Sunday, September 14th Japanese post-hardcore band bacho has announced a new album, and released two singles along with accompanying music videos. They can be found below:
The full album, "Boy Meets Music", will be released on on streaming services on October 31st, 2025. Despite having been a band for over 20 years, bacho rarely releases full albums and Boy Meets Music will be their second LP. It is an exciting moment!
German post-hardcore trio Future Palace dropped a new single titled "Cyclone". This marks the band's first release under Century Media Records as well as since their crushing 2024 album Distortion. Additionally, this month they're embarking on their first North American tour supported by Hawk and Half Me. There's no information about a possible new album.
Tour dates:
Sep 25 - US, Baltimore, Metro Gallery
Sep 26 - US, Pittsburgh, Preserving Underground
Sep 27 - US, Chicago, The WC Social Club
Sep 28 - US, Detroit, Pike Room at the Crofoot
Sep 30 - CA, Toronto, Lee's Palace
Oct 1 - CA, Montréal, Les Foufounes Electriques
Oct 2 - US, Worcester, The Palladium
Oct 3 - US, Philadelphia, MilkBoy
Oct 4 - US, Brooklyn, The Meadows
Listen to "Cyclone" below:
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Pictureplane have announced a new album, titled Sex Distortion, due for release October 31st (oooooh spooky). Along with the announcement, three (yes, three) singles have also been released which you can hear below!
Animated band Gorillaz, project of Blur's frontman Damon Albarn, have announced a new album titled The Mountain. Due for release March 20th 2026, this will be the band's 9th studio album.
Along with the announcement, the band dropped a new single which you can listen to below.
UK gothic/doom/post punk outfit Cold In Berlin, has uploaded a brand new track at the official Bandcamp location of New Heavy Sounds.
Titled "Hangmans Daughter", the song is part of the band's 5th album Wounds, due out on November 7.
You can listen to the single right below:
Hangmans Daughter - https://coldinberlin.bandcamp.com/track/hangmans-daughter
Saturday, September 13th
New York slam death metal pioneers Internal Bleeding have just dropped the title track from their upcoming album, Settle All Scores, out everywhere on October 17th.
Listen to their previous single, “Crown of Insignificance”:
Canadian deathcore pioneers Despised Icon have dropped another new single, “Death Of An Artist,” from their upcoming seventh album, Shadow Work, due out October 31st.
Also, don’t miss their earlier single “Over My Dead Body”:
Merch: https://despisedicon.com
Thursday, September 11th
US ambient/lofi black metal outfit Tatterdemalion, has posted two new tracks at the official Bandcamp location of the Wergild imprint.
Titled "Tharsis - Phobos" and "Tharsis - Olympus Mons", both cuts are part of the band's upcoming new album Ultraterrestrial, due out on November 1.
You can check out both songs, right below:
https://wergild.bandcamp.com/album/ultraterrestrial
HEALTH announced the release of Conflict DLC, the follow-up to 2023's RAT WARS, featuring ''12 new tracks of anger, fear, sadness and death''. It will be out on December 11 through Loma Vista Recordings.
Listen to the first single, "ORDINARY LOSS" below:
Tracklist:
1. ORDINARY LOSS
2. BURN THE CANDLES
3. VIBE COP
4. TRASH DECADE
5. TORTURE II
6. ANTIDOTE
7. DARKAGE
8. SHRED ENVY
9. YOU DIED
10. THOUGHT LEADER
11. DON’T KILL YOURSELF
12. WASTED YEARS
Pre-order Conflict DLC here: https://i.hlth.band/conflictdlc
Tuesday, September 9th
Last month, AFI announced their upcoming 12th album, Silver Bleeds The Black Sun, and shared the first single.
Now, they have shared the second single, “Holy Visions”. Watch the video below.
Sunday, September 7th
Swiss nu-metalcore band Chaoseum announced their fourth LP Life 4 Sale to drop on September 19. Three singles have been released so far, titled "Freakin' Head", "Life 4 Sale" and "The Failure". This will be their first album recorded with the current lineup after Finn Broker has replaced Loïc Duruz on bass and an additional guitarist, Kevin Sink, has been recruited.
Listen to the singles here:
The band's FB post regarding the album:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19eM6tfUHE/
Saturday, September 6th
New Jersey screamo/post hardcore outfit Hundreds of AU, is streaming a new album at the official Bandcamp location of Anodyne Recordings.
Titled Life In Parallel, the long player was officially published on August 22.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://hundredsofau.bandcamp.com/album/life-in-parallel
Thursday, September 4th
Hailing from Lafayette LA, tech thrashers Void are streaming their sophomore album at the official Bandcamp location of Shadow Kingdom Records.
Titled Forbidden Morals, the long player was officially published on August 29.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://skrlabelvoid.bandcamp.com/album/forbidden-morals
Wednesday, September 3rd
German black metal wunderkind The Ruins of Beverast announced a fresh full-length due at a yet TBA date before the end of the year.
They shared that the title is Tempelschlaf, as well as the cover art and full tracklist, promising “further details and samples to follow in good time.”
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17dWEDJg7U/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Sunday, August 31st
Canadian metal band Kittie is releasing an EP on September 19 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their breakthrough album Spit. Titled Spit XXV, the EP will consist of four songs off the original album re-recorded with the band's current lineup. The new record is promoted by its title track, released as a single on August 20th.
Tracklist:
1. Spit XXV
2. Do You Think I'm a Whore? XXV
3. Brackish XXV
4. Charlotte XXV
Listen to "Spit XXV" here:
Friday, August 29th
According to The Guardian, Andy Summers and Stewart Copland have filed a law suit at the High Court of London, against Sting aka Gordon Matthew Sumner.
Summers and Copland claim royalty stakes for the massive hit "Every Breath You Take", as well as compensation for their writing contributions in the band.
A spokesperson for Sting stated that the spirit of this legal motion is immaterial to a portion of its letter, without giving more details.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/aug/27/sting-sued-by-former-police-bandmates-over-alleged-lost-royalties
Norwegian prog band Gazpacho to release a new album titled Magic 8-Ball on October 31. This will be their first new album in 5 years. The new single "8-ball" is streaming now.
They posted the following statement on facebook.
"Our new album - ‘Magic 8-Ball’ is going to be released on 31st October through Kscope on CD, digitally, LP and as a limited LP on gorgeous sparkle vinyl. You can pre-order your copy directly from our official store https://gazpachoworld.com/ or https://gazpacho.lnk.to/magic_8_ball
The title, Magic 8-Ball, ties into the idea of randomness and inevitability. Shaking something for answers you already suspect and repeating the cycle over and over. The idea of infinity is central. These stories repeat throughout the album. Different forms, same patterns always finding a way back. ... more
Jürgen Bartsch, the bassist and chief songwriter for extreme metal band Bethlehem, has passed away from an undisclosed illness. The news was shared on social media by current Bethlehem singer Yvonne “Onielar” Wilczynska.
While the band's sound has evolved over the years and their 10 albums, their early work is seen as a pioneering force in Depressive/Suicidal Black Metal (DSBM).
https://consequence.net/2025/08/jurgen-bartsch-metal-band-bethlehem-dead/
German death metallers Stillbirth have unleashed their new single, “Sacrificial Slaughter,” taken from their upcoming full-length album Survival Protocol, set for release on October 31st.
Following their previous single “Baptized in Blood,” Stillbirth showcase a seemingly new direction, one that leans more toward a focused and refined death metal approach, in contrast to the all-out, balls-to-the-wall slam/deathcore assault of their previous albums.
Thursday, August 28th
California deathcore outfit Spite have returned with their new single, “Lights Out,” the first offering from their upcoming album New World Killer, out October 31st.
Note: Spite hinted on August 25 via their social media that something would be released on August 27. The video was published that day about 3 to 4 hours after the tragic shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis. While the video’s themes may seem unsettling, all evidence points to an unfortunate coincidence with no connection to the incident. Such releases are typically scheduled well in advance, making any malice behind the timing unlikely.
Progressive maestros Cardiacs have released the second single from their upcoming final album LSD.
"Downup" follows on from "Woodeneye" in a style more reminiscent of the material heard on 1992's Heaven Born and Ever Bright, and again features lead vocals from Mike Vennart.
Listening parties with live acts supporting will be taking place across the UK on 14 September, before LSD's global release on 19 September.
3 years after their last effort Totem and a period that saw Max Cavalera revisit his earliest material with Cavalera Conspiracy, Soulfly have released details of their 13th album Chama, due out 24 October 2025 via Nuclear Blast.
To coincide with the album's announcement, the band have released the first single, "Storm the Gates". Notably, the song returns to the nu/groove metal sound of their first 4 albums, albeit with a greater thrash influence than the aforementioned efforts. The album was again produced by Arthur Rizk and is the first since 2018's Ritual not to feature bassist Mike Leon. It is not yet known if touring guitarist Mike DeLeon and bassist Chase Bryant performed on the album.
Chama track list:
1. Indigenous Inquisition
2. Storm the Gates
3. Nihilist (feat. Todd Jones of Nails)
4. No Pain = No Power (feat. Dino Cazares of Fear Factory, Ben Cook & Gabriel Franco)
5. Ghenna (feat. Micha ... more
Finnish death metal outfit Grave Hex, is streaming its debut album at its official Bandcamp location.
Titled Vermian Death, the long player is an independent publication since August 22.
Licenses have been granted to Night Terror Records and Cavernous Records, for CD and cassette formats respectively.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://gravehex.bandcamp.com/album/vermian-death
It has been sixteen long years since Mudvayne have released any new music. The band went on hiatus in 2010, eventually reforming in 2021. Since then, the band have toured extensively but haven't released any new music, despite fervent outcry from their fans. Finally, the band have dropped a new song titled "Hurt People Hurt People", hinting at more new music coming in the near future.
You can listen to the new single below:
Wednesday, August 27th
British metal band Cradle of Filth have fired Marek “Ashok” Smerda, days after his keyboardist/vocalist wife, Zoe Federoff, quit the band mid-tour. His firing also comes after he announced he would quit the band after their Latin/South American tour concluded.
Federoff cited years of unprofessional, abusive, and manipulative behavior, along with exploitative low pay, as her reasons for leaving. Smerda cited similar reasons, as well as the existence of a CoF/Ed Sheeran collaboration song as the impetus for his desire to leave. Smerda is also demanding all his contributions to the band’s upcoming album, as well as the Ed Sheeran collab, to be trashed.
Dani Filth, frontman of the band, has accused Smerda of defaming the band by telling fans the tour would be cancelled, while also apologizing to fans for the inferior performance the band will give until they find a replacement guitarist. Federoff was replaced immediately by a crew member who doubled as ... more
Tuesday, August 26th
Prog-Metal band Stellar Circuits announced the release of their newest album Phantom :: Phoenix out on the 14th of November.
You can listen the first single and album opener "I See Your Spirit" below.
Phantom :: Phoenix tracklist :
1. I See Your Spirit
2. Queen Mary
3. Silouette
4. Elegant Illusion
5. The War Within
6. Bury The Ashes
7. Corridor
8. Gloria
9. Same Page
10. Paris
Monday, August 25th
New York-based blackened deathcore band Moonwaves have released their latest single “A Sign of Virtue”. The single musically and thematically builds on the band’s hardcore and metalcore roots while integrating new symphonic elements into their sound.
"The song tackles the concepts of morality, purpose, and the subject of change along with how it intertwines with the meaning and definition of what truly is a legacy," says vocalist Steve May, who joined the band along with guitarist Brian Blanco following the departure of Moonwaves' previous vocalist and guitarist.
Follow Moonwaves:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonwavesny
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2bYLqH8v59UpZGsA4CDdyg
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/moonwaves/1649124568
YouTube: https://www.youtube ... more
Swedish melodic black metal legends Sacramentum have announced the passing of lead vocalist and guitarist Nisse Karlén at age 50 due to suicide through a statement on their Facebook page.
With deep sorrow, we share the heartbreaking news that our dear friend, band member, and one of the founders of Sacramentum, Nisse Karlén, has passed away. He chose to leave this world due to struggles with mental health.
At this time, we kindly ask for privacy for his family, friends, and bandmates as we come to terms with this loss.
Thank you for everything, Nisse. You will always be with us.
Suicide is never to be glorified.
If you or somebody else is having suicidal thoughts, please call a suicide crisis hotline. You are not alone.
US: 988
Europe: 116 123
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Bandcamp: https://noisyneighborstx.bandcamp.com/album/insolvent
Thursday, August 21st
German post/atmoblack leaders Der Weg Einer Freiheit have released a second new single from their upcoming sixth album INNERN.
The new single - 'Marter' - is a different flavor than previous single 'Eos'. Where Eos is short(er), sweet, and focused on dissonant guitar interplay and a focused aggression, the new single sees them back in somewhat comfortable territory with a longer, more proggy approach to their tried and true black metal sound, but with a renewed integration of industrial-esque elements.
Give it a listen below:
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