Autumn is nearly upon us! As summer time breathes its final dying breaths, we enter the ultimate stretch of the yr with an entire heap of recent albums to discover, and naturally, meaning a hell of much more singles to get pleasure from too.
However first, the outcomes of our final vote! Rising tech metallic heroes Unprocessed took an admirable third place with their Paleface Swiss collab Solara, however have been beat to silver by returning excessive metallic darlings Conjurer. Neither might topple the grand-daddies of goth metallic nevertheless, Paradise Misplaced as soon as once more taking gold with the distinctive Tyrants Serenade, proof that the Yorkshiremen are solely rising higher with age.
As ever, we have got a various choice for you this week, together with a double dose of the Cavaleras (albeit individually with Max again on Soulfly obligation and Iggor selecting up sticks for Lord Spikeheart), new music from Avatar and the primary Mudvayne single in 16 years. Do not forget to solid your vote within the ballot beneath to tell us which tracks excite you most – and have a wonderful weekend!
Mudvayne – Damage Folks Damage Folks
4 years since they first introduced their reunion and 16 since they final launched new materials, Mudvayne are formally again. Given the band are about to tour in celebration of the twenty fifth anniversary of their debut L.D. 50, it is maybe not an enormous shock that Damage Folks Damage Folks appears like a really root Mudvayne observe, all staccato riffing and gravel-throated snarls with a head-smacking simplicity that can delight old-fashioned followers.
Soulfly – Storm The Gates
Talking of good simplicity, Soulfly are additionally digging again into their roots with new single Storm The Gates. Max may’ve spent the summer time touring with the resurrected Nailbomb, nevertheless it’s clearly not affected the route he is going with new album Chama, due October 24. Storm… appears like traditional Soulfly; thick, muscular groove riffs, barked vocals and only a trace of tribal percussion to essentially tie the bundle collectively.
Avatar – Tonight We Should Be Warriors
Avatar are all the time at their finest when indulging their most theatrical components. There’s undoubtedly no scarcity of that in Tonight We Should Be Warriors, a observe that takes a Revolutionary Conflict-style army drum beat and flute to create a stompy metallic anthem. Coming with the announcement that the band’s new album Do not Go In The Forest will likely be out on Halloween – good timing – forward of an enormous US tour, itself resulting in a European and UK trek subsequent yr.
Zetra – Charlotte (ft. Justine Jones)
Zetra’s tackle goth has typically erred extra on the facet of the twinkly, shimmering sides of the style than its darkish underbelly, however that every one modifications on new single Charlotte. Masking sometime-nu metallers Kittie is a giant transfer within the first place, however doing so with extra vocals from Employed To Serve howler Justine Jones provides a visceral edge that completely accentuates the track’s thumping beats, whereas Zetra’s personal shimmering sensibilities aren’t solely left by the wayside both. Coming with the information they will be supporting Detest in December – a band with their very own nu metallic allegiances – it is a tantalising style of what Zetra can do once they go onerous.
9 Treasures – Actual Dream
The Hu may be the breakout stars of Mongolian metallic, however they’re not at all the one band on the block. 9 Treasures have been kicking round since 2010 and have simply introduced their fourth full-length, In search of The Absolute for an October 24 launch. Lead single Actual Dream captures the metal-meets-Mongolian-folk stylings they provide, mixing conventional instrumentation with an undulating beat and grandiose melodies to create one thing epic.
Lord Spikeheart – Reign
Kenyan grindcore duo Duma may need folded in 2023, however frontman Lord Spikeheart continues to be indulging his sonic maverick tendencies. Newest single Reign blends industrial, grindcore and dying metallic right into a livid, vicious ball of howling noise, even drafting in Sepultura legend Iggor Cavalera to assist out with the blast-beating frenzy. The total Reign EP is not due till September 12, however this needs to be all of the persuasion you’ll want to hunt it down for those who like your music blisteringly excessive.
Dying Want – Revenge In Carnage
After what appears like half an eternity of core bands shifting to poppier territories, it is gratifying as all hell to search out bands going full goblin. Dying Want are baring their fangs on new single Revenge In Carnage, nearly all of the observe stomping ahead with the type of dogged, violent vitality of a horror film serial killer, solely to interrupt out the melodics within the track’s closing minute as a present there’s greater than lunk-headed heaviness to the band. Hold your eyes out for brand new album Flesh Stays Collectively on September 26.
Spite – Lights Out
On the danger of going full Oliver Twist, you need extra brutish ‘core? Spite are undoubtedly desperate to oblige with Lights Out, their new single lumbering headfirst into deathcore territories with trudging riffs, excitable percussive breakouts and vocals like somebody attempting to speak by means of a throat crammed with damaged glass. New album New World Killer arrives on October 31, however the vibe right here is decidedly extra unsettlingly violent than mere spookiness.
Viserion – Reign Of Fireplace
If the frosty realms of black metallic are extra your pace, you’d do properly to take a look at Viserion. Buying and selling the Scandinavian fjords for the high-rises and concrete sprawl of New York, Reign Of Fireplace nonetheless appears like traditional black metallic in its imperious, vicious assault on the senses, providing a style of recent album Fireplace And Blood forward of its January 16, 2026 launch date. If the identify wasn’t a lifeless giveaway, the band additionally dive lyrically into the world of Sport Of Thrones. Take that, Hobbits.
Rory – Degradation
With a offered out UK tour earlier this yr, Rory had already established herself as a rising star of different. Now she’s getting into her heavy period, new single Degradation taking a giant stylistic leap into extremity consistent with her genre-blurring tendencies. With one other UK tour lined up for November, we would guess there might properly be extra heaviness nonetheless to come back.
Pupil Slicer – Fleshwork
Pupil Slicer have been outlined by their sonic unpredictability. At factors chaotic mathcore with lashings of grind, others melodically serene, their output displays a love for extremes. So naturally Fleshwork, the title-track of their upcoming third album due November 7, would embrace that solely, careening riffs giving strategy to a crunching, bone-splintering breakdown that feels worlds away from their extra mathy previous inclinations. It is anybody’s guess how the remainder of the album will prove, however we won’t wait to listen to it.
Writer & Punisher – Thrush
Just like the soundtrack to some dystopian apocalypse, Writer & Punisher’s newest single Thrust is pure industrial metallic hell. Lurching low-end, vocals that come out half-snarl, half-whisper and a synth line that appears like a extra mournful tackle The Terminator theme, it is a style of recent album Nocturnal Birding which arrives October 3.
The Hara – Simpler To Die
Propulsive riffs and radio-ready choruses embody The Hara’s new single Simpler To Die. The lead single of recent album The Fallout, due January 23, it is not a significant departure from the band’s previous materials, however does mark a stylistic shift in direction of heavier sounds that takes them from being akin to the likes of Twin Atlantic or Biffy Clyro to Convey Me The Horizon and Nothing Extra.
