Artful post hardcore emo screamo maestros BONEFLOWER have released their new full-length Reveries today, marking a major step forward for the Madrid-based post-hardcore band.
Known for their emotionally raw and cathartic delivery, the 13-track album builds on years of DIY touring and collaboration with underground labels, and includes guest appearances from Borja Pรฉrez and Jeremy Bolm of Touche Amore.
Recorded at Ultra Marinos, Reveries balances atmospheric tension with sharp intensity, with standout moments like โPomegranateโ and โSal En Mis Pestaรฑasโ pushing the band into more expansive territory. Released on Deathwish Inc., the LP is now streaming across all major platforms, with a new video out for โSal En Mis Pestaรฑas.โ
South Wales hardcore crew MAELSTROM have dropped a new EP that hits like a gut punch โ raw, fast, and loud. Built from the same writing sessions as their upcoming 2026 debut LP, the release captures a handful of tracks that couldnโt wait. โThe intent behind the promo is simple: keep it short, sharp, and relentless,โ they said. And thatโs exactly what it delivers.
We have a full feature about the band today. Check it out here.
NO SHELTER from Emsdetten, Germany, return with Remission/Resolve, a 12-track hammer of a record that doesnโt waste time trying to reinvent the wheel โ it just runs you over with it. Out now via This Charming Man Records, the LP captures the band at full throttle: sharp, heavy, and drenched in HM-2 filth.
Built from the same raw material as Rest In Death (2020) and Erasing Life (2022), this one leans even harder into the chaos. Recorded at Tonmeisterei, the sound is thick, direct, and borderline overwhelming โ leaning into D-beat, sludge, and Swedish death worship without slipping into genre cosplay. Itโs got the weight of ENTOMBED, the rage of NAILS, and the bite of TRAP THEM, but delivered with a very specific local grit.
San Diego chaos rock’n’roll and metalcore infused punks THE UNDERTAKING! are back with a new single titled โIf Youโre So Rich, Why Arenโt You Smart?โ, released ahead of their upcoming show with Better Lovers, Hong Kong Fuck You, and Lockslip. True to form, the track fuses wild riffing with breakdown-heavy madness โ raw, frantic, and totally their lane.
The song pulls inspiration from a deep-cut 90s X-Men episode, specifically a scene where Bishop gets stranded in the Axis of Time while โall the psychics have been kidnapped.โ The band wrote, recorded, mixed, and mastered the track themselves.
ABRUPT DECAY just dropped one of their heaviest tracks to date. โHypothermiaโ is pure devastation โ a five-alarm scream from the frozen void of Alberta. Released July 25, this new single fuses grindcore, metalcore, mathcore and spoken-word anguish into something raw and righteous.
The track opens with frostbitten imagery and spirals into a furious indictment of systemic failure. It’s not just about cold weather โ it’s about watching people freeze to death in parked cars while the world shrugs. Itโs deeply political, deeply personal, and completely unforgiving. The ending monologue? Chilling, desperate, and all too real.
Albuquerque screamo/hardcore outfit STARSDONTMEANANYTHING just dropped two new tracks off their upcoming album Fire Is Beautiful โ now streaming ahead of its full release on September 19 via No Time Records.
Featuring members of CORRUPT VISION, the band leans into raw, emotionally scorched hardcore with grind and screamo influences bleeding through.
Austinโs genre-collapsing agitators FUCK MONEY have dropped a video for โStrain,โ a track from their self-titled full-length on Three One G. You can watch it only on YouTube (it’s age restricted).
Blending industrial, hardcore, and noise with blistered melody and confrontational delivery, the song is a pressure valve for a band that exists more as disruption than act.
See our recent feature here.
UK mathcore wrecking crew WOLVES have finally confirmed the release of their debut album Self Titled, out September 5 via Ripcord Records. Alongside the announcement comes โReformed (Try Love)โโa disjointed, venom-laced swing at the UKโs festering anti-immigrant rhetoric. The video just dropped via Heavy Blog Is Heavy.
Built on a decade of shared wreckage and trust, WOLVES channel the kind of rage that’s calculated. โTry having some dignity, or compassion… or love?โ snarls Mark Howes, tearing into the UKโs โStop The Boatsโ narrative with zero patience for empty politics. Itโs not just catharsisโitโs a refusal to shut up.
Formed from the splinters of Bludger, EFK, and others, this bandโs got history in every kick and scream. If you caught their Gone Are The White Flags EP or saw them live with Sectioned or Renounced, you already know the deal: broken riffs, frayed nerves, and zero room for apathy.
Brutal dark death metallers KONTUSION (Chris Moore (Repulsion) on drums and Mark Bronzino (ex-Iron Reagan, Mammoth Grinder) on guitar and vocals) have unleashed Insatiable Lust For Death, their debut full-length, out now via Profound Lore Records. Built on the raw foundation of their early demo, the album fuses death metal intensity with hardcore urgency, zeroing in on themes of war, systemic decay, and commerce-driven suffering.
We sat down with the band for a full track by track rundown. Go here to check it out.
New Jersey screamo veterans HUNDREDS OF AU have announced their fourth full-length, Life in Parallel, due out August 22 via Iodine Recordings. Alongside the announcement comes a pair of singles โ โScorched Earth Harvestโ and todayโs newly revealed โEndless Beige.โ The former sets its sights on the violent delusions of nationalism, while the latter leans into emotional exhaustion with lurching post-hardcore rhythms and stark lyrical introspection.
Formed in 2017 by members of You and I, The Assistant, Hell Mary, and more, HUNDREDS OF AU have continued refining their volatile mix of screamo, hardcore, and punk. Life in Parallel introduces new members Brian (Lesser Minds) on vocals and Buzz (Pellinore, The Banner) on bass, and features guests like Geoff Rickley, Jon Tumillo, Ryann Slauson, and Adam Kaniper โ building out a dense, collaborative soundscape rooted in DIY tradition.
According to the band, โEndless Beigeโ draws from 400 Years and Policy of Three, blending strumming dynamics and angular chord shifts to reflect on โthe depraved malaise of modern lifeโ and the legacy of unchecked greed. Across its ten tracks, the album takes on political unrest, personal loss, and the quiet hope in parenthood, wrapped in a sound thatโs equal parts chaos and clarity.
Emo punks NOGATO have shared a new single, โAl otro lado del andรฉn,โ out today with a music video and a guest appearance by Tren Bala. Itโs their second release from the upcoming LP Lo que he ganado, lo que he perdido, due in early September, and follows the introspective โNo me digas.โ
We have a full feature on this great band here.
Gothenburg working-class rockโnโrollers CITY SAINTS have dropped a new EP titled Evil Conduct Sessions, out July 25, 2025. The five-track release includes three songs in both studio and rough mix form, among them โHome Sweet Homeโ featuring guest contributions from Han van der Sluys.
CITY SAINTS have been active since 2012, pushing a no-frills mix of punk and old-school rockโnโroll built for the stage. Their discography is packed with hard-hitting releases like Kicking Ass for the Working Class, Guns of Gothenburg, and more recent singles such as โStaden Brinnerโ and โMajorna.โ The band has toured across Scandinavia, the UK, Germany, and Russia, carving out a reputation for high-energy live sets.
Emo outfit OUR DIVIDE just dropped a new single titled โThe Opening,โ featuring Japanese metalcore crew SAILING BEFORE THE WIND. The track kicks off on a light, melodic noteโonly to slam hard in the final stretch with a full-force metalcore breakdown.
Chicagoโs emotive noise duo LATTER have released their debut EP What Lives Inside of Me, featuring four tracks, including previously shared single โExpiration Date.โ The self-released record clocks in at just under 12 minutes and includes โBloodline,โ โLeft to Waste,โ and โHope You Love Her.โ
As previously reported, โExpiration Dateโ was recorded with Pete Grossmann at Bricktop Recording and delivers โpart panic, part sermon,โ driven by disintegrating rhythms and sharp vocal phrasing. The lyrical focus stays grim: time, rot, and feminine erosion form the core themes.
The EP lands officially on July 25, 2025, and follows up early singles with a tight, distilled presentation of LATTERโs approachโunfiltered but deliberate.
Ontarioโs harshest melodic punks JUNKO DAYDREAM and POLLUTED have teamed up for Love Stains, a joint rock’n’roll infused EP now streaming everywhere. The six-track releaseโsplit evenly between both bandsโdrops July 25 and runs just over 20 minutes.
The launch show goes down tonight at Rum Runners in London, Ontario, with support from WHINE PROBLEM.
Emotive post-black metal shapeshifters DEAFHEAVEN have returned with Lonely People with Power, a new full-length thatโs already landed on Anthony Fantanoโs list of the yearโs favorites. Frontman George Clarke sat down for a YouTube interview to unpack the themes behind the record, marking a rare appearance of the band in longform conversation.
The album arrives ahead of a massive international tour stretching from South Korea to Mexico City, with European dates running through December. Support on the UK and mainland shows comes from Portrayal of Guilt and Zeruel, with sold-out nights already posted in Shanghai, Porto, and Lisbon.
Orange County deathviolence unit SCALP are back with Not Worthy of Human Compassion, a 20-minute barrage of feedback-drenched hardcore out July 25 via Closed Casket Activities.
Clocking in with 13 tracks and a hidden cut, the record wastes no time โ and offers no escape. From the eerie LSD propaganda-sampling intro โLTARMLACโ to the suffocating 35-second blast โSURROGATEVICTIM,โ the album stays brutally efficient and unrelenting.
Emotive post hardcore dream rockers LASTELLE have shared their new epic single today and are set to premiere their live session video for โThe Silence Hurts The Most IIโ on July 27 at 20:00. While the UK post-hardcore outfit donโt always land every single in my personal playlist, this track is something else entirely. Itโs a heavy, emotionally charged piece with an arrangement that feels both precise and explosive. The instrumental work is dialed in โ layered, dynamic, and just the right kind of sharp.
LASTELLE have always been about confronting the uncomfortable: grief, neurodivergence, emotional repression โ and doing it in a way thatโs honest, not performative. Thereโs no bravado here, just catharsis. They bring the same vulnerability to this track thatโs drawn comparisons to HOLDING ABSENCE and UNDEROATH. It’s that raw, aching intensity that makes this live session something to actually sit down and feel.
Melbourneโs shape-shifting art-pop crew UMLAUT โ now a tight four-piece โ have just dropped their new album Desolรฉ via Overdrive Records. Led by Clinton โBรคrโ McKinnon (ex-MR. BUNGLE) and joined this time by long-time collaborator Danny Heifetz on drums, the record trades sprawling arrangements for something leaner, punchier, and surprisingly direct.
Recorded across multiple studios with a mix of meticulous sessions and chaotic one-takes (see: โVinnie,โ laid down almost by accident), Desolรฉ captures a band in motion โ still unpredictable, but more focused. โWe wanted something higher energy, more unapologetically earnest,โ McKinnon explains. Leslie calls the production process โlike being kids in a candy store,โ citing Soundpark Studiosโ gear trove as key to shaping the albumโs playful sonic edge.
Oklahoma Cityโs emo-hardcore/post-hardcore unit G.I. BILL have dropped Better Places, a five-track EP that feels like a nod to the raw, melodic, unpolished fire of the revolution summer era. Great listen.
Hardcore madness hit Baltimore as DRAIN tore through Ottobar on June 19, 2025, in a full-set performance now available online with pro audio. The Santa Cruz wrecking crew delivered their usual mix of chaos and charm, throwing the crowd into a frenzy that pushed the venueโs limits.
The show, filmed and edited by Tracy Conway, came with a personal twistโmarking his 21st wedding anniversary, as he thanked his wife Florence for letting him skip dinner to capture the set. Audio duties were handled by Jeremy Hayes, with live engineering by Marci Ray, bringing a clean mix to the nightโs pure disorder.
SENTIMENTS have just unveiled If This Is What You Want, a heavy-hearted, slow-burning album built on the quiet devastation of letting go. Anchored in the resignation of the title phraseโwhether aimed at another or oneselfโthe record navigates the raw emotional terrain between fractured connections and the lingering weight of memory.
Originally shaped from acoustic fragments and lyrical mantras, the songs were reworked, deconstructed, and pushed into a full-band framework that adds both tension and tenderness. The result is a strikingly honest collection, free of ornamentation but full of emotional gravity. โWe write the songs we want to hear,โ the band notes. โAnd in the process, we usually have to kill our darlings to make them honest.โ
The record doesnโt seek closure as much as it lingers in the unresolved. With lines like โIf this is what you want, recoil when itโs not enough,โ If This Is What You Want stands as an intimate chronicle of grief, doubt, and the fragile beauty of honesty.
SENTIMENTS can be described as emo-inflected post-rock or emotive slowcore, with elements of indie rock and ambient-leaning alternative. Sounds good?
Hardcore punks FLORES Y FUEGO from Guadalajara, Mexico just released a new two-song single, Sacrificio / Todo Va A Estar Bien, marking the first preview of their upcoming full-length. Released July 25, the tracks hit with fury and emotional weightโโdos canciones distintas, un mismo grito,โ as the band puts it: two different songs, one scream.
In their words, these songs โdonโt bring comfort, they bring truth. And in that truth, even when it hurts, we find ourselves.โ The band notes this release represents a new chapter with a sound theyโve long wanted to pursue. Guadaรฑa, their next record, is expected to follow.
FLORES Y FUEGO will be touring Europe this September, hitting Berlin, Wunstorf, Mรผnster, Prague, Vienna, and more, with support from Pirates Press Records. Their stops include Bierschinken Fest in Dortmund and Riot Over River Fest in Prague.
Dutch-based hardcore outfit PROVISIONAL (ft. members from Argentina and Portugal) crash in with Not Your Provision, a three-track statement clocking in at just over seven minutes. Itโs their first proper release and itโs not shyโmetallic hardcore with the urgency of VEIN.FM and CONVERGE, packed into bursts of distorted emotion and dynamic shifts.
Formed in 2023, the band draws on a wide mix of heavy influences and backgrounds, blending chaos, groove, and melodic tension. The singleโs highlight, Language of Flowers, builds unease through layered aggression, while Urge (No Way Out?) closes things on a raw and spiraling note. For fans of THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, CODE ORANGE, and early SLIPKNOT.
CHEWING GLASS deliver three tracks of thrash-soaked, teeth-gritted hardcore on The Man and the Grave, a blistering, deeply personal release dedicated to loved ones lost. Out now on Mortal Blood Records, the EP clocks in under 6 minutes but leaves real damage โ especially on standout cut โThe Graveyard,โ where breakneck riffing meets raw, unresolved emotion.
The Indonesian crew leans hard into the chaos here โ this is for fans of early 2000s metalcore, NYHC grit, and anything that sounds like it’s barely holding itself together. Recorded across two local studios and mixed/mastered by Irvan Naba (Inside the Whale Lab), The Man and the Grave isnโt polished โ itโs pure, loud catharsis.
Swiss post-metal band ABRAHAM have released โSuurwรคut,โ the latest single from their upcoming album Idsungwรผssรค, due September 26 via Pelagic Records. The track continues their dive into atmospheric chaos, merging sludge, ambient noise, and dissonance with dense emotion and immersive arrangements.
Idsungwรผssรค marks the final installment in a three-album narrative arc, positioned as a spatial counterpart to Dรฉbris de mondes perdus. Recorded between late 2024 and early 2025 under personal and creative strain, the album mirrors that tension with a balance of sharp intensity and melodic collapse. It features lyrics in Swiss-German and instrumentation ranging from Farfisa organ to stacked, reverb-heavy guitars.
The band describes the new record as โa journey away from Earth,โ and it feels like oneโoscillating between collapse and clarity, grief and transformation. Kevin Galland (Coilguns) contributes Moog and piano, adding more depth to the albumโs layered texture. โSuurwรคutโ offers a glimpse of the bleak elegance that defines the recordโs final transmission.
Melodic punk torchbearers RECORD THIEVES have announced their second full-length Tragic Company, landing September 26 via Thousand Islands Records. Alongside the news, the Denver-based band dropped a new single, โThe Deepโโa driving anthem available below.
Formed by members of Authority Zero, Boldtype, and Allout Helter, RECORD THIEVES continue to lean into gritty hooks and cathartic delivery. โThe Deepโ tackles fear, division, and the weight of modern collapse with clarity and force, offering not just reflection, but resistance.
Bratty hardcore punks outfit BESTA QUADRADA have unveiled โRunning,โ the lead single from their upcoming self-titled debut on Swimming Faith. Spearheaded by John Toohill (Science Man, Alpha Hopper), the Buffalo labelโs latest finds the band delivering anxious energy with sass and grit, channeling chaotic hooks in the vein of Judy And The Jerks or Rotary Club.
โRunningโ opens the album with a ragged tornado of guitar, bass, and drumsโraw and wiry, peeling the walls while vocalist Bailey howls through a restless internal monologue. Itโs a scrappy, cathartic jolt: unfiltered punk with a sense of humor and no need for polish.
Pop punk rockers NEUTRAL SNAP channel the emotional whiplash of a modern situationship in their new single โWaltz.โ Co-written with Fred Mascherino (Taking Back Sunday, Say Anything) and produced by Rob Freeman (Hidden in Plain View), the New Orleans crew pack punchy hooks and frantic catharsis into under four minutes.
The track is part of their upcoming EP I Hardly Know Her, recorded at Audio Pilot Studio, and follows their previous collab with Tom Denney (A Day to Remember) on โDanny ACOG.โ It’s all sharp riffs, raw vocals, and that sugar-rush chaos theyโve made their signature.
Melodic punk rockers NORTH ALONE have released a new single titled โGolden Years,โ out now via Country Bumpkin. Clocking in at just 1 minute and 15 seconds, the track is part of their Punkrock Heart series and delivers a quick hit of nostalgia-tinged energy.
Charleston experimental screamy noise rock unit ART STAR have announced Big Mouth Singers, their third EP and first for The Ghost Is Clear Records, due out September 12.
Marking a sharp evolution from their earlier post-punk and sass-leaning works, the new record draws from jagged technical screamo and hypnotic noise rock, built around fractured rhythms and warped melody.
Lead single โTo Be Seenโ captures the EPโs uneasy coreโa dissection of isolation through the lens of digital surveillance, backed by theatric vocals and a haunting rhythmic loop. The bandโs sound has shifted toward something more demanding, more layered, and less concerned with accessibility.
The EP is named after a broken toy piano that anchors the recordโs strange internal logic, tying together a barrage of tension, texture, and release.
German pop punkers INDECENT BEHAVIOR have dropped a new single and video titled โNot In A Lifetime,โ offering another preview of their upcoming fourth album Sick, out September 26 via Long Branch Records.
The track follows their recent appearances at Rock am Ring and Rock im Park, and tours alongside Neck Deep, Zebrahead, and Donots.
Vocalist Henrik Bergmann calls the track โa song about not wanting to live up to societyโs expectations,โ reflecting on dreams that donโt fit conventional molds. โI wanted to share my thoughts with my guitar and my voice โ and maybe make a difference,โ he adds, pushing back against the pressures of conformity and self-doubt.
Emo punk rockers punks GRAVE SECRETS have released a new EP titled I Wish I Was Sorry, out now via Graveboy Records.
Formed in 2020 and rooted in the LA scene, the band blends punk, melody, and weight without drifting far from their DIY beginnings.
ATREYU have reissued a freshly re-recorded version of their iconic 2004 single โYou Eclipsed By Meโ as part of their full-album reimagining of The Curse, officially titled The Curse 2025.
The band has described the project as โrebuilt with reverence โ not to rewrite, but to reclaim,โ emphasizing that itโs heavier, sharper, and fully realized with the benefit of 20 years of hindsight.
This re-recording forms part of The Curse 2025, a from-the-ground-up reinterpretation of their gold-certified sophomore album. Produced by Kellen McGregor of Memphis May Fire, it notably omits former vocalist Alex Varkatzas and reflects ATREYUโs post-2020 lineup evolution.
Missing the good old Atreyu!
GREYHAVEN return with full force. The Louisville post-hardcore unit just dropped โBurn a Miracleโ โ a sharp, shape-shifting first look at their upcoming LP Keep It Quiet, set for release October 10 via Solid State Records. The album was produced by Will Putney (KNOCKED LOOSE, BAD OMENS), and judging by this first single, the band isnโt playing it safe.
โBurn a Miracleโ is all tension and release: stabbing riffs, torn-throat screams, unexpected turns, and a chorus that sticks without softening the blow. It feels like GREYHAVEN are finally doing what they always hinted at โ leaning into chaos but keeping the hooks intact.
FAULTY COGNITIONS are back with a new full-length titled They Promised Us Heaven, due out October 3, 2025 via Dead Broke Rekerdsย โ and the first single โArsonistโ is already streaming.
Formed out of San Antonio and featuring former members of LOW CULTURE, the band blend socio-political commentary with upbeat, jangly punk rooted in the Dunedin sound and early R.E.M. tones. โArsonistโ sets the tone with melodic grit, biting clarity, and a rhythm section that refuses to sit still. Think indie punk with actual stakes.
Lyrically, the album leans into themes like hypernormalization, systemic decay, and powerlessness in the face of global violence. Chris Mason’s writing moves from global capitalism to Gaza with unflinching honesty, backed by smart, hook-heavy alt-punk that keeps things accessible without numbing the message.
Wichita pop punk/easycore outfit STAY THE COURSE pivot sharply on โPost Traumatic,โ the second single from their upcoming debut LP Red Flag, out on Punkerton Records.
Known for breakdowns and bounce, the band steps into acoustic territory here โ swapping distortion for stripped-back melody, cello and violin accompaniment, and a lead vocal turn from guitarist Colby Munn.
Arizona pop metalcore mainstays BLESSTHEFALL have announced their first album in seven years, Gallows, set for release on September 5 via Rise Records. The band has shared a new single, โFell So Hard, Felt So Right,โ featuring guest vocals from Dan Marsala of Story Of The Year.
Vocalist Beau Bokan describes the track as a reflection on failed expectations in relationships: โThe โperfect oneโ weโre always searching for doesnโt exist… you need to put faith and trust into yourself.โ The songโs nostalgic edge is intentional, and Marsalaโs appearance underscores its emo-core lineage. โThey kick ass and so does this new song,โ Marsala adds.
Gallows will also feature collaborations with Alpha Wolf and Caskets.
Hamiltonโs own THE DIRTY NIL return with The Lash, a rugged, emotionally raw LP that ditches the polish for something more bruised and visceral. The bandโs fifth record (out now via Dine Alone Records) captures a stripped-down, pissed-off energy โ part barroom therapy, part rock โnโ roll exorcism.
Amid the scorched riffs and defiant anthems, The Lash sneaks in a curveball: โThis Is Me Warning Ya,โ a cinematic ballad with violin, cello, and Luke Bentham crooning like a man standing at the edge. Written in one take, performed solo and live, the song reflects the albumโs shift into darker, more personal territory โ not just punk bravado, but scorched vulnerability.
Oi!/hardcore crossover crew MINDLESS just dropped a new two-track release, Even The Score, out today via Moral Quandary Records. Clocking in at just four minutes, the pair of cutsโโEven The Scoreโ and โStill Stompinโโโwaste no time laying down sharp, stomping riffs and barked-out payback.
The southeast England unit continues to channel raw bite with a DIY spirit that doesnโt beg for approval. โYou donโt like us. We donโt like you,โ reads their motto, and the sound backs it upโfast, loud, and no-frills. Upcoming shows span the UK in early spring, with stops in Ashford, Newport, Bristol, and London, before hitting T.A.N Fest in Essex on May 3.
Midwestern emo bands POMFRET and DELIRIUM. have teamed up for False Point, a split EP released digitally on July 3 via Hunkofplastic Records.
The collaboration comes after over a year of touring connections, starting with POMFRETโs debut show in April 2023 and picking up momentum on a joint tour in June 2024. For both bands, the split serves as a transitional document โ tracking sonic shifts, new lineups, and a shared DIY ethos rooted in their local scenes.
Go here to see our interview with both bands.
BLACK MAGNET return with Megamantra, their third full-length and first for Federal Prisoner, co-founded by Jesse Draxler and Greg Puciato. Tracked at Earth Analogue Studio with Sanford Parker behind the board and mastering by Vlado Meller, the album marks a sharp evolution โ both in lineup and execution.
Megamantra is a pressure-cooked descent into industrial metal corrosion โ blistering, synthetic, and densely layered. Its palette draws from the mechanized dread of Godflesh, the corrosive pulse of Nine Inch Nails, and the narcotic drag of Alice in Chains, without falling into mimicry.
Learn more here.
New York punk rock and roll outfit NECKSCARS have dropped โManor Mooch,โ the third and final single from their upcoming full-length Unhinged. The track landed July 25 via Sell The Heart Records, Engineer Records, and Cobra Cafe, just ahead of the albumโs release on August 1.
The new material continues a path the bandโs been carving since 2020, when they recorded their debut during a three-day session at Nada Studios in Montgomery with producers John Naclerio and Sean-Paul Pillsworth. The bandโs approach resists easy nostalgia, pulling from influences like Seaweed and Dead Boys with what they call โunbridled enthusiasm.โ
Metalcore fusionists SILENT PLANET have released a new charity single titled โWick,โ with all proceeds going to Return to Childhood, an organization supporting Ukrainian children during the ongoing war. The trackโcurrently available exclusively via Bandcampโmarks the bandโs first release since their Bloom in Heaven EP with Invent Animate.
โWickโ moves through chug-heavy grooves, twitchy breakbeats, and industrial textures, with Garrett Russell weaving a lyrical narrative that references iron institutions, children waiting on stars, and the enduring power of youth. โThe Youth will outlast the tyrant,โ the band stated, โand the Tree of Life will devour the tyrant’s war machine.โ
SILENT PLANET will resume touring in September, heading out with Invent Animate for a second leg of the Bloom in Heaven tour, joined by fromjoy and Soulkeeper on select dates. The run kicks off September 21 in Richmond, Virginia, and wraps up in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 24.
Denver thrash punk unit ARSON CHARGE have announced their debut full-length A Dying Light, out October 3rd via Anxious & Angry. The bandโfeaturing members of NATIVE DAUGHTERS, CHIEFTAIN, LOVE ME DESTROYER, and SPELLS frontman Ben Royโhave quickly become a regional live force, selling out shows with a volatile blend of hardcore, punk, and thrash metal.
Born out of guitarist Justin Hacklโs post-hospital recovery writing sessions, the project solidified into a full lineup with drummer Cody Hull, guitarist Dave Sandoval, and bassist Kris Hodgell. Their upcoming record channels aggression, grief, and survival into a 12-track blast of technical precision.
Emotive rockers IOTA dive into the heart of grungegaze with powerful new single โSoberโ, instantly gripping from the first distorted riff and haunting vocal line.
Itโs a tight, 3:54 ride that merges polished 2000s alt-rock punch with the raw ache of early shoegaze, delivered with unfiltered urgency. Thereโs a dark shimmer running through it all, but the voice at the center โ emotional, gritty, almost breaking โ gives the track its real weight.
โSoberโ marks a new chapter for IOTA as they team up with producer Sam Bloor, refining their collision of loud-quiet-loud dynamics and blurred edges. Thereโs restraint in how it builds, then release in how it crashes. Itโs the kind of track that burrows in and lingers, hinting that IOTA arenโt just echoing their influences โ theyโre cutting their own way through the noise.
Dreamy post-grunge project MORNING EAGLE has released its debut album Cloud Noise via Setterwind Records. Helmed by Long Beach-based artist Nicholas May, the eight-track record sidesteps catharsis in favor of ambiguity and subtle decay, dwelling in emotional hesitation and sonic restraint. โBeauty in erosion,โ as May describes it โ a phrase that frames the albumโs hushed intensity and resistance to easy resolution.
See our fresh new feature on morning Eagle HERE.
Two of Chicagoโs most curious percussion minds โ Charlie Werber (LOVELY LITTLE GIRLS, THE FLYING LUTTENBACHERS) and Thymme Jones (CHEER-ACCIDENT) โ sat down in a living room not long after the release of Werberโs solo record Krater for a free-form, deeply personal dialogue about rhythm, space, and artistic impulse.
What unfolded was less an interview and more a mutual mapping of time โ both in literal meter and the metaphysical sense.
Tasmanian/Newcastle synth-punk duo POLTERGEIST 9000 return with Higher Frequencies, the lead single and title track from their upcoming collaborative EP with Finlay Ross, out July 25.
Built on focused electronic grit and deliberate design, the track steers clear of genre clichรฉ, fusing their punk core with themes of spiritual catharsis and creative intent. We premiered this new song here.
Noisy alt rockers HOLLOW SUNS have released a new single titled โWindowed Painโ via Newcastleโs Last Ride Records. The Tokyo-based band will take the track on the road next week as they join Touche Amore for a string of live dates across Japan.
Clocking in at just under four minutes, โWindowed Painโ explores themes of inner distortion and collapse, layered with lines like โIโve been bored of watching my own tragedyโ and โIโm crashing down / Down underground.โ The song was mixed, mastered, and engineered by Ayumi โOjoโ Matsui at Hill Valley Studio, with lyrics edited in collaboration with Kensuke Yamamoto.
GRIDFAILURE returns with Sixth Mass-Extinction Skulduggery III โ the final and most brutal chapter in their five-part concept saga. Out October 3 via Nefarious Industries, the release arrives as a digital and cassette drop, including a full box set collecting all three Skulduggery entries.
Driven by David Brenner’s dystopian vision, the record dives headfirst into ecological collapse, mass psychosis, and violent societal decay. With over 80 minutes of post-industrial chaos, Skulduggery III pushes GRIDFAILUREโs genre-smashing extremes even further โ weaving black metal, techno, jazz, and noise into a storm of pure unraveling.
Guests include STEVE AUSTIN (TODAY IS THE DAY), LEILA ABDUL-RAUF (VASTUM), MAC GOLLEHON (DAVID BOWIE, DURAN DURAN), JEFF WILSON (CHROME WAVES), and members of T.O.M.B., LES CHANTS DU HASARD, DEAD REGISTER, CARDINAL WYRM, and more.
New York slam legends INTERNAL BLEEDING have announced their new album Settle All Scores, due out October 17 via Maggot Stomp. The band has shared lead single โCrown of Insignificance,โ offering a first hit of their latest cycle of blunt-force death metal.
The record was re-amped and mixed by Taylor Young at The Pit and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege. Guest vocals come from Sherwood Webber (Skinless), Mikey Petroski (Never Ending Game), and former INTERNAL BLEEDING vocalists Joe Marchese, Jay Lowe, and Frank Rini. Artwork is handled by Mark Richards, with photography by Paul McNeill.
Melodic death metal stalwarts DARKEST HOUR have announced a 30thโanniversary UK/EU tour this September and October, featuring longโtime allies Bleeding Through, hardcore veterans Shai Hulud, and thrashโmetal newcomers Denial of Life.
The careerโspanning trek will include classics, deep cuts and new material, promising the most “robust headline set” the band has ever mounted. Guitarist Mike Schleibaum commented, โWhen we started in 1995โฆ we had no idea where this wild ride would take usโฆ and how hungry we would still be to keep the party goingโ.
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Art-pop collective TVARYNY have released โAnimal Instinct,โ the first single from their upcoming EP Survival Instincts, created and recorded entirely in the frontline Ukrainian city of Sumy.
Built from a spontaneous studio session between Oleksii Lytvynenko and Anton Boldenko (currently serving in the Armed Forces), the track centers on a fretless bass motif and delivers lyrics shaped by vocalist Kateryna Pavlovska.
We have a special interview feature about this band right here.
Experimental postโrockers GRAILS recently delivered a live studio session at KEXPโrecorded Mayโฏ8, 2025โfeaturing performances of โWord Made Flesh,โ โSisters of Bilitis,โ โNew Prague,โ and โBurden of Hope.โ The set captures the band in cinematic, atmospheric form: Emil Amos on drums, Alex Hall and Ilyas Ahmed on guitars, Jesse Bates handling bass and lap steel, and Anthony Paterra on keys.
GRAILSโ latest album, Miracle Music, landed Mayโฏ16 via Temporary Residence Ltd., arriving less than two years after 2023โs Anches En Maat.
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME have released a second track off their upcoming album The Blue Nowhere. โAbsent Thereafterโ is chaotic, melodic, spacey, and grounded in that classic BTBAM swirl of prog shifts and strange hooks. According to Tommy Rogers, itโs the โquintessential BTBAM songโ โ unpredictable and full of textures.
Bassist Dan Briggs adds that it plays like โa Van Halen shuffle with Huey Lewis horns,โ bending through syncopated chaos and unexpected tonal turns. The album was produced by longtime collaborator Jamie King and mixed by Jens Bogren. Itโs also the first BTBAM release to feature a full horn and string section. The Blue Nowhere arrives Sept. 12 in multiple formats, with pre-orders now live at betweentheburiedandme.com.
Italian instrumental trio TALAQAT have dropped their second single โXIII,โ paving the way for their upcoming self-titled debut album, due August 8. Built on intricate rhythms and sharp emotional contrasts, โXIIIโ pushes their story-forward, no-vocals-needed approach even deeper.
Formed in 2023, TALAQATโs lineup includes longtime collaborators Matteo Borzini (The End Of Six Thousand Years) and Adriano Fontaneto, joined by bassist Massimo Splendore, whose musical path moves from metal through rock into Italian pop. Together, they shape a sound that swerves between post-metal, prog, and free-form experimentationโtight, atmospheric, and constantly shifting.
Oakland post-punk / garage rock trio STREET EATERS have announced Opaque, their new full-length out September 5 via Dirt Cult Records. Recorded and mastered by Jack Shirley and pressed to vinyl by Carl Saff, the album brings together seven tracks shaped by themes of trauma, transformation, and the search for kinship in an increasingly brutal world.
Lead single โTempersโ drops alongside a video by Krista Wright and Theo Garvey, depicting the band tearing apart a hospital waiting room โwhere no one ever gets helped.โ Vocalist and drummer Megan March explains the song is about โbeing in isolation and not being sure what the future is going to be like.โ The album, she adds, is โa record that gets deep into the stark and beautiful reality of growth and transition.โ
STREET EATERS are currently on the road, with West Coast dates running through August and East Coast stops beginning September 11 in Silver Spring. Their San Francisco show with Unwound is set for September 15 at the Great American Music Hall.
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