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