New & Noteworthy: (4/25/2025 – 4/11/2025)

April 18, 2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see new music from the likes of Divide and Dissolve, Melvins 1983, Chime Oblivion, Mayday Parade, Superheaven and Lik among the many outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t forget to check out our weekly playlist below. Enjoy!

April 18, 2025 Release Highlights:

Divide and Dissolve, Insatiable (Bella Union):
According to their label, the instrumental doom metal group’s fifth album “build[s] upon the genre’s trademark sludgy guitars and thundering drums with Takaiya’s deft and wondrous saxophone, adding a layer of intricacy rarely seen in doom.”

Melvins 1983, Thunderball (Ipecac):
The grunge band’s 1983 line-up releases its third album, a “bombastic” five-track piece that includes collaborations with electronic artists Void Manes and Ni Maîtres.

Chime Oblivion, Chime Oblivion (Deathgod):
The debut album from the supergroup formed by Osees’ John Dwyer and Adam & The Ants’ David Barbarossa is described by Stereogum as “teetering on the edge of weird proto-punk, hearty no-wave, and tripped-up dub.”

Mayday Parade, Sweet (Many Hats Endeavors):
The veteran pop punk band celebrate 20 years together with the release of the first part of a three part album.

Superheaven, Superheaven (Blue Grape):
Formerly known as Daylight, the alt-rockers are releasing their first album in a decade. The album is described by their label as a “towering collection that sees them pushing at their boundaries with a sense of pensive gloom.”

Lik, Necro (Metal Blade):
According to their label, the Swedish death metal band’s fourth studio effort is “packed with blood-curdling fantasy stories about war, death, zombies, world apocalypse, murder; and stacked with disgustingly-good rotten riffs.”