Welcome to New Music Friday where we round-up all the week’s releases from metalcore, hardcore, alternative and indie. For a full view of what’s coming up, check out 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
Muttering – Holding You Back (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dobbin recommends: Muttering could be seen as the ‘house’ band of the illustrious Bookhouse Studio, making so many small UK bands sound flawless. This is their release for 2025, a lovely single that hints at some even stronger stuff in the future from them. “Holding You Back” is a victory for Charlie Bush’s performance, whose vocals reach amazing heights and absolutely deliver an emotional blow. The band recorded a live session for the track in a quintessentially British village hall; a bit of gentle emo with your cream tea, anyone?
Missouri Executive Order 44 – Wearing a Car / I Wrote American Sniper When I Was Ten Years Old (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dobbin recommends: Hardcore is a busy scene so every act that finds a path towards utter uniqueness is essential. Defining themselves through discord, both sonic and political, Missouri Executive Order 44 use these songs to once again demonstrate they are no gimmick. Brimming with indignant chaos and winding riffs that fork out in all directions, these two tracks must be experienced.
mountain peaks – stargazers (remastered)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Returning with a remastered version of an old favourite in “stargazers”, mountain peaks give the production and stage to one of their finest tracks. Crashes and snares that bounce fondly against the ear, with caustic yells that shake the soul. This is one we can’t wait to see Mountain Peaks perform at Reality Unfolds this coming January.
Skin Show – Dirt (Single)
Label – Static Era Records
(Spotify)
Joe recommends: Skin Show drop their latest single “Dirt”, with a two-minute blast of breakneck guitars and gritty vocals, the track fuses raw hardcore energy with catchy hooks that blend their influences of the likes of Negative Approach with The Melvins.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
bottom surgery – COLD SUMMER
Label – Independent
Blood Red Throne – Siltskin
Label – Soulseller
Despite Exile – Where Hope Goes To Die
Label – Independent
TesseracT – RADAR O.S.T
Label – Kscope Music
Upon A Burning Body – Blood of the Bull
Label – Independent
Guttural Slug – Ulcers In The Flesh Of Thought (EP)
Label – Unique Leader Records
Sail’s End – HIVEMIND (EP)
Label – Independent
Set for Tomorrow – ARCS (EP)
Label – Thriller Records
Profiler – Masquerading Self (EP)
Label – Independent
I’ll Get By – Let the Waves Carry My Wings (EP)
Label – Independent
Sewn Away – A Demonstration: (EP)
Label – Independent
Ends In Tragedy – Beauty Of Death (EP)
Label – Kingpin Melbourne Records
Brains Outward – I Hope You Rot (Single)
Label – Independent
Catalysis – Tremors (Single)
Label – Independent
Crystal Lake – Neversleep (Single)
Label – Century Media
Dragged Out – Xeno (Single)
Label – Independent
Etched in Embers – PIECES (Single)
Label – Independent
Iridium – IS IT TOO LATE? (Single)
Label – Independent
Light the Fire – Inhuman (Single)
Label – CMPSN Records
Major Moment – Promises (Instrumental) (Single)
Label – Major Moment Music
Mauled – TheLastThingYouSee (Single)
Label – Independent
Mirrorcell – Ichi (Single)
Label – InVogue Records
Orcecus – Judgement (Single)
Label – Violent Groove
Recollect The Nostalgia – SInk into silence (Single)
Label – Recollect The Nostalgia
Surefire – Vicious Loop (Single)
Label – Independent
Sypha – STATIC (Single)
Label – Independent
The Good Depression – Heart Eater (Single)
Label – Independent
The Unending – Ethereal (Single)
Label – Independent
Varials – Where the Light Leaves (Single)
Label – Fearless Records
Vicious Rain – Silent Therapy (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Intoxicated – War Club (Single)
Label – Redefining Darkness Records
LEVELS – Black Dove (Single)
Label – SHARPTONE
Alter Bridge – Playing Aces (Single)
Label – Napalm Records Handels GmbH
Dream on Dreamer – Focused On Heaven (Single)
Label – Independent
Feels Like Heaven – Volvo (On The Road) (Single)
Label – Scheme
Ov Sulfur – Vast Eternal (Single)
Label – Century Media
Poppy – Guardian (Single)
Label – Sumerian Records
TX2 – The End of Us (feat. Black Veil Brides) (Single)
Label – Hopeless Records
Upon the Water – Sinking (Single)
Label – Independent
Bound in Fear – Chasm (Single)
Label – Unique Leader Records
IAMX – What Have We Become? (Single)
Label – Napalm Records Handels GmbH
Roman Candle – Nothing Is Original (Single)
Label – Sumerian Records
Inchaos – Shell (Single)
Label – Independent
HARDCORE RELEASES
Bazookatooth – Promo 2025 (EP)
Label – Independent
EXTERMINATUS – Demo 25′ (EP)
Label – Betrayed By Life Records
Get Wise – Stand Strong! (EP)
Label – Armageddon Records
Insurgent – Bring The Sword (EP)
Label – Useless Pride Records
Kova Totuus – Promo ’25 (EP)
Label – TURKU HARDCORE
Tombstone – The World Outside (EP)
Label – Independent
Witness Chamber – Bronze Gates (EP)
Label – brain floss records
Yosemite in Black – Matter of Choice (EP)
Label – Terminus Hate City
Chopping Block – Big Man (Single)
Label – Indecision Records
Come Mierda – Skate Song (Single)
Label – Horror Pain Gore Death Productions
Dead Like Juliet – They Preach, We Burn (Single)
Label – Golden Tides
Latest God – Joy Bringer (Single)
Label – Life.lair.regret. Records
Lionheart – Death Grip (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Negative Love – MTPPL (Single)
Label – Static Era Records
The Southern Oracle – Childstealer (Single)
Label – Independent
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
NOFX – A to H
Label – Fat Wreck Chords
CVLTE – PHOBIA SYNDROME
Label – F.C.L.S.
death_on_impact – Eyes: Like Birds
Label – Independent
In The Arena – Duality (EP)
Label – Independent
Meet Me @ The Altar – WORRIED SICK (EP)
Label – Lab Records
The Undertaking! – Only Left Alive To See The End (EP)
Label – Futurelore Records
Bilmuri – HARD2TELL (Single)
Label – Columbia
Boys of Fall – I Hope It Hurts (Single)
Label – Independent
Drop Dead – Sink Your Teeth (Single)
Label – The Artery Foundation
Emarosa – Good Enough (Single)
Label – Out of Line Music
Foxglove – Night Drive (Single)
Label – Independent
Gold Souls – Mistakes (Single)
Label – YSBRYD
Hawthorne Heights – New Winter 2025 (Single)
Label – Skeleton Club
Krooked Tongue – I Don’t Believe in Ghosts (Single)
Label – Independent
Lemondaze – subtext (Single)
Label – Venn Records
Lilac Kings – Anything We Can Shake (Single)
Label – LIFE OR DEATH
Missouri Executive Order 44 – Two Songs (Single)
Label – The Ghost is Clear Records
Of Virtue – Like a River (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Pettybone – Bound (Single)
Label – Independent
Poppy Wizard – Whip (Single)
Label – Supervillain
Last Hounds – Just Play (Single)
Label – Venn Records
Greywind – The Scarecrow (Singe)
Label – FLG
Matter Of Mind – Glue (Single)
Label – Independent
Charlotte Sands – one eye open (Single)
Label – Independent
Lemondaze – c=bain (Single)
Label – Venn Records
Moodring – Cannibal (Single)
Label – SHARPTONE
Paleface Swiss – Everything Is Fine (Single)
Label – Independent
red sun – Slayce (Single)
Label – Independent
THE HARA – Kings (Single)
Label – Mascot Records
VUKOVI – BLADED (Single)
Label – SHARPTONE
Thorn Haven – Wayside (Single)
Label – Yearwalker Studios
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
36 – A Warm Static Sphere
Label – 3six Recordings
Sxnctuary – Expression
Label – Independent
The Midnight – Syndicate (& Instrumentals)
Label – Ultra Records, LLC
AL-90 – i3 (Single)
Label – Independent
Carpenter Brut – Leather Temple (Single)
Label – Universal Music Division Virgin Music Distribution Deal
Cathedral Bells – make me right for you (Single)
Label – Artoffact Records
CYPARISS – CROWDS (Single)
Label – nxnameslxft
Devon Thompson – Hunger (Single)
Label – Exquisite Feline
femtanyl – BODY THE PISTOL (Single)
Label – entiti records
Hangwire – Wither (Single)
Label – Artoffact Records
IOTA – Pony (Single)
Label – Independent
Lucy In Disguise – Memory 97 (Single)
Label – Independent
Milk & Bone & Chromeo – A Little Lucky (Single)
Label – Nettwerk Music Group
mountain peaks – stargazers (remastered) (Single)
Label – Independent
Pauline Seaver – Hold On (feat. LXMV) (Single)
Label – Dark Side Records
Night Tapes – swordsman (Single)
Label – Nettwerk Music Group
Twin Pigs – The Dick Sucking Factory (Single)
Label – Luftslott Records/Spastic Fantastic Records
daine – MAKE IT RIGHT (Single)
Label – Create / Pack Records – JV
The Casper Fight Scene – Yody (Single)
Label – Independent