The Daily Drop (February 4th 2026)

Welcome to The Daily Drop, your roundup of the latest news from the rock, metal, punk, emo, hardcore, and alternative scenes. Today, there is news from Bullet For My Valentine, Archers, Koyo, Shoreline, and Weird Nightmare.

Here’s everything you need to know from February 4th 2026.

Bullet For My Valentine To Reissue ‘Hand Of Blood’ EP

Bullet For My Valentine have announced they will be re-releasing their ‘Hand Of Blood’ EP on March 13th.

The EP was originally released in 2005, and features ‘4 Words (To Choke Upon)’, ‘Hand of Blood’, and ‘Cries. In Vain’.

“I honestly can’t believe it’s been twenty years since the release of The Poison and Hand Of Blood, and what an incredible twenty years its been,” says frontman Matt Tuck. “I feel so proud of what we’ve achieved as a band in the last two decades and it all started with those recordings.”

1. 4 Words (To Choke Upon)
2. Hand Of Blood
3. Cries In Vain
4. Curses
5. No Control
6. Just Another Star

Archers Join Fearless Records and Announce UK Dates

Wisconsin-based rockers Archers have inked a deal with Fearless Records.

To mark the news, they’ve shared a new single titled ‘The Dirt’. “It’s about struggling with imposter syndrome,” the band explains. “It strips back the pretense and asks the uncomfortable questions: ‘How far have I really come?’ and ‘Do I belong here?’”

They’re also set to play three headline dates as part of a European tour in the spring. Tropic Gold will join them as support.

April
14th Audio, Glasgow
15th Deaf Institute (Manchester
15th Downstairs at the Dome, London

Koyo Confirm Second Album Release (‘Barely Here’)

Long Island, New York’s Koyo will return with their second album on May 8th. ‘Barely Here’ will be released through Pure Noise Records, and promises to be a 28-minute onslaught of melodic hardcore punk rooted in their hometown.

The album follows their impressive 2023 debut, ‘Would You Miss It? ‘. It saw the quartet establish their mix of strong hooks and sentimental coming-of-age tales, something that ‘Barely Here’ homes in on. “A lot of bands think their second album has to be this magnum opus epic that sews so many things together, and I think we’d actually taken more of that approach with our first LP. ” explains vocalist Joey Chiaramonte. “So with Barely Here we wanted to do the opposite of that trajectory–we wanted to refine our strengths instead of doing this purposeful departure. It’s a snapshot of what our band is in its most no-frills, perfected form.”

As a preview, they’ve shared the album’s closing track, ‘Irreversible’.

1. Barely Here
2. Jet Stream Wish
3. Saying Vs Meaning (feat. Sammy Ciaramitaro)
4. It Happens to the Best of Us
5. You Hate Me
6. Selden Mansions
7. Oxidize (feat. Marisa Shirar)
8. What I’m Worth
9. Pace and Loiter
10. Irreversible

Shoreline Preview New Album with ‘Youthfully Naive’

German emo rock outfit Shoreline recently announced plans to release their new album. With ‘Is This The Low Point Or The Moment After?’ set to be released on March 13th via Pure Noise, the quartet has shared another track from the album, ‘Youthfully Naive’.

The track is a prime example of Shoreline‘s bold, melodic style mixed with a hardcore punk edge.

It comes as the band kick off a run of UKshows supporting Arm’s Length this week. However, Shoreline will be back in the UK for four headline dates in November.

November
11th Downstairs at the Dome, London
12th Exchange, Bristol
13th Deaf Institute, Manchester
14th Key Club, Leeds

Weird Nightmare (Ex-METZ) Confirms New Album

Weird Nightmare, the solo project of former METZ frontman Alex Edkins, has shared details of his second album. It’s called ‘Hoopla’ and will be released on May 1st via Sub Pop.

As a taster, he’s released a track called ‘Might See You There’. It highlights Edkins’ melodic, almost power-pop, nous, pairing it with an introspective narrative of his younger days.

“‘Might See You There’ is about going back to visit my hometown and being flooded with teenage nostalgia. Small-town boredom and isolation almost feel like a gift in today’s highly connected world,” Alex shares. “I feel fortunate for that time spent idly, down in the basement, learning the entire Rancid ‘Let’s Go’ album on guitar with my friends. I find it easy to romanticise that time in my life, even though I was, without question, a disgruntled kid who badly wanted to escape my surroundings and see the world.”

Alex also commented on the influences behind the track, and what he and ‘Machines With Magnets’ studio owner, Seth Manchester, wanted to achieve on the track. “I was listening to a lot of the Irish bands The Undertones and Protex while writing this one, and I think there is a fair bit of their influence. Just the simplicity and big bar chords mostly. Seth Manchester and I were very into the idea of adding piano and bells to the outro, akin to the Phil Spector-produced End of the Century album by The Ramones. The great Julianna Riolino sings with me on the choruses, too!”

Today’s New Songs

Koyo – Irreversible
ARCHERS – The Dirt
Shoreline – Youthfully Naive
Weird Nightmare – Might See You There
Poison Ruin – Eidolon
Crooked Fingers – Insomnia

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