New Music Friday: August 27th 2021

A round-up of the metalcore, alt. rock and post-hardcore releases plus more with picks from our staff.

iamjakehill – Waiting to Die (Single)
Label – N/A
Genre – Underground Hip-Hop
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Dallis recommends: iamjakehill returns after the release of stellar album dying lately with a heavily percussive-driven single. Blended with emo lyricism and pop punk-esque vocals, Jake continues to show his growth in musicianship in this track.

Turnstile – Glow On
Label – Roadrunner Records
Genre – Hardcore Punk
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Joe recommends: An album so varied and unique it’s difficult to sum up, the only guarantee is that this album will have you tapping your feet and singing along to it.

Can’t Swim – Deliver Us More Evil (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Genre – Pop Punk
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Sean recommends: Can’t Swim continue to show why they’re one of the hottest bands in the scene. The new track “Deliver Us More Evil” is a nice progression of their sound, and a super catchy one at that.

Jinjer – Wallflowers
Label – Napalm Records
Genre – Metalcore

Tesseract – PORTALS
Label – Kscope Media
Genre – Progressive Metal

The Bronx – BRONX VI
Label – White Drugs Records
Genre – Punk Rock

CHVRCHES – Screen Violence
Label – Virgin Records
Genre – Pop Rock

Enemy Inside – Seven
Label – Rock of Angel Records
Genre – Heavy Metal

Sugar Horse – The Live Long After
Label – Small Pond
Genre – Noise rock

Halsey – If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power
Label – Capitol Records
Genre – Pop

With Confidence – With Confidence
Label – Hopeless Records
Genre – Pop Punk

Phinehas – The Fire Itself
Label – Solid State Records
Genre – Metalcore

Men I Trust – Untourable
Label – N/A
Genre – Indie Rock

Stray Kids – NOEASY
Label – JYP Entertainment
Genre – K-Pop

Big Red Machine – How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?
Label – Jagjaguwar Records
Genre – Indie Folk, Alternative Rock

Grayscale – Umbra
Label – Fearless Records
Genre – Pop Punk, Alternative Rock

First Fragment – Gloire Éternelle
Label – Unique Leader Records
Genre – Technical Death Metal

Kal-El – Dark Majesty
Label – Majestic Mountain Records
Genre – Stoner Metal, Doom Metal

Sculptured – The Liminal Phase
Label – BMG Rights Management
Genre – Progressive Death Metal

Unjustified Existence – Lonesome Roads
Label – N/A
Genre – Death Metal, Thrash Metal

Maze of Terror – Offer to the Fucking Beasts
Label – Xtreem Music
Genre – Thrash Metal

Chubby and the Gang – The Mutt’s Nuts
Label – Partisan Records
Genre – Punk Rock

Goat – Headsoup
Label – Rocket Recordings
Genre – Experimental Rock

Toad the Wet Sprocket – Starting Now
Label – Abe’s Records
Genre – Alternative Rock

Transport League – Kaiserschnitt
Label – Mighty Music
Genre – Sludge Metal, Doom Metal

VENUES – Solace
Label – Arising Empire
Genre – Post-Hardcore

Toxic Ruin – Nightmare Eclipse
Label – Mr Theory Audio
Genre – Thrash Metal

Wormwood – Arkivet
Label – Black Lodge Records
Genre – Melodic Black Metal

Leprous – Aphelion
Label – InsideOutMusic
Genre – Progressive Metal

OneRepublic – Human (Deluxe)
Label – Interscope Records
Genre – Pop Rock

Born Without Bones – Pictures of the Sun (EP)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Genre – Rock

Spirit Adrift – Forge Your Future (EP)
Label – Century Media Records
Genre – Heavy Metal

The Protest – Death Stare (EP)
Label – RockFest Records
Genre – Hard Rock, Christian Rock

Ghostemane – Fear Network II (EP)
Label – Blackmage Records
Genre – Metalcore, Hardcore Punk

Devoid of Thought – Outer World Graves (EP)
Label – Everlasting Spew Records
Genre – Death Metal

Aviana – Rage (EP)
Label – Arising Empire
Genre – Post-Hardcore

Gorillaz – Meanwhile (EP)
Label – Parlophone UK
Genre – Trip Hop, Alternative Rock

Rivers Of Nihil – Focus (Single)
Label – Metal Blade Records
Genre – Technical Death Metal, Progressive Death Metal

Black Label Society – Set You Free (Single)
Label – eOne Music
Genre – Heavy Metal

Bearings – Golden (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Genre – Alternative Rock, Midwest Emo

Wage War – Circle The Drain (Single)
Label – Fearless Records
Genre – Metalcore

Between You & Me – Deadbeat (Single)
Label – Hopeless Records
Genre – Pop Punk, Post-Hardcore, Alternative Rock

State Champs – Just Sound (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Genre – Pop Punk, Pop Rock

Heart of Gold – Headache (Single)
Label – Sharptone Records
Genre – Indie Pop

Drain – Watch You Burn (Single)
Label – Epitaph Records
Genre – Metalcore, Hardcore Punk

Doll Skin – Eat Shit (Single)
Label – Hopeless Records
Genre – Pop Punk

Mourn – Pray for Violence (Single)
Label – N/A
Genre – Metalcore

Poppy – So Mean (Single)
Label – Sumerian Records
Genre – Alternative Rock

Chastity – Dying to Live (Single)
Label – Deathwish Inc.
Genre – Pop Punk, Alternative Rock

Lurk – Bermuda (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Genre – Punk Rock

Kim Petras – Future Starts Now (Single)
Label – BunHead Records
Genre – Pop

The Raven Age – Wait For Me (Single)
Label – EX1 Records
Genre – Heavy Metal

Gemini Syndrome – Broken Reflection (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
Genre – Alternative Metal

Shadow of Intent – Laid to Rest (Single)
Label – N/A
Genre – Symphonic Deathcore

Filth – Nihilist (Single)
Label – Gutter Music Records
Genre – Nu-Metalcore

Cherry – Alice (Single)
Label – N/A
Genre – Alternative Rock

Rina Sawayama – Enter Sandman (Single)
Label – EMI
Genre – Pop

The Script – I Want It All (Single)
Label – Sony Music
Genre – Pop Rock

Emigrate – FREEZE MY MIND (Single)
Label – Sony Music
Genre – Industrial Metal