New Music Friday: November 4th, 2022

Welcome to New Music Friday, with our round-up all the new metalcore, post-hardcore, alternative, and indie releases, as well as picks from our staff. Take a look at our release calendar to keep an eye on this year’s upcoming releases!

STAFF PICKS

Softcult – Drain (Single)
Label – Easy Life Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Joe recommends: Softcult drop brand new dreamy single “Drain“, which puts a focus on climate breakdown and corporate greed, this comes with the announcement of their upcoming EP See You In The Dark releasing next year.

Forlorn – Hold Me (Single) [FEATURE]
Label – Silent Cult
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Max recommends: With new single “Hold Me“, Forlorn continue to blend folk horror and paganism and carve out their own brand of ‘Midsommar Metal’, while crafting a unique sound and visual identity.

Mourning – Unhonoured Prophecy (Single)
Label – Streets Of Hate
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Nisrin recommends: UK metallic hardcore unit Mourning drop their latest single “Unhonoured Prophecy“, ahead of their upcoming album, Disenlightenment. Boasting absolutely massive riffs and ends with a weighty breakdown that is sure to incite a boisterous mosh pit. 

Terminal Sleep – Chapter 1: No Solace (EP)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Dallis recommends: Packed with furious riffs and savage vocals that will be immense to throw down to, it’s difficult not see Terminal Sleep rising to the top of the Aussie and wider hardcore scene with their fantastic debut EP.

METAL/CORE RELEASES

AVOID – Cult Mentality [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Thriller Records

Ingested – Ashes Lie Still [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Metal Blade Records

ChuggaBoom – Death Pledge
Label – Dead Serious Recordings

The Sawtooth Grind – Good
Label – Wax Vessel

Sharptooth – Imperfect Animal (EP)
Label – Independent

Pincer+ – Ugly on the Skin (Single)
Label – Greyscale Records

Suicide Silence – Capable of Violence (N.F.W.) (Single)
Label – Century Media Records

August Burns Red – Ancestry (feat. Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage) (Single)
Label – Sharptone Records

FJØRT – fernost (Single)
Label – Grand Hotel van Cleef

For I Am King – Disciples (Single)
Label – Prime Collective

To the Grave – Red Dot Sight (Single)
Label – Unique Leader Records

The Hirs Collective – We’re Still Here (feat. Shirley Manson of Garbage) (Single)
Label – Get Better Records

Sunfall – Deadbeat (Single)
Label – Out of Line

Johnny Booth – Storyteller (Single)
Label – Booth Records

NTH RD – I Watched You Fade Away (Single)
Label – Independent

Vended – Overall (Single)
Label – Independent

POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES

Dayseeker – Dark Sun [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Spinefarm Records

Fleshwater – We’re Not Here To Be Loved [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Closed Casket Activities

Devin Townsend – Lightwork [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Hevy Devy Records

Asking Alexandria – See What’s on the Inside (Deluxe Edition)
Label – Better Noise Music

InTechnicolour – Midnight Heavyweight
Label – Small Pond Records

Born Without Bones – Dancer
Label – Pure Noise Records

The Pretty Reckless – Other Worlds
Label – Century Media

96 Bitter Beings – Synergy Restored
Label – Nuclear Blast

Cherie Amour – Spiritual Ascension
Label – Rude Records 

Chiefland – Quiet Confidence
Label – Independent

Eyes Wide Open – Through Life and Death (Deluxe Edition)
Label – Arising Empire

Magnolia Park – Baku’s Revenge
Label – Epitaph Records

Slowly Slowly – Daisy Chain
Label – UNFD

Youth Fountain – Keepsakes & Reminders (Deluxe)
Label – Pure Noise Records

Special Interest – Endure
Label – Rough Trade Records

Backxwash – HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING
Label – Independent

Alive In Barcelona – Flatline (EP) [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Smartpunk Records

Rogue Half – The Middle Distance (EP)
Label – Independent

Windvent – Rhema (EP)
Label – Independent

The Comfort – The Portal (feat. Dylan Davidson of DeadLights)
Label – Greyscale Records

Kissing Candice – see/\saw (Single)
Label – Nilbog Records

Neon Sky – Spiderwebs (Single)
Label – Orange Wolf

The Failsafe – Ghost of You (Single)
Label – Independent

Vampires Everywhere! – Date With a Vampyre (The Screaming Tribesmen Cover) (Single)
Label – Dark Kingdom Records

State Champs – Act Like That (feat. Mitchell Tenpenny) (Acoustic)
Label – Slumberland

Hell’s Ditch – Take The Night Off (Single)
Label – Silent Cult

Thrice – Summer Set Fire to the Rain (Acoustic) (Single)
Label – Epitaph Records

Void Chapter – Diabolic (feat. Daedric) (Single)
Label – FiXT

Discrepancies – Hands Up (Single)
Label – ONLAP

Wolves at the Gate – Dark Cold Night (Single)
Label – Solid State Records

MMIC – My Confession (Single)
Label – Independent

Rumours – CTRL + ALT + DLT (feat. Hacktivist) (Single)
Label – Independent

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – Parasite (Single)
Label – AWAL

The Nightmares – From Above (Single)
Label – Venn Records

Doodseskader – It’s Not An Addiction If You Don’t Feel Like Quitting (Single)
Label – Isolation Records

nothing,nowhere. – CYAN1DE (feat. Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy) (Single)
Label – Fueled By Ramen 

Palette Knife – Avatar the Last Cakebender (Single)
Label – Take This To Heart Records

David Knudson – No Ways No Means (feat. Tim Kasher of Cursive) (Single)
Label – Seawall

Other Half – Jollies with the Boys (Single)
Label – Big Scary Monsters

Anti-Flag – Never (Feat. Stacey Dee of Bad Cop/Bad Cop) (Single)
Label – Spinefarm

Thumper – Summer Assault (Single)
Label – Reckless Records

Astralux – Livewire (Single)
Label – Downtown Rehearsal Records

ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES

Turnover – Myself in the Way [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Run For Cover Records

Soft Kill – Canary Yellow
Label – Cercle Social Records

Sunliner – Sunliner
Label – Lockjaw Records

Ploho – Когда душа спит
Label – Artoffact Records

First Aid Kid – Palomino
Label – Columbia Records

Phoenix – Alpha Zulu
Label – Glassnote/Loyaute Music

Taipei Houston – Once Bit Never Bored
Label – C3 Records

Eden Samara – Rough Night
Label – Local Action

Joji – Smithereens
Label – Warner Records

Mount Kimbie MK 3.5: Die Cuts | City Planning
Label – Warp Records

Cavetown – worm food
Label – Sire Records

Daniel Avery – Ultra Truth
Label – Phantasy Sound

Carla dal Forno – Come Around
Label – Kallista Records

Anna of the North – Crazy Life
Label –  Play It Again Sam

MorMor – Semblance
Label – Don’t Guess Inc

Last Dinosaurs – From Mexico With Love
Label – Nettwerk Music Group 

The Blue Stones – Pretty Monster
Label – MNRK

Dermot Kennedy – Sonder
Label – Island Records

Tenci – A Swollen River, a Well Overflowing
Label – Keeled Scales

Etta Marcus – Heart-Shaped Bruise
Label – Universal Music 

Personal Trainer – Big Love Blanket
Label – The Industry

Olivia Barton – This is a Good Sign
Label – Independent

Suki Waterhouse – Milk Teeth (EP)
Label – Sub Pop Records

Tokky Horror – Hammer 2 The Face (Single)
Label – Prangin’ Records

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Pretty Boy (Single)
Label – Sour Mash Records

Deadletter – Madge’s Declaration (Single)
Label – SO Recordings

Yves Tumor – God Is a Circle (Single)
Label – Warp Records

Gorillaz – Baby Queen (Single)
Label – Parlophone Records

Aly & AJ – With Love From (Single)
Label – LLC