The Daily Drop (February 11th)

Welcome to The Daily Drop, your roundup of the latest news from the rock, metal, punk, emo, hardcore, and alternative scenes. Today, you can learn about new tracks from Knocked Loose with Denzel Curry, Our Namless Boy, and Melrose Avenue. While our ‘NewishMusic’ playlist has new songs from Mariachi El Bronx, Long Distance Calling, Corrosion of Conformity, Levels, Lip Critic, and more.

Here’s everything you need to know from February 11th 2026.

Knocked Loose Team Up with Denzel Curry on ‘Hive Mind’

Knocked Loose have returned with their first slice of new music since 2024’s ‘You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To’. It’s a track called ‘Hive Mind’ and sees the Kentucky quintet team up with Denzel Curry. Together, they deliver an intense offering of metallic hardcore, with Curry‘s bars seamlessly being placed with Bryan Garris’ barbed screams.

Denzel Curry is no stranger to the world of rock and metal, having previously gone viral for his cover of Rage Against The Machine‘s ‘Bulls On Parade’. He’s also currently on a UK and European tour supporting Deftones.

The video for ‘Hive Mind’ sees Knocked Loose and Curry perform at the David Armstrong Extreme Park, in the band’s hometown of Kentucky. As Garris explains, the collaboration is something that has been in the making for sometime. >i?”This is something we’ve talked about doing for a long time. We wondered if we could pull it off and who would be down. In the very beginning, we said for it to work, it would have to be Denzel Curry. Because he gets it.”

Garris also told Kerrang! that ‘Hive Mind’ is “one of the heaviest songs that we’ve ever written.”

Knocked Loose will be back in the UK in late May for the Slam Dunk Festival, before opening for Metallica the next month.

May
23rd Slam Dunk Festival South, Hatfield
24th Slam Dunk Festival North, Leeds
June
21st Aviva Stadium, Dublin*
25th Hampden Park, Glasgow*
28th Principality Stadium, Cardiff*
July
3rd London Stadium · London*
*supporting Metallica

Our Nameless Boy Previews New EP with ‘(Not in My Name)’

Bristol-based alt-rock band Our Nameless Boy have shared a new song called ‘(Not in My Name)’. It is the second trac to be lifted from their upcoming ‘Thorns’ EP, which is set for release on April 10th via Bandcamp. It will be released on our platforms a week later.

Known for their emotional quiet/loud dynamic, ‘(Not in My Name)’ maintains this approach with lyrical intensity. It sees vocalist/guitarist Iain Gorrie consider the emptiness of political rhetoric and the gap between words and action. “‘(Not In My Name)’ highlights the hollowness I often perceive in political speeches and discourse; that there are certain things that almost shouldn’t need to be said, and then when they are, it feels like there’s no substance or action to back those words up,” says Iain.

The accompanying video reinforces this message through its visual choices. “With the video for ”38′ being very cinematic, with ‘(Not in My Name)’ we wanted to stick to a more performance-based video,” Gorrie explains. “Our good friend, videographer and ‘I, The Lion’ singer, Chris Evans, suggested using mirrors as the main aesthetic, and we quite liked that we could metaphorically hold these mirrors up to the main character in the song, who is using their platform to publicly denounce the actions of others whilst doing nothing to actually counter such actions; ‘mirroring’ the kind of posturing we often see from politicians in the House of Commons. Having little to no eye contact from us as we’re performing highlights how this character refuses to take a good look…”

Melrose Avenue Get Provocative on New Single (‘Taste’)

Rising Sydney alt-rockers Melrose Avenue are preparing to make their Download Festival debut this June. However, before then, they have started a new chapter with the release of a new single, ‘Taste’.

It sees the quartet step into a darker, more provocative era. As Vlado Saric shares, it sees them let their “darker inhibitions take over”.

“It’s about freedom, the right to be sexual, to be desired, and to desire,” states Saric. “We felt our fanbase was ready for this side of us, and we wanted to give them exactly that”

In addition to their appearance at Download on June 13th, they will also play a one-off headline show at Chalk in Brighton the next day.

Today’s New Songs

Here’s a rundown of the latest additions to our ‘Newish Music’ playlist.

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