Monday, December 22nd British singer/songwriter Chris Rea has passed away at the age of 74.
According to a statement issued by his family, he "died peacefully at the hospital, surrounded by his relatives".
Born and raised from an Italian father and an Irish mother in Middlesbrough, Rea swiftly moved up the echelons of the music industry to a solo career that sold over 30 million albums.
His most know albums are The Road To Hell featuring the namesake hit single, and the followup full-length Auberge.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/dec/22/chris-rea-rock-and-blues-singer-songwriter-dies-aged-74
Sunday, December 21st
A new LA emo group Car Underwater has emerged with their first track, titled "Calling This Healing".
Among people involved are Nolan Nunes (Ghostemane) on bass, Zach Capittifenton (Cryogeyser, ex-Momma) on drums, quannic and Sonny Foster (Versera) on guitars and vocals, Darcy Baylis on keyboards and vocals and Max Epstein (Photographic Memory, ex-Militarie Gun) on lead vocals, with Casey Lagos (ex-Stick to Your Guns) credited as a co-writer and co-producer. Several of them have previously collaborated on their respective projects, as well as on If Not Winter - the debut album by the American shoegaze musician Wisp.
Named most likely after the song by Armor for Sleep, the band is drawing from the 2000's emo/post-hardcore sound.
Listen to "Calling This Healing" below:
The band's ... more
Saturday, December 20th
Norwegian lofi/black metal/post punk outfit Fanatisme, is streaming its first album at the official Bandcamp location of compatriot imprint FysiskFormat.
Titled Tro, Håp Og Kjærlighet, the long player is an official production since December 12.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://fanatisme.bandcamp.com/album/tro-h-p-og-kj-rlighet
Thursday, December 18th
Miserere Luminis, Quebecois black metal band comprised of members of Sombres Forets and Gris, have announced their upcoming album "Sidera" to be released March 6, 2026. The album will feature 5 tracks and is described as an extension of the sound explored on their 2023 release "Ordalie".
The album's tracklist will be:
1. Les fleurs de l'exil
2. De cris & de cendres
3. Aux bras des vagues et des vomissures
4. À la douleur de l'aube
5. Dans la voie de nos lumières
The announcement came with the release of new song "De cris & de cendres".
Saturday, December 13th
German black metal outfit Beschwoerung, is streaming its first/namesake album at a bespoke Bandcamp location created by Muschelkalk Musik, a compatriot imprint.
Beschwoerung is an official production as of today (December 13).
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://beschwoerung.bandcamp.com/album/beschwoerung
Washington D.C. grindcore outfit No/Más, has uploaded a brand new track at its official Bandcamp location.
Titled "Manic", the cut is part of the bands upcoming new album No Peace, due out on March 12 through Redefining Darkness Records.
You can listen to the single, right below:
https://nomasgrind.bandcamp.com/track/manic
Friday, December 12th
Swedish heavy/power/speed metal outfit Blazon Stone, is streaming a new EP at its official Bandcamp location.
Titled Treasure Hunt, the extended player features superfluous material from an upcoming full-length album, and was independently let out on December 10.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://blazonstone.bandcamp.com/album/treasure-hunt-ep
Sunday, December 7th
Indie Rock band Tigers Jaw will release their new album titled Lost on You on March 27th. Once again the album is produced by Will Yip.
Alongside the announcement, the band have released the lead single "Head is Like a Sinking Stone".
Lost on You tracklist :
1. It’s ok (1:41)
2. Primary Colors (3:37)
3. Head is Like a Sinking Stone (3:01)
4. Anxious Blade (2:47)
5. Baptized on a Redwood Drive (5:37)
6. BREEZER (3:30)
7. Ghost (2:29)
8. Staring at Empty Faces (3:30)
9. Light Leaks Through (3:58)
10. Roses + Thorns (4:35)
11. Lost on You (3:31)
"Head is Like a Sinking Stone"
Indiana black and death metal band A Circle Of Crows have released the second single from their long awaited second release, simply entitled "...Bring Death And Desolation".
https://acircleofcrowsus.bandcamp.com/track/bring-death-and-desolation-single
The full project, "When A Split Becomes A Schism" will hit major streaming services on December 20th.
Friday, December 5th
Hailing from Constantinople, Turkish crossover thrashers Hazardous are streaming their first full-length album, at their official Bandcamp location.
Titled Let There Be Dark, the long player is an independent production since November 28.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://hazardous.bandcamp.com/album/let-there-be-dark
Wednesday, December 3rd
Australian I-don't-even-know-what-you-call-this-anymore-core band Above, Below have released Soothsayer, their latest single since 2022:
Tuesday, December 2nd
English sludge/doom/ambient metal outfit Teleost, is streaming its first album at its official Bandcamp location.
Titled Atavism, the long player is an independent production since December 1.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://teleostband.bandcamp.com/album/atavism
Friday, November 28th
Canadian tech death metal outfit Mors Verum, has uploaded a new track at a bespoke Bandcamp location for Transcending Obscurity Records.
Titled "Bloodied Teeth", the cut is situated at the gates of the band's upcoming EP Canvas, due out on February 6.
You can listen to the single, right below:
https://morsverum-label.bandcamp.com/track/bloodied-teeth
Hellenic experimental doom metal outfit Universe217, has posted a video for a new song at its official YouTube channel.
Titled "Wrong", the track will be part of the band's upcoming album, whose release details will be revealed in due time.
You can see the video, right below:
Jurre Timmer, primarily known for his dark folk project Thurnin, is going back to his roots and releasing a new EP for his metal project I, Forlorn. Requiem is set to release 6th January, 2026. Requiem is the first recorded work since 2017’s My Kingdom Eclipsed, I, Forlorn’s debut LP.
Jurre posted the following announcement on his Instagram page:
“The first single of the upcoming I, Forlorn EP "Requiem",
Eternal Winter is a song I composed around 2014 and was finally due a proper release on my side project, I, Forlorn, A melodic death/doom project that has been on hold after the debut album in 2017, until today.
And with that I stumbled upon the idea of Requiem, 4 songs I wrote about loss combined in one new package as an appetizer for the upcoming full length for I, Forlorn.
Requiem will be releasing on January 6th, a 27 minute, 5 song EP in the style of classic Swallow the Sun, Daylight Dies and various oth ... more
Thursday, November 27th
German post-hardcore trio Future Palace dropped a new single titled "Deep Blue". Although there is no information about a potential album, the band's next live shows are scheduled half a year from now, suggesting they would record more material during this time. Moreover, the new video shares the blue color motif with previously released "Cyclone", suggesting it would be the theme for the whole album cycle.
Listen to "Deep Blue" below:
Band's website:
https://future-palace.com
Wednesday, November 26th
Steve Morse Band, the instrumental Rock group of veteran guitarist Steve Morse has released a new album titled Triangulation.
This is the band’s first album in 16 years and features longtime members Dave LaRue on bass and Van Romaine on drums. The album has guest appearances from other guitar legends including Eric Johnson & John Petrucci, and features the blend of genres that Steve is known for including Rock, Jazz Fusion, and Blues.
Tracklist for Triangulation:
1. Break Through
2. Off the Cuff
3. TexUS (ft. Eric Johnson)
4. The Unexpected
5. March of the Nomads (ft. Scott Sim)
6. Ice Breaker
7. Tumeni Partz
8. Triangulation (ft. John Petrucci)
9. Taken by an Angel (ft. Kevin Morse)
Check out the title track featuring John Petrucci below
Tuesday, November 25th
Guys, gals, and non-binary pals: voting season is upon us!
The tl;dr: if you would like to submit a ballot so that your voice is heard for the site’s Top 50 LPs of 2025, please submit yours here:
https://forms.gle/BPcK6Xg9JAswvyB5A
The tl;dr of that tl;dr:
1) The ballot is in three sections. The first is your username (even if you can’t create an account, remember your password, etc.). The middle third is your (mandatory) top 10. The last portion is completely optional, but you can include picks 11-25 on it. Please be sure to submit your ballot officially! You can go back and edit it as long as the form is accepting submissions.
2) For now, we’re going to stick to LPs, so please do not submit EPs, Live Albums, Compilations, singles that are somehow in the database, or any other non-LP item.
3) Please strive to ensure the artist and album reflect what’s in the Sput database, even if it’s not tech ... more
Sunday, November 23rd
Hailing from Columbus OH, black metal outfit Nøkk is streaming its first album at the official Bandcamp location of Solistitium Records.
Titled Heartless, the long player was officially released on November 21.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://nokkthesoulless.bandcamp.com/album/heartless-2
Friday, November 21st
Canadian black metal outfit Forteresse, has uploaded a brand new track at its official Bandcamp location.
Titled "À Couteaux Tirés", the first piece of new material in nine years, is vanguard to the band's upcoming new album, whose title and release date are currently unbeknownst.
You can listen to the single, right below:
https://forteresseqc.bandcamp.com/track/couteaux-tir-s
Volumes releases their third single "Bad Habit" from upcoming studio album Mirror Touch out December 12th.
Thursday, November 20th
Norwegian experimental music group Ulver have unveiled Neverland, their new studio LP due to be released on December 31st. In addition to the album announcement, the band has also shared the first single which is titled “Weeping Stone”. The song sees the band exploring a more ambient sound compared to the new wave and electronic influences of their recent releases.
Tracklist for Neverland
1. Fear in a Handful of Dust
2. Elephant Trunk
3. Weeping Stone
4. People of the Hills
5. They’re Coming! The Birds!
6. Hark! Hark! The Dogs Bark!
7. Horses of the Plough
8. Pandora’s Box
9. Quivers in the Marrow
10. Welcome to the Jungle
11. Fire in the End
“Weeping Stone” can be streamed below.
One-man black metal artist Black Usurper has released the outfit's first music since 2018’s Shadows of The World. The single "Fecund Corrupter" is a selected work from the forthcoming full-length ‘Echoes From Beneath’. Additionally, it features an ambient introductory composition entitled ‘Upon The Twilit Moor’, which will not be included with the aforementioned record.
The artwork is an illustration by Mr. J. Augustus Knapp, taken from the 1895 publication of John Uri Lloyd’s ‘Etidorhpa; Or, The End of Earth: The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and the Account of a Remarkable Journey’
Echoes From Beneath tracklist:
1. ACT I. I: Hallo Morgensonne (5:44)
2. II: Clandestine Presence (2:44)
3. III: Fecund Corrupter (Ich Werde Nicht) (3:17)
4. ACT II. I: Doldrum Through Hummock & ... more
Dave Burgess, frontman of the rock band The Champs, passed away on October 19th at the age of 90. The Champs were most famous for their number one 1958 hit single "Tequila" which ended up selling over a million copies. Burgess had registered over 700 copyrights with BMI and has written songs for Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, and Glen Campbell among many others.
Wednesday, November 19th
Converge have just announced their upcoming album 'Love Is Not Enough', due out February 13, 2026. The title track and its accompanying music video is also out now, and can be streamed below.
Unlike so many albums that adhere to a time-honored sequencing format, cherry-picking favored tracks for the all-important first, second, and final spots, Love Is Not Enough is all about momentum. “It does a thing that no other Converge record does—it keeps ramping up,” Converge vocalist Jacob Bannon says. “And that’s definitely by design. Internally, we passed around dozens of ideas for sequencing because everyone interprets music differently and there’s no right way of doing it. When we do that, we always joke that we all have to be equally unhappy. But this is the one that works.”
Love Is Not Enough was recorded and mixed by Kurt Bal ... more
Tuesday, November 18th
New York mathcore outfit Sun Guts, has uploaded a new track at its official Bandcamp location.
Titled "Kilonova", the cut is part of the band's namesake/debut album, to be independently released on February 10.
You can listen to the single, right below:
https://sunguts.bandcamp.com/track/kilonova
Sunday, November 16th
Pop-punk frontman and self-proclaimed "emo Tom Hardy" Max Bemis has announced a new series of Say Anything songs collectively titled "The Noise of Say Anything's Room Without..."
Stylized as "therapy sessions" using "NEO-CBT," Bemis will release a song a day for 21 days. Three songs have already been released and videos for them can be viewed below.
"Death, Dancing"
"Fuckbuddy"
"Maxie's Choice"
Danish synthwave/retrowave/synthpop outfit Sun City, is streaming its first album at its official Bandcamp location.
Titled Forever, the long player is an independent publication since November 11.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://suncity80s.bandcamp.com/album/forever-album-singles
Saturday, November 15th
Leprous' angelic voice has released a new single, featuring the Norwegian Radio Orchestra.
The track is called Stella Mortua and can be listened to below.
Einar comments: “Stella Mortua is one of the darkest and most grandiose pieces I’ve ever written — a fusion of progressive metal and cinematic orchestration, recorded by the incredible Norwegian Radio Orchestra. It explores how envy and insecurity can quietly thrive beneath the surface of success. In this world, demons wear tuxedos, and pride slowly turns to paralysis. With Stella Mortua, the Einar Solberg project has truly found its sound: highly dynamic, orchestral and cinematic progressive metal with an emotional core. I’m going all the way with this.”
Friday, November 14th
London Melodic Hardcore/Emo band are set to release their debut album on the 16th of February.
Entitled Nothing Is The Same Anymore, the album is the band's first release as a full band following two EPs recorded and released as a bedroom project. The album will be released on vinyl via Engineer Records (UK), Sell The Heart Records (US), Dancing Rabbit Records (Germany), Remorse Records (France), Vina Records (Italy) and Pasidaryk Pats (Lithuania) as well as a limited Cassette Tape release in the UK via Cat's Claw Records.
Read the press release and view the album art on the band's Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/DeathofYouthUK/
Stream single "Fix Your Heart or Die" on Bandcamp:
https://deathofyouthuk.bandcamp.com/track/fix-your-heart-or-die
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