{"id":38858,"date":"2025-08-02T01:38:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T01:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/38858\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T01:38:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T01:38:25","slug":"metal-hammer-tracks-of-the-week-august-1-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/38858\/","title":{"rendered":"Metal Hammer Tracks Of The Week: August 1, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

What do you mean it\u2019s August already?! Wasn\u2019t it just New Year\u2019s Day last week?!<\/p>\n

Sadly, the passage of time seems to only go faster and faster as the year continues, but the good news is that means another new week of top-notch metal tracks feels like it swings by sooner. And this has been a particularly bru-tiful seven days of savagery, courtesy of Spinal Tap<\/a>, Orbit Culture<\/a> and many more.<\/p>\n

Before we get into all that, though, let\u2019s reveal the results of last week\u2019s Tracks Of The Week poll<\/a>. Power metal wardogs Sabaton<\/a> put up a fair fight with their twin singles The Duelist and Lightning At The Gates, but they were defeated handily by the tandem of goth\/industrial bunch Lord Of The Lost and symphonic metal heroes Within Temptation: their team-up track Light Can Only Shine In The Darkness swept up more than 50 percent of the vote. Stunning work!<\/p>\n

Now, we hand the reins over to a new batch, each of whom are vying for your approval. Have a listen and support your favourite now.<\/p>\n

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Spinal Tap (feat. Elton John) \u2013 Stonehenge<\/p>\n

Everybody\u2019s favourite hard rock fuck-ups will return to cinemas after 41 years with September\u2019s Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. We\u2019ve known for months<\/a> that it\u2019s going to be a cameo-heavy affair, as is befitting of the \u2018greatest metal band in history\u2019, and this week we saw the first one in advance. A version of Stonehenge from the \u2018reunion concert\u2019 set to appear in the film is out, featuring the lord of pop Elton John. His commitment to the bit in the brand-new clip is simply extraordinary.<\/p>\n

Spinal Tap – Stonehenge ft. Elton John (Official Video) – YouTube
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\nOrbit Culture \u2013 Hydra<\/p>\n

With any luck, 2025 will go down as Orbit Culture\u2019s breakout year. The Swedish melodeath\/groove metal behemoths gave an opening set for the ages at Download in June, and they\u2019ll make their debut on juggernaut label Century Media with their album Death Above Life in October. Hydra reiterates what\u2019s got this band this far, boasting hulking riffage and a chorus so heavy and raspy that Metallica<\/a> would be jealous. The music video<\/a>, loaded with wide shots of desert dunes, only affirms the epic vibe.<\/p>\n

ORBIT CULTURE – Hydra (OFFICIAL VIDEO) – YouTube
\n\"ORBIT<\/p>\n

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\nPrimal Fear \u2013 Tears Of Fire<\/p>\n

There\u2019s new blood in trad\/power metal veterans Primal Fear\u2019s ranks, with upcoming album Domination set to mark the debuts of guitarist Thal\u00eca Bellazecca and drummer Andr\u00e9 Hilgers. Tears Of Fire no doubt benefits from that injection of youth, sound as fresh yet old-school as the Germans\u2019 90s material. Of course, it helps that vocalist Ralf Scheepers remains in fine form, as well. You\u2019ll be able to hear the rest when the album drops in full on September 5 via Reigning Phoenix Music.<\/p>\n

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PRIMAL FEAR – Tears Of Fire (Official Music Video) – YouTube
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\nWe Came As Romans \u2013 Where Did You Go?<\/p>\n

We Came As Romans have long been synonymous with metalcore rage, but Where Did You Go? finds the Michigan boys pursuing a moodier tangent. One of the last tracks written for new album All Is Beautiful\u2026 Because We\u2019re All Doomed is a down-tempo, electronic side-step, almost certain to impress fans of Bring Me The Horizon and Architects. Its earnest lyrics are about nostalgia, aging and hope, and the song will likely serve as a welcome interlude between all the aggro once the album drops later this month.<\/p>\n

We Came As Romans – where did you go? – YouTube
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\nDying Wish \u2013 I\u2019ll Know You\u2019re Not Around<\/p>\n

One of the brightest lights in modern metalcore, Dying Wish have returned not only with the announcement of new album Flesh Stays Together, but the release of this single. Initially a creeping track that puts the spotlight squarely on Emma Boster\u2019s vocals, it soon explodes into a snarling hellscape, with the odd triumphant chorus thrown in to complete the sonic moodboard. When you find out that Will Putney (Fit For An Autopsy, Body Count, Knocked Loose<\/a>) produced this, it makes sense that it sounds so good.<\/p>\n

Dying Wish – I’ll Know You’re Not Around (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) – YouTube
\n\"Dying<\/p>\n

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\nPerturbator \u2013 The Swimming Pool<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been four years since the world last heard from Perturbator (not counting that kick-ass Cult Of Luna<\/a> team-up a little while back). However, if recent singles are anything to go by, then the synthwave maestro known to his mum as James Kent remains in fine form. The Swimming Pool continues the string of new songs that will lead to new album Age Of Aquarius in October, and it pursues a more atmospheric, piano-leaning sound than his typical fare. Fans of Vangelis and Loathe will be well served.<\/p>\n

PERTURBATOR – The Swimming Pool (OFFICIAL VISUALIZER) – YouTube
\n\"PERTURBATOR<\/p>\n

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\nWitch Fever \u2013 Fever Eaten<\/p>\n

What better day for Witch Fever than Halloween? The genre-busting Manchester punks will release their much-hyped second album, Fever Eaten, on the spookiest day of the year, and the title track is a particularly gloomy and ominous preview. Singer Amy Walpole wrote the lyrics about the feeling of being \u201cdrained by fixation\u201d and \u201cconsumed by intrusive thoughts\u201d, with that exhaustion more than coming across through the music. It\u2019s a neat counterpoint to past singles The Garden and Dead To Me!, painting an eclectic picture of what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n

Witch Fever – FEVEREATEN (Official Video) – YouTube
\n\"Witch<\/p>\n

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\nPsychonaut \u2013 Stargazer<\/p>\n

Psychonaut\u2019s new single may be called Stargazer, but it finds the post-metal\/space rock trio tackling strictly earthly topics. The song is named after the \u2018stargazer\u2019 birthing position, connecting with the broader themes of upcoming release World Maker. The album\u2019s overarching concept deals with the emotional conflict of singer\/guitarist Stefan de Graef having a baby while his and bassist\/vocalist Thomas Michiels\u2019 fathers both battle cancer. World Maker comes out in October via Pelagic and (spoiler alert) is an incredibly fine piece of art.<\/p>\n

PSYCHONAUT – Stargazer (Official Video) – YouTube
\n\"PSYCHONAUT<\/p>\n

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\nGood Teal \u2013 Excusing The Hurt<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a hardcore aficionado craving something new, give Good Teal a go. A four-piece hailing from New Jersey, they pack their episodic songs with knucklehead riffs and progressive, off-kilter rhythms. Excusing The Hurt is the second single from the band\u2019s upcoming self-titled EP, due August 15, and finds singer\/bassist Reg Mason expressing the hurt that the abuse he endured as a child still causes him. Mason directed the video for this two-minute rager, as well, employing an avant-garde POV style.<\/p>\n

Good Teal – Excusing The Hurt (Official Music Video) – YouTube
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