Welcome to the first New Music Friday of 2023, with our wrap-up all the new metalcore, hardcore, alternative, and indie releases, along with picks from our staff. Check out our release calendar to keep up to date on what is coming out in 2023!
STAFF PICKS
Sleep Token – Chokehold (Single)
Label – Spinefarm
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Max recommends: The UK’s shining sadboy-metal titans Sleep Token return with a surprise single in “Chokehold“, proving to be one of their most fleshed out and infectious tunes to date. The band further enlist the help of legendary producer Carl Bown to help add an extra layer of polish and punch to their signature sound.
Lucrecia – Grave of the Fireflies (feat. Paledusk) (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Lucrecia begin their 2023 with their highly anticipated track “Grave of the Fireflies”, showing off their softer side with Suki’s gorgeous vocals taking the lead. These are accompanied by Paledusk’s Kaito, who as ever delivers a scorching performance to top off what is one of Lucrecia’s best tracks.
Still_bloom – benzodope (feat. Nickolas Erickson) (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Nisrin recommends: Nearly a year on from their blistering EP, Become As Gods, Still_bloom are back with another furious track in the form of “benzodope“. The group enlist the services of Nickolas Erickson to put together a barn burner of a track.
NewJeans – OMG/Ditto (Single)
Label – ADOR
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Kathleen recommends: Following up the success of their debut EP, NewJeans doubles down on their sleek, minimalist R&B sound with two new singles, “OMG” and “Ditto”.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
Wisdom And War – Superior Design
Label – Unbeaten Records
Frostbitt – Machine Destroy
Label – Independent
Wreckage – Our Time
Label – Scheme Hardcore
Mantikore – Venerate the Disease (EP)
Label – Independent
Complex – Few Die Well
Label – Independent
Conjoined Twin Octopus – The Infinite Pregnancy (EP)
Label – Independent
Social Prisoner – Death Knocks and Arrogance Answers (EP)
Label – Independent
Head Heist – The Head Heist EP (EP)
Label – Independent
Wasted Space – Wasted Space (EP)
Label – Independent
Tan and Handsome – Tan and Handsome (EP)
Label – Soup to Nuts Records
Enterprise Earth – Death Magick (Single)
Label – E-One
End It – Familia Finito (Single)
Label – Flatspot Records
Grief Symposium – Descent Into Pandemonium (Single)
Label – Church Road Records
Techlash – Interstellar (feat. Liam Collins) (Single)
Label – Shortwire
Apex Alpha – Lex Talionis (Single)
Label – Independent
A Serpent’s Hand – Tears of Agony (Single)
Label – Independent
Captive – Promo (Single)
Label – Independent
For I Am King – Trojans (Single)
Label – Prime Collective
In Fear – Purest Fire (Single)
Label – Year of the Rat
No Heroes Left – Into The Wild (Single)
Label – Independent
Our Last Crusade – Thulcandra (Single)
Label – Independent
Seconds Ago – Soul Sick (Single)
Label – Independent
The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir – Thinking About The Immortality Of The Crab (Single)
Label – Independent
Those Once Loyal – Second Hand Smoke (Single)
Label – Unearthed Music
Queen Kona – Dreams of Caplvrnia (Single)
Label – VinnyMac Records
Underminer – Monologue (Single)
Label – Independent
Worthy of the Crown – Morningside (Single)
Label – Independent
In Gloom – Thirsting Blade Dark Excalibur Mega-Genesis (Single)
Label – Papa Collin’s Rodeo Recordings
Inflict – red (Single)
Label – Independent
Sleeping Satellite – Догма (Single)
Label – Independent
SPAWN – RIP ROACH (Single)
Label – Independent
Meristem – Saviour (Single)
Label – Hear Hungary Music
The Hero and a Monster – Wounds (feat. Convictions) (Single)
Label – Independent
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
Anti-Flag – Lies They Tell Our Children
Label – Spinefarm
Iggy Pop – Every Loser
Label – Atlantic Records
Fireworks – Higher Lonely Power
Label – Independent
Casey – Atone (Single)
Label – Hassle Records
Sleep Token – The Summoning (Single)
Label – Spinefarm
Hail the Sun – Mind Reader (Single)
Label – Rude Records
Cloudsight – PURE HEAVEN (feat. Victor Borba & Rory Rodriguez) (Single)
Label – Independent
Drop Shot – Epiphany (Single)
Label – Independent
Becko – EAT ME, DRINK ME! (Single)
Label – ADA Music
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns – Atavism (Single)
Label – Independent
Dusk – Lethal Perspectives (feat. Aaron Harris) (Single)
Label – Independent
Heavisyde – Haywire (feat. SIME) (Single)
Label – TeamYee
LECHFACE – Gross (Single)
Label – Independent
Modern Day Escape – Bury the Wolf (feat. Travis Miguel) (Single)
Label – Independent
Reece Young – Shallow Breaths (feat. Aaron Gillespie) (Single)
Label – Adventure Cat Records
Concrete Castles – Dollhouse (Single)
Label – Independent
zebrahead – Middle Seat Blues (Single)
Label – MFZB Records
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
We Are Only Human Once – every dog on earth
Label – Independent
Nicole Dollanganger – Married in Mount Airy
Label – Independent
Skrillex – Rumble (feat. Fred again.. & Flowdan)
Label – Atlantic Records
TELLE – Velvet Enemy (feat. Luke Holland) (Single)
Label – Independent
Florence Arman – Hello Florence, How Are You? (Single)
Label – Independent
The Lemon Twigs – Corner Of My Eye (Single)
Label – Captured Tracks
Seafret – See, I’m Sorry (Single)
Label – Nettwerk Music Service
Somebody’s Child – I Need Ya (Single)
Label – Frenchkiss Records
The Murder Capital – Return My Head (Single)
Label – Human Season Records
Razor Braids – Nashville, Again (Single)
Label – Independent
Joe Vann – Prism (Single)
Label – little shuteye
Frankie Rose – Anything (Single)
Label – Night School