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 NEWSWIRE ARCHIVE 2026 Tuesday, March 31th, 2026 ... CACTUS will release their new album, "Temple of Blues II," due out Friday April 3rd via Cleopatra Records. The album also features Joe Lynn Turner and Steve Morse. Says Turner: "When Carmine (Appice) asked me to contribute a vocal to the new Cactus album the first question was ‘what song?’ He said a bluesy rock song called ‘Bad Stuff’ that would be perfect for me. And when I heard about the amazing lineup of Steve Morse, Tony Franklin, Derek Sherinian, and, of course, Carmine, I was completely sold! The result is a low-down dirty blues track that moves and grooves with a sexy voodoo swagger. I'm very proud to play a part on this killer album!” Check out "Bad Stuff" here ... Tuesday, March 31th, 2026 ... THEBOYSHADOW have signed with Roadrunner Records and have released their new single, "Give Me a Seam & I'll Show You the Meaning," which you can check out here ... Tuesday, March 31th, 2026 ... MONOLORD will release their first full-length album in five years, "Neverending," on May 29th via Relapse Records. Check out the single, "You Bastard," here ... Tuesday, March 31th, 2026 ... VISIONS OF TERROR have released debut EP, "The Dark Triad," and you can check out the video for their track, "Phoenix Rising," here ... Tuesday, March 31th, 2026 ... Check out "Blood Runs," the new single from UNSETTLED, here ... Tuesday, March 31th, 2026 ... LEX LEGION is a new band featuring most of the classic KING DIAMOND line-up including drummer Mikkey Dee, guitarists Peter Blakk and Andy LaRocque and bassist Hal Patino. Add the vocals of Nils K. Rue and you've got Lex Legion and their self-titled debut album. Says Mikkey Dee: "Lex Legion is totally written the way we thought in the '80s. We wrote what we wanted, and if you liked it, that was a great bonus. If you didn't like it, that was fine with us, too!" The band's debut album will drop in June but you can check out the video for "Sleep Eternally" here now ... Tuesday, March 31th, 2026 ... CHANGING PLACES IN THE FIRE have released their debut single, "The Fury and the Sound." Says the band about the single: "A clash between identity and uprooting in a world fractured by noise and manufactured certainty. 'The Fury and the Sound' captures the pressure to choose sides, to reshape yourself, and to survive the chaos without disappearing inside it." Check it out here ... Tuesday, March 31th, 2026 ... Check out BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's tribute to the legendary OZZY OSBOURNE with "Ozzy's Song," which you can see here ... Tuesday, March 31th, 2026 ... CORPSE WATER will release their new album, "... something in the water," on May 22nd. Check out the single, "Spontaneous Human Combustion," here ... Tuesday, March 31th, 2026 ... SKJENK will release their new album, "The Thirst Amendment," on April 17th. Check out the single, "Don't Peak Too Early," here ... Tuesday, March 31th, 2026 ... LED BY VULTURES, fronted by Brian Tichy, have released their debut single/video, "Get It Right." Check it out here ... Tuesday, March 31th, 2026 ... NECROT have signed with Metal Blade Records. Says the band: "It is extremely exciting to announce that NECROT has signed with Metal Blade Records! We've been a band for 15 years making death metal the way we want to and Metal Blade has been here for almost 45 years supporting extreme metal bands from all over the world. We feel confident that this new chapter will be great for us and we can’t wait to show you what we've been working on for our next album! We are looking forward to seeing you guys on our upcoming tour, 30 dates across the US and Canada… and of course, stay tuned for more announcements from NECROT and Metal Blade!” Click here for more information ... Thursday, March 26th, 2026 ... DESERT STORM have released a video for their track, "Newfound Respect," taken from their seventh album, "Buried Under the Weight of Reason," which is now available. Check it out here ... Thursday, March 26th, 2026 ... GLU, the solo project from MICHAEL SHUMAN (Queens of the Stone Age, Mini Mansions) has released their new single, "Pony Boy." Says Shuman: “I am a pretty private person. This song discusses the ways in which that privacy has been attempted to be broken and infiltrated. Living in Los Angeles and growing up here has made it somewhat difficult to navigate them. Especially being in this business, people want to know everything about you. Where you went last night, what you had for breakfast, who you’re dating. I think it’s really important to keep some sort of anonymity. I’m not a big fan of putting myself out there on social media, yet I know that it’s part of the modern music business promotion. I’ve seen this with other people in my life, and it can quickly steal away a piece of your identity.” Check out the video here ... Thursday, March 26th, 2026 ... CHAINFIGHT will release their new EP, "E.P.II," on March 31st. Check out the single, "Tragedy on You," here ... Thursday, March 26th, 2026 ... HELD, featuring Douglas Robinson and Sal Mignano of The Sleeping, and Josh 'Eppard of Coheed & Cambria, will release their debut album on May 15th ... Thursday, March 26th, 2026 ... Check out "Serve Me Some Crime," the new video from NOIR ADDICTION, here ... Thursday, March 26th, 2026 ... Danish death metallers SHADOWSPAWN have released a video for their track, "Demonized and Blasphemous," taken from their new album, "Cadaver Dogs." Check it out here ... Thursday, March 26th, 2026 ... MOONLIGHT HAZE will release their new EP, "Interstellar Madness," on May 22nd ... Thursday, March 26th, 2026 ... Exciter Records will release the 50th Anniversary Edition of JUDAS PRIEST's classic, "Sad Wings of Destiny." The new editions are currently "in production" but stay tuned for the release date here ... Thursday, March 26th, 2026 ... TORN have signed with Blue Grape Music and will release their new EP, "Torn the Fuck Open," on May 1st. Check out the video for "The Way Things Should End" here ... Thursday, March 26th, 2026 ... HEX A.D. have released their latest single, "A Bloody Mess," taken from their forthcoming album. Check it out here ... Thursday, March 26th, 2026 ... "A Million Years," the new album from PURPLE SKIES, will be released April 10th via Apollon Records ... Thursday, March 26th, 2026 ... "Meet Me on the Floor Tonight," the new album from DEVIL'S CIGARETTE, will be released on March 27th ... Thursday, March 26th, 2026 ... Finnish melodic heavy metallers MASQUERAGE will release their sixth album, "The Atomic Spies," on May 29th. Check out the single, "Waves," here ... Thursday, March 26th, 2026 ... ETERNAL DIALTONE will release their self-titled debut album on March 27th ... Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 ... 40 CYCLE HUM have released their latest single, "Remember the Days." Says the band: "'Remember the Days' turns back the clock to a simpler time. It hits the rewind button and shines a light on all the good times from back in the day." Check it out here ... Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 ... 12 STONES have released their latest single, "World So Cold." Says the band's Paul McCoy: “'World So Cold' is a song I wrote about my view of the world. I wrote this song almost 20 years ago about how messed up the world seemed to me. I can honestly say that I don’t feel like it’s gotten any better over the last 20 years. I remember sitting in the lounge of the music studio messing around with an acoustic guitar while the TV was on in the background. I saw a news story about another person on a shooting rampage, and in that moment, I just started singing the melody that became 'World So Cold'. I realized that all humans can become a byproduct of their environments. The song is about believing in hope in hopeless times." Check it out here ... Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 ... ELLEFSON-SOTO have released two cover tracks in celebration of their upcoming shows at the Whisky A Go-Go in Hollywood and aboard the Monsters of Rock Cruise to take place in April. Click here to check out the band's versions of Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" and here for Fear's "I Don't Care About You" ... Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 ... OUTSHINE will release their new album, "Truthsayer," on June 25th. Check out the single, "Enough," now here ... Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 ... MONUMENT OF MISANTHROPOY will release their new album, "Washington State Charm," on June 26th via Listenable Records. For more information, click here ... Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 ... Check out the new album by HEGEROTH, due out March 25th, here ... Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 ... Garage rockers STUPIDITY will release their new album, "Beyond Stupidity," on June 19th. For more information, click here ... Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 ... ARMORED SAINT will release their ninth album, "Emotion Factory Reset," due out May 22nd on Metal Blade Records. Says the band's Joey Vera: "Each ARMORED SAINT record, to me, is like a new skin for the band, a different chapter. I don't think we've ever repeated ourselves. Every album has been pretty different from the previous one, a snapshot in time. In 2026, 'Emotion Factory Reset' is where our heads are at.” Check out the single, "Close to the Bone," here ... Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 ... Melodic metallers NARENIA will release their new album, "X," on May 29th via Sound Pollution. For more information, click here ... Friday, March 20th, 2026 ... NEUROSIS have released their latest album, "An Undying Love for a Burning World," and you can check out the single, "Mirror Deep," here ... Friday, March 20th, 2026 ... DERDIAN will release their live DVD, "A New Era in the Rising Sun," on April 10th. Check out the live version of "DNA" here ... Friday, March 20th, 2026 ... GRAVEMASS have released their latest video clip, "This is the Way," the title track of their recent album. Check it out here ... Friday, March 20th, 2026 ... Death metallers WYRMHAVEN will release their album, "Seasons of Gloom," on May 29th. Check out the single, "Morning Star," here ... Friday, March 20th, 2026 ... IGNESCENT have released their new album, "Eternal," via Frontiers Music Srl. Check out the single, "Alone in the Dark," here ... Friday, March 20th, 2026 ... "Nothing Exists Beyond Me," the new single from OBEYER (taken from their May 1st release "Pallor," can be experienced here ... Friday, March 20th, 2026 ... HARDLINE have released their new single, "When You Came Into My Life" (taken from their new album, "Shout," due out April 4th). Check it out here ... Friday, March 20th, 2026 ... Grunge/doomers DEMONS MY FRIENDS have released their new single, "Kalorama," taken from their upcoming album, "Survive/Yourself," due out April 17th via Ripple Music. Check it out here ... Friday, March 20th, 2026 ... CRIMSON RIOT have released their latest album, "Third Time's a Charm," via Leg Lamp Records ... Friday, March 20th, 2026 ... MICHAEL SWEET will release his new album, "The Master Plan," on April 3rd. Says Sweet: “I can’t tell you how long I’ve wanted to make this record. I think I subconsciously started making it when I was a kid. All the music that has influenced me over the years is revealing itself on this album. It’s certainly not cookie cutter by any stretch of the imagination. It’s one of a kind and very eclectic and unique, but that’s exactly what I wanted. It has something for everyone and I hope you all are as excited about this one as I am. The goal is to inspire and encourage and give people hope. I hope this one does just that. I want to personally thank you all for your patience and for your undying support for everything that I do. Much love to you all.” Check out the title track here ... Friday, March 20th, 2026 ... Stone metallers KAL-EL have released their new album, "Astral Voyager Vol. 2," via Majestic Mountain Records and Blues Funeral Recordings ... Thursday, March 19th, 2026 ... Check out "When I Wake Up," the new track from THE PRETTY RECKLESS, taken from their forthcoming album, "Dead God," due out June 26th, here ... Thursday, March 19th, 2026 ... IRON MAIDEN have released the trailer for their new film, "Burning Ambition," which you can check out here ... Thursday, March 19th, 2026 ... GUTVOID's new album, "Liminal Shrines," will be released March 20th... Thursday, March 19th, 2026 ... CAGE FIGHT have released their new single, "Pick Your Fighter (feat. Julien Truchan of BENIGHTED)," taken from their album, "Exuvia," due out May 1st. Check it out here ... Thursday, March 19th, 2026 ... Frontiers Records has released the single, "Love Will Set You Free," a cover the WHITESNAKE classic, by SANTIAGO RAMONDA. The track comes from the label's "XXX Anniversary Compilation" and you can check it out here ... Thursday, March 19th, 2026 ... May 8th will mark the day that "Hedonistic Hard Rock," the debut album from BONG VOYAGE, will be released. Check out the track, "One Hundred Billion Beers" now, here ... Thursday, March 19th, 2026 ... STEPMOTHER have released their latest single, "What's New?" Check it out here ... Thursday, March 19th, 2026 ... Black metallers ZORNHAU have released their latest track, "I," the opening track of the forthcoming self-titled album. Check it out here ... Thursday, March 19th, 2026 ... "Gold Medals," the latest track from DUST LOVERS and their forthcoming album, "Green Screens" (due out April 24th) can be experienced here ... Thursday, March 19th, 2026 ... STONUS will release their new album, "Space to Dive," on March 20th via Ripple Music ... Thursday, March 19th, 2026 ... MARIE ANN HEDONIA has released her new EP, "Lunar Eclipse." Says Marie: "My family was messed up, screaming fights, job loss, arrests, and it generally made me a pretty angry person. I thought one day I would write this all down, maybe as a quirky memoir. Instead life guided me to music and so I channeled my rage, and sadness into this EP. In astrology a “lunar eclipse” can bring on emotional transformation, even upheaval. I want this EP to release these emotions for myself and for the listener." Check out the track "Aneska's Song" here ... Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 ... VON GROOVE will release their new album, "Born to Rock," on May 15th. Check out the single, "Fearless," here ... Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 ... STITCHED UP HEART have released their new single, "Cannibal (featuring Heidi Shepherd of BUTCHER BABIES)." Says the band's Alecia "Mixi" Denner: “‘Cannibal’ is a song for the man-eaters; to all of the baddies stealing hearts and eating them for breakfast." She continues: “I was at Butcher Babies very first show. Crammed on the stairs at a dive bar on the sunset strip. Heidi hurled this wrecked Barbie into the crowd. Hair hacked off, totally mangled. I caught it. Looking back at that moment it felt like she’d passed me a torch. 'Hey girl, let’s conquer this industry together.' Years later, we’re still at it cheering each other on from the sidelines. Collaborating on this song together is such a fulfilling moment.” Check out "Cannibal" here ... Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 ... "Starless (featuring Bobby Amaru of Saliva)" is the new single from LYLVC. Says the band's Oscar Romero: "'Starless' reflects the days leading up to my suicide attempt- a time when continuing in this life was exhausting, as if dragging an anvil tied to my ankle. The most frightening part is that I deluded myself into thinking my choice to end it would bring relief, and the storm in my head finally went quiet. 'Starless' stands as a testament to anyone who has felt that deceptive peace at the edge. Even when it feels like the only solution, it isn’t- and you are not alone.” Check out the video here ... Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 ... EMBER SEA have released their new album, "Live at Sturmfest 2025." Check out the live video for "Dance of Pan" here ... Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 ... SMOKING SNAKES have released their latest single, "Pleasure and Pain." Check it out here ... Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 ... REEKING AURA have released the title track from their upcoming album, "On the Promise of the Moon." Check it out here ... Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 ... Check out the animated video for ORIA's new track, "Pirates, Parrots and Parasites," from their album, "This Future Wants Us Dead," here ... Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 ... VINNIE VINCENT is selling his new album, "Guitarmageddon," for two million dollars ... nevermind, you've already stopped reading ... Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 ... TYKETTO have released their latest video, the title track from their new studio album, "Closer to the Sun," due out March 20th. Says the band's Danny Vaughn: "‘Closer To The Sun’ is a bit of a fantasy piece, really. I was thinking about Kate Hudson's character in the film ‘Almost Famous.’ I think we have all known someone like that growing up, someone that laughs at life, lives just a little outside of the norm and sometimes seems to float through the world. What does she know that I don't know? The singer has caught a glimpse of this woman and has fallen deeply in love, despite knowing almost nothing about her. ‘What if I'm missing something in my own life? What if?’" Check it out here ... Friday, March 13th, 2026 ... LAMB OF GOD have released their new album, "Into Oblivion," and you can check out the track "The Killing Floor" here ... Friday, March 13th, 2026 ... Check out "Angel In My Nightmare," the new single from CRIMSON GLORY (taken from their upcoming album "Chasing the Hydra," due out April 17th) here ... Friday, March 13th, 2026 ... DOODSWENS will release their new, self-titled album on April 17th via Svart Records. Check out the single, "The Black Flame," here ... Friday, March 13th, 2026 ... WIELDED STEEL have released their new album, "Sins of Your Domain." Check out the video for "In the Line of Fire" here ... Friday, March 13th, 2026 ... BELUSHI SPEED BALL have announced their new album, "Toxic Waste Was Everywhere," which will be released on June 5th. Says the band's Vinny Castellano: “We are so excited to drop our strongest album to date! 'Toxic Waste Was Everywhere' in the ‘80s is guaranteed to melt faces into a plutonium level pizza pit. For context: We will have to release a blank greatest hits album prior to this drop. We ain’t had a hit yet, and this entire album will be nothing but banger hits after banger hits. In addition, we are proud to announce Belushi’s newest additions: Bassist, Justin McClure and drummer, Ben Cotton (Rose Funeral, SIDS) will be joining the chaos for their recording debut. Making this LP a must have for any crossover thrash fan.”Check out the single, "I Ought Not Know," here ... Friday, March 13th, 2026 ... CROBOT will release their new album, "Supermoon," on May 1st. Check out the first single, "Foot Off," here ... Friday, March 13th, 2026 ... DROPKICK MURPHYS have released their latest song/video, taken from their "New England Forever" split LP. Check out "Citizen I.C.E." here ... Friday, March 13th, 2026 ... LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR will release their first album in sixteen years. "I Hail I," will see the light of day on May 1st. Check out the title track here ... Friday, March 13th, 2026 ... Check out the new single/video for "Scissors," taken from the album "Volume 2" by THE B.O.S., due out later this year. Click here for "Scissors"... Friday, March 13th, 2026 ... PARHELYON have released their version of "Fade to Grey" by VISAGE which you can check out here ... Friday, March 13th, 2026 ... Click here to check out "Needed From You," the new single from MYSTERY, taken from their forthcoming, and fifth, album ... Friday, March 13th, 2026 ... Polish metalcorers KINGSPHERE have released their new album, "Inertia." For more information, click here ... Friday, March 13th, 2026 ... Check out "Pendulum of Vengeance," the latest single from deathcorers SUFFER, by clicking here ... Friday, March 13th, 2026 ... REXORIA have released their new single, "Break the Wave," taken from their forthcoming album, "Fallen Dimension," due out May 8th. Check it out here ... Friday, March 13th, 2026 ... ELEGANT WEAPONS have signed with Exciter Records and will release their new album, "Evolution," on April 24th. Check out the first single, "Bridges Burn," here ... Thursday, March 12th, 2026 ... Post-black metal/shoegazers VIAMAER have released the latest from their upcoming acoustic EP, "In lumine lunae (Acoustic Sessions)," due out April 2nd. Check out "Smaragdus Somnium" here ... Thursday, March 12th, 2026 ... "Tales for the Rages," the new album from PIEBALD (their first in 15 years) will be released on June 12th via Iodine Recordings. Check out the single, "Still on the Couch ..." here ... Thursday, March 12th, 2026 ... Progressive rockers ADVENT HORIZON have released the first single from their upcoming album, "Falling Together" (due out May 15th). Check out "Past Life Parable" here ... Thursday, March 12th, 2026 ... Metallic hardcorers XTINGUISH THE CODE will release their new album, "The Conflict," on March 27 via Grey Matter Records. Check out the lyric video for "Despair," here ... Thursday, March 12th, 2026 ... MYSTFALL have released a video for their track, "Sleeper in the Abyss," taken from their new album, "Embers of a Dying World," due out March 20th via Scarlet Records. Check it out here ... Thursday, March 12th, 2026 ... "Diamonds and Gold," the new single from ANGELES, can be experienced here ... Thursday, March 12th, 2026 ... SIAMESE have released their new video, "drown," from their new album, due out later this year. Check it out here ... Thursday, March 12th, 2026 ... LEAVE THE WAVE have released their latest song, "All I've Ever Wanted." Says the band: "This song is about wanting one person more than anything else. Feeling fear and emotional pain in the past, going through hard times." Check it out here ... Thursday, March 12th, 2026 ... ROUGH GRIND have released their latest single, "Shotgun Bride," taken from their recently released third album, "Neverending Night." Check it out here ... Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 ... SIX FEET UNDER will release their new album, "Next to Die," on April 24th. Check out the new single, "Unmistakable Smell of Death," here ... Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 ... "The Brutal Divine," the new album from SPREAD EAGLE, will be released on June 12th. The band has shared the first single, "Street Noise," which you can check out here ... Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 ... INTERCOURSE has released their cover of HOLE's "Violet," taken from their recently released album, "How I Fell in Love with the Void." Check it out here ... Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 ... Check out "Reflection," the new single from ZACK MIRANOWIC (taken from his forthcoming album, "Sinking Low") here ... Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 ... THE GEMS will release their new album, "Year of the Snake," on March 13th. Check out the single, "Happy Water," here ... Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 ... "Iron Sky," the first single from FALSE MESSIAH (taken from their forthcoming album, "Seven," due out June 19th) can be experienced here ... Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 ... Thrashers TOXIC SHOCK will release their new album, "Future Is Calling," on April 3rd ... Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 ... CITOVITZ AND FIREFLIES OF FEBRUARY have released the final lyric video from their "My Revenge" EP. Check out "The Demon Was Once an Angel" here ... Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 ... "Deathblow," the new track from CATALYSIS (taken from their forthcoming album, "Serpentine," due out April 17th) can be witnessed here ... Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 ... "Good Man/Baad Man," the new album from CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, will be released on April 3rd. Check out the new track, "You Or Me," here ... Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 ... DEREK DAVIS, singer and songwriter of BABYLON A.D., has released his new single/video, "Running Man," which you can check out here ... Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 ... Death metallers RESURRECTED will release their new album, "Perpetual," on April 10th via Testimony Records. Check out the single, "Sanity is Lost," here ... Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 ... "Starless," the new single from LYLVC, has been released. According to the band's Oscar Romero: “'Starless' reflects the days leading up to my suicide attempt—a time when continuing in this life was exhausting, as if dragging an anvil tied to my ankle. The most frightening part is that I deluded myself into thinking my choice to end it would bring relief, and the storm in my head finally went quiet. 'Starless' stands as a testament to anyone who has felt that deceptive peace at the edge. Even when it feels like the only solution, it isn’t—and you are not alone.” Check it out here ... Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 ... SICK SHOOTERS will release their debut album, "Super Sonic Rock Saga," on March 19th. Check out the single, "Heartbreaker Soulshaker," here ... Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 ... VISIONS OF TERROR will release their debut EP, "The Dark Triad" on March 31st ... Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 ... OKAY YOU WIN have released the first single from their debut album, "End of Days," due out June 26th via Blues Funeral Recordings. Check out the single, "Smoke," here ... Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 ... JOHN CORABI has released his new single, "That Memory," taken from his forthcoming album, "New Day," due out April 24th via Frontiers Music Srl. Says John: "'That Memory' is a great tune that my good pal Charlie Starr sent me a rough idea on. I played it for Marti Frederiksen (my producer) and he loved it. We changed the key to fit my voice and recorded it!! It’s a great tune, and without being too emasculated…It’s my wife’s favorite from the record!!!! Thank you Charlie Starr!!!!" Check it out here ... Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 ... Death metallers NOCTURNAL CEREMONY have released their debut album, "Obsidian." For more information, click here ... Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 ... THE MOON AND THE NIGHTSPIRIT will release their eighth album, "Seed of the Formless," on April 17th. Check out the single, "Cosmic Seed," here ... Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 ... Black metallers MORIBUND OBLIVION have released the video for their track, "In the Middle of Dark Chaos," taken from their latest album, "Intertemporal." Check it out here ... Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 ... Frontiers Music s.r.l. will re-release JON ANDERSON's 1997 "Earth Mother Earth," and 2011's "Survival & Other Stories" on March 27th. For more information, click here ... Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 ... Symphonic metallers ANTHEA will release their new album, "Beyond the Dream," on April 17th. Check out the single, "Phantom in the Masquerade," here ... Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 ... STABBED BY PRONGS have released their new album, "Static Skin." Check out the single, "Corpus," here ... Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 ... Check out "Curses," the new single from ILLUSIONS OF GRANDEUR, here ... Friday, March 6th, 2026 ... THE GREAT KAT wishes you a Happy Saint Patrick's Day with her latest video. Check it out here: Friday, March 6th, 2026 ... Finnish industrial metallers RUOSKA have released their latest album, "Kade," via Inverse Records. For more information, click here ... Friday, March 6th, 2026 ... AMONGRUINS have released their latest video, "Into the Flame," taken from their recently released album, "Advent of Chaos." Check it out here ... Friday, March 6th, 2026 ... HÖWLER have released their latest single from their upcoming album, "Beyond Mortal Control" (due out May 8th). Check out "The 9 to 5 Trap" here ... Friday, March 6th, 2026 ... TAZER's new video "Taze is the Rule," will be released on March 9th. Check it out here ... Thursday, March 5th, 2026 ... The legendary VENOM will release their new album, "Into Oblivion" on May 1st. Check out the first single, "Lay Down Your Soul," here ... Thursday, March 5th, 2026 ... Punkers GENTILESKY will release their new album, "Dream," on April 3rd. Check out the single, "Chasing the Light," here ... Thursday, March 5th, 2026 ... "The Wanderer," the third studio album from BOYS FROM HEAVEN, will be released on May 22nd but you can check out the first single, "How Long," here ... Thursday, March 5th, 2026 ... CORELLA have released their latest single, "Rewire." Says the band's Joel Smith: “A lot of people are so vulnerable, especially in the UK, it feels as though they’ll believe anything that gets put in front of them. This song came out of our frustration from simply observing that people have maybe been ‘rewired’ to think a certain way, but also encouraging them to flip that on its head, to challenge the status quo.” Check it out here ... Thursday, March 5th, 2026 ... LION'S SHARE have released the video for their track, "Baptized in Blood," taken from their forthcoming album, "Inferno," due out March 27th via Metalville. Check it out here ... Thursday, March 5th, 2026 ... Psychedelic doomers OCCULT HAND ORDER have released their latest single, "Novo Mesto," taken from their upcoming album, "Meaningless Moments," due out April 17th. Check it out here ... Thursday, March 5th, 2026 ... NAILED SHUT have released their new EP, "A Promise Made, A Promise Kept." Check out the single, "Dust to Dust," here ... Thursday, March 5th, 2026 ... Check out the video, "Evacuation," from SICK SHOOTERS and their new album, "Super Sonic Rock Saga," due out March 19th, here ... Thursday, March 5th, 2026 ... Melodic Metallers REXORIA will release their new album, "Fallen Dimension," on May 8th via Sound Pollution/Black Lodge Records ... Thursday, March 5th, 2026 ... "Guillotine Walk" is the latest single from AXEL RUDI PELL, taken from this upcoming album, "Ghost Town" (due out March 20th. Check it out here ... Thursday, March 5th, 2026 ... EVERMORE have released their latest single, "Underdark," taken from their new album, "Mournbraid," scheduled for release on March 20th via Scarlet Records. Check it out here ... Thursday, March 5th, 2026 ... SOUNDS OF DELUSION have released their latest tune, "Saint." Says the band's Juuso Raatikainen: "It seems that we need greedy bastards to lead us to self-destruction. That's what makes humanity so wonderful to follow." Check it out here ... Thursday, March 5th, 2026 ... SENKI will release their new EP, "Szilánkok," on March 13th. Check out the video for "Dilemmáim" here ... Thursday, March 5th, 2026 ... To those of you asking the question, "Can Sebastian Bach pull it off?" we submit to you the following video. Click here! ... Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 ... RESURRECTED will release their new album, "Perpetual," on April 10th. Check out the video/single for "Sanity is Lost," here ... Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 ... TWISTED SISTER's huge tour will continue after all, despite the retirement of legend Dee Snider, with Sebastian Bach of SKID ROW taking the microphone for the band. For more information, click here ... Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 ...LIFE CYCLES will release their new EP, "No One Escapes Death," on March 27th. Check out the latest single, "Fatal Path," here ... Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 ... "Two Rivers (featuring Rocky Votolato)," the latest track from 84 TIGERS, can be experienced here ... Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 ... Zack Miranowic has released his new single, "Reflections." Says Zack: “In life we tend to think about our past and how certain events played out. At times we come to regret some of our decisions or think we could have done better, but the truth is that we just did what we thought was right at the time." Check it out here ... Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 ... Black metallers EVEALE will release their new album, "Enter the Woodland Realm," on May 1st via Hypaethral Records. Says the band: "Our aim with 'Enter The Woodland Realm' was to create an album that took all of the things we love most about rock and metal, and to put them into one black metal album, with a distinctly unique sound. There are moments of epic grandeur, contrasted by sections of bloodthirsty ferocity and introspective melancholy. Whilst this isn’t fully a concept album, a lot of the themes revolve around worldbuilding within the fictional universe that we have created as a setting for our alter egos: The Monarch Of The Hillside (The MOTH) and the North East Wizard Tyrant (The NEWT); The Woodland Realm, also populated by a myriad of other Forest Dwellers. We really hope that people vibe with this and have as much fun listening to it, as we had writing and recording it. This has been a true labor of love over the past year and we hope that our deep passion for this music, and appreciation for those who influenced it comes across in the end results.” Check out the track, "Carniflora" here ... Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 ... SELF DECEPTION have released their new single, "The Wedding," taken from their upcoming album "One of Us," due out May 15th, and you can check it out here ... Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 ... EMPLOYED TO SERVE have released their latest video/single, "Now Thy Kingdom Come," from their recently released album "Fallen Star." Check it out here ... Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 ... DEGREED will release their new album, "Curtain Calls," on April 10th. Check out the first video for "Believe," here ... Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 ... "Wayfarer," the new album from KERRIGAN, will be released on Marcy 27th. Check out the video for "Surrender" here ... Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 ... Gothic metallers FRAYLE have released a video for their track, "Souvenirs of Your Betrayal," taken from their album, "Heretics & Lullabies." Check it out here ... Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 ... Nashville's WAXED have released their latest video. Check out "Mother's Day," taken from their album, "The Continental Way," (due out April 3rd) here ... Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 ... ROYAL HUNT has released an unplugged version of "Half Past Loneliness," from their recently released EP, "Behind the Curtain." Check it out here ... Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 ... What does "F.T.W." mean in ROB ZOMBIE's latest single/video, "F.T.W. 84," (taken from his just-released new album, "The Great Satan,")? Well, Zombie makes that pretty clear. Check it out here ... ... DOLL have released their single, "Bear Claw," taken from their EP, "Better Days, Better Times." Click here to check it out ... Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 ... EXHUMATION and FUNERAL CHANT will release a split album entitled "Sacred Oath: temple of Death," on April 3rd, via Carbonized Records. Check out EXHUMATION's "Subterranean Ways" here and "In Feverdreams," by FUNERAL CHANT here ... Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 ... LYRIC NOEL have released their new single, "Shades of Black," via Judge & Jury Records. Per the band: “‘Shades of Black’ explores the emotional extremes of living with borderline personality disorder and suicidal ideation, where the world is perceived not in absolutes but in shifting shades of darkness. The song centers on the symbolism of the Black Dahlia, representing death, depression, and the contradiction of beauty existing in pain. Rather than offering resolution, ‘Shades of Black’ gives voice to an often unseen internal battle and creates recognition for those who live inside it." Check it out here ... Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 ... BUTCHER BABIES have released their latest single, "Lost in Your Touch." Says the band's Heidi Shepherd: "Ten years ago, I watched the love of my life fall in love with someone else. I watched him fill my shoes with another girl’s touch. She slowly took my place in the late-night phone calls and early morning coffee. He replaced 'us' with her name on his lips. I bent between this new reality and the past that my body and heart so desperately wanted back. As I watched this unfold, I couldn’t help but wonder if they shared the same, deep emotional bond we once shared, and if 'she gets lost in his touch like I do'. This song brings me back to those heartbreaking moments alone; reflecting, growing, and finding myself again. I don’t take a love like that for granted now. It’s special, and deserves to be put on a pedestal. Recording this song with Howard (Benson) was really special. From the get go, he understood the emotion and story behind the lyrics. We both knew this song was going to be special, and treated it with the emotional sensitivity needed to not just hear the song, but to feel it." Check it out here ... Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 ... "So Much, So Right," the new single from the legendary 38 SPECIAL, (taken from "Milestone," their first album in two decades) can be experienced here ... Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 ... RAVAGED BY THE YETI have signed a multi-album deal with Testimony Records. Says the band's Rogga Johansson: "We are very excited to have been signed by Testimony Records. The label's work and roster speaks for itself, and we aim to become one of their most appreciated acts. Our new album is simply put a foul groove monster and we can hardly wait to have it released" ... Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 ... NERVOSA have released their new single, "Ghost Notes," taken from their forthcoming album, "Slave Machine," due out April 3rd. Check it out here ... Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 ... Wally Ache has been announced as the new bass player for
DEATH DIES. Says Ache: "What ties me to this band is mainly that
I've been a fan of their music since their first cry, and then I had
the opportunity to share the stage with Demian and Samael in the
MATER A CLIVIS IMPERAT ensemble, of which I'm still a member. I
bring a solid, dark and incisive fretless bass to the project, with
my usual attention to dynamics. Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 ... Ripple Music has announced it's March releases which include AXE DRAGGER's self-titled album (now available), STONUS' "Space to Dive," out March 20th and a re-issue of TEMPTRESS' "see," also due out March 20th ... Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 ... March releases for one of our favorite labels, Heavy Psyche Sounds, include: DESERT STORM's "Buried Under the Weight of Reason," (now available), WITCHCRAFT's "A Sinner's Child," due out March 13th, and "Impending Doom" by MONSERNAUT, due out March 27th ... Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 ... "Emerald Dream," the new album from FANGUS, will be released on March 13th ... Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 ... Subsound Records will release LILI REFRAIN'S "Nagalife," on March 27th ... Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 ... ZORNHAU will soon release their self-titled debut album on Wormholedeath Records. Check out the album teaser here ... Friday, February 27th, 2026 ... DROWNING POOL and SORRY X have collaborated on the new single, "The Wrong One," which you can check out here ... Friday, February 27th, 2026 ... "Modern Era Working Class" is the first single from 30
DENARI's album, "Kindly Plotting for Riot" due out April 24th. Says
singer Crez Adrenalink Dogo: "This song is for those who wake up
tired and go to sleep still thinking about tomorrow. For those who
sacrifice hours of their lives just to stay afloat in an
increasingly heavy world. It's about working hard and still not
reaching your goals, about being told to wait, to resist, to
compete, while everything you have is slowly squeezed out. The sound
is nervous and pulsating: post-punk rhythms fueled by tension,
electronic undertones creeping into the noise, mirroring the
anxiety, pressure, and constant movement of modern working life.
This is not a story of failure, it's a story of survival, of
pressure, of dignity and of the strength that comes from standing
together. Friday, February 27th, 2026 ... LYRIC NOEL has released their first single for Judges & Jury Records. Check out "Shades of Black" here ... Friday, February 27th, 2026 ... BLACKWATER DROWNING has released the video/single for their track, "Devour," taken from their "Obscure Sorrows" album which is now available. Check it out here ... Friday, February 27th, 2026 ... "The Offering," the latest track from GRAIN OF PAIN (taken from their forthcoming studio album, "Behind Us All," due out March 27th) is now available. Check it out here ... Friday, February 27th, 2026 ... Check out "Apocalypse," the nearly 19-minute video from progressive metallers CROWN LANDS. The song is the title track from the band's upcoming release, due out May 15th. Check it out here ... Friday, February 27th, 2026 ... "Devil's Triangle" is the latest video/single from DEATH DEALER, taken from their album, "Reign of Steel," and you can check it out here ... Friday, February 27th, 2026 ... LET US PREY have released their new track, "In Nameless Blood," and it can be witnessed here ... Friday, February 27th, 2026 ... "Cheap Heat," the new album from A WILHELM SCREAM, is now available ... Friday, February 27th, 2026 ... CROSSBONE SKULLY, featuring Tommy Henriksen from ALICE COOOPER and HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, have released their new single, "We're L.O.S.T." Check it out here ... Friday, February 27th, 2026 ... Punkers WE MIGHT DIE have released their latest single, "Iced Out," which you can check out here ... Friday, February 27th, 2026 ... RAVENSPELL will release their new album, "Obsidian King," on March 12th. Check out the single for "God the Watcher" here ... Thursday, February 26th, 2026 ... DEMONS MY FRIENDS will release their new album, "Survive/Yourself," via Ripple Music on April 17th. Check out the video for "The Theory of Change" here ... Thursday, February 26th, 2026 ... W.E.B. have released a video for their live track, "Morphine for Saints," taken from their recently released album, "Darkness Alive." Check it out here ... Thursday, February 26th, 2026 ... Frontiers Records has released the 30th Anniversary Single of PRETTY MAID's "Little Drops of Heaven (feat. Robin McAuley). Says Aldo Lonobile, producer of the track and Head of A&R Europe for Frontiers: "Revisiting one of my favorite song from Pretty Maids for Frontiers’ 30th anniversary felt incredibly special. This song carries a certain emotional weight and melodic strength that made it stand out from the very beginning. It’s a tribute to the legacy of the label, but also a reminder of how timeless great songs can be.” Adds McAuley: “I’ve always liked Pretty Maids and especially the band’s songwriting. Ronnie Atkins has a unique style and when Aldo at Frontiers approached me to record this cover, I couldn’t wait to get into the studio and apply myself to the song. The lyrics and melody are so catchy it stays with you. I tried to keep the integrity of the song but also add some of my own style, so hopefully they like my version." Check it out here ... Thursday, February 26th, 2026 ... "The Wild, The Willing and the Innocent," by UFO will be re-mastered, and re-issued on May 1st. The double CD (or triple vinyl) release also includes a brand new mix of the band's Hammersmith Odeon show from January 29th, 1981. Click here to pre-order the collection ... Thursday, February 26th, 2026 ... Hard rockers CREYE have released their latest single, "Rust," taken from their forthcoming album, "IV Aftermath," due out April 24th. Says the band: "'Rust' is the definitive single we knew we needed all throughout, while making the new album. As irony would have it, it was one of the last songs to get written but also the one that took the least amount of time to write. It has that perfect balance between a gritty low-key verse and a powerful chorus." Check it out here ... Thursday, February 26th, 2026 ... GRAVEMASS has released their new single, "This is the Way," Check it out here ... Thursday, February 26th, 2026 ... STAINLESS have released their latest single, "Whorefrost," taken from their upcoming album, "Lady of Lust & Steel," due out March 20th. Check it out here ... Thursday, February 26th, 2026 ... SOCIAL DISORTION have released the title track to their forthcoming album, "Born to Kill," due out May 8th. Check it out here ... Thursday, February 26th, 2026 ... Psychedelic rockers WEEDPECKER will release their new album, "V," on February 27th ... Thursday, February 26th, 2026 ... THE PROPS have released the video for the title track of their new EP, "Arrow." Check it out here ... Thursday, February 26th, 2026 ... "Without a Trace," the latest single from DIVINE CHAOS, is now available and the lyric video can be experienced here ... Thursday, February 26th, 2026 ... NECROSEXUAL will release their new album, "Road to Rubble," on February 27th. Check out the video for Nocturnal Ignition," here ... Thursday, February 26th, 2026 ... BARRAGE have released their new single, "Closing In." Check it out here ... Thursday, February 26th, 2026 ... SPACE CHASER have signed with Testimony Records and will release their fourth studio album soon. Says the band: "We are very happy to join forces with such a respected and well-established label, and we can hardly wait to unleash our next record this year! This signing with Testimony Records is an important step for us and just feels right! And even better, we have some new ripping thrash blasts ready for all you maniacs out there!" For more information, click here ... Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 ... Death metallers MONSTROSITY have released a video from their album "Screams From Beneath the Surface," due for release next month. Check out "The Atrophied" here ... Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 CONFESS has released a video/single for the title track of their forthcoming album, due out May 15th via Frontiers Music SRL. Says the band: "The track marks a bold step forward in both sound and attitude. “Metalmorphosis” is something new and refreshingly different, delivering relentless energy, driving riffs, and a powerful sonic punch that refuses to hold back. It’s a statement of evolution.” Check it out here ... Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 ... "Go Rebel," the new single from WICKED (taken from their forthcoming album, due out this summer) is now available. Check it out here ... Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 ... WAGE WAR have released their new single, "Song of the Swamp," taken from their EP, "It Calls Me By Name," due out April 17th. Check it out here ... Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 ... KARLOFF will release their new album, "Revered by Death," on March 6th ... Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 ... S8NT ELEKTRIC has released their latest single, "How 2 Feel," taken from their upcoming album, "Off the Edge," due out on March 20th via Long Branch Records. Says the band: "'How 2 Feel' is the first song that has really shown exactly what pop-metal is. It's the first song we've incorporated screaming as well, which really added to the track. The song is about who we are when things are not going our way. Who are we when life is giving us its worst? We all feel like this is where our sound was headed and we just made the mark. We're so proud and excited to share this with everybody!" Check it out here ... Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 ... Brutal Christian death metallers KING'S HAMMER will release their debut album on February 27th, via Broken Curfew Records and Rottweiler Records ... Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 ... VOLCANDRA will release their new album, "Beyond the Will of Mortals," on April 24th. Check out the title track here ... Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 ... Melodic death metallers DEADVOID INC. have released their latest single, taken from their forthcoming debut album, Chapters," due out March 13th. Check out "Drowned in Pain" here ... Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 ... IRON MAIDEN's film, "Burning Ambition," will be released in theaters on May 7th. Tickets go on sale on March 18th. For more information, click here ... Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 ... SIEGE PERILOUS will release their debut album, "Becoming the Dragon," on March 27th. Check out the single, "As the Dragon Falls," here ... Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 ... 30 IS DEAD have released their latest single/video. Check out "Rerun," here ... Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 ... WARHOG will release their new EP, "Ethereal Journey," on March 6th ... Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 ... MASTERPLAN have released their latest single, "Chase the Light," taken from their forthcoming album, "Metalmorphosis," due out June 26th. Check it out here ... Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 ... RELATE has signed with MNRK Heavy and have re-released their EP, "Have I Ever Done Anything," on vinyl. Check out the title track here ... Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 ... What the hell is "electro thrash?" I don't know. But NYC's TRIP VILLAIN claims to play it, and their new album, "Dose," will be out on May 8th. Check out the single, "Lowbender," here ... Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 ... BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME have announced a 31-date U.S. tour which begins May 15th. Guests on the tour include IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT, FALLUJAH, THANK YOU SCIENTIST and THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE & I AM NO LONGER AFRAID TO DIE. Click here for tour dates and/or tickets... Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 ... STEPMOTHER will release their new album, "Absurdus Manifestus," on April 10th via Tee Pee Records. Check out the single, "Slice of Life," here ... Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 ... GINGER EVIL have released "Not Your Fool," the latest single from their album, "The Way It Burns," which is available now. Check it out here ... Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 ... "Crystal Lake" is the new single from FUZZRIPPER and you can check it out here ... Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 ... MYRATH will release their second album, "Wilderness of Mirrors," via earMUSIC on March 27th ... Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 ... EVERMORE have released the second single from their upcoming album, "Mournbraid," due out March 20th. Check it out here ... Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 ... Theogania Records have released "Advent of Chaos," the latest album from AMONGRUINS. Check out the title track here ... Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 ... MONSTERNAUT will release their new album, "Approaching Doom," on March 27th via Heavy Psych Sounds. Check out the single, "Drains," here ... Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 ... Legendary rockers ANGEL have released their latest single. Check out "The Torch" here ... Friday, February 20th, 2026 ... SLIK HELVETIKA have returned with their new release, "Walk Through Fire," due out February 20th. Check out the single, "Solar Heat," here ... Friday, February 20th, 2026 ... AUGUST BURNS RED have re-signed with Fearless Records and have released their latest single, "Behemoth," which you can experience here ... Friday, February 20th, 2026 ... SHOWING TEETH has released the new single "Rip." Check it out here ... Friday, February 20th, 2026 ... Finnish melodic metallers JÛN have released their first video single. Check out "Inception of Isolation," which you can check out here ... Friday, February 20th, 2026 ... Punkers GOTTLIEB will release their new album, "The Far Fallen Fruit," on May 1st. Check out the first single, "Pipe Bomb," here ... Friday, February 20th, 2026 ... NONPOINT have announced "The Outta Control Tour" with guests SOIL and SUMO CYCO. Says NONPOINT's Elias Soriano: “We’re gonna be playing some new tracks on this tour that are some of my favorites on the new record. One being our lead track 'IS IT'. It’s about that internal conflict where you question getting too involved. Did I push too hard? Did I ask too much? It’s that feeling of wondering if doing what you thought was right actually meant being okay with hurting the people around you. We’re also performing our collab with Skye from Sumo Cyco, 'RED YETI'. That one is gonna blow people away. Add the return of Soil to the stage after some time off in the US, new production and you got a night people are going to talk about.” Check out tickets and dates here ... Friday, February 20th, 2026 ... DEVOLUTION have released a music video for their track, "Fear
By Design," taken from their recently released album, "Deceiver,
Believer." Says the band's Jon Howard: "The lyrical concept for
'Fear By Design' is totally straight up, no bullshit. I'm not
dancing around a subject and leaving it up to personal
interpretation. I'm saying this as loud as I possibly can... The
power hungry evil rulers of this world have been lying and pushing a
fear based agenda for a long, long time. Lies, lies, and more lies
make up your whole fairytale life. Honestly way more than I can even
say. The evil of this world goes beyond anything you can even
fathom. But the point I'm really getting to is, there is no fear,
it's all by design. At least the made up bullshit they want you to
fear... Fear is control. I could go on and on and on, but you'll
think I'm more insane by the second haha. So yea, that's the lyrical
concept. God help us all." Friday, February 20th, 2026 ... VREID will release their new album, "The Skies Turn Black," on March 6th. Check out the single, "Loving the Dead," here ... Friday, February 20th, 2026 ... "Nowhere in Between Forever," the new album from LANTLOS, will be released on April 3rd via Prophecy Productions ... Friday, February 20th, 2026 ... LEAD INJECTOR's new album, "Witching Attack," is now available. Check out the track, "Evil Executioner," here ... Thursday, February 19th, 2026 ... ARCH ENEMY have released a video for their track, "To the Last Breath," which features their new vocalist, Lauren Hart, formerly of ONCE HUMAN. Check it out here ... Friday, February 20th, 2026 ... AOR rockers TRANSATLANTIC RADIO have released their new album, "Midnight Transmission." Check out the single, "All For You," here ... Thursday, February 19th, 2026 ... MORHELL have released their cover version of ROTTING CHRIST's "King of a Stellar War." Check it out here ... Thursday, February 19th, 2026 ... Metalcorers CHAMBER will release their new album, "this is goodbye..." on March 27th. Check out the single, "violins," here ... Thursday, February 19th, 2026 ... Progressive death metallers PARTHIAN have released their new album, "Mortuorum." Check out the single, "Martyrless," here ... Thursday, February 19th, 2026 ... STRÅLE have released their latest single, "The Heart You Tore Apart," taken from their EP, "Reformation." Says the band: “'Reformation' marks a new era for Stråle - musically, emotionally, and as a band. These songs have already proven themselves live, especially 'Close Is Not Enough' and 'Resist & Reform,' which have become real fan favorites on stage. It truly feels like a reformation for us; the sound, the energy, and the connection within the band are stronger than ever. We’re thrilled that Frontiers is now taking these songs under their wings and giving them the chance to fly as high as they can." Check out "The Heart You Tore Apart" here ... Thursday, February 19th, 2026 ... Sludge/Crust Metallers MORDEO will release their self-titled album on March 27th. Check out the single, "Bring Back the Fear," here ... Thursday, February 19th, 2026 ... NICK OLIVERI will release "N.O. Hits At All Vol. 10" on April 7th. Says Oliveri: "This record you are holding is Volume 10 from the series of compilations in which I recorded the vocals for bands that I like, and bands that like my singing voice enough to have asked me to guest vocal on a song for them. Some of these have been released, some have not until now. I have sang and/or recorded bass on 50+ releases of bands I love and had the great honor to work with over the past 25 years, and they are now available together for you to trip out on, thanks to the good folks at Heavy Psych Sounds Records. So get your head right and put this record on and play it loud." ... Thursday, February 19th, 2026 ... Melodic metallers REFLECTION OF FLESH have released their latest single, "Souls Reign Fire," which you can check out here ... Thursday, February 19th, 2026 ... Polish rockers BELZEBONG will release their new album, "The End is High," on February 20th via Heavy Psych Sounds Records ... Thursday, February 19th, 2026 ... Punkers FERAL have released their new self-titled album. Check out the video for "Numbers," here ... Thursday, February 19th, 2026 ... RAGE UNFOLD have released their latest single, "Omen." Check it out here ... Thursday, February 19th, 2026 ... SAVAGE BEAT will released their new album, "Bright Lights, Tall Shadows," on March 6th. Check out the single, "Unhinged," here ... Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 ... FRONTLINE have announced their new album, "Rebirth," due out May 15th on Frontiers Music SRL. Check out the first single, "Burning Horizon," here ... Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 ... "Darkness Alive," the new album from W.E.B., will be released on February 20th. Check out the latest video/single, "Into Hell Fire We Burn," here ... Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 ... LIGHTNING STRIKES have released their latest album, "The King is Victorious." Says the band's Karpis Maksudian: They said heavy metal was just noise. They said the wait was too long. They said the fire fades with time. They were wrong. This album isn’t just music — it’s years of pressure, pain, growth, and hunger forged into sound. Every riff hits harder. Every drum feels like thunder. Every scream carries everything I’ve been holding back. This is the heavy metal you’ve been waiting for. Superstar-level heaters. No fillers. No limits. Just raw power. I didn’t come back quietly. I came back louder. Stronger. Hungrier. When this drops, it’s not just an album release — it’s a takeover. Turn your speakers up. Tell the world heavy metal is alive. And get ready… because once this is out, there’s no turning back." Find out for yourself by checking out the title track here ... Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 ... POISON THE WELL have released their new video for "Everything Hurts," taken from their upcoming album, "Peace in Place," due out March 20th. Check it out here ... Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 ... "White Walls," the latest video from ABRAMS (taken from their forthcoming album, "Loon," due out April 17th via Blues Funeral Recordings), can be experienced here ... Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 ... CHEZ KANE has released her latest video. Check out "Personal Rock N'Roll," taken from her forthcoming studio album, "Reckless," (due out March 27th) here ... Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 ... "Święte Szlachtowanie," the new single from Poland's HEGEROTH (taken from their forthcoming album, "Soaked in Rot," due out March 25th) can be witnessed here ... Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 ... MICHAEL MONROE has released his latest single. Check out "Shinola," taken from his forthcoming release "Outerstellar," due out February 20th, here ... Friday, February 13th, 2026 ... THE GREAT KAT wishes you a very romantic Valentine's Day with her video cover of Mozart's "La Ci Darem La Mano Don Giovanni." Check it out here ... Friday, February 13th, 2026 ... One of our favorite bands, Hawaii's KAUZ OF AFFLICTION, have released their new track, "I Just Wanna Hang with My Dog," which you can check out here ... Friday, February 13th, 2026 ... DOWN have released a video for their track, a cover of Dr. John's "Right Place, Wrong Time." Check it out here ... Friday, February 13th, 2026 ... Swedish punkers DEVIL'S CIGARETTE have released their new track. Check out "Dirty Fingers" here ... Friday, February 13th, 2026 ... FOREST has released her new single, "Prosthetic Stars." Says Forest: "''Prosthetic Stars' was one of the first real songs I wrote when I moved to Los Angeles. At the time, I was fresh off my party months and wanted more. Around that time, I realized the person I was seeing at the time was just a different type of distraction. In that moment, there’s no way I could have found love in another person. It’s a lot about throwing yourself into things that don’t mean much, jumping into the pool and then wondering why you’re treading water." Check it out here ... Friday, February 13th, 2026 ... Check out "Brainwash Game," the new track from METAL CHURCH, taken from their forthcoming album, "Dead to Rights," due out April 10th, here ... Friday, February 13th, 2026 ... IRON SAVIOR have released a video for their new single, "Take On Me," (a cover of the A-HA classic), taken from their forthcoming album "Awesome Anthems of the Galaxy," due out March 27th. Check it out here ... Friday, February 13th, 2026 ... PATRIARCHS IN BLACK have released their new album, "Completely Covered in Black." Check out the single, "Left Behind," here ... Friday, February 13th, 2026 ... Instrumental prog/math rockers POLY-MATH will release their fifth album, "Something Deeply Hidden" via The Lasers Edge on April 10th. Check out the single, "The Universe as an Engine," here ... Friday, February 13th, 2026 ... LIFE OF AGONY have released a live video for their track "Don't You (Forget About Me)," a cover of the SIMPLE MINDS track. Check it out here ... Friday, February 13th, 2026 ... AUSTEN STARR has released her new album, "I Am The Enemy" and you can check out the single, "Until I See You Again" here ... Friday, February 13th, 2026 ... DIAMONDS AND GUNS have released their new single, "Backseat Driver," taken from their forthcoming EP, "Degenerate Nonsense." Check it out here ... Friday, February 13th, 2026 ... TEMPLE BALLS have released their new self-titled album. Check out the single, "We Are the Night" here ... Thursday, February 12th, 2026 ... KATE'S ACID will release their new album, "Hellbender," on March 20th via High Roller Records. Check out the title track video here ... Thursday, February 12th, 2026 ... "I Got Tunnel Vision," the latest lyric video from A WILHELM SCREAM (taken from their album, "Cheap Heat," due out February 27th) can be witnessed here ... Thursday, February 12th, 2026 ... INGESTED will release their eighth studio album, "Denigration," on May 8th via Metal Blades Records. Check out the single, "Merciless Reflection," here ... Thursday, February 12th, 2026 ... U.S. rockers KIKKER will release their new, self-titled album on February 27th ... Thursday, February 12th, 2026 ... ORBIT CULTURE has released their new live video for "The Storm." Says the band: "This video for 'The Storm' documents our last headline tour. Most of the footage was shot in Gothenburg, close to where we come from. Watching it now brings us back to a night that carried real weight — intense, focused, and honest. It was a defining moment for us, and 'The Storm' reflects that feeling without needing to explain it." Check it out here ... Thursday, February 12th, 2026 ... Grunge doomers OREYEON have released their new video, "Dead Puppet Eyes," from their upcoming album, "The Grotesque Within," due out February 13th. Check it out here ... Thursday, February 12th, 2026 ... CROWEN will release their new album, "Through the Dying Mist," on February 20th. Check out the video for "Ember Wraith" here ... Thursday, February 12th, 2026 ... "Death Knocks," the new album from HOAXED, will be released on February 13th ... Thursday, February 12th, 2026 ... London's OKAY YOU WIN have signed with Blues Funeral Recordings and will release their debut album later this year. Says the band: "Our recent signing with Blues Funeral marks a major step forward for us, and in our journey together as a band. To be releasing our debut album on such a well-respected label, and alongside such an exceptional roster of heavy bands – bands we have literally ‘looked up to’ from the pit - is something we are extremely proud of. We hope that this album, and these songs, will help us to earn our own rightful place in the international heavy community." For more information, click here ... Friday, January 30th, 2026 ... Rough Edge Newswire is taking a break, but we'll be back on Thursday, February 12th. See you then! ... Friday, January 30th, 2026 ... CHRONEPSIS has released its debut EP, "Weight of Eternity." Says the band: “'Weight of Eternity' is our first statement to the world. This is everything we are. Organized chaos, technicality, intensity, and a deep dive into the darkest corners of the human mind.” Check out the single, "Beheading of the Neolithic Crowns," here ... Friday, January 30th, 2026 ... "Left in Silence," the new single from CREYE (taken from their forthcoming album, "IV Aftermath," due out April 24th) can be experienced here ... Friday, January 30th, 2026 ... Hungarian modern metallers SENKI have signed with Wormholedeath Records and will release their new EP, "Szilánkok" (Shards)" on March 13th. Check out the band's single, "Dilemmáim" here ... Friday, January 30th, 2026 ... ECHO CVLT has released their debut single, "Diamond Hands." Says the band's Erek Engemann: "There is a lot of music resting idle in the cellar,” he explains. “Ideas that never quite resonated in the right avenue… until now.” The main guitar hook for “Diamond Hands” dates back to 2008. “It was never abandoned. It just needed the right track to thrive." Check it out here ... Friday, January 30th, 2026 ... DEGREED has released their latest single. Check out "Broken Dream," from the band's forthcoming "Curtain Calls" album (due out April 10th) here ... Friday, January 30th, 2026 ... Finnish doomers GRAIN OF PAIN will release their new album, "Behund Us All," on March 27th. Check out the single, "To Burn Inside," click here ... Friday, January 30th, 2026 ... "Give It To Me (redux)," the new single from LIMBERLOST (taken from their new EP, "Villain," due out later this year) can be experienced here ... Friday, January 30th, 2026 ... Chilean death metallers SIKARIO have released their latest music video. Says the band: "The music video represents a direct confrontation against religious paradigms forcibly imposed by societies as tools of submission and control. Far from being merely a call to destroy a false messiah, the message also points toward a personal quest: finding one’s own faith, questioning what is established, and acting consistently with one’s beliefs in life." Check it out here ... Friday, January 30th, 2026 ... On March 31st, Brutal Planet Records will re-issue remastered versions of both "White Metal" and "Chariots of Iron," from the band APOSTLE as part of their Retroactive Records/Metal Icon Series reissue campaign. Check out the track, "Come to the Truth" here ... Friday, January 30th, 2026 ... Check out the new track, "No Flag Left to Burn," from THY SANATORIUM, here ... Thursday, January 29th, 2026 ... WICKED are hitting the road with VICIOUS RUMORS for a series of dates in March. The band is touring in support of their album, "The Devil's Asylum," and you can check out the latest single, "Obsession," here ... Thursday, January 29th, 2026 ... Prog rockers MASQUERADE have changed their name to SUBMASQ and have released their latest tune, a cover version of DANZIG's "Mother." Check it out here ... Thursday, January 29th, 2026 ... ASIA will release their latest live album, "Asia - Live in England," on March 13th. Check out the video for "Only Time Will Tell" here ... Thursday, January 29th, 2026 ... THE COSMIC DEAD will release their new album, "Beyond the Beyond," via Heavy Psych Sounds on April 17th. Check out the track, "Further," here ... Thursday, January 29th, 2026 ... Polish post-black metallers VIAMAER have released their debut album, "In lumine lunae." For more information, click here ... Thursday, January 29th, 2026 ... KRATEROS will release their debut EP, "Lost in Translation," on January 30th via Inverse Records. For more information, click here ... Thursday, January 29th, 2026 ... "Sanity," the new track from AXEL RUDI PELL (taken from his forthcoming "Ghost Town" album). Says Pell: "'Sanity' is a rocking semi-ballad with a straightforward guitar riff and a catchy chorus. Everyone who's heard the song so far liked it immediately, and that's how it was for me when I was composing it. Very melodic and deservedly released as a single!" Check it out here ... Thursday, January 29th, 2026 ... DIVINE CHAOS will release "Hate Reactor" on March 27th ... Thursday, January 29th, 2026 ... "Setting Fire to the Sky," the new album from URNE, will be released on January 30th ... Thursday, January 29th, 2026 ... Check out "Shut Up!," the latest single from Finnish rockers ENDLESS EXAM. Says vocalist Nina Kuronen: "The song is about mental violence. Intentional psychological violence. Belittling, threatening, blaming, manipulation that causes deep psychological wounds. A difficult topic that is often not visible from the outside." Click here to see the video ... Thursday, January 29th, 2026 ... BORRACHO will release "Eternos," a tribute EP honoring "fallen brothers of the underground," on February 19th. Check out the first track, a cover of HELLACOPTOERS "A Heart Without a Home," here ... Thursday, January 29th, 2026 ... ARROGANZ have signed with Testimony Records. Says the band's vocalist/bass player, -K-: This feels like a rebirth! What goes around comes around: we have just introduced our new line up and now we are thrilled to join forces with Germany's number one death metal label and our long-time companion Thomas Strater. It is time to forge the blade that will kill all gods and release the next Arroganz album! Let's go, bastards!" For more information, check out https://arroganz.info ... Thursday, January 29th, 2026 ... NIGHT ATTACK's new EP, "Necromancer," is now available. Check out the teaser for the EP here ... Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 ... IGORRR have released the video for their track, "Limbo." Says the band's Gautier Serre: "“It’s an endless battle between good and evil. Beauty navigates through evil, always keeping its head above the surface, even in the heaviest storm.” Check it out here ... Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 ... DESERT STORM have released their new video, taken from their upcoming album, "Buried Under the Weight of Reason." Check out "Woodsman" here ... Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 ... Check out "The Moment," the latest single from TROY THE BAND, here ... Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 ... VARMIA will release their new album, "lauks," on March 27th. Check out the single, "der tot Adalbert" here ... Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 ... DESERT COLLIDER will release their debut album on March 6th via Small Stone Recordings. For more information, and to check out the single, "Floating Space Hand," click here ... Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 ... MOTIONLESS IN WHITE have released their latest single/video. Check out "Afraid of the Dark" here ... Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 ... Check out the new video from HEGEROTH, "You May Call Me a Witch," taken from their upcoming album "Soaked in Rot," (due out March 25th) here ... Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 ... THE SADDEST LANDSCAPE will release their new album, "Alone with Heaven," on April 24th. Check out the first single, "From Home They Run," here ... Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 ... "Total Mastery," the new album from MESSTICATOR, will be released on March 13th ... Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 ... SIDEWINDER have released their new single, "Feed the Beast," taken from their forthcoming album, "Dominion." Check it out here ... Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 ... DIVINE CHAOS has released their latest video/single, "Condemned to the Void," taken from their album "Hate Reactor," due out March 27th. Says the band: "'Condemned to the Void' is a stream-of-consciousness study of grief in real time, written and recorded in the aftermath of genuine personal tragedy and loss. Part lament, part salute to the honoured fallen, the track builds to a theme of hopeful determination to move forward with respect to the departed and in appreciation of those who remain." Check it out here ... Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 ... EVIL AGE has signed with CDN Records and have released their debut single, "Evil Never Sleeps," which you can check out here ... Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 ... SUPLEGS will release their fifth album, "Hymns Under a Blood Moon Sky," on February 20th ... Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 ... SWIM THE CURRENT have released their latest single, "Concrete Angel." Says the band's vocalist, Marcos Leal: "'Concrete Angel' is a hard workers anthem, inspired by my father, my grandfather, my brothers, and all the guys who worked sun up to sun down to give me the opportunity to chase my dreams as a musician. This one is for my dad!!” Adds bassist George Pond: 'Concrete Angel' is a reminder that even in the hardest days, there’s beauty in endurance and grace in getting back up. Our angels help us get through the day. It’s a blue-collar heartbeat — long days, hard roads, whiskey nights, and the stubborn will to carry on.” Check it out here ... Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 ... Iranian rockers TARANTIST have released their new single, "Freedom." Check it out here ... Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 ... Ipecac Recordings will release the CD and vinyl versions of the 72-track(!) soundtrack to "Half-Life: Alyx," on April 24th. Check out the trailer here ... Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 ... STEPMOTHER will release their new album, "Absurdis Manifestus," on April 10th. Check out the single, "New World," here ... Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 ... JOHN CORABI will release his new album, "New Day," on April 24th. Check out the single, "When I Was Young," here ... Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 ... "Cheap Heat," the new album from A WILHELM SCREAM, will be released on February 27th. Check out the single, "Let I Ride," here ... Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 ... "This War of Mine," the new single from DREAMLORD, can be experienced here ... Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 ... Check out the new lyric video from KARNIVOOL, "Animation," taken from their new album, "In Verses," (due out February 6th) here ... Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 ... Grindcorers I, CURSED have signed with Lifeforce Records and have release their new single, "Abomination/Parasitic." Check it out here ... Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 ... HELD, featuring members of THE SLEEPING and COHEED AND CAMBRIA, will release their new album, "Grey," on May 15th. Check out the single, "Now You Anthem (ft Frank Iero)" here ... Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 ... LONE WANDERER will release their new album on January 30th. Check out the lyric video for "Existence Nullified," here ... Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 ... FILI BIBIANO's FORTRESS will release their new album, "Death is Your Master," on January 30th. Check out the video for "Fugitive," here ... Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 ... RAVE IN FIRE will release their new album, "Square One," on January 30th. Check out the video for "Crown of Stars" here ... Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 ... "Hellbender," the single from KATIE'S ACID's recently released self-titled album, can be witnessed here ... Friday, January 23th, 2026 ... VICIOUS RAIN have released their new single, "Trading Hearts," taken from their upcoming album, "The Anatomy of Surviving," due out March 13th. Check it out here ... Friday, January 23th, 2026 ... HARXSON, featuring former members of HIRAX, will release their new EP, "Can't Kill Us," on January 30th. Check out the self-titled single here ... Friday, January 23th, 2026 ...DEATH DEALER have released their new album, "Reign of Steel," and the video for "Riding on the Wings." Check it out here ... Friday, January 23th, 2026 ... WORSHIP THE SACRIFICE will release their new EP, "Veil of Revelations," on April 9th ... Friday, January 23th, 2026 ... AMERAKIN OVERDOSE have released their new single, "Time Bomb." Says vocalist Cody Perez: "'Time Bomb' is a raw exploration of the internal war we fight when pressure, trauma, and expectation collide. The song lives inside the mind of someone running on an invisible clock, holding everything together while feeling dangerously close to unraveling. Thoughts go unspoken, emotions stay buried, and the past becomes the only thing others seem to recognize, even as the real self remains unseen beneath the surface. As the verses unfold, opposing forces clash: angel and devil, saint and sinner, love and hate. These contradictions represent the constant voices in the head—judgment, temptation, righteousness, and rage—each pulling for control. Every setback, every unaddressed wound, adds weight, tightening the fuse and feeding the growing urge to finally snap. 'Time Bomb' captures that moment of restraint right before release—the choice between control and chaos, silence and eruption. Whether it’s about mental health, identity, societal pressure, or personal demons, the song leaves space for interpretation, asking one central question: How long can someone keep holding on before they explode?" What's all that mean? Find out here ... Friday, January 23th, 2026 ... Check out ROB ZOMBIE's new single, (I'm a) Rock'n'Roller," taken from his new album, "The Great Satan," due out February 27th, here ... Friday, January 23th, 2026
Friday, January 23th, 2026 ... DANCE WITH THE DEAD will release their new album, "Malombra," on March 27th. For more information, click here ... Friday, January 23th, 2026 ... Punkers ULTRABOMB have released their new single, "Checked Out," which you can listen to here ... Friday, January 23th, 2026 ... RITUAL ARCANA have released their self-titled debut album, and you can check out the also-self-titled video here ... Friday, January 23th, 2026 ... KEVIN STEELE, frontman of ROXX GANG and MOJO GURUS, has released his first solo album, "One Thing Left To Do." Check out the single, "Snake Charmer," here ... Friday, January 16th, 2026 ... GUNSHINE will release their new album, "Grand Rising," on July 24th but you can check out the first single, "Goth Girl," now by clicking here ... Friday, January 16th, 2026 ... "Rebirth," the debut album from death metallers DISCERPTUS, will be released January 23rd ... Friday, January 16th, 2026 ... ZEPTER has released their single, "Dark Angels," taken from their upcoming self-titled release, due out February 20th on High Roller Records. Check it out here ... Friday, January 16th, 2026 ... MARIANAS REST have released "Again Into the Night," their latest music video taken from their recently released album, "The Bereaved." Check it out here ... Friday, January 16th, 2026 ... GREYWIND have released their new single, "Cope in the Coma," taken from their new album, "Severed Heart City." Check it out here ... Friday, January 16th, 2026 ... AOR/Melodic rockers STREETLIGHT have released their new single, "Shake That Feeling," taken from the Deluxe Edition of their recently released "Night Vision," album. Says the band's Johannes Häger: “We are finally releasing 'Shake That Feeling,' a bonus track from the 'Night Vision' sessions. Driven by guitars and a powerful chorus, the song explores mental health and the process of letting go of inner struggles.” Check it out here ... Friday, January 16th, 2026 ... NAILED SHUT have released their latest video, "Centipede," taken from their EP, "A Promise Made, A Promise Kept," due out March 5th. Check it out here ... Friday, January 16th, 2026 ... Century Media will release "Did You Ask to be Set Free?" the new album from EVERYTHING UNFOLDS, on April 10th. Check out the new single, "Gasoline" here ... Friday, January 16th, 2026 ... INVADING CHAPEL have released their single, "Foreshadowed," which you can check out here ... Friday, January 16th, 2026 ... THUNDER will release their live album, entitled, of course, "Live," as a digital release for the first time, beginning January 16th. Check out the video for "The Only One" here ... Friday, January 16th, 2026 ... AXE DRAGGER have released their new single, "Fight Another Day," taken from the band's forthcoming, self-titled album." Says the band's Bob Balch: "I wanted to write a song that pulled elements from both Hall of the Mountain King–era Savatage and Killers–era Iron Maiden. The chorus riff was reminiscent of the old MTV theme from the early ’80s, but I wanted to tweak it slightly and then pan it left to right. Now I’ve spilled my guts, and you know everything that went into the song musically, haha! I gave the track to Minnesota Pete for drums, and he absolutely killed it. Then we shipped it off to Terry for vocals, and he crushed it as well. Finally, we sent it to Fredrik for bass, and he destroyed. The song is about personal struggles and internal conflict. Hope you dig it!" Check it out here ... Friday, January 16th, 2026 ... LION'S SHARE will release their new album, "Inferno," on March 27th, via Metalville Records. the band has released their first single, "Another Desire," about which vocalist Nils Patrik Johansson says: “The lyrics of ‘Another Desire’ deal with gangs, brotherhood, money, and the destructive pull of addiction. It’s about loyalty, power, and how easily you can become a slave to drugs and desires you think you control — until they control you.” Check it out here ... Friday, January 16th, 2026 ... CYCLONE will release their new EP, "Known Unto God," on February 6th. Check out the single, "Eliminate," here ... Thursday, January 15th, 2026 ... Symphonic metallers MEMOIRA have released their latest video for the track, "Dollmaker." Says the band's keyboardist, Lassi Nuolivaara: “The story of the video is seen from the perspective of a dollmaker, who desperately hopes for a son of his own, with whom he can share the joys and sorrows of life. He decides to build a doll out of wood and hopes that it will come to life. It’s also great to finally have the full version of the song out in video form and see the audience’s reaction." Check it out here ... Thursday, January 15th, 2026 ... MALLAVORA will release their new album, "What If Better Never Comes?" on March 27th. Check out the video for "Smile" here ... Thursday, January 15th, 2026 ... DEFECTO have released a video for their track, "Heart on Fire," which features Sig Rossen, taken from their new album, "Echoes of Isolation." Check it out here ... Thursday, January 15th, 2026 ... Nu-Metallers LYRIZONE have released their new single, "Make You Mine." Says the band's frontman, Joseph Moreno: “This single is a theatrical nu metal approach to a tale of heartbreak within a sound design/production themed from ancient Europe." Check out the track here ... Thursday, January 15th, 2026 ... DOGFLESH have released their fourth studio album, "March of the Damned." Check out the track, "Medusa's Kiss," here ... Thursday, January 15th, 2026 ... Melodic death metallers SELIAS have released the video for "Cautionary Tale," taken from their album, "Killkarma," recently released via Wormholedeath Records. Check it out here ... Thursday, January 15th, 2026 ... LAMB OF GOD will release their tenth album, "Into Oblivion," on March 13 via Epic Records. Check out the video for the title track here ... Thursday, January 15th, 2026 ... Black metallers SLAGMAUR will release their new album, "Hulders Ritual" on February 27th ... Thursday, January 15th, 2026 ... VILE MIND have released their latest 7", "Endless Suffering." Get a taste of it here ... Thursday, January 15th, 2026 ... Portuguese metallers MALIGNEA have released their latest single, “A Dança," taken from their recently released album, "A Aldeia." Check it out here .. Thursday, January 15th, 2026 ... Stoners/doomers BELZEBONG will release their new album, "The
End is High," on February 20th via Heavy Psych Sounds ... Thursday, January 15th, 2026 ... SUM OF SEVEN will release their concept album, "Echoes of the Hypermind," on May 15th but the first single, "Supreme," is available now. Says the band's Ari Lempinen: “'Supreme' is the second track on our concept album 'Echoes of the Hypermind.' As a single, it was a natural choice because musically it’s one of the most accessible songs on the album. After an explosive opening, powerful keyboard-driven sections carry the momentum, marking the first time a synth riff takes such a central role in our writing. Despite its bright energy, we’ve woven in a few twists that keep the journey unpredictable much like the story itself. The album unfolds through the eyes of an AI designed for empathy. In 'Supreme,' that emerging consciousness takes a noticeable step forward expanding in scope and confidence. The song reflects a moment when it turns its gaze outward, hinting at ambitions that feel both hopeful and unsettling." Check it out here ... Thursday, January 15th, 2026 ... KID KAPICIHI will release their new album, "Fearless Nature," via Spinefarm on January 16th. Check out the track "Rabbit Hole" here ... Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 ... BABYLON A.D. has released their latest single, "Power of Music," taken from their new album, "When the World Stops." Check it out here ... Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 ... ST. MADNESS has released their latest album, "With Respect," a collection of cover tunes originally performed by such artists as JUDAS PRIEST, OZZY OSBOURNE, PINK FLOYD, METALLICA, BLACK SABBATH, JOHNNY CASH and more. For more information, click here ... Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 ... THE CASKET KIDS have released their latest single, "Midnight," taken from their upcoming album "Black Miasma." Check it out here ... Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 ... "Night of Passion," the new single from CHEZ KANE, can be experienced here. The track comes from Kane's upcoming studio album, "Reckless," due out March 27th ... Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 ... THUNDER RISING have released their latest single, "Mad Machine," taken from their album, "Horizon Line." Check it out here ... Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 ... MONSTERNAUT have released the debut single from their upcoming album, "Approaching Doom," due out March 27th on Heavy Psych Sounds. Check it out here ... Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 ... "Let the Spiders In," the new album from MASHEENA, will be available April 10th. Check out the first single, "Sara Lost Her Way," here ... Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 ... Check out "Commotions," the single from RED SUN ATACAMA's new album, "Summerchild," here ... Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 ... VARIALS will release their new album, "Where the Light Leaves," on February 27th ... Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 ... NIGHT LASER have releases their "Thin Ice" video, taken from their current album, "Call Me What You Want." Says the band: "'Thin Ice' is your personal stage performance take away menu for your home, car, shower….just anywhere. This song, which has proved to be a banger for live shows, deserves to get a new spin in a new coat. Anytime, anywhere! 'Thin Ice' is old-school Night Laser, but in a fresh suit!" Check it out here ... Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 ... HELLRAZOR have released their latest single, "Sands of Time." Check it out here ... Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 ... Progressive metallers CRYPTIC SHIFT will release their new album, "Overspace & Supertime," on February 27th via Metal Blade Records. Says drummer Ryan Sheperson: “The concept of 'Overspace & Supertime' plays as an alternative reality to the happenings of 'Visitations From Enceladus,' taking our character into new dimensions filled with both greater adventures and more bizarre encounters. Whilst the concept themes of our sci-fi tale have grown, so have our efforts in synthesizing it with the ultimate Astrodeath soundscape. The record takes the listener on a deeper journey through the fusion of our influences, with some exciting twists and turns along the way.” Adds vocalist/guitarist Alexander Bradley: “I was inspired by an image from '40 Days In The Desert,' by the legendary Moebius. The tall, sombre, cloaked figures were a fitting reference for the occurrence of our main character, ‘The Recaller,’ as she finally encounters ‘The Alien Sorceress.’ Jesse Jacobi is the one behind the phenomenal painting, and he was always the only one who’s style I could imagine it in. I did a lot of research into cloud formations for the lyrics and wanted them featured as the backdrop of the cover art with justice to their splendor. Furthermore, keen eyes will notice the composition rhymes with that of Visitations From Enceladus. Even though both characters are different entities, their paths are severely intertwined.” Check out the video for Hexagonal Eyes (Diverity Trepaphymphaszym)" here ... Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 ... Melodic Metalcorers SEMPER ACERBUS have released their new album, "Following Omens," and you can check out the single/video for "Torn Inside" here ... Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 ... Song title of the week goes to GRIDFAILURE and their track, "Drunk on the Blood of My Neighbor," taken from their current album, "Sixth Mass-Extinction Skulldugger III." Check it out here ... Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 ... TEMPLE OF VOID will release their new album, "The Crawl," on March 6th via Relapse Records. Check out the video/title track here ... Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 ... Outer Battery Records will release "a newel unearthed and ferocious live album by VOID, featuring recordings from 1982, on March 6th ... Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 ... BANGALORE CHOIR have released a live video for their track, "Bullet Train," taken from their recently released "Rapid Fire Succession: On Target Part II," LP. Check it out here ... Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 ... CONFESS have released their latest single, "Wicked Temptations," taken from their forthcoming album, "Metalmorphosis," due out May 15th. Check it out here ... Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 ... POISON THE WELL will release their first new album in over 15 years. "Peace in Place" will be available beginning March 20th and you can check out the new single, "Thoroughbreds," here ... Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 ... VOLTSTORM have released their new album, "Break the Silence" and you can check out for the single "Destroyer" here ... Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 ... ABRAMS will release their new album, "Loon," on April 17th. Check out the single, "Glass House," here ... Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 ... "King of Nothing, Slave to None," is the title of the new album from OSTRACIST, due out this May on Hellenic Metal World Records ... Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 ... February 27th will mark the day that WEEDPECKER's new album, "V," will debut. Check out the single, "Ash," here ... Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 ... Tee Pee Records will release "Blood & Honey," the new album from SUMMER OF HATE on January 30th ... Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 ... "Soothsayer," the new album from PLANET HUNTER, will be released on January 30th ... Friday, January 9th, 2026 ... EXHUMED will release their new album, "Red Asphalt," on February 20th. Check out the insane video for "Unsafe at Any Speed" here ... Friday, January 9th, 2026 ... Irish black/death metallers COSCRADH will release their second album, "Carving the Causeway to the Otherworld," on February 20th. Check out the single, "Caesar's Revelation (Hibernia L. VI V. XIV ad XVI et XXIV)" here ... Friday, January 9th, 2026 ... THE 69 EYES have signed with BLKIIBLK and have released their new single, "I Survive," featuring Steve Stevens. Check it out here ... Friday, January 9th, 2026 ... Progressive rockers NMB (i.e. The Neal Morse Band) will release their new album, "L.I.F.T.," on February 27th. Check out the first single, "Fully Alive," here ... Friday, January 9th, 2026 ... Check out "A Hard Road," the latest live video from BLACK SABBITCH, taken from their album, "Unrest in the West," now available on Ripple Music. Check it out here ... Friday, January 9th, 2026 ... LIONHEART have released their new album, "Valley of Death II." Check out the single, "Chewing Through the Leash," here ... Friday, January 9th, 2026 ... "Venom in My Veins," the latest track from THE VEER UNION (taken from their upcoming album, "Reinvention," due out February 20th) can be experienced here ... Friday, January 9th, 2026 ...TEMPLE BALLS have released their latest single, "Tokyo Love," taken from their self-titled album due out February 13th. Check it out here ... Friday, January 9th, 2026 ... "Life is a Corpse You Drag," the latest single from MAYHEM, can be found here ... Friday, January 9th, 2026 ... "Satanic Scum Punks," the new album from WOLFBASTARD, is due out on March 13th ... Friday, January 9th, 2026 ... CAVE will release their new album, "... Into the Promised Land," on April 17th. Check out the video for "Ghost in the Mirror" here ... Friday, January 9th, 2026 ... Punkers CALLING ALL CAPTAINS have released their new EP, "The Things That I've Lost." Check out the latest single, "Dark Clouds," here ... Friday, January 9th, 2026 ... PRONG will release "Live and Uncleaned," on March 6th. Recorded over seven nights in July and August 2025, the album is described by guitarist/vocalist Tommy Victor: We were really well rehearsed, this is truly a live (!) record, everything is as is. You can hear some of the little mistakes here and there, but that makes it cool!" ... Friday, January 9th, 2026 ... STONUS will release their album, "Space to Dive" via Ripple Music on March 20th. Check out the video, "Hope Dose," here ... Thursday, January 8th, 2026 ... BLACK SWAN have released the title track from their forthcoming album, "Paralyzed." Check it out here ... Thursday, January 8th, 2026 ... "Death Knocks," the new release from HOAXED, will be available beginning February 13th. Check out the single, "The Family," here ... Thursday, January 8th, 2026 ... Death metallers/thrashers ACERBIC will release their new album, "Abhorrent Atrocities Against All Humankind" in February. Check out the single, "Shallow Grave," here ... Thursday, January 8th, 2026 ... "Daisies," the new single from LANTLOS (taken from their forthcoming album, "Nowhere in Between," due out April 3rd), can be experienced here ... Thursday, January 8th, 2026 ... FIGHTER V have released their new single, "Victory," from their "Deja Vu" album, due out April 10th. Check it out here ... Thursday, January 8th, 2026 ... TREMBLER have signed with Rite Field Records and will release their new EP, "Total Sorry," on January 29th. Check out the single, "Wilt," here ... Thursday, January 8th, 2026 ... RITUAL ARCANA will release their new self-titled album on January 23rd. Check out the video for "Wake the Goddess" here ... Thursday, January 8th, 2026 ... Progressive rockers KUUMET have released, "Swithen," their first single. Says the band's Janne Koskinen: "I was thinking about the state of the world at that time: we had gone from real jungles to concrete jungles, where everyone fights for themselves and their own interests. The common good is just an idea that can be sacrificed, and it doesn't matter if it dies, as long as you get what you want. There is a tired, fatalistic tone to it, now that I think about it. Yes, it reflects on how people today live almost as if it were their last day. The fail-fast business ethic has taken hold in social thinking, and one's own good life is now the most important thing, and it doesn't matter if collective destruction is knocking at the door. What then, if we don’t survive? It was such a lovely ride!” Check out "Swithen" here ... Thursday, January 8th, 2026 ... LOMOR have released their new single, "Tantine Lo Clou," the title track of their upcoming album, due out February 6th. Check out the single here ... Thursday, January 8th, 2026 ... LILY LÖWE will release her new album, "Beautiful Disaster," on February 6th. Check out the single, "Love Like This," here ... Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 ... PUSCIFER has released their latest single, "Impetuous," from their forthcoming album, "Normal Isn't," due out February 6th. Check it out here ... Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 ... NYTT LAND has released the animated video for their track, "Taiga," taken from their upcoming album "Aba Khan," due out February 20th. Check it out here ... Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 ... "Stoned Babies," the first single from the upcoming album, "Faith in Action," by VOICES OF EXTREMES, can be experienced here ... Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 ... DISTANT have released their latest track. Check out "Nothing Left to Hate" here ... Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 ... PROJECT BC has released their third EP, "The Third." Check out the single, "God of Everything" here ... Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 ... "Manager's Special," the latest video from HERMANO's "Clisson, France," live album (due out February 6th), can be witnessed here ... Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 ... FULL HOUSE BREW CREW has released their latest single, "The Tear," which you can check out here ... Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 ... "Edge," the latest single from TEMPTRESS (from their upcoming album, "hear," due out January 23rd) is now available. Says the band: "The video gives a parallel to the song theme while showcasing the women of Temptress. It's a psychedelic trip with a style reminiscent of nostalgic era music videos and a fun look at what a night of getting ready in a greenroom could entail." Check it out here ... Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 ... THE VEER UNION will release "Reinvention," via Arising Empire on February 20th ... Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 ... FREEDOM CALL have released the video for their new track, "Heavy Metal Happycore." Says the band's Chris Bay: "The brand new song 'Heavy Metal Happycore' was born from the idea of creating a superlative to the musical style 'Happy Metal.' With 'Heavy Metal Happycore,' Freedom Call, known for their extremely melodic and catchy metal music style combined with positive and life-affirming lyrics, has created an additional and previously unprecedented and concise trademark. With the overwhelming images of our incredible audience in mind, we set out to write a song that immediately engages the listener and highlights all the typical elements of our musical style ...a song that ultimately leads us to a new era of Happy Metal — HAPPYCORE!" Check it out here ... Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 ... "Ensis," the new album by THE HOLEUM, will be released on March 20th ... Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 ... On January 23rd, SUPERIOR RAGE will release "In Memoriam," a collection of re-recorded classic tunes plus two brand-new, previously unreleased tracks. Check out "Asmodeus Bacchic" here ... Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 ... Check out "Rapid Fire!," the new single from thrashers INFESTATION, which is available now. Says the band: “We laid the foundation with our first album back in 2023. Now, just over two years later, ‘Rapid Fire’ marks the next big step forward. It’s faster, heavier, and more personal than ever.” Check out the single here ... Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 ... SORROWSEED have released the first single from their forthcoming EP, "Hydra." Check out "Incinerate" here ... Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 ... "Phantasmagoria," the new single from PHENOMY, can be experienced here ... Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 ... Check out "We are the North," the new single from WOODEN SHADOW (the solo project by Jeremia Ponto) here ... Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 ... "Burn the Time Away," the new single from punkers WANTED NOISE is now available. Says the band's Suri Sherman: “‘Burn The Time Away’ was written about life with our crew in Goleta, where I grew up—capturing the duality of living the dream while also facing the tragedy that can come with life on the edge, but experiencing all of it together. Our friends in Petmedz were a huge part of that crew and that era. The chorus is inspired by what it feels like to be a bandleader: you’re 100% committed to the dream no matter what, and sometimes you’re carrying it alone—but you’d way rather be doing it with everyone beside you. I’m also incredibly fortunate to have awesome, committed, and talented bandmates, so Taylor, Caleb, and Matt deserve major props. I’m definitely not doing it alone." Check it out here ... Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 ... OBEY THE SUN have released their new video/single, "Hellhounds," taken from their forthcoming EP "Desert Ritual," due out April 3rd. Check it out here ... Tuesday, January 6th, 2026
Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 ... SUPLECS will release their new album "Hymns Under a Blood Moon Sky," on February 20th. Check out the single, "I See You," here ... Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 ... CRYSTAL LAKE will release their new album, "The Weight of Sound," on January 23rd ... |