Release Round Up - May 1st, 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
UK metal crew Cage Fight release their sophomore album 'Exuvia' via Spinefarm Records.
"shows a band can still rage and snort but can do so while addressing adult themes and challenging accepted norms."
Read out full review here.
Hailing from Casta Rica's fertile scene, Candarian unleash 'Trepanación' via Memento Mori/Me Saco Un Ojo.
"a fiery and blistering experience"
Read our full review here.
Russian death metal force, Grond, release 'The Temple' via Xtreem Music.
"a grand return to form for the band"
Read our full review here.
Fulci release a vinyl edition of EP 'Risorsero dalla Tomba e Fu… L’Apocalisse!' via 20 Buck Spin.
"speaks to Fulci’s desire to push boundaries and demonstrate what death metal can and should be!"
Read our full review here.
Italian trio Sconfitta fluidly blend various niche musical genres on 'Essere Nessuno'.
"It’s abrasive in nature but wrapped around some subtle notes juxtaposing their uncompromising styles"
Read our full review here.
Devenial Verdict celebrate twenty years with 'Old Blood – Fresh Wounds' via Transcending Obscurity Records.
"these guys deserve your time."
Read our full review here.
Venom’s Cronos, Rage and Dante release the bands sixteenth studio 'Into Oblivion' via Noise/BMG.
"plenty of that old school Venom sound"
Read our full review here.
Chicago’s savage trio Lair of the Minotaur deliver the merciless 'I HAIL I' via The Grind-House Records.
"completely uncompromising album chock full of filthy riffs, disgusting vocals and pummelling rhythms."
Read our full review here.
Uncle Hauk drops a record moves through post-punk, alternative rock, metal, jazz, and hard rock on 'Lose Your Illusions'
"plenty of tempo changes and he’s constantly leaving you second guessing as to which direction he’s off to next"
Read our full review here.
Minnesotan punk trio Ultrabomb release sophomore album 'The Bridges That We Burn' via DC-Jam Records/Virgin Music.
"from the sunny and upbeat, through to the dark and dissonant"
Read our full review here.
Grammy nominated metal icons Sevendust return with fifteenth album 'One' released via Napalm Records.
"shows a band growing into a beast and heightens anticipation for their first UK headline tour in eight years"
Read our full review here.
And thats just the tip of the iceberg! Other releases today we think you should check out include...
Rock
Dodgy - Hello Beautiful (Flip Flop Records)
Heave Blood & Die - Burnout Codes [DELUXE] (Arduous Records)
Kissing Kaos - To Your Limit (Mighty Music)
The Dead Daisies - Live Plus Five (The Dead Daies Ltd Pty)
Heavy Metal
Antirope - Bring Me To Zero (Eclipse Records)
Nikk Fail - Eresia [EP] (Independent)
Sevendust - One (Napalm Records)
Shadow Master / Mystic Storm - The Power / Wandering Time [SPLIT MINI ALBUM] (Shadow Kingdom)
Sins of Shadows - The Last Frontier (Independent)
Spell - Wretched Heart (Bad Omens Records)
Strega - Mors Mortiys Morte (Masked Dead Records)
Black Metal
Ashen Horde - The Harvest (Independent)
Devenial Verdict - Old Blood - Fresh Wounds (Transcending Obscurity Records)
Eveale - Enter The Woodland Realm (Hypaethral Records)
Fyrdsman - The Free Man (Independent)
Wandar - Tiefe Erde (Vendetta Records)
Death Metal / Death-Doom / Grindcore
Aeonik - The Roamer of Heaven and Hell (Fetzner Death)
Cognizance - In Light, No Shape (Willowtip Records)
Hrob - Brána Chladu (Memento Mori / Night Terrors)
Infected Dead - Invicta (Independent)
MANØVER - Insurrection (Fucking Kill Records)
The Great Observer - Loss of Transcendence (BlackSeed)
Doom / Stoner Rock / Sludge / Psych
-(16)- - Forgeries Vol. 1, 1972 - 1984 (Heavy Psych Sounds)
Brüle - Beltane (Independent)
... and the rest!
Beyond The Veil - Oblivion (WormholeDeath Records) Prog Metal
Detach The Islands - Concrete Jungle (Tomb Tree Tapes) Hardcore/Mathcore
In Malice's Wake - The Prfound Darkness (Independent) Thrash Metal
Silo - Haze (Easy Life Records) Post-Hardcore
Steve Austin - Marked Cards and Loaded Dice (SuperNova Records) Country/Bluegrass
Vansind - Hævnen (Mighty Music) Folk Metal
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