New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new releases Leprous, Tesseract, Jinger, and more! For last week’s releases you can read the previous New & Noteworthy, and for the latest sales numbers Metal by Numbers. Be sure to follow us on Spotify to get this month’s New & Noteworthy Playlist, updated every Friday with the newest metal releases.
New Releases
Jinjer, Wallflowers (Napalm Records)
Fourth studio album. Donetsk, Ukraine. Metalcore.
Music videos: “Wallflower” “Vortex” “Mediator” “Home Back”
Drum playthrough: “Mediator” “Home Back”
Bass playthrough: “Vortex” “Home Back”
Upcoming dates: Europe, Sept – Oct. North America, Oct – Dec.
Wallflowers is also available on vinyl and Bandcamp.
Leprous, Aphelion (InsideOutMusic)
Seventh studio album. Notodden, Norway. Progressive Rock / Metal.
Music videos: “The Silent Revelation” “Running Low”
Mixer: Adam Noble
Masterer: Robin Schmidt
Aphelion will also be available on vinyl.
TesseracT, P O R T A L S (Kscope)
Second live album Milton Keynes, England. Progressive Metal.
Live videos: “Nocturne” “Tourniquet”
P O R T A L S is also available on vinyl.
Danko Jones, Power Trio (Sonic Unyon Records)
Devoid Of Thought, Outer World Graves (Everlasting Spew Records)
Ex Deo, The Thirteen Years Of Nero (Napalm Records)
Hooded Menace, The Tritonus Bell (Season Of Mist)
Hour Of 13, Black Magick Rites (Shadow Kingdom Records)
Kal-El, Dark Majesty (Majestic Mountain Records)
Nunslaughter, Red Is The Color Of Ripping Death (Hells Headbangers)
Phinehas, The Fire Itself (Solid State)
Spirit Adrift, Forge Your Future (Century Media)
Summoner’s Circle, Chaos Vector (Blood Blast Distribution)
The Bronx, Bronx VI (Cooking Vinyl)
Torment And Glory, We Left A Note With An Apology (Sargent House)
Turnstile, Glow On (Roadrunner Records)
VENUES, Solace (Arising Empire)
Voidgazer, Dance Of The Undesirables (Voidgazer)
White Stones, Dancing Into Oblivion (Nuclear Blast)
Wormwitch, Wolf Hex (Prosthetic Records)
Wormwood, Arkivet (Black Lodge Records)