Release Round Up - January 2nd, 2026
Every Friday there is a tidal wave of new music released unto the world. Whilst we try to cover as much as possible here at The Razor's Edge, it's not always possible to review everything. So each week on a Friday we'll round up some of the best new music available, some we've reviewed, some we haven't, but all worth checking out!
The Chirstmas/New Year period has not seen any let up in the new music heading our way. Theres a lot of new heavy music hitting the airwaves this week and last, everything from black metal, death metal, gothic metal, Stoner rock, doom, thrash metal and even some of your traditional heavy metal!
Here's what we think you should check out today!
ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Defining the sound and energy of a new heavy generation, Paleface Swiss, start the year dropping new EP 'The Wilted'.
"this will incite some serious pits and unmitigated carnage in a live setting!"
Read out full review here.
Austrian atmospheric black metal outfit Ellende release 'Zerfall' via AOP Records.
"They play pretty black metal. The kind that you put on when you want to listen to Darkthrone but also want to impress that saucy anarchist philosophy graduate that you’ve been lying to about liking slam poetry."
Read our full review here.
Austria's Wildhunt release their long awaited second album 'Aletheia' via Jawbreaker Records.
"a fantastic new progressive thrash album, that will be of interest to fans of Coroner"
Read our full review here.
And thats just the tip of the iceberg! Other releases today we think you should check out include...
Heavy Metal
The Losts - Venom Within (Inverse Records)
Black Metal
Ellende - Zerfall (AOP Records)
Fuath - III (Northern Silence Productions)
Hologramah - Abyssus.Versus.Versiculos (Living Temple Records)
Black Mold - Antinomy [EP] (Helldprod Records)
Death Metal
1986 - Carneveil (Independent)
Dark Folk
Forever Autumn - The Lamentations (Independent)
Death Metal / Death-Doom / Grindcore
Excavated Graves - Life Isn't For Everyone (Selfmadegod Records)
Doom / Stoner Rock / Sludge / Psych
St. Unholyness - Through High Holy Haze (Self-released)
Punk
Hot Apollo - Against The Odds Because We're Gods (Selfmaderecords)
MC50 - MC50 - 10 More (earMUSIC)
Thrash Metal
Wildhunt - Aletheia (Jawbreaker Records)
