Holy Fawn

A review of Sotera by Junius, available worldwide June 26th via Prosthetic Records.

Here at Revolver, we re always on the hunt for new songs to bang our heads to — indeed, it s a big part of our jobs. With that in mind, here are the tracks released this week in throwback deathcore, heavy duets, cinematic house-metal and more that have been on heavy rotation at Revolver HQ. For your listening pleasure, we ve also compiled the songs in an ever-evolving Spotify playlist. ASAVA Valhalla ASAVA confess that they were partly inspired by the ravenous blood-rave scene in Blade while putting together “Valhalla” — the cinematic metal outfit’s latest preview of their in-the-works Mahjong LP. Indeed, they sink their teeth into a decadent late-night house rhythm for the bulk of the dread-stirring piece. But then the group bring us to the promised land with a late-song eruption of TOOL-ish vocal melodies, djent-mangled detonations and scathing death cries. Like Blade before it, it’s a summer blockbuster no matter how you slice it. Bring Me the Horizon Dehumanized “Time to fucking die.” Bring Me the Horizon go for broke with a monstrous, inhuman ferocity on this old-school deathcore driller inspired by the U.K. act’s early Count Your Blessings era. Landing like a bolt gun to the dome, it’s full of meaty metallic riffage, bloodthirsty breakdowns and lifeforce-pureeing intensity. We expect “Dehumanized” will turn any pit into an all-out abattoir. While Oli Sykes has progressively explored the more melodic side of his voice through decades of experimentalism with BMTH, it’s still a thrill to hear him slay with a nonstop barrage of growls. Dead Poet Society Roach What doesn’t kill you can only make you angrier. L.A. quartet Dead Poet Society explained that their second single of 2026 is “about those who have wronged you, taken advantage of you [or] hurt you,” and letting a resentment fester deep inside you because of their actions. The song is tense and knotted with an oddly danceable dread. Like a resilient cockroach, it skitters out of the light into the darkest recesses of your psyche. And once it invades, it’s never going to leave. I Prevail Amira Elfeky PARADISE Though I Prevail and Amira Elfeky may be looking to take you to “PARADISE,” their collaborative track makes a bunch of twists and turns before you make it to the final destination. A groove-boomed front section back-and-forths between I Prevail vocalist Eric Vanlerberghe’s mightiest roars and Elfeky’s nu-crooned subtlety (the first chorus contrasts the former’s vein-popping “FUCK” with the latter’s super-shushed “you”). The dynamic arrangement also unlocks micro-blasts, moody piano segues and a particularly scorching arpeggio solo. Odds are good they’ll perform this together on an upcoming European tour, and odds are even better that it’ll kill onstage when they do. Loathe Fangs “Fangs” grooves a little smoother than the other hard-edged previews from the U.K. outfit’s incredibly anticipated next album, A Stranger to You. No massive, djent-disruptive breakdowns. No full-fury screams out of frontman Kadeem France. And yet, the track still bangs. The stunner is full of fuzz-forward, R B-adjacent riff runs and impressively yearning vocal performances from both France and guitarist Erik Bickerstaffe. “Fangs” may be a subtler baring of teeth, but it’s still got plenty of bite. Chelsea Wolfe Death Is Not the End We ask that you let Chelsea Wolfe’s latest single wash over you in slow-motion. “Death Is Not the End” moves from a lithe and whispered acoustic intro towards a phosphorescent burble of synths, and then crashes out the speakers with a gloomgaze finale of cascading guitars — courtesy of guest player and Nine Inch Nails live guitarist Robin Finck. Wolfe’s echo-blown philosophizing waxes on transitional states and alternate planes of existence. As she moves towards an impending ninth full-length release, it’s clear that this “Death” is just the beginning of Wolfe’s next era.