From underground gems to headline-worthy drops, it's New Music Friday 7-25-25

Who has the best album cover this week? Agropelter – The Book Of Hours (The Lasers Edge)Alice Cooper – The Revenge Of Alice Cooper (earMusic)Alterium – Stormrage EP (Self-Released)Animal Rage – Last Standing Man (Wormholedeath Records)Atomic Witch – Death Etiquette (Redefining Darkness Records)Azure Emote – Cryptic Aura (Testimony Records)Black Magnet – Megamantra (Federal Prisoner)Bloodride – Deafening (Wormholedeath Records)Boneflower – Reveries (Deathwish Inc.)Bruce Dickinson – More Balls To Picasso (BMG Records)Cold Slither – Cold Slither (Reigning Phoenix Music)Cordyceps – Hell Inside (Unique Leader Records)Cronos Compulsion – Lawgiver (Unorthodox Emanations Records)Cryptodira – Genesis Of Error EP (Silent Pendulum Records)Dehuman Reign – Dawn Of A Malefic Dominion (FDA Records)Deicide – Children Of The Underworld: The Complete Roadrunner Years Box Set (Dissonance Records)Deliquesce – Saviour/Enslaver (BTK Records)The Dirty Nil – The Lash (Dine Alone Records)Endless Dismal Moan – Lord Of Nightmare Re-Release (Hessian Firm)Experiment Specimen – Ghosts Of The Old Kingdom (CDN Records)False Gods – Lost In Darkness And Distance (Self-Released)Feuerschwanz – Knightclub (Napalm Records)First Light – Elemental (Pride & Joy Records)Goblinsmoker – The King’s Eternal Throne (APF Records)Grayceon – Then The Darkness (Translation Loss Records)Gwar – The Return Of Gor Gor (The Pit Records)The Haunt – New Addiction (Nettwerk Records)Haxprocess – Beyond What Eyes Can See (Transcending Obscurity Records)Hearts On Fire – Signs & Wonders (Pride & Joy Records)Heavy Halo – Damaged Dream (Silent Pendulum Records)Hebi Katana – Imperfection (Ripple Music)Hemelbestormer – The Radiant Veil (Pelagic Records)Honeymoon Suite – Wake Me Up When The Sun Goes Down (Frontiers srl)Ibex Angel Order – II: Void Sermon (Void Wanderer Records)Iron Spell – From The Grave (Dying Victims Records)Kill Everything – Headless Cum Dumpster (Comatose Records)Kontusion – Insatiable Lust For Death (Profound Lore)Latter – What Lives Inside Of Me EP (Self-Released)Lot Lizards – The Horrors Of Adulting (Punkerton Records)Mass Deception – Resurrections (Gruesome Records)No Shelter – Remission/Resolve (This Charming Man Records)Psycho-Frame – Salvation Laughs In The Face Of A Grieving Mother (SharpTone Records)Red Brick – Thrown (HPGD Records)Scalp – Not Worthy Of Human Compassion (Closed Casket Records)Shadecrown – 0 (Inverse Music)Silent Weapon – Cognitive Dissonance EP (Blindsight Records)Sweet – Platinum Rare 2 (Metalville Records)Telma – Ανθρωποβόρος (Dying Victims Records)Temptress – Catch The Endless Dawn (Dying Victims Records)The Violent Hour – The Violent Hour EP (Megaforce Records)ANDWolfskull – Midnite Masters (Metalapolis Records)The Usual Suspects: 🎤 Ghost Cult Keefyhttps://www.instagram.com/ghostcultkeefy 💻 Omar Cordy ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ojcpics⁠⁠ 🎵 Fahad Syed ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/fahanzi 💀 Daily top metal stories and features: Visit our Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/ghostcultmag🎸 Want your music featured in our weekly New Music Friday list?Hit us up here well ahead of your release date to secure your spot!https://bit.ly/submityourmusictoGhostCult

In this exclusive interview with Ghost Cult's Tom Osman, Chris Goss opens up about the creation of The Archer, the evolution of his songwriting, and the legacy of Masters of Reality as one of the most influential and genre-defying acts in rock. From stoner rock roots and desert sessions to his journey as a producer, vocalist, and visionary artist."The Archer" is now streaming everywhere and available via @mascotlabelgroup .Buy the album here:https://lnk.to/mastersThe Usual Suspects: Interview by Tom Osman:https://www.instagram.com/tomosmansoundsEditing by Omar Cordy:https://www.instagram.com/ojcpicsTheme music by Salted Wounds:https://www.instagram.com/saltedwoundsnycCheck out our linktree - updated daily with top stories:⁠https://linktr.ee/ghostcultmag

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Prepare for sonic warfare. Nepal/New York grindcore collective Chepang has released their fiercest and most grooviest album yet. "Jhyappa," out now on Relapse Records! Keefy chats with guitarist Kshitiz Moktan about the creation of the new album. Chepang’s rise from DIY roots to the global extreme music scene.

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The Usual Suspects:

Interview by Keefy:

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Editing by Omar Cordy:

https://www.instagram.com/ojcpics

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#gcshoutout - This video's shoutout is to the band: Hostile Intent

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