No matter if you’re commuting to work an hour away, or commuting from your bed to the home office, we can all agree that getting up and dealing with those first groggy hours sucks. We’re here to make it suck less with our ongoing playlist The Commute, which brings you all the best new metal every Monday morning. The concept behind the Commute in terms of inclusion of artists is simple – all releases from each artist are represented by one single. So if you’ve got a new album and an EP, you’re on there twice (etc.). The reasoning behind this is to include as many artists for you to discover as possible without overloading the playlist. Enjoy!

Welcome to this week’s edition of The Commute! This week includes rising metal stars Escuela Grind, a new Signs Of The Swarm in celebration of their signing to Century Media, the return of Street Sects, and more. The additions include:

1. “Forced Collective Introspection” by Escuela Grind, from their upcoming album Memory Theater due out September 30.
2. “Unbridled” by Signs Of The Swarm, which is a standalone single.
3. “The Isnis” by Chelsea Grin, from their upcoming album Suffer In Hell due out November 11.
4. “X Amount” by Street Sects, which is a standalone single.
5. “Surging Ablaze” by Irist, from their upcoming EP Gloria due out September 16.