From the first guttural roar, Dawnbreaker’s “Pactum Sanguine Novo” (“New Covenant of Blood”) throws its mission statement into the cold, steel-tinged air: heaviness, darkness, and faith run together, bound tightly in a pact both ancient and urgent. As the sun lifts above ash and echoes, Dawnbreaker draws on the raw geology of metalcore and deathcore—each riff like tectonic plates colliding—while chilling, atmospheric passages drift like morning mist across ancient forests.

Every great heavy record bears a parable — a lesson paid for in pain or in wild euphoria, or simply that cleansing moment when you scream into the void and discover you’re not alone. “From the Belly of the Beast” by (UN)WORTHY doesn’t just draw on that tradition. It turns it into a weapon.

The opening notes of “Poetic” ring out, and it’s clear why The Band JAREN is turning heads across the Christian music scene in 2025. Riding a surge of more than 16 million career streams and viral growth on social media, this sister duo’s voice lands with the kind of honesty that pulls you in and asks you to stay awhile. On their newest single, The Band JAREN doesn’t just make music — they make a statement.

In the opening seconds of “Identity Theft” by Mr. Weaverface, a jagged guitar riff breaks in without asking permission — setting a tone that feels like a declaration, a spiritual battle cry for anyone who has felt lost, dismissed, or unsure of who they really are.