New Music Friday – September 1st, 2023

Welcome to this week’s New Music Friday, our round-up of all the releases ranging from metalcore, hardcore, alternative and indie. Have a look at our release calendar to see what upcoming releases are due soon. NMF playlist can be found here or at the bottom of the page. (Cover: Nonamer – Сигнал)

STAFF PICKS

Break Fifty – Dreamland (feat. Ben Mason) (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Max recommends: A blisteringly aggressive and groovy endeavour, “Dreamland” sees metalcore upstarts Break Fifty impress with a blend of keen nu-core bounce and hardcore-adjacent violence.

The Requiem – Diary Of A Masochist / I’ll Be Late For My Funeral (Single)
Label – Fearless Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Harry recommends: Under a new guise, The Requiem, are back with two superb singles in the form of “Diary Of A Masochist” and “I’ll Be Late For My Funeral“. Fully embracing their 00s emo influences, The Requiem have pieced together their strongest material to date that will hopefully result in a full-length down the line.

ФРАГМЕНТЫ – Химикаты (feat. Pauline Seaver & BLACK SCUM) (Single)
Label –
Independent
(Spotify)

Nisrin recommends: ФРАГМЕНТЫ have quickly followed up track “Dead Line” on their latest release “Химикаты“, that sees the additions of Pauline Seaver and BLACK SCUM create an emboldened sound. The dancefloor drum and bass blending with the liquid-style vocals that see explosive harsh vocals makes for a unique and fresh listen.

Erythh – DRIVE ME FAR (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Joe recommends: Erythh continues to release melodic and entrancing breakcore, with an impressive consistency given their several releases in 2023. “DRIVE ME FAR” takes up a slightly more sombre tone, as the longing synths glide through the track.

METAL/CORE RELEASES

Polaris – Fatalism [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Sharptone Records

Aviations – Luminaria [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Independent

Converge – The Dusk in Us (Deluxe Edition)
Label – Equal Vision Records

GENDO IKARI – ROKUBUNGI
Label – Independent

Nonamer – Сигнал
Label – Independent

Limbs – Everything Under Heaven
Label – Independent

The World at a Glance – The Longest Shadow Can Only Recede
Label – Crucible

Splutter – From Where We Are, the Starting Point of Sound
Label – RedHeat Records

Dead/Awake – Feral (EP)
Label – Independent

Diesect – Shadows Follow (EP)
Label – Independent

Huminoid – Pride Comes Before the Crash (EP)
Label – Independent

Primal Horde & Scorching Tomb – Primal Tomb (EP)
Label – Independent

vianova – …A Way Out (EP)
Label – Easthaven Records

A Scent Like Wolves – Sunscape (Single)
Label – Theoria Records

ACCVSED – Currents (Single)
Label – Blood Blast Distribution

Curses – Black Canvas (Single)
Label – Blood Blast Distribution

Eighteen Visions – This Machine (Single)
Label – Independent

Forged in Fire – Wicked Souls (Single)
Label – Independent

Kingdom Collapse – NEVER BE LIKE YOU (Single)
Label – Oxide Records

Maelføy – Fear (Single)
Label – Blood Blast Distribution

Red Keep – Dream Diary (Single)
Label – Blood Blast Distribution

Berried Alive – WARGOURD (Single)
Label – Independent

Hollow Front – We’re All Left Suffering (Single)
Label – UNFD

We Blame The Empire – Inferno (Single)
Label – Animals Mosh Harder Records

Vanitas – Between Lune and Eden (Single)
Label – Independent

Dying Wish – Lost In The Fall (Single)
Label – Sharptone Records

Set for Tomorrow – Like Murder (Single)
Label – Blood Blast Distribution

Resolve – Older Days (feat. ten56. & Paleface Swiss) (Single)
Label – Arising Empire

HARDCORE RELEASES

Farewell Signs – Dead Body Language
Label – Independent

Street Power – Threads of Hate
Label – Independent

Surfaced – Nothingness Forever
Label – Through N Through Records

Diall – Diall (EP)
Label – Crew Cuts

Dispute – VOLATILE REACTION (EP)
Label – Independent

Dismal – DISMAL (EP)
Label – 859 underground

Immortal Blade – All Who Suffer (EP)
Label – Independent

Gunmask – DOGSCANNER (EP)
Label – Independent

SLUG – Promo 2023 (EP)
Label – Delayed Gratification Records

TRUCHA – The Devil’s Grip (EP)
Label – Independent

Worn – Condensing Flesh (EP)
Label – From Within Records

Cauldron – Rejection Pact (Single) [ALBUM NEWS]
Label – The Coming Strife

Chain Whip – Call Of The Knife/Hatewave (Single)
Label – Neon Taste Records

Forked Tongue – Exit Strategy (feat. Gumskab) (Single)
Label – Independent

Deadweight 80 – Disorient (Single)
Label – Independent

Drink Deep – Double Victim (Single)
Label – Independent

Final Gasp – Blood and Sulfur (Single)
Label – Relapse Records

POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES

Empire State Bastard – Rivers of Heresy
Label – Roadrunner Records

Escape the Fate – Out of the Shadows
Label – Big Noise Music Group

Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows – DESTROY REBUILD (Deluxe Edition)
Label – Velocity Records

Just Friends – Gusher
Label – Pure Noise Records

Sprain – The Lamb as Effigy
Label – The Flenser

Taking Meds – Dial M for Meds
Label –  Smartpunk Records

Blanket – Blue Eyes (EP) [FULL REVIEW]
Label – Church Road Records

Delaire the Liar – SELF DEFENCE (EP)
Label – Rude Records

Dream Demon – Contagious (EP)
Label – Out Of Line Music

Lauren Babic & Jordan Radvansky – Duets (EP)
Label – Independent

Tokky Horror – Clown Blood (EP)
Label – Venn Records

Butterfly Scissors – You still have my heart (Single)
Label – Independent

CRASHFACE – City View Hotel (Single)
Label – Independent

Devil may Care – CHAKRA <•> as long as I’m breathing (Single)
Label – Blood Blast Distribution

Normandie – Flowers For The Grave (Single)
Label – Easy Life Records

North Atlas – Some Kind of Circle (Single)
Label – Independent

Noyou – Life Goes On (Single)
Label – Independent

Odd Palace – Avalanche (Single)
Lael – Prime Collective

Onlap – Fever (Single)
Label – AFM Records

Pleiades – Amos Clift  (Single)
Label – Independent

SAVE US – Distance (Single)
Label – Year Of The Rat Records

The Requiem – Diary Of A Masochist / I’ll Be Late For My Funeral (Single)
Label – Fearless Records

Values Here – Do You Know Why? (Single)
Label – End Hits Records

’68 – Removed Their Hooks (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records

MOSKITO – Thrill Seeker (Single)
Label – Independent

VRSTY – Fuck You Forever (Single)
Label – Spinefarn Music Group

Dragged Under – Mad Punks (Single)
Label – Mascot Records

Taking Back Sunday S’old (Single)
Label – Concord

Crime In Stereo – Hypernormalisation (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records

DARLAH – Landslide (Single)
Label – Independent

Knuckle Puck – The Tower (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records

ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES

Pale Blue Eyes – This House
Label –  Full Time Hobby

Slowdive – everything is alive
Label – Dead Oceans

Geowulf – Woman (EP)
Label – Independent

Sorcerer – Strangers (EP)
Label – Delivrance Records

Bear’s Den – Loneliness (Single)
Label – Communion Group

Drift – Burden (Single)
Label – Independent

Former Hero – smiling (beside him) (Single)
Label – birkham records

Måneskin – HONEY (ARE U COMING?) (Single)
Label – Sony Music Entertainment

Milk & Bone – Sour (Softest Version) (Single)
Label – Bonsound

Lauren Mayberry – Are You Awake? (Single)
Label – EMI

Ruby Haunt – Cold Front (Single)
Label – Independent

Soul Extract – Superheroes (feat. Celldweller & Discrepancies) (Single)
Label – FiXT

In Explosions – curtain call (Single)
Label – droneshipx

yeule – inferno (Single)
Label – Ninja Tune