Itās Halloween (week) ā and thereās no shortage of fresh music dropping everywhere. Hereās another round of new releases and updates spanning hardcore, screamo, punk, metal, rock, and beyond. Use the jump links below to dive straight into what fits your vibe.
ā¤µ Hardcore / Metalcore, ā¤µ Screamo / Post Hardcore, ā¤µ Post Rock / Post Metal, ā¤µ Punk Rock, ā¤µ Metal, ā¤µ Rock, ā¤µ Experimental / Other, ā¤µ Pop.
ā¤µ Hardcore / Metalcore
INTEGRITY slid out a new single today called āDevil Down,ā and itās exactly the kind of scorched-Earth metallic hardcore you hope to stumble into when the streetlights start buzzing. Dwidās venom winds through riffs that feel dug up from a locked basement, with guest shouts tying in the PSYWARFARE and SKARHEAD orbit for extra grime. Out now via Static Era Records.
The song comes from a split EP with SKARHEAD, released October 31 via Static Era Records, which also includes āTillā Death We Partā and the collaborative track āDie By The Gunā.
Grinding, melodic-leaning hardcore unit GUMM drop their sophomore full-length Beneath The Wheel today, picking up right where their 2023 12″ left off. Itās ten tracks of jaw-clench groove and restless energy, the kind of mid-tempo stomp that makes you stare at the floor and sort through the junk in your head.
Recorded by Tate Mercer (Dying Wish, Chamber), the album is equal parts eye-bulging aggression, sonic imagination, and open-hearted lyricism. “…really digging and uprooting your self-sabotaging impulse sometimes requires much more than just love and support,ā he says. āIt requires blood and sweat and tears. Thereās hard work to be done.ā Waldon explores the noise inside his head with the same defiant attack as the noise Gumm ratchets up across Beneath The Wheel, making for an album that’s as human as it is hard-hitting.
Bay Area metallic hardcore bruisers OUTTA POCKET have dropped their new release Your Last Breath via DAZE.
GASKET fire off a two-song hit called āPurest Existenceā that leans straight into their Baltimore hardcore swingāstomp-ready pacing, gnashing vocals, and that street-level bounce theyāve been sharpening since Babylon. The title track feels wired and restless, while āBlood To Boneā punches quicker and leaves less room to breathe. Both land ahead of the debut LP dropping November 21 via Blue Grape Music, with a new video in rotation that keeps things gritty and close-quarters.
“‘Purest Existence’ is about rejecting the world around you and finding a place in-between to exist,” shares vocalist Flynn Joseph Zimmer.
UK hardcore unit GOING OFF dropped Kill List II right on Halloween. It hits with the same energy people chase all monthābleak rooms, late nights, screens full of bad decisions. Weāve got the full feature on IDIOTEQ this week, paired with guitarist Nateās annual horror picks: scrappy slashers, weird sequels, and cult classics with teeth.
Metallic hardcore unit MERCY WHIP just dropped a new single called āDOGMA,ā three minutes of nasty riffs and sharp snare cracks that nod toward Poison The Well, On Broken Wings, and Sanction. Vocalist Ritchy fires off lines like āFuck your godā¦Fuck your salvation,ā with guitarist/lyricist Diego framing it as shedding fear-based belief and finding purpose in hardcore community instead of obedience. Theyāre hitting a run of Northeast shows in November, keeping it loud and existential.
DEEZ NUTS return with āHang The Hangmanā, a new single featuring Andrew Neufeld of COMEBACK KID. The official video premiered earlier this week via Century Media, leaning into their trademark bounce-driven hardcore with a sharper metallic edge and a call-and-response vocal trade-off that hits straight away.
The band just dropped their full new album, Saudade, on October 31, 2025, ten tracks wrapped in 24-bit HD gloom and personal weight. Itās still tough, but the shine is memory, separation, and cold sweat instead of party smoke.
TETHERED just let their debut LP off the chain ā raw London screamy emo-hardcore energy, streaming now on Bandcamp. First pressing of 200 on green vinyl via Extinction Burst, with distro landing soon through Shove and Doom & Gloom. Theyāll have copies on hand all November, including their Euro run at the end of the month. Urgent, sharp, no filler. Love and power.
Heavy hardcore-metal hybrid PALEFACE SWISS have announced The Wilted Tour 2026, bringing along STICK TO YOUR GUNS and STATIC DRESS for a stacked European and UK run. The dates kick off January 12 in Dublin and roll through Belfast, Manchester, Glasgow, London, Brussels, Berlin, and beyond, before wrapping February 7 in ZĆ¼rich. Several shows are already low on tickets, with one Paris stop set to see them supporting LANDMVRKS.
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NAILED SHUT MA just crawled back out with āDevoured,ā their first new hit in two years, and itās nasty. One minute and change of pure teeth-grinding heaviness ā blast-fused deathcore energy, thick mix, and that lyrical obsession with being swallowed whole by something bigger than you.
Influential hardcore pack BLACKLISTED played a full set at Philadelphiaās First Unitarian Church on October 25, 2025, alongside THE SUICIDE FILE, THE MONGOLOIDS, KILLING PACE, and FALSE SALVATION. The show was filmed by Feet First Productions, with additional camera work by Kait Kishbaugh ā a rare document of the bandās return to one of hardcoreās most storied venues.
HARLEY FLANAGAN: WIRED FOR CHAOS hits UK cinemas on November 14, 2025, following its U.S. festival run. Directed by Rex Miller (Citizen Ashe), the film traces the CRO-MAGS founderās life from his CBGB childhood through addiction, violence, and recovery. Itās an unflinching look at one of NYC hardcoreās most controversial figures ā part survival story, part reflection on what it means to outlive chaos.
Cologneās ONCE AND FOR ALL dropped their three-track DBNO-23 demo through DBNO RECORDS ā a short, mean burst of brutal heavy hardcore with dangerous, street-level energy, hammered out at 1408 Productions and capped with a guest vocal hit from MOMENT OF TRUTH on āMy Sacrifice.ā
EYES OF SOCIETY dropped a new four-song EP called Act of God, clocking in at just over seven minutes. Tracklist is tight ā āEyes of Society,ā āN.V.B.S.,ā āFaces of Reality,ā and the title cut ā stamped under 2462528 Records DK.
PALEFORM return with Demo 2025, a tight fourātrack burst of California hardcore built on metalliczne riffy, and a grim, urgent tone, landing on Halloween with cassette variants shipping mid-November and production handled by Vincent Amador.
Long Island unit WREATH OF TONGUES drop a new blast called āSpirits Will Dissolveā ā ninety seconds of grind-scarred hardcore that hits without hesitation. It follows their new album WOT, available now through Shellshock Audio.
Australian hardcore outfit DIZDAIN level up with Iāll Never Get Out Of This World Alive, a six-track 12ā that sharpens the 90s/00s NYHC-via-Melbourne vibe theyāve been carving since their 2024 demo. Recorded with Lewis Noke-Edwards, the EP snaps with cold-steel riffs, blunt groove, and a vocal delivery that leans into vulnerability without softening the punch. Lyrically itās heavier than anything theyāve put to tapeāself-reckoning, regret, the weight you carry because no one else will.
NEGATIVE BLAST drop a new single, āNuwage,ā as a preview of their upcoming LP Destroy Myself For Fun, and it leans even harder into the weird edge thatās made them one of the most interesting San Diego hardcore bands of the past few years. The familiar West Coast punch is still thereāfast, cracked-out rhythms and burned-in chorusesābut the production from Alex Jacobelli twists the guitars into something more warped and sun-bleached, almost desert-rock in its swagger. You can hear the band pushing their own boundaries without losing the grit, weaving post-punk haze around mosh-built foundations. Mastering by Brad Boatwright keeps everything sharp and loud, giving the song that tense, blown-out edge.
Baltimoreās TONGUE SCRAPER just dropped their debut single āBurning Up,ā a first look at the self-titled EP landing December 5. Tracked at Magpie Cage with Matt Redenbo, it leans into that melodic post-hardcore pressureātension riding on clean guitar lines, grungy vibes, vocals reminding early Silverchair meeting 90s hardcore, everything circling the grind of pointless work and the illusion of progress.
Los Angeles straight edge outfit BERTHOLD CITY are back today with the No Brotherhood E.P., a four-song blast of fast, uncompromising hardcore available now via WAR Records. Produced and mixed once again by Nick Jett, the EP hits with sharp riffs, breakneck pacing, and lyrics rooted in conviction. It follows their 2024 full-length Where Did We Go Wrong?, tightening the frame into under six minutes of urgency across tracks like Engine of Lies, Take It in Blood, No Brotherhood, and No Will No Way.
Ukrainian wild-hardcore unit ŠŠŠ¢ŠŠŠ¢ŠŠ close a full creative circle with the double EP āŠŠŠĆ2,ā landing almost exactly one year after their first single unexpectedly caught the attention of Andriy Khlyvnyuk. Where the original āŠŠŠā was written live as a full band, the continuation reflects harsher realities ā with half the lineup mobilized, the new material leans into experimentation.
This second half offers meta-irony (āŃŠµ Š¾Š“Š½Š°ā), bittersweet acoustic vibes alongside Bohomolnyi, a post-modern electronic cut with Ship Her Son, and āŠ½Š¾Š²Š°,ā technically the first track they ever wrote. Together, these songs capture the pressure and humor of wartime creativity, marking a period of growth for vocalist/lyricist/songwriter Eugene Tymchyk and a snapshot of Ukraineās current underground energy ā loud, weird, emotional, and still laughing.
The PEELING FLESH x HOUNDS OF WAR split hits like a cinderblock to the skull ā four tracks of slamming brutality and no-filter beatdown energy straight out of OKC and the GTHC pipeline. Both bands trade blows the way only seasoned pit-rats can, stacking guttural hooks, panic chords, and those goofy-grin breakdowns built for broken noses.
DOUBLE LIFE hit back with āSupermercato,ā the second single from Please Delete This, arriving January 9, 2026 via Thirty Something Records. Tracked between Hannover and Berlin and finished by Brian McTernan at Salad Days, the band keep things plain-spoken and raw, pushing through quiet self-criticism without dressing collapse up as poetry.
Check out our full feature on the band here.
Hardcore punk outfit PINK SNOT return with āGhost,ā the second single from their upcoming sophomore album The Great Deception, landing with a scrappy, anxious energy that leans into themes of isolation, disassociation, and the hollow march of routine; the track rides sharp, shouted hooks about becoming invisible in your own life while the video ā shot and edited by Trav Anema ā buries those feelings in haunted, claustrophobic imagery, all recorded, mixed, and mastered at Private Ear by John Paul Peters, staking out a darker, more desperate lane ahead of the albumās arrival.
A MOURNING STAR just dropped the Necessity Has Clipped My Wings EP, and it hits like a cold draft rolling under the door. Four tracks pulling from that MISERY SIGNALS-tinged tension and the sharp edges FOREIGN HANDS fans thrive on, with a guest spot from SEASONS WORN adding extra bite on āPainted Doors.ā Itās tight, melodic metalcore that never overplays its handājust enough atmosphere to make you glance over your shoulder, just enough swing to keep you locked in. Out today via DAZE.
Minnesotaās GLOBLIN drop Inexplicable Joy on October 31 ā a three-song flash of mathcore jitter, metalcore muscle, and heavy emo-shoegaze haze. āOn Your Ownā was born from a self-imposed challenge to write something hilariously complex, with free-floating time ideas scattered across a whiteboard and an intro/outro that deliberately ignores the grid. See our full feature on this beast here.
Metallic hardcore monster ONSETTER just surfaced with a two-song hit called Smother / Obituary, up on streaming via Onsetter and tied to a limited cassette through Mishap Records and The Ghost Is Clear Records. Formed out of Boise with members linked to Throes, Blackcloud, and Ranges, they deal in despondency, aggression, and that steady misery-fog heaviness. Next up: backing Hummingbird Of Death at their 20th-anniversary show.
Electro powerviolence chaos crew NUCLEAR DUDES drop a new single, āTastes Like Medicine,ā ahead of their Skeletal Blasphemy album hitting November 14 via The Ghost Is Clear Records. Jon Weisnewski calls it a pandemic-born āsomething to doā that stuck ā now a SeattleāmeetsāCoady Willis (High On Fire, Melvins, Murder City Devils) blast of metal/grind and synth weirdness. Off-time drums, frantic energy, and Weisnewski roasting himself mid-quote: āGood job, me, you fucking dingus.ā
Midlands crossover crew LAST HOUNDS fired back with āWorldās Diseaseā ā a melodic bulldozer hardcore anthem about burnout and trying to stay sane while the world collapses ā marking their first new music since the Growing Pains EP and following a wild summer with LETLIVE., a Warzone chaos moment at Hellfest, and a packed Norway debut, now leading straight into their first UK headline run this December.
The massive live compilation HELLPHYRA 2025 just dropped via Trustkill, packing 115 tracks from 46 bands across six hours, including crushing sets by DYING FETUS, PRAYER FOR CLEANSING, DISEMBODIED, EIGHTEEN VISIONS, E-TOWN CONCRETE, IT DIES TODAY, BEYOND REPAIR, HAYWIRE, BAYWAY, BALMORA, BULLDOZE, ZAO, NORA, CONTENTTION, FINAL RESTING PLACE, YEARS SPENT COLD, DRAWING LAST BREATH, THE BANNER, ROSEBLOOD, KIDNAPPED, ASPHYXIATED, and dozens more; produced by sunny hate5six and stacked with mosh callouts, wild guest spots, and six covers, itās a full-scale document of modern heavy music in its most feral live form.
Louisianaās SPIRITISTE drop their debut album Excommunication Hymns today via Protagonist Records and Tor Johnson Records. The Baton Rouge outfit leans into occult-tinged emotional hardcore, channeling rage at religious and political oppression across ten cathartic tracks that still leave space for hope.
The sound swings between slow-burn tension and chaotic noise, pulling from ā90s hardcore like Shotmaker and Portraits of Past, noise rock staples Jesus Lizard and Chat Pile, and contemporary screamo energy from STATE FAULTS, HABAK, and FRAIL BODY.
Heavy Long Island bruisers LIFE TAKEN drop their new EP Life Taken II today through Hardknock and 51st State Records, six songs in eleven minutes built for parking-lot nerves and basement-show breath. Tracks like āOn The Attackā and āDungeonā come swinging fast, with a guest spot from Pushback and recording, mixing, and mastering handled in-house. Artwork lands courtesy of Asmxone, all wrapped in that cracked-asphalt, blue-tinted vibe theyāve been teasing on Instagram. Midnight threats, zero subtlety ā treat or get treated.
Basque heavy hitters ATXURRA have dropped their debut EP Mailu ā¢ Iltze ā¢ Buru via KNIVES OUT RECORDS. The release lands somewhere between the pulverizing weight of early REPRISAL and the grime-soaked fury of XIBALBA or ALL OUT WAR. Out now in limited physical editions through the labelās store, it marks ATXURRAās first full swingāraw, metallic hardcore with teeth.
Hard-nosed New York hardcore outfit SKARHEAD have a new single, āTillā Death We Part,ā running a quick 2:35 and landing October 31, 2025 under license to Static Era Records. At the same time theyāre locked into a February 22, 2026 benefit at Lucky 13 Saloon in Brooklyn, with proceeds going to The Purple Heart Foundation to support combat-wounded veterans and their families. Itās a packed lineup built for sweat and elbows, and the warningās clear: only 100 advance tickets, no guest list, doors at 2pmāshow up or stay outside.
The song comes from a split EP with INTEGRITY, released October 31 via Static Era Records, which also includes the collaborative track āDie By The Gunā.
Phoenix outfit MEMORY WARD drop their debut 12ā, ripping through eleven short blasts that pull from Italian hardcore intensity, the jagged Midwest Touch and Go spirit, and the psychedelic chaos of late-ā80s Japanese acts like JUNK SCHIZO and IKKASHINJU. The band keep everything fractured and franticātracks like Social Order, Pound of Flesh, and Traditionalist lurch between noise-warped riffs and rhythmic collapse without ever feeling nostalgic or neatly categorized. Recorded by Elad, mixed by Brendan Reichhardt, and mastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios, this one sits firmly in the weird, wired corner of the current Phoenix hardcore scene.
Staying on that mid-2000s kick ā BLINDSIDE just dropped the Headless Hydra EP and itās got that brick-walled, elbows-out energy baked in. Five tracks from the Gold Coast cutting straight through with chunky riffs, barked hooks, and that familiar stomp you used to hear leaking out of skateparks and warehouse shows.
Historic Italian hardcore-thrash crew TOXIC YOUTH just dropped a new video for āJust For Fun,ā lifted from their recent album Still Hungry on Time To Kill Records. Shot during their support slot for Gorilla Biscuits at Magnolia by Maurizio Del Piccolo, itās fast, sweaty, and rooted in that early ā90s energy the band came up on. Watch it below and feel those old circuits spark back to life.
San Antonio crushers THE GRASSHOPPER LIES HEAVY return with a new single called āLyrics Are Hard,ā a sludgy, metallic hammer that leans into the bandās heavier instincts ahead of their new album Heavy, out November 14 via Learning Curve Records; directed by Will Mecca in a grimy, VHS-styled, āGummoā-esque lens, the video follows a snot-eating drifter stealing ice cream across town, underlining the bandās bleak humor in a track that jokes about placeholder lyrics while still framing their recurring themes ā American decline, institutional cruelty, and apathy ā all delivered by sole constant member James Woodard and his current lineup pushing into their most uncompromising chapter yet.
New tracks from JORELIA have landed their new EP now streaming via BDHW Records, showcasing the Italian crewās evolution into a darker, heavier and more unhinged form of beatdown-driven hardcore; the title track swings between stomping groove and suffocating death-metal weight, while āVileā leans into filthy punk attitude and neck-snapping breakdowns, setting the stage for the bandās upcoming EP and cementing their role in Italyās rising heavy underground.
GET THE SHOT just dropped the brutal new video for āTorture Your Corpseā ā official clip out now via Arising Empire. Produced and mixed by Maxime Lacroix, mastered by Alan Douches; video directed by Maxime Maltais & Dany Roberge. Lyrics donāt mess around: āAnger is my gift and Iāll fucking use it.ā
DENIAL OF LIFE drop a new visual for āSword Of Fireā, the second single from their upcoming Witness The Power EP on Creator-Destructor Records. Tacoma crossover with teeth: Slayer-speed picking, grimy Entombed undertones, and Brenna Gowin pushing the vocal edge into pure panic. Mixed by Taylor Young at The Pit and mastered by Brad Boatright, the track feels built for tours and blown-out venues.
UK beatdown unit DISPUTE drop Stomped Out of Existence, a fourātrack, sub-two-minutes-at-a-time hardcore battering built for pit-level retaliation. Guest spots stack the brutality: NO SECOND CHANCE, BAYWAY NJ, WRETCHED IMMORTAL, PATTY KOLASA, INSANE ASYLUM, and AAK SID all pile on for maximum stomp. Recorded and crushed at Crossed Bell Studios, itās all swing riffs, call-outs, and zero breathing room. Out now via AAK Records.
Belgian unit BEZETTE STAD surface with F.A.N.O.N., a tense collision of d-beat, hardcore abrasion, and noise-smeared punk recorded earlier this year at Majestic Studios and mastered at Dead Air. Across six tracks, they push themes of class violence, colonial hangovers, and social fracture with sharp, percussive pacing.
North Carolina straight edge outfit MAGNITUDE have a new live set up from July 26, 2025, filmed at the Lithuanian Music Hall in Philadelphia by hate5six.
Detroit heavy hardcore bruisers D BLOC dropped a new single āWrong Pathā, a two-minute swing of metallic stomp and street-level grit built for stagedives and bad decisions. Itās one of their hardest cuts yet: mid-tempo pressure, chugged-out riffs, and vocals barked like warnings from somebody whoās been down the alley and back.
If you want it in a room instead of your headphones, theyāre on THE NEW REALITY 2025 fest next month at X-Ray Arcade in Cudahy, WI ā November 15ā16. Saturday brings GRIDIRON, D BLOC, Prevention, Payasa, Direct Measure, Velocity, Identity Crisis, Source of Fire, Twisted Truth, and more.
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INTERCOURSE dropped the āFamily Suicide Gunā video, pulling chaotic tour footage and GoPro-in-the-studio shots into a visual that matched the bandās corrosive noise-rock/metallic hardcore mess on their new LP How I Fell In Love With The Void (out now on Brutal Panda), a record tracked with Chris Teti at Silver Bullet and rooted in capitalist burnout, being worked into the grave, and the ugly comedy of American life ā and theyāre carrying that misery into a run of shows with DEADGUY, PIG DESTROYER and MIRACLE BLOOD later this year.
Fullerton outfit BUILT TO BREAK dropped a quick-hit CVHC Demo ā25 via Irish Voodoo Records ā four tracks of gorilla-core swing, straight-edge attitude, and basement-show vibe.
UK outfit GUILT just slid out their new full-length In the Body, and it sounds like getting dragged down a stairwell in slow motion. Fifteen tracks of grim, pressure-cooked metalcore built on growling vocals, lurching riffs, and that cold, clinical tension you only get when everythingās tightening by the second. A steady, crushing pace that feels like muscle fatigue setting in, all nerves and teeth. Perfect Halloween timing if you like your pulse low and your jaw clenched.
ā¤µ Screamo / Post Hardcore
Raw emoviolent skramz, noise punk, melodic emo MySpace stuff, but also rockish 90s post hardcore.
Also, be sure to visit ā¤µ Rock section, it’s full of post hardcore and emo infused sounds, too!
Middle-Man Records drops GRAVE NEIGHBORS V.9 for Halloween, stacking wild covers like RID OF ME taking on Interpolās āPDA,ā ARIADNES THREAD flipping Converge, GUERRILLA GHOST on R.E.M., CLOSET WITCH ripping Yeah Yeah Yeahs, COMA REGALIA doing Bad Religion, TOTALLY DESTROYED covering Nirvana, and PROCESS // SLEEP tackling Slint. Thirteen haunted twists from punk, screamo, and post-hardcore corners, available digitally with a CD/zine for the collectors. Streaming now.
Chaotic sci-fi grind unit THE LOCUST just had their classic 2005 EP Safety Second, Body Last dragged into full visual form, with director/editor Luis Niemann stitching together a video for the āArmless and Overactive / Invented Organsā movement. Originally released via Ipecac/Radio Surgery, the record was framed as a single 10-minute piece carved into smaller fragments ā an āelegant mind-fuck of organized noiseā backed by Neil Burkeās now-iconic cover art. Two decades on, it still twitches like a lab experiment that never quite stopped breathing.
New Jersey screamo unit MASSA NERA push straight into the illusion of āgreen capitalismā on The Emptiness of All Things, out October 31 via Persistent Vision Records and fully featured now on IDIOTEQ.
Early tracks like āAvalon Cove,ā āMechanical Sunrise,ā and āLavenderā frame comfort as complicity, selling clean-energy slogans while rot spreads under the floorboards. The band fold post-hardcore convulsions, spoken word, and brief flashes of beauty into a narrative about systems we refuse to leave, even as collapse becomes routine.
COUP DāĆTAT have released their self-titled debut EP, an emotional document of the Victoria, BC scene recorded between November 2024 and March 2025. Out now via Zegema Beach Records, the four-track release bridges fifth-wave emo and screamo with a distinctly Pacific Northwest pulse.
The EP blurs the lines between emotive punk urgency and sprawling screamo intensity. The record captures the transition from their original three-piece lineup, with members of BODY SHWARMA, TREACHERY, and HOSPICE pushing their sound into a very interesting territory.
Screamo legends SAETIA are beginning to pull their music from Spotify, starting with Collected and soon Tendrils. In a statement, the New York band explained that the platform ādoes not at all align with the bandās values or ethos,ā pointing to concerns about ICE recruitment ads, artist compensation, and the amplification of certain voices. They emphasized that this isnāt about accessāmost fans discovered SAETIA through sharing and streamingābut about navigating an industry that often prioritizes convenience over ethics. Their message to listeners: share the music, keep it alive.
If youāre feeling the loss and want to explore similar post-hardcore and screamo sounds, we put together a large playlist with other artists still available there below.
After 15 years of silence, Albuquerqueās screamo outfit ADOBE HOMES return with AƱos, a 12-track full-length out November 10 via ZEGEMA BEACH RECORDS and LEFT HAND LABEL. The album follows the bandās praised comeback at ZBR Fest 2025, carrying the same frantic energy, emotional chaos, and sharp-edged sass that defined their early work. Recorded by Jake Lang and mastered by Will Killingsworth at DeadAir Studios, AƱos is a reflection on loss and time, built on raw catharsis and community spirit ā ālove your pals, die laughing.ā Limited vinyl /300 with artwork by Adam Abeyta.
Mathy emo post hardcore powerhouse HETTA have two tracks streaming now from their debut album Acetate, landing November 21, 2025 via Lovers & Lollypops. āTwin Scissorsā and āPlainclothes Manā hit hard out of Montijo, all vocals from Alex Domingos with JoĆ£o Pires, JoĆ£o Portalegre, and SimĆ£o SimƵes locking in behind himārecorded by AndrĆ© Isidro and mixed/mastered by Jack Shirley.
PASTEL FACES slide in with a new single called āVacantā, a short hit of melodic hardcore that leans into those mid-00s shadows but keeps one foot in pop-punk and emo territory. Warm, ringing chords, a pushed vocal, and that familiar knot of frustration unraveling in the hook.
Canadian post-hardcore legends ALEXISONFIRE just dropped their cover of āCuz,ā digging even deeper into that grimy 90s noise-rock energy from SHALLOW NORTH DAKOTA. Itās the third taste from their upcoming Copies Of Old Masters Vol. 1 EP, landing November 7 via Dine Alone. Gritty guitars, sandpaper vocals, and plenty of love for the weird corners of CanRock history. Dive in if you like your riffs heavy and your references deep.
TETSUO return with fauna., a nine-track plunge into noise-soaked screamo and anxious textures, out now via Spleencore Records. Tracks like āPale Tongueā and āRitual Fleshā lean into industrial tension, pushing the duoās abrasive emotional palette further than their 2025 debut desert flowers. The project, founded by Alice Anthimou and joined by Evripidis Kyparissis, continues to evolve through experiments in distortion, claustrophobic pacing, and fractured melody.
We have a full feature about the band – you can find it here.
Los Angeles-via-Iowa screamo unit IN LOVING MEMORY dropped a new single today called āDead Stars,ā a short, sharp burst of emotion that leans into their resurrected DIY energy. At 1:51, itās all piercing vocals, frantic tension, and that aching melodic undercurrent the band has been sharpening since returning in 2023. Recorded with Rila Ogawa of February, the track feels like a late-night breakdown in motionāfull sprint drums, scraping guitar lines, and a desperate vocal delivery that lands somewhere between pain and catharsis.
“āWe are excited to share with you one of our new songs, featuring our new friend Rila Ogawa of the band Febuary. More to come in 2026. Happy Halloween!ā”, says the band.
Indiana chaos unit USURP SYNAPSE just resurfaced with Disinformation Fix, a freshly remastered discography drop that collects every recording from 1997ā2001 and slams it straight into the present. Out now via Zegema Beach Records and Small Hand Factory, itās a sprawling, 50-track blast of grind-splattered screamo, violent noise bursts, and those blink-and-you-miss-āem song lengths that defined their cult orbit.
Norwegian duo DEAD MOVIE ANIMALS dropped a new single today called āStill In Control,ā a tight, three-minute push of high-energy post-hardcore wrapped in that dreamy, film-lit haze theyāve been carving out since their debut. The band has been building momentum off 2020ās 20/20 Hindsight EP, earning nods from GAFFA, NATT&DAG, NRK P3, and even grabbing international praise when Circuit Sweet called āA Little Darknessā one of the yearās strongest tracks. The new cut keeps that tension simmering just under the surface ā clean lines, cinematic pulse, vocals lurking like headlights on wet asphalt. Halloween release timing makes sense; control is slippery at night.
Post-hardcore veterans STORY OF THE YEAR have announced their eighth studio album A.R.S.O.N., set for release on February 13, 2026 via SharpTone Records. The band dropped its first single, āGasoline (All Rage Still Only Numb),ā along with a new videoāthree minutes of chaotic riffs, screams, and pure meltdown energy. Guitarist Ryan Phillips calls it āa song about hitting your breaking point and saying fuck everything.ā Produced by Colin Brittain, the recordāshort for All Rage, Still Only Numbādives into themes of anxiety and emotional burnout while pushing their trademark mix of melody and aggression to the edge.
ā¤µ Post Rock / Post Metal
Chicago atmosludge trio BARREN HEIR will release their new album Far From on November 7. The record follows 2023ās Died Down and pushes their sound into darker, more deliberate territoryācrushing heaviness tangled with post-metal atmosphere and streaks of groove and blues grit. Engineered and mixed by Andy Nelson at Bricktop Recording, Far From runs nine tracks deep, from the pounding opener āMeddling Bodyā to slower, melodic stretches that twist unease into reflection. For fans of SUMAC, AMENRA, and INTER ARMA.
SĆ£o Pauloās post-black metal and shoegaze fusion act SODADE have released their debut EP Naskimentu, ResistĆ©nsia, Despedida, alongside a new video for the track āVale.ā The record captures raw emotion and sonic intensity through four tracksāāOrto,ā āInĆ©tia,ā āLacvna,ā and āValeāābalancing aggression and melancholy in equal measure. The video, directed by Igor Giroto, expands on the EPās visual narrative, with artwork by Luiz Alcamim. Out now via Blasted Flag Records, Cosmo Subgrava, Undergrind Records, and Equivokke Records.
UK genre-benders ROLO TOMASSI have returned with In The Echoes Of All Dreams, a surprise 4-track EP out now via MNRK. Produced by Lewis Johns, the release condenses everything that defines the band ā progressive structure, mathcore precision, and cinematic post-metal depth ā into 15 minutes of shifting moods and emotional weight. From the thunderous āTempestā to the haunting closer āUnintending,ā the record feels like a continuation of Where Myth Becomes Memory yet leans deeper into atmosphere and contrast.
Polandās ORPHANAGE NAMED EARTH announced their third album Slaves and Kings, a romantic crust/post-metal double strike recorded at Dobra 12 Studio and dropping November 15th ā with the massive, 18-minute āKingsā already streaming as a preview and CD pre-orders running through Sanctus Propaganda.
WE LOST THE SEA land on Audiotree Live with a set that leans hard into their heavier post-rock instincts, pulling from this yearās A Single Flower. The band stretches out patient builds and metallic crescendos across āIf They Had Hearts,ā āA Dance With Death,ā and āEverything Here Is Black and Blinding,ā showing how tightly their quiet guitar leads and rhythmic surges lock together in a live room. The interview digs into the visual language behind the āA Dance With Deathā video, how U.S. touring shaped their approach, and how Frida Kahloās influence threads through the albumās themes of revolution and defiance.
VANDAMPIRE surface from South West England with Hope Scars, a debut full-length that feels torn between collapse and renewal, out now through Ripcord Records. Eight tracks move like weather frontsāsludge-thick riffing slammed against long, breath-held stretches of calmāand Decibel already caught the mood, calling out the āmelancholy-drenchedā weight drifting between clean melodicism and buzzy noise. The fingerprints are familiar enough (KYUSS haze, RADIOHEAD-style fragility, NEUROSIS gravity), but the band treat those influences like scenery on a journey, not anchors.
Check out our full track by track special here.
Brooding instrumental project MEZMER is lining up the EP Melodrama for December 12, 2025, five pieces written and produced by Jonathan Sherer and mastered by Steven Blake. The newest single, āHeaven,ā showed up late after he cut two tracks that didnāt serve the arc, meant as a closing line rather than spare weight. Sherer calls it āthe finale of the EPā¦the closing statement,ā shaped by live shows that taught him some slow-burn ideas donāt translate onstage. We have a full feature on this amazing project this week. Check it out here.
MONO have dropped Forever Home: Live in Japan with Orchestra PITREZA, a 1h 41 document of their 25th-anniversary performances, translating their slow-burn post-rock into widescreen orchestral weight. Recorded with PITREZA, the set pulls familiar pieces into bigger roomsāstrings swelling where guitar feedback usually hangs, percussion stretching tension until it almost snaps. It feels less like a souvenir and more like a reminder of how physical this bandās quiet can be.
The release lands while the band are already moving through Europe on part two of their Oath tour, running Oct 30āDec 1 across the UK, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. If the record frames the scale, the shows make it breathe.
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Punk, Pop Punk, Folk Punk, raw, fast, melodic, and more.
SUB ROSA drop another look into their upcoming LP Lux with track 4, āDiamond,ā streaming now. The Brooklyn bandās return folds East Bay-leaning punk grit into the textured, melodic undercurrent of New Yorkās DIY scene, landing cleanly in the Rad Girlfriend Records universe. Originally active in the late ā90sāand still linked to that lineage through Aaron Cometbus and the PINHEAD GUNPOWDER connectionāSub Rosa sound less like a reunion and more like a continuation.
Pop-punk/post-hardcore-leaning emo kid NOTHING,NOWHERE. has dropped a new single called ācardinal in the crossfire,ā and goes airborne in a STRAIGHT EDGE sweater in his new music video, out any minute on YouTube! This should be in the ā¤µ Rock section, probably…
BAD COP BAD COP are hitting Europe this week in support of their new album Lighten Up, out now via Fat Wreck Chords and Hopeless Records. The tour runs from October 30 through November 15, with stops across Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, and Austria. Vocalist Stacey Dee describes the record as their āmost authenticā work yet ā a set of personal, powerful punk songs about resilience and self-belief.
ALEX MELTON drops his take on āCruel Summer,ā flipping a global pop hit into his familiar emo-leaning, breezy pop-punk swing. Sitting between punchy guitars and sunburnt melancholy, the track leans into the style that built his massive online following and eventually landed him at Pure Noise Records. With a backing band now in place and a full original album on deck, Meltonās making the jump from clever reimaginer to something bigger. Stream the single and catch his Raleigh date on November 14 with Action/Adventure.
AMERICAN TELEVISION drop a special Halloween cut of āWitches!ā ā a shot-for-shot haunt of the original video, fueled by late-night candy and full-moon chaos. Off the new EP You Are Not Alone, out now via Smartpunk Records. Watch it and get spooky.
HOT LOAD drop their debut LP Fate Unknown today via Going Underground Records ā 11 tracks of rowdy, metal-tinged LA punk built for beer-sticky floors and late-night chaos. Pulled together by veterans from SMUT, CRAZY JOE DAVOLA, ENEMY, HARM, and DEATH RITES, the record hits fast and stays ugly, sitting somewhere between DISCHARGE abrasion and POISON IDEA swagger.
THE IDIOT KIDS dropped āMR. Eā today, a jittery little punk fever dream with glam-flash vocals and garage-burn guitars, like stumbling into a house show where the lights wonāt stop flickering. Itās catchy in that āwhy am I humming this in an alley at 2 AMā way, wrapped around lyrics about a presence you canāt shake no matter how many times you check your screen. Third single off the upcoming Instants, landing late November ā but this oneās already pacing the hallway.
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Alternative, Indie Rock, Hard Rock, Emo, Noise Rock, Post Punk, Grunge, Shoegaze and more
Polish emo outfit MEATBALLS dropped a new single, ātrudno, zasypiam,ā via Peleton Records. The Szczecin-based band, known for playing straight-up northwest emo with that post-hardcore edge and a touch of twinkling math rock, keeps it raw and unpolished. The track follows their debut EP ostatni w kolejce and adds another dose of restless emotion to their growing setlist. Love it!
French outfit FRAGILE shared a new single called āTiny Ghosts and Disco Lights,ā another tightly-wound cut sitting between punk urgency, emo sensitivity, and those contemplative shoegaze shades theyāve been leaning into. The track arrives in the lead-up to their full-length Big Big Smile, out November 7 via Le CĆØpe Records, a record shaped by heavier touring across France and Europe and a more positive creative headspace. It feels more open, more structured, less torn, but still wired with raw emotion. FFO Turnstile, Touche Amore, High Vis, Militarie Gun.
Nicaraguaās JARDIN ANIMAL fire off a new burst of midwest-emo melancholy with āTren Bala,ā leaning into that anxious feeling of moving against the world while everything keeps spinning anyway. Clean, jangly guitar lines and a bittersweet vocal hook wrap around lyrics about fear becoming familiar, isolation in a nameless city, and promising yourself youāll make it to the end. Recorded in Managua and mixed in Madrid, itās a short, restless cut that hits fast and leaves a bruise ā featuring a guest spot from Nogato in the closing vocals.
Tooth & Nail veterans EMERY return today with a newly re-recorded version of āCivil Wars,ā tightening the harmonies and leaning into that familiar push between scraped-raw melody and heavier grooves. Itās a short, reflective swing at the bruises and life lessons theyāve been writing about since the beginning, framed by the same scarred optimism that shaped Rub Some Dirt On It. The full re-recorded album White Line Fever lands November 14, 2025, but for now this track does what EMERY do best: pick at old wounds, stand back up, and keep moving.
BLOOM drop their new album The Light We Chase via Pure Noise Records, pairing visceral melodic hardcore with themes of trust, hopelessness, and childhood memory, and celebrate it with a new video for āKeep Youā featuring Pat Miranda before continuing their EU/UK run with Thornhill and Ocean Grove, a Chicago release show, a North American tour with Silverstein, Thursday, and Free Throw, and an Australian headline stretch in early 2026 with AVOID.
Emo/alt crew COMMONER just signed to Pure Noise Records and dropped a new single called āBreach.ā Phoenix roots, Sonoran Desert dust still on their shoes, they talk about habits getting outgrown and living with the fallout ā a chorus written back in 2024 finally finding its home. Verses made to shove, choruses built wide, drawing from hardcore, early metalcore, shoegaze, and all that Lynch-style dread.
Veteran art-rock outliers RADIOHEAD are finally stepping back into the light, gearing up for their first shows in seven years across the UK and Europe. The band says the long break came after āthe wheels came off a bit,ā with Thom Yorke admitting he needed time to grieve his late wife. Theyāll play in the round for the first time since the early ā90s, with a 65-song pool to pull from each nightāthough Yorkeās likely to drop half on a whim. Inside the same interview, Yorke and Jonny Greenwood revisited the old Israel controversy, Yorke calling it a ālow-level Arthur Miller witch-huntā that still āwakes [him] up at night,ā while Greenwood pushed back, saying, āThe left look for traitors, the right for converts.ā No new musicās plannedājust the band trying to see if the machine still runs.
ALKALINE TRIO slide into Halloween with āSurprise Surprise,ā a moody, mid-tempo ballad that leans harder into sleepless nights than cheap horror theatrics. Produced by Travis Barker and mixed by Adam Hawkins, the track circles themes of drift, guilt, and the noise of a world that wonāt slow down.
Trio singer and guitarist Matt Skiba said of the song: āāSurprise Surpriseā was inspired by and written for a friend of mine who grew up poor and entrenched in gang life only to become a Navy SEAL and eventually an astronaut. Itās his story combined with my own thoughts regarding how a sort of alchemy takes place when someone takes the experiences of a bad situation and is able to turn them into something profound and beautiful. The rough sketch of the song had only verse and chorus parts but no bridge which was written by Dan in the studio. This song was the last one of the three we did in this session with Travis Barker and was even more of a collaboration and studio creation than the previous twoā.
Noise-rock bruisers CHAT PILE and guitarist/composer Hayden Pedigo just dropped their collaborative album In the Earth Again through Computer Studentsā¢, a 36-minute detour where Pedigoās panoramic, primitive guitar drifts against the bandās industrial decay. Born from a casual split idea, it morphed into something like a post-apocalyptic broadcast from rural nowhere, with five artists moving as one and chasing atmosphere over ego. Intimate, expansive, and pretty bleak around the edgesāmore modern wasteland than comfort food.
Shadowy art-rock collective PUSCIFER just rolled out āPendulum,ā a second look at their upcoming album Normal Isnāt, pairing Fairlight haze and reverb-drenched vocals with a video steeped in ā80s post-punk gloom. Maynard James Keenan calls it a flashback to clove-smoke dance floors in Austin, while Mat Mitchell frames it as a nod to the darker underground, and Carina Round hears synths coiling around twisted melodies āwhile the world burns.ā Written across Arizona, Los Angeles, and the road, the record leans raw and more aggressive, and the band will haul it across North America starting March 20.
Clevelandās STEADFAST RECORDS drops a heavyweight Halloween sampler today with And The Angels Wouldnāt Help You, stacking 20 cuts from across the labelās roster. New exclusives land from RITUAL BRONZE, TOILET RATS, THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENT (featuring Myk Porter), RYAN SHELKETT, and HIGH PRAISE, sitting next to choice pulls by LIARS ACADEMY, FVRMN, PALM GHOSTS, ADĆOS COMETA, SKYMENDER, CIGARETTES FOR BREAKFAST, RIOT FOR ROMANCE, CHRIS BROACH, THE 1984 DRAFT, CABEZA DE AGUA, XREDLINEX, FOCUSED, ZAO, and 2MINUTE MINOR.
Norwegian band KRISTI BRUD return with Et fall, the follow-up to their Spellemann-winning debut Alt er nytt. The record leans deeper into post-punk tension and darker moods while keeping the sharp hooks and pop-leaning melodies intact. Across nine tracks, the band balance emotional weight with straightforward, driving songwriting, tightening the grit without losing immediacy. Produced and mixed by Robert JĆønnum and mastered by JĆørgen TrƦen, Et fall pushes their sound into sharper, colder territory while preserving the accessibility that defined their first album.
London indie-punk quartet ADULTS release their second full-length the seeds we sow are sprouting buds nonetheless today via Fika Recordings, pulling two years of slow personal shifts, late-twenties anxieties and the quiet dread of a city pricing everyone out into crunchy, awkward pop songs tracked over three months in South London warehouses with longtime collaborator Rich Mandell. We have a full in-depth feature on this release up now at this location.
Themes of growth, loss, alcohol, family and death spill out more as catharsis than confession, messy because life is. āflagā lands hardest, written near Elephant and Castle as āregenerationā bulldozed estates and traders; two clashing voices reflect the displacement.
Modern rock crew RETURN TO DUST just dropped a new single called āNew Religion,ā leaning into grainy riffs and grungy vocals while they roll straight from wrapping an arena run with Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace into a fall tour with Mammoth and Myles Kennedy. The band says, āWe are born into expectations about what our life should and shouldn’t beā¦ if you let them influence you without resistance, you’re no better off than a frog slowly boiling to death in a pot of water.ā Their other single āBoredā sits at No. 12 at Active Rock radio, and recent stops included Louder Than Life and Aftershock, with more House of Blues dates lined up across the map.
Alt-metal rockers A PERFECT CIRCLE have announced their first UK and European tour in seven years, with dates running from June through early July 2026. The run opens with two nights at Londonās O2 Academy Brixton before hitting major festivals like Rock im Park, Nova Rock, and Copenhell, plus stops in cities including Warsaw, Amsterdam, Berlin, and Luxembourg. Founding member Billy Howerdel said simply, āWe miss you. Itās been far too longā¦ we found a solution.ā
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Hooky, pop-leaning emo outfit CAMP TRASH have dropped their ten-song album Two Hundred Thousand Dollars on Count Your Lucky Stars, swapping old slacker vibes for sharp power-pop energy. Guitars crunch, drums stay crisp, and the whole thing moves fast, with eight tracks under three minutes and only one stretching past four. Itās four friends, two brothers, pushing dynamics and heart, keeping it simple but not soft.
North East Englandās dark post-punk act BLACK RAIN are set to release their self-titled debut album ā a fierce mix of punk aggression and gothic intensity. Featuring five studio cuts and four raw live tracks, the record captures bleak industrial moods and unfiltered emotion through jagged guitars, pounding bass, and visceral vocals. Too goth to be punk and too punk to be goth, BLACK RAIN channel a cold urgency that feels both classic and current. Limited vinyl and cassette editions are available, with a live debut at Whitby Goth Festival on November 1.
Canadian post-noise-rock trio DOWN THE LEES have released a live video for āMidi Doric,ā filmed as part of their upcoming concert film This Is What It Feels Like. Shot at Mary Irwin Theatre, the performance blends raw emotion with layered visuals, revisiting themes of isolation and disconnection that grew from the pandemic. The bandānow based in the Okanagan Valley after time in Vancouver and Belgiumāincludes Laura Lee Schultz, Andy Ashley, and Chris Carlson. Known for collaborations with Steve Albini and past shows with BRUTUS, PILE, and KEN MODE, DOWN THE LEES continue to merge melody, heaviness, and introspection in equal parts.
VOLBEAT have scored their twelfth No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart with āTime Will Heal,ā setting a new record for the most chart-toppers by a non-North American band. The track appears on their latest album God of Angels Trust, out since June 6 via Republic Records. Following their U.S. headline run, the Danish rock giants are now touring Europe through the end of 2025.
Australian darkwave/post-punk duo WAIST have released their debut single mtv, a frenetic and emotionally charged track born from the creative collision between Samuel Geddes (Magandjin/Brisbane) and Alistair Seawright (Naarm/Melbourne). Produced by Jye Geltch (SOFT PORN), the song captures the mania of obsession and identity, blending post-punk urgency with darkwave textures reminiscent of MOLCHAT DOMA and THE CURE.
Athens-based XOAN dive into modern pressure on their new album Tensions, shifting between post-hardcore weight, punk urgency, pop-rock ease, trance repetition, and even moments of autotune used as emotional distortion rather than trend. The record circles inner conflict, unhealthy coping, digital-age anxiety, drifting friendships, and the grind between freedom and control, without pretending resolution is easy. Across ten tracks the band map how tension lives in motionāsometimes restless, sometimes heavy, occasionally intimateāwhile Greek-language nostalgia and defiant pop energy broaden the frame. You can read the full feature and track-by-track commentary now on IDIOTEQ.
Melbourne-based indie-folk band ALISON PARADE have released their self-titled debut EP, a warm and introspective collection blending folk lyricism with modern indie textures. The record features the earlier singles āSisterā and āBlue Return,ā alongside new tracks āHearing Distanceā and āOld River.ā Drawing influence from WILCO, FLEET FOXES, and SLOW PULP, the EP captures understated honesty through intimate production and emotionally grounded songwriting.
Liverpoolās queer indie/noise project TRIAL TAPES (aka songwriter/producer JACK MCNALLY) released his new single 42. Co-produced with CHRIS HENDRICK, the track digs into queer identity vs. heteronormative expectations ā nervous energy, no blueprint, and a lot of hope. Drums come from BILL BURNS, with additional production input from RICH FOWNES.
Three tracks from SKOGSKULTās self-titled debut are streaming now on Bandcamp. Heavy, slow-burning stoner doom from UmeĆ„ with Swedish lyrics leaning into Nordic folklore and cold-forest atmosphere. Fans of Sleep, Acid King, Dozer, Electric Wizard, Monolord, Windhand will feel at home. Full release lands December 5.
SEAHAVEN announced a Winter Forever 15th anniversary tour for early 2026, playing their landmark 2011 debut front-to-back for the first time, with a special LP variant sold only at shows and dates across the US/Canada alongside COMMONER and FLYCATCHER ā a rare chance to revisit the atmospheric, emotionally heavy record that shaped modern emo/post-hardcore kids back when songs like āBlack & Whiteā and āPVā hit like cracked winter air.
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Spanish alt-rock duo REPION just dropped their new single āX,ā pairing grunge-pop haze with a sharp melodic punch. Sisters Marina and Teresa keep pushing this raw, emotional chemistryāsomewhere between Sleater-Kinney tension and that classic Juliana Hatfield swing, but filtered through their own Madrid-born bite. Itās energetic, unfiltered, and built to hit harder live.
BOYS LIFE came back nearly three decades after Departures and Landfalls with a new single, āAlways,ā setting up their first release in 29 years ā the four-track EP Ordinary Wars (out November 21 via Spartan) ā and the vibe sat firmly in that Midwest emo lineage they helped define in the ā90s, but with a softer, reflective edge about mortality, roles weāre forced into, and trying to keep that kid-level wonder alive.
Brandon Butler quoted Ram Dass in the press notes, Shawn Brackbill shot the video, and the whole thing was tracked live in June 2024 with Duane Trower, capturing that raw chemistry from a band that once toured with the likes of BRAID and CHRISTIE FRONT DRIVE, disbanded in ā97, then suddenly walked back into a room together and wrote like no time passed at all.
Chicago label New Morality Zine just dropped the 2025 Promo from BLEACHED CROSS, offering a first glimpse into the bandās upcoming LP due in 2026. The release features an alternate pre-production demo of Lingering Soulsāless synth-forward this time, with acoustic bass adding a darker, more organic edgeāand a Halloween-timed remix of Suffer by Black Magnet.
TAKOMAHA push deeper into their distorted underworld with American Basements, a four-track blast of anxiety where shoegaze haze meets noise-rock chaos. The Oslo collective turns urban decay into a sonic weapon ā guitars snarling like malfunctioning streetlights, drums collapsing into feedback swells, and vocals buried just enough to feel like a warning from inside the walls.
Thereās THIS HEATās restless tension, AT THE DRIVE INās nerve-damage urgency, and the blown-out menace of A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS, all sharpened into something claustrophobic and weirdly magnetic. It feels like walking into a basement party long after the music has curdled, where every breath tastes like concrete dust and panic.
Psyched-out riff traffickers RIFLE just dropped Beyond Paranoia, a six-song crawl through acid-thunder rock and esoteric nightmare ballads, fixated on paranormal forces and busted psyches. The record nearly collapsed under band drama ā relocations, splits, toxic love, even fentanyl shadows ā but they dragged it back, bruised and weird. Mixed by Nes from La Hell Gang, guitars take the wheel on several tracks while the mood leans highway-at-night or off-grid ritual. Dirty, stubborn, and very much alive.
Young British rock upstarts THE MOLOTOVS just dropped a new single called āRhythm Of Yourselfā via Marshall Records, chasing their third UK No. 1 physical in a row while a film-noir video plays out a run-in with a manipulative industry suit. Matt Cartlidge frames it as moving to your own beat, nodding to The Jam, early Arctic Monkeys, and the Sex Pistols, with sister Issey loving the retro styling. Their debut Wasted On Youth lands January 30, and theyāll hit arenas with Yungblud after a November run with Palaye Royale, stacking momentum off a sold-out Electric Ballroom and 600-plus gigs since 2020.
Brighton noise-rock crew DITZ follow up this yearās album Never Exhale with a new 9-minute single, āDon Enzo Magic Carpet Salesmanā, backed with āKalimba Song.ā Built in three movements, it shifts from tense, sandpaper dissonance into hypnotic repetition and finally into a frantic collapse, capturing the bandās live volatility without smoothing the edges. Vocalist C.A. Francis frames the track as a reaction to the flood of AI-generated art, voicing frustration, the artificial voice itself, and a final human gasp before getting buried.
White Russian Records just dropped the new full-length HOW DID WE GET HERE from Swiss outfit DESERT LILY, and it hits with that restless, emotional weight theyāve been sharpening since their debut. The first single āWasted Wordsā already showed why theyāve become one of the most reliable emo/punk exports out of Switzerland, and the full record follows through: nine tracks built on inner demons, addiction spirals, cracked relationships, and that looping self-doubt you canāt quite outrun.
Itās not all collapse, though. There are flashes of recovery ā connection, healing, the slow climb back. Musically, the band blur emo rock, alternative lean, and pop-punk urgency into something raw but melodic, with a standout collab from AJ of THE DANGEROUS SUMMER adding extra atmosphere in the middle of the storm.
Bielefeld gothic-rock veterans REPTYLE return on November 21, 2025 with their fifth full-length, Blazed Shades & Thorned Veils. Nearly three decades in, the band fold the melodic DNA of their early work into a denser, more forceful production, strengthened by the return of founding keyboardist Andreas āKufiā Schulze. The new record moves between fog-thick atmospheres and straight-ahead darkwave drive, continuing the wave-leaning direction they tapped on 2021ās Decrypt the Void and carrying forward the already-circulating club track āNever Complain.ā
New Halloween drop from HEY COLOSSUS ā āHey Zombieā hits Bandcamp as a name-your-price digital single. Heavy, fuzzed-out rock with a dark post-punk pulse, tracked between Octopus, Bruton and JT Soar in Nottingham, mastered at Black Bay on the Isle of Lewis. One-off bite with that slow-creeping tension they do so well. Stream it now.
Philadelphiaās MANEKA returns with bathes and listens, a focused evolution that grounds Devin McKnightās songwriting while still stretching into the edges of shoegaze haze, slowcore weight, and scorched indie-rock distortion.
Engineered by Alex Farrar, the record feels cohesive without slipping into a single lane, opening on the push-and-pull dynamics of āshallowingā before jumping straight into the crushed urgency of ādimelo.ā Across nine tracks, McKnight folds in alarm-call guitars, smeared synth textures, and the kind of personal tension heās threaded through past work, all without losing clarity in the mix.
Los Angeles-based electronic-metal outfit SOLENCE drop their new album Angels Calling today via Better Noise Music, pushing their hybrid of synth-driven hooks, Swedish metal muscle, and pop textures into a slick, restless shape. The latest single āMonsters In My Headā leans into late-night anxiety and introduces a country-tinged acoustic guitar twist to their formula. Itās the fifth single leading into the recordās full release.
The band hit Europe this month supporting NOTHING MORE, joined by Catch Your Breath and Ankor, with dates running November 7ā30 across Finland, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, and more.
THE MON is back with another shadow-soaked cut, dropping āFluorescent Sandā ahead of the first chapter in the new two-album cycle, Songs Of Abandon. Itās Urlo stepping away from UFOMAMMUTās cosmic crush and slipping deeper into the lonely cornersāminimal synth pulses, ghosted acoustic lines, and a dead-calm vocal drifting through psychedelic dust.
Minneapolis trio VIAL just dropped their new video for āIdle Hands,ā a sugary-poison brat-punk hit built on desperation and that sick little rush you get when you want someone way more than you should. Tay tracked the vocals with a cracked heart, and you can hear itāsoft edges fraying around a sharp hook, somewhere between ā90s alt sweetness and teeth-bared frustration.
Swedish modern metalcore tinged rockers AVIANA just dropped their new album Void, pushing deeper into the bleak, cinematic heaviness theyāve refined since Corporation exploded past 47 million streams, with masked live members bringing the projectās darker identity across tours in Europe, Australia, and North America alongside IMMINENCE, ALLT, and MAKE THEM SUFFER, while Quebec veterans GET THE SHOT return with āTorture Your Corpse,ā a standalone single introducing new vocalist Mathieu Dhani and a nastier sonic shift.
Italian ādelta stonerā outfit THE APULIAN BLUES FOUNDATION are back with a new single, āEverybody Ought to Love Jesus,ā now streaming via Doomed & Stoned. The track drags old spiritual tradition through fuzzed-out blues grit and a thick stoner pulse, turning redemption into a dust-blown howl. Formed in 2015 and sharpened by years of festival mileage, the trio are gearing up to drop their debut full-length Traditional Songs About Life, Death and Rebirth on November 21 via Zannās Records ā eight tracks of early 20th-century blues rewired through ā90s desert heat and punked-up swagger.
Emo act ITOLDYOUIWOULDEATYOU break radio silence with āWonderful Life, Pt. 1,ā a patient, slow-burn single that leans into their love of experimental emo, shifting textures, and brittle sentiment. Featuring PETSEMATARY, the track moves like a late-night walkāsoft synth glow, quiet anxiety, and a hook that refuses to let go. I
tās the first look at their upcoming EP We Were Having Such A Nice Day, landing November 28 on tape in a tiny run of 25 copies. Plenty of side-eye at the state of the genre, and just enough hope to keep breathing.
Delco alt-rock lifers SNOOZER resurface this Friday with a new EP, Little Giants, dropping via Born Losers Records. The focus cut, āSmile Thru The Pain,ā leans into that Philly slacker drawlāsomewhere between ALEX G haze and MODEST MOUSE side-eyeāwhile letting the guitars breathe just long enough to sting. Brothers Mike and Tom Kelly wrote these tracks together, peeling back old skin and sitting with loss, friendships, and the weird math of growing up while pieces fall off around you.
SILUETT hit with āBlindside,ā the first single from their upcoming debut album Visitors, landing January 30 via Distinkt Records and Velouria Recordz. Built on cold, dreamlike guitars, heavy synth layers, and urgent drums, the track leans into dark realism while keeping a sharp pulse for the dancefloor. Members come from Rotten Mind, Earth Girls, Real Tears, and Siamese Twins, channeling deep punk roots into a modern post-punk current. The video is out, and the single is streaming everywhere now.
PACER drop their debut single āUnwind,ā folding ā90s alt-rock, shoegaze haze, and grunge-leaning weight into a sharp first strike. Raw guitars push against a tired-mind refrain, building into a refrain built for small venues and late nights. The track lands ahead of their debut EP on November 15, with a video out now and streaming live everywhere.
Swedish darkwave/post-punk act KILLING KIND return with Being Human, a heavier follow-up recorded at Sunlight Studio with producer Tomas Skogsberg. The album leans deeper into goth-tinged synth work, sci-fi anxiety, and that cold Scandinavian melancholy, with guest viola, piano, and layered vocals widening the scope. Fans of The Cure and Depeche Mode will catch the silhouette, but the bandās own DNA cuts throughāespecially on first single āDesperately Holding On,ā already circulating on international radio. Out now via Aenaos Records and Viskningar och VrĆ„l on CD, vinyl, and all streaming platforms.
BREAKING BENJAMIN guitarist KEITH WALLEN returns with a new single, āTeeth Marks,ā teaming up with GORE. vocalist HALEY ROUGHTON for a sharp collision of melody and scream-driven intensity. Wallen frames the track around cycles of obsession and power, pushing between soaring hooks and darker emotional weight, while Roughtonās delivery cuts straight through the mix. Produced by Kevin Thrasher and mixed by Joel Wanasek, āTeeth Marksā follows Wallenās recent run of solo material after last yearās Infinity Now on Rise Records. For fans tracking his evolution outside BREAKING BENJAMIN, this one lands hard.
ZOMBINA AND THE SKELETONES unearth In Sinistereo, compiling 16 remixed/remastered cuts from their 2015ā2017 EP quadrilogy into one synth-soaked, horror-punk power-pop blast just in time for Halloween, available now via 9×9 Records on CD and limited red 12ā³ vinyl for anyone still throwing haunted house parties in 2025.
Atlantaās SCATTRBRAIN tilt punk-ward on their new single āBombs Away,ā pulling rapper Grip into louder guitars, grainy textures, and hooks that lean emotional instead of glossy. The project pairs him with Daniel Gleason and Benjamin Homola of Grouplove and indie artist Mallbangs, born from a moment when hip-hop stopped feeling like enough. Grip treats punk as a permission slip ā do what you want, when you want ā and these songs move with that looseness: personal struggle dressed up in sing-along melody, heavy themes sitting light on their feet.
We premiered the video on IDIOTEQ earlier this week.
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Avant-garde black metal crew KRALLICE just dropped No Hope, a two-track EP that stretches to nearly 25 minutes. The Queens, New York band goes deep on āInner Peaceā and āProtean Pulse,ā carving out another dense, mind-bending chapter in their catalog. The release landed October 23 and is streaming now on Bandcamp.
Chernihiv-based atmospheric/post-black metal act SUMAKH have released their debut full-length Brink of Existence via NEFORMAT FAMILY. The album ā the first major thematic release from the Sivershchyna region in over a decade ā channels bleak emotion through dense textures, sorrowful melodies, and a raw sense of transcendence. A physical digipak edition and new merch are now available through the bandās official Instagram, alongside an exclusive unreleased demo hinting at their future direction.
Modern metallers TRIVIUM just dropped a three-song EP called Struck Dead via Roadrunner, leaning into master-crafted riffing and that dual vocal bite theyāve been sharpening since the Ascendancy days. Bassist Paolo Gregoletto says the idea came from revisiting that era while building their own studio, calling the EP āthe first step into a bold new era.ā Recorded at The Hangar in Orlando with Mark Lewis, mixed by Josh Wilbur, itās short, tense, and hits fast. The band kicks off a fall headline run with Jinjer and Heriot, wrapping in Orlando on December 14.
Connecticut metalcore outfit CURRENTS just dropped a new EP called All That Follows via SharpTone Records, pairing it with a āRise & Fallā video built from career-spanning footage. Vocalist Brian Wille calls the release the end of The Death We Seek era, leaning into independence, experimentation, and themes of disillusionment, inequality, betrayal, and the weird ambiguity of purpose. Itās a darker turn but still wired tight, and the band sounds like theyāre already stepping into the next chapter.
SPITE drop NEW WORLD KILLER today with Will Putney sharpening the edges: breathless deathcore, meaty two-step riffs, chameleonic vocals and zero oxygen between breakdowns. When the riffs hit ā āHand Of The Reaperā, āLights Outā ā itās neck-brace territory, though the record loops familiar structures five albums deep. Brutal, crisp, relentless; risks would push it higher. Verdict lands mid-pack, but the foundation is iron.
Denver death-sludge unit PRIMITIVE MAN just dropped Observance today (October 31, 2025) via Relapse Records ā seven tracks of slow, suffocating weight that lean deeper into bleak social collapse, broken systems, and the psychic fallout of living through them. Written obsessively as a trio and recorded with Andy Nelson at Bricktop, the album folds in a surprising sadness without softening the punishment. Motifs echo through lyrics and artwork, pulling influence from Tongo Eisen-Martinās Blood on the Fog while circling techno-feudal dread and a shredded social contract.
Canadian deathcore legends DESPISED ICON drop back into the rotation with Shadow Work, an 11-track blend of technical death metal, hardcore swagger, and their trademark dual-vocal punishment. Early highlights push into black-metal territory without drowning in symphonic excess, while cuts like āReaperā and āCorpse Poseā dial the heaviness into absurd levels with guest spots in tow. Thereās even a near-pure hardcore moment on āOver My Dead Body,ā trading lines with Matt Honeycutt. The final stretch leans more traditional but stays sharp, closing on eerie acoustic strings. Out now via Nuclear Blast ā deathcore historians will want eyes on this one.
Italian atmospheric black metal act BIANCA will release their self-titled debut on October 31 via Avantgarde Music. Featuring members of HIDEOUS DIVINITY and NOCTURNAL DEPRESSION, the project blends doom and atmospheric elements with a deeply humanist, atheistic approach to black metal. Written initially by Ī² and Ķ¶ in 2024, later shaped by ES and completed with Sathrathās signature touch, Bianca unfolds across eight tracks exploring the unconscious mind, identity, and existential struggle.
Sharp, modern metalcore crew SAILING BEFORE THE WIND just dropped their first full-length Destination on October 31, 2025, marking fifteen years since forming in Tokyo back in 2011. Itās a ten-track run with guest spots from Normundy, Bvne, Vandans, Dead Days, and Convictions, backed by artwork from Kyogudrddd and mixes by Jigsaw Audio. The release folds into a supported āDESTINATION TOUR 2025ā across Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, expanding on years of steady touringāfrom a 2019 seven-city run with Isotopes to a 2022 sold-out one-man show at Shibuya Cyclone and a 2024 European loop. With first-time shows in the Philippines and Indonesia lined for November and December, the band keep pushing outward, still anchored by melody and heavy live presence.
Eastern Pennsylvania brutal death metal/slam unit PILE OF KNIVES just dropped their new EP Driven By The Blade, streaming everywhere nowāfour tracks of merciless, groove-laden punishment recorded by Shaun Werle with art by Giancarlo Bruno, plus a guest violin/acoustic spot on āKukri.ā CD version lands soon via Been There Scene That Records, and the band will be hitting East Coast stages this fall and winter.
CHIMAIRA are digging into the vault with Creepers Vol. 1, a new compilation of B-sides and rarities arriving October 31. Curated by frontman Mark Hunter, the release gathers material recorded between The Age of Hell and Crown of Phantoms (2011ā2014), including the Soundgarden cover āOutshined,ā a remix of āThe Dehumanizing Process,ā and unreleased tracks like āNew Apocalypseā and āYour Days Are Numbered.ā
Hunter describes the collection as āthe songs that didnāt make our albums for a reason ā but some fans love them, others think we were right to bury them.ā
ORM return with Guld, a fiveātrack dive into progressive, atmospheric black metal, out now via Indisciplinarian. The record pushes their riff-driven side harder than before, shifting between rapid aggression, somber melodic passages, and tense rhythmic turns. Themes of vanity, decay, and self-deception run beneath folk-inspired symbolism, framing modern obsession with perfection as a slow collapse. Physical formats are already moving fast, and the band celebrates the release with three Copenhagen shows this week.
Eastbourne sludge/noise unit BELIEVE IN NOTHING drop their debut full-length Rot today via Church Road Records, nine tracks of grimy, slow-churn hostility that read like a collapsing worldviewāburnout, environmental dread, bystander rot, and the dull ache of daily grind all dragged through tar-thick riffs and bloodied vocals. Check out that claustrophobic, hand-over-the-mouth scream the review circles around, where societal failure becomes personal corrosion and every choice feels like doom on layaway.
MORBIKON dropped a new single, āGhoul Infested Mausoleum,ā a ripping blackened death-thrash blast from their upcoming album Lost Within The Astral Crypts (out November 21 via Tankcrimes), with MUNICIPAL WASTE/CANNABIS CORPSE riff-architect Phil āLandphilā Hall and FINNTROLLās VRETH driving those ā90s meloblack vibes hard ā pure undead speed, atmospheric filth, and whiplash-grade shredding setting the tone for the full crypt raid.
Black metal depression-soaked avant-rock from SHINING ā track 4, Neznani Posijalac (featuring Marko JerkoviÄ), is now streaming from the upcoming Feberdrƶmmar (Del TvĆ„). This second chapter digs into post-2011 material, rebuilt with alternate vocalists, newly written lyrics in their native languages, plus keys and other twisted elements added to the original demos. Five new nightmares reshape the source recordings into something darker and more unstable.
HOWLING GIANT roll out Crucible & Ruin today, a heavier, sharper studio turn that folds new guitarist/synth player Adrian Lee Zambrano into their cosmic stoner swing. The record drifts through mythic chaos and weird-god energy, wrapped in eerie artwork from Tom Polzineās mother, and it hits with more grit than last yearās Glass Future. Theyāre taking it on the road with ANCIIENTS in November across the U.S. and Canada, just in time for the season when the veil thins and the riffs get stranger.
Brutal death metal crew DROWN IN BLOOD just dropped Nobody Left to Kill, a three-track demo out of New York with dudes from Long Island delivering chopped-up riffs, samples, and gore-stained swing.
PEDESTAL FOR LEVIATHAN return this Halloween, October 31st, with Enter: Vampyric Manifestation, pulling brutal death metal riffing into a symphonic, blackened haze reminiscent of Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir. Formed in Denver by Kendrick Lemke in 2024, the project became a full live unit this year with Mathew Meyer (guitar), Noah Fithen (bass), and Corbin Echtermeyer (drums). We have a full feature and interview with the band available here.
HARVESTED come swinging out of Ottawaās underground with DYSTHYMIA, a death metal record that treats mental illness like a battlefield and riffs like blunt weapons. Their new bass playthrough for āGathered and Deludedā puts Eric Forget right in the crosshairs ā fingers blazing, tone snarling through a wall of blast beats and jagged guitars. Itās under three minutes but feels like a panic attack chewing through its restraints.
No triggered sterility, no soft edges ā just muscular, old-school brutality sharpened with technical spite. If CANNIBAL CORPSE, DECAPITATED, and DYING FETUS built a pressure cooker in a locked room, HARVESTED are the sound of what claws its way out.
Progressive instrumental rock trio BETTER STRANGERS just dropped their first live EP, Live At Gramps, pulled straight from a set at the soon-to-close Gramps spot in Miamiās Wynwood. Four tracks on the EP, plus a full YouTube show with two extras ā āAshesā and āDrinking The Tool-Aidā ā some of which carry contributions from producer David Bottrill. The band leaned fully into heavier, more complex instrumental work after parting ways with their vocalist in 2023, and theyāre taking this new version of themselves on a short Florida run in early November, including a stop back at Gramps.
Season of Mist just dropped MASS EXTINCTION, the new blast from ROTTEN SOUND, and it hits like someone kicking the emergency exit off its hinges. Eight tracks in just under ten minutes, all teeth and no filler, spitting straight at political rot and the slow-motion collapse we all pretend not to see. āBrave New Worldā is the first tasteāpure blast-beat panic, guitar grit, and Keijoās vocal bark chewing through whatever optimism was left in the room.
Melodic metalcore crew LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES just dropped a new single, āSalting The Earth,ā marking their first new material since 2024. Produced by Landon Tewers (THE PLOT IN YOU), the track leans on sharp hooks and that familiar, aggressive swing. The release lines up with the opening leg of their North American headlining run alongside KINGDOM OF GIANTS, ACRES, and HEAVENSGATE, rolling through Denver, Seattle, Philly, NYC, and beyond through late November. Stream the new cut and catch a date if theyāre hitting your city.
“‘Salting the Earth’ feels like a culmination of the different lyrical elements that the band has experimented with over the year,” states vocalist Chris Roetter. “Themes that are familiar but expand on the ideas of being alone while being surrounded by people you care about. As I continue to exist and navigate through life, I struggle with the path I took to get here and sometimes have no clue where I’m going. The inevitable feeling of gloom never leaves.”
Germanyās metalcore outfit AVRALIZE keep sliding deeper into their own lane with the title track āliminal,ā taken from their sophomore album dropping November 14 via Arising Empire. The new single leans on razor-edged breakdowns and that uneasy push-and-pull between holding your tongue and detonating anyway. Thereās groove, thereās color in the edges, and the riffing cuts clean without getting lost in the digital glitter of modern production.
Florida deathcore unit TRACHEOTOMY just dropped a two-song promo via 1126 Records, pairing āObdurate Enmityā and āPostnatal Parasiteā into a short, violent hit of slam-leaning brutality.
The production leans on grind pacing, guttural saturation, and a rhythm section that feels more medical than musical ā that defibrillator-thump repetition. It lands as they kick off a North American run supporting Entheos, with Fallujah and The Zenith Passage rounding out the bill. If youāre watching for the heavier edge of modern deathcore to circle back toward its most savage roots, this is a clean snapshot of where that energy is heading right now.
Belgian death metal outfit ABYSMAL DESCENT have their debut full-length āDismal Thoughtsā streaming now via Death Metal Promotion, ahead of its October 31 release through Nuclear Winter Records. Formed from members of Dehuman, Putrid Offal, Echo Solar Void, and Saqraās Cult, the band leans into the cavernous darkness of Immolation and Incantation-school brutalityāthick riff architecture, oppressive atmosphere, and vocals that sit deep in the sub-basement. Itās an eight-track descent into decay and dread, with enough weight and menace to satisfy fans of the genreās most suffocating corners. Prepare to be swallowed.
Dark, scary crawl-doom unit HEAVENS DIE have dropped dismal waters flow unto the river, a two-track slab out of the Shenandoah Valley, released October 31, 2025. āwhen iām deadā drags nine minutes of slow rot, and āburn my bones on the blue ridgeā pushes past ten.
Philadelphiaās BASTARD CRĆSS unleash their first full-length Crossripper via Morbid And Miserable Records, pushing their blackened thrash/crust hybrid into a louder, filthier space. Tracks like Parasitic, Lycan Knights, Satanic Pandemonium, and Behead the Priest lean on lightning-fast riffing, guttural vocal trade-offs from Blasphemous Axe and Heathen Chevalier, and a steady churn of d-beat momentum. Thereās enough melody buried in the grime to keep things memorable, but the record never lets up on speed or blasphemous attitude. Recorded and mixed by Armen Koroghlian and mastered by Jamie King, this is meant for fans of MIDNIGHT, DESTRĆYER 666, and AURA NOIRāthe kind of Halloween release that feels like it crawled straight out of a sarcophagus.
CZERNINA deliver āOszukaÄ Listopadā as a bleak, mid-tempo cut carved out between January and March 2025 with Blood Run Lodge, mixed and mastered by Haldor Grunberg at Satanic Audio. The track drifts between black metal atmosphere and punk-scarred tension, built around lyrics about sleepless apartments, war in the head, and shadows replacing identity. Asbielās vocal phrasing cuts through the murk while Ivoās bass and Doppelherzās drums keep the mood heavy and claustrophobic. Itās a short, cold snapshot of what late-autumn anxiety actually sounds like.
Londonās HUMAN CRUSHING MACHINE make their first swing with āTunnel Vision,ā out October 29th via LĆ”szlĆ³ PaprikĆ”s Records, aiming straight at Las Vegasā escalating homelessness crisis with thick metallic groove and bleak, modern heft. Multi-instrumentalist Nick Schlesinger builds the project around real-world pressure points, with vocalist Simon Gordon (KILL II THIS) and guest lead guitarist Chris Poland (Megadeth, OHM) pushing the song into sharp, socially grounded territory.
Fans of Megadeth, Alice In Chains, Pantera, and Gojira will hear the lineage without nostalgia. You can watch the full premiere and read the feature now on IDIOTEQ.
Progressive metalcore outfit VOLUMES will return on December 12 via Fearless Records with their new album Mirror Touch, and the rollout continues today with the second single āS.O.A.P.ā The opening cut āSidewinderā first surfaced back in March, setting the tone for a record built around groove-forward hooks, slick production, and the bandās familiar dual-vocal dynamic. Mirror Touch spans ten tracks, including a guest spot from Black Sheep Wall on closer āSuffer On,ā and looks to push deeper into the bandās blend of melody, heaviness, and California-sun melancholy.
ā¤µ Experimental / ELectronic / Other
Denver hardcore trio FOX LAKE had just dropped a wild PHASE ONE remix of their track āFreestyle,ā complete with a fresh video, and announced theyād be jumping over to Europe next spring to tour with POPPY, hitting spots from Glasgow and London all the way to Stockholm. Before that, they were set to tear through the U.S. with GREYHAVEN, proving their whole nu-hardcore chaos translated just as hard in tiny clubs as it did on the big European stages.
WALKING BOMBS return with Blessings Bestrewn Part 2, streaming early over at Ghost Cult. Morgan Y. Evans pulls together another wild batch of collaborators and lets the sound swing between grime-soaked alt rock, sludgy Sabbath haze, protest-leaning funk pulses, and fractured noise experiments. Depression, daydreams, and the fallout of American munitions all sit in the frame, stitched together by Evansā multi-instrument fingerprints.
Anti-post-rock trio L’EFFONDRAS has dropped an enigmatic video for āMacon Heights,ā pulled from their two-track āEthel / Macon Heightsā EP via Medication Time Records. Itās an odd one in their catalog: ultra-minimal, ambient, slow-burn guitar layers drifting into darker corners, lap steel and mellotron smearing the edges while drums slip in off-beat. Guitarist Pierre Lejeune says the recordings were scattered, so they leaned on the studio, chasing textures they āwouldnāt be able to reproduce live,ā giving the piece a little narrative arc. The title nods to a fictional town from Philip K. Dick, and the clip, directed by Joan Sabatier, floats through a forest like a strange dreamātwo hooded figures, one long shot, and an ending you donāt see coming.
Philly alt outfit HER NEW KNIFE just pushed out chrome is lullaby: re, a deluxe remix spin on last yearās EP via Juliaās War Recordings, pulling in TAGABOW, Angel Emoji (Frost Children), Grimace, Red Rakes, Certain (Sword II), and Silicone Valley to bend the originals into new shapes. Lead cut ākittyriff ā They Are Gutting A Body Of Water: reā drags bone-shattering riffage through blown-out drums, while āvesselera ā SILICONE VALLEY: reā flips floating guitars into techno pulse. The bandās been busyāopening for julie, TAGABOW, Frost Children, Midrift, clocking eleven sets at SXSWāand theyāll support Cowgirl Clue with sweet93 before hitting Bostonās Something In The Way Festival. Theyāre now working on a debut album for 2026.
Experimental metal duo BEAUTY just dropped their self-titled debut via Strange Mono Records, grinding doom weight against noise-metal chaos and electronics instead of guitars. Drums sit at the center, kicked through triggers and sequencers while distorted synths, feedback loops, and claustrophobic vocals carve out a massive, body-felt low end. Lyrics lean into outward violence turning inward, and the whole thing was tracked live to tape with a warehouse echo chamber for extra grime. The band frames it as electronic tools shoved into a punk contextāloud enough to rattle your ribsāand all proceeds go to local Philadelphia charities.
New Nordic ritual from DANHEIM. Heimferd arrives today ā thirteen tracks moving between deep percussion, hushed atmospherics, and that ancient pulse Reidar SchƦfer Olsen keeps breathing into the genre. Songs Kominn Dagr, Turs, Jag Ger Mig Av are streaming now, with vinyl and CD variants available in limited runs. A return-to-the-roots record built entirely in his home studio, heavy on ancestral pull and slow-burning tension.
Denmarkās SPEKTR unveil A Certain Kind of Red via Strange Aeons Records, a Giallo-inspired horror narrative told in five chapters and pressed on limited solid-white vinyl with a lyric booklet (250 copies). Joined by Ustumallagam of DENIAL OF GOD and THE RITE, the record builds a claustrophobic, dream-logic atmosphere where reality blurs through progressive rock structures, gothic undertones, and psychedelic textures. Each track plays like a scene in a feverish film, driven by detailed sound design and shifting instrumentation that leans into obsession and violence without losing its strange allure.
CLAIRE ROUSAY drifts back into view with a little death, a quiet, ambient unraveling released on October 31. The record moves in fragmentsābreaths, strings, soft electronicsāpulling small moments into focus before they disappear again. Guest touches from m sage, Mari Maurice, and others blur violin, clarinet, and voice into something weightless, more observation than performance.
FAINTING DREAMS return October 31st with You Can Be Anything, a sixāsong cassette LP on Softseed Music and Zegema Beach Records, tracked in a church space in Trinidad, Colorado and wrapped in choir-leaning vocals, layered piano, and ghosted screams. Writer/guitarist/vocalist Elle Reynolds pulls threads from Midwife, Lingua Ignota, Nicole Dollanganger, and Ethel Cain, framing religious violence, trans trauma, self-erasure, and the messy work of remembering without spectacle.
You can dive deeper with the full feature now up on IDIOTEQ.
ā¤µ Pop / Other
NEW MISERABLE EXPERIENCE hit with āPayback from God,ā a synth-haunted, heavy alt-rock strike from members of REVOCATION, ROSETTA and RIVERS OF NIHIL ā leaning into tension, melody, and that feeling like the worldās coming apart while youāre still expected to smile through it ā ahead of their new album dropping January 23 via Pelagic.
ARKELLS just dropped a new single called āWhat Good?āāa sharp little jab at comment-section culture, rage-bait debates, and the grind-until-you-break hustle myth. Itās catchy, warm, and way more honest than the tech-noise we drown in. Frontman Max Kerman points back to the real stuff: sunlight, neon, your local bar, anything you can actually feel. Thereās a new album coming in 2026, but this oneās the first breadcrumb. Tune in, shake off the static.
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