Mosh, Melodies & Mayhem: 6 Essential New Releases Shaking Up the Scene
Autumn is about to get colder and louder – with metalcore veterans and emo icons, new wave revivalists and a lot of heavy riffs, here is your essential crash course on the albums that are igniting the rest of 2025.
The Devil Wears Prada – Flowers (out Nov 14 via Solid State Records)
Metalcore is about to get hotter, as a band that has shaped a whole generation is blooming (pun intended). With their new single ‘So Low’ and a stunning Super8-shot video from their Latin America run, The Devil Wears Prada could not be more in trend. Their latest record is coming out mid-November, just ahead of their UK and EU arena run with Ice Nine Kills and Creeper this winter including stops such as Manchester (Dec 8) and London (Dec 12).
Pre order Flowers now – this could be their boldest chapter yet: https://tdwp.ffm.to/flowers
Home Front – Watch It Die (out Nov 14 via La Vida Es Un Mus)
Edmonton’s post-punk power duo is back with ‘Light Sleeper’, their newest single filled with adrenaline and urgency, a rally cry for community in bleak times. Watch It Die promises 12 cuts of defiance that you can dance to, so make sure to catch them live on their LA shows at the iconic Hollywood Paladium on Nov 22 and 23.
Pre-save Watch It Die: https://lnk.to/timbht
Free Throw – Mike Nolan’s Long Weekend (out now)
Emo faves Free Throw do not even make you wait till November – their newest album ‘Mike Nolan’s Long Weekend’, a bittersweet banger about being misunderstood, is now out! Alongside their newest release, they are hitting the road this autumn, including stops in Southampton (Oct 24), London (Oct 25), Leeds (Oct 26), Birmingham (Oct 27), Exeter (Oct 28) and Brighton (Oct 29).
Listen to Mike Nolan’s Long Weekend NOW: https://go.mhe.fm/freethrow_mnlw
Mudvayne – Sticks and Stones (out now)
If none of the above does it for you, nu-metal legends Mudvayne are also back, with their first new track in 16 years, a new album and a massive L.D. 50 25th Anniversary Tour in the US with Static-X and Vended.
The band has also launched a pre-order for a double A Side 7" vinyl featuring both songs. There will be a standard version, as well as a variant that is signed and limited to 500 units. Both are available exclusively through the band's webstore alongside a brand new merch capsule.
Go get yours: https://mudvayne.lnk.to/SticksnStones
Kublai Khan TX – The Mountain of Corsicana (out now)
Texas hardcore heavyweights Kublai Khan TX have just dropped their single and video ‘The Mountain of Corsicana’ and they are tearing across the US with a sold-out headline run featuring Drain, Gideon and Guilt Trip. The band is due to play Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville on Sept 18, When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas on Oct 18 and 19 and two sold out shows in California (Riverside and LA) to end off their tour, proving that they are not just rising, they are soaring.
The Mountain of Corsicana is out now via Rise Records: https://kktx.lnk.to/TMOC
Mayday Parade – Sad (out Oct 3)
There is nothing better than a bit of emo nostalgia which comes with Mayday Parade and their newest single ‘One Day At A Time’, coming from their upcoming anniversary trilogy entry, Sad. Shortly after release, the band is sue to play When We Were Young Festival (and we would be surprised if they didn’t), and also do a massive Australian, USA, UK and EU tour spanning across four months. The UK leg features iconic venues such as the OVO Hydro in Glasgow (Jan 20), the Utilita Arena in Cardiff (Jan 22), the Co-op Live in Manchester (Jan 23) and finally The O2 in London (Jan 24).
Are we potentially looking at a future EU festival headliner? Pre-order and pre-save to find out: https://go.mhe.fm/mp_sad
BY: CHARIS LYDIA BAGIOKI
