Tuesday, August 12th Texan lofi black metal outfit Nixmoon, is streaming its first demo at its official Bandcamp location.
This handful of songs is an independent publication since August 8.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://nixmoonbm.bandcamp.com/album/nixmoon
Sunday, August 10th
Polish tech thrashers Species, have uploaded a brand new track at the official Bandcamp location of 20 Buck Spin Records.
Titled "The Essence", the cut is part of the band's upcoming album Changelings, due out on September 19.
You can listen to the single, right below:
https://20buckspin.bandcamp.com/track/the-essence
Saturday, August 9th
With the exception of a couple collaborated tracks with other artists, in recent years Bad Omens have remained completely quiet and shown little signs of capitalising on their breakthrough album The Death of Peace of Mind, which released in 2022. After teasing new music with a video of Ryan Hurst as a therapist, talking to a boy dressed as a ghost, and "specter - 8.8" in the description, the band has finally released a new single, titled "Spectre". No announcement has been made regarding a new album.
You can listen to the new single below:
Friday, August 8th
Canadian deathcore legends Despised Icon have announced their upcoming seventh studio album, Shadow Work, due out October 31st. It marks the band’s first full-length release since 2019’s Purgatory.
Alongside the announcement, the band has unleashed a new single titled "Over My Dead Body", which features a guest appearance from Matt Honeycutt of Kublai Khan TX.
Speaking on the collaboration, vocalist Alex Erian commented:
"We’ve been fans of Kublai Khan TX for years, and having Matt lend his voice to this track took it to another level. 'Over My Dead Body' is about standing your ground no matter the cost — and Matt embodied that energy perfectly."
Merch: https://despisedicon.com
Wolf Alice has released the 3rd single off their upcoming new album, 'The Clearing.' The song, White Horses, is the first song of theirs to feature vocals from drummer Joel Amey.
'The Clearing' is scheduled to release on August 22, and Wolf Alice will be on tour throughout the US this fall.
See the lyric video for White Horses below:
As well as the lyric video for The Sofa, their second single:
Lastly, the music video for Bloom Baby Bloom, the album's lead single, can be seen here:
Deftones have dropped another single today titled, "Milk of the Madonna" ahead of their new album's release. private music will release August 22nd.
Thursday, August 7th
American thrash metalcore group Trivium have officially revealed their latest release, a three-track EP entitled Struck Dead. It is the band's first new material since 2021's In the Court of the Dragon, and is scheduled for an October 31st release.
Along with the announcement, Trivium also dropped a new single, "Bury Me With My Screams" in promotion for the EP. You can listen here:
Tracklist
1. Bury Me With My Screams
2. Struck Dead (Pain Is Easier To Remember)
3. Six Walls Surround Me
Wednesday, August 6th
Pennsylvania emo revival icons Algernon Cadwallader have announced the release of their third LP, Trying Not To Have A Thought, due September 12th through Saddle Creek records. The record will be supported with a North American tour in November and December.
This is the band's first new album in 14 years, and their first since reuniting in 2022.
The band shared the news alongside the release of their new single, "Hawk", along with a music video for the song, shared below.
Tour dates can be found at the band's website:
https://pillowheadmerch.com/collections/algernon-cadwallader
Tuesday, August 5th
Nagoya's alternative metal quintet coldrain has released a new single "Chasing Shadows":
A while ago, the band announced a Japanese tour titled OPTIMIZE along with an EP of the same name coming this fall. Other tours this year include SUMMER IN GERMANY 2025 and the UK/EU tour in winter.
https://tokytunes.com/topic-tunes-live-1089/
While there has yet to be an official announcement anywhere, multiple sources confirm an upcoming Hooded Menace record, Lachrymose Monuments of Obscuration, slated for October 3. Neither the band nor even the Encyclopaedia Metallum have posted any updates, but the Drowned Records webshop has already listed pre-orders showcasing the cover art.
The first single, “Portrait Without a Face”, is already available to stream on both Apple Music and Spotify, and Apple Music has the full tracklist to view.
https://drownedworldrecords.com/products/lachrymose-monuments-of-obscuration-cd
https://open.spotify.com/artist/10mjw8SFRZjS0d8tecdEW8
https://music.apple.com/us/album/lachrymose-monuments-of-obscuration/1825954571
AFI have announced their 12th studio album, Silver Bleeds The Black Sun..., out October 3rd on Run For Cover.
From an excerpt on the pre-order page for the new record, frontman Davey Havok describes the record as "a struggle to reconcile existence in a godless dystopia that lacks sanctuary, mystique, reason, and a chance of survival."
The first single, “Behind the Clock” is out now. Watch the video below.
Monday, August 4th
Canadian psychedelic/electro/industrial long runners The Tear Garden, have aired a new track at a Bandcamp location managed by Artoffact Records.
Titled "A Return", the song is part of the band's upcoming album Astral Elevator, due out on October 24.
You can listen to the single, right below:
https://brap.bandcamp.com/track/a-return-2
Sunday, August 3rd
Imogen Heap has announced a 20th anniversary remaster of her seminal album Speak for Yourself, out October 17.
Released in 2005, the album’s standout track, "Hide and Seek," became a surprise hit with its vocoder-laced a cappella delivery, recorded after a computer crash forced Heap to experiment with a Digitech Vocalist Workstation EX. The track reached mainstream attention via The O.C.'s season 2 finale.
However, it truly went viral in 2007 thanks to SNL’s “Dear Sister” parody, which turned its “Mmm whatcha say” refrain into a meme phenomenon. Funny enough, the skit also featured a young Shia LaBeouf before his Transformers stardom.
Pyrexia, longtime pillars of the brutal death metal scene from Long Island, New York, have unleashed "The Anointed", the second single from their forthcoming album Unholy, due out August 28.
Check out their previous single, inspired by the classic horror film The Shining.
Friday, August 1st
Influential prog punk group Cardiacs have announced their their long delayed final album, LSD, will be released on 19 September.
Due to Tim Smith's 2008 stroke and ultimate death in 2020, not all vocals were recorded by Tim for the album. As such, numerous guests including Shane Embury, Steve Morricone and more were recruited to contribute additional vocals while Oceansize/Biffy Clyro/Empire State Bastard guitarist Mike Vennart has been brought in as the new full-time vocalist.
To accompany the release of the new album, a new single "Woodeneye" was released on 1 August, the first to feature lead vocals from Vennart, although Tim Smith is still credited with some vocals and all lyrics.
LSD track list:
1. Men In Bed
2. The May
3. Gen
4. Woodeneye
5. Spelled All Wrong
... more
After years of teasing, math rock band Yowie reforms with guitarist Daniel Kennedy (of Celtic), Jack Tickner (of Basil's Kite), and Defenestrator (YOWIE, YOWIE, and YOWIE).
Their new album, Taking Umbrage, has a new single titled "Grimgrabber". The single can be checked out on Yowie's bandcamp.
https://yowie.bandcamp.com/album/taking-umbrage
The whole album releases October 3rd, and the band is planning a European tour this fall.
Wednesday, July 30th
Jason Richardson (formerly of Born of Osiris and Chelsea Grin) has mutually decided with the rest of All That Remains to leave the band to focus on his solo material, the band announced on their Facebook page yesterday. The split is amicable, with the band urging their fans to support his music and wishing him nothing but the best with his future career.
Richardson joined the band in 2018 as an official member for their tour Victim of the New Disease, after the passing of their former guitarist Oli Herbert. He also contributed writing and performance for their most recent album Antifragile. There have so far been no announcements of a replacement, though the band also has not scheduled any tour dates for the current album.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/100044548054521/posts/1280759773418946/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v
Saturday, July 26th
Finnish death metal outfit Malformed, is streaming its first album at the official Bandcamp location of Dark Descent Records.
Titled Confinement of Flesh, the long player has been officially published today (7/26).
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/confinement-of-flesh
Bedford, England quartet Don Broco have dropped a brand new single and announced a UK tour at the end of the year with STATE CHAMPS, YONAKA and Magnolia Park. Never shy to experiment with their groove-laden rock sound, the band have taken a leap into Nu-metal territories with their new sashaying chugger, "Cellophane".
You can listen to the new single below:
Friday, July 25th
Richmond, Virginia's Tomb of Annihilation have released their debut full-length album, Execration Rites.
Featuring a solid slab of infectious grooves and memorable riffage, this record is sure to please fans who enjoy a dash of haunting melody in their death metal.
Currently available on Bandcamp ($1.00), and coming to all other streaming platforms soon.
https://tombofannihilation.bandcamp.com/album/execration-rites
Daughtry has released a new single entitled "THE BOTTOM", from the newly announced EP Shock To The System (Part Two), due out September 12 via Big Machine Records.
Listen to the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnqnhmhwdCk
Thursday, July 24th
Prolific and wordy French one-man avant-black metal mainstay Esoctrilihum has announced his (seemingly annual) full-length record, Ghostigmatah - Spiritual Rites of the Psychopomp Abxulöm. The album is set for release September 5, as always through I, Voidhanger Records.
The first track, “Hark! The Bewitched Trumpet of the Red Harbinger Is Calling the Dead To Gather”, is available to stream now on Bandcamp. Preorders are also up:
https://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ghostigmatah-spiritual-rites-of-the-psychopomp-abxulo-m
Wednesday, July 23rd
German post-black metal outfit Heretoir have announced their upcoming 4th full-length album, entitled Solastalgia. The record will be released September 19 through AOP Records, but the first track (properly) is already available to stream, and it is stunning to behold. The album will also feature an In Flames cover.
Stream "The Ashen Falls" now and/or preorder the album below:
https://artofpropaganda.bandcamp.com/album/solastalgia
Tuesday, July 22nd
American post-hardcore giants Thrice have released a new single 'Gnash' from their upcoming record Horizons/West due out October 3rd via Epitaph. The song, featuring a sludgier, more hardcore sound and even a chugging breakdown, is the heaviest Thrice track in years.
Horizons/West is a follow up to its companion album 'Horizons/East' released in 2021.
Listen to 'Gnash' here:
Heavy Metal legend Ozzy Osbourne has officially passed away at the age of 76. The news of his passing comes just three weeks after he had just finished one final show with his band Black Sabbath over at Villa Park. The famed artist had been battling with various health issues within recent years, including Parkinson's Disease.
He leaves his wife Sharon, their three children, Aimee, Kelly and Jack, as well as his two older children Jessica and Louis from a different marriage.
His family issued a statement earlier today: "It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love."
Saturday, July 19th
British composer Peter Connelly, better known for composing Tomb Raider's 4-6, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison following a guilty verdict for loan fraud during the Covid period.
Connelly started work on a project that would reimagine music from the Tomb Raider series. In an interview with Insolvency Service, Connelly would call it a "significant project which had the potential to be very lucrative," reportedly selling his car and taking out personal loans to fund the project. However, work would "stall" by the time the pandemic hit, and Peter Connelly Limited would go into liquidation in 2021.
During the Covid period, in 2020 his company took out two loans from the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. The Chief Investigator at Insolvency Service said:
"Peter Connelly blatantly disregarded the rules of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme, designed to support small and medium-sized businesses during the pandemic. Connelly not o ... more
Friday, July 18th
Former members of Exotic Animal Petting Zoo have unveiled their new project, Spy Balloon, on streaming services. The self-titled album is more peeled back and heartfelt than the heaviness of their previous band.
https://open.spotify.com/album/52PFNs8JgHmDeA3QpP5MS6
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/spyballoon1/spy-balloon
Japanese alt prog/metal band, Band-Maid, have released a new song titled "What is justice?" for the anime TOUGEN ANKI. This track follows on the heels of "Ready to Rock" which was written and released for a different anime three months ago.
L.A. Industrial band 3TEETH recently dropped a brand new song. "Civil War", a rendition of Guns N' Roses' 1993 single, is a faithful rendition that retains all of the band's core tenets.
The band are not shy to cover other artists' work, having covered Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks", Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" and Dead or Alive's "You Spin me Right Round", to name a few.
You can check out "Civil War" below:
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