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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 ... |