The New Music Thread : The Gateway Edition

The brand new "Live on Tour!" live album from Aussie alternative metallers Thornhill hit the streets yesterday.

Japanese alternative metallers Dir en Grey have a brand new live video coming out this month called "Tour22-23 Phalaris" which was recorded across multiple shows during 2022/23. I quite liked their 2008 album "Uroboros" so I might give this one a sneaky run at some point,

The most famous modern rock/metal band is back! The other day, Linkin Park have made their comeback with a special livestream concert, introducing new members vocalist Emily Armstrong (from Dead Sara) and drummer Colin Brittain. Scientology associations aside, Emily is a f***ing h*ll of a strong singer/screamer, and I don't think of her as a replacement to the late great Chester Bennington, but instead a new addition to the band, starting a whole new era. The band's greatest hits are taken to a new level, and mostly given a higher tuning as well to accommodate her vocal range. I can do without a few songs that I'm still not a fan of though. And I can rock out to their new cool new single from their upcoming album From Zero, "The Emptiness Machine", which has more of a hardcore alt-rock sound. Welcome back, LP! Still missing you, Chester... RIP

Catchy new single by Australian alt-rock/metal band Sick Puppies from their upcoming album Wave the Bull, though this one's a little more funky:

Another new single from the upcoming Linkin Park album From Zero, this one a bit more metallic and powerful than "The Emptiness Machine". This heavy kick-A anthem would go on to be the theme song of this year's League of Legends World Championship:

Mother of Millions - Magna Mater

The Greek alternative/progressive metal band Mother of Millions released their fourth studio album this past Friday.

Epic new single by this band from the league of hard rock/alt-metal/post-grunge that my brother enjoys, from the upcoming Breaking Benjamin album coming out next year:

New single, intense folk-infused nu/rap metal from India, Bloodywood still has their power from Rakshak in this wild comeback:

VOLA - Friend of a Phantom

Didn't know which clan to put this in, so I put it in both! Progressive/alternative Danish band VOLA are back with their fourth studio album through Mascot Records.

Stream or download the album here:

https://volaband.bandcamp.com/album/friend-of-a-phantom

Two new singles have come out last Friday, this one another kick-A single by this Australian alt-rock/metal band:

And as for this one below... two groundbreaking Asian modern metal bands UNITE!