Release Round Up - April 10th, 2026
Every week there is a tidal wave of new music released unto the world. Each 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!
Theres a lot of new heavy music hitting the airwaves this week, 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
Justin Greaves’ post-Iron Monkey creative reset Crippled Black Phoenix release 'Sceaduhelm' via Season of Mist.
"those who are willing to be patient will be gifted with an expansive and rewarding journey into the seldom visited and considered recesses of the vast musical spectrum."
Read out full review here.
Italian grindcore outfit Ape Unit unleash new EP 'Sticks'
"Ape Unit’s nervous breakdown of a grind attack is exactly the adrenaline shot needed."
Read our full review here.
Dundonian metallers Catalysis release latest EP 'Serpentine'
"There’s an undeniable primitive hardcore edge to the music "
Read our full review here.
Avon come calling with new album 'Black on Sunshine' released via Go Down Records.
"The guitar riffs are sublime and the 70’s inspired songs oozes quality"
Read our full review here.
Crimson Glory release their first new album in 26 years, 'Chasing The Hydra'.
"Crimson Glory can still deliver the goods and show themselves to be far more than an old school nostalgia act."
Read our full review here.
Canadian Thrashers Annihilator reissue two classics - 'Criteria For A Black Widow' & 'Carnival Diablos' via earMUSIC.
"musically is excellent and a real throwback"
Read our full review here.
And thats just the tip of the iceberg! Other releases today we think you should check out include...
Rock
Death Warmed Up - Wildcard (Independent)
Don't Panic - For Your Consideration (SmartPunk Records)
From Ashes To New - Reflections (Better Noise Music)
Generation Radio - Take Two (Frontiers Music SRL)
Gypsy Pistoleros - Dark Faerie Tales (The New Church Records)
Sun Fall Down - Burnt Counters (Octopus Rising)
The Last Vinci - 15 Minutes At A Time (Narrow Door Records)
The Mugshots - Gloomy, Eerie and Weird (My Kingdom Music)
Thundermother - Live 'n' Alive (Napalm Records)
Underground Fire - Hollow Grounds (Critical Mass Recordings)
Heavy Metal
King Kraken - Call to War [SINGLE] (Independent)
LungBurner - Dogma (Terminus Hate City)
Man Band - Strong Man (Faith Healer Records)
Master's Ashes - How The Mighty Have Fallen (Time To Kill Records)
Sandmind - 13 Pragas Infernais (Firecum Records)
Uridium - Reflections of Insanity (Independent)
Black Metal
Ageless Gateway - Corruptor of Stars (Godz Ov War Productions)
Carcerous - Doomsday Factory (Independent)
Daemonium Regni - Daemonium Regni (Darkness Shall Rise)
Doodswens - Doodswens (Svart Records)
Evil Warriors - Evil Warriors (Into Endless Chaos Records)
Sotabosc - El Batec dels Maquis (Dunk! Records)
Sznur - Cwel (Godz Ov War Productions)
Zornhau - Zornhau (WormholeDeath Records)
Death Metal / Death-Doom / Grindcore
Hebephrenique - Decathexis (Apocalyptic Witchcraft)
Necromorbid - Ceremonial Demonslaught (Godz Ov War Productions)
Ordh - Blind In The Abyssal Realms (Pulverised Records)
Reeking Aura - On The Promise Of The Moon (Profound Lore Records)
Rise of Kronos - Slaves of Time (Independent)
Warside - Cognitive Extinction (Gruesome Records)
Doom / Stoner Rock / Sludge / Psych
Beneath The Skin - Beneath The Skin (Independent)
Boy Witch - Boy Witch (Green Man Records)
Burned As Witches - Burned As Witches (Independent)
Demons My Friends - Survive/Yourself (Ripple Music)
Gout - Actual Bastard [EP] (Independent)
Manali - Manali (Vinyltroll Records)
Occult Hand Order - meaningless Monuments (Totem Cat Records)
The Cosmic Dead - Beyond the Beyond (Heavy Psych Sounds)
Post-Hardcore
Abrams - Loon (Blues Funeral Recordings)
Kill The Silence - Resolve [EP] (Independent)
Power Metal
Preludio Ancestral - Guardians of Twilight (Fighter Records)
Victorius - World War Dinosaur (Perception)
Prog Rock / Metal
Aziola Cry - Dysphoria Ritual (7D Media)
Karmamoi - Eternal Mistake (Independent)
State of Illusion - Pluto's Ghost (Independent)
Vanderlust - The Human Farm (Rockshots Records)
Thrash Metal
Another Demon - As Above So Below (Ragebreed Records)
Exorcizphobia - Neurosis Unbound (Doomentia Records)
Godsnake - Inhale The Noise (Massacre Records)
Primal Warfare - After The Flames (Firecum Records)
... and the rest!
Anthea - Beyond The Dawn (Rokshots Records) [Symphonic Metal]
Broadwing - Duck and Cover (8 Arm Records) [Pop-Punk]
Leila Abdul-Rauf - Andros Insidium (20 Buck Spin) [Dark/Ambient/Industrial]
The Last Ten Seconds of Life - The Dead Ones (Metal Blade Records) [Deathcore]
Warren Schoenbright - Two Dances For The End Of Days (Road To Masochist) [Noise/Drone/Industrial]
