I might still be riding the high the Daoboys provided, but we have yet another week of music ahead of us! Got a wide variety of releases this week, headlined by the MASSIVE return of the hard rock legends… Hinder (or, Skunk Anansie, whaterver you prefer). As always, please feel free to use the comment section to tell us what you’d like to see reviewed, let us know what we missed and/or wear your jams with pride.

– List of Releases: May 16th, 2025 –

…and Oceans – The Regeneration Theory

Genre: Melodic Black Metal
Label: Season of Mist

Charmer – Downpour
Genre: Emo
Label: Counter Intuitive

Chepang – Jhyappa
Genre: Hardcore / Grind
Label: Relapse

Florry – Sounds Like…
Genre: Alt-Country
Label: Dear Life

Hinder – Back To Life
Genre: “Hard” Rock
Label: Evil Teen

Home Is Where – Hunting Season
Genre: Emo / Folk Punk
Label: Wax Bodega

Joe Jonas – Music For People Who Believe In Love
Genre: Pop
Label: Republic

Julia Wolf – Pressure
Genre: Indie Rock / Pop
Label: Independent

Lana Del Rey – The Right Person Will Stay
Genre: Indie Pop
Label: Interscope

Moontype – I Let The Wind Push Down On Me
Genre: Indie Rock / Dream Pop
Label: Orindal

Morcheeba – Escape the Chaos 
Genre: Electronic / Trip-Hop
Label: 100% Records

MSPAINT – No Separation
Genre: Noise Punk / Post-Punk
Label: Convulse

Ossuary – Abhorrent Worship
Genre: Death Metal / Doom Metal
Label: Me Saco Un Ojo

Senna – Stranger to Love
Genre: Progressive Rock / Post Hardcore
Label: Sharptone

Skunk Anansie – The Painful Truth
Genre: Hard Rock
Label: Frontiers

Smerz – Big city life
Genre: Experimental Pop
Label: Escho

Snowpoet – Heartstrings
Genre: Experimental Jazz
Label: Edition

Sparks –MAD!
Genre: Synthpop / Glam Rock
Label: Transgressive

Sports Team – Boys These Days
Genre: Post Punk / Indie Rock
Label: Bright Antenna Entertainment

Stereolab – Instant Holograms on Metal Film
Genre: Experimental / Art Pop
Label: Duophonic

These New Puritans – Crooked Wing
Genre: Post Punk / Post Rock
Label: Domino

Thus Spoke Zarathustra – I’m Done With Self Care, It’s Time For Others Harm
Genre: Metalcore / Deathcore
Label: Prosthetic

Unmerciful – Devouring Darkness
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Willowtip

Witchcraft – Idag
Genre: Stoner Rock / Psychedelic
Label: Heavy Psych Sounds

Witchrot – Soul Cellar
Genre: Sludge Metal / Doom Metal
Label: Majestic Mountains

Year of No Light – Les Maîtres Fous
Genre: Post Metal / Sludge Metal
Label: Pelagic

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