New Music Friday – September 6th, 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 

Berthold City – Time Won’t Change (Single)
Label –
WAR Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Joe recommends: Old school to a fault, Berthold City are keeping busy. “Time Won’t Change” is furious hardcore punk with warm tones and driving rhythms. Amazing vocal calls of “You can’t kill what’s inside / I know this will be the last time” and later “bust it” will absolutely make you bust it. 

Chaos Reigns – Graveyard Shift (Single)
Label –
Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Dobbin recommends: With Dillinger inspired precision-twists and turns, plus a jazzy break, you can be sure Chaos Reigns were breaking strings and mounting studio monitors for studio dives and whilst they tracked this one. 

Haywire – Born of Rotten Earth (Single)
Label –
SIDE2SIDE Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Joe recommends: Making their first foray in 2024, Haywire let all their rage and anguish out on “Born of Rotten Earth”. Piercing vocals and chugging riffs make for a sound that is pissed off and if a precursor of what is to come, will see Haywire become the ace of their scene. 

Tribe of Ghosts – DESOLATION WILL BE THEIR ONLY REWARD (Single)
Label –
Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Dobbin recommends: Renowned on the UK gigging circuit and looking to make more marks elsewhere, Tribe of Ghost are putting their best foot forward on this track. Undoubtedly an introduction to whatever’s coming next, it’s got their irreverent synths, vocals harsh both and holy, and a gnarly breakdown. 

METAL/CORE RELEASES

Daybreak – The Sound
Label – Independent

Depths – Obsolescence
Label – Independent

Fight The Fade – Alive Again
Label – FiXT

Future Palace – Distortion
Label – Arising Empire

Many Eyes – The Light Age
Label – Perseverance Media Group

Mayfield – The Cabin Sessions
Label – Black Sheep Gang

PeelingFlesh – The G Code
Label – Unique Leader

Killing of a Sacred Deer – Killing of a Sacred Deer (EP)
Label – laughingcorpse

SEWN – The Art of Letting Go (EP)
Label – Covert Records

Bodysnatcher – Vile Conduct (Single)
Label – MNRK Music

4 Oceans – Intoxicated (feat. Alex Kerski of VIANOVA) (Single)
Label – Independent

Allt – Echoes (Single)
Label – Century Media Records

BYSTANDER – Eternal Carousel (Single)
Label – Independent

cohen_noise – Paradox (Single)
Label – Independent

Glass Hands – What My Mind Can Do to Me (Single)
Label – Independent

Hidden Mothers – Still Sickness (Single)
Label – Church Road Records

iridescence. – DRIFTSTAR (feat. angelicxmei)  (Single)
Label – Independent

Never.dc & No Face No Case – Take You Down (Single)
Label – Independent

Noneflex & Nameless Planet – Despite (Single)
Label – Independent

Seven Hours After Violet – Alive (Single)
Label – Sumerian Records

Spiritbox – Soft Spine (Single)
Label – Rise Records

TheCityIsOurs – Psycho (Single)
Label – Arising Empire

The Daily Chase – Second Sun (Live in Adelaide) (Single)
Label – Independent

Then It Ends – Distorted (Single)
Label – Flourish Records

The Sleeper – Paper Skin (Single)
Label – Pennyworth Records

Us In Motion – Freezing Moon (Single)
Label – Independent

Against The Waves – The Sound (Single)
Label – Independent

Polar – Paranoia (feat. Rachel Aspe of Cage Fight) (Single)
Label – Arising Empire

Devil Sold His Soul – Like It’s Your Last MMXXIV (Single)
Label – Nuclear Blast

Entheos – A Thousand Days (Single)
Label – Metal Blade Records

Assurance – Blood Vision (Single)
Label – Independent

Fuming Mouth – Metal On Metal (Single)
Label – Nuclear Blast

Memphis May Fire – Infection (Single)
Label – Rise Records

Resolve – Molotov (Single)
Label – Arising Empire

The Body – End of Line (Single)
Label – Thrill Jockey Records

The Browning – OMNI (feat. THE DEFECT) (Single)
Label – FiXT

Hollow Front – Hold Me Down (Single)
Label – Independent

Lowen – Waging War Against God (Single)
Label – Church Road Records

HARDCORE RELEASES

Collapsed Skull – Your Father’s Rage Evaporated in the Sun
Label – Closed Casket Activities

Sharp Tongues – No Rescue
Label – New Age Records

SHOVE – AGENCY
Label – Rack Off Records

The Coming Strife Compliation – Light of the Final Dawn
Label – The Coming Strife

Lethal Method – Can’t Let You Down (EP)
Label – Independent

Skullpresser – Positions of Power (EP)
Label – Born Losers Records

Power Failure – Master System (EP)
Label – Independent

Winnerz Circle & J.O.Y – DA $PLIT (EP)
Label – life.lair.regret. Records

Wrong War – Split (EP)
Label – Council Records

Crawl – Two Songs Promo (EP)
Label – Samstrong Records

Scarfold – Beats For Street Beatings (EP)
Label – Useless Pride Records

Temple Guard – Morbid Sacrament (EP)
Label – Eco Defence Records

Terminal Nation – How Will You Be Remembered (EP)
Label – Independent

Cold Case BHC – False Promise (feat. Chris Cesarini of Street Power) (Single)
Label – Independent

Enforced – A Leap into the Dark (Single)
Label – Century Media Records

Torena – No Mercy (Single)
Label – DAZE

BACKHAND – Anger Sick (Single)
Label – INNERCITY Uprising

Regional Justice Center – MORAL DEATH SENTENCE (Single)
Label – Closed Casket Activities

Chain Wolf – Canine Savior (Single)
Label – Motorpunk Records

POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES

Blink-182  ONE MORE TIME… PART-2
Label – Columbia

Boston Manor – Sundiver
Label – Sharptone

Fame on Fire – The Death Card
Label – Hopeless Records

Have Mercy – STILL NUMB
Label – Rude Records

Lonely Spring – It Is What It Is Till It Is What It Isn’t
Label – Ivorytower Records

downcast – WTF HAPPENED??? (EP)
Label – Independent

InRetrospect – AGGRO – THE MIXTAPE (EP)
Label – Passion Eight Records

Reece Young – HERE (EP)
Label – UNFD

All Faces Down – Under the Gun (Single)
Label – Forevermore Records

Antivalent – Blood Runs Cold (Single)
Label – Rockhopper Music

Archetypes Collide – Fade Away (Live in Dallas / 2023) (Single)
Label – Fearless Records

Asleep at the Helm – Tarnished (Single)
Label – Independent

Cemetery Sun – There Is No Cure (Single)
Label – Independent

Cyan Kicks – Don’t you say I didn’t warn you (Single)
Label – Warner Music Group

Fight the Fade – Alive Again (Single)
Label – FiXT

Heart of Gold – Love Me First (Single)
Label – Adventure Cat Records

hiccup – BED BY TEN (Single)
Label – The Vibe Records

Hot Milk – Where Does the Light Get In? (Single)
Label – Music For Nations

Krooked Tongue – Nothing Ever Grows (Single)
Label – Independent

LIONFIGHT – Control (Love / Pity) (Single)
Label – Independent

Mouth Culture – Everyday (Single)
Label – InVogue Records

Movements – A.M.P. (Wicca Phase Springs Eternal Remix) (Single)
Label – Fearless Records

Prospective – Everything I Wanted (Single)
Label – Independent

Rain City Drive – Concrete Closure (Single)
Label – Thriller Records

Sløtface – I Used to Be a Real Piece of Shit (Single)
Label – Propeller Recordings

Super Morza – OVER, AGAIN (Single)
Label – Independent

The Bunny the Bear – Here in Your Hands (Single)
Label – LIFE OR DEATH

Hands Like Houses – The Devil of Decisions (Single)
Label – Civilians

High Regard – Mirror Glass (Single)
Label – Independent 

Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine (Single)
Label – Sony Music

Love Is Noise – take.one.minute (Single)
Label – Century Media Records

Nevertel – Losing Faith (Single)
Label – Epitaph

Sugar Horse – Spit Beach (Single)
Label – Pelagic Records

Touché Amoré – Hal Ashby (Single)
Label – Rise Records

Uni/Vs – A Chosen Death (Single)
Label – Independent

Uzumaki – Heaven (Single)
Label – Everything Sucks Music

Chubby and the Gang – Cocaine Sunday (Single)
Label – Flatspot Records

Falling Asleep – SUPERNOVA (Single)
Label – FRIENDSHIP.

FEVER 333 – DESERT RAP (Single)
Label – Century Media Records

Ghost Of Hope – Martyr (Single)
Label – Independent

zebrahead – Doomsday on the Radio (Single)
Label – MFZB Records

Living in Fiction – Let Go (Single)
Label – High Vibe Recordings

CRASHFACE – BUBBLEGUM (Single)
Label – Independent

Maybsomeday – Drag Me To Hell (Single)
Label – N96RECORDS

ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES

Fat Dog – WOOF.
Label – Domino Recording

Fred again… – ten days
Label – Atlantic Records

Jazmin Bean – Traumatic Livelihood – Extended Edition
Label – Universal Island Records

Mari Boine – Alva
Label – By Norse Music

Molchat Doma – Belaya Polosa
Label – Sacred Bones Records

NERO – Into the Unknown
LAbel – 2808 Recordings

Prim – Move Too Slow
Label – Sunday Drive Records

Sangam – Inside at Night
Label – No Problema Tapes

FloweBoyDeMii – Moon
Label – Independent

Lakes – The Stitches (EP)
Label – Big Scary Monsters

Laura Jane Grace – Give An Inch (EP)
Label – Dial Back Sound

MULT – Back Around (EP)
Label – Independent

Phaeleh – Tempest (EP)
Label –
Undertow

Public Opinion – Painted on Smile (EP)
Label – Convulse Records

Soot Sprite & Muttering – For Joy (EP)
Label – Specialist Subject

Cindy – The Bell (Single)
Label – Tough love

Empty Blue – Let’s Go Online (feat. Emma Aibara) (Single)
Label – Independent

Georgie Riot – Hurt (feat. Sophie-Grace) (Single)
Label – Riot Records

Grouper – A Better Feeling (Single)
Label – Independent

Halsey – Ego (Single)
Label – Columbia

Heavenward – Tangerine (Hundredth Version) (Single)
Label – Fever Ltd.

Helios – Breathless (feat. Hollie Kenniff) (Single)
Label – Unseen

Luna Shadows little rituals (end of summer version) (Single)
Label – Independent

Rachel Bochner – Without A Doubt (Single)
Label – Handwritten Records

Shallowsky – Currents (Single)
Label – InVogue Records

The Midnight – Chariot (Single)
Label – Ultra Records

Underworld – Black Poppies (Single)
Label – Virgin Music

Chiefland – Bad Move (feat. Christine Goodwyne) (Single)
Label – Independent

claire rousey – ily2 (Maral remix) (Single)
Label – Thrill Jockey Records

Crows – Is It Better?  (Single)
Label – Bad Vibrations

Delta Sleep – Glow (Single)
Label – Sofa Boy Records

Devon Thompson – Sharp Teeth (Single)
Label – Exquisite Feline 

Ethel Cain – For Sure (American Football Cover) (Single)
Label – Polyvinyl Records

Ftlframe – Numb (Single)
Label – Independent

Gaffa Tape Sandy – Body In The Water (Single)
Label – Alcopop! Records

Machine Girl – Motherfather (Single)
Label – Future Classic

mxmtoon – the situation (feat. Kero Kero Bonito) (Single)
Label – AWAL Recordings

Money – Freebaser (Single)
Label – Sunday Drive Records

Aphex Twin – th1 [evnslower] (Single)
Label – Warp Records

Bearings – Gone So Gone (Reimagined) (Single)
Label – Pure Noise Records

Kimbra – Space Jam (Single)
Label – Independent

LE SSERFIM – CRAZY (feat. PinkPantheress) (Single)
Label – SOURCE MUSIC

phonewifey – incineration/dissolution (Single)
Label – New Dance Craze

Bear’s Den – Above the Clouds of Pompeii (feat. Dermot Kennedy) (Single)
Label – Communion Group

Meemo Comma – As It Is Written (Single)
Label – Planet Mu

Soft Kill – Roseland (Single)
Label – Born Losers Records