Greatest New Rock + Steel Songs of February – Workers Picks + Fan Favorites

Listed below are the perfect rock and metallic songs of February, 2023!

February was yet one more stacked month with tons of artists each massive and small providing up new tunes to gasoline the beginning of the brand new yr. Past all of the fan favorites — the tracks you’ll be able to’t afford to overlook — the Loudwire employees has made choices for their very own private favorites from February.

There’s actually a whole bunch of recent songs popping out every week, however nothing was pretty much as good as what you may discover under!

Hearken to and/or comply with Loudwire’s Better of the Month playlist right here.

THE ESSENTIALS

these bands and also you in all probability heard these songs the moment they got here out — midnight Spotify lurkers, we see you. These had been the songs that saved February roaring:

All Time Low, “Modern Love”
As Every little thing Unfolds, “Flip Side”
Assault Assault!, “Dark Waves”
Attila, “Handshakes With Snakes”
August Burns Pink, “Reckoning” ft. Spencer Chamberlain
Avatar, “Chimp Mosh Pit”
Babymetal, “Light and Darkness”
Black Honey, “OK”
Bury Tomorrow, “Heretic” ft. Loz Taylor
Cattle Decapitation, “We Eat Our Young”
Crown Lands, “Lady of the Lake”
Currents, “Remember Me”
Dope, “Parasite”
Dying Fetus, “Unbridled Fury”
Enter Shikari, “It Hurts”
From Ashes to New, “Nightmare”
Godsmack, “Soul on Fire”
Haken, “Love Bite”
In Flames, “End the Transmission”
Invent Animate, “Immolation of Night”
Lamb of God/Kreator, “State of Unrest”
Linkin Park, “Lost”
Neck Deep, “Heartbreak of the Century”
Paramore, “Running Out of Time”
Periphery, “Atropos”
Pierce the Veil, “Death of an Executioner”
Powerwolf, “No Prayer at Midnight”
Actual Mates, “The Damage Is Done”
Skillet, “Crossfire”
Sleep Token, “Vore”
Slipknot, “Bone Church”
Sophie Lloyd, “Fall of Man” ft. Matthew Okay. Heafy
Metal Panther, “Friends With Benefits”
Story of the Yr, “2005”
Suicide Silence, “Dying Life”
The Amity Affliction, “I See Dead People”
Principle of a Deadman, “Two Of Us (Stuck)”
The Plot In You, “Left Behind”
The Used, “People Are Vomit”
Veil of Maya, “Godhead”

STAFF FAVORITES

The stuff Loudwire’s crew has been obsessive about.

Philip Trapp

BAND: John Frusciante
SONG: “Clank”
RELEASED: Feb. 3, 2023

To those that admire his work exterior of Pink Sizzling Chili Peppers, guitarist John Frusciante’s solo albums are an arty treasure trove that tickles a sonic fancy far exterior the “Stadium Arcadium.” His 2001 solo effort, To Report Solely Water for Ten Days, is usually held by indie-rock devotees because the archetypical lo-fi psychedelic experiment. And once you take heed to Frusciante’s newest, the all-ambient twin launch I and II, it would even sound such as you’re tripping — particularly on the lengthy, noisy “Clank.” However let it play, and see the place it takes you.

BAND: Ordinance
SONG: “America in Decline”
RELEASED: Feb. 1, 2023

In the event you take the time to go searching, an abundance of fantastic underground hardcore consistently swells up from the earth. Oozing out of Richmond, Virginia, comes the lo-fi D-beat powerhouse Ordinance, they usually’re able to shatter your sonic world with their new demo that sounds prefer it emerged from a crusty cassette deck. On its Bandcamp web page, Ordinance name themselves brutal and darkish “D-beat hardcore the old way. No fake broken English or laughing matter. For fans of the Swedish tradition and beyond…” Their four-song demo clocks in at a brisk six minutes. We’re listening.

BAND: Sløtface
SONG: “Indoor Kid”
RELEASED: Feb. 24, 2023

Sløtface (previously Slutface) are a punky Norwegian pop-rock act led by the singer Haley Shea. Their new track “Indoor Kid” is a catchy, crunchy, low-key gallop paying homage to that late-2000s nook of indie rock that might retrospectively be thought of “electro-twee.” (It sounds prefer it may’ve been on somebody’s iPod when indie followers had been shuffling by means of Jens Lekman, of Montreal and Peter Bjorn and John.) An efficient alone-in-a-crowd bounce, “Indoor Kid” kicks off AWAKE/ASLEEP, Sløtface’s newest assortment of tunes. Get ya some!

Lauryn Schaffner

BAND: Annie DiRusso
SONG: “Hybrid”
RELEASED: Feb. 24

The rock style has been needing its personal model of a Lana Del Rey — poetic, but in addition darkish and mysterious — and Annie DiRusso looks as if she may very well be on her approach to claiming that spot. “Hybrid,” from her model new EP God, I Hate This Place, is the kind of track you take heed to once you’re longing to really feel one thing, not simply to listen to one thing.

BAND: Cody Jasper
SONG: “Geronimo”
RELEASED: Feb. 24

Cody Jasper is a breath of contemporary air for these searching for that good ole’ rebellious rock ’n’ roll sound. Nothing towards the technological enhancements that a variety of trendy artists use now, however typically you simply wish to hear some fuzzy guitar riffs and have one thing cheerful to sing alongside to. If that’s the case, his newest single “Geronimo” is for you. It’s quick and candy, and may have you going by means of his discography for extra as soon as it’s over.

Chad Childers

BAND: Blak29
SONG: “Bleeding Love”
RELEASED: Feb. 16

Samhain and Danzig musician Steve Zing steps out together with his ardour undertaking Blak29 that options collaborator Daniel Tracey. On the not too long ago launched “Bleeding Love,” Zing evokes peak-era Cult, with a gritty, highly effective Ian Astbury-esque vocal powering a driving rock monitor that deserves to be performed with quantity knob ripped off. Search for Blak29’s The Ready album arriving March 3.

BAND: Cairo Knife Battle
SONG: “Churn”
RELEASED: Feb. 13

This one’s bought that good soft-loud dynamic, serving up a way of whispery unease earlier than blasting you with a sonic energy punch. The duo of Nick Gaffaney and George Pajon Jr. positively take you on a journey with “Churn,” because the track ebbs and flows with razor sharp turns.

BAND: Mike’s Lifeless
SONG: “#1 Crush”
RELEASED: Feb. 10

This one sound acquainted? It ought to, as rising industrial metaller Mike’s Lifeless takes on the Rubbish Romeo + Juliet favourite “#1 Crush,” letting his decrease register set the temper for this considerably obsessive and creepy love track that was issued simply in time for Valentine’s Day. Maintain an eye fixed out for Mike’s Lifeless as an rising artist this yr as he’s already locked in a Sonic Temple look for later this yr.

BAND: GXTP that includes Tommy Lee
SONG: “Contraband”
RELEASED: Feb. 15

Whereas Motley Crue stays Tommy Lee’s major gig, he’s proven his affinity to color exterior the Motley traces and right here he joins GXTP (that’s Weapons and Rest room Paper) on their new track “Contraband.” The group options producers Jason Paul (aka Poo Bear) and Sasha Sirotta together with Triple Sixx.

BAND: Elegant Weapons
SONG: “Blind Leading the Blind”
RELEASED: Feb. 24

Judas Priest guitarist RIchie Faulkner is paired with Rainbow vocalist Ronnie Romero, Uriah Heep bassist Dave Rimmer and Settle for drummer Christopher Williams within the new group Elegant Weapons and their first entry, a track known as “Blind Leading the Blind,” serves up some delicious metallic riffs with a swinging drum beat that offers the listener an undeniably catchy debut.

Joe DiVita

BAND: Frozen Soul
SONG: “Morbid Effigy” ft. John Gallgher (Dying Fetus)
RELEASED: Feb. 17

For Followers Of: Bolt Thrower, Obituary, Creeping Loss of life

Returning with Glacial Domination, their forthcoming sophomore LP, demise metallic’s coldest band Frozen Soul debuted the primary new single, “Morbid Effigy.” It opens with massive John Carpenter synth vibes earlier than being crushed by an onslaught of heaving riffs, finally giving approach to the band’s most slam-worthy breakdown, for which they fittingly recruited Dying Fetus’ John Gallagher for some even deeper guttural wretches.

BAND: Night time Demon
SONG: “Escape From Beyond”
RELEASED: Feb. 23

For Followers Of: Sumerlands, Judas Priest, Hang-out

Yep, I put the highlight on Night time Demon final month and I’m nonetheless beneath the spell of Jarvis Leatherby and co. with “Escape From Beyond.” On the subject of this model, I’m straightforward to please, however that doesn’t imply this energy trio simply appeals my any-and-all sensibilities concerning the New Wave of Conventional Heavy Steel — this monitor walks the best arduous rock/heavy metallic tightrope that Judas Priest made a high-wire profession out of.

BAND: Majesties
SONG: “Our Gracious Captors”
RELEASED: Feb. 13

So, so, SO many bands have kneeled earlier than the altar of On the Gates and fell significantly wanting their intention, which was to take a stab at capturing their inimitable model of melodic demise metallic. It’s not a lot a knock on all these teams as it’s a testomony to the greatness of On the Gates.

Nevertheless… Canada’s Majesties put a little bit of a black metallic twist on the With Worry I Kiss The Burning Darkness and Terminal Spirit Illness eras of ATG, chopping it with the grandeur of guitar harmonies discovered inside 20 Buck Spin labelmates’ Obsequiae’s personal distinctive model.

For Followers Of: On the Gates, Horrendous, Obsequiae

Rabab Al-Sharif

BAND: Squid Pisser
SONG: “Liquified Remains”
RELEASED: Feb. 17

What? You’re NOT going to take a look at a band named Squid Pisser?

BAND: View From the Soyuz
SONG: “Caligula”
RELEASED: Jan. 31 (Shh! Do not inform anybody)

Primarily based out of Tokyo, Japan, View From The Soyuz launched their debut EP Immaculate this month with a sound that may absolutely perk up the ears of any fan of contemporary metalcore.

The technical and chaotic single “Caligula” serves as a spotlight to showcase the budding band’s inventive power. In their very own phrases, the monitor is ““…based on Caligula, a Roman emperor who was once a great ruler but was assassinated due to his insane policies and cruel deeds. The song lyrics take from his story that people will pay the price if they live for their own selfish desires. Musically, there is a coldness and depressive melody reflected in the song that is mainly influenced by Scandinavian melodeath, metalcore, and Japanese hardcore bands from about 20 years ago.”