New Music Friday – August 30th, 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 

First Degree – GUERRILLA (feat. Chain Gang) (Single)
Label –
Division One
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Joe recommends: South Californian unit First Degree make their return in 2024 with hard-hitting and menacing “GUERRILLA”, bringing in Chain Gang to add an extra level of attitude on the vocals, fingers crossed this is the first of many beatdown bangers from First Degree this year.

Krosis – Terraform (Single)
Label –
Seek & Strike
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Max recommends: Hyper-tech-metal outfit Krosis return in blazing glory, with new vocalist Mitchell Martin in tow, clearly demonstrating they haven’t missed a beat along the way with “Terraform“. A dense and groove-laden tech metal affair, Krosis‘ signature frenetic brutality is only further cemented in their latest chapter as a unit.

Orion…Once Again – Essence (Single)
Label –
The Coming Strife Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Joe recommends: The second track from their upcoming EP Lost you in the : season, Orion…Once Again display their old school metallic hardcore sound that is packed with emotive melodies and vocals that are contrasted with some moments of sheer rage.

Caracal – Effigies
Label –
KittyWu Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Jonathan recommends: Singaporean post-hardcore unit Caracal return with Effigies, their first full-length in a decade. Drawing from a myriad of influences with an overall progressive-leaning direction, the album is a collection of cinematic soundscapes with a raw and honest narrative. 

METAL/CORE RELEASES

Lamb of God – Ashes of the Wake (20th Anniversary Edition)
Label – Epic Records

Nails – Every Bridge Burning
Label – Nuclear Blast

Oceano – Living Chaos
Label – Sumerian

Teeth – The Will of Hate
Label – Translation Loss Records

thrown – EXCESSIVE GUILT
Label – Arising Empire

To the Grave – Everyone’s a Murderer
Label – Unique Leader Records

Born a New – A Different You: Side A (EP)
Label – Independent

Illuminate Me – When Everything Feels Lost (EP)
Label – Scary Neighbour Records

low before the breeze – It Kindly Bent Around Me (EP)
Label – GallowDance

Reflections – Shadow (EP)
Label – Independent

ROMHACK – Neon Tide (EP)
Label – Independent

WORN OUT – LOW (EP)
Label – Independent

156/Silence – Product Placement (Single)
Label – SHARPTONE

7seventh Sea – Lifetime (Single)
Label – Independent

AEONS – No Love Lost (Single)
Label – Independent

Alamance – Unbound (Single)
Label – Shadow Dove

Alchemize – Upside Down (Single)
Label – Of The Rat Records

Apathy UK – Balance (Single)
Label – Independent

Chaidura – Temple Paradise (Single)
Label – Independent

CRUCIFICTION – VHS (feat. Darius Tehrani of Spite) (Single)
Label – Rise Records

Downpour – Clarity (Single)
Label – Independent

Fallstar – Sunbirds (Single)
Label – Facedown Records

Fixation – Tyrannical Miracle (Single)
Label – Indie Recordings

FRACTURE – Borehole (Single)
Label – Broken Mirror Records

Johanna Ray – King of Scum (Single)
Label – Riotsmith

None Shall Fall – Lie of Omission (Single)
Label – VHmetal

Resistor – COME MIERDA (Single)
Label – Independent 

Seething Akira – Resilient (Single)
Label – FiXT

Set the Sun – S4N1TY (Single)
Label – Independent 

Shadow of Intent – Flying the Black Flag (Single)
Label – Independent 

Stain the Canvas – Limbo (feat. Barren Gates) (Single)
Label – InVogue Records

Widow7 – Turn the Lights Out (Single)
Label – Oxide Records

Amyst – Who Am I (Single)
Label – Independent

Atreyu – Becoming the Bull – Reimagined (Single)
Label – Spinefarm

Better Lovers – Future Myopia (Single)
Label – SHARPTONE

Coping Method – Erratic Fantasy (Single)
Label – FiXT

Liminal Silence – Seeing Circles (Single)
Label – Independent

OCEANS – SPIT (Single)
Label – Nuclear Blast

ten56. – ICU (Single)
Label – Out Of Line 

Wolfbridge – Life Knife Death (Single)
Label – Metal Blade Records

Blueshift – souleater (Single)
Label – Independent

Mork – Heksebål (Single)
Label – Peaceville Records

Splinters. – Grief (Single)
Label – Independent

Within Destruction – Demon Child (Single)
Label – Sumerian Records

After Smoke Clears – Unintelligent (Single)
Label – Independent

Fit For An Autopsy – Savior Of None / Ashes Of All (Single)
Label – Human Warfare

Frontières – Out of my Sight (Single)
Label – Independent

Ov Sulfur – Untruth (Single)
Label – Century Media Records

Silver Fang – Lose Control (Single)
Label – Independent

Kin Beneath Chorus – Yellow (Single)
Label – Independent 

HARDCORE RELEASES

Court Order – Hope Dies Last (EP)
Label – Independent

Grave Risk – Mindkiller (EP)
Label – Independent

Maelstrom – Justice Deserved (EP)
Label – Independent

Nowheres – Nowheres (EP)
Label – Independent

Search Warrant – Unlaw Demonstration (EP)
Label – Independent

Closed Off! – END GAME (EP)
Label – Loudmouth Records

Dimension Six – Remain (EP)
Label – From Within Records

BILLY – Thorn (Single)
Label – Whatcha Gonna Do Records

Brass Tongue – Labyrinth (Single)
Label – Watchin’ it Cook

Spøgelse – All go no slow (Single)
Label – Independent

The Slime – Crab Walk (Single)
Label – Independent

TCHERT – betrayal (Single)
Label – Independent

Fentanyl – Silver Hour (Single)
Label – Convulse Records

SALT – BITCHMADE (Single)
Label – Independent

Plague Mind – Forget Me (Single)
Label – Independent

Collapsed Skull – Throne of Oppression (Single)
Label – Closed Casket Activities

COOKED – Nihilism (feat. SKUD) (Single)
Label – Independent

POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES

Post Profit – Self Defeater (Deluxe)
Label – SHARPTONE

Wave Break – Ignite//Decay (EP)
Label – Independent

All To Get Her – Misery (feat. Comastatic) (Single)
Label – Independent

+CAREGIVER+ – Gestalt (Single)
Label – Independent

Comastatic – Misery (feat All To Get Her)
Label – Independent 

ENMY – The Cure (Single)
Label – Fixt

Falling Empires – Enough (Single)
Label – Temple of the Sun

falselove – DREAMING//DROWNING (Single)
Label – Independent

Falling Empires – Enough (Single)
Label – Temple of the Sun

Faraday – Jester (Single)
Label – Independent

mirabelle. – Kiss of Death
Label – Independent

RedHook – Greedy (triple j Like A Version) (Tate McRae Cover) (Single)
Label – Independent

Seek Harbour – alone>lonely ii (Single)
Label – Independent

Set the Sun – S4N1TY (Single)
Label – Independent

Stray View – Who You Really Are (Single)
Label – Hopeless Records

Tigress – Rare (Single)
Label – Independent

Town of Lake – The Valley (Single)
Label – Peach Bandana Records

Zascha – Pressure (feat. Death Blooms) (Single)
Label – Global Rockstar GmbH

Arimea – Liminal (Single)
Label – Independent

Clay J Gladstone – Why Does Everybody Hate Me? (Single)
Label – Independent

Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows – It Follows (Single)
Label – Velocity Records

Rogue Half – Energy (Single)
Label – Independent

Sad Park – GOOD LUCK (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records

Cane Hill – Permanence in Sleep (Single)
Label – Out Of Line 

landless – Cold Tides (Single)
Label – Independent

Neverland In Ashes – The Last Of Us (Single)
Label – Independent

Ocean Grove – RAINDROP (Single)
Label – Believe

POLKADOT STRINGRAY – アウト(Single)
Label – Universal Music

Enumclaw – Grocery Store (Single)
Label – Run For Cover Records

Recast – H8u (Single)
Label – Independent

ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES

AWOLNATION – The Phantom Five
Label – Two Twenty Five Music

Cold Gawd – I’ll Drown On This Earth
Label – Dais Records

Jon Hopkins – Ritual
Label – Domino Recording

Oliver Francis – VIOLENCE
Label – Independent

Summer Salt – Driving Back to Hawaii
Label – Independent

Chelsea Wolfe – Undone (EP)
Label – Loma Vista Recordings

sunbleached – I Crawled Into the Hole (EP)
Label – Independent

Bvdub – In Iron Houses (EP)
Label – EC Underground

Mathbonus – 3D LIVING COLOR (EP)
Label – Independent

adore – digital (feat. Kill Eva) (Single)
Label – broke

Alaskan Tapes – Delirium Hums (Single)
Label – Nettwerk Music Group

Amarante – Relinquish (Single)
Label – Indie Drop Records

DAMONA – NO (Single)
Label – superpolerecords

Hammock – She Likes the Stormy Weather (Single)
Label – Independent

Heterochromia – Dear Future Therapist (Single)
Label – Independent

Jasmine Clarke – TELL ME (Single)
Label – Independent

White Rose – Joy Miasma (Single)
Label – Independent

Emily Burns – Die Happy (Single)
Label – SO Recordings

Tokyo Tea Room – Tell Me How (Single)
Label – Nice Guys

Aimer – Sign (Single)
Label – Sony Music

Godspeed You! Black Emperor – GREY RUBBLE – GREEN SHOOTS (Single)
Label – Constellation

Kimbra – Catch Ya In The Lie (Single)
Label – Independent

SAFIRE – Beauty In The Chaos (Single)
Label – Independent

Handcuff – Keep, Repeat (Single)
Label – Church Road Records