This week in heavy music, we were treated to Balladeers, Redefined, an amazing new 31-band screamo compilation curated by Touché Amoré vocalist Jeremy Bolm, as well as new albums from Chamber, End Reign, Calligram, and more. We also got new singles from Baroness, Mutoid Man, Woe, Svalbard, Upon Stone, Celestial Sanctuary, Blood Runs Cold, KEN mode, and more. Read on for those and other metal & hardcore tracks from this week…

BARONESS – “BENEATH THE ROSE”

The second taste of Baroness’ Stone is “Beneath the Rose,” which finds John Baizley trying on more of a sneering, Jesus Lizard-esque vocal delivery before retreating back to his trademark howl. The band began writing this one during the sessions for 2019’s Gold & Grey. “‘Beneath the Rose’ became a microcosmic expression of STONE, a kind of mission statement that hints at the wide musical territory we cover throughout the rest of the album. It’s also part one of a trilogy of songs that also includes ‘Choir’ and ‘The Dirge,'” John Baizley says.

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MUTOID MAN – “DEMONS”

Mutoid Man have shared the third and final single from their upcoming album Mutants. Stephen Brodsky says, “Mutoid Man played Psycho Vegas in 2018 and to celebrate the occasion, we thought it’d be fitting to open with a cover of ‘Psycho’ by The Sonics. We learned the song about 20 minutes before our set, and had such a blast playing it that we decided to write our own little psycho jam. And with that, we present to you ‘Demons’ – enjoy!” We’ve also still got copies of our exclusive limited-to-500 orange & green vinyl variant.

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WOE – “SCAVENGER PROPHETS”

Queens black metallers Woe have announced their first album in six years, Legacies of Frailty, and they’ve shared lead single “Scavenger Prophets.” Read about it here.

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SVALBARD – “FAKING IT”

UK unpigeonholable heavy band Svalbard have announced a new album, The Weight of the Mask, alongside the release of second single “Faking It.” Read about it here.

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UPON STONE – “ONYX THROUGH THE HEART”

San Fernando Valley melodic death metallers Upon Stone have signed to Century Media, and their first single for the label is “Onyx Through the Heart.” Read about it here.

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CELESTIAL SANCTUARY – “THE LURID GLOW OF A DEAD, BURNING BODY”

UK death metallers Celestial Sanctuary have shared a new track off their upcoming sophomore album Insatiable Thirst For Torment and you can read about it here.

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BLOOD RUNS COLD (KOYO, SANCTION) – “BRC”

In addition to fronting the Long Island emo band Koyo, Joey Chiarmonte also fronts the much heavier hardcore band Blood Runs Cold, whose lineup also includes members of Sanction, The Fight, Separated, and more. They announced their debut EP today, and you can read about new single “BRC” here.

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KEN MODE – “HE WAS A GOOD MAN, HE WAS A TAXPAYER”

Noise rock lifers KEN mode have shared another taste of VOID, and this one incorporates synth and vocalist/guitarist Jesse Matthewson calls it “equal parts Bauhaus and Unsane.”

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OUTERGODS – “NOTHING BUT A FETID WORM”

UK metal maniacs Outergods have shared the second single off their upcoming debut album A Kingdom Built Upon the Wreckage of Heaven, due September 1 via Prosthetic. With elements of black metal, crust punk, grindcore, and more, it’s not easy to pin down this song but it’s very easy to lose your mind to it.

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WITH HONOR – “RANK & FILE” (ft. KAT of FAIM) & “MY ANCHOR”

Connecticut melodic hardcore vets With Honor have announced their first album in 18 years and put out two new singles, including one featuring Kat Lanzillo of the soon-to-break-up FAIM. Read more here.

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HOLD MY OWN – “ALL THE LIES”

Hold My Own are a hardcore band from Chicago and New Jersey with members of The Mongoloids, Shattered Realm, MH Chaos, World Demise, and Sector, and they’re gearing up to follow their recent split EP with Carried By Six with their own new EP on DAZE later this year. More info TBA, but they did just share its crushing lead single “All the Lies.” Hold My Own are also doing a Texas weekender with No Warning (20 years of Ill Blood) and End It this weekend, and they play Philly’s This Is Hardcore and the Triple B/DAZE/Streets of Hate showcases in NYC.

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SPEEDWAY – LP PROMO

Stockholm melodic hardcore band Speedway has a new LP on the way via Revelation Records, and they’ve just shared a promo with two new tracks from it. Both are rippers, as catchy and impassioned as they are full of aggressive energy.

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FIELD OF FLAMES – SUSPEND THIS LIFE…

San Jose metallic hardcore band Field of Flamed dropped a punishing three-pack via Streets of Hate.

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MISSING LINK – “TWO CENT CIRCUS” (ft. BRODY KING) & “NUMB SENSITIVE” (CROWBAR COVER)

New York metallic hardcore band Missing Link share members with Pain of Truth, Buried Dreams, Blood Runs Cold, and more, and in an interview with No Echo, vocalist Mike Ryan says, “I think we all pull influence from all over, but to name a few, I’d say Irate, All Out War, Stout, Crowbar, Cold as Life….hard shit.” You can definitely hear that coming through on their new single for Triple B Records, “Two Cent Circus,” which features Brody King of God’s Hate. It’s backed by a Crowbar cover.

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ROLL CALL – “SWUNG”

NYHC band Roll Call (members of Outbreak, Seahaven, and Final Fight) will release the Wish You Would EP on July 20, and it’ll include this brief, punishing new single.

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CRASHING FORWARD – “NO RIGHTS”

West Coast hardcore band Crashing Forward will release Silent All These Years on October 10 via Indecision Records, and lead single “No Rights” is a crisp, 88-second ripper.

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FRAUD – MARCH OF PROGRESS EP

Boston hardcore band Fraud make fast, aggressive, no-frills hardcore and they’ve just dropped this EP on Ohio label Delayed Gratification Records.

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