New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The week features new releases from Corey Taylor of Slipknot, Amaranthe, Enslaved, and more! For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New & Noteworthy, and for the latest sales numbers Metal by Numbers. Be sure to follow us on Spotify to get this month’s New & Noteworthy Playlist, updated every Friday with the newest metal releases.  

New Releases

Corey Taylor, CMFT (Roadrunner Records)
Debut solo album from Corey Taylor, frontman of Slipknot and Stone Sour.

Music videos: “CMFT Must Be Stopped” “Culture Head” “Black Eyes Blue”
Lyric video: “HWY 666”
Guests: “CMFT Must Be Stopped” ft Tech N9ne & Kid Bookie.
Forum or Against ‘Em: 10/2 Global Pay-Per-View Event
CMFT is also available on vinyl.

Amaranthe, Manifest (Nuclear Blast)
Sixth studio album. Gothenburg, Sweden. Melodic metalcore.

Music video: “Strong” “Viral”
Producer: Jacob Hansen
Guests: “Strong” ft Noora Louhimo (Battle Beast), “Crystalline” ft Perttu Kivilaakso (Apocalyptica) & Elias Holmlid (Dragonland), Heidi Shepard (Butcher Babies), Do or Die (Jeff Loomis)
Manifest is also available on cyan vinyl.

Enslaved, Utgard (Nuclear Blast)
Fifteenth studio album. Sveio, Norway. Progressive black metal.

Music videos: “Urjotun” “Jettegryta” “Homebound”
Producers: Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson
Mixer: Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studio
Utgard is also available on vinyl.

Anaal Nathrakh, Endarkenment (Metal Blade)
Devil Driver, Dealing With Demons (Napalm Records)
Greg Puciato, Child Soldier: Creator of God (Federal Prisoner)
King Mothership, The Ritual (3DOT Recordings)
Nickelback, All The Right Reasons: 15th Anniversary Expanded Edition (Roadrunner Records)
Six Feet Under, Nightmares Of The Decomposed (Metal Blade Records)
Tallah, Matriphagy (Earache Records)