Thursday, January 23rd Hardcore converted shoegaze pop band Hundredth have released their new single “Dark Side” on to the internet and various other streaming platforms. This is the first single from their next studio album set to release sometime this year.
See the below visualizer for this song directed by Johann Ramos-Arteaga.
Chicago Punk rock band Rise Against released a new song titled "Nod" possibly from a yet to be announced new album.
More news will surely follow soon...
You can listen the new song below :
Wednesday, January 22nd
British caveman battle doom trio, Conan have unveiled the details regarding their 6th studio effort, entitled "Violence Dimension". This comes after 2022's Evidence of Immortality which showcased some new songwriting tropes for the band. Stream the first single from the album, "Frozen Edges of The World" below.
Violence Dimension Tracklist:
1. Foeman’s Flesh
2. Desolation Hexx
3. Total Bicep
4. Violence Dimension
5. Frozen Edges of The Wound
6. Warpsword
7. Ocean of Boiling Skin
8. Vortexxion (physical copy bonus track)
Conan 2025 tour dates
2/24 – Tokyo, JP @ Moonstep *
2/25 – Osaka, JP @ Bears *
2/26 – Tokyo, JP @ Nine Spices *
2/27 – Taipei, TW @ Jack Studio *
2/28 – Singapore @ Rave by Phil's Studio *
3/2 – Bangk ... more
Monday, January 20th
In the vein of Abigail Williams - meets Ulcerate, swedish oldheads This Gift is a Curse are premiering a new track, from their upcoming LP “Heir”, out March 7 via Season of Mist
Friday, January 17th
German extreme tech metal outfit Synaptic, is streaming its first album at its official Bandcamp location.
Titled Enter the Void, the long player was officially released on January 15, through Lifeless Chasm Records.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://synapticmetal.bandcamp.com/album/enter-the-void
Thursday, January 16th
Chicago psychedelic / indie rock band Glyders have just released a new LP,Maria's Hunt, via Country Thyme Records. They've also announced a tour that includes dates across the American Midwest and South. The album is available now on all streaming platforms.
Tour dates below:
2.16 Davenport, IA - Raccoon Motel
2.17 Omaha, NE - Pageturners Lounge
2.18 Kansas City, MO - Farewell
2.19 Tulsa, OK - Mercury Lounge
2.20 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
2.21 Austin, TX - The 13th Floor
2.22 Lafayette, LA - The Loose Caboose
2.23 New Orleans, LA - Saturn Bar
2.24 Birmingham, AL - The Nick
2.25 Nashville, TN - Soft Junk
2.26 Louisville, KY - B-Side
https://www.instagram.com/glyderss
Knoxville County deathcore pioneers, Whitechapel, have unleashed their ninth studio effort, Hymns In Dissonance. The album is set to release on March 7th, and a North American tour featuring support from Brand of Sacrifice, 200 Stab Wounds and Alluvial begins March 18th in Raleigh, NC and ends in Atlanta, GA on April 19th. Stream the title track below as well as all tour dates.
WHITECHAPEL w/ Brand Of Sacrifice, 200 Stab Wounds, Alluvial:
3/18/2025 The Ritz – Raleigh, NC
3/19/2025 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
3/20/2025 Theatre Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
3/21/2025 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
3/22/2025 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
3/24/2025 L’Olympia – Montreal, QC
3/25/2025 Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
3/26/2025 Saint Andrew’s Hall – Detroit, MI
3/28/2 ... more
Wednesday, January 15th
As confirmed via their Instagram page, Steve ''Retro'' Souza has once again parted ways with Bay Area thrash titans Exodus.
Rob Dukes, who replaced Souza from 2005 to 2014 following his previous departure, was announced to be the new vocalist. Work on a new record with Dukes is set for the near future.
See statement below:
"Announcement! Exodus have parted ways with Steve 'Zetro' Souza. We thank Steve for his years fronting the band and all the killer music we made during that time. We wish him only the best in the future and much success with anything he does.
And please help us welcome Rob Dukes back to Exodus! We are beyond stoked to have Rob back ripping up the stage with us and he's looking forward to crushing everything like only he can.
Next chapter begins, new record rolls along as planned and the beatings will continue."
https://www.instagram.com/exodusbandofficial/
German death metal band Leper Colony has posted a new track titled "Facing the Faceless". Led by Swedish God of Metal Rogga Johansson, who is responsible to contributing to no fewer than 60 bands and 190 releases in his career, the band have arrived early in 2025 to brutalize, lobotomize, and cauterize our worthless bodies with a hard jam.
Sunday, January 12th
German brutal death metallers Cytotoxin released a music video for their new single, Condemnesia:
Condemnesia sheds light on the victims of the Chernobyl incident who suffered from acute radiation sickness and describes the desperate and hopeless situation for affected individuals and physicians in the Soviet hospitals.
Stream their previous single here:
Finnish black metal outfit Havukruunu, has uploaded a video for a brand new track at the official YouTube channel of Svart Records.
Titled "Tavastland", the track is precursor to the band's upcoming/namesake album, due out of February 28.
You can also listen to the single at the official Bandcamp location of the label, right below:
https://havukruunu.bandcamp.com/track/tavastland
Edit:
New song titled "Havukruunu ja Talvenvarjo" (Official Visualizer)
https://havukruunu.bandcamp.com/track/havukruunu-ja-talvenvarjo
Friday, January 10th
American alternative/nu-metal band Simon Says have released their new EP Retrograde.
This is their first new release in over 20 years and is currently available in all streaming services.
The band originally disbanded in 2004, but reunited in 2023 and have been touring across the US since then.
Wednesday, January 8th
Louisville, Kentucky band Young Widows have announced the upcoming release of Power Sucker, the band's first new album since 2014. The album comes out on March 21 via Temporary Residence Ltd. The band has also announced a tour featuring support from Texas noise rock legends Cherubs and POG Records signees Porcelain. The first single from Power Sucker, "Call Bullshit," is streaming now.
Pre-order: https://youngwidows.bandcamp.com/album/power-sucker
Tour dates:
04/05 Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
04/06 Birmingham, AL @ Woodlawn Theater
04/07 New Orleans, LA @ No Dice
04/08 Houston, TX @ White Oak/Upstairs
04/09 Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room
04/10 Dallas, TX @ Cheapsteaks
04/11 Oklahoma City, OK @ Resonant Head
04/12 Kansas City, MO @ Farewell
04/13 St Louis, MO @ The Sinkhole
Alt/Grunge/Shoegaze band Cloakroom will release their new album Last Leg of the Human Table on the 28th of February.
Tracklist :
1. The Pilot
2. Ester Wind
3. On Joy and Unbelieving
4. Unbelonging
5. The Lights Are On
6. Bad Larry
7. The Story of the Egg
8. On Joy and Undeserving
9. Cloverlooper
10. Turbine Song
You can listen the first two singles "Unbelonging" and "Bad Larry" below :
Tuesday, January 7th
After releasing a first single called Night Or Day and Audacious, Franz Ferdinand are now releasing "Hooked" from their upcoming 6th album The Human Fear.
Sunday, January 5th
Metalcore outfit August Burns Red recently dropped a track from a re-recording of their 2005 debut album Thrill Seeker.
The new version of "Your Little Suburbia Is in Ruins" was released Friday, with the full album coming on Jan. 24 via ABR Records.
The re-recording with the band's current lineup will include features from original vocalist Josh McManness as well as Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, who produced the original album.
Thrill Seeker: 20th Anniversary Edition track listing:
1. "Your Little Suburbia Is in Ruins"
2. "Speech Impediment" (feat. Adam Dutkiewicz)
3. "Endorphins"
4. "Too Late for Roses"
5. "Barbarian" (feat. Josh McManness)
6. "The Reflective Property"
7. "A ... more
Saturday, January 4th
Pittsburgh PA vintage hard n' heavy rock outfit Cruces, is streaming a new album at its official Bandcamp location.
Titled Spite, this long playing affair is an independent publication since January 3.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://cruces.bandcamp.com/album/spite
Wednesday, January 1st
New Jersey based Post Hardcore darlings Thursday started off 2025 by releasing a new song. Titled “Taking Inventory of a Frozen Lake”, the new track is being released as an A Side alongside the track “White Bikes” that saw a release in December.
“Taking Inventory of a Frozen Lake” is available on streaming services now.
https://www.facebook.com/thursday
Sunday, December 29th
Blackened Death Metal band Eye of Mensis have released a new single, "Vomiting Ecstasy", featuring vocals by Gretchen Krueger of The Chemical Mind. The song is to be featured on the upcoming sophomore album, Echoes From Beneath, due in 2025.
Saturday, December 28th
Jeff Loomis and Van Williams, former members of the legendary progressive heavy metal group Nevermore, have posted on Instagram a video indicating a reunion of the band for 2025. The video shows several artwork pieces of the band's discography before saying "Resurrecting the Dream." "A New Chapter Rises" "2025".
The band initially went into hiatus in 2011 following the departure of Loomis and Williams, where their future was left uncertain after vocalist Warrel Dane passed away in 2017.
Currently, details of this supposed reunion are scarce, including whether or not bassist Jim Sheppard will return and who will fill in the vocalist spot.
Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEGJpdLMWvG/
Friday, December 27th
Boston based punkers Fleshwater have released their first new music in over a year; a single titled "Standalone".
No word has been said of an upcoming LP or EP yet. This release comes ahead of their arena tour with Deftones and The Mars Volta in Spring 2025.
Belgian black metal outfit Ish Kerioth, is streaming its debut LP at its official Bandcamp location.
Titled With Roman Precision, this long playing affair was officially published on December 24, through Haunted By Ill Angels imprint.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://ishkerioth.bandcamp.com/album/with-roman-precision
Tuesday, December 24th
Texas brutal death metal band Corpse Pile has unleashed their Christmas-themed EP, Holly Jolly Hardgore, now available for streaming in its entirety on Bandcamp.
Bandcamp: https://corpsepile.bandcamp.com/album/holly-jolly-hargore
Tracklist:
1. Terror of the Bells
2. Holly Jolly Hardgore
3. Jingle Hell
4. In the Hall of FYL
Sunday, December 22nd
Japanese melodic death metal band Serenity In Murder released a music video for their song "The Rule" from their upcoming album, Timeless Reverie:
The album will be released on February 28th, 2025.
German blackened/occult hard rock/heavy metal outfit Hexenbrett, is streaming its sophomore album at its official Bandcamp location.
Titled Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel Eine Tochter, the long player was officially published from Dying Victims Productions, on December 21.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://hexenbrett.bandcamp.com/album/dritte-beschw-rung-dem-teufel-eine-tochter
Saturday, December 21st
Polish post metal band Obscure Sphinx have released their brand new single "Scarcity Hunter" and announced their upcoming album Emovere, set to be released on January 6th 2025.
This will be their first conventional studio release since 2016, namely Epitaphs.
The original lineup of Norwegian avant-garde/doom metal outfit The 3rd and the Mortal, featuring vocalist Kari Rueslåtten, has been reunited in commemoration of the music released in 1994, namely the LP Tears Laid In Earth and the EP Sorrow.
In that light, sporadic live concerts will take place in 2025 and 2026.
The starting event will be hosted at the Midgardsblot festival in Borre, Norway on August 13-16, 2025.
More information, at the link below:
https://blabbermouth.net/news/the-3rd-and-the-mortal-to-reunite-with-singer-kari-rueslatten-for-select-shows-in-2025-and-2026
Wednesday, December 18th
Woodwind metal band Eluveitie have returned with a new single entitled 'Premonition'. As per the music video details, the song is a single from a new album they will release sometime next year on Nuclear Blast.
Watch the video here:
Brooklyn-based post-punk/goth rock storytellers Bambara have shared an energetic, deceptively upbeat lead single "Pray To Me" for their new album Birthmarks out on March 14th, 2025 on Wharf Cat records. Birthmarks follows on from the band's last release, the 2022 EP/mini-LP Love On My Mind. The new album promises to be a "...musically adventurous suite of songs that follows a host of lost characters caught in a multi-generational cycle of love, violence and rebirth."
The band shared this blurb regarding the song:
A one-eyed man arrives at a country karaoke night with a knife in his pocket and a plan to win over Elena, the object of his obsession. His fantasy unravels when he sees her kissing a stranger—her boyfriend—at the bar. The music barrels along with a raucous mania, mirroring the one-eyed man’s spiraling psyche as it begins to whirl toward a murderous climax..
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