Here at Revolver, we're always on the hunt for new songs to bang our heads to — indeed, it's a big part of our jobs. With that in mind, here are the tracks released this week in death metal, hardcore, industrial-metal and more that have been on heavy rotation at Revolver HQ.
For your listening pleasure, we've also compiled the songs in an ever-evolving Spotify playlist.
Gates to Hell - "Resurrected"
There's no sense in sub-genre dissection when it comes to Gates to Hell. The Louisville band's sound is a hellish conglomerate of death metal, hardcore, and full-on Nineties groove-metal, so rather than placing them into any one of those camps, just play "Resurrected" at ear-bleeding volume.
At just over two minutes, their Nuclear Blast debut is a masterfully efficient slab of face-mauling goodness that will make you stink-face, mosh and bang your head all at the same time.
Gouge Away - "Stuck in a Dream"
Gouge Away's 2018 landmark, Burnt Sugar, found a novel way of blending flaming hardcore surges with prickly, grunge-y noise-rock lashings. Last spring they returned with a moody slow-burner called "Idealized," but "Stuck in a Dream" is reassurance that they haven't abandoned their energetic side.
Singer Christina Michelle dangles her raggedly tuneful vocal delivery over a throbbing scrum of gnashing post-hardcore, evoking Sonic Youth and Unwound in equal measure. Their new album Deep Sage can't come soon enough.
King Yosef - "Cut the Cord"
King Yosef is keeping utterly filthy industrial-metal alive and well in the 2020s. His new single "Cut the Cord" has a ferocious metallic hardcore foundation that he splices with staticky machine noises that sound like an electroshock therapy device malfunctioning.
Caustic, loud, brash and yet totally mosh-able, "Cut the Cord" is the perfect midpoint between Godflesh and Jesus Piece.
Darkest Hour - "Societal Bile"
Darkest Hour are currently rolling out their first album in seven years, Perpetual I Terminal, and "Societal Bite" is another promising preview of the LP ahead.
The D.C. metalcore vets deliver their time-tested fusion of splenetic soloing, thrashy riffs and wind-knocking breakdowns on this one. It's fast. It's heavy. It whips.
Ameonna - "Behavioral Health"
Ameonna are a new band who'll be quite familiar to Chelsea Grin fans. The group is fronted by ex-CG vocalist Alex Koehler and also includes ex-CG guitarist Jake Harmond, as well as current CG drummer Pablo Viveros.
Their second ever song, "Behavorial Health," has the down-tuned deathcore chugginess that each of these players are known for. Music for people with 1-inch gauges in their ear lobes.
