Friday, May 1st, 2026 — Today we take a look at the most important releases of the week.

Venom – “Into Oblivion”
The legendary British heavy/speed/black metallers release their 16th album through Noise Records.

Haste the Day – “Dissenter”
The American metalcorers release their 7th album through Solid State Records.

16 – “Forgeries Volume 1: 1972 – 1984”
The American sludge metallers release their 11th album through Heavy Psych Sounds Records.

Cognizance – “In Light, No Shape”
The British technical/melodic death metallers/metalcorers release their 4th album through Willowtip Records.

Malconstruct – “Entanglement”
The American progressive death metallers release their 3rd album through Glorp Records.

Spell – “Wretched Heart”
The Canadian heavy metallers release their 5th album through Bad Omen Records.

Malorshiga – “Vento”
The Slovenian death/black metallers release their 2nd album.

Rotterminator – “A Waltz into Desolate Past”
The Finnish black metallers release their debut album.

Heathen Peace – “Total Fucking War”
The Dutch death/black metallers release their 2nd album.

Kingsmash – “The Heart Remains at Home”
The German heavy metallers release their debut album through Fetzner Death Records.

Creeping Flesh – “God’s Acres Rife with Flesh Adorned”
The Swedish death metallers release their 3rd album through Emanzipation Productions.

Fantom – “Breathtaking…”
The Polish thrash metallers release their debut album through Defense Records.

In Malice’s Wake – “The Profound Darkness”
The Australian thrash metallers release their 5th album.

Mad Butcher – “Flesh & Blood – The 88 Unreleased Album”
The German heavy/speed metallers release their 4th album through Lost Realm Records.

Devenial Verdict – “Old Blood – Fresh Wounds”
The Finnish death metallers release their 3rd album through Transcending Obscurity Records.

Vansind – “Hævnen”
The Danish folk metallers release their 2nd album through Mighty Music.

Eveale – “Enter the Woodland Realm”
The American black metallers release their debut album through Hypaethral Records.

Fyrdsman – “The Free Man”
The British black metallers release their 2nd album through Mordgrimm.

Manøver – “Insurrection”
The German sludge/death metallers release their debut album through Fucking Kill Records.

Crimson Steel – “Show No Fear”
The American heavy metallers release their 2nd album through Heaven and Hell Records.

Stygian Mind – “The Fear Machine”
The American heavy metallers release their debut album through Settle for It Records.

Cobra Force – “Cobra Force”
The Finnish heavy metallers release their debut album.

Demonessa – “Wild ‘n’ Loud”
The Finnish heavy metallers release their debut album.

Choke Me – “A Violent Phenomenon”
The American grindcorers release their 2nd album through Riot Ready Records.

Kletvenik – “Free the Ghoul”
The Croatian death/thrash metallers release their debut album.

Countess – “The End of Time”
The Dutch black metallers release their 17th album.

Necropia – “Our Kingdom Befouled”
The American melodic death metallers/deathcorers release their 2nd album.

Brüle – “Beltane”
The French stoner/doom metallers release their 2nd album.

Ashen Horde – “The Harvest”
The American black metallers release their 5th album through Transcending Obscurity Records.

Mistwalker – “The Obsidian Gospel”
The Canadian heavy/blackened thrash metallers release their 11th album through Viridian Records.

Mother Iron Horse – “Mother Iron Horse”
The American stoner/sludge metallers release their 3rd album through Ripple Music.

Lair of the Minotaur – “I Hail I”
The American doom/thrash/sludge metallers release their 5th album through The Grind-House Records.

Meresin – “Anthems of Hatred”
The Polish black metallers release their 2nd album through Via Nocturna.

Wandar – “Tiefe Erde”
The German black metallers release their 4th album through Vendetta Records.

Torver – “Witching Hour”
The British black metallers release their debut album through Wulfhere Productions.

Acharniae – “Scornful Liberation”
The German black metallers release their 2nd album.