The Kerrang! Chart: The Best New Music This Week (8/12/22)

Every Friday, you get bombarded with new music. To make it easier to get on board with the most killer stuff, we've digested it all, and curated the ultimate weekly chart.

Follow us on Spotify, and you'll never miss the hottest new tunes. Check out this week's Top 20…

The Kerrang! Chart

1. Enter Shikari feat. WARGASM – The Void Stares Back
2. High Vis – Trauma Bonds
3. Revocation feat. Trevor Strnad – Re-Crucified
4. Venom Prison – Officer Down
5. New Years Day – Hurts Like Hell
6. Kid Bookie – Let It Ring
7. Waterparks – SELF-SABOTAGE
8. Megadeth – Soldier On!
9. The Mars Volta – Vigil
10. SpiritWorld feat. Integrity – Moonlit Torture
11. Sleeping With Sirens feat. Charlotte Sands – Let You Down
12. Wednesday 13 – You're So Hideous
13. Spielbergs – The New Year's Resolution
14. Beauty School – Oak
15. Ice Nine Kills – The Shower Scene
16. Jamie Lenman – Talk Hard
17. LoveSick Radio – I Need A Little
18. Russian Circles – Gnosis
19. Tuk Smith And The Restless Hearts – The Ballad Of Misspent Youth
20. Razor – Flames Of Hatred

"ALL ABOUT THE ROCK" (UK) - Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts Reveal New Single

Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts made their debut at the top of 2020 with the release of their first single, What Kinda Love. Before the pandemic hit and plans were wiped clean, the band were due to open Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard’s impending Stadium Tour. Now, Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts have found their way back and are ready to deliver rock and roll greatness to the masses once again. Their debut album, Ballad of a Misspent Youth, will be out this Fall.

THE WHOLE KAMEESE Review - "Ballad of A Misspent Youth" Single

If you are looking the perfect song to blast loud while you are out living your best life…Well look no further then Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts and their brand new kick ass single “ Ballad Misspent Youth . This is Rock & Roll at it’s absolute finest . I mean we are talking about a song that was written and recorded to fill stadiums. This is old school Rock & Roll that is ready for a new generation.

"ROCK N LOAD" Review - Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts reveal 'BALLAD OF A MISSPENT YOUTH'

Former Biters frontman and songwriter, Tuk Smith has today returned with a new project, TUK SMITH & THE RESTLESS HEARTS and a brand new single/video, Ballad of A Misspent Youth, the first single from their forthcoming album of the same name. The release marks their first music with new label MRG, founded by industry veterans Marti Frederiksen and John Greenberg and distributed worldwide by Virgin Music/Universal.

"HEAR 2 ZEN" News - Tuk Smith And The Restless Hearts Release New Single

“Ballad of A Misspent Youth,” is an old-school rock ’n roll anthem for a new generation. Tuk elaborates on the inspiration behind the first single: “It’s a by-product of my upbringing in the South when I was cutting my teeth in the underground Atlanta punk scene before touring for a decade in the clubs and dives.”

The track marks Tuk’s return to the studio with producer Dan Dixon, and the music video was produced and directed by Hannah Gray Hall in Nashville.

"ROCK AT NIGHT" Review - Tuk Smith and The Restless Hearts’ single ‘Ballad of Misspent Youth’

Their latest single “Ballad of a Misspent Youth” has a “ Brown Sugar “ riff interspersed with a driving beat and spiralling guitars overlaid with Smith’s defiant vocals that grabs you with the first line and doesn’t let go. The Lyrics list a series of wrong turns accompanied by a refrain of being “too young to die and too fast and loose” before giving way to a climatic guitar break. This number will resonate with many and deserves extensive airplay.