New Music Friday – November 14th, 2025

As the evenings get dark by 5pm, we have the next set of releases from this month in this week’s New Music Friday. Where we round-up all the week’s releases from metalcore, hardcore, alternative and indie. For a full view of what’s coming up, check out our release calendar a look to see what other releases are coming up. The NMF playlist can be found here or at the bottom of the page.

STAFF PICKS

Convey – Eternal (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Joe recommends: Convey continue to showcase their unique style of nu-hardcore and their evolution with latest single “Eternal“. Their relentless and punchy sound is taken up a gear with the mix and mastering of Sam Bloor, known for his work with the likes of Graphic Nature. With much more on the horizon, 2026 could be Convey‘s year.

Monroe. – Just Because You Shot Jesse James, Doesn’t Make You Jesse James. (Single)
Label – BandfundRecords Records
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Dobbin recommends: Monroe. caught our attention across posters for absolutely choice hardcore underground shows across the UK. Single number two shows these upstarts are ready to be taken completely seriously. When they get heavy, it’s glorious panic-chord-core, and the melodic moments deliver too, providing post-hardcore catchiness whilst getting unexpectedly heartfelt.

Ómoia – Why Am I Like This? (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Joe recommends: Single after single has shown Ómoia to be an absolute gem of a band, and “Why Am I Like This?” is no different. Packed with purpose and emotion, channelled through the ever-impressive vocals of Cerys Simmons, Ómoia are a band on the verge of crafting something truly special.

Patience – Nothing’s Ever As Good As It Seems (Single)
Label – Independent
(Spotify/Apple Music)

Dobbin recommends: Major-key math rock has always felt transcendent to me, and among so many great bands to name, this Patience track could be the greatest example. It marks them as a more than promising band, working in a lane that needs such bright sparks more than ever. On “Nothing’s Ever As Good As It Seems“, the atmosphere blossoms from swirling guitar runs and a blissful bridge which wrap you in welcoming aether. The counterpoint to the brightness are the lyrics, with Chloe Munt bearing her vulnerabilities with a voice just as beautiful as the world the band are making.

METAL/CORE RELEASE

AVRALIZE – liminal
Label – Arising Empire

Chairmaker – Leviathan Carcass
Label – Independent

FR3AK – thelasttimeyousawme
Label – Independent

Of Mice & Men – Another Miracle
Label – Century Media

Pintglass – PINTGLASS
Label – Independent

Ragana & Drowse – Ash Souvenir
Label – The Flenser

Rise Of The Northstar – CHAPTER 04 : RED FALCON SUPER BATTLE! NEO PARIS WAR!!
Label – Kuromaku Corp

ENOX – Aurora
Label – Theoria Records

AVOID – Creature of Habit (EP)
Label – UNFD

DEMATERIALIZE – IN TIME WE WILL ALL BE DUST (EP)
Label – Famined Records

HolyName – Three Bar Cross (EP)
Label – RTVL CVLT

Lost In Exile – Lucidity (EP)
Label – Darkest Day Media

Osiah – Aion (EP)
Label – Unique Leader Records

VOWER – A Storm Lined With Silver (EP)
Label – apricity records

12 GAUGE AUTOPSY – 12 GAUGE HEADSPLITTER (Feat. .357 HOMICIDE) (Single)
Label – Independent

A Wake in Providence – SOL & IRE (Single)
Label – Independent

Acranius – Synchronized (Single)
Label – Independent

DEADSKIN – SEEING THINGS // PEELING SKIN (Single)
Label – Thirteen Studios

Great American Ghost – Scars (Single)
Label – SHARPTONE

Hacktivist – Masquerade (Single)
Label – Independent

Murkov – Dark Shades (Single)
Label – Four 4 Four Distribution

Samurai Pizza Cats – City of Gold (Single)
Label – Century Media

THEIVEN – The Red Hand (Single)
Label – APrivateLabel

The Narrator – Aurora (Single)
Label – Nuclear Blast

Winter Hotel – Six Nails Closer (Single)
Label – Independent

Monosphere – Nadir (feat. Despite Exile) (Single)
Label – Independent

The Ocean – Even Deeper (Single)
Label – Magnetic Eye Records

Violent Conflict – Venom (Single)
Label – Independent

Annalynn – BIOS (Single)
Label – Greyscale Records

Deficit – FINAL BOSS (Single)
Label – Independent

Poppy – Bruised Sky (Single)
Label – Sumerian Records

Caliban – You Only Live Once (Single)
Label – Century Media

Katatonia – A World Without Heroes (Single)
Label – Napalm Records Handels GmbH

Heriot – Commander of Pain (Single)
Label – Century Media

NEMOPHILA – VS EGO: (Single)
Label – Balancing Rock

Tribe of Ghosts – SCALD (Single)
Label – Independent

HARDCORE RELEASES

False Reality – FADED INTENTIONS
Label – Hassle Records

Negative Blast – Destroy Myself For Fun
Label – Three One G

Raw Brigade – 100%
Label – Flatspot Records

BLIND – Suicide Skin (EP)
Label – Independent

HEAT – Act Of Mercy (EP)
Label – Life.lair.regret. Records

Peach Blush – Eradication of the Mind (EP)
Label – Sunday Drive

So Far So Good – So Far So Good (EP)
Label – Best Life Records & Braeburn Records

CURSES – BORN FROM PAIN (EP)
Label – Kingpin Melbourne Records

Push! – Right Through (feat. Who I Am) (Single)
Label – Useless Pride Records

Curselifter – Eight Days (Single)
Label – Independent

Gylt – Weak (Single)
Label – Get Better Records

Private Hell – Future Void (Single)
Label – Independent

POST-HARDCORE/ROCK RELEASES

Ben Quad – Wishe
Label – Pure Noise Records

Murals – Murals
Label – Equal Vision Records

The Devil Wears Prada – Flowers
Label – Solid State Records

VIOLENT VIRA – Lover Of A Ghost
Label – Mom + Pop

Forever Ends Here – I’m Still Trying to Find Myself (EP)
Label – Forever Ends Here

Actor Observer – An Exercise In Futility (Single)
Label – Nvllivs In Verba

Broadside – Blissed Out (Single)
Label – Thriller Records

Dream Drop – succubus (Single)
Label – GAIN

Foxglove – Be Alright (Single)
Label – Independent

Headstrong – Distant (Single)
Label – Independent

Outloved – DIE FOR NOTHING (Single)
Label – Out of Line Music

Strange Company – Break My Heart (Part II) (Single)
Label – Strange Records

Trash Boat – Get By Then Die (Single)
Label – TB Music Limited

Waterparks – ANY MINUTE NOW (Single)
Label – BMG Rights Management (US) LLC

Profiler – Illusion (Single)
Label – Independent

Atlas : Empire – Rêverie (Single)
Label – Independent

DOOMSCOPE – WRAITHPLACE (Single)
Label – Independent

KNIFE BRIDE – alone at the altar (Single)
Label – PERMANENT SMILE LTD

Red Vanilla – Hazy (Single)
Label – RV Records

CQ Wrestling – Guns In Their Hands (Single)
Label – TRUTH RECORDS

MOTHICA – Evergreen Misery (Single)
Label – SHARPTONE

DEADLETTER – To the Brim (Single)
Label – SO Recordings / Silva Screen Records Limited

ALTERNATIVE/INDIE/SHOEGAZE RELEASES

Momma – Welcome to My Blue Sky (Deluxe)
Label – Lucky Number

Sword II – Electric Hour
Label – Mushroom Music

Hail Your Highness – Wonderdust (EP)
Label – Independent

Raining in December – flowers (EP)
Label – Raining in December

Trace Amount – FLAGRANT (EP)
Label – BLEAKHOUSE

Fifty Grand – SUZI HID A SWITCHBLADE (Single)
Label – Red Mirror Records

Glixen – medicine bow (Single)
Label – Independent

beau – welcome to the jungle (feat. Nedaj) (Single)
Label – ae

The New Division – Hostage (Single)
Label – Division 87 Records

Mémoire – VISIONS IN THE VOID. (Single)
Label – Independent

Krewella – Eternal (Single)
Label – Mixed Kids Records

Mandy, Indiana – Magazine (Single)
Label – Sacred Bones Records

crushed – silene (Single)
Label – Ghostly International

Charli xcx – House (feat. John Cale) (Single)
Label – Atlantic Records