German symphonic metal band XANDRIA presents the second single from their upcoming album. “Colours” is another highlight in their 30-year-spanning career. Throughout the song, a large classical choir takes center stage, while cinematic orchestral arrangements collide with modern metal riffing. Meanwhile, singer Ambre Vourvahis showcases her impressive vocal range, switching between multiple styles as effortlessly as she is convincing; a skill rare in symphonic metal as well as elsewhere. From harsh vocals all the way to operatic singing, “Colours” creates a sound that is both grand and contemporary—a powerful showcase of what modern symphonic metal can be.

German heavy metal legends ACCEPT kick off their celebration of 50 historic years with a new version of their classic hit, “Fast as a Shark”, originally released on Restless and Wild in 1982. This new rendition of one of the genre’s most iconic songs features metal legends Phil Anselmo, Kirk Hammett, Mikkey Dee, and Billy Sheehan, alongside ACCEPT members Wolf Hoffmann and Mark Tornillo.

ARMORED SAINT today presents their video for “Every Man-Any Man.” The track comes off the band’s critically-lauded new full-length, Emotion Factory Reset, out now on Metal Blade Records.

Indonesian purveyors of fierce and relentless brutal death metal, Vertiginous, started to make waves in the worldwide extreme music underground with their well-received 2024 debut album, Reek Of Putrefaction On Excruciating Lust – a grim and deftly decimating release. Now firmly ensconced in the ranks of Comatose Music’s battalions of destruction, the partners in unspeakable crimes, multi-instrumentalist Hendika Dwi Prasetyo and vocalist Jossi Bima, are set to unleash their second twisted creation – an album that raises the bar from their first assault in every aspect – Incessant Affliction!

Brazilian metal veterans Eminence return with “Silent March,” the crushing new single and music video that introduce the band’s heaviest and most uncompromising era to date. The track serves as the title song for their upcoming EP, arriving later this year, and features a special guest performance from Andreas Kisser of Sepultura, whose unmistakable guitar work elevates the band’s already explosive sound.

Sydney, Australia – Northern Horizon Music proudly presents the first explosive edition of Northern Horizon Festival: The Bird From Hell, taking place at Crowbar Sydney on Saturday, 28 November 2026.

Australian melodic death metal force Destruction of the Healer continue the march towards their highly anticipated new full-length album, “A Universe Bereaved” (out July 9), with the release of their crushing second single, "Sekhmet".

Panama City, Panama — Panamanian metal force Komodo have officially released their highly anticipated second studio album Battle Pass, available now on all major digital platforms via Soman Records.

Michigan brutalists MY OWN WILL have shared the newest track off their upcoming EP, Misery.

Finnish symphonic metal band Memoira has released a new single IKIGAI (Memories). The release celebrates life and memories and opens the door to a well-known Japanese philosophy of life. Ikigai is a Japanese philosophical concept that refers to something that gives a person a sense of meaning or a reason to live.

This Australian legacy metal band boasts a diverse sound, unafraid to try anything and are ALWAYS impulsively applying that to their craft. Since their inception in 1997, they’ve defied boundaries, constantly evolving, yet never losing their core.

For over two decades, PSYCROPTIC has operated at the vanguard of technical death metal, defined by instrumental precision, structural intelligence and an uncompromising creative ethic. From their Tasmanian origins to commanding stages worldwide, the band have built a reputation on rhythmic complexity, exacting musicianship, and a refusal to plateau.

With Part II of their forthcoming album trilogy, GREEN CARNATION have descended into the deepest, darkest and most personal depths of the prog metal band's storied career. A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis has received an outpouring of praise from Blabbermouth, Loudwire and other major publications.

Epigrama spans eight tracks and 42 minutes, constructed around a governing thesis of entropy as lived experience. Grief, regret and moral stagnation are treated as structural forces, accumulating across decisions made and unmade. The album frames existence as a series of architectural constructs in slow collapse, where crumbling beliefs shake the foundation, truth becomes redundant and the universe remains indifferent.

China’s most unhinged fusion of anime culture and extreme metal, Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship, return with their newest single “Yomi”, taken from their upcoming full‑length album "二次元コンプレックス 2D Complex" out this July 2026 through Stillbirth Records, the subsidiary label from Gore House Productions.

The Chilean black metal band NOX TERROR has officially unveiled its new full-length album, Covenant of the Lost Shadows, available now on all digital platforms.

Constanța-based death metal band SCYTHE is excited to announce that their latest album “Boiled Alive,” released digitally on February 1st, will now see the light as CD version on June 19th via the Chinese label Awakening Records.

German power metal veterans MOB RULES have unveiled their brand-new single, ‘Above the Maelstrom,’ taken from the forthcoming studio album Stories From The Verdant Vale, set for release on August 21 via ROAR - A Division Of Reigning Phoenix Music.

Tarja releases “The Trace Outlives,” the third single from her upcoming studio album “Frisson Noir,” which is set to arrive on the 12th of June - in less than three weeks. The track offers a glimpse into a more introspective and emotional side of “Frisson Noir,” while retaining the signature heaviness that defines Tarja’s sound.

Following a slew of prestigious tours opening for genre greats like The Browning, Born of Osiris, Lacuna Coil, and more, AXTY have been fast rising in the modern metalcore scene, proving their command of wicked breakdowns and inescapable melody.

After recently unveiling their new album title track “Far From God” to an overwhelmingly positive response from fans worldwide, with both the single and its official music video rapidly gaining strong streaming numbers across platforms, Portuguese Dark Metal pioneers MOONSPELL now return with the next haunting chapter from their forthcoming studio album. Following a frenetically-acclaimed live appearance at Wave Gothic Treffen just a few nights ago, today, the band releases the official music video for their brand new single, the album opening track “Cross Your Heart”.

The legend starts: FROZEN CROWN head into their very own age of gold with the announcement of their new album, The Legend of the Six Kings, coming October 2, 2026 via Napalm Records. Taking a more narrative approach than previous releases, their sixth album sends the Italian band on an epic quest. The ten brand-new heavy power metal tracks expand their dynamic repertoire into a slightly darker, but nevertheless illustrious, direction. With lead vocalist Giada “Jade” Etro changing her formerly cheerful approach to claim the sinister titular frozen crown, the band shows its true form with this straightforward punch of a record. The Legend of the Six Kings has FROZEN CROWN take the throne deserving of their band name. A powerful work of rousing heavy power metal and massive vocal arrangements, the six-piece delivers a glorious performance filled with energetic melodies and catchy choruses. The Legend of the Six Kings matures the band’s trademark sound and makes sure that these six kings and queens will remain what the title states: legends. The album is open for pre-order now—find various formats below.

International symphonic metal legends KAMELOT—renowned for their infectious melodies, cinematic storytelling, and electrifying live performances—return with their haunting new album Dark Asylum, arriving August 28, 2026 via Napalm Records. Now 14 albums deep into a genre-defining career—including Haven (#1 Billboard Hard Rock), The Shadow Theory (#2 Billboard Hard Rock, #1 Amazon Hard Rock & Metal), and most recently The Awakening (#2 Billboard Hard Rock and Top 10 on the German charts)—the band continues to stand as a commanding force in modern metal after more than three decades.

Finally, the time has come, the first look into thrash legends FLOTSAM AND JETSAM’s new album Rats In The Temple, out August 28, 2026 via Napalm Records. The album’s title track is a ghoulish hit packing sweeping guitarmonies, thunderous drums, and exalted frontman Eric A.K. Knutson’s haunting wail. After four trailblazing decades, countless world tours, and 15 groundbreaking studio albums, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM remain refined and revered.

With “The Pleasure Of Sorrow”, Victoria K move toward a darker and more intimate sound, combining gothic atmospheres, modern heaviness, haunting melodies and emotionally driven songwriting. The album expands the band’s sonic identity while exploring themes of grief, mortality, vulnerability and rebirth.

Swedish guitarist, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur Ola Englund has officially unleashed his brand new single and music video, “The Ember Saga,” available now on all major streaming platforms. The track serves as the first major glimpse into his upcoming solo album The Neverending Story , set for release on October 15, 2026.

A brutal meditation on grief, survival, and transformation. Emerging from the shadows with unrelenting intensity, Collapse The Sky returns with their devastating new single, “Welcome | Death.” Blending crushing heaviness, cinematic atmosphere, and emotionally raw lyricism, the track marks one of the band’s most powerful and uncompromising releases to date.

UK deathcore heavyweights Suffer are back with a brand new slab of punishment titled “Soul From Flesh”.

Tokyo death metal legends DEFILED have released a music video for "Altered State", the third and final advance single from their upcoming ninth album of the same name. While upholding death metal's raw speed, the title track upends all conventions at every twist and turn.

Danish metallers GRADIENCE present their video for their latest single, “Deathwish.” Comments guitarist/vocalist Jakob Lærke Harris, "‘Deathwish’ is our homage to the MySpace-era songs from bands we grew up listening to like Killswitch Engage, Job For A Cowboy and The Black Dahlia Murder but with our signature rap and melodic twist. We wanted to create a song with a lot of forward momentum that gets the circle pit going."

Michigan metalcore outfit, Of Virtue, are giving voice to one of the quietest, most common struggles in their brand new single, "What's It Like To Be Happy", out now via Arising Empire. Released in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the track arrives as the third and most intimate chapter in an already commanding 2026, following the explosive reception to previous singles, "Death Of The Altar" and "The Art Of Love”.

With “TELL ME I’M NOT ALONE”, Leipzig-based metalcore act blacktoothed dive into the fear of change, the weight of self-doubt and the painful comfort of staying stuck in familiar darkness. Blending ethereal vocals, restless drum & bass-inspired energy and crushing modern heaviness, the band transform inner turmoil into an emotionally charged anthem that feels both deeply vulnerable and explosively cathartic.

Alabama hardcore wrecking crew NO CURE have announced their long-awaited debut full-length album, It Is Going To Get Dark, due out July 10 via SharpTone Records. Alongside the announcement, the band has unleashed the album’s first single, Convulsing In The Dark, a punishing introduction to the band’s most expansive and emotionally charged material to date.

Norwegian extreme metal titans DIMMU BORGIR today unleash Grand Serpent Rising, their long-awaited new studio album and first full-length release in eight years since Eonian.

Dallas (TX) - Progressive Death Metal duo, Sallow Moth, will release new album, Hydrophilous Brood July 24 on Willowtip Records!

Lansing, Michigan metal outfit Tyrant returns with their third full-length album Emergo , set for release on July 17, 2026 . Alongside the announcement, the band drops the first single, “Between The Dirt and The Sky,” available everywhere starting May 22, 2026.

Santa Rosa (CA) - Strap in for an inter-dimensional journey through space and time, fueled by catchy riffs and heavy metal melodies! Coffin Hunters are back! The band is set to release their third full-length album, Cosmic Dawn, on July 17 via Bitter End Records.

Bay Area thrash unit FROLIC are set to unleash their second full-length album, Legacies of Cybernetica , arriving July 3, 2026 on vinyl through HECTIC Records , with CD, cassette, and digital editions releasing independently the same day.

Embrace Of Souls proudly unveil "The Battle Of The Dead", the band’s new full-length album and most ambitious work to date, together with the release of the new focus track “Eversun,” further supported by a brand new Official Visualizer. Following the momentum generated by the previously released singles “Desolate Lands” and the album’s title track “The Battle Of The Dead”, the Italian power metal force pushes its artistic vision even further, delivering a record where epic storytelling, symphonic grandeur, and classic European power metal converge into a cohesive and emotionally charged listening experience.

Blackened death machine COMPLEXANT has arrived. These Australian extremists are poised to unleash their first-ever full-length album, Apex.

On July 24th internationally, Personal Records is proud to present Litosth's highly anticipated fourth album, Dreaming, on CD format.

Australian metalcore merchants Engraved have released their new album, Hymns For The Hollow along with new single, Pressure, via XMusic!

Vancouver extreme metal unit Without Mercy has released the brand‑new lyric video for “The Saint,” the latest visual chapter supporting their newly issued EP "Infinite Loss." The track follows the band’s earlier lyric video for the EP’s title track and the previously revealed singles “Glass” and the official music video for “The Saint.”

Vancouver, Canada’s purveyors of heavy metal Iron Kingdom, are charging forward with the next chapter of their upcoming sixth studio album, "Shadows and Dust," and unveiling their third single and music video, “Deadhouse Gates”.

Hailing from Ähtäri, Finland, the masters of melodic death metal, Noumena, continue their journey towards their highly anticipated album release. The band is now releasing a brand new single, "Surunkehrä" (The Spindle of Sorrow), as a follow-up to their previously released banger "Kuolemankello".

Swedish melodic metal supergroup CYHRA (featuring AMARANTHE co-founder Jake E and current THE HALO EFFECT, KAMELOT, THE CROWN, and SUBURBAN TRIBE members) are continuing to take the metal world by storm with the release of their new digital single ‘Mark Of My Sins.’ While the group are composed of legendary musicians, ‘Mark Of My Sins’ proves that CYHRA are no mere supergroup, but instead a band that produce music on par with anything they have previously released. A high bar, but one that they consistently meet. This is the sound of a band levelling up: Massive riffs, stadium-sized hooks, and a chorus that refuses to leave your head. Heavy, melodic, and packed with raw intensity, this song is built to be played loud.

Hailing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, atmospheric metalcore powerhouse 156/Silence has announced their new album From A Distance, set for release on September 4 via Pure Noise Records. From A Distance will be the band's sixth album and latest body of music since 2024's fan-favorite People Watching.

Progeny of Sun released their second full-length album, “Prophets of the Void,” in September 2025 and immediately began working on new material. Although the third album is still in the composition phase, the band decided to give a small taste of what’s to come in the form of a single.

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions are set to release the new EP from Lansdale Pennsylvania's L.M.I.; V is up now for pre-order and will be released June 19th on CD and Digital formats along with merch.

Centered around the needless bloodshed, horror and suffering of warfare, death metal band FLESHCRAWL present the new single ‘Embers Of Wrath’ with an accompanying music video. The long-standing German quintet will release their tenth studio album, Epitome of Carnage on June 12, 2026, via Distortion Music Group (DMG) - Powered by Reigning Phoenix Music.

The German Black Heavy Metal force THE FALS present “Pyramids”, a new single taken from their forthcoming album Where Cold Steel Gleams. A work forged in cold steel and ancient dust, the album explores dark rituals, destructive sorcerers, and the harsh legends of the land of Fals.

With the previously-released Celestial EP laying a powerful foundation, Australian/Finnish dark progressive gothic metal collective THE ETERNAL return with a striking new chapter: an animated lyric video for their brand new single ‘Lament For The Hollow.’ The track offers a first glimpse into their upcoming studio album Obscured Horizons, set for release on September 18th via Reigning Phoenix Music!

Swedish power metal force TUNGSTEN are ready to unleash their fifth studio album Ashes, set for release on October 9 via PERCEPTION - A Division Of Reigning Phoenix Music, and celebrate the announcement with their brand-new video single ‘Joker.’

Norwegian titan, Mork, was created by Thomas Eriksen in 2004, with the debut album ‘Isebakke’ eventually surfacing in 2013. Since then, Mork has been ceaselessly rising through the echelons of Black Metal, and on the heels of 2024’s intense and groundbreaking ‘Syv’ opus - which has resulted in the band branching out with tours in the Far East & Australia - Eriksen continues on this evolutionary path with the new album, and what is undoubtedly set to be a new benchmark, MONOLITT, set for release on Peaceville on June 19.

Multi-GRAMMY® award-nominated New York heavy metal titans Anthrax - Scott Ian (guitar), Charlie Benante (drums), Frank Bello (bass), Joey Belladonna (vocals), and Jonathan Donais (guitar) - will unleash their long-awaited 12th full-length studio album Cursum Perficio on September 18th via Nuclear Blast Records and Megaforce Records (North America). It marks the band’s first record in ten years since 2016’s For All Kings, which debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. Cursum Perficio will be available in various physical configurations to pre-order/pre-save; click HERE. The phrase Cursum Perficio is Latin for “My journey has come to an end,” “My journey is over,” or “I complete my journey.” It proves apropos for such a complete body of work.

Eternal Drak, the long‑running extreme metal force originally from Latin America and now based in Quebec City, Canada, known for its evolving blend of black, thrash, and death metal, announces the arrival of its sixth full‑length album, "The Violence of Time," a work that reframes time itself as the enemy of human meaning and will be released on out July 17th, 2026, on Canadian label FirstWave. Alongside the announcement, the band unveils the album’s first single, “We Force It To Speak.”

Vancouver (BC) - Canadian Thrashers W.M.D. (When Minds Develop) will release Against All Warnings, the band's second full-length album, June 5 on vinyl, CD, and digital formats.

Los Angeles symphonic‑metal hybrid Levinia has announced the release of their second single and music video of 2026, “Silver Tongues,” the next chapter in a four‑single rollout that marks the band’s most ambitious era yet. The track follows the success of their first 2026 release, “The Thorn.” It continues their collaboration with acclaimed producer Brandon Friesen, known for his work with Halestorm, Nickelback, The Hu, and Papa Roach.

Swedish metal band ELEINE return with their brand-new single “Empire Of Lies”! - The first glimpse of their highly anticipated album set for release December 4th through RPM.

NYHC kings Madball remain one of the few legacy acts capable of seamlessly bridging the gap between the old-school era and the modern heavy music landscape. To say hardcore is in the band’s DNA is an understatement—it is their lifeblood. On their tenth studio album, Not Your Kingdom which will be released on July 24th via Nuclear Blast, the band delivers their trademark tales of survival, but with a deeper, more introspective edge. The lyrics offer a raw look into Freddy Cricien’s perspective on the current state of the world and the human condition, marking their most personal release to date.

Finnish progressive metal band Sum of Seven released their new concept album, Echoes of the Hypermind, out now via Inverse Records.

Polish prog metal/djent outfit THE MATERIA have spent over a decade forging their own path through the modern heavy music landscape. Since forming in 2007, the band has built a reputation for combining crushing riffs, intricate structures, groove-driven energy, and atmospheric electronics with a strong emotional core.

THE GHOULSTARS, the Finnish horror punk supergroup, release their debut album The Dark Overlords of the Universe through Season of Mist. Ten tracks and 34 minutes of metal, punk and cult cinema obsession, the album draws on a lifetime of B-movies, VHS contraband and record crate archaeology to construct something unapologetically fun and surprisingly sharp.

The new single "Sto dzerkal" is set to music by the poems of the outstanding Ukrainian poet of the sixties Vasyl Stus. The tragic fate of the artist and the piercing lines of his poetry inspired us to create this song.

Lithuanian experimental metal band ERDVE release "Epigrama," the title track from their forthcoming third album Epigrama. The track is accompanied by a visualizer and follows previous singles "Nyra" and "Ydos" in mapping the album's conceptual arc from grief and moral decay toward existential reckoning.

Werewolf Records announces June 26th as the international release date for Morgal's highly anticipated second album, The Seventh Circle, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

Hellenic black metal outfit YOTH IRIA presents their new video for “Harut, Government, Fallen.” The track appears on the band's stellar third album, Gone With The Devil, out now on Metal Blade Records.

“I feel the fire burn inside my veins…”: Hardcore heroes PRO-PAIN are releasing their new single “Stone Cold Anger”—the final single taken from their new album Stone Cold Anger. The album’s title track shoots ahead with melodic guitars and explodes into captivating vocals—just the right sort of thrilling song for PRO-PAIN and their first album in 11 years. “Stone Cold Anger” is enthralling and stirring, as if the New York juggernauts had never been gone! Don’t miss Stone Cold Anger—out now May, via Napalm Records!

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions are set to release the new album from Sacramento California's Hardcore Crossover Thrashers Eyes Out. Satiate The Blade is up now for pre-order and will be released June 12th on CD and Digital formats along with merch.

Formed in 2023, Manchester, UK based weavers of dark tales and darker atmospheres, Reliquia, have been carving out a niche for themselves in the underground music scene with a series of haunting singles and numerous powerful and emotive live invocations. On stage they have cast their intoxicating spells alongside revered acts such as Hexvessel, Darkest Era, Godthrymn, Attrition and many more, with respected outlets like The Sleeping Shaman noting how their ‘atmospheric and moody’ performance ‘hits the spot perfectly’. Their single releases have been no less warmly welcomed, with All Metal Everything reflecting on ‘Secret Sons Of The Barren Sky’, “Reliquia manages to pack every second of gloom full of interesting musical details and innovative progressions”. Now, with the single releases safely collected together on compilation album, Fragments, at the end of last year, Reliquia are poised to draw back the curtain on their long-awaited full-length debut album, the enthralling melancholic majesty of In Theory And Practice.

Italian folk / black metallers Duir reveal the new video "Di Nessuno." The track is the second to be revealed from the band's highly anticipated second album, Catarsi, set for international release on June 26th via AOP Records.

DVRK, the French five-piece forged at the intersection of deathcore, nu-metal, and electronic bass music, release "Misery Repeat" on digital platforms today. It is the first transmission of a new and more demanding phase: a signal that the program, having established its framework on their debut EP Infinite Reminiscence, is now escalating.

KHEMMIS continue the march toward their towering new self-titled album with the release of ‘Beneath The Scythe,’ the latest single from the Denver heavy metal institutions massively anticipated fifth full-length, due out June 12th via Nuclear Blast Records.

Australian Progressive Metal band Pyrefly released their debut album "Lost & Found". The release was recorded in the band's home studio and mixed/mastered by Justin Gonzales "PAL Studios".

Melodic death metal outfit Accursed has released their powerful new single “Sever the Horizon,” a track that not only expands the band’s sonic identity but also serves as the creative catalyst for their forthcoming debut full‑length album. The LP is currently in pre‑production and scheduled to begin recording this summer, with a release date to be announced.

Finnish extreme metal force Torchia officially unleashes their fourth studio album “They Are Born Under Rules of the Darkness” via Rockshots Records, marking the culmination of a campaign that has steadily elevated the band among the most compelling emerging names within the modern European extreme metal landscape.

Grand choruses, captivating lyrics and emotional weight meet raw power and intensity in an album that clearly showcases the band’s evolution and ambition. As the follow-up to the acclaimed Imperial Dawn, REXORIA’s fourth album marks the beginning of a new era, where the sound moves between the darkness of war, social reflections, touching ballads and euphoric metal anthems.

Marks the official unveiling of Denigration, the new full-length from UK technical death metal juggernauts INGESTED, out now on Metal Blade Records! To celebrate the release, the band presents a lyric video for “Oaths Betrayed.”

Chart-topping German symphonic metal icons XANDRIA will release their new studio album, Eclipse, on August 7, 2026, via Napalm Records. The upcoming full-length features eleven tracks that represent the most diverse body of work in the band’s discography so far: every song has its own identity—a journey full of discoveries—yet they all belong to the same world. Classic, ‘80s-inspired metal riffs stand alongside low-tuned modern metal guitars; cinematic orchestral sounds meet Celtic folk influences, and dark electronic elements blend with intimate rock moments, even including a guitar solo that owes more to Pink Floyd than to any metal genre.

In a year marking four decades since their first incarnation as Black Death, 2026 sees the return of Norwegian duo Fenriz and Nocturno Culto, better known as Darkthrone. The new studio album Pre-Historic Metal, out now via Peaceville, is fuelled by a long-running obsession with invoking the spirit of old-sounding metal, and doing things in their own, uncompromising way.

German metalcore band SENNA return with their compelling new single Out of The Blue out now via SharpTone Records. The release marks a pivotal moment in the band’s evolution, introducing longtime guitarist Marcel Dürr as the group’s new lead vocalist for the first time.

In 2026, Australian metal pioneers Sunk Loto step into a gripping new chapter, today releasing a brand new single Dead Shadows. Their first new material since 2024's God Complex, Dead Shadows is also accompanied by a new music video; the first video clip to feature the band since 2003.

Canadian extreme metal band Without Mercy will unleash their new EP, "Infinite Loss," on May 8th, delivering one of the most intentional, intense, and creatively defining statements of their nearly two‑decade career. To mark the release, the band has partnered with Metal Insider for the exclusive premiere of the full EP stream, alongside the debut of the lyric video for the title track, “Infinite Loss.”

Vision Divine has released “A Clockwork Reverie”, second single & titletrack taken from the upcoming EP to be released on May 22 by Scarlet Records.

Belgian extreme music band EMPTINESS have shared "The Clash of Forces", the lead single from their forthcoming seventh full-length Nowhere Speaks, due July 17, 2026 through Season of Mist. The track is accompanied by an official music video.

Following the explosive debut of their first single, LEX LEGION returns with ‘Gypsy Tears,’ a haunting and powerful new track that further reveals the depth and identity of this veteran supergroup.

Spain’s progressive metal force HZ Theory has officially released the brand-new visual single “The Call (Spanish Version)” , available now as of April 28, 2026.

Panama City, Panama — Panamanian metal force Komodo are ready to hit the next level with the release of their highly anticipated second studio album Battle Pass , arriving on all digital platforms May 29, 2026 via Soman Records.

American practitioners of the most brutal death metal, Divulsive, appeared on the scene with a two-track demo in 2024, which was then followed by the three-track Promo 2025, released the following year. Promo 2025 was awarded a 10/10 rating at Annihilated Simply Reviews and secured the band a deal with Comatose Music – the world’s number one brutal death metal label – for the release of their debut album.

THE GHOULSTARS, a horror punk supergroup from Finland, are releasing the third and final advance single from their debut album The Dark Overlords of the Universe, out May 15th, 2026 on Season of Mist. The title track is accompanied by a music video written and directed by Markus "Daddy Ghoul" Laakso.

Indian extreme metal force GODLESS have dropped the official video for their new single “Architect of Torment,” delivering one of their darkest and most oppressive statements to date. The track continues the band’s ten year run of uncompromising death metal intensity while pushing deeper into atmosphere, tension, and controlled chaos.

BAALZAGOTH, a band from Polish town Kostrzyn nad Odrą, makes it clear from the very first notes: there is no room for compromise, salvation, or mercy. Embracing the aesthetics of blackened death metal, the band delivers music that is brutal, direct, and consciously aimed at religious dogma. Their sound is a sonic execution - heavy, dense, and permeated with a darkness that not only accompanies but overwhelms.

After twelve years of seeking, German death metal hellraisers ENDSEEKER have finally found the end. The fiery Coffin Born EP, set for release on June 19th via Metal Blade Records, will mark the final chapter as a band.

Share ‘Immersion I’, The Second Single From Their Forthcoming Album, Deuterium (Out May 22, Peaceville) The Much-Anticipated Debut Studio Album From Poland’s New Leading Light Of Progressive Metal Featuring Former Members Of Behemoth And Katatonia.

With “MOLOCH.”, THROATCUT. deliver a crushing statement of intent, raw, unfiltered and unapologetically violent. Blending relentless metalcore aggression with a dark, almost ritualistic intensity, the track captures a world defined by manipulation, blind obedience and the collapse of false authority.

German heavy metal legends ACCEPT celebrate 50 years of pure power, by bringing together the scene’s A-list musicians for a landmark release. Teutonic Titans 1976–2026 stands as a definitive statement of the band’s legacy, forged in steel and driven by unmistakable riffs. Arriving September 4, 2026, via Napalm Records, the album delivers some of the most iconic songs ever written in heavy music.

Leeds (UK) - Willowtip has released, In Light, No Shape, the monumental new album from Progressive Death Metallers, COGNIZANCE!

French melodic heavy/power metal band Kingcrown return with "Lost Horizon", the first single taken from their forthcoming album "Moonfall", due for release on September 4th, 2026, via Rockshots Records.

Wheezing new life and enjoyment into the current Australian heavy music climate, the arthritic riddled retirees known as GOPHER, have released their astonishing, must hear debut album ‘Tunnel Buddies’. Featuring the forever young looking and current world mahjong champion Ernie Bingo on vocals, and perpetually complimented by the effervescent ladies man Ned Smelly on guitars, they prove without a doubt that you are never too old to hail the horns and bang your head. Even if it is fused to your neck. GOPHER’s infectious debut album ‘Tunnel Buddies’ knits together a cohesive fusion of knee wobbling groovy grind, back breaking death/slam, slinky massaging synths, sedating sing along anthemic choruses, and most importantly FUN! Like a bit of diversity in your heavies and looking for something new to gnash your gums on? GOPHER, unlike Australia Post, delivers!

On June 26th internationally, Me Saco Un Ojo Records is proud to present Astriferous' highly anticipated second album, Atavistic Unraveling, on vinyl LP format. Pulverised will be handling the CD version.