Weekly Music News 23.08.26
New Releases - a playlist of new songs, updated every week
"Royal Blood" return with a new single called "Ten Over Ten", the first single from their new album "Dead Company". It will be the fifth album from the British duo and is expected out on November 13 via Warner Records, three years after 2023's "Back To The Water Below". Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher began working on the album during 2025, after a period in which the band slowed down its activity. The two said that this time they went back to writing together in the rehearsal room, with an emphasis on faster, heavier playing and on songs written with the stage in mind.
"Stand Atlantic" released a new single called "EDGE OF VEGAS", the third single from their upcoming album "GODBREATH". The fifth album from the Australian band is expected out on October 23 via Virgin Music Group, a little over two years after 2024's "WAS HERE".
The musician Cenobia announced her debut EP, "Lethal Devotion", out on September 18 via Fearless Records. Alongside the announcement she released a first single called "Swallowed By The World". The single deals with obsession and inner struggles, and continues the story and mythology Cenobia has been building around the project since first introducing it in 2025.
"Mallory Knox" return with original vocalist Mikey Chapman and release a new single called "Afterglow".
It is the band's first new song since their fourth album, "Mallory Knox", from 2019, and their first recording with Chapman since he left the lineup in 2017. Chapman returned to perform with "Mallory Knox" as part of the reunion shows at Slam Dunk in 2024, and now the reunion continues with new music as well.
According to him, "Afterglow" was the first song that he, drummer Dave Rawling and guitarist James Gillett wrote together after deciding to return to making music as a band, and it reflects the excitement and hope that accompanied the comeback.
The musician RØRY released a new single called "SWALLOW", the last single from her second album "BLOODLETTING".
The album is expected out on September 11 via her independent label SADCØRE RECORDS, and arrives about a year and a half after her 2025 debut album "RESTORATION". "SWALLOW" deals with coping with grief and the feeling of being trapped between the wish to keep living and the longing for a person who is gone.
The musician LØLØ released a new single called "pretty little wreck", her first new song since the release of her second album "god forbid a girl spits out her feelings!" in April. The song is about accepting the messy, imperfect sides of yourself, instead of trying to hide them or apologize for them.
"Amon Amarth" released a new single called "Eight Legs Of Thunder", the latest single from their upcoming album "The Allfather Awakens". The Swedish band's 13th album is expected out on October 2 via Metal Blade Records, four years after 2022's "The Great Heathen Army". "Eight Legs Of Thunder" is the second track on the album and was inspired by Sleipnir, the eight-legged horse from Norse mythology that Odin rides. The song follows "We Rule The Waves", "Upphaf" and "Gjallarhorn", which were already revealed from the album.
"Comeback Kid" announced their eighth album, "Chosen Hell", out on November 6 via SharpTone.
Alongside the announcement the band released the title track, "Chosen Hell", which deals with the choices we make and the situations in which we know our choice hurts us. The album was produced together with Will Putney and will include 11 songs, among them two collaborations: Courtney LaPlante of "Spiritbox" guests on "Shedding Season", and Brendan Garrone of "Incendiary" guests on "Yesterday's Gone".
"Imminence" released a new single called "If Not Now, When", the third single from their upcoming album "Axis Mundi". The Swedish band's sixth album is expected out on October 2 via Sumerian Records, and follows 2024's "The Black". "If Not Now, When" shows a slightly different side of "Imminence", with 90s alternative rock influences alongside the symphonic and metalcore sound the band is known for.
"Hatebreed" released a new single called "Fatal Paradox", the title track from their upcoming album. "Fatal Paradox" is the second single from the album, after "Kill Count Increase", which came out last month, and it deals with oppression, repeating the mistakes of history, and how empathy can become a political tool. The album "Fatal Paradox" is expected out on November 6 via BLKIIBLK and will include 11 songs.
It will be the first "Hatebreed" album in six years, and the follow-up to "Weight of the False Self", which came out in 2020.
"Polyphia" announced their fifth album, "BE NOT AFRAID", out on October 23 via Rise Records.
Alongside the announcement the band released a new single called "Power In The Blood", which follows "CAN YOU FEEL IT", the song that marked their return with new music after four years. "BE NOT AFRAID" was written during 2024 and 2025, and this time the band members changed their working process and wrote together in a room instead of arriving with ideas created separately.
"Queens Of The Stone Age" announced their ninth album, "Perfecth", out on October 30 via Matador Records. Alongside the announcement the band released a new single called "Insignificant Other", which follows "Easy Street", already revealed from the album. "Perfecth" will include nine songs and will be the first studio album from "Queens Of The Stone Age" since 2023's "In Times New Roman...". Josh Homme said the album's songs deal with different forms of love, and that each song is meant to sound as if it comes from another world.
"Jools" released a new single called "Wherever I Go, There I Am", their first new music since their debut album "Violent Delights", which came out in 2025. Vocalist Kate Price said the song was written in hotel rooms while the band was on tour, at a time when its members were trying to process the rapid progress and the move to bigger shows. According to her, the song is about realizing that you can't run away from your fears and that at some point you have to face them.
"Miss May I" released a new single called "Death Threat", from their upcoming album "No Place For Me".
The album is expected out on October 2 via Solid State Records, and arrives four years after 2022's "Curse of Existence". "Death Threat" joins "Sanctuary", "Hand Me A Halo", "Pray For Silence" and "Die On The Vine", which were already revealed ahead of the new album. Vocalist Levi Benton said the song is about a situation in which someone uses your weaknesses and dark sides against you, and about the way out of that emotionally suffocating feeling.
"Nickelback" released a new single called "Leave Me Behind", the third single from their upcoming album "Everything Under The Sun". The Canadian band's 11th album is expected out on October 30 via Virgin Music Group, four years after 2022's "Get Rollin'".
"Oceanfloor" release the fifth single from their upcoming debut album, "Out of Spite".
The new single shows a different side from the songs the band has released so far, with nu-metal and 2000s alternative rock influences, alongside dirty guitars and a mix of electronic elements and raw vocals. "Out of Spite" was built from a range of influences, from trip-hop and progressive metal to folk-pop, and at the core of Oceanfloor's writing process is a simple principle: every song has to work first of all with just a guitar and vocals.
What began as a one-off project by Yotam Grosso and Ben Cohen to produce six songs later developed into a band and a full debut album.
"Beartooth" release their new, sixth album "Pure Ecstasy" on August 28 via Fearless Records.
The album arrives almost three years after 2023's "The Surface", and it is also "Beartooth"'s first album on Fearless Records. Caleb Shomo described the album as the most personal and honest work he has written, with songs about self-acceptance, change and dealing with the past. Jordan Fish also took part in producing the album, and Misha Mansoor of "Periphery" appears on the title track.
Listen on: Spotify
"Dinosaur Jr." release their new album "There Near" on August 28 via Jagjaguwar.
It is the band's 13th studio album and the sixth since the reunion of J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph in 2005. It arrives five years after 2021's "Sweep It Into Space". "There Near" includes 11 songs, among them the singles "Several Got Away" and "Blowin' Up", and was recorded over about a year at Mascis's Bisquiteen Studio in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Listen on: Spotify
"In This Moment" release their new, ninth album "Witch" on August 28 via Better Noise Music.
The album arrives almost three years after 2023's "Godmode", and it is the band's first on Better Noise Music. The album includes 11 songs, among them "Crawl" and "Sleeping With The Enemy", alongside collaborations with Rory Rodriguez of "Dayseeker" on the song "I Want To Believe" and with Kim Dracula on "Heretic".
Listen on: Spotify
"Mastodon" release their new album "Marrow Deep" today via Loma Vista Recordings.
It is the ninth studio album from "Mastodon", and it arrives almost five years after 2021's "Hushed and Grim". It is also the band's first album without guitarist and founder Brent Hinds.
Listen on: Spotify
"Walkways" release their new album, called "A Reminder", today. It is their third album, with 13 tracks, and arrives 7 years after their previous album "Bleed Out, Heal Out". The band defines it as its most personal and determined album to date, dealing with coping with trauma, falls and recovery, anger, acceptance, and the ability to keep moving forward. Musically it combines modern Alternative Metal and Nu-Metal with heavy Groove, quiet and fragile moments, and a cinematic atmosphere. What is especially interesting is the context in which the album was created. A significant part of it was written during the turbulent period the band has gone through in Israel since October 2023, when even around the release of the single "A Virus. Prove Me Wrong" the band members found themselves running to protected spaces. In that sense, the name "A Reminder" ties into the album's central idea: the wounds and hardships we go through can become a reminder of growth and healing.
Listen on: Spotify
"Slipknot" parted ways with DJ and longtime member Sid Wilson, after almost three decades together.
The band announced on August 14 that its relationship with Wilson had ended immediately and wished him success going forward, but shortly afterwards removed the announcement from social media, and it is not the first time the band has done so...
The announcement came after about two weeks of reports and rumors about Wilson's status in the band. "Slipknot" gave no official reason for the split. As of now, it has not been announced who, if anyone, will replace him in the lineup.
The musician Wolfgang Van Halen returned to a bet he made with an online commenter five years ago, and reminded him that his prediction about "Mammoth" did not come true. In August 2021, shortly after the release of the debut album "Mammoth WVH", a commenter named Robert Taylor wrote that within five years Wolfgang would be playing only "Van Halen" songs at shows. Wolfgang accepted the bet, set a reminder for August 24, 2026, and even promised the commenter a front-row ticket if the prediction came true. Five years later the date arrived, and Wolfgang reposted the exchange and stressed that "Mammoth" continues to build on its own original music and not on the "Van Halen" catalog.
"Foo Fighters" will open "AC/DC"'s show in St. Louis on September 8 as a one-time appearance, as part of the "Power Up" tour. "Foo Fighters" will take the slot of "The Pretty Reckless", who will not perform on that date. As of now no reason has been given for the change, and "The Pretty Reckless" is still listed as the opening act for the rest of the upcoming "AC/DC" shows. For Dave Grohl this is a full-circle moment, after he said that "AC/DC"'s 1980 concert film "Let There Be Rock" deeply affected him when he was 11 and changed the way he perceived rock shows. Grohl said "AC/DC" was one of the bands that shaped his approach to live performance, and called the chance to share a stage with them for the first time "a dream come true".
"Soundgarden" will return to the stage next month for a special performance, with Taylor Momsen of "The Pretty Reckless" on vocals and Mike McCready of "Pearl Jam" joining on guitar.
The lineup will perform at the halftime show of the "Seattle Seahawks" season-opening game against the "New England Patriots" at Lumen Field in Seattle. It will be one of the few "Soundgarden" performances since the death of Chris Cornell in 2017. Momsen has already performed with the band members on several occasions, including at their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2025. Her connection with "Soundgarden" began even earlier, when "The Pretty Reckless" served as the opening act on the band's 2017 tour. Momsen has said in the past that whenever the "Soundgarden" members want or need her, she will be there.
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