Welcome to this week’s wrap-up of all the new metalcore, post-hardcore, alternative, and indie releases, as well as picks from our staff.
STAFF PICKS
Voivod – Synchro Anarchy [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Century Media Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Tim recommends: Voivod returns with their 15th studio album in Synchro Anarchy and proves they haven’t lost a step. Loaded front to back with dissonant riffs, quick shifts from thrashy passages to near-psychedelia, and callbacks to classic Voivod tropes, it demonstrates yet again that this band continues to push their sound forward while retaining their edge.
Spite – Caved In (Single)
Label – Rise Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Max recommends: Heavy.
daine – new ground (Single)
Label – Warner Music Australia
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe E recommends: Ahead of daine‘s debut mixtape out this March, the solo artist has released another catchy and rhythmic track which listeners will have stuck on repeat.
VIVIZ – The 1st Mini Album ‘Beam Of Prism’
Label – BPM Entertainment
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dallis recommends: Seamlessly fusing ragtime/jazz elements into rustic K-Pop, VIVIZ cultivate a captivating debut in Beam of Prism.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
InVisions – Deadlock [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Independent
Amorphis – Halo [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Atomic Fire Records
Author & Punisher – Krüller [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Relapse Records
Once Human – Scar Weaver
Label – earMUSIC
Cult of Luna – The Long Road North
Label – Metal Blade Records
Zeal & Ardor – Zeal & Ardor
Label – MVKA
In Hearts Wake – Kaliyuga Booster Pack (EP) [FULL REVIEW]
Label – UNFD
Napalm Death – Resentment is Always Seismic (A Final Throw of Throes) (EP) [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Century Media Records
Cane Hill – Krewe D’Amour, Vol II (EP)
Label – Independent
Defamed – The Dancer (Single)
Label – Independent
Windwaker – Beautiful (Single)
Label – Fearless Records
Wolves At The Gate – Peace That Starts the War (Single)
Label – Solid State Records
Crossfaith – Gimme Danger (Single)
Label – UNFD
Crown Magnetar – Realistic Flesh Mask (Single)
Label – Unique Leader Records
Cold Night For Alligators – Water (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Abbie Falls – Parasite (Single)
Label – Seek & Strike
Cancer Bats – Psychic Jailbreak (Single)
Label – Batskull Records
Dark Funeral – Nightfall (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
Monument of a Memory – Shadow Walker (Single)
Label – Independent
Glasslands – Bury My Flame (Single)
Label – Velocity Records
Rotting Out – Even In His Youth (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Profiler – Ninety Three (Single)
Label – Sharptone Records
Ghostkid – UGLY (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
Dead Romantic – Voices
Label – Mercia Records
Dead American – New Nostalgia
Label – Velocity Records
Degreed – Are You Ready
Label – Frontiers Records
Drug Church – Premium Offer (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Real Friends – Tell Me You’re Sorry (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Trophy Eyes – Nobody Said (Single)
Label – Hopeless Records
Slowly Slowly – Nothing On (Single)
Label – UNFD
Short Stack – Armageddon (Single)
Label – UNFD
Stand Atlantic – pity party (hyperpunk remix) (Single)
Label – Hopeless Records
A Wilhelm Scream – Figure Eights In My Head / Apocalypse Porn (Single)
Label – Creator-Destructor Records
Dayshell – A Kiss Goodbye (Single)
Label – Independent
Story Untold – Don’t Fall In Love With Me (Single)
Label – Independent
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE RELEASES
William Ryan Key – Everything Except Desire [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Equal Vision Records
Alt-J – The Dream
Label – Atlantic Recording Company
Frank Turner – FTHC
Label – Xtra Mile Recordings
Dan Andriano & The Bygones – Dear Darkness
Label – Epitaph
Joywave – Cleanse
Label – Cultco Music
Eddie Vedder – Earthling
Label – Republic Records
Empath – Visitor
Label – Fat Possum
Spoon – Lucifer On The Sofa
Label – Matador Records
Tegan and Sara – Still Jealous
Label – Warner Records
Alto Arc – Alto Arc (EP)
Label – Sargent House
Spacey Jane – Sitting Up (Single)
Label – AWAL Recordings
Underoath – Hallelujah (feat. Charlotte Sands) (Charlotte Sands Version) (Single)
Label – Fearless Records
Everything Everything – Bad Friday (Single)
Label – Infinity Industries
Father John Misty – Q4 (Single)
Label – Sub Pop Records