NEW FLESH 8/25: RELEASES FROM DETHKLOK, THE ARMED, LIONS AT THE GATE AND MORE!

This week is PACKED with so much amazing new music, narrowing down this list was difficult. We have catchy and poppy metalcore, destructive death metal, a dose of good humor, and Polynesian thrash to awaken your spirits. For all of our favorite new releases, both singles and albums, be sure to check out the official Knotfest New Flesh playlist.

THE ARMED – PERFECT SAVIORS – EXPERIMENTAL

The experimental hardcore troupe are back with more frenzied and avant-garde material. The Armed have expanded a bit from their sheerly manic style on Ultrapop, broadening their horizons, expertly avoiding stagnating in the chaos they have brought before. Confident and adventurous, these guys know exactly where they want to go and are carving their own path to get there.

ASKING ALEXANDRIA – WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? – METALCORE

This is hook-laden Asking Alexandria at its finest. The band is known for being genre shifting and the 8th studio album is the culmination of their entire career, expressing the breadth of their influences. Their signature modern metalcore sound overlaid with experimental electronics, poppy production and captivating lyrics make for an engaging and fun listen. 

Get your copy HERE. 

DETHKLOK – DETHALBUM IV – MELODIC DEATH METAL

Catchy and impressive as always, Dethklok are back and just as fun as ever. The guitar work is top-notch, the drums pummeling, and the carnage bloody. With a new movie, album and upcoming tour with BABYMETAL, Dethklock are here to release chaos and make us all laugh and have fun.

Get your copy HERE. 

 

EXMORTUS – NECROPHONY – TECHNICAL DEATH METAL

Old school heavy metal flair through the death metal filter? Yes, please! Necrophony is a dizzying array of riffs and carnage. Guitar nerds will love the intricacies while those who just want to go along for the ride will get absorbed by the aggressive riffs and pummeling rhythms.

Get your copy HERE.

HOLDING ABSENCE – THE NOBLE ART OF SELF DESTRUCTION – ALTERNATIVE METAL

If you’re in need of catchy hooks, choruses and beautiful melodies with lyrics that carry mammoth level emotional weight, Holding Absence has you covered. The UK based alternative outfit has become one of the island’s fastest rising stars with their expert musicianship and accomplished storytelling. Transcending beyond the basic, these guys are straight infectious. 

Get your copy HERE.

HOT MILK – A CALL TO THE VOID – EMO

Putting the emo back into emotional, Hot Milk is calling back to the glory days of the scene. Anyone who was part of the glory days of emo will be chanting these lyrics at the top of their lungs. The power pop infusion give this album a soaring feel. Hot Milk is the epitome of catchy, so turn it up to 11, part your bangs over your eyes, and get belting. 

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INCANTATION – UNHOLY DEIFICATION – DEATH METAL

Big, dark riffs, deep vocal growls and the balance of blistering speed and weighty doom dirges, Incantation’s latest offering is straight bestial. Ferocious and thrilling, the album calls upon the death and doom gods of old, with modern production and cohesive and tight songwriting making this a classic in its own right. 

Get your copy HERE.

LIONS AT THE GATE – THE EXCUSES WE CANNOT MAKE – ALTERNATIVE/NU METAL

The debut album from Lion’s At The Gate is striking and emotionally heavy. Featuring former members of Ill Nino, the album delves into deeply personal struggles, self-doubt, regret and deep longing for another chance, but ultimately culminates in forgiveness both of others and of yourself. The overall message: Our mistakes may shape us, but they don’t make us. 

Get your copy HERE.

SHEPHERD’S REIGN – ALA MAI – THRASH/FOLK METAL

Finally! The highly-anticipated full-length from Ploynesian powerhouses Shepherds Reign is here. Shepherds Reign are a powerful primal force expressed through thrashy, violent riffs. Dynamic and emotive, Ala Mai is pure, raw energy with unwavering passion for music and their culture. 

Get your copy HERE.

ALSO OUT THIS WEEK…

3rd War Collapse – Catastrophic Epicenter (Lethal Scissor)
Aawks/Aiwass – The Eastern Scrolls Split (Black Throne)
Aganthros – Syntiset Saatanat Kurjat (Purity Through Fire)
Ameliorate – Master, Master! (Wormholedeath)
Anti-God Hand – Blight Year (American Dreams)
Asphodelus – Sculpting From Time (Hammerheart)
Astral Construct – Traveling A Higher Consciousness (Self)
Atoll – Human Extract (Unique Leader)
Augurium – Unearthly Will (Self)
Blood Money – Complete Execution (Svart)
Blut Aus Nord – Disharmonium – Nahab (Debemur Morti)
Born In Blood – Can’t Save Us All EP (Shattered Earth)
Bottomless – The Banishing (Dying Victims)
Cinnamon Babe – Fatherless EP (Self)
Colony Drop – Brace For Impact (Nameless Grave)
Complete Snake – Red Hog (Hessian Firm)
Course Of Fate – Somnium (Intromental)
Cryophilic – Damned And Decayed (CDN)
Culak – Dreamforge (Self)
Darsombra – Doomsday Book (Pnictogen)
The Death Wheelers – Chaos And The Art Of Motorcycle Madness (RidingEasy)
Delays Have Dangerous Ends – You Were Warned EP (Blunderbuss)
Differences – The Family Portrait (Self)
Dragonheart – The Dragonheart’s Tale (Rockshots)
FlowerLeaf – Dreamerie: The Prelude EP (Self)
Galundo Tenvulance – Lunar Eclipture (Spiritual Beast)
Grand Cadaver – Deities Of Deathlike Sleep (Majestic Mountain)
Graveripper – Seasons Dreaming Death (Wise Blood)
Greater Vision – Disappear Completely (Upstate)
Heimdall – Hephaestus (Pride & Joy)
Hurricane – Reconnected (Deko)
Intent – Sins Of The Past EP (Self)
Iohannes – Vindicta Hominis EP (Syrup Moose)
Josh Keech – Warrior In The Clouds Pt. 2 (Self)
Kallias – First Ascent (AISA)
Kambodsja – Resilient (Mas-Kina)
Knife – Heaven Into Dust (Napalm)
Lepra – Devil’s Blood In Her Tongue (Vita Detestabilis)
LiveKill – The Crown (SWOL)
Magnum – Great Adventure: The Jet Years 1978-1983 Box Set (HNE)
Mal – Come To Light (Black Cast)
Marc Hudson – Starbound Stories (Napalm)
Masheena – West Coast Hard Rock (Majestic Mountain)
Massen – Gentle Brutality (Apostasy)
Meurtrières – Ronde De Nuit (Gates Of Hell)
Moon Coven – Sun King (Ripple)
Nixil – From The Wound Spilled Forth Fire (Prosthetic)
Noveria – The Gates Of The Underworld (Scarlet)
Of Darkness – Missa Tridentina (Personal)
Oliver/Dawson Saxon – Screaming Eagles – The Complete Works Box Set (Global Rock)
Opensight – Mondo Fiction: The Director’s Cut (Self)
Orcumentary – Orcumentary EP (Self)
Orphalis – As The Ashes Settle (Transcending Obscurity)
Rey Bala – F Generation (Self)
Seraina Telli – Addicted To Color (Metalville)
Sherinian/Phillips – Sherinian/Phillips Live (InsideOut)
SinHeresy – Event Horizon (Scarlet)
Sisters – Leecheater (Spartan)
Skagarack – Heart And Soul (Thunderstruck)
S.O.R.M. – Under My Skin (Noble Demon)
Sweat/Negative Blast – Split EP (Vitriol)
Tegmentum – Evolvement (M-Theory)
Tempt – Tempt (Better Noise)
Till The Dirt – Outside The Spiral (Nuclear Blast)
Transgressor – Beyond Oblivion EP (Sewer Rot)
U.D.O. – Touchdown (Atomic Fire)
Ulfarr/Malfeitor – Split (Purity Through Fire)
Unitopia – Seven Chambers (Self)
The Unity – The Hellish Joyride (Steamhammer)
Vandenberg – Sin (Mascot)
Velvet Insane – High Heeled Monster (Wild Kingdom)
Veritas – Silent Script (Sliptrick)
Vision Master – Sceptre (Gates Of Hell)
Vorgfang/Unholy Craft – Ulf’s Keptr Split (Purity Through Fire)
West Alley – A Night To Remember (Pride & Joy)
Wooden Throne – Eternal Wanderer Of The Night Sky (Purity Through Fire)
The Word Alive – Hard Reset (Thriller)