Friday, May 8, 2026, and together we’ll take a look at the most important releases of the week.
Draconian – “In Somnolent Ruin”
The Swedish gothic/doom/death metallers release their 8th album through Napalm Records.
Darkthrone – “Pre-Historic Metal”
The Norwegian black metallers release their 22nd album through Peaceville Records.
Yoth Iria – “Gone with the Devil”
The Greek black metallers release their 3rd album through Metal Blade Records.
The Quill – “Master of the Skies”
The Swedish heavy/stoner metallers release their 12th album through Metalville.
Black Veil Brides – “Vindicate”
The American hard rock/alternative metallers release their 7th album through Universal Music Group.
Frozen Soul – “No Place of Warmth”
The American death metallers release their 3rd album through Century Media Records.
Ingested – “Denigration”
The British slam/brutal death metallers/deathcorers release their 9th album through Metal Blade Records.
Rexoria – “Fallen Dimension”
The Swedish melodic heavy/power metallers release their 4th album through Black Lodge Records.
Panopticon – “Det hjemsøkte hjertet”
The American atmospheric black/folk metallers release their 12th album through Nordvis Produktion.
Restless Spirit – “Restless Spirit”
The American stoner/doom metallers release their 4th album through Magnetic Eye Records.
Teramaze – “The Silent Architect”
The Australian progressive metallers release their 13th album through Wells Music.
Sense of Fear – “Infernal Decay”
The Greek heavy metallers release their 2nd album through Sleaszy Rider Records.
Telomyras – “Duskfall”
The American heavy metallers release their debut album.
Old Moon – “Home to Nowhere”
The American melodic black metallers release their debut album through M-Theory Audio.
A Forest of Stars – “Stack Overflow in Corpse Pile Interface”
The British avant-garde/progressive black metallers release their 6th album through Prophecy Productions.
Harms – “Rebirth of the Cold”
The Finnish metalcorers release their 2nd album through Time To Kill Records.
Crystal Winds – “Long Live the King”
The Greek heavy metallers release their 2nd album through Sleaszy Rider Records.
Clairvoyant – “Eternal Victory”
The Greek epic heavy metallers release their 4th album through Sleaszy Rider Records.
Sacriversum – “Before the Birth of Light”
The Polish death/thrash metallers release their 6th album through Fireflash Records.
Scraper – “Infinite Journey”
The German thrash metallers release their 2nd album through Metalloscope Music.
Wormlord – “Choices”
The Finnish death metallers release their 2nd album.
Torian – “The Lost Legion Rising”
The German power metallers release their 5th album through Massacre Records.
Lago – “Vigil”
The American death metallers release their 3rd album through Everlasting Spew Records.
Nocturnal Departure – “Spiritual Cessation”
The Canadian black metallers release their 3rd album through Hells Headbangers Records.
The Biscuit Merchant – “Golden Age”
The American progressive death metallers release their 11th album.
Torchia – “They Are Born Under Rules of the Darkness”
The Finnish melodic death metallers release their 4th album through Rockshots Records.
Stahlchør – “Fleischwolf”
The German death ’n’ roll/thrash metallers release their 2nd album.
Voidthrone – “Dreaming Rat”
The American death/black metallers release their 4th album through Total Dissonance Worship.
Motus Tenebrae – “In Sorrow’s Requiem”
The Italian gothic/doom metallers release their 6th album through My Kingdom Music.
IATT – “Etheric Realms of the Night”
The American melodic death/black metallers release their 4th album through Black Lion Records.
Sabotør – “Første aksjon”
The Norwegian heavy metallers release their debut album through Dark Essence Records.
Sins of Shadows – “The Last Frontier”
The French heavy/power metallers release their 3rd album.
Saasta – “Cesspool”
The Finnish doom/death metallers release their 2nd album through Inverse Records.
Violblast – “Damnatio”
The Spanish thrash metallers release their 4th album.
Skull Servant – “Seven Trumpets”
The American blackened thrash metallers release their debut album through AudioThirteen Records.
BloodRedNails – “Poems About…”
The Finnish metalcorers release their debut album through V.R. Label Finland.
Fateful Finality – “Desolation”
The German heavy/thrash metallers release their 6th album through Blood Blast Distribution.
Goholor – “Locus Damnatorum”
The Slovak death/black metallers release their debut album through Personal Records.
Eradikated – “Wiring of Violence”
The Swedish thrash metallers release their 2nd album through Indie Recordings.
Wolfpack Heading Nowhere – “Wolfpack Heading Nowhere”
The Polish gothic metallers release their debut album through Piranha Music.
Conjuring – “Memento Mori”
The Swiss black metallers release their 4th album through Hypnotic Dirge Records.
Acolythus – “Unearthly Kingdoms ‘Neath Lifeless Stars”
The Finnish black metallers release their debut album through Inverse Records.
Epilog – “Digital Afterlife”
The Czech heavy metallers release their 6th album through Smile Music Records.
Ascended Master – “Crepuscular Gloom”
The American thrash/death/black metallers release their debut album through Void Horror Records.
