Label: Paper Wings Records Release Date: February 20, 2026 Do you like Waking The Cadaver level ignorance? Look no further than the brutal death coming from Colorado’s Disgustingest. Their brand new EP, Coagulating Putrescence is a certified hoe scaring landmark. I pressed play on this in my car and the volume was near full blast without me knowing and it really scared the living shit out of me. The soundscape on this, the vocals on this, maaaaan it’s like I’m hearing some s

The wave of bleak morbidity keeps on rolling, but meets some brighter-minded resistance, featuring releases from Ensanguinate, Mors Verum, Night Of The Vampire, Phendrana and Sleeping Giant. The same thing is happening overground, just on a bigger scale: Before I Turn – Immoral And Malevolent Happenings (metalcore) Karnivool – In Verses (progressive metal/rock) Mayhem – Liturgy Of Death (black metal) Tailgunner – Midnight Blitz (heavy metal) TOP PICK OF THE WEEK Mors

Label: Century Media Release Date: January 30th, 2026 It’s been a little bit of a slow start to the year 2026 and I’ve taken much of January to decompress. I’ve been mainly listening to European New Wave music really, it’s so damn good I can’t stop! But Texas Death Metal band Stabbing has broken the ice for me with the absolute crusher of an album that is Eon of Obscenity. Hopefully this is the kickstart I’ve needed for this year of music ahead. I’ve been pretty busy with wor

No mercy this week, as death and doom roll in from all fronts, with releases from Invictus (JPN), Kosuke Hashida, Malignant Aura, Skulld and Tarlung. If it gets too brutal, take a breather up above the surface: Dead Air Divine – The Answer (technical/progressive metalcore) Hanabie. – HOT TOPIC (EP) (nu metal/metalcore) Hällas – Panorama (hard rock/heavy/progressive metal) Møl – Dreamcrush (progressive black/alternative metal) TOP PICK OF THE WEEK Skulld – Abyss Calls

This is the first week of the year where I feel that the underground loses the edge, even with quality releases from Deathraiser, Furi Helium, Karloff and Meteora. Some first-rate metalcore and thrash is on offer up on the surface: Crystal Lake – The Weight Of Sound (metalcore) Elwood Stray – Descending (metalcore) Helix – Scrap Metal (hard rock/heavy metal) Megadeth – Megadeth (thrash metal) Poppy – Empty Hands (pop metal/metalcore) Textures – Genotype (progressiv

A compact but stylistically divergent group of releases awaits this week, from Carrion Vael, Death Cult, Marianas Rest and Total Annihilation. We've some big names showing up in January, and here's the first real taste: Kreator – Krushers Of The World (thrash metal) Ov Sulfur – Endless (symphonic deathcore) Soen – Reliance (progressive metal/hard rock) Soulbound – sYn (industrial/alternative metal) TOP PICK OF THE WEEK Total Annihilation - Mountains of Madness Genre:

We've got a long awaited return as well as an exciting debut among these releases from Ectovoid, Push!, The Ruins of Beverast, Stranguliatorius and Uuhai. There's life up top as well, gradually ramping up the prestige of the month: Alter Bridge – Alter Bridge (hard rock/alternative metal) Beyond The Black – Break The Silence (symphonic metal) Bite Down – Violent Playground (metalcore/hardcore) Lionheart – Valley Of Death II (metallic hardcore) TOP PICK OF THE WEEK The

Don't go thinking it's over for good metal this year, as proved by these releases by Funeral Vomit, Lychgate, Taedifer and Weft. Nothing to speak of is coming out from any big names this week, so let's get straight to the highlights. TOP PICK OF THE WEEK Weft – The Splintered Oar Genre: Atmospheric/avant-garde black metal Subjective rating: 4.5/5 Objective rating: 4.5/5 Country of origin: USA If you're (for some reason) looking for only one last, freshly released album to lis