New Music Friday – February 25th, 2022

Welcome to this week’s wrap-up of all the metalcore, post-hardcore, alternative, and indie releases, as well as picks from our staff.

STAFF PICKS

Bad Omens – The Death Of Peace Of Mind [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Sumerian Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Max recommends: Bad Omens craft their strongest record to date, replete with strong songwriting, fantastic production chops and otherworldly vocal performances from Noah Sebastian that cement him as one of the best vocalists in the scene today.

ERRA – Stockholm Syndrome (Muse Cover) (Single)
Label – UNFD
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Dean recommends: Covering Muse’s hit song ‘Stockholm Syndrome‘, ERRA reimagine the track in such a manner that one may consider it better than the original, and even one of ERRA‘s most remarkable tracks to date.

Static Dress – such.a.shame (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Joe recommends: Static Dress shift gears with the melancholy drenched track “such.a.shame“. Once again accompanied by a beautiful music video, showcasing the incredible and versatile talent this group has.

Void Of Vision – DOMINATRIX (Single)
Label – UNFD
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Dallis recommends: Showcasing a uniquely crafted yet unmistakably Void Of Vision track in “Dominatrix“, the group manages to reach for many influences from the scene and hone/refine it to perfection.

METAL/CORE RELEASES

Insolvency – Illusional Gates [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Independent

Shape Of Despair – Return to the Void
Label – Season of Mist

Allegaeon – Damnum
Label – Metal Blade Records

If Not For Me – Eulogy
Label – Theoria Records

SCUMFUCK – Ruthless Aggression
Label – Independent

Corpsegrinder – Corpsegrinder
Label – Perseverance Media Group

Gutrectomy – Manifestation of Human Suffering
Label – Independent

HammerFall – Hammer of Dawn
Label – Napalm Records

Serious Black – Vengeance Is Mine
Label – AFM Records

Graphic Nature – new skin (EP) [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Rude Records

Stain the Canvas – LXVE
Label – InVogue Records

Dead/Awake – Donnybrook (Single)
Label – Independent

Joshua Travis – Leviation (ft. Ryo Kinoshita & Chad Kapper) (Single)
Label – Sharptone

Malevolence – On Broken Glass (Single)
Label – Nuclear Blast

Stray From The Path – Guillotine (Single)
Label – UNFD

Left to Suffer – Overwhelming Power (Single)
Label – Independent

Limbs – Spirit Breaker (Single)
Label – UNFD

Haunted Shores – OnlyFangs (Single)
Label – 3Dot Recordings

Silverstein – Ultraviolet (Single)
Label – UNFD

Gridiron – No Good at Goodbyes (Single)
Label – Triple B Records

Deserted Fear – Follow the Light That Blinds (Single)
Label – Century Media Records

Oceans of Slumber – The Waters Rising (Single)
Label – Century Media Records

Bite Down – Nothing’s Forever (Single)
Label – We Are Triumphant

Secrets – Parasite (Single)
Label – Velocity Records

Ocean Grove – SEX DOPE GOLD (Single)
Label – UNFD

Grayscale Season – Side Effects (Single)
Label – Ty Dax

Earthists. – Yours (Single)
Label – Digitalcult Records

Hollywood Undead – Chaos (Single)
Label – BMG Rights Management

mouthbreather – Too Many Puppies (Single)
Label – Good Fight Music

My Dear Addiction – Hero Has Fallen (Radio Edit) (Single)
Label – Addiction Records

Deez Nuts – SK Forever (Single)
Label – DTD Records

Ithaca – They Fear Us (Single)
Label – Hassle Records

ATLVS – Comethazine (Single)
Label – Independent

BLACKGOLD – It’s Art (Single)
Label – Independent

POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES

Schemata Theory – Unity In Time [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Independent

NOBRO – Live Your Truth Shred Some Gnar [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Dine Alone Records

Short Stack – Maybe There’s No Heaven
Label – UNFD

Beth Hart – A Tribute to Led Zeppelin
Label – Mascot Label Group

Tears For Fears – The Tipping Point
Label – Concord Records

Mountaineer – Giving Up The Ghost
Label – Lifeforce Records

Scorpions – Rock Believer
Label – Universal Music

Bitter Branches – Your Neighbors Are Failures
Label – Equal Vision Records

Dashboard Confessional – All The Truth That I Can Tell
Label – AWAL

Avril Lavigne – Love Sux
Label – DTA Records / Elektra Records

The Post War – Anecdoche
Label – Independent

Bambara – Love on My Mind (EP)
Label – Wharf Cat Records

Rain City Drive – Dreams (Single)
Label – Thriller Records

State Champs – Everybody But You (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records

Coheed and Cambria – The Liars Club (Single)
Label – Roadrunner Records

Scary Kids Scaring Kids – Knock It All Down (ft. Lil Lotus) (Single)
Label – Velocity Records

GARZI – MESS (ft. Kellin Quinn) (Single)
Label – Outlast Records

Grumpster – Looking Good (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records

Telltale – Lie Your Way Out (Single)
Label – Rude Records

ALTERNATIVE/INDIE RELEASES

Soft Cell – Happiness Not Included
Label – BMG Rights Management

Gang of Youths – angel in realtime.
Label – Warner Music UK

Mom Jeans – Sweet Tooth
Label – Many Hats Endeavors

Porridge Radio – Back To The Radio (Single)
Label – Secretly Canadian

Cory Wells – Do You Like That You Love Me (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records

Bloc Party – Sex Magik (Single)
Label – Infectious Music

Florence + The Machine – King (Single)
Label – Universal Music

Bowling For Soup – I Wanna Be Brad Pitt (Single)
Label – Que-So/Brando