In this week’s New Records Round Up, we bring you teasers for 10 recently announced albums and EPs.
Scustin – Confessions of a Pub Talker
Credit: David Wallis
Scustin will release debut album Confessions of a Pub Talker on September 19.
The album is a modern Irish concept record that tells the story of Larry, a barman in his mid-to-late 20s struggling to find his way amidst the social and economic uncertainties of modern Irish life.
Pleaser – Begging Guitars
Pleaser will release new album Begging Guitars on May 23 through Part Time Records.
Tracklist:
Begging Guitars
Here for the Sins
Ride
The Pounding Chest
Anthem
Lighten Up
Hey Girl
My Fantasy
Vow of Bliss
The Prestige – Amer
The Prestige will release new album Amer on June 6 through Banshies.
Tracklist:
Amer
Enfants Terribles
Négligée
Ingénue
Marquee
Apaches
Petite Mort
Cri de coeur
Volbeat – God of Angels Trust
Volbeat will release new album God of Angels Trust on June 6 through Vertigo/Universal.
“In the past, I’ve taken a long time to write and obsessed over so many elements of the songs before finishing them,” says guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen.
“This time, I wanted to make a Volbeat record without thinking too much about it. Instead of following any kind of structure I said, ‘Okay, there are no rules. I can do anything I want. I can start with a chorus or do songs that are just a bunch of verses stacked on top of each other. Anything goes.’ That was freeing for me and made it exciting to write this album.”
Tracklist:
Devils Are Awake
By A Monster’s Hand
Acid Rain
Demonic Depression
In The Barn Of The Goat Giving Birth To Satan’s Spawn In A Dying World Of Doom
Time Will Heal
Better Be Fueled Than Tamed
At The End Of The Sirens
Lonely Fields
Enlighten The Disorder (By A Monster’s Hand Part 2)
M(h)aol – Something Soft
Credit: Cait Fahey
M(h)aol will release new album Something Soft on May 16 through Merge Records!
Tracklist:
Pursuit
I Miss My Dog
You Are Temporary, But the Internet Is Forever
DM:AM
E8/N16
Vin Disel
Clementine
Snare
IBS
1800-Call-Me-Back
Coda
Water Machine – God Park
Credit: Brian Sweeney
Water Machine will release debut album God Park on June 20 through Fat Cat Records.
Tracklist:
Clouds
Thunder
Hot Real Estate
River
Dog Park
Jimmy’s Waltz
Water Machine
Tiffany
Junction
I Quit
Park Highs
Hando
Gridiron – Poetry From Pain
Credit: Danielle Parsons
Gridiron will release new album Poetry From Pain on May 30 through Blue Grape Music.
Tracklist:
26/9
Mascot
Army Of None
Best Served Cold
Tombstone
Still Playin’ For Keeps (Big Umbrella Remix Feat. Daniel Son, Pro Dillinger, and Jay Royale)
Copycat League
Poetry From Pain (Feat. nothing, nowhere.)
Roses (Feat. Mike “TRUCK” Ryan)
Talk Real
Paydirt
Heavy Metal Money (Seen It All Before) (Feat. Big Body Bes)
Wolves At The Gate – Wasteland
Credit: Aaron Marsh
Wolves At The Gate will release new album Wasteland on May 30 through Solid State Records.
“Throughout the whole album, we are exploring different concepts through the lens of a broader narrative and story,” says vocalist/guitarist Steve Cobucci.
“With ‘Parasite,’ we wanted to write a song that explores the relationship between a parasite and its host. It’s such a powerful metaphor for the way that we all relate with our own weaknesses, tendencies, and sin.”
“As I was working on the album and especially the lyrics, I began to realize that the Wasteland was a metaphor for a frame of mind that I don’t want to live in, but a world I feel myself drawn back into over and over again,” Cobucci reveals.
“I hate it. It’s a world of empty promises. It’s a mirage. A counterfeit.”
Tracklist:
INT[r]O
[The Wasteland] PAIN
PARASITE
SYNTHETIC SUN
wandering
LAW OF THE [Waste]LAND
SMOKE [False Devils]
withering
DEATH CLOCK
wasting
MEMENTO MORI
wanting
UNREST
Cardinal Black – Midnight at the Valencia
Cardinal Black will release new album Midnight at the Valencia on May 23 through Thirty Tigers.
Tom Hollister said: “It’s a long, shared history we have.
“We feel like we’ve paid our dues, and this album is the culmination of all that effort.”
Candlemass – Black Star
Credit: Linda Åkerberg
Candlemass will release new EP Black Star on May 9 through Nuclear Blast Records.
The EP is a celebration of 40 years of the band.
Leif Edling said: “Not all bands get to see their 40th birthday and it certainly hasn’t been an easy ride. But many ups and downs later, we stand here as survivors, veterans even… a bit scarred perhaps? Still ready though to unleash another piece of doom-laden metal upon an unsuspecting world. You have to do something when you turn 40, right? Anyway, as always, it’s been fun recording some new stuff as well as covering a couple of old favorites.”
Tracklist:
Black Star
Corridors of Chaos
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Forever My Queen
