Majin – Transcend (Single)
Label – Violet Records
Our Promise – Evoke (Single)
Label – Independent
Ovtlier – Heartless (Single)
Label – Independent
Revaira – Omnigate (Single)
Label – Easthaven Records
Seek The Fallen – Comfort In Failure (Single)
Label – Independent
Skinwalker – A Cold Lifeless Shell (Single)
Label – Independent
SWANSLAUGHTER – Red Flag (Single)
Label – Independent
The Acacia Strain – CHAIN (feat. Jacob Lily of Chamber) (Single)
Label – Rise Records
The Amity Affliction – Not Without My Ghosts (feat. phem) (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
The Devil Wears Prada – Ignorance (Single)
Label – Sold State Records
The Ocean – Subatlantic (Single)
Label – Pelagic Records
‘68 – The Captains Sat (Single)
Label – Chariot Music
HARDCORE RELEASES
Bandit – Siege of Self
Label – GURKHA COMMANDO BLAST TEAM
The Heavy – AMEN
Label – Independent
Bayway NJ – The Newport Sessions (EP)
Label – Daze Records
Bolt Cutter – Promo (EP)
Label – Independent
Entrapment – The Grief Cycle (EP)
Label – Loudmouth Records
Polluted Womb – Polluted Womb VI (EP)
Label – Die Ritual
Recoil – Out for Blood (EP)
Label – The Coming Strife
SCARAMANGA HC – The Many Faces (EP)
Label – Lifers Records
Slugger CA – Rabid Dogs (EP)
Label – Longshot Music
Touch – deliverance (EP)
Label – Solace Music
Cold Grip – ellipse (Single)
Label – Independent
Freeze Mf – Feel Something (Single)
Label – Independent
Kaonashi – Facts (Single)
Label – Plohoy Music
Never Ending Game – Tank On E (Single)
Label – Triple B Records
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
As Everything Unfolds – Ultraviolet [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Long Branch Records
Enter Shikari – A Kiss for the Whole World [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Silva Screen Records
The St Pierre Snake Invasion – Galore [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Church Road Records
Becko – PRESENT DAY // PRESENT TIME
Label – FiXiT
RedHook – Postcard from a Living Hell
Label – Independent
The Mars Volta – Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon
Label – Clouds Hill
The Smashing Pumpkins – ATUM
Label – Thirty Tigers
iRis.EXE – mercykiller (EP) [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Independent
Picturesque – IYKYK (EP)
Label – Rude Records
Bad/Love – Mono No Aware Part 1 (EP)
Label – Independent
Oxbow – 1000 Hours (Single) [NEWS]
Label – Ipecac Recordings
A Foreign Affair – Rearview (Single)
Label – SBG Records
Against the Current – Good Guy (Single)
Label – Fueled By Ramen
Belle Haven – Grimace (Single)
Label – Independent
Blood Command – Decades (Single)
Label – Hassle Records
Cinema Stare – Bad (Single)
Label – Static Era Records
D-Mad Devil – Who I Am (feat. Christian Grey) (Single)
Label – Independent
Dwellings – Waypoints (Single)
Label – Tragic Hero Records
Essenger – Sanctum Eternal (Single)
Label – FiXT
Evergreen – Flight Paths (Single)
Label – Independent
Family Dinner – Revenge Dress (Single)
Label – Other People Records
Foo Fighters – Rescued (Single)
Label – Roswell Records
Future Palace – Malphas (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
headcage – false god (Single)
Label – Independent
Immerse – S.H.T. (Single)
Label – Adventure Cat Records
James and the Cold Gun – Something to Say (Single)
Label – Loosegroove Records
Kingdom Collapse – Anything (Single)
Label – Independent
Lintworm – Wheels (Single)
Label – Independent
Marina – Stimulator (Single)
Label – Independent
Militarie Gun – Very High (Single)
Label – Loma Vista Recordings
Mirror Lake – Somber (Single)
Label – Independent
Neon Sky – Adrenaline (Single)
Label – Orange Wolf
Properties of Nature – Chalupacabra (Single)
Label – Kontrolla Music Group
Sick – Breathe Carolina (Single)
Label – Spinnin’ Records
Sleep Token – Do You Wish That You Loved Me (Single)
Label – Spinefarm Records
Spiritbox – The Void (Single)
Label – Rise Records
Staind – Lowest In Me (Single)
Label – Alchemy Recordings
Sundressed – Fuck It Up (Single)
Label – Rude Records
The Disaster Area – Martyr (Single)
Label – Redfield Records
The Used – The Void (Single)
Label – Hassle Records
Vice Versa – Alma Mater (Single)
Label – Independent
Villain Of The Story – Burn It to the Ground (Single)
Label – Out Of Line Music
WSTR – Poor Boy (Single)
Label – Life Or Death
Zac and the New Men – That’s Ok (Single)
Label – Independent
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
ALL HANDS_MAKE LIGHT – Darling The Dawn
Label – Constellation
Bella White – Among Other Things
Label – Rounder Records
Esther Rose – Safe to Run
Label – New West Records
KOSMETIKA – Illustration
Label – Spoilsport Records
Lael Neale – Star Eaters Delight
Label – Sub Pop
Loren Gray – Guilty
Label – Independent
Seasaw – Projecting
Label – Independent
The Milk Factory – Vandrare
Label – W.E.R.F. Records
Essenger – Sanctum Eternal (EP)
Label – FiXT
Ed Sheeran – Boat (Single) [SONG MEANING]
Label – Asylum Records
Aimer – Atemonaku (Single)
Label – Sony Music
Birdy – Heartbreaker (Single)
Label – Warner Music
Blksmiith – you talk like someone else (Single)
Label – anti-hero
CHADWICK/Pure Violet – Running (Single)
Label – Independent
Esben and the Witch – The Depths (Single)
Label – Nostromo Records
Gallus – Moderation (Single)
Label – Marshall Records
Grandson – Half My Heart (Single)
Label – Fueled By Ramen
Kim Petras – Alone (Single)
Label – Amigo Records / UMG Recordings
Shangri-Lass – Father’s Daughter (Single)
Label – Redundant Span Records
IAMX – The X ID (Single)
Label – UNFALL
Lambrini Girls – Lads Lads Lads (Single)
Label – Big Scary Monsters
Soft Kill – Molly (Single)
Label – Cercle Social Records
Squid – Undergrowth (Single)
Label – Warp Records
The BossHoss (feat. Electric Callboy) – Nice But No (Single)
Label – Universal Music
The Japanese House – Sad to Breathe (Single)
Label – Dirty Hit
The White Rose – This Town (Single)
Label – Independent
Treeboy & Arc – False Objects (Single)
Label – Clue Records