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 from Chevelle, A Day to Remember, Witherfall, 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
Chevelle, NIRATIAS (Epic Records)
Ninth studio album. Grayslake, Illinois. Alternative Metal.
Music video: “Self Destructor”
Lyric video: “Remember When”
Visualizer: “Peach”
Producer: Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens Of The Stone Age) at House Of Compression studio in Pasadena, California.
NIRATIAS is also available on vinyl.
A Day To Remember, You’re Welcome (Fueled By Ramen)
Seventh studio album. Ocala, Florida. Metalcore. First release on label Fueled by Ramen.
Music videos: “Resentment” “Mindreader” “Degenerates”
Live video: “Degenerates (Acoustic)” “Rescue Me” “Everything We Need”
Producers: Colin Brittain, Jeremy McKinnon (lead vocals)
You’re Welcome is also available on vinyl.
Witherfall, Curse Of Autumn (Century Media)
Third studio album. Los Angeles, California. Progressive Power Metal.
Music videos: “The River” “The Other Side of Fear” “As I Lie Awake”
Lyric video: “Another Face”
Visualizer: “The Last Scar”
Our interview: With Joseph Michael (vocalist)
Other: Five things Witherfall learned creating ‘Curse of Autumn during COVID-19 pandemic
Curse of Autumn is also available on green vinyl.
Demon Hunter, Songs Of Death And Resurrection (Solid State)
Eleventh studio album. Seattle, Washington. Metalcore.
Live in Studio video: “I Am A Stone (Resurrected)”
Lyric video: “Loneliness (Resurrected)” “I Will Fail You (Resurrected)”
Songs of Death and Resurrection is also available on vinyl.
Wolfheart, Skull Soldiers (Napalm Records)
EP. Lahti, Finland. Melodic Death Metal.
Playthrough video: “Hereditary”
Lyric video: “Skull Soldiers”
Dad joke battle: Wolfheart vs Marianas Rest
Baest, Necro Sapiens (Century Media)
Black Sabbath, Heaven And Hell (Deluxe Edition) (Rhino Records)
Black Sabbath, Mob Rules (Deluxe Edition) (Rhino Records)
Brand Of Sacrifice, Lifeblood (Blood Blast)
Lykantropi, Tales To Be Told (Vinyl) (Despotz Records)
Nightfall, At Night We Prey (Season Of Mist)
Regional Justice Center, Crime And Punishment (Closed Casket Activities)
SOM, Awake (Blood Blast Distribution)
Testament, The Legacy (Vinyl) (Music On Vinyl)
Thron, Pilgrim (Listenable Records)
Thundermother, Road Fever (Vinyl) (Despotz Records)
Wolf King, The Path Of Wrath (Prosthetic Records)
