Release Radar: Metal Albums You Won't Wanna Miss
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Metal musicians are releasing plenty of loud, rocking and downright heavy music. From riff-heavy hard rock to technical death metal, stoner grooves and chaotic mathcore, we're here for it. There’s no shortage of new albums, songs and eps competing for a spot in your headphones. We’re keeping our ears open for the releases worth cranking the volume way up.
Releases on our Radar
Whether you’re looking for something to soundtrack your next road trip, a new band to obsess over or an excuse to turn the volume knob high, these albums and releases caught our attention.
Golaim, Album by Fenris
Heavy metal, hard rock, melodic metal. If you like your riffs served with a healthy dose of classic-metal muscle, Fenris’ Golaimis worth excavating. Expect the kind of dramatic, guitar-driven sound that lands somewhere between Metallica, Iron Maiden, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium. Originally released in 2019, Golaim has been digitally reissued and is now streaming on Spotify.
Black Mountain, by The Roost
Alternative rock, grunge, hard rock. Belgian four-piece The Roost bring a fuzzy, melodic edge to their new mini-album Black Mountain. Fans of Alice In Chains, Foo Fighters, Royal Blood, Stone Temple Pilots and Weezer should find plenty to sink their teeth into, with grunge grit meeting big alternative-rock hooks and bluesy swagger.
Violet Crown, by Voodoo Queen
Fuzz rock, stoner rock, heavy blues. French outfit Voodoo Queen are digging deep into vintage fuzz, desert-rock grooves and modern stoner heaviness with Violet Crown. Their new music video for “Bright Cage” offers a taste of the debut album’s hypnotic riffs, heavy grooves and introspective songwriting. Fans of Blue Pills, Rival Sons, Graveyard, Kyuss and The Vintage Caravan should feel right at home.
Xenotaph, by Fallujah
Progressive death metal, technical death metal, extreme metal. Fallujah’s sixth studio album Xenotaph takes the band’s technical and progressive side even further, combining intricate musicianship with a sprawling sci-fi concept. Originally released through Nuclear Blast Records in June 2025, the album expands on the direction of Empyrean while pushing deeper into atmospheric, dynamic and futuristic territory. Fans of progressive and technical extreme metal should give this one a spin.
This Is the Way, by Gravemass
Black metal, atmospheric metal, extreme metal. Gravemass channel the bleak, ritualistic side of black metal, creating a sound that feels less like a playlist and more like being dragged into the woods at midnight. Their debut album, This Is the Way, is on the horizon for March 2026, promising a suffocating atmosphere, punishing intensity, and an occult edge. Their live presence is just as imposing, making them a band worth watching whenever they appear on a festival lineup.
EXTREME METAL, by Dead Kiwis
Chaotic hardcore, mathcore, extreme metal. French outfit Dead Kiwis have returned with EXTREME METAL, a release that wastes absolutely no time getting weird. Fans of Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge, Every Time I Die, Frontierer and The Chariot should expect fractured riffs, frantic energy and the sort of controlled chaos that makes you wonder whether the band is playing the song or fighting it.
Keep the music rocking.
The best thing about keeping an ear on new music is never knowing what will stick. From Canada’s growing heavy-music scene to international bands pushing metal, hardcore and rock into stranger territory, there’s plenty to discover. So turn it up, support the bands making the music.
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