Welcome to New Music Friday, with our wrap-up all the new metalcore, post-hardcore, alternative, and indie releases, as well as picks from our staff. Check out our release calendar to keep an eye on this year’s upcoming releases!
STAFF PICKS
Implore – The Burden of Existence (EP)
Label – Church Road Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Joe recommends: Implore release their most ambitious and finest material to date on their latest record, The Burden of Existence. The chugging riffs present allow for some of its hardest moments with the dual vocal attack that are a grand listen.
The Gloom in the Corner – Trinity [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Sharptone Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Dallis recommends: The Gloom In The Corner offer up a narrative and sound that gives one of the most unique listening experiences this year. With an array of features, stories and huge breakdowns, each step of this adventure has something around the corner.
MOSKITO – Sweet Fruit (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)
Nisrin recommends: UK Alt Punk Rockers MOSKITO latest track “Sweet Fruit” explores dark and ominous overtones which shows clear development from their previous material. This unit will be one to keep an eye on as we head into 2023.
METAL/CORE RELEASES
Fire from the Gods – Soul Revolution [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Better Noise Music
Fit For A King – The Hell We Create [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Solid State Records
Thotcrime – D1G1T4L_DR1FT [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Prosthetic Records
Psychonaut – Violate Consensus Reality
Label – Pelagic Records
Dr. Acula – Dr. Acula
Label – Silent Pendulum Records
Show Me The Body – Trouble The Water
Label – Loma Vista Recordings
Demon Hunter – EXILE
Label – Weapons MFG
Obsidiouss – Iconic
Label – Season of Mist
Darkthrone – Astral Fortress
Label – Peaceville
Hiss From The Moat – The Way Out Of Hell
Label – The Way Out Of Hell
The Last Ten Seconds of Life – Annihilation Phenomena (Single)
Label – Unique Leader Records
I Am Haunted – stilldeath. (Single)
Label – Independent
Amoura – Dead & Gone (Single)
Label – Independent
The Wise Man’s Fear – Mazerunner (Single)
Label – Independent
Pridian – Deadfall (Single)
Label – Independent
Nita Strauss – The Wolf You Feed (feat. Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy) (Single)
Label – Sumerian Records
Alda Sky – Blink Of An Eye (Single)
Label – Independent
Vulvodynia – Artificial Divinity (Single)
Label – Unique Leader Records
Dryad – Black Smoke (Single)
Label – Prosthetic Records
Ov Sulfur – Stained In Rot (Single)
Label – Century Media Records
POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES
Polyphia – Remember That You Will Die [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Rise Records
October Ends – PHASES [FULL REVIEW]
Label – UNFD
The Hunna – The Hunna
Label – Believe
HOSTAGE – MEMENTO MORI
Label – Independent
Dead Cross – II
Label – Ipecac Recordings
Arm’s Length – Never Before Seen, Never Again Found
Label – Wax Bodega
Palaye Royale – Fever Dream
Label – Sumerian Records
Four Year Strong – Enemy of the World (Re-Recorded)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Chiffre – Wastelands
Label – Independent
Save Face – Another Kill for the Highlight Reel (Deluxe Edition)
Label – Epitaph Records
Sly Withers – Overgrown
Label – Dew Process
Sugar Horse – Waterloo Teeth (EP) [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Small Pond Recordings
Love Is Noise – Euphoria, Where Were You? (EP)
Label – 333 Wreckords Crew
Demeted – Lunacy (EP)
Label – Seek & Strike
Goalkeeper – I Wish I Met You Sooner (EP)
Label – Lost Music Collective
Can’t Swim – i heard they found you face down inside your living room (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records
Quicksand – Feliz (Single)
Label – Epitaph Records
Conquer Divide – Paralyzed (Single)
Label – Mascot Records
A Foreign Affair – Worst Enemy (Single)
Label – We Are Triumphant
VENUES – Cravings (Single)
Label – Arising Empire
Pollyanna Blue – Haunted (Single)
Label – Independent
Nickelback – Those Days (Single)
Label – BMG
Dayseeker – Crying While You’re Dancing (Single)
Label – Spinefarm Records
InTechnicolour – Turn It Loose (Single)
Label – Small Pond Records
Mimi Barks (feat. Envious) – UNDEAD IT (Single)
Label – Silent Cult
††† (Crosses) – Vivien (Single)
Label – Warner Records
Glacier Veins – Connect (Single)
Label – Equal Vision Records
Hundred Reasons – Glorious Sunset (Single)
Label – Silva Screen Records
He Is Legend – Sour/Honey From The Hive (Single)
Label – Universal Music
Polterguise – Datura (feat. Properties of Nature)
Label – Theoria Records
Flash Forward & As December Falls – Over You (Single)
Label – Uncle M Music
Bob Vylan – The Decliate nature (feat. Laurie Vincent)
Label – Ghost Theatre
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES
Aoife Nessa Frances – Protector
Label – Partisan Records
Girlpuppy – When I’m Alone
Label – Royal Mountain Records
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Changes
Label – KGLW
Junior Boys – Waiting Game
Label – City Slang
Montell Fish – Her Love Still Haunts Me Like a Ghost
Label – Lord’s Child
Martha – Please Don’t Take Me Back
Label – Dirtnap Records
Lola Marsh – Shot Shot Cherry
Label – Anova Music
Old Sea Brigade – 5am Paradise
Label – Nettwerk
Milk & Bone – Chrysalism
Label – Bonsound
Kailee Morgue – Girl Next Door
Label – Thriller Records
Leah Kate – Alive and Unwell
Label – 10K Projects
Holly Humberstone – Can You Afford To Lose Me?
Label – Universal Music
Same – Does It Go Any Faster?
Label – Independent
Fauness – The Golden Ass
Label – Cascine
Daisy The Great – All You Need Is Time
Label – S-Curve Records
Lexer – The First Last Day
Label – This Never Happened
Hermanos Gutierrez – El Bueno Y El Malo
Label – Easy Eye Sound
DeathbyRomy – Entropy (EP)
Label – Capitol Records
TRiDENT – D-X (EP)
Label – 松山制作委員会
ĠENN – Rohmeresse (Single)
Label – Everything Sucks Music
No Windows – No Clue (Green Song) (Single)
Label – Something.
Valencia Grace – What A Shame (Single)
Label – Columbia Records
Caroline Rose – Love/Lover/Friend (Single)
Label – New West Records
NONĒ SUNSHINE – Beautiful
Label –
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – I Killed Captain Cook (Single)
Label – Jagjaguwar
GUNSHIP – Ghost (feat Power Glove)
Label – Horsie In The Hedge Limited
White Reaper – Pages (Single)
Label – Elektra Records
U.S. Girls – Bless This Mess (Single)
Label – 4AD Ltd
Sam Fender – Wild Grey Ocean (Single)
Label – Polydor Records
Kinda Grannis – Megastuck (Single)
Label – KG Records
Andrew Bird – I felt a Funeral, in my Brain (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)
Label – Wegawam Music
Doused – cherrycolacrush (Single)
Label – Independent
Mareux – Glass (feat. King Woman)
Label – Revolution Records