METAL

Four years after #Resist, the politically supercharged U.K. duo Calling All Astronauts is back with a vengeance, and their latest album, Noise Against Tyranny, is as raw, genre-blending, and confrontational as you’d expect, maybe even more. David B’s gravelly vocals paired with Paul McCrudden’s dense, dystopian soundscapes make for an…

Leave it to Alex Haines to throw out the rulebook and shred a new one from scratch. With her latest album, The Instrumental Sessions, the New York-based melodic metal artist shows that vocals aren’t the only way to scream from the soul. This background music is so emotionally layered as…

Nordstahl’s “Mjölnir” is a thunderous, unapologetically aggressive metal anthem that utilizes the primal rage of a warrior’s chant and the smoldering energy of defiance to charge forward like an avalanche of iron and fire. Right out of the gate, distorted guitar riffs grind like chainsaws through bone, while the beats…

Electron’s newest single, “You Betray,” is a visceral plunge into the chaotic duality of rage and vulnerability, seizes attention with both hands and refuses to let go. Hailing from London’s raw and rising metalcore scene, the band has already turned heads with support from Kerrang!, Notion, BraveWords, and more, but…

Max Chaos crashes onto the metal scene like a storm surge with his debut single “Ride The Wave,” released on June 13, 2025—because what better day to unleash mayhem than Friday the 13th? The song is the first lick of Order of Mayhem, the upcoming album bringing all of nu-metal,…

Haus of Sound’s third single, “Mirage,” hits like a suffocating, scorching, and addictive desert storm. Trading in the pop-punk sass and ska-punk chaos of their earlier singles for something darker and more cinematic, this release pivots into heavier emotional terrain. From the haunting ambient intro to the explosive chorus, “Mirage”…

Sophia Mengrosso’s debut album Unforgiven is a molten fusion of operatic elegance and heavy metal grit, curating a home for vulnerability and volcanic rage. Drawing from a well of personal trauma, resilience, and creative rebellion, Mengrosso gets theatrical and raw, cinematic and searing. The opening track, “Dream,” wastes no time…

New Laconia’s debut single “Stardust Bear Bazaar Pt. 1” is a genre-blending, time-warping adventure that feels like stepping into a neon-lit sci-fi tavern where metalheads, jazz aficionados, and fantasy nerds all hang out under one interstellar roof. Conceptually daring but never alienating, this track takes a wild creative risk and…

Valkitaar’s metal album, What Lies Beneath (Deluxe Edition) talks to you through the chaos, pain, and determination that define the artist’s raw journey. As someone who doesn’t even consider metal my go-to genre, I was surprised to find a couple of its tracks creeping into my playlist—and staying there. The…

Side Chain’s latest single, “Transference,” is an explosive, tightly crafted, and emotionally raw sonic wildfire. Dropped on 26th May 2025, this track from the Little Rock-based power trio pushes the boundaries of what modern metal-rock can feel like when fused with precision production and heartfelt intensity. From the opening seconds,…