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