Friday, August 21, 2026, and together we’ll take a look at the most important releases of the week.
Tokyo Blade – “Hoist the Colours High”
The legendary British NWOBHM/heavy metallers release their 13th album via Dissonance Productions.
Fen – “Elemental (Part 1: Mourning Earth)”
The British atmospheric black metallers release their 8th album via Prophecy Productions.
Deathgrave – “Hell Is Evil”
The American death metal/grindcore band release their 3rd album via Tankcrimes.
The Night Eternal – “Cold Velvet”
The German heavy metallers release their 3rd album via Metal Blade Records.
Noumena – “Maanääri”
The Finnish melodic death metallers release their 7th album via Haunted Zoo Productions.
Ocean Sleeper – “Peace When I’m Dead”
The Australian metalcore band release their 2nd album via Rise Records.
Chelsea Wolfe – “The Dark”
The American atmospheric/doom folk artist releases her 9th album via Loma Vista Recordings.
Axty – “The Pain Made Me Who I Am”
The Brazilian metalcore/deathcore band release their 1st album via Napalm Records.
Fejd – “Nifelheim”
The Swedish folk metallers release their 5th album via Black Lodge Records.
Noveria – “Becoming After”
The Italian progressive power metallers release their 5th album via Scarlet Records.
Burning Sun – “Power to Survive”
The Hungarian heavy/power/speed metallers release their 3rd album via Pride & Joy Music.
Colliding Worlds – “Iridescence”
The German melodic death metallers release their 5th album.
Faerie Ring – “Faerie Ring”
The American stoner/doom metallers release their 3rd album via King Volume Records.
Dysthymia – “The Morning Darkness”
The American black metallers release their 2nd album via Hypnotic Dirge Records.
Carniwar – “When Language Fails”
The Czech melodic death/groove metallers release their 1st album.
Blizzard Hunter – “The Pact”
The Peruvian heavy/speed metallers release their 3rd album via Dying Victims Productions.
Witchforce – “Witchforce”
The American heavy metallers release their 1st album.
Rapid – “Enter the Realm of Fire”
The Finnish speed/black metallers release their 1st album via Dying Victims Productions.
Ristridi – “Ride the Storm”
The German melodic power/progressive metallers release their 1st album.
Escapeinout – “The Age of Collapse – As Above, So Below”
The Italian thrash/death metallers release their 2nd album via Brutal Records.
Oddland – “Unilluminate to Illuminate”
The Finnish progressive metallers release their 4th album via Frontiers Records.
Deceptor – “Reign of Terror”
The American thrash metallers release their 1st album via Dying Victims Productions.
Nekrodawn – “Covenant of Carnage”
The Swedish death metallers release their 2nd album via War Anthem Records.
Martyrium – “Malevolent”
The Dutch death/black metallers release their 3rd album via Apostasy Records.
Malamorte – “Omen II”
The Italian heavy metallers release their 8th album via Moribund Records.
Mind Affliction – “No Future, No Light”
The Polish death/black metallers release their 3rd album via Via Nocturna.
Gloom – “Reflexions”
The Slovak gothic metallers release their 4th album via Metal Age Productions.
Steelover – “Devil’s Highway”
The Belgian heavy metallers release their 3rd album via Escape Music.
