New Music Friday – October 4th, 2024

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 

Dawnwalker – Capricorn (Single)
Label –
Independent
(Apple Music)

Dobbin recommends: On “Capricorn”, Dawnwalker continue to invert their old atmo-black sound, embracing sprightly pop and funk-ing it up with Luke Fabian (ex-Pupil Slicer). Kick ass vocals and soaring leads finish off the track, building anticipation for The Unknowing which drops in a few weeks. 

Pure Bliss – Berserker (Single)
Label –
Unbeaten Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Joe recommends: Pure Bliss unleash hell with their new single “Berserker“, drawing inspiration from the brutality of ’90s metal and metalcore legends like Earth Crisis and Trail of Lies, the Syracuse unit show how crushing and relentlessly heavy then can be once again.

Soaring – A Blurred Contour Of Everything (Single)
Label –
Stellar Frequencies
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Dobbin recommends: Debuting on the atmospheric label Stellar Frequencies, Soaring begin their proceedings with an epic blackgaze track that is both frigid and welcoming. They wear their influences on their sleeve and clinch an essential nostalgia in the process, so fans of Deafheaven, Sadness, MOL and Holy Fawn should take note. 

Underneath – Habsburg Jaw/It Exists Between Us (Single)
Label –
Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Joe recommends: Underneath drop two maddening debut singles ahead of the full-length release of It Exists Between Us. Chainsaw kicks and a snare that pops, form the backbone for riffs that will rip ears off and some absolutely feral screams, making for one hell of a debut.

METAL/CORE RELEASES

Allt – From the New World
Label – Century Media Records

Blood Incantation – Absolute Elsewhere
Label – Century Media Records

Lowen – Do Not Go to War With the Demons of Mazandaran
Label – Church Road Records

SAME PAINS – closure – an aggregate
Label – Independent

Swallow The Sun – Shining
Label – Century Media Records

Undeath – More Insane
Label – Prosthetic Records

Try Angel – Underground’s Knees
Label – Basement Records

Autumn in Despair – Summer Vacation (EP)
Label – Independent

In Dying Arms – Dark Days Sessions (EP)
Label – Independent

Krosis – Infinite Circuitry (EP)
Label – Seek & Strike

Light of the Morning Star – Wings in the Night Sky (EP)
Label – Debemur Morti Productions

Sylosis – The Path (EP)
Label – Nuclear Blast

Alchemize – Bad Motives (feat. Nathan Biddles of InRetrospect) (Single)
Label – Year Of The Rat Records

Ancestor of Kaos – Death by Hanging (Single)
Label – Independent

Artemis Rising – Identity Theft (Single)
Label – Olympian Records

Aviana – Delirium (Single)
Label – Arising Empire

BYSTANDER – Redacted (Single)
Label – Independent

Changing Tides – Sands of Time (feat. ADAM ON EARTH) (Single)
Label – Independent

Designed to Fail – Note to Self (Single)
Label – DtF Productions

Downpour – Suffocated (Single)
Label – Noize In The Attic Records

Ghost!InTheWall – FEEL SOMETHING (Single)
Label – Blackgate Records

GIANT FRAGMENTS – Etügen (feat. Lola from Ocean Encounters) (Single)
Label – Independent

Lust for Lily – Glitter (Single)
Label – Independent

Mental Cruelty – Mortal Shells (Single)
Label – Century Media Records

Nylist – Unanswered (Single)
Label – Independent

Outsider – Your Weakness (Single)
Label – Independent

Patient Sixty-Seven – Hibbertia (Reduxe) (feat. Hollow Front) (Single)
Label – Oxide

Payne – WHO WE ARE (feat. chaos.sequence) (Single)
Label – Independent

Seething Akira – Sunflower Shadows (Single)
Label – Independent

The Browning – Soul Drift (Single)
Label – FiXT

Versus Me – Better Off Alone (Single)
Label – Independent

Wave Painter – Crutch (Single)
Label – Independent

Will Haven – KIRE
Label – Minus Head Records

Like Moths To Flames – Soul Exchange (Single)
Label – UNFD

Shoot on Sight – Chrome Heart Boots (Single)
Label – Independent

Coheed and Cambria – Blind Side Sonny (Single)
Label – Independent

Dreamwalker – Redshift (Single)
Label – Independent

Lacuna Coil – Oxygen (Single)
Label – Century Media Records

Unprocessed – Dark, Silent and Complete (Single)
Label – Independent

Zandria – No Time To Live Forever (Single)
Label – Napalm Records

Burn in Hell – The Rat II (Single)
Label – Reason and Rage Records

Caliban – Echoes (Single)
Label – Century Media

Copse – Wish Ender (Single)
Label – Church Road Records

Frontières – Fed By Violence (Single)
Label – Independent

Rotnest – Eldritch (Single)
Label – Suffermatic Studios

Terror Cell – Silent Rapture (Single)
Label – Fisher King Records

HARDCORE RELEASES

Torena – No Control
Label – DAZE

Agency – Iron Attrition (EP)
Label – EROT World

Despondent – Age Of Execution, Vol 3 (EP)
Label – BumfullO’Farts Records

Forked Tongue – Promo ‘24 (EP)
Label – Independent

Full Contact – East Mids Kings (EP)
Label – Independent

Place Blame – Return 2 Violence (EP)
Label – Independent

SCARAB – 3 Minute Detonator (EP)
Label – Independent

Tripper – Faceless (EP)
Label – Independent

Crosscheck – On The Offensive (EP)
Label – Loudmouth Records

LUCKY SHOT – DEMO ’24 (EP)
Label – Independent

Arc of Violence – To Kill a King (EP)
Label – Independent

Blindsider – Victims (EP)
Label – Independent

Defy – Nosarara Nosabtautu (EP)
Label – Holding On Records

Grudge & Grouch – Split (EP)
Label – Independent

Billy – Voices (Single)
Label – Whatcha Gonna Do Records

Couch Slut – Carpet Farmer – 2024 Remaster (Single)
Label – Brutal Panda Records

DROP OUT – REGRESSION (SIngle)
Label – Dision Records

HAG – Master’s Call (Single)
Label – Treeline Recording

Soulprison – Shards (Single)
Label – Independent

TORCH IT – Hellbound (Single)
Label – BB Records

JEWELTONE – IDFWY (Single)
Label – Triple Hammer Records

Destined To Burn – Destined to Burn (Single)
Label – Hypaethral Records

Punitive Damage – Baptism of Hire (Single)
Label – COnvulse Records

POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES

Balance and Composure – with you in spirit
Label – Memory Music

Chubby and The Gang – And Then There Was…
Label – Flatspot Records

Sugar Horse – The Grand Scheme of Things
Label – Pelagic Records

Trash Boat – Heaven Can Wait
Label – Hopeless Records

Belle Haven – something new (EP)
Label – Independent

God’s Computer – The Alien, the Bird, the Bard, and the Snowman (EP)
Label – Independent

Mouth Culture – Whatever the Weather (EP)
Label – Invogue Records

Acres – Deadweight (Single)
Label – Tooth & Nail / Solid State Records

Amarionette – Bulletproof (Single)
Label – Independent

As I May – Never Stop Dreaming (Single)
Label – 13.TH

Bivouac Cabs – Small Steps (Single)
Label – Independent

blacktoothed – Time Bomb (Single)
Label – Arising Empire

Calathea – Gure Hilobia (feat. VIBORA) (Single)
Label – Landara

HRTLSS – Good Intentions (Single)
Label –
Independent

modernlove. – Can’t Stop Dancing (Single)
Label – Akira Records

Movements – You’re One of Us Now / I Hope You Choke! (Darcy Baylis Remix) (Single)
Label – Fearless Records

Weller – Messed Up Weekend (Single)
Label – Independent

Тамбилборды – Там (Single)
Label –
Independent

Arimea – Deliver Me (Single)
Label – Independent

East Capri – Blood (Single)
Label – Independent

Flight Paths – Thought You Should Know (Single)
Label – Independent

Something or Other – scapegoat (Single)
Label – anything but that

KOTA! – Under My Spell (Single)
Label – Independent

Outline In Color – Can You Hear Me (Single)
Label – Overshadow

Tiny Moving Parts – Before I Go (Single)
Label – Independent

Circa Waves – We Made It (Single)
Label – Lower Third

death_on_impact – This House of Ours (Single)
Label – Independent

VUKOVI – GUNGHO (Single)
Label – Sharptone

ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES

A Place To Bury Strangers Synthesizer
Label – Dedstrange

Godspeed You! Black Emperor – NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024, 28,340 DEAD
Label – Constellation

Town of Lake – Lilac
Label – Peach Bandana Records

Flowerbabe – LOVE ALL TRUST FE
Label – Mr. D’s Magic Records

4s4ki – Collective Obsession (EP)
Label – Victor Entertainment

Cindy – Swan Lake (EP)
Label –
Tough Love Records

Gloam – Well Dwelling (EP)
Label – Independent

Sleek Teeth – Sleek Teeth (EP)
Label – Independent

Georgie Riot – Break That (Single)
Label – Tsunami (UK)

Goldmund – Esperance (feat. Hollie Kenniff) (Single)
Label – Nettwerk Music Group

Machine GirlPsychic Attack (Single)
Label – Future Classic

Soft Blue Shimmer – FREQUENCY HAMMER (Single)
Label – Other People Records

Emily Burns – Are You Waiting? (Single)
Label – So Recordings

FlowerBoyDeMii – Keyblade VIP (Single)
Label – Nuclear Garden

Ftflframe – Frail (Single)
Label – Independent

Shower Beers – Static City, USA (Single)
Label – Independent

The Body – Removal (Single)
Label – Thrill Jockey

Kai Cult – War (Single)
Label – Independent

New Haunts – New Girl on the Dancefloor (Single)
Label – Independent

Aphex Twin – #3 / Rhubarb Orc. 19.53 Rev (Single)
Label – Warp Records

claire rousey – iii (Single)
Label – Thrill Jockey

Ece Era – Sunny (Single)
Label – 2MR

Lauren Mayberry – Something In The Air (Single)
Label – EMI

Wicca Phase Springs Eternal – I Know The Raven (Single)
Label –
Run For Cover Records