{"id":2418543,"date":"2026-05-15T18:52:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2418543"},"modified":"2026-05-15T18:52:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:52:56","slug":"new-music-friday-5-songs-you-need-to-hear-this-week-5-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-friday-5-songs-you-need-to-hear-this-week-5-15\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Friday: 5 Songs You Need to Hear This Week (5\/15)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"h-\">A very happy New Music Friday to you and yours!<\/p>\n<p>This week is a big one for new tunes, with everyone from The Rolling Stones to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/drake-starts-beef-with-yet-another-goat-adding-to-ongoing-kendrick-lamar-drama-on-new-leaked-track\/\" id=\"2015904\">Drake dropping new jams<\/a>. Here, though, we\u2019re gonna go in a different direction, so scroll down to see what you should be cranking.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pure-ecstasy-by-beartooth\">\u2018Pure Ecstasy\u2019 by Beartooth<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/XvD_C66HX6Y\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beartooth - Pure Ecstasy (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XvD_C66HX6Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beartooth - Pure Ecstasy (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XvD_C66HX6Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>I was addicted to this song from the very first listen.<\/p>\n<p>The Beartooth gang has a new single and new album on the way, both titled \u201cPure Ecstasy\u201d. We\u2019ll have to wait a few months for the album, but this title track is the literal definition of a banger.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s got the most killer riffs, some crazy breakdowns, and there\u2019s this line in the bridge, where vocalist Caleb Schomo screams: \u201cI\u2019m not the battle, I\u2019m the f**king war!\u201d That is gonna go so hard in a pit full of metalheads, and I dare anyone to write a better callout this year.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-s-for-the-kids-by-anthrax\">\u2018It\u2019s For The Kids\u2019 by Anthrax<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Pj5u8OagODo\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Pj5u8OagODo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anthrax - It&#039;s For the Kids\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pj5u8OagODo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anthrax - It&#039;s For the Kids\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pj5u8OagODo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Anthrax is f**kin\u2019 BACK, baby!<\/p>\n<p>The thrash metal icons have announced their first new record in a decade, <em>Cursum Perficio, <\/em>and to herald it, they\u2019ve dropped the album\u2019s debut single, \u201cIt\u2019s For The Kids\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Let me tell you, this song is everything you want from Anthrax AND MORE. It\u2019s got those classic riffs you love, and a scorching solo. Plus, frontman Joey Belladonna sounds just as fantastic as he did in 1986. But there\u2019s something darker and more menacing about this one that feels like the band was intentionally seeking to get heavier.<\/p>\n<p>Play this one loud.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-intrusive-thought-by-casi\">\u2018INTRUSIVE THOUGHT\u2019 by Casi<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/a-0Bt4_DF9U\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/a-0Bt4_DF9U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"casi - &quot;INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS&quot; (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a-0Bt4_DF9U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"casi - &quot;INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS&quot; (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a-0Bt4_DF9U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>If you like your jams experimental and genre-defying, please allow me to introduce you to Washington state duo Casi. The best association you could use to define them is probably nu-metal. But they\u2019re also pretty f***king punk. <\/p>\n<p>These dudes make big rap-rock songs that lack nothing. This new single, \u201cInstrusive Thoughts\u201d, is no exception. It starts with a catchy electo-breat, and then builds to a crescendo of hardcore riffs and pummeling rhythms.<\/p>\n<p>You should be paying attention to Casi.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-devil-s-chain-by-gabi-and-the-fly\">\u2018Devil\u2019s Chain\u2019 by Gabi And The Fly<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/jMPO02sRtaY\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/jMPO02sRtaY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gabi And The Fly - Devil&#039;s Chain Official Video (Demo Version)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jMPO02sRtaY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gabi And The Fly - Devil&#039;s Chain Official Video (Demo Version)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jMPO02sRtaY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Next up, we\u2019ve got <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gabiandthefly.com\" id=\"https:\/\/www.gabiandthefly.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gabi and The Fly<\/a>. The group is a new heavy collaboration between vocalist Gabriella Lindland and Matt \u201cPiggy D.\u201d Montgomery. As metal fans will know, Piggy D is the former bassist for Rob Zombie and current guitarist for Marilyn Manson.<\/p>\n<p>I genuinely don\u2019t know what I can tell you about the pair\u2019s new 5-song demo, <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gabiandthefly.bandcamp.com\/album\/initiation-of-decay\" id=\"https:\/\/gabiandthefly.bandcamp.com\/album\/initiation-of-decay\">Initiation of Decay<\/a><\/em>, that would do it justice. (And that\u2019s literally my job.)<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s just so godd***n good, and you should listen to the entire thing, but for now, start with the track \u201cDevil\u2019s Chain\u201d. This is crusty, sludgy metal that\u2019s sure to please the staunchest of Eyehategod and Acid Bath fans.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mona-lisa-by-renny-conti\">\u2018Mona Lisa\u2019 by Renny Conti<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Ll--AR71fG8\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Ll--AR71fG8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Renny Conti - Mona Lisa (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ll--AR71fG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Renny Conti - Mona Lisa (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ll--AR71fG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>I know the list leaned super heavy this week, so if you\u2019re in the mood for something more mellow, let me leave you with Renny Conti. I cannot recommend his new single, \u2018Mona Lisa\u2019, enough.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Renny is a fascinating artist, but this song in particular is a great example of how he\u2019s able to craft his songs with layered complexity. On paper, he\u2019s a singer-songwriter, but when you close your eyes and really listen, you can hear the depth of his artistry.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 -->\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.vice.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A very happy New Music Friday to you and yours! This week is a big one for new tunes, with everyone from The Rolling Stones to Drake dropping new jams. Here, though, we\u2019re gonna go in a different direction, so scroll down to see what you should be cranking. \u2018Pure Ecstasy\u2019 by Beartooth Play video [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2418544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[22280,21800,26622,295732,22366],"class_list":["post-2418543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-heavy-metal","tag-music","tag-new-music-friday","tag-noisey","tag-rock-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778871174_New-Music-Friday-5-Songs-You-Need-to-Hear-This.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418543"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418545,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418543\/revisions\/2418545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2418544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}