New Music Friday – May 9th, 2025

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 

Abrupt Decay – Castigate (Single)
Label –
Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Joe recommends: Dropping their first new material since 2025, Abrupt Decay deliver sheer chaos with their latest single, “Castigate”. Blending together screamo, hardcore, and thrash, as well as their dual vocal offering, Abrupt Decay present a sound that will rip ears off in the best way possible.

En Masse – justthisonce (Single)
Label –
Fever Ltd.
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Dobbin recommends: En Masse are taking a trusted sound all the way to the stratosphere. This track is a classic alt-gazer, decorated in crisp details and wonderful production. Between “justthisonce” and prior single “masq”, there’s every indication that their new album will be the summer’s most exciting alternative releases. 

Misery Whip – Death of a Small Town (Single)
Label – BLEAKHOUSE
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Joe recommends: Ferocious as ever, Portland unit Misery Whip are back with “Death Of A Small Town“. Their beatdown-style death metal onslaught makes for a beast of a sound – one that will have rooms headbanging to their dense beats and moshing to their harsh riffs.

So Far So Good – trophy corpse 2 (Single)
Label –
Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Joe recommends: So Far So Good lean fully into their feral side on “trophy corpse 2″, which serves as a fitting sequel to the original release from last year. With each aspect of their sound cranked to the max, and culminating in an earth-shaking breakdown, So Far So Good have put together one hell of a pissed-off track.

METAL/CORE RELEASES

Behemoth – The Shit Ov God
Label – Nuclear Blast

Sleep Token – Even in Arcadia 
Label – RCA Records

Sold Soul – Just Like That, I Disappear Entirely
Label – Independent

Within the Ruins – Phenomena II (Instrumentals) 
Label – MNRK Records

Demeted – Rituals (EP)
Label – Seek & Strike

Ghost Chant – Hell May Await Me (EP)
Label – Revival Recordings

The Sun’s Journey Through The Night – Demo III (EP)
Label – Church Road Records

Attack Attack! – Dance! (Single)
Label – Oxide Records

AVRALIZE – helium (Single)
Label – Arising Empire

Dead Cassette – Sink Or Swim (Single)
Label – Independent

DIESECT – HIDE FROM THE LIGHT (Single)
Label – Greyscale Records

HAWK – Disclosure (Single)
Label – Independent

Levels – Strange Things (Single)
Label – SHARPTONE

Nailwound – ANIMAL (Single)
Label – Independent

Postal – With Lips Locked And Eyes Sewn Shut (Single)
Label – 300

Red Keep – Obsidian (Single)
Label – Independent

Take Breath – Lying Still (Single)
Label – Independent

Then It Ends – Writing On The Walls (Single)
Label – Flourish Records

Two Sides of Me – better that way (Single)
Label – Independent

Watch Out Stampede – Lifeless (Single)
Label – Redfield Records

Wolves at the Gate – DEATH CLOCK (Single)
Label – Solid State Records

Chepang – Nirnaya (Single)
Label – Relapse Records

Nothing Noble – pitiful thoughts (Single)
Label – Independent

Peacemaker FL – Cut Throat Cameo (Single)
Label – Independent

Age of Apocalypse – Gilded Hatred (SIngle)
Label – Closed Casket Activities 

Caskets – Make Me A Martyr (Single)
Label – SHARPTONE

Justice For The Damned – Built To Be Broken (Single)
Label – Greyscale Records

Katatonia – Temporal (Single)
Label – Napalm Records 

Make It Simple – Anxiety (Single)
Label – Superbia Music Group

Orthodox – Keep Your Blessings (Single)
Label – Century Media

Parkway Drive – Sacred (Single)
Label – Independent

Tallah – A primeval detachment (Single)
Label – Earache

Harms Way – Other World (Single)
Label – Metal Blade Records

Full Of Hell – Broken Sword, Rotten Shield (Single)
Label – Closed Casket Activities

Hell – Hevy (Single)
Label – Sentient Ruin Laboratories

Pupil Slicer – Heather/Black Scrawl (Single)
Label – Prosthetic Records

Lilith’s Demise – BALLBUSTER (Single)
Label –
Independent

HARDCORE RELEASES

AGITATE – Capital in Decay (EP)
Label – Independent

Backbiter – Misery Tapes Vol I: Suffer Eternal (EP)
Label –
Midwest Misery Records

Manos De Fierro – Manos De Fierro (LP)
Label – Creator Destructor Records

The Chain – Blind the World (LP)
Label – Last Ride Records

The Dividing Line – Demo (EP)
Label – New Age Distribution

Say Less – Demo 25′ (EP)
Label – BeyondAlive

Face The Pain – Spring Promo 2025 (EP)
Label – Youngblood Records

Bad Beat – Bad Beatdown (EP)
Label – Triple B Records

Fractured – A Moment of Clarity Before Hitting the Ground (EP)
Label – Independent

STOLEN GUN – DEMO 2025 (EP)
Label – Independent

Perk Walk – The Freeze (Single)
Label – Independent

Hard Stare – Go Fuck Yersel’ / In The Bin (Single)
Label –
Survival Scroll Records

Private Function – Animal (Single)
Label – Independent

Struck a Nerve – Parade of Violence (Single)
Label – Struck Chords

SURGE HC – NEVER BACK DOWN (Single)
Label – Independent

Fangs Out – Everything’s Got Teeth (Single)
Label – Soul2Sell

Pig Pen – Mental Mentaility (Single)
Label – Flatspot Records

Aneurysm & Dread – A.D. (Single)
Label – Independent

Wetwork – Mutt (Single)
Label – B.I.G Records

POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES

Cascadent – Telementry
Label – Independent

The Wonder Years – Burst & Decay (Volume III) 
Label – Hopeless Records

Nerv – LOST! (EP)
Label – SBG Records

You Win Again Gravity – Don’t Leave Me Here, Pt. 1 (EP)
Label – Independent

A Foreign Affair – Ec/ipse (feat. Andy Cizek) (Single)
Label – Overshadow

Avril Lavigne – Young & Dumb (feat. Simple Plan) (Single)
Label – Big Noise Music Group

Chiefland – Lie to Me (Single)
Label – Independent

Daedric – Night Mother (Single)
Label – FiXT

Dead by April – Naked (Single)
Label – Independent

Eville – Get With Me (Single)
Label – Independent

FOXCULT – City of Rust [feat. Abel Abarca of BIG ASS TRUCK I.E. & Ishiki] (Single)
Label – Adventure Cat Records

Glazed Eyes – Time Out (Single)
Label – Sunday Drive

Halsey – Hand That Feeds (feat. Amy Lee of Evanescence) (Single)
Label – Cutting Edge Music

Hillhaven – Say My Name (Single)
Label – Independent

Hot Milk – Insubordinate Ingerland (Single)
Label – Music For Nations

THE WESTERN EXPANSE – DISCOROUND (Single)
Label – DIMENSIONAL PROJECTS

Safeguard – Sweet Pea (Single)
Label – Independent

ANGER PARTY – Pray & Obey (Single)
Label – Silent Cult

Belmont – In The Sky (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records

Dance Gavin Dance – Midnight at McGuffy’s (Single)
Label – Rise Records

Deaf Havana – Lawn Tennis (Single)
Label – SO Recordings

Kaonashi – Red Sink, Yellow Teeth (Single)
Label – Equal Vision Records

Of Mice & Men – Another Miracle (Single)
Label – Century Media

The Pretty Wild – Omens (Single)
Label – Sumerian Records

feralcity – Wanderer (Single)
Label – Unclefunk Recordings

Hundredth – Dazzle (Single)
Label – Independent

Kusanagi – Dream Project (Single)
Label –
Independent

One Step Closer – Jinx (Single)
Label – Run For Cover

Beauty School – When I’m Feeling Down (Single)
Label – Slam Dunk Records

Bite the Hand – RAZORBLADE (Single)
Label – Wiretap Records

Greywind – I.K.A.M.F. (Single)
Label – FLG

Pierce The Veil – Kiss Me Now (Single)
Label – Fearless Records

ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES

Planet Opal – Recreate Patterns, Release Energy
Label – Dischi Sotterranei

Sacrobosco – Apes + Tigers
Label – Antinational Noise

Spacey Jane – If That makes Sense
Label – AWAL Recordings

Men I Trust – Equus Caballus
Label – Independent

f5ve – SEQUENCE 01 (EP)
Label – LDH Records

Florence Arman – My Brother’s Guest Bed (Single)
Label – Independent

Garbage – Get Out My Face AKA Bad Kitty (Single)
Label – BMG Rights

Georgie Riot – Body (Single)
Label – Riot Records

Geowulf – Visions of Ourselves (Single)
Label – Nettwerk Music Group

Hibou – A Sweet Thought (Single)
Label – Spirit Goth Records

Hollie Keniff – For One ANother (Single)
Label – Nettwerk Music Group

Midwife – Signs (Single)
Label – The Flenser

sace6 – easy exit (feat. Rain City Drive) (Single)
Label – VERSION III

H_ngm_n – No Place Like Home (Single)
Label – Sugar-Free Records

L.O.E – I Was Not Magnificent (Single)
Label – Hopeful Tragedy Records

Arcadia Grey – HERNAMEENGRAVED (Single)
Label – Smartpunk Records

daine – payphone (Single)
Label – Create / Pack Records

Leisure Hour – Chicago (Single)
Label – PNWK Records

Lucy Rose – Pink (Single)
Label – Communion Records

Tummyache – Stop, Drop, Roll (SIngle)
Label – Independent

Wildernesses – Four Hour Drive (Single)
Label – Floodlit Recordings

A Place To Bury Stranger &, The Mall –  Make Me Feel Anything/I Need (Single)
Label – Dedstrange

Charmer – Night (Single)
Label – Counter Intuitive Records

Flooding – your silence is my favorite song (Single)
Label – Independent

Soccer Mommy – She Is (stripped) (Single)
Label – Loma Vista Recordings

Sophia Kennedy – Imaginary Friend (Single)
Label – City Slang

U.S. Girls – Bookend (Single)
Label – 4AD

HEALTH & Chelsea Wolfe – MEAN (Single)
Label – Loma Vista Recordings

Satellite108 – Excerpts of Orbit (Single)
Label – END